Sri:
Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:
Azhvar and Acharya Thirunakshathram Celebrations
Washington DC - November 05 th and 06 th 2005 : Sign up & AgendaJETUSA Inc. and Vedics Foundation , welcome one and all to celebrate
Mudal Azhvars, Purvacharyas (Pillai Lokacharya & Manavala Mamunikal )
and
Chinna Jeeyar Swami 's Thirunakshathrams
Location: Sri Venkateshvara Temple of Viginia: 12501 Bradock Road, Fairfax VA 22030 and Hall: Union Mill Elementary School, 13611 Springstone Dr., Clifton, VA 20124
Please grace us with your presence and make this a grand celebration. To volunteer please e-mail: mamunikal@yahoogroups.com
The month of Aippasi boasts many holy events like Deepavali and the Avathara of many Azhvars and Acharyas whose contributions are the concrete foundations for SriVaishnavism. It is a privilege to celebrate their birth and contributions.
Mudal Azhvars and Poorvacharyas (Pillai Lokacharya & Mamunikal)Aippasi is a very auspiscious month for Srivaishnavas when the first three of the ten azhvars, came into being on this world, which was filled with darkness.
=> Mudhal Azhvars: Poigai AzhvAr, BhUdhaththu AzhvAr and PEy Azhvar, are chronologically the earliest of all AzvhArs. They are “ayOnijAs” (ones who were not born from a womb) and they appeared on water-flowers in three different places.
With darkness prevailing, the jeevathmas were unable to see Lord Srimannarayana. The first two azhvars lit holy lamps and the third azhvar showed us EmperumAn (Lord Srimannarayana).
=> Many thousands of years later, in the same month, Lord Varadharaja of Kancheepuram, took birth as Swami Pillai Lokachariar (Ulagariyan). He was in this world from 1205 CE. to 1311 CE. The purpose of this avathara was to document the message of Ramanuja Sampradayam. He wrote 18 rahasya grathas.He is the "first Acharya" to document all the rahasyas for future generations.
=> One hundred and sixty five years later, in the same month, Swami ManavAla Mamunikal took birth in this world, as Punaravathara of Swamy Ramanuja himself. He was in this world from 1370 CE. to 1443 CE. 165 years after Swami Pillai Lokacharya's birth, SriVaishnavism was in disarray, due to muslim invasions, and mis-interpretations of poorvacharyas' works. This avathara's purpose was to set right Srivaishnava sampradhayam that was so carefully built by our Poorvacharyas, which was being diluted, modified and in some cases forgotten. Mamunikal gave us lucid commentaries (vyakhyanams) to Poorvacharyas' works including the Rahasya granthas of Swamy Pillai Lokacharyar.
Prakrutham Acharya: Chinna Ramanuja Jeeyar Swami
"Serve all beings as service to God" " Worship your own Respect all"
These two simple statements speaks volumes about HIS HOLINESS SRI SRI SRI TRIDANDI CHINNA SRIMANNARAYANA RAMANUJA JEEYAR SWAMI and His love for humanity.
Crusader of peace, Champion of Education, Guardian of Vedic Heritage, Scholar and the most benevolent and beloved Acharya of recent history, He is a true Humanitarian. Join us to celebrate His Thirunakshathram, on Nov 5th and 6 th , in Washington DC , along with fellow devotees. Come and learn more about this Vedic Seer, who is walking the principles of Jagadacharya Swami Ramanuja, and His organisation JET USA.
We as sishyas and bhagavatas have a duty to celebrate our Acharyas and Azhvars thirunakshatrams, who have given us the light to see EmperumAn ,in the form of Dhivyaprabhandam, Rahasyams, and invaluable lucid commentaries for us to understand.
We do not have anything to give back to them, which goes without saying. However, it is our duty to celebrate their thirunakshatrams, their teachings and unconditional love for us to realize Lord Srimannarayana.
Azhvar EmberumAnar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Saranam
JETUSA Vedics Foundation
