Guest guest Posted October 31, 2003 Report Share Posted October 31, 2003 Sri Parthasarathi thunai Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha Sri Vara Vara munayE Namaha Sri Vanachala mahA munayE Namaha “kAnchyAm sarasi hEmApjEjAtham kAsAra yOginam I kalayE ya: sriya: pathyooravim deepamakalpayath II” LOkAchAryAya guravE Krishna pAdhasya soonavE I SamsAra bhOgi sandhashta jeeva jeevAthavE nama: II “vAzhi ulagAsiriyan vAzhiavan mannukulam vAzhi mudumbaiyennum mAnagaram-vAzhi manan soozhindha pErinbham malgumigu nallar enan soozhindirukkum eruppu” “Odhumudumbai ulagAsiriyanarul lEdum maravAdha vemperumAn-needhi vazhuvA sirunalloor mAmaraiyOn pAdham thozhuvArkku vArAthuyar” This is the auspicious day on which the great acharya, whose name itself suggests that he is an acharya to the world “ulagaththukkellam asiriyan-lOkAcharyan” took avathara. Sri Pillai lokacharya is considered to be the avathara of kanchi Devaperumal by the Srivaishnavas. Our acharyas show the greatness of pillai lokacharya as follows: There is a vast difference between the Azhvars and the acharyas. The Azhvars were more involved in their own anubhavams and hence couldn’t reach the common masses so easily. But the acharyas spent their whole lifetime only for the upliftment of dullheaded jeevatmas (“mandhamadhipuvi mAnidhar thangalai vAnil vuyarthidu nAl”). Again among the acharyas there is a vast difference between the acharyas before EmperumAnAr and those who followed him. The acharyas before EmperumAnAr where called as anuvriththi prasannAcharyar (those who selected their shisyas according to qualifications only). But EmperumAnAr and the acharyas who followed him where called as krupA mAthra prasannAcharyar (“AsaiyudaiyOr kellAm AriyargAl koorum endru pEsi varambharuththAr” He broke the previous practice of selecting the shisya by testing his qualification and made the divine rahasyas available to all interested disciples.) Again there is difference among the krupa mAthra prasannacharyars those who left their teachings in written format and those who stopped with just teaching. Again among the works done by the acharyas more credit is given to the acharyas who did vyakhyanams to the Tamil prabhandams (nanjeeyer, nampillai and others) and thereby clarifying the doubts that arise in the Sanskrit vedas. Further credit is given to the acharyas who further simplified and gave the essence of the Sanskrit and Tamil vedas in the form of rahasya granthas (pillai lokacharya, vedantha desikan). But then the ultimate greatness is only to swamy Manavala mAmunikal who further simplified the difficult works of lokacharya and did vyakhyanams to the rahasya granthams. That is why each day we do mangalasasanams for swamy to live long (“Manavala mAmunigalE ennum oru nootrAnduerrum”) Today is also the avathara dhinam of the first of the mudal Azhvars-poigaiAzhvar. This azhvar took avathara in kancheepuram. The first thaniyan on top is poigaiyAzhvar’s thaniyan. He paved path for all the Azhvars to follow him and make the srivaishnava world cherish with their dear possession, the nalayira divya prabhandams. Probably this is the reason why Devadhirajan chose the same day to take avatharam as pillai ulagariyan to spread the message of the vedas and the vedanthas in a short and sweet format as the “ashtAdasa rahasyams”. The divine works of pillai ulagariyan are as follows: Mumukshupadi Tattvatrayam Sri vachana bhooshanam NavaratnamAlai Artha panchakam Navavidha sambhandam sriya:pathi padi yAdruchikapadi parandhapadi thani thirumanthram Thani dvayam Thani charamam ArchirAdhi pramEyasEkaram TattvasEkaram sArasangraham nAlu vArthai prapanna parithrAnam Out of these Mumukshupadi deals with the three rahasyas a mumukshu (one who desires to attain moksha) should know. The book is in the form of aphorisms (sutras). The first sutra reads as follows: “mumukshuvikku ariyavendum rahasyam moondru”. The next book Tattvatrayam deals with the three tattvas accepted by the vishistAdvaita philosophy- chit, achit and Ishwaran. Again this book contains number of sutras in 3 different parts to explain the three tattvas. Sri vachana bhooshanam is the masterpiece. Swamy mAmunikal in his upadesa ratina malai adorns this book as “Ar vachana bhooshanaththin Azh porulellAm arivAr, Aradhu sol nEril anushtippAr, Or oruvar vundAgil aththanai kAn ullamE, ellArkkum andAdhadhanrO adhu” Swamy says that it is very difficult to really understand the inner meanings of the sutras in Srivachana bhooshanam even if one understands the meanings it is very difficult to bring it into practice. If there is someone who can put it into practice then stop the search to find another one like that since it is difficult for everyone to even find one person who practices what is said in srivachanabhooshanam. “Arthapanchakam” explains the 5 essential things all srivaishnavas should know about 1. Our own-self (jeevatma tattvam) 2. paramatma tattvam 3. The way to attain him 4. The ultimate goal 5. the enemy which has prevented us from attaining the goal till now. “ In NavaratnamAlai swamy ulagariyan gives nine great interpretations. The way the saranagathan views 1. himself 2. the body, his first enemy 3. the bodily relations 4. samsarees 5. other devathantharams 6. Srivaishnavas 7. Acharya 8. Piratti 9. Ishvaran. PramEyasEkaram is a collection of what happens to a jeevatma from the first till he attains moksha. SArasangaram shows how the 10 arthas conveyed by the dvaya mahamanthra has been explained by nammazhvar in his thiruvaimozhi’s 10 decades (each paththu gives a meaning) Navavidha sambhandam is a book that gives the nine types of relationships we have with the lord. “pithA cha rakshagas sEshi bhartha jnEyO ramApathi: I svAmyAthArOmamAcha bhOkthA sAthya manoodhitha: II ArchirAdhi is the work, which details the way in which jeevatma proceeds in the archirAdhi mArgam before it attains paramapadam. Prapanna parithrAnam shows how none other than emperuman can be our rakshakan (saviour) always. Thanithirumanthram, Thanidvayam and Thanicharamam are works to explain the importance of the three rahasyas in detail. The ashtAdasa rahasyas of pillai lokacharya covers almost the whole syllabus of an Srivaishnava student (a thorough study of these rahasyas gives us the complete knowledge required). The vyakhyanams of mAmunikal to these rahasya granthams is extraordinary. What else can we expect from that great “vishadha vAk sigAmani”. So on this auspicious day let us all pledge to possess all these divine works and start reading (listening to upanyasams) to lift us higher due to the divine grace of the acharya. Sri Pillai lokacharyar thiruvadigalE sharanam Azhvar EmperumAnAr Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharanam Adiyen rAmAnuja dAsee Sumithra Varadarajan Exclusive Video Premiere - Britney Spears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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