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sudarsanp • Wed Jul 24 2002 - 06:48:28 PDT 


Sri RAmajayam
SrimathE GOpAla DEsika MahA DEsikAya Namaha

Dear BhagavathAs,
                  Today is Adhi Uttiram(Karkataka - Uttarashada) 
TN of Swamy AlavandAr(other ThirunAmam-YAmunaithuraivar, 
YAmunAcharya).  
Swamy was born ca.976 AD(DhAtu Varsham) to Ishwara Muni(Son of 
NAthamunigal) 
and Ranganayaki Ammal.
We can never repay our AchAryas for their PErupakAram(help) in 
helping/guiding/showing us the path to happiness on earth(JnAnam, 
AnushtAnam, VairAghyam) and eternal happiness(Moksham, Nitya 
Kaimkaryam), and it is only 
natural for us to speak in a Superlative sense about every Sri 
Vaishnava 
AchArya right from the PradamAcharya of the Divya Dhampathis to Asmad 
AchAryan.  Each of these AchAryas have their Thirumudi Sammandham to 
their 
PoorvachArya and give their Thiruvadi Sammandham to their successor 
thus 
giving us an Avichinna Guru Parampara(unbroken AchArya lineage).
In this Guru Parampara we constantly refer Sri RAmAnuja as Darsana 
SthApakar 
and refer Parama Vaidhika Matham of Sri Vaishnavam as Sri RAmAnuja 
DArsanam, 
owing to the establishment of the VEdic faith by Bhagavad RAmAnuja in 
a very 
turbulent phase of materialism, violence, intolerance and spiritual 
destruction(true to this day).
However this happened entirely due to the Thiruvadi Sammandham of 
Swamy 
AlavandAr whose three wishes were delivered by EmperumAnAr Sri 
RAmAnuja.
The works of Swamy Alavandar include, Siddhi Trayam(Atma, Samvit, 
Iswara 
Siddhi, which helped Sri RAmAnuja evolve the thought process for 
formulating 
Sri BhAshya), Geethartha Sangraha(base for Sri RAmAnuja's GitA 
BhAshyA), 
Agama PrAmAnyam(enabled Sri RAmanuja to expound PAncharAtra Agama), 
Maha 
Purusha Nirnayam(general basis for all Sri Vaishnavite works, 
incluing 
VEdartha Sangraham of Sri RAmAnuja), Sthothra Ratnam and Chatus SlOki.
These are profound works, and it is AdiyEn's belief even if we 
associate 
ourself with a parama BhAgavathA familiar with Swamy AlavandArs 
works,  it 
can cleanse us of a great deal of RajO/ThamO gunAs.  On this sacred 
day let 
us make a resolve to associate ourself with the Parama Vaidhika 
Matham of 
Sri Vaishnavam, and take a gradual recourse into knowing our 
SampradAyam and 
live a fulfilling and happy life.  Sri Poundareekapuram Srimad 
Andavan 
Asramam celebrates Swamy AlavandAr TN MahOtsavam today, with Veda, 
Prabandha 
PArayanam for the past several days, dotted with other festivities 
like TN of 
Sri Poudareekapuram Srimad Andavan, Sri SrinivAsa MahA DEsikan Swami.

AdiyEn Sri RAmAnuja DAsan,

Sudarsana Dasosmi




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