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SlOkam 46: (VarNanam of the vaibhavam of Bhakthi Yogis)
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yE janma kODibhir-upArjitha suddha dharmA:
tEshAm bhavaccharaNa bhakthirateeva bhOgyA
thvajjIvithais Thridasa nAyaka dhurlabhais-thai:
aAthmAnamapyakaTaya: svayam aathmavantham
General Meaning
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Oh Dhaiva NaayAkA! It is not an easy task to
have uninterrupted meditation of Your sacred
feet as is required for Bhakthi yOga anushtAnam.
For that , the BhAgyasaalee should have performed
in crores of births before , lofty dharmAs and
placed the fruits of such dharmAs at Your sacred
feet thru SaathvIka ThyAgam.Only such fortunate ones
find now delight in displaying Bhakthi at Your
sacred feet. It is not easy to come across
such great BhaagavathAs.You adore them to such
an extent that You have declared in GithA that
they are antharyAmis ( in dwellers ) to You.
Marvellous indeed is the glory of the Bhakthi Yogis !
Additional Comments:
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In the 59th slOkam of SrI VaradarAja Sthavam ,
KurEsar described that the Lord as being seated on
a fully blossomed Lotus in the heart cavity of
a Bhakthi yOgi ( BhakthAnAm yadh vapushi daharam
paNDitham PunDareekam).KurEsar asks the Lord of
Kaanchi whether the Hrudhaya PuNDareekam (heart
lotus ) is most enjoyable to the ThiruvadikaL
of the Lord ( tE paadhAbhjayO: athisukhadham Kim ?).
KurEsar salutes the greatness of Bhakthi yOgis herre
In the 46th slOkam of SrI DevanAyaka PanchAsath,
Swamy Desikan refers in this context to a declaration by
GeethAchAryan ( Jn~Ani ThvAthmaiva mE matham) ,
whic is in acknowledgement of the dearness of
the Bhakthi Yogis to the Lord. BhagavAn says:
"They are my antharyAmis". Such is the glory of
the Bhakthi yOgis of Lord Dhaiva Naayakan!