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    A child, when it is born, depends entirely on its mother for everything it needs. But, as it grows, it develops the faculty of observation. The father and finally the teacher step in, directing the child to understand its surroundings better. There are several teachers in one’s life. But, the one who imparts true knowledge as to who we are, what is the meaning of life and where do we go from here etc.- is the most important.

    In Sanskrit, these teachers are known by the terms ‘GURU’ and ‘ACHARYA’. The word “Guru” means the one who dispels the darkness of ignorance and sheds light on the path of good conduct. The word “Achaarya” means one who has understood well Saastras (Holy Scriptures), conducts himself strictly according to the injunctions contained therein and guides others to follow his own example. That is why Achaarya is considered greater than all the rest.

    Without initiation and instruction by an Achaarya, it is not possible for one to gain knowledge of the ultimate reality. One who approaches a good Achaarya becomes capable of distinguishing good from bad in any given situation and adopts good ones and achieves a bright future spiritually.

    The very first Achaarya in our tradition is (Satsampradaaya) is Bhagavaan Sriman Narayana Himself. In the beginning, Narayana in His form as Hayagriva (Horse faced) taught the Vedas to His son, the four-faced Brahma. Later in Krishna Avatara (Divine incarnation), He sang the Song Celestial called “Bhagavad Gita” and came to be known as “Gitaachaaryan”.

    The Vedas declare that a person initiated by an Achaarya understands truth ‘as it is’ and therefore the Achaarya should be respected like God Himself. The Upanishads like Mundaka, Svetaswatara, Taittriya etc which are called ‘Vedanta’ (the ultimate end of Vedas) confirm that the Achaarya not only shows the path of knowledge and fills one with faith by setting an example but also initiates the procedure, plans for our progress, imparts us the necessary techniques, corrects us whenever we go wrong and leads us to the ultimate goal surely and safely.

    Swami Desika says that in this form, we can see God and talk to Him and therefore there is no God greater than Achaarya. The Achaarya dispels the darkness of our ignorance. He removes all our sins. He makes us equal to himself. He endows us with a divine vision. “He gives us ‘Vidya Jnaanam’ and thus puts an end to the cycle of births and death” says Swami Desika.

    A true Achaarya is one who imparts such knowledge out of infinite compassion without expecting any pecuniary or other compensation and teaches without any reservations. It will be impossible to repay our debt of gratitude to such an Achaarya.

    His Holiness Srimad ParavakkoTTai Gopala Desika Maha Desikan of Poundarikapuram Swami Asramam, Srirangam was such an Achaarya par excellence. Those who have seen or heard him or have known him are indeed fortunate souls.

    I am happy to submit this small note as a dedication to him, my Achaarya on his 92nd Tirunakshatram on 28th March 2012

    Dasoham

    Anbil Ramaswamy


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    Re: THE IMPORTANCE OF ACHARYA (PRECEPTOR)

    SreematE sree Lakshminrusimha parabrahmaNE nama: |
    Sree PerundEvee nAyikA samEta Sree AbheeshTavarada parabrahmaNE nama: |
    ......
    SreematE Sree Lakshmi nrusimha divya pAdukA sEvaka srivaNsaTakOpa sree RanganAtha saTakOpa yateendra mahAdEsikAya nama : |
    SreematE sreevaN saTakOpa sree Lakshminrusimha saTakOpa yateendra mahAdEsikAya nama : |
    ......
    SreematE Sree Lakshmi nrusimha divya pAdukA sEvaka srivaNsaTakOpa sri NArAyaNa yateendra mahAdEsikAya nama: |
    SreematE SreevaN saTakOpa Sri RanganAtha yateendra mahAdEsikAya nama: |
    =====================================
    Sri:

    BhAgavathAs may find the following info useful, for celebrating swAmi DEsikan's tirunakshatram [puraTTAsi sravaNam].
    Apart from printed books, pdf is available for swAmi DEsikan's Sanskrit stotrANi and Tamil prabandhams in various websites. Similarly apart from audio cassettes/ cds [e.g. by u vE Malola Kannan swamigal, Smt R Vedavalli, Smt. Mani Krishnaswami et al], some websites are available with mp3 for listening/ downloading.

    1. http://www.ahobilamutt.org/us/data/text/All-Sri_Desika_Prabhandham.pdf for prabandham
    2. http://www.ahobilamutt.org/us/home/showmedia.asp contains audio for several individual prabandhams
    3. http://andavan.org/ contains audio of all sanskrit stOtrAs [Srimad Andavan TiruvAkkil]
    4. http://www.prapatti.com/slokas/slokasbyname.html contains pdf of slOkAs and prabandhams in many scripts (Devanagari, Roman-English, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil and for those interested in correctly pronouncing the Sanskrit words, this site has Tamil with consonants markings)
    5. http://www.prapatti.com/slokas/mp3.html contains mp3
    6. go to www.youtube.com and type in the search box Desika prabandham [ or individual sloka/ prabandha name] and it leads us to many webpages with video/audios.
    7. http://www.srivaishnavam.com/ contains webpages for Sanskrit and prabandham in pdf (many languages) and mp3 ; for listening to the mp3 we need real player.
    8. http://www.sravanam.org/category/santhai-learners-series/ has learner series for many slokas;
    9. http://www.sravanam.org/2013/11/20/swami-vedanta-desika-stotras-full-series/ has audio of slokas;
    10. visit www.sadagopan.org for several books on slokas and prabandhams.
    11. Veda Dharma Samrakshana Sabha [www.vdssabha.org] has since recently brought out [about 8 so far] prabandhams padham piriththu eLiya nadaiyil.

    There may be several other useful sources adiyEn may not be aware of.

    U vE Sri Ramadesikachariar swamin's precious books on slOkAs [Rs.260] and prabandhams [Rs 120] (Lifco publication http://www.lifcobooks.com/component/virtuemart/?page=shop.browse&category_id=9 ) are priceless.

    adiyEn found that it takes about 5 hours for all stOtrANi excluding PAdukA sahasram, 4 hours for that, and 3 to 4 hours for prabandhams to listen to the entire audios.

    adiyEn RAmAnuja dAsan
    KArukurichi Nambi Varadhan

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    SreematE sree Lakshminrusimha parabrahmaNE nama: |
    Sree PerundEvee nAyikA samEta Sree AbheeshTavarada parabrahmaNE nama: |
    ......
    SreematE Sree Lakshmi nrusimha divya pAdukA sEvaka srivaNsaTakOpa sree RanganAtha saTakOpa yateendra mahAdEsikAya nama : |
    SreematE sreevaN saTakOpa sree Lakshminrusimha saTakOpa yateendra mahAdEsikAya nama : |
    ......
    SreematE Sree Lakshmi nrusimha divya pAdukA sEvaka srivaNsaTakOpa sri NArAyaNa yateendra mahAdEsikAya nama: |
    SreematE SreevaN saTakOpa Sri RanganAtha yateendra mahAdEsikAya nama: |
    =====================================
    Sri:

    BhAgavathAs may find the following info useful, for celebrating swAmi DEsikan's tirunakshatram [puraTTAsi sravaNam].
    Apart from printed books, pdf is available for swAmi DEsikan's Sanskrit stotrANi and Tamil prabandhams in various websites. Similarly apart from audio cassettes/ cds [e.g. by u vE Malola Kannan swamigal, Smt R Vedavalli, Smt. Mani Krishnaswami et al], some websites are available with mp3 for listening/ downloading.

    1. http://www.ahobilamutt.org/us/data/text/All-Sri_Desika_Prabhandham.pdf for prabandham
    2. http://www.ahobilamutt.org/us/home/showmedia.asp contains audio for several individual prabandhams
    3. http://andavan.org/ contains audio of all sanskrit stOtrAs [Srimad Andavan TiruvAkkil]
    4. http://www.prapatti.com/slokas/slokasbyname.html contains pdf of slOkAs and prabandhams in many scripts (Devanagari, Roman-English, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil and for those interested in correctly pronouncing the Sanskrit words, this site has Tamil with consonants markings)
    5. http://www.prapatti.com/slokas/mp3.html contains mp3
    6. go to www.youtube.com and type in the search box Desika prabandham [ or individual sloka/ prabandha name] and it leads us to many webpages with video/audios.
    7. http://www.srivaishnavam.com/ contains webpages for Sanskrit and prabandham in pdf (many languages) and mp3 ; for listening to the mp3 we need real player.
    8. http://www.sravanam.org/category/santhai-learners-series/ has learner series for many slokas;
    9. http://www.sravanam.org/2013/11/20/swami-vedanta-desika-stotras-full-series/ has audio of slokas;
    10. visit www.sadagopan.org for several books on slokas and prabandhams.
    11. Veda Dharma Samrakshana Sabha [www.vdssabha.org] has since recently brought out [about 8 so far] prabandhams padham piriththu eLiya nadaiyil.

    There may be several other useful sources adiyEn may not be aware of.

    U vE Sri Ramadesikachariar swamin's precious books on slOkAs [Rs.260] and prabandhams [Rs 120] (Lifco publication http://www.lifcobooks.com/component/virtuemart/?page=shop.browse&category_id=9 ) are priceless.

    adiyEn found that it takes about 5 hours for all stOtrANi excluding PAdukA sahasram, 4 hours for that, and 3 to 4 hours for prabandhams to listen to the entire audios.

    adiyEn RAmAnuja dAsan
    KArukurichi Nambi Varadhan

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