Sri jayanthi special

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SrI:

SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya nama:

Dearest all,

On this great day of Sri Jayanthi, it is my desire to post a translation of

upanyasam by Srimad PaRavaakkOttai Andavan Sri Goapaladesika mahadesikan on

Rohini’s Greatness.

 

Today is RohiNi Thirunakshathram. Emperumaan KaNNan’s birth star. KaNNan was

born in the month of AvaNi, krushNa paksham, ashtami thithi combined with RohiNi

star. This day is celebrated as “Sri Jayanthiâ€. Sri Jayanthi always means

KaNNan’s Thirunakshathram. Janma nakshathrams of Sri Nrusmihan, Sri Vamanan

are addressed as Sri Nrusimha Jayanthi, Sri Vamana Jayanthi respectively.

KrishNan means: One who attracts bhakthAs towards Him.

 

Sankarar (the one who calls Bhagawaan as “nirguNanâ€) says:

 

kandharpakOdi subhagam vaanchithaphaLatham dhayaarNavam krishNam thayakthvaa

kam anyavishayam nEthrayugam dhrashtum uthsahathE..

 

KaNNan is so handsome and beautiful as the sum total of crores (millions) of

manmathans (cupid). He grants all that we desire for. He is the most

merciful; Which other God my would my eyes desire to see and enjoy? (None..) =

Thus Sankara melts at Kannan’s beauty.

 

Leelasukhar – a staunch Saivite. Listen to what he says:

 

“I am a saivite. There is no doubt about that. Everyday, morning and

evening, I meditate and perform siva Panchakkshara japam. While uttering

japam, shouldn’t I not concentrate on the manthra devatha alone and

meditate? That does not happen. My mind always thinks of that Blue hued,

impishly smiling faced, and cowherd Boy KaNNan alone. Japam- panchaaksharam.

Thinking on KaNNan. – What is that you are doing?- that KaNNan asks me

naughtily and mischievously.

 

MadhusUdhana Saraswathi- who said, “Brahmam sathyam; All others are false.

There are no qualities, attributes for Bhagawaan. There is no form for

Bhagawaan. He had also written “advaita siddhiâ€. Listen to what he says:

 

“Let those yogis cultivate their minds on formless, attribute less, jYothi

and meditate.. I do not wish to see with my eyes what they long to see. I

would like to see with my eyes, and enjoy in my mind - that indescribable

beauty, that Blue hued jyOthi KaNNan who ran hither and thither on the banks of

Yamuna River. “

 

Kualsekara AzhwAr says: “I see an unparalleled jyOthi in my heart. Its name is

KaNNan. That medicine can alleviate any disease. It is also the tastiest nectar.

Not only does it remove the disease of what we undergo in day-to-day life. It

also dispels the karmic disease of further births and deaths and can grant the

Ultimate Bliss.

 

This KaNNan’s archaavataaram is here most gracefully showing Himself at

Mannargudi Sri Rajagopala PerumAL. During BrahmOthsavam, (18 days), He shows His

leelAs in his archa vigraham, with the excellent most brilliant

alankaarams being done by priests (bhattars)

 

In AsthAnam, the way he has the cloth tied around His Head (muNdAsu), a cane in

his Hand, showing the Lotus Feet for Bhagawathas to get saved, wearing a smiling

face, along with the Cow and the calf.- it can never ever leave our eyes and

mind. For that PerumAn, on Panguni Rohini is ThirutthEr- Chariot festival.

 

ThiruppANAzhwAr (born in the star of RohiNi) lost himself in the exquisite

Beauty of Lord Ranganathan, and burst out with Pasurams singing the beauty of

the Lord from toe to Head. He finally said “the eyes that have seen my Arangan

will not see anything else†and united with the Lord then and there.

 

ThirukkOttiyoor Nambhi also was born in the Rohini star. He was the AchAryan of

Sri Ramanuja and taught Sri Ramanuja the Rahasyaartthams.

 

Thus, KaNNan- ThiruppANAzhwAr, ThirukkOttiyoor Nambhi- appeared in RohiNi

Thirunakshathram. On this great day (of Rohini, when asmadhAchAryan His

Holiness Srimad PaRavaakkOttai Srimad Andavan Sri Gopaladesika mahadesikan

also appeared to save us from samsaaric afflictions), let us all (in the

manner and ways of what our AchAryas, AzhwArs have laid out the paths) at

the feet of archaavataara Emperumaan, perform Pooja, pay obeisance to, offer

flowers, sing His Names and Glories, meditate on him in our minds and spend time

more usefully, remove and get rid of sins (paapams) and be blessed to live with

all wealth and prosperity, peace in this life, and be blessed with

BrahmAnandhAnubhavam in the next..

 

(Translation from Srimad andavan’s speech in All India Radio, Trichy). All

errors /faults are mine.

 

Acharyan ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam

namo narayana

 

Regards

adiyEn Narayana dAsan madhavakkannan