Why say "AdiyEn,rAmAnuja dAsan"?
| Dear Friends, Just wanted to share what i got 2 know about recently through Sri Sri AnnAs upanyAsam AChArya RAmAnuja is an ocean of mercy who requested SriRanganAtha to grant mOksham to all the people in kali yugA by reciting his gadya trayA with bhakthi. Sri RanganAtha thought twice about it. He cannot dissapoint such a dear devotee. At the same time, if he grants mOksha to everyone, he can no longer perform his "LeelA". Hence, he said to AChAryA that anyone who performs sharAngathi to him by saying "AdiyEn , rAmanuja DAsan" will be granted mOksha. Only a very few percentage of the people kali are humble enough to even say that forget about saying it from the heart. That is yet another leelA of God. at least now , O mind, perform sharaNAgathi to this ocean of mercy not because you expect something out of it, but just to surrender under the lOtus feet of such a mahAnubAvar AaazhwAr anubavams ThirumangaI AaazhwAr Thirumangai aazhvaar says that the Lord will raze down the sorrow of his devotees "adiyaar paduthuyar aayinavellaam, nilandharam seyyum." He is ever gazing in the direction of Lanka eagerly awaiting the midnight visits of his dear devotee Vibeeshnan nammAzhWar Namaazhvaar asserts that the Lord is ever contemplating all the different ways to shower His grace upon the devotees "unnadiyaarku enseyvan enRE yiriththin^ee. PeriyAzhwAr Periyaazhvaar goes to the extent of suggesting that the Lord will reject charges made against the devotees even if they were to come from the thaayaar (Lakshmi) Herself, "thannadiyaar thiRaththakaththu thaamaraiyaaL aakilum sidhakuraikkumEl, "ennadiyaar adhu seyyaar, seydhaarEl nanRu seydhaar."" Why would thaayaar make any such complaint? The answer is to prove to the masses that the Lord will not forsake them at all! Such is the love of our Lord towards His devotees. Kulasekara Azhvaar He epitomizes the state of mind of all the aazhvaars when he declares that he will proudly wear on his forehead the wet mud from the feet of devotees, "thoNdar sEvadich sezhuncEr en sennikku aNivanE." Comments of other bhakThAs --Quote-- In this kali no one feels and spell it out from their hearts... unless we make an attempt to get such kind of bakthi , rangan wudnt c us as a even as a person among the crowd... But such kind of bakthi will grow only thro GURUKATAKSHA hence we shud alwz plead him to pour mercy(though till now its more)...on us Those things that u've quoted will b xplained very superbly by srisri in RAMANUJA VAIBVAM .i too have heard it so much of times.... --Unquote-- --Quote-- It is the way of vaishnavam,but the word have been forgot my most person.Even Our Namazhwar says "Thondar Thondar Thondar Thondan sadagopan".According to vaishnavam each Vaishnavate is a slave of other Vaishnavate,u can see this from the pasurams of our Azhwars and Aacharyans --Unquote-- Another Staunch VAishnavites view Anyone who does "samashranam". Having the sanku charkram in the left arm and right arm by your acharyar. The first lesson taught is whoever you talk you must say adiyen ramanuja dasan. I happened to listen in velukudi's discussion. Those who have done samshranam are only allowed to get srivaikunda moksham and they are the srivaishnavas. Info on Samashranam (nAma samasakaram) The AchAryA adds the name 'DAsA' at the end of the disciples name , to indicate that he is forever the servant of Lord Sriman NArAyanA and Bhagavad RAmAnujA. He becomes a 'RAmAnuja dAsan'.This is highly important. Eventhough Sri Vaishnavam is eternal , it was Bhagavad RAmAnujA who propagated it with intensity and fervour ,out of his great compassion for all the living entities. He was a supreme devotee of Sriman NArAyanA and an intellectual genius. He gave the true imports of Brahma SUtrAs and established the eternal truth vouchsafed in the Upanishads . He made everyone understand that NArAyanA , the consort of 'Sri' is the Supreme Lord , who has all the sentient beings and insentient things as His body (ie. NArAyanA is supporter & controller of everything and everything exists for His pleasure ). He gave the secret doctrine of 'prapatti' ( self -surrender ) to the whole world. PRAPATTI IS THE ONLY WAY IN THIS KALI YUGA BY WHICH ONE CAN REACH SRI VAIKUNTAM (MOKSHAM). Thus ,it was Bhagavad RAmAnujA who opened the gates of Sri Vaikuntam for anyone , irrespective of caste , creed or sex. The greatness of Bhagavad RAmAnujA cannot be expressed in mere words. Since he was the one who redeemed the whole suffering humanity by propagating the eternal truth and the ultimate good to everyone , Lord RanganAthA residing at SriRangam became so moved that , the Supreme Lord placed at the disposal of RAmAnujAchAryA , all His possessions - LIlAvibhUti ( Material World ) and Nitya-VibhUti (Spiritual World ie. Sri Vaikuntam ) - including Himself.In commemoration of that act , Lord RanganAthA conferred upon Bhagavad RAmAnujA the name of 'Udayavar'( Possesor or Master ) ,to signify that he was thenceforth the Master of All. Thus , to enter the Spiritual Abode of Sriman NArAyanA , the link with ' Udayavar '( Sri RAmAnujA ) becomes a vital and important criterion. The sishyA should always identify himself through this 'dAsa ' nAmA . Whenever he speaks to other bhAgavathAs he should have the servitude attitude which in one way can be cultivated by remembering his 'dAsa ' nAmA. Ladies shall identify themselves by suffixing "nAmine RAmAnuja dAsi" to their name ( eg: RanganAyaki nAmine RAmAnuja dAsi ). Courtesy : 1.http://www.salagram.net/sstp-TempleGoersGuide.html#SAMASHRAYANAM 2. "Oppilappan Yahoo Groups" AdiyEn thyAgayya and rAmanuja dAsan |
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