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SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya nama:

Dearest all, 

Today Maasi Miruha seersham is the Thirunakshathram of
Tirukkacchi NambigaL, who had the greatest special
blessed privilege of conversing with Sri Varadaraja
PerumAL Himself. He was blessed with this
extraordinary privilege for performing the
Thiruvaalavatta (fanning) kaimkaryam to PerumAL with
utmost bhakti and involvement. In fact, NambhigaL
(KaanchipoorNar) was born to Sri vaishnava Vaisiya
(Chettiar) kula Sri Veeraraghava Chettiar and Kamalai
at Poovirundhavalli. Though his parents were quite
wealthy and were successful businessmen, NambhigaL had
his mind only on Bhagawath, BhAgawatha kaimkaryam. 

Thirukkacchi Nampi ( Sri Kaanchi PoorNar) thus is
known as "VaradhAngri SadhA sangha rasAyana PaarAyaNar
"(i-e)., One , who is always engaged in affectionate
sevai/kaimkaryam to the sacred feet of the Lord
VaradharAjan.

He became a sishya of Sri YamunAcharyar (Sri
Alavandhar) along with other sishyas namely, Periya
Nambhi (Sri mahApoorNar), ThirukkOttiyoor 
Nambhi, and others. Sri Alavandhar named NambhigaL as
pEraruLaaLa dAsar, while Sri Varadaraja PerumAL
(PeraruLALan) Himself named him as GajEndra dAsar.
NambhigaL 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)  

1 ahamEva Parathvam.  I- "Lord Narayana" is the
Paramatma.
2 dharsnam bhEdam 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.

I have read that PerumAL (Varadan) gave Thirukkacchi
NambhigaL some words uopn Nambhi's request for
tatvaartham from Him. They are:

1. Only by AchAryan's kattaksham, the disease of
births and deaths will get cured.
2. BhAgawtha sEshathvam is more enjoyed by the Lord
than Bhagawath sEshathvam. Serving Srivaishnavas and
devotees of Sriman Narayanan is more pleasing to the
Lord than serving Him. (PeriyAzhwAr has mentioned 
that Srivaishnavas of ThirukkOttiyoor can even sell
AzhwAr for their use./ living) (Lord Rama was quite
fond of Shathrugnan out of three brothers. 
3.  The Lord can NOT forgive and tolerate apacharam to
BhAgawathAs, and treating His devotees based on their
caste, colour, welath, Gothram 
etc.. 

Last day, PerumAl Himself offered NambhigAl Theertham
and SadagOpam and took him to Paramapadham. NambhigaL
lived for 55 years and remained a bachelor). NambhigaL
composed Devaraja ashtakam, on Devaraja PerumAl
(pEraruLALan). Sri V. Satakopan Swami and team has
released the ebook on this wonderful verses. Please
read here 
http://www.sundarasimham.org/ebooks/Devaraja.pdf 
and be blessed by Thirukkacchi NambhigaL. 

Sri Mani Varadarajan adds: 

In the "periya thirumudi adaivu", a compendium of
information on selected acharyas dating from the 15th
century, there is a description of Tirukkacci Nambi
which corresponds for the most part to what you have
written.  While the periya thirumudi adaivu has
suffered over the years from interpolation and the
like, it is on the whole reliable. Here is what it has
to say about this mahAnubhAvar:

Tirukkacci Nambi, considered an 'amsa' of Sabari, was
born in Poovirundhavalli, also known as Dharmapuri,
located in the eastern part of 'PerumaaL Koyil'
(Kanchipuram Varadaraja Swami temple) in Thondai 
Mandalam.

He was born in the year "SobhakRt", in the month of
"maasi" under the "mRgaSirA" constellation, into a
family of the "fourth" caste.  His holy names include
Tirukkacci Nambi and Sri Kanci Purna [both
of these mean the same].  He lived in PerumaaL Koyil
and his daily worship (tiruvArAdhanam) was to 
'Perarulalan PerumaaL' (Varadarajan).  His acharya was
Mahapurna (Periya Nambi).  

His served the Lord by offering the divine fan
(thiruvaalavattam) to Lord Varadaraja.  He composed
the Varadaraja Ashtakam, and was part 
of Lord Varadaraja's inner circle, a close confidant.
He was the one who set Sri Ramanuja on the right path.

Tirukkacchi nambigal tiruvaDigaLE SaraNam!
Regards
Namo narayana
dasan


 
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