Dear Bhagavatas: Here is an article on our dear Abhinava Desikar, Uttamur Swami by our dear Sriman Madhava Kannan Swami of Singapore. I am sure you will enjoy reading it Dasoham Anbil Ramaswamy ======================================================= >From: Madhavakkannan V <srivaishnavan@xxxxxxxxx> >To: malolan_net@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: Sri UttamUr Swamy Thirunakshathram today- Thai SwAthi >Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 22:59:01 -0800 (PST) > >SrI: >Sri Padmavathi Sametha Srinivasa Parabrahmane Namaha. >Sri Perundhevi Sametha Devadhiraja Parabrahmane >Namaha. >Sri Bhagavad Ramanujaya Namaha. >Srimate Rangaramanuja Maha Desikaya Namaha. >Srimate Abhinava Desika Vatsya Satchakravarti Uttamur >SRI VEERARAGHAVARYA MAHA DESIKAYA NAMAHA > >Thanian (Invocatory verse on Sri UttamUr swamy written >by Swamy's AchAryan Sri Kozhiyalam Swamy himself) > >adbhutham-yasya-vikrAntham vEda-vIthi-viSOdanE | >aparam-nigamAnthAryam prapadyE vIrarAghavam || > >Dearest Srivaishnavas, >Today Thai swAthi- is the Thirunakshathram of Sri >Abhinava Desika ? Sri U Ve UttamUr Swamy. >Let us pay our obeisance to this Acharya who blessed >us with lot of books. Given below is the life history >series that I posted two years ago: >Sri Abhinava Desikan- Sri U Ve UttamUr >Veeraraghavachariar Swamy has blessed us with many , >many granthams , which need to be cherished. Thai >Swathi is Swamy's Thirunaksathram (Feb 12th) and >adiyEn wants to post to the members Swamy's divya >charitham. Before getting into the nectarine >biography of Swamy, let us enjoy the uniqueness of >Swamy's vyAkhyAnaam (commentary) on periyAzhwAr >pAsurams > >Fifth ThiruppallANDu Paasuram ( >aNDaikkulatthukkapathiyAhi): >Swamy explains that the four paadhams of this paasuram >contain the coverage >of the four chapters of Brahma Soothram (SaarIraka >Saasthram). By choice of >the word " aNDaikkulatthiRkku adhipathyAhi", AzhwAr >refers to the saaram of >the first adhyAyam of Brahma Soothram : Our Lord is >the Sarva-KaaraNa, Sarva >Swamy .The passage "asurar irAkkatharai-kaLaintha" >refers to the sAram of >the second adhyAyam . The reference here is to the >"asurar irAkkatharai " >and this relates to the rejection of Veda Baahya and >vipirItha Jn~Anam based >mathams(Kudhrushti Mathams). The third adhyAyam refers >to kaimkaryam in a >spirit of VairAgyam and the observance of Sath Karmams >like Naama >sankIrthanam ( ThoNDaikkulatthuLLIr vanthadi >ThozhuthAyiram naamam >solli).The fourth adhyAyam is referred to as the >Phalan of proceeding by >archirAdhi >Maargam and singing PallANDu at Parama Padham ( >paNDaikkulatthai tavirnthu >PallANDu pallAyiratthANDenmin ). >(as written by SrI Satakopan Swamin, USA in one of >earlier posts few years >ago) > >This Biography article was written in Tamil by SrI >PayyampADi >VEnkatavaradAchArya SwAmi ; English Translation by SrI >R.VenkatAchAri >(SohattUr- Vankipuram -Oppiliappan Sannidhi), a >disciple of SrI UtthamUr >SwAmi. Appeared in the souvenir released during the >SatAbhishEkam (80th >birth anniversary) of SrI UtthamUr swAmi on 10th Feb, >1977. ) > >(Avataram: Durmukhi samvatsara-Makara masa-Swati >nakshathra, 26-1-1897). >(Place: Uttamur village-10 miles from Madhurantakam >town-Chingleput Dt. >TAMIL NADU- INDIA) > >The Lord, Almighty Sriya: Pathi Sriman Narayana takes >an Avatara to bless >his Bhakthas. An Acharya takes an avatAra not only to >wipe out the sorrows >of all who seek his feet, but also to show them the >path for Eternal Bliss- >mOksha. That is why Vedas proclaim "Acharya Devo >Bhava" and "Devamiva >Acharyam Upaseeta". That is why our great Acharya, >Sri Nigamanta Guru, >vehemently said ("AcharyAdiha DevatAm SamadhikAm AnyAm >na manyAmahe") that >in this world, there is no other Devata, which is >superior to an Acharya. > >Vedas, Smritis, Itihasas, Puranas and other Pramanas >proclaim that if a >person does not get the blessings of an Acharya, he >will not get Moksha, >even though he may possess all the material wealth; on >the other hand, One >who has the blessings of an Acharya, will not be >prevented from attaining >the Eternal Bliss-Moksha, even though he has committed >the most heinous >crime. > >Our Acharya Parampara starts from Sriman Narayana and >Sri Nigamanta Guru >stands in the middle as the "Crest Jewel". In that >guru parampara, OUR >SWAMI, Sri U.Ve.Abhinava Desika UttamUr >Veeraraghavarya Mahadesikan, stands >aloof as a Supreme Acharya-Par Excellence-as an >undisputed and universally >accepted GUIDING STAR for our Sampradaya and as the >ABHINAVA AVATARA of Sri >Nigamanta Guru and in no way inferior to the original >Avatara in Knowledge, >Acharya, Anushtana, and VairAagya. This will be very >clearly understood if >one goes through the various incidents and happenings >in OUR SWAMY's life. > >It will be an amazing experience to us if we find out >how Our Swami was >prepared by the various doyen in all the shastras to >fill the >post of a Guiding Star and to augment and supplement >the great work done by >the Nigamanta Guru in this Abhinava Avatara. > >BIRTH: > >Our Swami, Abhinava Desika was born in a village >called UTTAMUR >(Uttamanallur), 10 miles away from Madurantakam town, >Chingleput District in >Tamil Nadu, as the son of Sri.U.Ve.SRINIVASARAGHAVA >CHAKRAVARTI SWAMI, who >was the Ekadhipati of that village at the time. He >was well known for his >family background, wealth, Acharya, Anushtana, >Knowledge, etc. > >KULAM: > >Srivatsa - Tirumalai Nallan Chakravarti Vamasam. > >TIRUMALAI: > >As the ancestors of Our Swami settled in Tirumalai, to >do the Nitya >Kainkaryam to the Lord of Seven Hills, Sri >Tiruvengadamudaiyaan, they got >the title "Tirumalai". > >NALLAN: > >One of the ancestors of Our Swami, once saw a >Brahmin's dead body being >washed ashore in floods in Vegavati river near Kanchi >and took >the trouble of arranging PrEta-Samskara (funeral >rites) for the dead body. >Not knowing that this act is equivalent to that of >performing many Asvameda >Yagas, the local people boycotted him. But Sri >Devadhiraja Swami enshrined >at the Kanchi temple, had different ideas; called him >and proclaimed that he >may be considered "Bad for the world -But Good for me" >-"Oorukku Pollan, >Emakku NALLAN" ? Tanian slokas starting with "Vega >Vegopaneetam etc etc", ? >are available to prove the above incident. > >CHAKRAVARTI: > >Puranas hail, that Lord Tiruvengadamudaiyan gave the >"Sudarsana-Panchajanya" >to one Tondaimaan Chakravarti, who as, in his previous >birth, born as >Rangadasa, He was doing Pushpa Kainkaryam to Lord >of Seven Hills by supplying flowers to Vikanas >Maharshi who was doing Pooja >to Lord Tiruvengamudaiyan. God was so pleased with >Rangadasa that he >blessed him to be born as a King in his next birth. >The Lord gave him >Sudarsana-Panchajanya for worshipping him and hailed >him "CHAKRAVARTI". This >is the Sanka-Chakra handed over to Sri Bhashyakara by >our Swami's ancestors >who were also alled "CHAKRAVARTIS" as they continued >the Kainkaryam to Sri >Tiruvengadamudaiyan after Tondaiman Chakravarti. > >SRIVATSA GOTHRAM: > >It is well known that the Nityasuri, SRIVATSAM on the >chest of Lord Sriman >Narayana, the permanent abode of Sri Lakshmi, was born >as Sri Vatsa >Maharishi. Sri Valmiki, Brughu, Chyavana, Dadheechi, >Udanka, and Sownaka >rishis belong to the Srivatsa Gotram. > >Please read to enjoy the remaining entire life history >from the archives in Jan ?Feb 2002. > >SRIMATE VIRARAGHAVARYA MAHA DESIKAYA NAMAHA >SRIMATE RANGARAMANUJA MAHA DESIKAYA NAMAHA >SRI BHOOMI DEVI SAMETA SRINIVASA PRARABRAHMANE NAMAHA >AchAryan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam > >Regards >Namo narayana >dAsan > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! 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