SrI: Dear Sri RanganAtha BhakthAs : Today we will continue with study of FOUR more Desika Sahasra Naamams ( 797-800 ) . (797) Srimath BhagavathAchArya Bhava BhAdhaka BhAdhaka: (Meaning): Salutations to the One (Swamy Desikan) who refuted those , who refuted Bhagavan becoming an AchAryan . Salutations to the One ( Swamy Desikan ) , who insisted on the meditation on AchArya Paramparai all the way up from one's AchAryan to BhagavAn , the ParamAchAryan . Comments: Some may question how we can view BhagavAn as AchAryan since Brhama dEvan, Naaradar are only those who have recieved direct upadEsam from the Lord . We are not linked to that Guru Paramparai of Brahma and Naaradhar . Therefore , it is not appropriate to call BhagavAn as our AchAryan .The answer to this concern is: (1) One who blesses us with Jn~Anam is an AchAryan . Bhagavan blesses us with Jn~Anam in so many ways. Hence He is in our AchArya paramparai . (2) Bhagavan helps us in so many ways: (a) Our Lord instructed Brahma on Vedams an their meanings . When the Madhu KaiDabhars stole the VedAs , our Lord retrieved them and assured Saasthra prachAram thru Brahma. He facilitated hithOPpadEsam thru sage Sanaka et al. Through Sage Naaradar , He made sure that the VedAntha SampradhAyam does not get mutilated.He entered into Sage VyAsa and originated many important Sri Sookthis .He took on the incarnations of Hamsam and HayagrIvan to instruct the world. He beacme AzhwArs to bless us with Paasurams .He gave us PaancharAthra Aagamam for His aarAdhanam.Therefore there is no basis to think that Bhagavaan is not in our AchArya Paramparai. He is our ParamAchAryan & PrathamAchAryan. He does not howeverhave any AchArya .He stands to prove that AchAryAs are BhagavAn's incarnations . 798) SaThAri NaaTayOgIndhra Gurusishyathva Saadhaka: (Meaning ): Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who explained the relationship of Swamy NaaTa Muni as a sishyar to Swamy NammAzhwAr although former was born five hundred plus years later . (Comments): Swamy NammAzhwAr is the achAryan for Swamy NaaTa Muni although they were seperated in time by few centuries . The explanation of this apparent paradox is explained in the 518th Sahasra Naamam for Swamy Desikan . Madhura Kavi AzhwAr was the direct sishyar of Swamy NammAzhwAr. ParAnkusa Daasar was a descendant of Madhura Kavi AzhwAr and performed upadEsam of "KaNNinuNN SiRutthAmpu" paasurams to Naatha Muni ; latter recited them , while engaged in Yogam and Swamy NammAzhwAr presented himself before Naatha Muni , served as his AchAryan at the command of the Lord and performed upadEsam on VedAnthaarTams.This was how Swamy NammAzhwAr crossed the time span to become Natha Muni's AchAryan. It is also said that in the matters of dEva rahasyams , it is futile to seek reasons .In such instances , one should behave like a deaf and blind one says MahA Bhaaratham. Swamy Desikan understod that message of MahA BhAratham . 799) apareekshya rahasyAdhi--pradhAna bahudhOsha vith (Meaning): Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who knew very well the dhOshams in performing upadEsam for unfit sishyans. (Comments): Saasthram says that Manthram has to be protected and must be kept away from all and sundry. It should be reserved only for the devout sishyan , who earns it through respectful service to one's AchAryan . SaaNDilya Smruthi states in this context that a sishyan's qualifications should be tested by the AchAryan for atleast three months before deciding on the sishyan's fitness to recieve ManthrOpadEsam. There are sins accrued by the AchAryan , if he performs UpadEsam to an ill-qualified sishyan . 800) Bhakthi prakAsitha Guru vamsa sishya niBhandhana: (Meaning): Salutations to Him (Swamy Desikan ) , who held the view that it is the sishyan's bhakthi that propells him to celebrate his AchArya vamsam . (Comment): few sishyAs glorify their AchArya vamsam. The reason for this is their Guru Bhakthi. The others fail to celebrate their AchArya vamsam due to their deficencies in Bhakthi for their AchAryAs. The disparities in the Jn~Anam among the sishyans is directly linkable to those disparities in AchArya Bhakthi. Thus it becomes the duty of a sishyan to celebrate his AchAryan with Bhakthi . (To Be continued) Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam , Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan P.S: The Priest Quarters construction Kaimkaryam has sold only 660 of the 2,000 Raffle tickets so far . We have 33 days to race towards the finish line. With full faith in our AchAryAs and the power of their Sri Sookthis , we will do our best to realize the goal of constructing the living quarters for our priests and cook . For the past few years , they have been living in the cramped quarters in the basement of the temple . Please support this Kaimkaryam . Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka Srivan Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama: ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. 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