Sri RanganAtha temple Priest Living Quarters Construction Kaimkaryam : Swamy Desikan's Sahsra Naamams (797-800)

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Dear Sri RanganAtha BhakthAs :

 

Today we will continue with study of FOUR more

Desika Sahasra Naamams ( 797-800 ) .

 

(797) Srimath BhagavathAchArya Bhava BhAdhaka BhAdhaka:

 

(Meaning): Salutations to the One (Swamy Desikan) who

refuted those , who refuted Bhagavan becoming an AchAryan .

Salutations to the One ( Swamy Desikan ) , who insisted on

the meditation on AchArya Paramparai all the way up from

one's AchAryan to BhagavAn , the ParamAchAryan .

 

Comments: Some may question how we can view BhagavAn

as AchAryan since Brhama dEvan, Naaradar are only those who

have recieved direct upadEsam from the Lord . We are not linked to

that Guru Paramparai of Brahma and Naaradhar . Therefore , it is not

appropriate to call BhagavAn as our AchAryan .The answer to this concern is:

 

(1) One who blesses us with Jn~Anam is an AchAryan .

Bhagavan blesses us with Jn~Anam in so many ways.

Hence He is in our AchArya paramparai .

 

(2) Bhagavan helps us in so many ways: (a) Our Lord instructed Brahma

on Vedams an their meanings . When the Madhu KaiDabhars stole

the VedAs , our Lord retrieved them and assured Saasthra prachAram

thru Brahma. He facilitated hithOPpadEsam thru sage Sanaka et al.

Through Sage Naaradar , He made sure that the VedAntha

SampradhAyam does not get mutilated.He entered into Sage

VyAsa and originated many important Sri Sookthis .He took on

the incarnations of Hamsam and HayagrIvan to instruct the world.

He beacme AzhwArs to bless us with Paasurams .He gave us

PaancharAthra Aagamam for His aarAdhanam.Therefore there is

no basis to think that Bhagavaan is not in our AchArya Paramparai.

He is our ParamAchAryan & PrathamAchAryan. He does not howeverhave any

AchArya .He stands to prove that AchAryAs are BhagavAn's incarnations .

 

798) SaThAri NaaTayOgIndhra Gurusishyathva Saadhaka:

 

(Meaning ): Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who explained

the relationship of Swamy NaaTa Muni as a sishyar to

Swamy NammAzhwAr although former was born five

hundred plus years later .

 

(Comments): Swamy NammAzhwAr is the achAryan for

Swamy NaaTa Muni although they were seperated in time

by few centuries . The explanation of this apparent paradox is

explained in the 518th Sahasra Naamam for Swamy Desikan .

Madhura Kavi AzhwAr was the direct sishyar of Swamy NammAzhwAr.

ParAnkusa Daasar was a descendant of Madhura Kavi AzhwAr

and performed upadEsam of " KaNNinuNN SiRutthAmpu "

paasurams to Naatha Muni ; latter recited them , while

engaged in Yogam and Swamy NammAzhwAr presented

himself before Naatha Muni , served as his AchAryan at

the command of the Lord and performed upadEsam on

VedAnthaarTams.This was how Swamy NammAzhwAr

crossed the time span to become Natha Muni's AchAryan.

 

It is also said that in the matters of dEva rahasyams , it is

futile to seek reasons .In such instances , one should

behave like a deaf and blind one says MahA Bhaaratham.

Swamy Desikan understod that message of MahA BhAratham .

 

799) apareekshya rahasyAdhi--pradhAna bahudhOsha vith

 

(Meaning): Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who knew very

well the dhOshams in performing upadEsam for unfit sishyans.

 

(Comments): Saasthram says that Manthram has to be

protected and must be kept away from all and sundry.

It should be reserved only for the devout sishyan , who earns it

through respectful service to one's AchAryan . SaaNDilya

Smruthi states in this context that a sishyan's qualifications

should be tested by the AchAryan for atleast three months

before deciding on the sishyan's fitness to recieve

ManthrOpadEsam. There are sins accrued by the AchAryan ,

if he performs UpadEsam to an ill-qualified sishyan .

 

800) Bhakthi prakAsitha Guru vamsa sishya niBhandhana:

 

(Meaning): Salutations to Him (Swamy Desikan ) , who

held the view that it is the sishyan's bhakthi that propells

him to celebrate his AchArya vamsam .

 

(Comment): few sishyAs glorify their AchArya vamsam.

The reason for this is their Guru Bhakthi. The others

fail to celebrate their AchArya vamsam due to their

deficencies in Bhakthi for their AchAryAs. The disparities

in the Jn~Anam among the sishyans is directly linkable to

those disparities in AchArya Bhakthi. Thus it becomes

the duty of a sishyan to celebrate his AchAryan with

Bhakthi .

 

(To Be continued)

 

Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan

 

P.S: The Priest Quarters construction Kaimkaryam has sold only 660

of the 2,000 Raffle tickets so far . We have 33 days to race towards

the finish line. With full faith in our AchAryAs and the power of their

Sri Sookthis , we will do our best to realize the goal of constructing

the living quarters for our priests and cook . For the past few years ,

they have been living in the cramped quarters in the basement of

the temple . Please support this Kaimkaryam .

 

Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka

Srivan Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama: