Acharya vaibhavam - 47- Sri PuNdareekaakshar- also called as UyykkoNdaar- what a great Acharya!

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SrI:

SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya nama:

 

Dearest all,

 

Let us continue to enjoy the acharya paramparai.

After Sriman Nathamuni, Sri Pundareekakshar [also

called as Uyyakkondaar]. A Great acharya.

 

namasyAmyaravindhAksham nAThabhAvE vyavasThitham |

suddhasattvamayam saurEr avathAramivA param ||

 

Swamy Desikan says in his YathirAja Sapthathi:

 

I obey PuNdareekaakshar (UyyakkoNdaar), whoever stands

on the mental contour described by Nathamuni, our

master at all times, and who is of unalloyed Suddha

Saathva just like the vibhava avataarams of the Lord.

 

Lord Krishna was the 'Sarva Loka Natha'. His Dhivya

mangaLa vigraham [TirumEni] is of Suddha Satva. His

eyes are lotus-like. Uyyakkaondar fully understood the

'Tiru Ullam' of Sri Nathamuni and lived up to it. This

is possible only for one who is full of Sattva Guna

untainted by Rajo and Tamo gunas. Also, the name

Pundarikaksha (Lotus- eyed) refers to Lord Krishna. He

looked as if Lord Pundarikaksha of Tiruvellarai

himself was reborn as Uyyak Kondaar. He was a renowned

dialectician. A passage from his work is quoted by

Swami Desika in his Satadushani.

[The life history is extract from Acharya vamsa

vruksham by Sri Anbil Ramaswamy Swami] Swami Sri

Pundareekaakshar is the sishya of Swami Sriman

Nathamuni

 

The familial Parampara of Sri Naatha Muni is as

follows:

 

Sri Easwara Muni.

His son was Sri NAATHA MUNI.

His son was Easwara Bhatta Aazhvaan.

His son was Yaamuna Muni.

His son was Sottai Nambi.

His son was Ennaachaan.

His son was Pillaiappar.

His son was Thozhappar.

 

Sishya Paramparai:

SRI NAATHA MUNI- His Prime Sishya was- PADMAAKSHAR aka

PUNDARIKAAKSHAR, UYYAKKONDAAR. His other Sishyas were

 

 

(1) Kurugai Kaavalappan

(2) Nambi Karunaakara Daasar

(3) Yeru Thiruvudaiyaan

(4) Tiruk Kanna Mangai Aandaan

(5) Vaana Maa Devi Aandaan

(6) Uruppattur Aachaan and

(7) Sogathur Aachaan

 

He was born as the Amsam of Jayatsenar, one of the

Nityasuris in Paramapadam. He was born at

Tiruvellarai, in the year 827 CE, in the month

Chittirai and in the constellation of Kartigai. He was

a 'Puras Sikhaa Srivaishnava'.

 

As ordered by his master, Sri Natha Muni, he escorted

Aravindap Paavai, Sri Natha Muni's wife to her

parent's home. There, the womenfolk known as

Vangipurathu Aachis made him sit in an open space

called 'Mutram' and eat stale remnants of food left

over. Pundarikaksha partook the same with relish as it

was food offered to him by the Parijanas ( those dear

to) of his Acharya. " Tad Uchishtam ukhaavaham " . On

his return, he felt greatly elated when he narrated

the incident to his Acharya. The Acharya was

overwhelmed and exclaimed " Nammai Uyyak Kondeero? " -Oh

! You came to redeem me? " . From then on, he came to be

known as Uyyak Kondaar.

 

[From asmadhAchArya’s commentary on Yathiraja

Sapthathi – translated into English by Sri CG Balaji

Swami] As per the pramana which says that, Sriman

Narayana appears in the form of a human as an acharya

and preaches Vedanta shastra to people with samsaric

afflictions, mends them and helps them elevate

themselves out of the samsara – Uyyakkondar is

celebrated in words of multiple purports (shleshai /

shledai) as verily the Lord Kannan and is glorified as

the one who was embraced by his acharya just like

Hanuman who won the acclaim and embrace of Sri Rama.

 

arviNdha - Lord Kannan is the owner of the most

beautiful eyes, which are like the lotus, and

Uyyakondar is the one who has the name Pundarikakshar.

nAthabhAvE vyavasthitham - As per Yayati’s curse, the

Yadavas cannot have a throne. After having killed

Kamsa, Krishna could have ascended on the throne and

since He was Lord Narayana incarnate, nobody could

have done a thing, but he honoured Yayati’s curse and

held himself back from becoming the King and crowned

Ugrasena instead.

Uyyakkondar followed the highest precepts as taught by

his acharya Sriman Nathamuni. In matters of performing

kainkaryam (service) to his master, he understood the

will of his master Nathamuni and served him the way

Lakshmana served Lord Sri Rama during his exile in the

forest.

 

Nathamuni had ordained Uyyakkondar to teach all the

esoteric sampradayam to his (Nathamuni) grandson

Alavandar, when he reached a suitable age. When

Uyyakkondar knew his end was near, he delagated this

responsibility to his pupil Manakkal Nambi.

 

Uyyakondar, in his kalakshepams (vedantic discourse)

strictly adhered to his acharya Sriman Nathamuni’s

philosophical teachings, with not even the slightest

of deviations. Suddhasattva mayam- Though Kannan, the

Lord, took birth as a human, his body still was bereft

of the associations with rajogunam and tamo-gunam and

remained with shuddha-satva gunam that was aprakrutham

in nature.

 

Uyyakkondar with his powerful will of heart, was able

to subdue the evils of desire, anger, greed,

obsession, pride and jealousy that are born out of

rajo-guna and tamo-guna and gain hold on satva-gunams

like forgiveness, forbearance, humility, patience,

mercy and good moral conduct. Swamy Deshikan

prostrates in front of Pundarikaksha-suri also known

as Uyyakkondar who excelled as a person with satvika

gunam like Lord Kannan.

 

UyyakkoNdaar is the one who composed the famous

thaniyans of Thiruppaavai on AndaaL:

 

anna vayal puduvai AndAL arangaRkup -

pannu thiruppAvaip palpadiya(ga)m - innisaiyAl

pAdik koduttAL naRpAmAlai, poomAlai

choodik koduttALaich chollu "

 

The saint-poet AndAL, was born in SrivilliputtUr

puduvai), girt with paddy-fields and (water-

reservoirs full of) beautiful swans (annam). She

dedicated Her beautiful garland of songs, singing them

sweetly (in praise of Him). She offered to Him the

flower-garland, after wearing it Herself. May all of

us pray to Her and sing Her poems.

 

choodik koduththa sudarkkodiyE tolpAvai,

pAdiyaruLavalla palvaLayAy ! nAdinee

vEnkadavaRkku yennai vidhi " yenra immAtRam

nAngadavA vaNNamE nalhu "

 

Oh AndAL, shining like the flash of lightening ! You

bedecked Yourself first the garland (intended for the

Lord) and then offered it to Lord RanganAtha; You had

the great expertise to compose the renowned and

ancient hymn of thiruppAvai. Oh AndAL with the

multifarious and auspicious bangles ( adorning Your

fore-arms) ! may You please shower Your grace on us

(so that we become greatly devoted to the Lord), with

the same sincerity of devotion (you had towards the

Lord of vEnkata hill) as You prayed to Manmathan

(PerumAL) thus: " O manmathA, be pleased to make me (a

humble servant and) the bride of thiruvEngadamudayAn "

(NAchchiyAr thirumozhi 1.1).

 

These translations on Thiruppavai thaniyans are from

Sri Anand Karalapakkam's posts on ThiruppAvai.

 

Thanian on Swami runs as follows:

Namah Pankaja Netraaya Naathasree Paadha Pankaje |

Nyastha Sarva Bharaayaa Asmath Kula Naathaaya

Dheemathe |

 

Salutations to the lotus eyed master, who is the

leader of our Kula at whose lotus feet we can cast all

our burdens.

AchAryan ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam

 

asmadhAchArya paryanthAm vandhE GuruparamparAm

Regards

Namo Narayana

dasan

 

 

 

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