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Slokam 57
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Today , adiyEn will cover the Fifty Seventh slOkam 
of Sri SaraNAgathi DhIpikai , where Swamy Desikan
prays for the blessings of SrI DhIpa PrakAsan for 
the realization of Kaimkaryam to Him rooted in 
the unification of his Mind, speech and body 
(KaraNa Thrayam)as a Prapannan : 

Tatthva-avabhOdha-samitha-prathikoola vrutthim
kaimkarya-labdha-karaNa-thraya-saamarasyam
kruthvA Thvad-anya-vimukham krupayA Svayam maam
sphAthim dhrusO prathilabhasva jagath-JananyA: 

SrI SaraNAgathi DhIpikai: SlOkam 57

Meaning: 
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Oh ViLakkoLi PerumAnE! You should bless adiyEn to
be the beneficiary of AchArya KatAksham to gain 
a clear understanding of the three Tathtvams so that adiyEn
does not engage in deeds prohibited by Your SaasthrAs.
Oh Lord of ThirutthaNkA ! You must bless adiyEn to 
perform kaimakryams for You with all my three karaNms
(Vaak-Manas and SarIram ) aligned in the same direction .
You must further grant adiyEn the unassailable firmness of
mind to seek no one other than You as my Master.If You were 
to bless adiyEn compassionately this way , You will be
the benficiary of the auspicious glances of Your dear 
Consort.She will be so pleased with the DayA that You
have shown as a concerned parent to one of Her children 
(adiyEN) that She will be so happy with You and shower You 
with the greatest signs of affection . Oh Lord ! Please do not
miss this opporunity to recieve that soubhAgyam from Your
dear Consort , SrI Maragathavalli! 

Additional Comments 
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Swamy Desikan's first request to the Lord is:
" Tatthva avabhOdhanam kuru" ( Please bless me
with the true knowledge about the Tathtva Thrayam
through AchArya anugraham ). Why is this emphasis 
on gaining true knowledge about Tatthva Thrayam 
and what are these Tatthva Thrayams ?

The three Tathvams are: ChEthanam , achEthanam and 
Isvaran.Swamy Desikan houses the deliberations on
the Tatthva Thrayam in the Fifth Chapter of SrImad 
Rahasya Thraya Saaram , his magnum opus. A clear 
comprehension of these three Tatthvams is a must for
any one , who seeks Moksham.If they do not understand
these Tathtvams , then they will be headed towards 
a journey of delusion driven by the false beliefs :

(1)" SarIrAthma bramam " ( confusion that the body is 
the same as AathmA ).

(2)SvatantrArTa bramam ( Jeevan is independent and 
is not the liege of the Lord .Jeevan thinks that it 
is a Svatantran and not a Bhagavath parAdhInan)

(3)anIsvara Vaadha ruchi ( taste for the conviction that 
there is no Isvaran: nirIswara MeemAsaka view ). 

All of these confusions will interfere with the performance 
of the upAyams for Moksham ( Bhakthi or Prapatthi yOgam).
This obstruction to Moksham is what Swamy Desikan 
refers to as " samitha prathikoola Vrutthi" . 

The Tatthva Thrayam has been summarized as " BhOkthA-
BhOgyam-PrErithAram cha mathvA Sarvam BhOktham
Thrividham BrahmamEtath" . BhOkthA is the Jeevan,
BhOgyam is achEthanam and PrErithA is the Lord and
together they form the Tatthva Thrayam.In the 11th slOkam 
of SaraNAgathi DhIpikai , Swamy Desikan saluted 
the paramountcy of the Lord over the ChEthnams and
His blessing the jeevans with Karthruthvam (doership)
and BhOgtruthvam (enjoyership) as part of their pravrutthi 
(EedupAdu). Lack of understanding or misintrepretation of 
the Tatthva Thrayam therfore interferes with the Parama 
PurushArTam ( the jeevan's supreme goal) of Kaimkaryam 
to the Lord with unity among the Mind , Speech and 
Body ( Kaimkarya Labdha KaraNa thraya Saamarasyam).

Once the three Tatthvams are clearly understood with
AcArya anugrham --arising from the Lord's katAksham --
then the Jeevan does not look at any dEvathA as
superior to or equal to SrIman NaarAyaNan ( Thvad-anya
vimukam kruthavAn ). That svaroopa Jn~Anam of the Jeevan
pleases the Lord and He blesses the Jeevan with 
the ParamAnugraham of Moksham once he does Prapatthi. 
When that happens,SrI Maragathavalli ThAyAr is overjoyed 
with Her Lord's ParmAnugraham to Her child and 
She casts her affectionate and auspicious glances at 
Her Lord.She is Jagath Janani (Mother of all the ChEthanams 
of the Universe). Her dhrushti ( glance) is known for 
the growth of all Isvaryams .She casts her benovolent 
glances at Her Lord for His MahOpakAram to Her child . 
Her face blossoms like the Lotus at the sight of 
the rising Sun ( Jagath JananyA: dhrusO: sphAthi). 

Swamy Desikan tempts the Lord to be blessed with 
the boon of the auspicious glances of His PirAtti
arising from Her Joy that the Lord has played His
role as Sarva Rakshakan and Sarva Loka SaraNYan . 
Swamy Desikan suggests that the Lord should not
miss such a great opportunity .