SrI:
Dear Respectable AasthikAs :
Today is Guru PoorNimA , when our AcAryAs start ChAthurmAsyam .
Our AchArya Bhakthi gets reinforced by worshipping our AchAryans
on this special day . They remove the darkness of our ignorance and
light Jn~Ana Dheepam in our minds about our Sath SampradhAyam and
guide us safely to parama Padham at the end of this earthly life through
the power of their MathrOpadEsams and performance of SaraNAgathy
rites on our behalf .
In the illustrious line of this Guru ParamparA , Swamy Desikan
stands out as the One of the most precious AchAryAs for all
times because of His many upakArams in general and the establishment of
SaraNAgathy Saasthram in particular on the sound basis of Veda
PraMANams . But for His MahOpakAram following the path of His AchAryA
and PrAchAryas , we shudder to think about what would have happened to
us all in this fearsome SamsAram . Swamy Desikan's NyAsa Dasakam ,
NyAsa Vimsathy , NyAsa Tilakam , NishEpa Raksha , Abhaya PradhAna
Saaram & other Sri Sookthis chased away the loud Vaadhams of
the Poorva Pakshi's nine aakshEpams and got Him the endearing Sahasra
Naamam of " NyAsa nishEdha NavakAnthakan " (i-e) One who defeated
soundly the nine kinds of objections of Poorva Pakshis on the validity of
SaraNagathy as an UpAyam and to establish the enduring SiddhAntham
that Prapatthi /SaraNAgathy is a direct and powerful Moksha upAyam .
The First Guru in this illustrious and ancient AchArya Paramaparai is
ofcourse Lord HayagrIvan , who blessed Swamy Desikan abundantly through
His KaruNA KatAksham and LaalAmrutham . Empowerd by this extraordinary
anugraham of the Lord of all VidhyAs , Swamy Desikan accomplished
the purpose of His avathAram . All this happened on top of the Oushadha
Giri at Thiruvaheendhrapuram. The construction of the MahA Mantapam
is to serve the BhagavathAs , who climb the steps of OushadhAdhri
to worship Lord Hayagrivan inspite of the heat of summer , the pouring
rains of the monsoosn period and the chill of the winter season .
As the Full Moon spreads its cool rays tonight on Oushadha Giri
and falls at the sacred feet of the Suddha Sphatika MaNimaya HayagrIvan ,
we have every reason to celebrate our links to Sri VaishNava SampradhAyam
and to cherish the BhAgyam of having Swamy Desikan as our AchAryan
who opened our eyes to the splendour of SaraNAgathy Saasthram
and helped us to travel on the path to ArchirAdhi Maargam to arrive at
SrI Vaikuntam to perform Nithya Kaimakryam to the dhivya Dampathis there
and enjoy ParipoorNa BrahmAnandham .
For this matchless upakAram of Our AchAryAs empowered by Lord HayagrIvan ,
the least we can do as PrathyupakAram is to make it comfortable for the huge
ghOshti of HayagrIva BhakthAs , who climb the steps of oushadha giri at all
seasons to have the Darsana SoubhAgyam of Lord HayagrIvan . Building
Mantapams , constructing PushkaraNis , creating Nandavanams , Performing
Pushpa Kaimkaryams , lighting dheepams and engaging in other Kaimkaryams
such as NithyArAdhanams pleases the ThiruvuLLam of the Lord. When Bhagavath
Kaimkaryam is interlaced with AchArya and BhAgavatha Kaimkaryam , there is
no limit to the glories of such a Kaimkaryam at a dhivya dEsam . In adiyEn's
humble
opinion , the ManTapa NirmANa Kaimkaryam at Oushadha Giri is one such
Kaimkaryam . Perhaps at a later date , all of us can help with the
construction of
a Nandha Vanam on Oushadha Giri next to Lord HayagrIvan's sannidhi
to grow the flowers for use in the NithyArAdhanam of Hayavadhana
Para Brahmam .
We need to sacrifice very little to realize the MahA Mantapam , which will
be like a lamp on the hill to celebrate Lord Hayagrivan for all times to come .
adiyEn indicated earlier that a commitment of $75 or Rs.3,200 will help create
TEN Square Feet of the floor space for the Mantapam . Those who can not
set aside Rs.3,200 or the equivalent of $75 can send whatever they can
based on units of Rs.320 for one Square Foot coverage . Few have pledged
Rs.50,000 and that helps to speed up the construction of the Mantapam and
the 8 pillars on which the Mantapam will rest ultimately . With Lord
HayagrIvan's
anugraham , all of us should hope to get the Mantapam ready for use in
the PurattAsi SravaNam day ( Oct 12, 2005) for use by the BhakthAs ,
who follow Swamy Desikan on anuyAthrA as He climbs this hill to perform
MangaLAsAsanam of Lord HayagrIvan . Please help ; Please join
in this Kaimkaryam . adiyEn requests you with folded hands
(anjali bhaddha hastham) to contribute your mite to this
Kaimkaryam and send your samarpaNams to Sri Soundararajan
Desikan , who is coordinating the Mantapam construction
on ground at Thiruvaheendhrapuram . His address is
available at the web site , http://www.srikainkarya.org
You can contact him or adiyEn to send your samarpaNams .
It is not every day , we get a chance to participate in Kaimkaryam for Lord
HayagrIvan . All the education that have been blessed with , the Iswaryams
that we enjoy as a direct consequence of such an education, the honors we
recieve
in the world for erudition , the deftness with which we speak and write
are ALL due to the tiniest portion of the anugraham (lavalEsam) of Lord
HayagrIvan . He makes a mute speak. He makes a dullard transform into
a poet like KaaLidAsa. Most of all , He blesses us with AchArya Sambhandham
and SathsampradhAya Jn~Anam and chases away nescience . Let us leave
a permanent testimony of our gratefulness to Him on the sacred hills of
Oushadagiri in the dhivya dEsam of Thiruvaheendhrapuram .
There are 84 days left until October 12 , when Swamy Desikan's
Thirunakshathram will be celebrated with pomp and circumstance
on the Oushada Giri . Let us all join together to make this kaimkaryam
a memorable event this year and forever !
adiyEn will keep on writing until then about the glories of Lord HayagrIvan
and the miracle that happened at Oushadha Giri , which gave us
the Sri Sookthis of Swamy Desikan as our Kula dhanam .
NamO SrI HayagreevAya ,
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan
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