God Incarnate

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Namami Sankaraachaaryam, sarvalokaika Poojitham

 

With permission blessings and grace from HH Swamy Vijeyendra

Saraswathi garu of Shri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham Paramacharya and

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God Incarnate

Allur Sri Viswanatha Sivachariar

Peripatetic Deity, " Visible God of Kaliyuga " , " Incarnation of

God " , " Embodiment of Love, Peace ad Tranquility " , " Sprint of

Knowledge " " Fountain head of Compassion " , " Symbol of Sacrifice " ,

Source of Inspiration " , " Emancipator from all Evils " , A Walking

Encyclopedia " , Confluence of Dharma " , these are the several

attributes showered on Paramacharyal, the most venerable Sage of

Kanchi, His Holiness Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Swamigal. A

living legend, Paramacharyal occupies a most unique position amongst

all the savants. He is not a person but an institution. He turns 100

on May 20, 1993. Paramacharyal's very look radiates divine light on

humanity. It will burn out all the sins, cleanse the mind of all evil

desires and make it pure, noble and sublime.

His teachings are simple. They could be easily followed. He

says " Shed egoism, Show love to others. Serve humanity. Have

compassion for the poor and the needy, Service to humanity is the

greatest religion " .

Paramacharyal never performed miracles to exhibit His powers. yet

there are several instances of miracles, the happy fruits of which

have been experienced by devotees. His aim to see a simile on the

faces of the suffering multitudes.

I can quote sever instances how Paramacharyal solves sever intricate,

difficult and delicate problems easily, and effortlessly. I content

myself with one or two of such instances.

Once the people of a village came to Paramacharyal to receive His

blessings for the renovation of a temple. Paramacharyal somehow

sensed that there are two groups in the assembly. Each group thought

that it was superior to the other. Paramacharyal felt that unless

there was unity among them, the renovation work will not be smooth

and satisfactory. He asked those assembled to go and have their meals

and then come for a discussion. Meals over, the people assembled

again before Paramacharyal. His Holiness then asked what items they

for the meals. They said, in a chorus, " Kuzhambu and Rasam, Payasam

and Curry, appalam and Chips " and so on. Then His Holiness put a

question, : " What is the difference between Kuzhambu and Rasam?

Kazhambu contains vegetable, Rasam has no vegetables. Vegetables are

called in Tamil " Thaan " (Ego " . Then His Holiness quipped, " Oh! I

see " . when there is no Thaan " , that ( " Ego " ) in Kuzhambu, it becomes

rasamayam, full of Brahman Bliss. The death of ego is deliverance.

Thus by a simple analogy, punning on the Tamil word `Than' he made

the villagers shed their egoism. They realised that egoism divided

them and felt that disunity is dangerous and disastrous and that it

would harm the common cause. Paramacharyal felt that the people had

realised their mistake. He blessed them, offered Prasadam and wished

the function all success. No wonder the renovation went off very

well.

My friend, one Shri Raghava Bhattar, is the staunch Vaishnavite. He

is a native of Srirangam. Once I invited to attend an " Agama Sadas "

at Ilayattangudi convened by the Paramacharyal. Shri Bhattar told me

that Sankaracharya Swamigal was a Saiva Mathadhipathi and that a

Vaishnavita has no place there. I insisted on his attending the

Sadas. When Bhattar was near the Paramacharyal. His Holiness was

uttering the name " Narayana, Narayana " These words simply brought

about a tremendous transformation and marvelous metamorphosis in

Bhattar's attitude. Paramacharyal explained at length that both

Saivism and Vaishnavism lead to God to God. From that moment towards,

Bhattar became a changed man. I missed the Sadas occasionally but

Bhattar missed none.

A Veda Saiva Agama Patasalai was started in Allur under instructions

from and with the Blessings of Paramacharyal. His Holiness wanted me

to be in charge of the institution. In the past 30 years hundreds of

students had come out of the Patasalai fully trained and well versed

in Agama Sastram. The students of this Patasalai are serving in

various temples of South India, Bombay and Delhi, Singapore, Malaysia

and U.S.A. they have brought glory and grace, name and fame to the

Patasalai, thanks to the personal interest of Paramacharyal.

Paramacharyal is of the opinion that Archakas should have good have

good and sound knowledge of Agama Saastras. With this view in mind,

Allur Patasalai as started.

It is our good fortunate that we are living at a time when

Paramacharyal is with us. May the Almighty shower His Blessings on

His Holiness to continue to bless humanity so that peace and

tranquility, hope and cheer may prevail in a world torn by strife and

turmoil, disunity and discord