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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
> 
> 
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