Dear Friends:
Kalyani's moving message prompted me to write this. I perhaps had the
longest association with Chari (Krishnamachari was affectionately
called Chari in Chicago circle), longer than perhaps many of you
had. We worked in the same floor of the University of Chicago
campus. I had known him since before he married Kalyani. I guess
since I came from a very orthodox family in Srirangam (my father
belonging to the kalakshepa goshti of Puthankottam Swamy and then
Maduranthakam Swami) Chari had a lot of interest to know about
Srirangam SriVaishnava community. Before coming to Chicago I had the
bhagyam of receiving Srimad ThiruKudanthai (Kannan Swamy) Andavan's
kataksham almost on everyday basis. When I used to go to the Vadakku
Vaasal vegetable market, Srimad Andavan would be on his way to the
temple through this market. This probably made my association with
chari a long standing one. Anyway we had a lot of sampradayic details
to talk about which made me at home especially since I was still
getting used to a foreign place. We have argued many many times and
one quality which stood out was that Chari was very adamant about
what he believed in. He will not give in easily. Perhaps it is this
quality which made him complete his English Sahasranama bhashyam.
After a long time, it is due to Acharyaal's anugraham, I visited him
last October when he just returned from India after a successful
pilgrimage to north(was it a forecast about what was coming!!). We
went through Dwadasi Paduka aradanam and Chari was wondering if I
would take padukai Theertham ( I belong to Mukkur Srimad
Azhagiyasinger thiruvadi). I gladly took Perumal & Andavan Paduka
theerthams.without the knowledge of what was going to happen in a few
days. (There should be absolutely no hesitation to take paduka
theerthams of Swamy Bhashyakarar's thiruvadi acharaya goshti.) After
this I had the dwadasi paaranai with Kalyani's unmatched Sarkkarai
pongal. As per his usual nature Chari sent me to the airport giving
me advice where to stop to fill up the rental car's gas tank and so
on. He was a very dear family friend and it is so hard to go through
this no matter how much philosophical we can get. During their recent
visit to India Prakrutham Andavan ordered Kalyani and not Chari to
write on Divyadesams. Did He already know that there was a greater
call from ThiruKudanthai Andavan to Chari to serve Him!! I wonder!!
Kalyani has two things on her side to go through this difficult time.
She is blessed with two wonderful children and Prakrutham Andavan's
full anugraham.
I am certain that this group will be on her side to fullfill her
manoratham.
K.P. Sarathy
------------------------------------
Oppiliappan Koil Varadachari Sadagopan
http://www.sadagopan.org Yahoo! Groups Links
<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/
<*> Your email settings:
Individual Email | Traditional
<*> To change settings online go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/join
(Yahoo! ID required)
<*> To change settings via email:
mailto:Oppiliappan-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
mailto:Oppiliappan-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
Oppiliappan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
|
Home Page
http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia |
oppiliappan-subscribe@yahoogroups.com To subscribe to the list |