SrI: Dear BhakthAs: Today , adiyEn will cover the Eighteenth slOkam of Sri SaraNAgathi DhIpikai , where Swamy Desikan instructs us that there is no other God , who is fit to perform SaraNAgathy than SrIman NaarAyaNan ( ArchA Moorthy , SrI ViLakkoLi PerumAL). He performs upadesam for us on the Parathvam of SrIman NaarAyaNan just as PeriyAzhwAr established earlier at Madhurai . There AzhwArhad the Darsana soubhAgyam of the Lord and performed MangaLAsAsanam for the Dhivya Dampathis through ThiruppallANDu: Kaasi-Vruka-Andhaka-sarAsana-BhANa-GangA-- sambhUthi-naamakruthi-samvadhana-aadhyudhanthai: svOkthayambharIsha bhaya sApamukhaisccha Sambhum Tvannignam IkshitavathAm iha Ka: SaraNya: --SrI SaraNAgathi DhIpikai: SlOkam 19 (Meaning):Oh ViLakkoLi PerumAnE ! There are many things we learn from the study of the purANams dealing with the incidents related to Kaasi Raajan , VrukAsuran , AndhakAsuran , Siva"s bow , BhANasuran, GangA , SivA's own word and AmbharIsha charithram . The most important tatthvam we learn from the study of these episodes is that Lord SivA is Your most devoted Bhakthan . When we comprehend their relationship , we come to the conclusion that there is no one , who is equal to or greatr than You among Gods for conferring the bliss of Moksham through the anushtAnam of Prapatthi. Additional Comments: ********************* The rhetorical question that Swamy Desikan poses is: " Thvath nignam IkshithavathAm Iha Ka: SaraNya:?" For those , who understand clearly that Lord Sivan , the Sarvaj~nan , is dhAsa bhUthan to You as He Himself states in Manthra Raaja padha SthOthram , who else is there as the object of their SaraNAgathi. There is no one. Thou art the Sarva LOka SaraNyan. Thou art the Moksham-- granting Mukundhan. BrahmA and Sivan , Indhran and others got their visEsha SthAnams by performing AarAdhanam to SrIman NaarAyaNa and hold on to their positions for finite time. Brahma performed AarAdhanam for SrIman NaarAyaNan for thousand crores of Yugams to attain his status as the creator of the three worlds according to KuNDatarOpAkyAnam referred to in MahA BhAratham . Lord Sivan is said to have performed a visEsha Yaagam (SarvamEdha Yaagam ) to relaize his lofty position ( BhAratham Saanthi parvam: 8-37 and 20.12): MahAdEva: sarvamEdhE MahAthmA huthvaa-aathmAnam dEva dEvO BhabhUva visvAn lOkAn vyApya vishtabhya keerthyA virAjathE dhyuthimAn KrutthivAsa: --MahA BhAratham: 20.12 (Meaning): The Great One revered as MahA Devan /Sivan performed the sarvamEdha Yaagam , where He offered Himself as Havis and became the greatest among DevAs. He shines brilliantly in all the worlds with His Jn~Anam , took on eight kinds of radiant forms (Ashta Moorthy) and became renowned (keerthimAn , DhyutimAn virAjathE). >From BrahmA downwards , all are under the influence of their karmAs (Karma VasyA:) . This fact makes one conclude that there is no one fit for SaraNAgathy and aathma rakshaNam than VaasudEvan( ithi mathvA virakthasya, VAASUDEVA: PARAA GATHI:/Bhagavatham: 11.19.18 ). In the conversation between BrahmA , the Father and Sivan , His son , BrahmA says : tavaantharAthmA Mama cha yE chAnyE dEhi-sam~jithA: sarvEshAm SaakshibhUthOsou na grAhya: kEnachin kvachith --BhAratham: Saanthi parvam (meaning): Brahma-RudrAdhikaLs are sEshans to SrIman NaarAyaNan. He is the antharAthmA (indweller) to You and Me as well as witness for all of our deeds. His mysteries are not fully understood by anyone at any time. Even the Sarvaj~nan , Rudra-Sivan states in his famous tribute to SrIman NaarAyaNan that all aathmAs are daasa bhUthans to Lord SrIman NaarAyaNan and therefore , he(Sivan) is worshipping Him (SrIman NaarAyaNan ) as His daasa bhUthan : DaasabhUthA: svatha-sarvE hyAthmAna: ParamAthmana: athO-ahamapi tE daasa ithi mathvA namAmyaham --Manthra Raaja padha SthOthram : 12 Sivan has no ajnAnam or samsayam (doubt) about who he is and what his realtionship to the Lord is . The PurAnic episodes confirm their sEsha-sEshi , daasa-Swami relationships and clarifies the need to understand that SrIman NaarAyaNan (SrI DhIpa PrakAsan as the ArchAvathAran at ThirutthaNkA ) is the prApyam and upEyam thru the upAyam of SaraNAgathy. Sri Maragathavalli SamEtha Sri DhIpa PrakAsa ParabhramaNE Nama: Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam, Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SaThakOpan(Sadagopan) P.S: Dear BhakthAs: The last issue of Nrusimha PriyA , the monthly journal of SrI matam had a beautiful picture of SrI DhIpa PrakAsan and His Devis. Hope you had a chance to see that picture. NithyArAdhanam to SrI DhIpa PrakAsan and to Swamy NigamAntha MahA Desikan is a mahA kaimkaryam. Please join in this kaimkaryam and help reach the final plateau of the assembly of funds needed. Please contact me for status and details on how you can join in . Thank You all !
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