srI T.A. gOpAlAchAr svAmi attained paramapadam
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• August 25, 2001
srImathE rAmanujAya namah dear bhAgavathAs, Many of us have been fortunate enough to know about the great scholar and srIvaishNava, srI. T.A. gOpAlAchAr svAmi. The Lord took this great soul to paramapadam yesterday, (August 25th, around 11:00 PM) At this time, all we can do is remember the greatness of this svAmi, and try to follow atleast some of what he stood for. srI gOpAlAchAr swami was the younger brother of srI. T.A. KrishNamAchAr svAmi. both of them are very learned scholars in ubhaya vEdAnta, with special emphasis on nyAya sAstra from a sanskrit perspective. They have performed kainkaryam to the Lord of thirupathi, and the Lord of thirumala unceasingly for the past 60 years. They lived in thirupathi, and were a part of every occasion in the temple(s), from nitya ArAdhanam to all utsavams. More importantly, both of them were great teachers to the srIvaishNava community at large. srI. krishNamAchAr svAmi and srI gOpAlAchAr svAmi are/were the ultimate authority when it comes to ubhaya vEdAnta for most scholars of today. Most of the learned scholars of today, when they have a doubt/need clarification approach(ed) srI. krishNamAchAr svAmi/srI. gOpAlAchAr svami for clarification. srI. gOpAlAchAr svAmi led a life that embodies what our pUrvAchAryAs have preached. He (and his brother) was the picture of simplicity. Both of them would not accept any kind of monetary/material respect, irrespective of how large/small it was, of for whatever reason it was offered. Even if it was offered for some kainkaryam, the answer would come pat "nIyE paNNu - enga kitta paNam koNdu varAda - appadi paNam koNdu vandhA inga varAdha" {You yourself do the kainkaryam - do not bring money to us - if you bring money, then do not come here}. In a world, where everyone needs money in some form or the other for whatever reason, srI. gOpAlAchAr svAmi and srI. krishNamAchAr svAmi are one of the very few people that followed the words of our pUrvAchAryAs in true spirit. srI. gOpAlAchAr svAmi's speciality was the nAlAyira divya prabhandham, and its vyAkhyAnams. TTD recently released the nAlAyiram tapes of srI. gOpAlAchAr svAmi as part of their scriptures recording project. This has around 50 tapes, with the divya prabhandham recited (sung), in the traditional manner as it is recited in thirumala during utsavams. Both the brothers were AchAryAs. Since srI krishNamAchAr swami is the elder brother, srI gOpAlAchAr svami did not take up performing samAsrayaNam to shisyAs. His devotion to his brother is legendary. His bhakti/respect for his brother was so high, that he would not even speak in the presence of srI. krishNamAchAr svami until asked by svAmi to do so. Such a great soul attained paramapadam yesterday, leaving behind a darker world for the rest of us. We can for the moment derive some consolation in that srI. krishNamAchAr svAmi is still with us, willing, as always, in the true spirit of rAmAnujA's sampradAya (paar ulagil aasai udayOrkku ellAm aariyargaL koorum enRu) to teach to all those who want to learn. The rites are being conducted in thirupathi. adiyEn madhurakavi dAsan, varadhan __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------- - SrImate rAmAnujAya namaH - To Post a message, send it to: bhakti-list@yahoogroups.com Archives: http://ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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