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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:







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