ChithrabhAnu Kaarthikai RohiNi , ThiruppANa AzhwAr avathAra dinam SrI: Dear BhakthAs: On this auspicious day of Kaarthikai BharaNi , the uplifting day of the avathAram of the divine bard ," mudhitha Mukunda vilOkana MunivAhana Sukavi" , adiyEn will continue with the salutations to Lord DEvanATan of ThiruvahIndrapuram and anticipate with aathuram the completion of the RathnAngi Kaimkaryam for Him adored by Swamy Desikan through his SrI Sookthis . With our AchArya Saarvabhouman's anugraham , the kaimkaryam should see completion (poorthi) before the next PurattAsi SravaNam at Thiruayindhai. Let us enjoy the secone slOkam of Sri DEvanAyaka PanchAsath: SlOkam II ******** DEvAdhinATa KamalA-pruthanEsa-poorvAm dhIpthAntharam VakuLabhUshaNa-nATa mukhyai: RaamAnuja Prabruthibhi: paribhUshithAgrAm gOpthreem jaganthi Gurupankthim aham prapadhyE Extended Meaning ***************** Swamy Desikan offers here his deep salutations to the SrI VaishNava Guru Paramparai . He addresses the Lord of Thiruvainthai as DEva adhinATa ( The Emperor of all the DEvAs)and His divine consort , HEmAbhjavalli ThAyAr as "KamalA" next in the AchArya paramparai. From there on , Swamy Desikan continues with his salutations to the row of AchAryAs starting with VishvaksEnar (PruthanEsar) , who is third in the line of our AchAryaas . VishvaksEnar is followed by Swamy NammAzhwAr with the eternally fragrant VakuLa garland (VakuLa BhUshaNar) . Swamy NaaTamuni of Kaattu MannAr KOil , who recived upadEsam directly from Swamy nammAzhwAr at AzhwAr Thitunagari is saluted next in the paramparai of AchAryAs . The continuing paramaparai after Swamy NaaTamuni --UyyakkNDAr , MaNakkAL Nampi , AaLavanthAr, Periya Nampi-- are referred to as " NaaTa Mukhyai:"Tis row of AchAryAs starting from Swamy NammAzhwAr and concluding with Periya Nampi is recognized as the middle portion of our AchArya Paramparai (Guru Pankthi). Sriya: Pathi ( Lord DEvanATan Here ) ,His divine consort ( Kamala) and VishvaksEnar are recognized as the head portion of this Guru Pankthi. The final row of AchAryAs are occupied by SrI RaamAnujA and HIs successors down to Swamy AppuLLAr , the AchAryan of Swamy Desikan himself. This AchArya paramparai without parallel lights up the way in the surrounding darkness of SamsAram and removes the ajn~Anam of SamsAris and leads them on to SrI Vaikuntam via the archirAdhi maargam. Swamy Desikan performs Prapatthi to this illustrious AchArya paramaprai and prays for the successful conclusion of this SrI Sookthi on Lord DEvanAyakan of ThiruvahIndhrapuram. Additional Thoughts ******************** Swamy Desikan visualizes the SrI VaishNava AchArya Paramparai in three distinct rows. The Poorva bhAgam (Front end) is constituted by the Lord , His divine consort (MahA Lakshmi) and Her disciple , SrI VishvaksEnar . The madhya (middle portion)shines with Swamy NammAzhwAr, Naatha Muni, UyyakkoNDAr , MaNakkAl Nampi,AaLavanthAr and Periya nampi. The concluding section starts with AchArya RaamAnujA and proceeds further down to Swamy Desikan's own AchAryan ( Swamy AppuLLAr). From AchArya RaamAnujA , AchArya Paramparai for Swamy Desikan proceeds along this divine path: ThirumadaipaLLi AacchAn , KidAmpi RaamAnuja PiLLAn , KidAmpi Ranga RaamAnujAcchAr , Swamy AppuLLAr . This slOkam is a brilliant Guru ParamparA Vandhanam by Swamy Desikan . This vandhanam has to be performed first and foremost in any of our sacred activity . AchAryan can not be considered as a mere human being by us; AchAryan has to be considered and saluted as the incarnation of our Lord Himself. AchAryan is Moksha KaaraNam for us all . PerumAL is the First AchAryan in our row of AchAryAs and it concludes with our current (Prakrutham ) AchAryan in this glorious row of AchAryAs.Swamy Desikan devotes his attention to AchArya Vandhanam and elaborates on the importance of salutations to Guru ParamparA in the Guru ParampaparA Saaram chapter of SrImad Rahasya Thraya Saaram : Gurubhyas-tadh-gurubhyasccha namOvAkaam adhImahE vruNImahE cha TathrAdhyou DampathI JagathAm Pathi: (meaning): We offer our salutations to our own AchAryan and His AchAryAs by reciting the Namas-sabdham (Nama: yenRa sollai OthuhirOm ). Further ,We invoke the SaraNya Dampathis as the means(UpAyam) and goal/ fruits (Phaan) of our Prapatthi. EmperumAN Is the PraTamAchAryan (First among AchAryans) ******************************************************** In SrImad Rahasya Thraya Saaram's chapter on Guru ParamparA Saaram, Swamy Desikan deals with the Tathtvams behind EmperumAn's role as the First AchAryan and as an AchAryan without an AchAryan . He struggles all the time from time immemorial to lift us the Bhaddha Jeevans out of the mire of SamsAram driven by His infinite DayA for us through the following means and keeps at it: 1) Our PraTamAchAryan creates Brahma and instructs him on the Four VedAs. 2) When those VedAs are stolen by the Asuraas from BrahmA , He incarnates as Lord HayagrIvan and recovers them and gives them to His son , BrahmA. 3) He spreads Bhagavad Saasthrams to the world through BrahmA. 4) He blesses the sons of BrahmA --Sanath KumArar,Sanakar , Sanandhanar and sanAtanar--to create the granthams(Samhithais) that would be beneficial to the world. 5) He protects further the VedAntha SampradhAyam from haani by commanding Sages Naaradhar , ParAsarar , Sukhar, Sounakar to create PurANams and other samhithais. 6) He enters into sage VyAsar (KrishNa DhvipAyanar) throuhg anupravEsam and blesses them to create IthihAsams like MahA BhAratham and fundamental VedAnthic texts like Brahma Soothram. 7) He incarnates as Hamsam , Mathsyam , HayagrIvan and as Nara-NaarAYanan as well as GithAchAryan to instruct the world on the Tatthva Trayams and MokshOpAyams . 8) He asserts that the Tatthvams /artha visEshams revealed by Him as intrepreted by MahA Jn~Anis Like BhIshmAchAryan are indeed correct .He bears evidence to the correctness of their intrepretations. 9) He blesses us with the PaancharAthra Saasthram revealed first by Him in Krutha Yugam after it disappeared at the end of Krutha , DhvApara and at the beginning of Kali Yugam. 10) He incarnated agian as the Ten AzhwArs ( Swamy NammAzhwAr to Thirumangai) and blessed us the Veda Saaram in Agasthya BhAshai so every one can access the VedArthams. 11) He created many AchAryans after the AzhwArs to protect the Veda Maargam in the southern land nourished by CauvEri , TaamraparaNi and other scared rivers. 12) Our Lord as PrathamAchAryan continues to reminds us that AzhwArs and AchAryAs are His avathArams. This is the essence of the summary of the UpakArams done for us by the Lord as the First among AchAryans adiyEn is grateful to Dr.V.N.VedAntha Desikan Swamy for the above summary. Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE saraNam , SrI Taranga Mukha Nandini SamEtha SrI DeavanAyaka SwAminE nama: Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan/SaThakopan
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