NINE Sri Sookthis of AchArya RaamAnujA
Highlights of AchArya RaamAnujA's Sri Sookthis
(1) Sri Bhaashyam, the magnum opus of AchArya RaamAnujA is the
greatest commentary on Brahma SoothrAs of BadarAyaNA and is based on
the BodhAyana Vrutthi, TankA's VaakhyA, DramidA's BhAshyam on
TankA's VaakhyA, Saankhyasapathi of IsvarakrishNA, PaancharAthra
samhithA,
AaLavandhAr's Siddhitrayam and Aagama PrAmANyam
With the help of select Sruthi, Smruthi and Saathvika PurANam
passages, AchArya RaamAnujA effectively crticizes the other
commentaries on Brahma SoothrAs based on SankarA's AdhvaithA and
BhAskarA's BhEdAbhEdA as untenable and establishes the accuracy of
Sri BhAshyam rooted in Sri VisishtAdvaitham .
The essence of Sri Bhaashyam (Four Synoptic propositions) has been
summarized by Sro AdhidEvAnandA this way :
(a) It is a reasoned and critical reconstruction of the philosophy
of the Upanishads with due appreciation of other sources of
knowledge such as perception and inference and the supplementary
scriptures.
(b) The reconstruction presents Ultimate Reality, Brahman, and the
Supreme Spirit, as the transcendent repository of ALL perfections
and as holding as its own embodiment the totality of finite
existence, sentient and insentient.
(c) The pathway to the final good of life is the blissful communion
with Brahman by way of devout and loving contemplation named
BHAKTHI, facilitated by a life of virtue and founded on assured
philosophical understanding.
(d) The end attained through that means is the eternal experience of
Brahman, with all the plentitude and eternity which only that
experience can bring to the individual personality .It is the
supreme ecstasy of Life in God.
(2) The GitA BhAshyam is an elaboration of AaLavandhAr's GithArtha
sangraham. The individual verses are explained in the light of the
VisishtAdhvathic tenets: "Reality is personality with countless
auspicious attributes and that it is a qualified whole of which
Isvaran is the Soul, and the Jiva and the Jagat (Prakrti) form the
body in inseparable relation with the Whole, but there are internal
divisions of the nature of modes in It."
The saadhanas that an aspiring human being should adopt for Moksham
are explained by AchArya RaamAnujA here .Moksham in the complete
sense is explained as occurring with the fall of the physical
body, "after which the released soul is clothed in a body of suddha-
sattvA with which it is able to commune with God and experience His
overpoweringly august but loving presence through eternity ". This
is described as the experience of ParipUrNa BrahmAnandham in the
abode of Sriman NaarAyaNA at Sri Vaikuntam.
3. VedArtha SangrahA: This elaborate treatise is an important
commentary on the correct meanings of the important passages of
VedAs and Upanishads .This
grantham points out the deficiencies in the rival schools of
VedanthA in general and AdhvaithA in particular .This grantham pays
a lot of attention to the VisishtAdhvaithic intrepretations of Tattva
(Reality), HithA ( Means of attaining
Brahma) and PurushArtham (Supreme Goal of Life)
4. VedAntha DipA : This grantham is a shorter commentary on Brahma
SoothrAs. The essential purport of each of the SoothrAs is given. It
stays away from the scholarly arguments of Sri Bhaashyam and does
not include the critique of the rival systems.
5. Vedantha SaarA: This is yet another brief commentary on Brahma
SoothrAs for those of average familiarity with VedAthic doctrines.
This grantham gives the meaning of each soothram and AdhikaraNam.
6. SaraNAgathi Gadhyam: This is one of the three Gadhyams bequeathed
to us by AchArya RaamAnujA. This gadhyam explains the nature,
importance and method of performance of Prapatthi at the sacred feet
of the Divya dampathis.
7. Sriranga Gadhyam: Here AchArya RaamAnujA prays to Lord RanganAtha
and Sri RanganAyaki with Parama Bhakthi and utter humility.
8. Sri Vaikunta Gadhyam: This is a moving description of Sri
Vaikuntam visualized by AchArya RaamAnujA during his divine ecstasy
following his Prapatthi on a Panguni Uttharam day in presence of the
Divya Dampathis of Srirangam. The depth of AchArya RaamAnujA's
mystical experience of Sri Vaikuntam and the supreme bliss enjoyed
there by the MukthAs and Nithya Sooris is unparalleled.
9. The Nithya-GranthA: This practical grantham instructs us about
the proper form of worshipping Sriman NaarAyaNA. Hence, this
grantham is also known as Bhagavadh-aarAdhana PrayOgA. Fifteen
points are stressed in this Grantham. Our great AchAryan insists
that a VishNu Bhakthan MUST perform Aaradhanam to the Lord to
qualify as His devotee as described in the twelfth chapter of
BhagavadhgitA .
HIS KAIMKARYAM FOR SAMPRAHAYA PRAVARTHAKAM:
After his return to Srirangam from ThirunArAyaNapuram, AchArya
RaamAnujA as a great administrator established 74 SimhAsanAdhipathis
to grow the Darsanam and gave them each a set of Sankham and Chakram
for performing Pancha SamskArams. He handed over copies of SrikOsam
on Sri Bhaashyam to
ThirukkuruhaippirAn PiLLAn, NdAdUr AzhwAn, KidAmpi AacchAn and
MudaliANDAn and asked them to continue with the pravachanam of Sri
Bhaashyam and made them Sri Bhaashya SimhAsanAthipathis.He singled
out ThirukkuruhaippirAn PiLLAn to initiate Bhagavadh Vishaya
KaalakshEpam and made this special sishyan (His Jn~Ana Puthran) a
Ubhaya SimhAsAnAthipathi.
In addition to the above 74 simhAsanAthipathis, there were 700
Jeeyars and 12,000 EkAnthis and thousands of Kainkarya- parALs, who
sought the sacred feet of AchArya RaamAnujA for refuge.
Out of his infinite compassion, AchAryA RaamAnujA in his last days
gave us a five point guideline to follow (yathA sakthi) that would
assure us the grace of
Sriman NaarAyaNA:
(a)Perform KaalakshEpam of Sri Bhaashyam and spread its message to
others.
(b) If that is difficult, perform KaalakshEpam of AzhwAr's
aruLiccheyalkaL and spread their messages.
(c) If that proves to be diffcult, perform daily Kaimkaryams at
Divya Desams through offering NaivEdhyam to the Lord, lighting lamps
in sannidhis,
SamarpaNam of ThuLasi and flower garlands to the Dhivya dampathis et
al
(d) If that proves to be not possible, recite the Manthra Rathnam,
Dhvayam, and contemplate on its meaning.
(e) If none of the above is beyond one's sakthi,then seek Sri
VaishNava sathsangam and become the Thiruvadi of BhagavathAs to
attain the bliss of
Moksham
CONCLUDING SALUTATIONS TO NAMPERUMAL AND ACHARYA RAAMANUJA
AdiyEn will conclude this short summary of the life and works of
AchArya RaamAnujA with the three slOkams uttered in presence of Sri
RanganAtha at the conclusionof the AdhyayanOthsavam conducted by
AchArya RaamAnujA :
sarvadEsa dasAkAlEshu avyAhata parAkramA
RaamAnujArya dhivyAj~nA vardhathAm abhivardhathAm
----
ThirukkuruhaippirAn PiLLAn
RaamAnujArya DhivyAj~nA prathivAsaramujjvalA
DhiganthavyApini BhUyAth saa hi LokahithaishiNi
---- MudaliANDAn
Sriman Srirangasriyam anubhadravAm anudhinam samvardhaya
Sriman Srirangasriyam anubhadhravAm anudhinam samvardhaya
--- AchArya RaamAnujA
May we seek the blessings of the Parama DayALu AdhisEshAvathaarar,
Sri RaamAnujA and the Guru paramparai established by him on the
occasion of the release of this Special CD ROM celebrating his
immortal gifts for us and conclude with His Taniyan:
yO nithyam Achyutha PadhAmbhujayugmarugma
vyAmOhatha: tadhitharANi thruNAya mEnE
asmath GurO:BhagavadhOsya dayaikasindhO:
Raamaanujasya CharaNou SaraNam prapdhyE
DaasAnu Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradchAri Sadagopan
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