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Sri:
SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah:

Dearest Srivaishnavas, 

Today Maasi rOhiNi is Thirunakshathram of 
Tirukkachi NambigaL, who had the greatest special
blessed privilege of conversing with Sri Varadaraja
PerumAL Himself. He was blessed with this
extraordinary privilege for performing the
Thiruvaalavatta (fanning) kaimkaryam to PerumAL with
utmost bhakti and involvement. In fact, NambhigaL
(KaanchipoorNar) was born to Sri vaishnava Vaisiya
(Chettiar) kula Sri Veeraraghava Chettiar and Kamalai
at Poovirundhavalli. Though his parents were quite
wealthy and were successful businessmen, NambhigaL had
his mind only on Bhagawath, BhAgawatha aimkaryam. 

He became a sishya of Sri YamunAcharyar (Sri
Alavandhar) along with 
other sishyas namely, Periya Nambhi (Sri mahApoorNar),
ThirukkOttiyoor 
Nambhi, and others. Sri Alavandhar named NambhigaL as
pEraruLaaLa dAsar, while Sri Varadaraja PerumAL
(PeraruLALan) Himself named him as GajEndra 
dAsar. NambhigaL is the one who showed Ramaujar to
Alavandhar from afar at Kanchipuram Sri
VaradarajaperumAL temple. Ramanuja, after breaking up 
from Yadavaprakasar, (when he was doing theertha
kaimkaryam at Varadaraja PerumAL Koil) approached
Thirukkaccchi nambhigaL and learnt tatvaartham from
him. Thirukkacchinambhi is the one who asked (on 
request from RamanujA) Sri Varadaraja PerumAL and
obtained from Lord Varadaraja the famous ' Six Words '
and passed them on to RamanujA.  The 
six words given by Bhagawaan are: (as told by Lord
Varadarja Himself to NambhigaL)  

1 ahamEva Parathvam.  I- "Lord Narayana" is the
Paramatma.
2 dharsnam bhEda Eva cha. :Individual souls are
different from Paramatma.
3 upAyEshu prapatthisyAth- Prapatti (SaranAgathy-
Complete Surrender) is the means to attain mOksham.
4 antima smruthi varjanam- Last remembrance of the
Lord on the death bed is NOT necessary.
5 DhEhaavasaanE mukthisyAth- mOksham can be obtained
the moment one (prapannan) lays off the present mortal
body 
6 PoorNaachaarya smaashrayam- MahApoorNar (Periya
Nambhi) is the AchAryan for RamanujA, under whom
RamanujA should take refuge.

Thus, Thirukkacchi became most important Sri Vaishnava
link for ALL OF us. Though he was born in Vaisya
kulam, he was greatly revered by YathirAjar.

I have read that PerumAL (Varadan) gave Thirukkacchi
NambhigaL some words uopn Nambhi's request for
tatvaartham from Him. They are:

1. Only by AchAryan's kattaksham, the disease of
births and deaths will get cured.
2. BhAgawtha sEshathvam is more enjoyed by the Lord
than Bhagawath sEshathvam. Serving Srivaishnavas and
devotees of Sriman Narayanan is more pleasing to the
Lord than serving Him. (PeriyAzhwAr has mentioned 
that Srivaishnavas of ThirukkOttiyoor can even sell
AzhwAr for their use./ living) (Lord Rama was quite
fond of Shathrugnan out of three brothers. 
3.  The Lord can NOT forgive and tolerate apacharam to
BhAgawathAs, and treating His devotees based on their
caste, colour, welath, Gothram etc.. 

Also it is Thirukkacchi Nambhi who showed Ramanuja
(from afar) to Sri Alavandhaar [when Ramanuja was
walking with his then teacher- Yadavaprakasa in the
temple premises] who blessed him with his merciful
glances on him and gave the Acharya kataaksham- saying
"Am mudhalvan ivan" [quoted from Thiruvaaymozhi]  

Last day, PerumAl Himself offered NambhigAl Theertham
and SadagOpam and took him to Paramapadham. NambhigaL
lived for 55 years and remained a bachelor (?).
NambhigaL composed Devaraja ashtakam, on Devaraja
PerumAl (pEraruLALan). Sri V. Sadagopan has written a
lovely post on Devaraja ashtakam in Feb 96. Please
read here and be blessed by Thirukkacchi NambhigaL, by
paying obeisance to him. (please correct for any
mistakes)

AzhwAr EmperumAnAr Desikan ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam
Regards
namo narayana
dAsan

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