dear mathavakannan swaamin adiyaen's pranaams. "wonderful presentation" !!! --- In Oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Madhavakkannan V <srivaishnavan@...> wrote: > > SrI: > SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah: > Dearest all, > > Let us continue to enjoy AzhwArs wonderful verses on > Thiruvenkatamudiayaan. > > BhakthAmrutham viswa janAnumodhanam > sarvArthatham Sri Satakopa Vaangmayam > sahasra SaakOpanishadh samAgamam > namAmyaham Draavida Vedha Saagaram > > Meaning ): adiyEn salutes the ocean of Tamizh Vedam , > which is of the form of Sri SaThakOpan's vaak > (speech/aruLiccheyalkaL). These are linked to the > thousand upanishads and includes in them all the deep > meanings (Taathparyams)of Tatthva-Hitha-PurushArthams > and artha Panchakam. They are nectar to the minds of > the devotees of Sriman NaarAyaNan and they enjoy it > with relish as aparyAthAmrutham [insatiable amirtham]. > > Today's ThiruvEnkatam verse is: NammAzhwAr's > Thiruvaaymozhi 3.3.6 > > vEnga dangaLmeym mElvinai muRRavum, > thaangaL thangatku nallana vEseyvaar, > vEnga datthuRai vaarkku namavenna > laanga damai,a thusumanN thaarkatkE. 3.3.6 > > It is OUR DUTY to greet and pay obeisance to those who > live at > ThiruvEnkadam; those who take full cognizance of this > statement and > follow, will let all their karmAs get burnt and > destroyed immediately; Those devotees will perform > kaimkaryams to the Lord and His bhAgavathAls to their > full capacity; > > That Lord is such a sowlabhyan and He mixes with even > lowly people- said AzhwAr in last verse. But, the > karmas that have been accrued over the ages will > negate that effect and keep us away frm the path > towards Him. Will it not? Yes? But if we involve > ourselves in the kaimkarya ruchi and even little > kaimkaryam [service] to Him, then such an effort and > the kaimkaryams would crush those karmic diseases- > says AzhwAr. > > vEmkatadatthu uRaivaarkku "nama" ennalaam kadamai. For > us just mere utterance of "nama" to the Lord residing > at ThiruvEnkatam, which is so easy and simple and that > alone would be adequate and is the means for them. > That itself is the duty for them. That word alone is > enough. Not even those who utter that; but those who > bear such a word [adhu sumandhaargatkae]; Those who > bear or keep the word nama as the baggage.. Is it so > heavy? Is it like having a baggage? > > It is considered as either Bhagawaan's [Lord's] view > point or that of AzhwAr's. Even if we do a mere > utterance of Nama: to Him, He considers as the biggest > burden that we brought to Him with tremendous effort > and take pity on us; has such a great mercy on us like > a father looks at His child when the little child with > its small hands lifts somc minute object to give it to > father. Bhooyishtaam thE nama ukthim vidhEma.. Even if > we utter "nama:" He considers as the greatest effort > of ours.. That is the means for Swaroopa praaptham. > > When one is born, there are three types of debt that > he is bound to and he needs to pay back. Deva ruNam; > pithru ruNam and rishi ruNam.. ruNam means debt. When > one performs yaagam, the deva ruNam gets dissolved; if > one learns Vedas and performs Veda adhyAyanam, rishi > ruNam gets crushed. And when one begets childreb > [sath puthras] the pithu ruNam gets dissolved. These > debts as well the karmic diseases associated with the > dhEham, are all crushed when one is devoted to > ThiruvEnkatamudaiyaan and utters "nama" shabdham.. to > Him. Na mama; na ma: Not me and Not mine? All that is > me and mine belong to Him and Him alone. I am His > eternal servant from time immemorial and have realized > now; I would serve Him at all times; under all > circumstances and in all ways. Then the sins get > automatically crushed. The debts are immediately > written off. Mey? True.. sathyam. It is nirdhOsham; > and is in accordance with the saasthrAs. Thus when one > surrenders to Lord ThiruvEnkatamudaiyaan uttering > nama: sabdham, the paapams that were committed before > surrendering to Him; the paapams that are committed > without intentions [afterwards], the sins that are > committed due to being associated with dhEham; are all > crushed completely. > > Let us enjoy more on Nama: Sabdham [From Sri Satakopan > Swami's wonderful write up:] > It is easier to explain the essence of the Nama: > sabdham in Tamil: " (1) Jeevan Tanakku tAnE sEshan > allan (2) OnRum Jeevanakku sEsham anRu (3)Jeevan > onRukkum sEshi allan (4) Jeevanakku svAthanthriyam > illai.Swamy Desikan states that the above axiomatic & > eternal truths are revealed by our PoorvAchAryAs > ( Desika darisatha saarArTam). > > Swamy Desikan sums the many meanings along these lines > with extensive citations from Ahirbudhnya Samhithai > in Srimad Rahasya Thraya Saaram and points out that > this powerful "Nama: " Sabdham housed in the Veda > manhtrams is the karaNa manthram for the performanc e > of of Prapatthi : > > The samhithais like Ahirbhudhnya Samhithai elaborates > on the meanings of "Nama: " sabdham along the > categories of SthUlam , Sookshmam and Param. The > sthUla (gross)meaning is based on VyAkaraNa Saasthram > (grammar). According to the meaning derived from > sookshmaa (sthUlam) aspect , "Nama: "is interpreted > as the salutations to the Lord with great humility and > the performance of Prapatthi with its 5 angams.The > above (second/sookshma) category of meaning is based > on niruktham . According to this intrepretation , > Jeevan is understood as not the possesor of > independence or ownership of itself ("thaanum > tanudayanavum tanakku uriyanavalla"). It has > no independence of its own (Tanakku SvAtantriyam > illai). The meaning according to Param (rahasya artham > at the highest level) is based on Akshara NigaNDu is > that the Supreme fruit realized from the performance > of the of SaadhyOpAyam (Prapatthi) > is the SiddhOpAyam of SrIman NaarAyaNan . > > AzhwAr ThiruvaDigaLE saraNam > Regards > Namo narayana > dAsan > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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