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Sadagopan • March 6, 2003 


The Greatness of Utthama AchAryans
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Let us celebrate on this occasion the importance
of such MahAnubhAvAs in our life along the lines
in which the ancient Vedams in general and Saama
vedam in particular point out to us.

Rig  Rk celebrating AchAryan
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One of the Rg rk states that the AchAryAs use
the power of their Tapas and Jn~Anam to overcome
all the handicaps and  serve as chakravarthis for
the human assembly :

utha svarAjO adhithirabhdhasya vrathasya mE
mahO rAjaana IsathE
--Rg Vedam: 8.12.4

(meaning ): Those noble persons of blemishless
character through their soul force and by
the strict observance of the Lord's inviolate laws
(SaasthrAs) become fit to rule over others
(lead others) by their supermacy.

They have severe nishtai and through their power of
intellect (mEdhA vilAsam) spread their benovolent
Jn~Anam all over the world like the rays of the Sun .

AchAryAs' UpAsana and  Kaimkaryams to the Lord
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The power of Jn~Anam of these austere learned persons
is celebrated in the three VedAms by the following
Veda Manthram:

kaNvA iva bhrugava: iva SooryA: iva
visvam id dhItam aasata , Indhram sthOmEbhir
mahayanta aayava: priyamEdhAsO asvaran

( UtharArchika Saaman : 1363, Rg Vedam: VIII.3.16
and Atharva Vedam:10.2,59.2).

This veda manthram points out that the Bhrugus and
the descendants of the family of KaNva have attained
the Supreme Being as the Sun pervades the Universe by
his rays (  Bhrugava: Bhrugu kula jAthA:, KaNva Kula
jAthA: iva taTA Soorya: iva visvam id dhItam aasata).

This manthram also points out the tight realtionship between
these powerful AchAryAs and their SishyAs . It is not only
these learned wise sages keep themselves busy in singing
the praise of the Supreme being through Yaaga , yaj~na
AarAdhanams and sthuthis but also their pious sishyAs
keep themselves fully occupied with the eulogy of
the Lord and the performance of sacred rituals to please
their AchAryan and the Supreme being .The importance of
Bhagavd AaarAdhanam and BhAgavatha AarAdhanam is hinted here.

AchAryA's unbroken kaimkaryam to the Lord
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These MahAnubhAvaas pray for the welfare of mankind
and approach Him through reverentail thoughts, noble
deeds and blemishless homage:

upa thvAgnE dhivE-dhivE dOshAvastardh dhiyA vayam
namO bharantha emasi
--PoorvArchika Saaman:14 and Yajur Vedam:III.22)

JarAbhOdha tadh vividDhi visE-visE yaj~niyAya
SthOmagum rudrAya drusIkam

--PoorvArchika Saama : 15 , UttharArchika Saaman 1663
and Rg Vedam I.27.10

(Combined meaning of both the manthrams ): Oh Lord !
We approach You day and night with reverential homage
enriched by sublime thoughts about You and noble deeds
commanded by Your SaasthrAs.Oh Matchless Lord!(OppilA appanE!)
May Thou listen earnestly to our prayers and accept our
offerings! May Thou enter in to the spirit of our eulogies
for the purpose of the completion of our sacrifices (Yaj~nams) for the 
benefit of all mankind !

Here the Lord's anupravEsam in to all of the sthuthis
and Yaj~nAs of the learned sages ( JarAbhOdha/ one with
mature experience and Tapas) is invoked for the good of
all people(visE-visE).

Our Lord's pervasive presence through AchAryAs
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There is  a series of 32 UtharArchika Saamans
praising Soma rasam , which start with the word
"yEsha: " to salute the anantha KalyANa guNams of
the Lord . One of them is the following Saaman
(UttharArchikam 1281 and Rg  Vedam IX.28.2):

yEsha pavithrE aksharAth sOmO dEvEbhya Sutha:
visvA dhAmAnyAvisan

(meaning): This Supreme Being manifests Himself
to the wise learned persons (AchAryAs)and is
realized in various beautiful forms .He pervades
all places .

Prayer to that Supreme Lord by our AchAryAs
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Saama Veda manthram (uttharArchika Saaman 1358
and Rg Veda Rk IX.97.38)describes the relationship
of our AchAryAs to the Supreme Lord as follows:

"sa punAn upa dhadhAna ObhE aprA rOdasI vee sha: aava
priyA chidh yasya priyAsAsa UthI sathO dhana kAriNE
na pra yagumsath"

(Meaning at one level): The learned person purifying
himself thru profound meditation of the Lord and is
empowered by his Jn~Ana VairAgya anushtAnam . That tapasvi
fills both the literate and illeterate with the glow of
learning and discloses various vidhyAs. The pure and
noble wishes of the learned persons are meant to protect
us against fears ( samsAra bheethi) and obstacles
( vignams in UpAya anushtAnam). May that Lord grant us
the excellent wealth of spiritual knowledge as (he does)
to the AchAryAs (learned persons/MahAthmAs)!

This Saaman refers to those paramaikAnthis , who do not
seek chillundi swAmis (" siRu dhaivam sErEn")and hold
firmly to the sacred feet of SrIman NaarAyanan .These
are MahAthmAs with theevra tapas and noble conduct
and serve as light houses on the shore , who are being
buffeted by the fierce waves of SamsAric ocean.They are
mArga darsees , who have superior aathma GuNams like
ahimsai, Sathyam , asthEyam , aparigruham , Soucham ,
Indhriya nigraham et al.

These Brahma Vidhs are saluted by Swamy  NammAzhwAr
in his ThiruvAimozhi paasuram ( 8.3.10):

kalakamilla naltava munivar karai kaNDOr
tulakkimilaa vAnavar yellAm ThozhuvArkaL
malakkamyetha maakadal tannaik-kadainthAnai
ulakka nAmm puhazhkirpathu yenn seyvathu urayeerE

(Meaning ): AchAryAs with unmuddled knowledge/Jn~Anam
known for their  authentic penance/tapas perform MangaLAsAsanam
to the Lord , who churned once the milky ocean with
great energy to produce amrutham . AchAryAs on a par
with the nithya sooris and muktha jeevans serve the Lord
on this earth with joy .Please tell me how to eulogize
that  Lord to His full satisfaction and gain freedom
from all of my  samsAric  afflictions.

A concluding prayer for AchAryan's Veda prAyam
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Vedam refers to one hundred autumns as the life
span for humans :

sataminnu saradhO anthidEvA nascchakrA jarasam tanUnAm
putrAsO yathra pitarO bhavanthi maa nou madhyA rIrishathAyurganthO
--Rg Vedam I.89.9

(meaning): Hundred autumns are given to us by the Supreme
Being for life on His earth although the body is subject to
old age and decay. Those who are sons today will grow
to become fathers tomorrow and hence may we have no
afflictions or infirmities in the midst of our life span.

Our prayers are to the Dhivya dampathis to bless MahA VidvAn
ChakravarthyAchArya Swamy to enjoy arOga dhrudagaathra sarIram
and go on to celebrate his veda PrAyam after today's
SathAbhishEka Uthsavam while engaged in providing rakshai
for our ancient darsanam .

Bhadram karNEbhi: sruNuyAma dEvA bhadram pasyEmAkshibhir yajathrA:
sTirair angais tushtuvAmsas tanubhir vyasEmahi dEvahitam yadhAyu:
--Rig vEdam: I.89.8, Yajur Vedam 25.21, UttharArchika sAman: 1874

>O AchAryAs! May we pray for our ears to listen to what is
auspicious and good ! Oh AachAryAs and learned persons
worthy of sacred deeds ! Bless us to see with our eyes
all that is auspicous and subahakaram!  Oh AchAryAs !
May we be blessed to engage in Your eulogy , enjoy
with firm limbs and healthy bodies a full term of
life (one hundred years) dedicated to serving You
(AchArya Kaimkaryam ) and Your Lord ( Bhagavath
Kaimkaryam)!
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