Namaste,
On this auspicious Vasanta Panchami, With Sri Periyavas’ anugraham and with the blessings of Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peeṭadhipati.
His Holiness, Jagadguru Pujyasri Shankara Vijayendra Saraswathi Shankaracharya Swamigal, Kāmakoṭi Sandeśaḥ brings you Śri Adi Shankaracharya’s Śrī Śivakeśādipādāntavarṇanastotram Audio with Text in Sanskrit and Tamizh, and meaning in Tamizh . We dedicate this at the Lotus Feet of Their Holinesses, TheAcharyas of The Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham.
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Hello
I noticed you wrote “Acharyas” why? Does it kind of demeans your current peetathipathi ? We say gurubyo Namah and not in plural , right?
Maybe elders can opine on appropriate way with backing from our sruthi and smrithi and sampradaya
Thanks
Dear Anon, let me explain.
While we say ‘Acharya’ in Tamil as ஆசார்யா அவர்கள், ஸ்வாமிகள், etc. When we use plural in Tamil it becomes a respectful word. As a practice, ‘Acharya’ also becomes ‘Acharyas’ and there is nothing to do with Struthi, Smruthi, Samparadaya, whatsoever. Hope this would have convinced you!
In fact when we say Sri Gurubhyo nama:, it is plural according to samskritam grammar. If it’s singular we have to say Sri Gurave nama: One of the reasons is royal plural. When we refer to elders it’s custom to refer them in plural. Another reason is because of Guru Parampara. In our tradion, there is no Stand-alone guru. A given guru will always have a guru for himself and the parampara will begin with Bhaghavan himself. That’s why we always refer to Acharyas in plural, especially when they belong to traditional Acharya Peetham.
Excellent rendering