Asmath Acharyan's 75th Thirunakshathram (Birth Day ) and the Tenth anniversary of His ascent to Acharya Peetam of Sri Matam ; November 26, 2001, Kaisika EkAdasi day

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Vishu Kaarthikai UtthirittAdhi Nakshathram

 

Kaisika EkAdasi Dinam

 

Sri NaarayaNa YathIndhra MahA DesikAya Nama:

 

Dear BhakthAs around the World:

 

It is a joyous day . The glorious celebrations of

the 75th Birth day of a a great MahAthmaa and avathAra

Purushan is being celebrated at Selayur , Tamil Nadu .

This great soul , whom adiyEn is priveleged to revere as

asmath AchAryan is also celebrating His first decade as

the Head of the Sri Matam , whose AarAdhana Moorthy is

Sri Lakshmi Narasimhan .

 

It is adiyEn's prayer to Sri Lakshmi Narasimhan to

bless this MahAchAryan arOgha dhrita gaathra Sareeram

and Veda PrAyam to bless us and guide us .

 

AdiyEn's Achaaryans' name chosen as He entered

SanyAsAsramam is Sriman NaarAyaNa YathIndhra

MahA Desiknan. Among the 45 Azhagiya Singars

of Sri matam , this Azhagiya Singar is the 8th one

to choose the NaarAyaNa Naamam for His reign .

He is thus the embodiment of AshtAkshari .

 

It is appropriate to recall selected slOkams from

Sri NaarAyaNa Hrudhayam on this sacred occasion

of His 75th Thriunakshathram in recognition of

this sacred AchAryan residing in my heart lotus

along with His AarAdhana Moorthy always :

 

NaarAyaNa Param JyOthirAthmA NaaraYana: Para:

NaarAyaNa: Param Brahma NaarAyaNa NamOsthu tE

 

NaarAyaNa: ParO DevO DhAthA NaarAyaNa: Para:

NaarAyaNa : ParO DhAthA NaarayaNa NamOsthu tE

 

NaarAyaNa Param DhAma DhyAnam Naarayana: Para:

NaarAyana: ParO DharmO NaarAyana namOsthu tE

 

NaarAyaNa: parO DevO VidhyA NaarayaNa: Para:

Visvam NaarAyaN: SaakshAn-NaarayaNa NamOsthu tE

 

VedasAsthrArTa viJ~nAna saadhyabhakayaika gOchara:

NaarAyana NamastEsthu maamuddhara BhavArNavath

 

NithyAnandha MahOdhAra Paraathpara JagathpathE

NaarAyana NamasthEsthu Moksha-SaamrAjya dhAyinE

 

nirastha Sarva dhOshAya BhakthyAdhi guNa-dhAyinE

NaarAyaNa NamastEsthu THVAM VINAA NA HI mE GATHI:

 

na mE Thvadhanya: thrAthAsthi Thvadhanyannahi Dhaivatham

Thvadhanyam na hi JaanAmi Paalakam PuNyavardhanam

 

ThvamEva MathA cha Pithaa ThvamEva

ThvamEva Bhandhusccha SakhA thvamEva

ThvamEva Sevyasccha GuruthvamEva

ThvamEva Sarvam Mama Deva-Deva

 

Sriman-NaarAyaNa YathIndhra MahA Desikan

ThiruvadaigaLE SaRaNam ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SaThakOpan