आचिनोति च शास्त्राणि आचारे स्थापयत्यपि .स्वयं आचारते यस्मात् तस्मात् आचार्य उच्यते ..
One who has mastered and is well versed in various śāstras and who is able to put it into practice as well as enables his students to get into the practice of these is called ācāryaḥ.
सिद्धं सत्संप्रदाये स्थिरधियमनघं श्रोत्रियं ब्रह्मनिष्ठं
सत्त्वस्थं सत्यवाचं समयनियतया साधुवृत्त्या समेतम् ।
डम्भासूयादिमुक्तं जितविषयगणं दीर्घबन्धुं दयालुं
स्खालित्ये शासितारं स्वपरहितपरं देशिकं भूष्णुरीप्सेत् ॥ १॥ Nyasa Vimsati
siddham satsampradAyE sthira dhiyamanagham SrOtriyam brahma nishTham
sattvastham satya vAcam samaya niyatayA sAdhu vruttyA samEtam |
sattvastham satya vAcam samaya niyatayA sAdhu vruttyA samEtam |
Dambha asooyAadi muktam jita vishayi
gaNam deergha bandhum dayaaLum
skhAlityE SaasitAram sva para hita param dEsikam bhUshNureepsEt ||
A disciple aspiring to rise up spiritually ought to resort to an Achaaryaa ,who fulfills the following criteria. The acharya ought to possess these qualifications :
skhAlityE SaasitAram sva para hita param dEsikam bhUshNureepsEt ||
A disciple aspiring to rise up spiritually ought to resort to an Achaaryaa ,who fulfills the following criteria. The acharya ought to possess these qualifications :
1.sat-sampradAyE siddham - firmly established in the lofty Sath
sampradhAyam.
2. sthira dhiyam – Well learned in essentials without doubt, vagueness,
confusion etc . Also he should be of
firm mind against objections or ingenious refutations.
3. anagam –He should be free
from any kind of blemishes/sins;
4. SrOtriyam - He should be fully conversant with VedAs and
VedAnthAs.Well trained by the process of preceptor’s training.
5. brahma nishTham –Well-fixed
in devotion to the brahman. He should have asanchala Bhagavath bhakthi.
6. sattvastham - He should
have the dominance of Satthva guNam among his aathma guNams.
7. satya vaacham - He should be truthful always and stay away from
deceitful speech. Ever intent on good to all.
8. samaya niyatayA sAdu vruttyA samEtam - He should be adept at
anushtAnams defined by pious ones that are appropriate for the different
occasions. ( Observing 1.Abhigamana,2.Upadana,
3. Ijya, 4.Swadyaayaa, and 5.Yoga )
9. Dambha asooyAdhi muktam - He should not have egotism, jealousy and
other inauspicious guNams.
10. jita vishayi gaNam -He
will have full control over His Karma and gyana
indriyams. In other words, he will have indhriya nigraham.
11. deerga bandhum - He should be an all- weather friend and guide to
his disciples.
12. dayaaLum - He should be most compassionate (Dayaa Moorthy). His
kindness for his sishyAs is spontaneous (nirhEthukam). He will be an avyAja
karuNA moorthy for his disciples.
13. skhAlityE SaasitAram –He should correct his disciples as and when
they commit trespasses against scriptural acts , sins, or wrongful acts and
recommends appropriate PrAyaschitthams to eliminate those sins.
14. Sva para hita param – Interested in the good of others ( including
the disciples) more than in his own good.
Swamy Desikan instructs ( In NYASA VIMSATI )
that one who seeks sathgathi (bhUshNu:) should seek a SadAcAryan having these
fourteen auspicious guNams. ( explanations are very brief and those who are interested in knowing more should refer to the original text and vyakyaanams. )
यस्य देवे परा भक्तिर -यथा देवे तथा गुरौ I
तस्यैते कथिता ह्यर्थाः प्रकाशन्ते महात्मनः II
“Only unto those great souls who have implicit faith in both the Lord and the spiritual master are all the imports of Vedic knowledge automatically revealed.”
तस्यैते कथिता ह्यर्थाः प्रकाशन्ते महात्मनः II
“Only unto those great souls who have implicit faith in both the Lord and the spiritual master are all the imports of Vedic knowledge automatically revealed.”
SRI KRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH
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