Dear Sri Balaji Narasimhan : Your reasoning behind the Single PaadhukA of HH Sri Aadhi VaNN SaThakOpa Jeeyar is a great anubhavam . I thought I should share it with as many aasthikAs as possible . As Nrusimha Jayanthi approaches , it is a wonderful thought . Let us reflect on the Taniyans of MahA KkaaruNika Jeeyar ( 1370-1443 C.E) , Sri Adhi VaNN SaThakOpa YathIndhra MahA Desikan , who had Nrusimha SaakshAthkAram , recieved PrEksha Mantra UpadEsam from the Lord Himself : kEsavArya-KrupA-pAthram dheesamAmAdhi-guNArNavam SrIsaThAri-yahteesAnAm dEsikEndhramaham bhajE prapadhyE niravadhyAnAm nishadhyAm guNasamphadham SaraNam bhava-bheethAnAm SaThakOpa-Muneeswaram SrImath Azhagiya Singar Thiruvadi , Oppiliappan Koil V.SaThakOpan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Balaji Narasimhan" <sherlockbalaji@xxxxxxxxx> To: <srivenugopala@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 12:30 PM Subject: [srivenugopala] Adivan Sadagopan's sole Paduka > Dear Sadagopan Swamy, > > It is indeed sad to note that we have but one Paduka of our > founder Ayagiyasingar. > > As a regular visitor to Melukote, I have a special reverence for > our founder Jiyar, who hails from this place, and who has > further sanctified this Kshetram by the fact that His > brindavanam is also here. > > I was also blessed by our founder Jiyar, who bestowed his > kindness upon me in 2003 by enabling me to participate in His > Tadhi Aradanam. > > When I think of the fact that there is but one of His Padukas > with us, I feel sad, but in a way, this is Bhagavat Sankalpam. > > Of all Gods, Narasimha is the greatest. > > Of all Matams, Ahobilam stands out because it is the closest to > Narasimha. > > Of all Jiyars, Adivan Sadagopan is the greatest because He was > the first, and has been blessed by both Malolan and Nammalvar. > > Adivan Sadagopan is one without a second. He stands alone. > > In this context, maybe, Malolan, to indicate this, has ensured > that we have but one Paduka of Adivan Sadagopan to meditate > upon. > > Malolan also, I think, has only one Paduka attached to His > Tiruvadi - at least, I have not been able to see the second with > my eyes, and maybe you could enlighten me in this regard. > > So, it is fitting that our one supreme Diety, and our one > supreme Acharya, both sport but one Paduka! > > It is only today I have learnt that there is only one Paduka of > our founder Jiyar. But, understanding the significance of this > has doubled my devotion, not halved it! > > > ~~~~~~~ > Balaji Narasimhan * http://www.sherlock-holmes.com/balaji.htm > Author, Sherlock Holmes: Solutions from the Sussex Downs > Editor, The Partial Art of Detection > ~~~~~~~ > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Yahoo! Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" > your friends today! Download Messenger Now > http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/download/index.html > > > > ================================================== > Srimathe Venugopala Krishnaswaminae Namaha > ================================================== > To post a message send mail to : > srivenugopala@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > ================================================== > http://www.srivenugopala.org > ================================================== > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> In low income neighborhoods, 84% do not own computers. At Network for Good, help bridge the Digital Divide! http://us.click.yahoo.com/hjtSRD/3MnJAA/i1hLAA/XUWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Oppiliappan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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