Navaratri and other doubts-clarification by HH Sri Vanamamalai Jeeyer swami

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Sri Parthasarathi thunai

 

Srimathe ramanujaya Namaha

 

Sri Vara Vara MunayE Namaha

 

Sri Vanachala Maha munayE Namaha

 

 

 

Dear Bhagavatas,

 

 

 

Adiyen has been deeply blessed to have HH Sri Kaliyan Vanamamalai Jeeyer Swami

as adiyen's acharya. Swamy has such great sowlabhyam that he is ever ready to

clear even our silliest of silliest doubts regarding our sampradaya to remove

our agnana and show us the right path. Here are few of the doubts adiyen raised

and swamy’s answers to those. Adiyen just wanted to share them with you all so

that many of you who also have the same doubts lingering in your minds can get

clarified.

 

 

 

1. How is Navaratri significant to Srivaishnavas?

 

 

 

Navaratri has been talked about in sastras and agamas. It has been our periavas

practice. So Srivaishnavas can celebrate them as a pooja to Srimahalakshmi but

the concept of durga pooja etc doesnt hold good for us.

 

With respect to saraswathi pooja, it is not for Srivaishnavas instead our

periavas do the same pooja to lakshmi hayagreeva moorthi who is personified as

the incarnation of Sriman Narayana who blesses all of us with education.

Moreover, not reading anything on saraswathi pooja etc is also not acceptable in

the sense when we want to show our gratitude towards the deity then we should

show abhivriththi that is we should read more rather than stop reading.

 

 

 

2. What is the feminine term parallel to dAsan for males?

 

 

 

This is the confusion in the minds of many of the female bhagavatas in this

group. Feminine term parallel to dAsan is only dAsee. The term 'dasyai' is

incorrect. It refers to the fourth vibhakthi as per sanskrit grammer (like

devyai namaha: etc). Again 'adiyen' is a common term common for all. Some say

'adiyal' for feminine. But adiyan or adiyal can be used only in third person

and for first person that is referring to ourself it is only adiyen. For

ladies, it should be 'adiyen rAmAnuja dAsee' only as parallel to 'adiyen

rAmAnuja dAsan' for males. In this context, swamy rightly quoted Sri Alavandaar

srisookthi, 'dvath dAsa dAsee ganaha:' (chatusloki).

 

 

 

3. Difference between DarshanapravartakAcharya and DarshanapravardhakAcharya

 

 

 

Darshana pravartakam is taking care of the darshanam which has been so long be

protected and handed over by our poorvacharyas. Darshana pravardhakam is

abhivriththi (enhancement) of the sampradayam.

 

 

 

One more general mistake that swamy pointed out is some using the term

'achcharya' for 'acharya' which is incorrect. As per Mamunikal's (again it is

wrong to use Mamunigal) words " poorvAcharyargal pOdhamanuttAnangal " it is

poorvAcharya and not poorvAchcharya. Again 'sadagopan' is wrong usage it should

be 'saTakOpan'.

 

 

 

Alwar emperumAnAr Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharanam

 

Adiyen rAmAnuja dAsee

 

Sumithra Varadarajan

 

 

 

 

 

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