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SrI:

Dear and Respected List Members:

Our Oppiliappan List completed one year of serving 
fellow devotees on March 9 , 2003. 

Our Oppiliappan list carrying the name of 
the Lord of ThiruviNnagaram (OppilA appan/
The Matchless Lord) is not a list with a huge 
number of Members. 

It is a boutique list devoted to an understanding 
of our SampradhAyam as preserved and propagated by
the illustrious set of SrI VaishNavite AchAryAs , 
who are always deeply interested in our spiritual 
well being . 

It is also a list to focus on Kaimkaryams to
develop a ruchi for them as a part of our lives
as Bhagavath RaamAnuja SampradhAyns and AbhimAnis.
Bhagavath-BhAgavatha-AchArya Kaimakryams are 
indeed an important focus of this list . 

We do not want our list to be a huge list for fear of 
falling in the trap of many apachaarams to our SadAchAryAs 
arising from too many unsubstantiated free wheeling analyses. 
Our AchAryAs are parama DayALus and are deeply interested in 
our spiritual advancements.We do not want flip approaches to
discussing important topics that are dear to them .

The role of our AchAryAs is unparalleled and we have to be 
ever so guardful of not offending what they have devoted 
their entire lives to protect and preserve for posterity. 

On the eve of the precious SrI Nrusimha Jayanthi , 
adiyEn is taking the vow to tighten up the rules 
for acceptance of postings , since some of the recent 
postings that were offensive to the sensibilities of those ,
who place the highest emphasis on the role of SadAchAryan
in our lives. The freewheeling discussions are great in
a general forum ; if these discussions are not backed up 
by a sense of respectful regard for our illustrious line of 
SadAchAryans and the scholarship and authenticity that 
they represent in interpretations of the SaasthrArthams ,
then we would be wasting our time and learning nothing.
The list will ultimately shrink to a level of purposelessness
and will end up in empty pontifications & shouting matches.
It will disappear like a thin stram that lost its
identity in the sands of an arid desert. 

Let us keep up a level of sanctity in dealing with 
the topics related to our sampradhAyam. We have so much
to learn from the depth of knowledge represented
by the sishyAs of many of our AchArya paramparais. 

SadaachAryas are gained by us through Bhagavath
sankalpam and anugraham . PerumAL is our First
AchAryan and commands His line of AchAryAs to 
bless us with paravidhyAs of Bhakthi or
prapatthi Yogam as MokshOpAyams. Most of us
do not have the qualifications are rigor to
practise Bhakthi yOgam and perform hence Prapatthi
at the sacred feet of the Lord with the intercession 
of our AchAryan. AchAryA's DayA can never ever be 
repaid . AchAryA's Paadhukais give us PerumAL as 
the Parama PurushArTam (Supreme boon). AchAryA's
aasritha Vaathsalyam ( affection for those , who
sought their protection) is immeasurable. It is as
deep as their Jn~Anam and DayA. They make every effort 
to rescue us from the wrong steps that we are wont to take .
They save us from all kinds of asubhams ( inauspiciousness).

On this Nrusimha Jayanthi Kaalam, adiyEn's mind
hovers over the Silver Mantapam , where SrI Lakshmi
Nrusimhan has His aasthAnam and Our AchAryan ,
SrI NaarAyaNa YathIndhra MahA Desikan , is performing
the VisEsha Nrusimha Jayanthi AarAdhanam. One of Our Lord's 
Sacred foot has a Paadhukai and the other has been left behind 
during His hurry to accompany AdhI VaNN SaThakOpa Jeeyar ,
the First Jeeyar of AhObila matam . 

The combination of the image of the Bhagavan and AchAryan together 
on this auspicious occasion beofe the mind's eye from this distance
of 9,000 plus miles reminds adiyEn of Swamy Desikan's
MangaLAsAsanam in SrI PaadhukA Sahsara Phala Paddhathi (SlOkam 984): 

"Idham BhavathI-samEtham yath PaadhAravindha-yugalam
tath sarkarayA samEtham Ksheeram iva".

Here Swamy Desikan is describing what is delectable for
aathma kshEmakaram ( that confers kshEmam on one self)
and provide paripoorna Thrupthi (Full satisfaction). There are 
two sEvais that belong to this category of immense satisfaction . 
One is the darsana soubhAgyam of the SubhAsraya Dhivya Mangala 
Vigraham of Lord Narasimhan , the apoorva aanandha maya vigrahan ,
who is enjoyable by the mind and whose darsanam destroys all sins 
on sight .

The other sEvai , which is equally blessed is the Darsana
soubhAgyam of our AchAryan . Both sEvais are individually 
BhOgyam (most enjoyable) and Paapa haram ( destroyer of one's sins). 
The BhOgyatamam ( the supremely delectable) experience however
is the joint darsanam of the AchAryan performing AarAdhanam 
for the Lord , who incarnated as the Man-Lion and jumped
out of the court pillar of HiraNya Kasipu to prove that 
His devotee's utterances will not prove false. 

When such a joint sEvai is realized, even Paramapadham is
not important ! The pramANam quoted by our AchAryAs
for this avicchinna sEvai is:

"Bhagavad vandhanam svAdhyam Guru Vandhana poorvakam"

Such a sevai of the Lord preceded by the sEvai of
one's AchAryan is like the most exalted experience.
It is like drinking the Milk admixed with Sugar
(Ksheeram SarkarayA samEtham).

Such a Joint sEvai in person before the Silver
Mantapam at SrI Matam and dhyAnam on such a joint 
sEvai is Taaraka-pOshaka-BhOgyams for sishyAs.
The great blessing to be near our AchAryans 
to perform Sarva Desa-Sarva Kaala-Sarvaavasthitha
uchitha Kaimkaryams is not available to many of us 
stuck away in foreign lands for one reason or other.
Serving the AchAryAs and following the path laid out
for us by them is indeed Parama PurushArTam.
For those of us who have the paripoorNa KatAksham of 
our SadAchAryans and observe sEsha Vrutthi for them ,
all karmAs are destroyed. Those MahA BhAgyasAlis ,
who are very few (Sudhurlabha:) since they have 
unquestionable belief in their SadAchAryans as
parama PrApyam and PrApakam . This is the Upadesam
of Swamy Desikan. Let us follow the SadAchAryA's 
golden path rooted in VedAs (Veda Maarga PrathishtApanAchAryAs)
to gain Moksham granted by the Veda Maarga PrathipAdhyan,
SrI MaalOla Narasimhan of Ahobilam travelling to villages
and cities with His AarAdhakars for the past 600 plus years
in an unbroken tradition to bless us.

let us approach Oppiliappan List in this mood and 
strengthen the bonds between the respected members
from here on.

We will make some changes in the format of 
SaraNAgathi list soon and revert back to 
the Journal mode with special articles
on SrI VaishNava SrI Sooktis soon. We will 
focus on Swamy Desikan's DramidOpanishad 
Taathparya RathnAvaLi, DranidhOpanishad Saara
and chillarai Rahasyams . 

With prayers for AchAryA's blessing for
these Kaimkaryams to the SrI ViashNava Community, 

SrImath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE Saranam
SrI Lakshmi Nrusimha Para BrahmaNE Nama:

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SaThakOpan 







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