SrI: SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya nama: Dearest all, Let us continue to enjoy the acharya paramparai. After Sriman Nathamuni, Sri Pundareekakshar [also called as Uyyakkondaar], Sri Raamamisrar also called as maNakkaal nambhi], Yamunamuni or Sri Alavandhaar, comes Sri MahaapoorNar [Periya Nambhi] in our Acharya parampara. Swamy Desikan says in YathirAja Sapthathi sloka 9. dAyA nighnam yatheendrasya dEsikam poorNamaasrayE | yEna viswasrjO vishNO: apooryatha manOraTha: || I place myself at MahapoorNar (Periya Nambhi) whose extreme daya enslaves him to itself (daya) (he becoming an abject servant of Daya quality) who gave us the Great Ramanuja, thereby making the hope of the Prime creator realized. [From asmadhAcharyan?s Tamil commentary of Swamy Desikan?s YathirAja Sapthathi ? translated into English by Sri CG Balaji Swami] He was born in the year Hevilambi in 998 CE in the month of Margazhi and in the constellation of Kettai nakshatram at Srirangam. He had six disciples. ParamaathmA has granted the body and its associated characteristics to all Jivas, so that they could perform Prapatti as a sure means of salvation to get rid of all their sins committed from time immemorial and to attain the bliss of His divine communion. The Jivas will therefore have to choose Sriranganatha as their sole saviour (para-tattvam) and should seek refuge at His feet to elevate themselves spiritually. Srivaishnava sampradayam through its great acharyas like Sri Shatakopar, Sriman Nathamuni, Sri Yamunacharya has preached the essence of tattvams so as to enable every layman to exalt himself into the divine abode. Many people ennobled themselves by following the path of Prapatti and seeking refuge at the feet of the divine couple. During this time, atheists and adverse philosophers interpreted the Vedic passages incorrectly and satsampradayam started fading out. Pseudo philosophers (pashandi-s) began flourishing while the divine glories, auspicious attributes and divine form of the Lord began to get masked. Periya Perumal on seeing this decided to rectify this immorality and decided that it was only Sri Ramanuja who had the capacity to re-establish the supremacy of Srivaishnava sampradayam. He therefore sent word through His archaka to Periyanambi to be present in His service immediately. Periyanambi, who reported immediately, was ordained thus ?You shall preach all the vedantha shastrartha-s (esoterics of vedanta) to Ramanuja, that were elucidated by Alavandar and prepare him as an instrument to embellish and fortify our siddhantam?. Periyanambi out of compassion decided that he would go to Kanchipuram in person to meet Ramanuja and to execute the inclination of the Lord, instead of Ramanuja having to come to Arangam. He set out to Kanchipuram on his mission and reached Madhurantakam on the way. Meanwhile, Thirukkkacchi Nambhi [Sri SailapoorNar] He became a sishya of Sri YamunAcharyar (Sri Alavandhar) along with other sishyas namely, Periya Nambhi (Sri mahApoorNar), ThirukkOttiyoor Nambhi, Thirumalai Nambhi, Thiruvaranga PerumAL Arayar and others. Thirukkacchi Nambhi 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 are: (as told by Lord Varadarja Himself to NambhigaL) ahamEva param tattvam darSanam bhEdhamEva Cha | dEhAvasAnE mukhthi: syAdanthimasmruthi varjanam | mOkshOpAya prapatthisCha mahaapoorNa samAsraya: || 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. Varadaraja Perumal of Kanchi had thus instructed Ramanuja through Thirukachchinambi to seek refuge at the feet of Periyanambi [read no.6 of the above para]. Ramanuja then set out to Arangam and reached Madhurantakam on the way and met Sri Periya Nambhi. Periyanambi then indoctrinated Ramanuja with the mantrarthas and later at Thiruvarangam initiated him fully into the esoterics of Vedanta. In this way Periyanambi was replete with compassion (Dayapurnar ? Full of Karunai) for Ramanuja. He uplifted innumerable subjects of the Lord through Udayavar, and shone as Dayapurnar, full of compassion and mercy. Swamy Deshikan seeks refuge at the feet of Periyanambi who, fulfilled the command of the Periya Perumal (Sriranganatha) and attained the position of bhagavat acharya. It is only due to this that he is said to have attained ?purnatvam? (completeness). Swami MahaapoorNar ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam asmadhAchArya paryanthAm vandhE GuruparamparAm Regards namo narayana dAsan ____________________________________________________________________________________ It's here! Your new message! Get new email alerts with the free Yahoo! Toolbar. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/ Yahoo! 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