Aadivanshatavairigadyam

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Sri:

 

Dear Srimathy Padmini Ranganathan:

 

Many Thanks for additional information

on the Adhi vaNN SaThakOpa Gadhyam

composed by the 27th pattam Azhagiya

Singar .

 

I sent an introductory article while waiting for

the recital and translation by the Students and Staff of

MadhurAnthakam Schools .

 

When I mentioned about this gadhyam to HH Sriamth

Azhagiya Singar at Chembur and made a Vij~nApanam to

consider it as a KaalkshEpam item in future , HH was

very pleased .HH mentioned that the text was released

durign His 75th Thriunakshathram .

 

Srimath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

V.Sadagopan

 

 

 

 

> This was a long cherished desire, dreamt by the goshti

> at the thulasithottam temple, Bangalore, where we have

> the Srimoorthies of Srimad Adivansadagopar and Sri

> Thillaisthanam swamy. The Adivansadagopar sannidhi

> (moolavar and utsavar )was established in that temple

> by Injimettu Azhahiyashingar and the thiruvaradhanam

> etc are going on as per Ahobila Mutt paramparai. (They

> wanted to recite this gadyam on Adivan Sadagopar's

> thirunakshattiram day but it was a discomfort since it

> was not edited). Our current Azhahiyashingar was

> pleased to visit there and has blessed the temple

> during his visits.

>

> The thirunakshattirams of all the Azhahiyasingars

> starting from the 39th pattam jeeyar are celebrated in

> this temple. (I have also heard that HH Thillaisthanam

> swamy stayed in the temple premises for more than 12

> years and blessed the disciples there by rendering the

> kalakshepam on Srimad Rahasyatrayasaram, Sribhasyam

> etc etc innumerable times).

>

> Thanks for your time,

> Pranamams,

> Padmini

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Dear BhakthAs :

 

You may wish to refer to this beautiful Gadhyam Text

placed in the Prapatthi.net by Sriman Sunder Kidambi

in six language scripts :

 

http://www.prapatti.com

 

This Gadhyam is a beautiful creation by HH the 27th pattam

Azhagiya Singar .It is modelled after Sri Raghuveera Gadhyam

(Sri Mahaa Veera Vaibhavam ) . Both have exactly 94 NamaskaraNams

and start off and end up with the styles that are also similar . Let us compare

the beginnings and the end of the two Gadhyams . The Adhi VaNN SaThakOpa

Gadhyam text is in paranthesis after the Raghu Veera Gadhyam Text :

 

namO VaNN-SaThakOpaakhya guravE yathibhubhruthE

RaamAnuja-siddhAntha nirdhAraNa paDeeyasE

 

1. Jaya Jaya MahA Veera ! ( Jaya Jaya Desika ! )

 

2. MahA dheera dhourEya , Jaya Jaya ( MahA yOgi dhourEya , Jaya Jaya )

 

From here on the subject matters differ and the content of the two

gadhyams take their own forms based on the dhivya charithams of

Lord Raamachandran and Sri Adhi VaNN SaThakOpa Jeeyar respectively .

 

The uniqueness of Sri Adhi VaNN SaThakOpa Gadhyam is the group of NaamAs

from 30 to 78 , where his multifarious auspicous attributes are compared to

those of DasAvathAra Moorthys, RaamAyaNam , Swamy NammAzhwAr ,

AchArya RaamAnuja , VedAntha Desikan and Maha Rishis .

 

From naamAs 79 to 92 , Adhi vaNN SathakOpa Jeeyar's aathma guNams

are further elaborated .

 

The last two naamAs echo the naamAs of Sri MahA Veera Vaibhavam :

 

93. SrI Raamabhadhra ! ( akhila hEyaguNa VaidEsika !)

 

Here , Sri Adhi vaNN SathakOpa Jeeyar is saluted as

a Foreigner to all hEya guNams ( inauspicous guNams) .

 

94. namastE PunastE nama: ( SrimadhAdhivaNN SaThAri MahA Desika

namastE namstE namstE ! ) .

 

The gadhyam passages in between 10 to 29 are similar to

Sri Raghuveera Gadhyam passages , which Swamy Desikan

( Kavi KaTaka Simham) described as " kaDOra SukumAra

gumbha gambeeram = consisting of tough and soft beautiful

padhams assembled together to house deep meanings) .

 

One of the examples of the SukumAra gadhyam passage from

AdhivaNN SaThakOpa Jeeyar is the 24th ChoorNikai :

 

nija charaNa nalina samsritha vaidhika Saarvabhouma

vidhvadhagrEsara smruthi-rathnAkara sudheevilOchana

daSanirNaya pramukha dharma-SAsthra vishaya granTajAtha

moolaka nithya naimitthika kaamya-karmAnushtEyathva

prakAra vivEka laabha janitha santhOsha jaladhi samajjana

sajjjana kalitha nuthi vachana mukharitha daSadiSaavakASa ,

Jaya Jaya !

 

Here, Reference is made to Vaidhika Saarvabhoumar , the title

given to Thozhappar , a key disciple of HH Adhi vaNN SathakOpa Jeeyar .

He was a great authority on Ahnikams ( Vaidhika SamskArAs )

and dharma saastrAs , Vedam and other areas . To channel the vast

and authoritative knowledge of Thozhappar , HH Adhi vaNN SathakOpa

Jeeyar requested Thozhappar to create 8 granthams . The one named Dasa

NirNayam dealt with UpAkarmaa . Sudhee VilOchanam covered PithrumEdha

SamskAram . The details on other granthams like Smruthi RathnAkaram

based on dharma Saasthrams created for aasthikA's Nithya , Naimitthika and

Kaamya KarmAs are covered in adiyEn's posting on Thozhappar / Vaidhika

Saarvabhoumar. That URL is :

 

http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia/oppiliappan/archives/1998/msg00129.html

 

HH Adhi VaNN SaThakOpa Jeeyar was immensely pleased with the MahOpakAram

of Thozhappar that he gave him the title of Vaidhika Saarvabhoumar and united

the 8 granthams in to one named Ahnikam . The 26th , 27 th pattam Azhagiya singars

have written commentaries on Ahnika grantham . Prakrutham Azhagiya Singar has

also blessed us with a revised and updated edition of the Ahnika Grantham , which is

used for KaalakshEpam purposes at Sri Matam even today . During his current

ChAthurmAsyam , Prakrutham Azhagiya Singar is updating the Ahnika Grantham .

 

The 24th Choornikai starts with who Thozhappar is and what is his connection to

Sri Adhi vaNN SaThakOpa Jeeyar : " nija charana nalina samsritha Vaidhika

Saarvabhouma virachitha --- ( the compositions of Vaidhika Saarvabhouar ,

who had sought the refuge of the lotus feet of HH Adhi vaNN SaThakOpa

Jeeyar) . What are the compositions of Vaidhika Saarvabhoumar , who was

at the front of Vaidhika ghOshti ( Vaidhika Saarvabhouma virachitha

Smruthi RathnAkara, Sudhee vilOchana , Dasa nirNaya et al) . These are

authoritative determinations on Vaidhika anushtAnams rooted in Dharma

Saasthrams (---dasa nirNaya pramukha dharma sAsthra vishaya grantha jaatha

moolakam) . They helped to clarify all doubts about the correct way to perform

nithya karmAs and Naimitthika karmAs and gain knowledge about those

prakAram / ways ( nithya naimitthika kaamya karmAnushtEyathva prakAra

vivEka laabham) . That gladdened the heart of Adhi vaNN SathakOpa Jeeyar.

The aasthikAs/sajjanams were immersed in the ocean of santhOsham over

gaining that prakAra vivEkam ( prakAra vivEka laabha janitha , santhOsha

jaladhi samajjana sajjana ). Those aasthikAs , who profitted from the Ahnika

granthams praised Thozhappar and that made HH the First Jeeyar very

happy (Sajjana kalitha nuthivachana mukharitha dasa disAvakAsa ).

 

The Adhi vaNN SaThakOpa gadhyam covers meticulously the many

Vaibhavams of the Founding Jeeyar of Ahobila Matam . It is adiyEn's

hope that this gadhyam finds extensive use in the celebration of

the Thirunakshathram ( PurattAsi Kettai) of HH the First Jeeyar of

Sri Matam , who was initiated in to SanyAsAsramam by Lord Narasimhan

Himself at Ahobila dhivya dEsam .

 

PrapadhyE niravadhyAnAm nishadhyAm guNasampadhAm

SaraNam bhava-bheethAnAm SaThakOpa muneeswaram

 

KEsavaarya krupA paathram dheesamAdhi guNArNavam

SriSaThAri yahteesAna DesikEndhram aham bhajE

 

Srimath Adhi VaNN SaThakOpa Jeeyar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan