Fw: [srivenugopala] Adivan Sadagopan's sole Paduka

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Dear Sri Balaji Narasimhan :

 

Your reasoning behind the Single PaadhukA of

HH Sri Aadhi VaNN SaThakOpa Jeeyar is a great

anubhavam .

 

I thought I should share it with as many aasthikAs as possible .

 

As Nrusimha Jayanthi approaches , it is a wonderful

thought .

 

Let us reflect on the Taniyans of MahA KkaaruNika Jeeyar ( 1370-1443 C.E) ,

Sri Adhi VaNN SaThakOpa YathIndhra MahA Desikan , who had

Nrusimha SaakshAthkAram , recieved PrEksha Mantra UpadEsam

from the Lord Himself :

 

kEsavArya-KrupA-pAthram dheesamAmAdhi-guNArNavam

SrIsaThAri-yahteesAnAm dEsikEndhramaham bhajE

 

prapadhyE niravadhyAnAm nishadhyAm guNasamphadham

SaraNam bhava-bheethAnAm SaThakOpa-Muneeswaram

 

SrImath Azhagiya Singar Thiruvadi ,

Oppiliappan Koil V.SaThakOpan

 

 

-

" Balaji Narasimhan " <sherlockbalaji

<srivenugopala >

Monday, May 09, 2005 12:30 PM

[srivenugopala] Adivan Sadagopan's sole Paduka

 

 

> Dear Sadagopan Swamy,

>

> It is indeed sad to note that we have but one Paduka of our

> founder Ayagiyasingar.

>

> As a regular visitor to Melukote, I have a special reverence for

> our founder Jiyar, who hails from this place, and who has

> further sanctified this Kshetram by the fact that His

> brindavanam is also here.

>

> I was also blessed by our founder Jiyar, who bestowed his

> kindness upon me in 2003 by enabling me to participate in His

> Tadhi Aradanam.

>

> When I think of the fact that there is but one of His Padukas

> with us, I feel sad, but in a way, this is Bhagavat Sankalpam.

>

> Of all Gods, Narasimha is the greatest.

>

> Of all Matams, Ahobilam stands out because it is the closest to

> Narasimha.

>

> Of all Jiyars, Adivan Sadagopan is the greatest because He was

> the first, and has been blessed by both Malolan and Nammalvar.

>

> Adivan Sadagopan is one without a second. He stands alone.

>

> In this context, maybe, Malolan, to indicate this, has ensured

> that we have but one Paduka of Adivan Sadagopan to meditate

> upon.

>

> Malolan also, I think, has only one Paduka attached to His

> Tiruvadi - at least, I have not been able to see the second with

> my eyes, and maybe you could enlighten me in this regard.

>

> So, it is fitting that our one supreme Diety, and our one

> supreme Acharya, both sport but one Paduka!

>

> It is only today I have learnt that there is only one Paduka of

> our founder Jiyar. But, understanding the significance of this

> has doubled my devotion, not halved it!

>

>

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