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SrI:
SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya nama:

Dearest all,

nAma samskAram- Every Jeevathma is subservient to the
Lord Sriya: Pathi Sriman Narayanan by its very
inherent nature. In token of this subordination, to
the Lord and Sri Ramanujacharya [as the Key Acharya as
Acharya Rathnam], the disciple gets the name dAsa to
be added at the end of his name?  Thus, he will be
constantly reminded of his subordination of the Lord
always. 

Every jeevathma is thus nithya niroopaadhika
ananyaarha  sEshan to the Lord. It is athyantha
pArathanthryam. 

Nama or giving a name to the disciple is thus the
third part- Sri SMS Chari observes. Thus one calls
himself as Vishnu dAsa or Ramanuja dasa to emphasise
that he is the follower of Sri Ramanuja darsanam.
Another justification for naming the initiate as
Vishnu Dasa is not to address him by his family place
or birth place or surname and to be addressed as
Vishnu dAsa. That?s why Srivaishnavas address
themselves as Vishnu dAsa or Ramanuja dAsa or dAsoham?
and not by his real name.. 

Sri Anand Karalapakkam Swami adds very beautifully in
his article: 

The AchAryA adds the name 'DAsA'at the end of the
disciples name, to indicate that he is forever the
servant of Lord Sriman NArAyanA and Bhagavad RAmAnujA.
He becomes a 'RAmAnuja dAsan'. This is highly
important. 

Eventhough Sri Vaishnavam is eternal, it was Bhagavad
RAmAnujA who propagated it with intensity and fervour,
out of his great compassion for all the living
entities. He was a supreme devotee of Sriman NArAyanA
and an intellectual genius. He gave the true imports
of Brahma SUtrAs and established the eternal truth
vouchsafed in the Upanishads. He made everyone
understand that NArAyanA, the consort of 'Sri' is the
Supreme Lord, who has all the sentient beings and
insentient things as His body (ie. NArAyanA is
supporter & controller of everything and everything
exists for His pleasure). 

Ramanuja blessed us with the secret doctrine of
'prapatti' (self-surrender) to the whole world.
Saranagati is the only way in this Kali Yuga by which
one can reach Sri Vaikuntam (mOksham). Thus, it was
Bhagavad RAmAnujA who opened the gates of Sri
Vaikuntam for anyone, irrespective of caste, creed or
sex. The greatness of Bhagavad RAmAnujA cannot be
expressed at all in mere words.  

Since he was the one who redeemed the whole suffering
humanity by propagating the eternal truth and the
ultimate good to everyone, Lord RanganAthA residing at
SriRangam became so moved that, the Supreme Lord
placed at the disposal of RAmAnujAchAryA , all His
possessions - lIlAvibhUti (Material World) and
Nitya-VibhUti (Spiritual World ie. Sri Vaikuntam) -
including Himself. In commemoration of that act, Lord
RanganAthA conferred upon Bhagavad RAmAnujA the name
of 'Udayavar' (Possessor or Master), to signify that
he was thenceforth the Master of all. Thus, to enter
the Spiritual Abode of Sriman NArAyanA, the link with
'Udayavar '(Sri RAmAnujA) becomes a vital and
important criterion. 

The sishyA should always identify himself through this
'dAsa 'nAmA. Whenever he speaks to other bhAgavathAs
he should have the servitude attitude which in one way
can be cultivated by remembering his 'dAsa 'nAmA

asmadhAchArya paryanthAm vandhE GuruparamparAm
Regards
Namo Narayana
dasan



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