Acharya Vaibhavam- 73- enjoyment of greatest kalyANa guNas of Acharya - Sri KooratthAzhwAn and are all applicable to asmadhAcharyan as well

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SrI:

srImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya nama:

Dearest all,

 

In his wonderful upanyasams, once Sri Velukkudi

Krishnan Swamy had referred a nice Gita slokam to

explain the AthmaguNAs of Sri KooratthAzhwAn.

 

I would like to reflect upon that sloka here so that

we can attempt to ape and inculcate a fraction of

these gunAs. That can be the great one to emulate on

his Thirunakshathram today being thai Hastham, isn’t

it?

 

amaanithvam, adhambithvam, ahimsaa, kshaanthi:,

aarjavam/

aachaarya upaasanam, saucham, sthairyam,

aathmavinigraha://

(GitA- Ch 13- 8)

 

Very simple slOka: (since Velukkudi Swamy explained it

so beautifully, I would like to share) I am not going

to explain how it refers to Sri

KooratthAzhwAn (it should be heard from Swamy’s

cassette- then only one can enjoy). Let me just say

what the sloka means [in crude language]

 

1. amaanithvam: Vidya garvam, dhana garvam, kula

garvam, etc.. is the feeling of pride for one's

intelligence or knowledge (vidyA garvam), or wealth

[dhanam], or kulam (that he is from great lineage/

family, Bharadwaja gOthram etc..), and that one is

good looking, learned etc.. is all called maanam; One

who has such a quality is maanee. [vanja mukkuRumbAm

kuzhiyai kadakkum num kooratthAzhwAn]

 

Amaanee is the one who does not have these prides.

Means: the moment one has this pride, would look down

other Bhagawathas will be looked down, by him, means-

he commits BhAgawatha apacharam.

 

2. adhamibithvam- no dhmbam- no blowing of one’s own

trumpet: If one does some good deed, dharmam, like

contributing to some Divya Desam or for some charity,

he shall not blow his trumpet.. It is His money, He

takes it for the kamkarya.. We are only instruments,

as a messenger.

 

3. ahimsaa: not only in action, also by speech, and

thought, we need to avoid hurting other beings; not

just human beings,- all beings...Not even by thoughts.

We need to love the humanity and other beings as in

them, He dwells. Everyone and everything is His

property.

 

4. kshaanthi: patience- At any point of time, one

should avoid anger. We can cultivate anger- i.e.

pretending anger.. but not getting angry.. (Here, I am

not able to resist referring to KooratthAzhwAn’s

asking the Lord for the same good for Nalooran (who

was responsible for even the loss of AzhWan’s

eyesight) equal to what he himself is granted by the

Lord. i.e moksham.

 

5. aarjavam- manas, vaak, body (kaayam)- all shall be

same working in tandem.. What the mind thinks, the

mouth shall speak.. (not vaay vaazhaipazham, kai

karuNaikkizhangu.). what one speaks, the body shall

act.. uLLonru vaitthu puRamonRu pEsaadhirutthal..

Otherwise, it will be kapatam.. That is the lakshaNam

of dhuraathmA; not mahAthmA.

 

6. Aachaarya upaasanam- praising one’s AchAryan at all

times- thinking of Him at all times- having a thought

that whatever jnAnam that one possesses,

(sathvishayam) is all due to being His Thiruvadi. We

need to prostrate Him, very many times, ask, enquire

respectfully, and get our doubts clarified. We need to

perform kaimkaryam to Him (of not physically, at least

monetarily..- by allocating some funds from the

earning..). We need to celebrate His Thirunakshathram,

in a grand manner at our home, with family and

children, recite His thaniyan, and saying SrimathE

Gopaladesikaya Namah: as many times as possible on

that day at least (108, 1008 times..)

 

7. Saucham- parisuddhi.. one shall be pure.. means:

one has to perform

necessarily the nithya karmas like sandhyavandhanam.

We need to be pure, physically and mentally.. dhVesham

(feeling jealous), telling lies.. is all asuddham

(dirt to our mind..) what is said as anAchAram, to be

avoided in Ahara niyamam, one needs to avoid as much

as we can.. Avoid as much as possible, para annam

(hotels- eating outside) not that we disrespect, but

that it may contaminate our already contaminated

minds..

 

8. sthairyam: being steady.. Firmness- That is

essential. This can be achieved only when we have no

confusion or be influence by non-vedic thoughts

/arguments. (Sri Velukkudi Swamy said just by a simple

reading of the meaning /commentary of Sri Alavandhar’s

SthOthra Rathnam, one can get all their doubts

clarified.. Very true.. There are commentaries of

Swamy desikan, Periya vaachanpiLLai. On this great

hymn.. Really marvellous.. all our queries on

tatvatrayam, Vishitadvaitham, anya dEvathA will all

vanish..) the best option is: Just stay as AchArya

Thiruvadi.. means: What our AchAryan says is TRUTH..

Close your ears for other things..

 

9. aathmavinigarah: - means: Other than the knowledge

of actual swaroopam of jIvAthmA (which is being

dhaasabhootham / sEshan / servant of Emperumaan

Sriya: Pathi Sriman Narayanan), any other jnAnam /

longing for any other shall be KILLED (or in other

words, CURTAILED..)

 

All these greatest guNAs are so apt and applicable for

asmadhAcharyan Srimad ParavakkOttai Andavan as well.

 

asmadhAcharya paryanthAm vandhE Guruparamparam

Acharyan ThiruvaDigalE SaraNam

Regards

Namo narayana

dAsan

 

 

 

 

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