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ACHARYAN: GOD SENT RADIANCE OF KNOWLEDGE

 
Considering the pitiable state of our affairs, Emberuman out of His causeless compassion has provided us with everything needed for our union with him. He not only bestowed us with the vedas, upanishads and shasthras, He also appeared amongst us as Achuthan to show us the virtuous life. In spite of being the Eshwaran, He also wanted to be an Acharyan to us. Consequently, he came down as Sri Krishna and blessed us with Bhagavat Gita.
 
Sriyapathi first created four faced Brahma and instructed him on the four vedas and its meanings. Unable to protect the vedas Brahma stood empty-handed. In a similar state, Arjuna also forgot the truth of Gita then and there after receiving it. Where even Achuthabanu failed to save mankind, Azhwar, who dawned like a brilliant sun blessed us all. Untill Azhwar breathed in this world, he considered everyone like himself and saved all. Azhwar despised the samsaric cycle of birth and death and was desperate to leave. When the radiance of the sun called Numazhwar diminished, Kaliyuga snatched us all again.
 
Once again, due to Embiran?s great mercy Ramanuja Divakarar appeared for us.  As Azhwar with his gnana-dhrushti said ?Kali will be defeated, wait and see!?, this world was filled with radiance of Yathiraja vaibhavam. Swami Ramanuja?s birth lifted the darkness of Kali bringing back the glories of Kruthayuga proving Azhwar?s mangalasasanam ?Poliga Poliga?.
 
?Even after Krishna?s appearance in this world jeevathmas present in the samsaram for time immemorial did not get enlightened. However, all the jeevathmas surrendered unto Sriyapathi Narayanan, the moment Ramanuja was born.?
 


GURUPARAMPARA

 
Lakshminathan is the huge ocean. Azhwar is the black cloud. This black cloud drank the water of compassion from the ocean and showered it as rain on the hills called Nathamuni. This water thundered down the mountain as huge waterfalls called Uyyakondar and Manakal Nambi and reached the great river Yamunachar. This river then merged into the huge lake Emberumanar. From this lake, 74 acharyas chosen by Emberumanar act as sluices and spread the compassion of Sriman Narayana to the chetanas. Swami Ramanuja made sure that Sarveswaran?s mercy reaches all the chetanas. He established the sidhantham firmly. That is why Namperumal named our sidhantham as ?Emberumanar Darisanam?, as stated by Swami Manavala Mamunikal in Upadesa Rathnamaalai. Such is the Acharyathvam, Emberuman wished for. However, Acharyathvam wished only for Emberumanar.
 
            During the days of Swami Ramanuja, who is the Jagath Acharyan, Sri Vaishnavam along with Srirangam grew many folds as per his instructions. The poorvacharya parampara glowing with the radiance of Emberumanar?s knowledge ended with Swami Manavala Mamunikal. Mamunikal observed with pain that after the sunset of the brilliant Ramanuja Divakaram, the darkness of kaliyuga was gradually creeping back. Swami due to his compassion for us and to make us all follow the right path gave Upadesa Rathnamalai and instructed clearly what should be done by every one of us.

?We must follow our poorvhacharya?s teachings and practices and must live under the feet of our acharyan. This is the only way to live happily in this world of darkness.?

            Our U.VE. KARAPANKADU VENKATACHARYAR SWAMI, lived with the spirit of Manavala Mamunikal?s upadesam, embracing Emberumanar?s holy feet as the only refuge. Let us now enjoy the vaibhavam of Karapankadu Swami, who lived in this world as the ocean of knowledge and guiding light of our sampradhayam.


Azhwar Emberumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Saranam
Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Saranam

Adiyen

For Vedic Books : 
Ramanuja Dasan
Sampath Kumar Padmanaban

http://www.radioramanuja.com/acharyas/karpangadu/
 






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