SrI: SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya nama: Dearest all, Kulasekara AzhwAr says his mind would praise the lotus feet of bhAgawathas only and sing pallaandu for them always. Who is a Bhaagawatha? And what is bhAgawatha kainkarya? The word Bhaagawatha is derived form the term Bhagawaan. The word Bhagawaan, which is very commonly used in the Paancharaathra Samhithas, means that the Supreme Being or God who is endowed with the six essential opulent qualities namely jnAnam, bhalam, aishwaryam, veeryam, shakthi, thEjas (as mentioned in VishNu purANam). In general sense, the worshippers of Bhagawaan are called BhAgawathas. In a traditional sense, (per Sampradayam), a BhAgawatha, as stated in Mahabharatha, is the one who has full knowledge of the nature of Bhagawaan and the doctrine of Para, Vyooha, vibhava, archA, and Haarda forms and the one who strictly adheres to the saasthras conducting the five fold religious duty. In view of this, the religion propounded in the Paancharaathra system is named Bhaagawatha religion and the followers named and acknowledged as Bhaagawathas (says Sri SMS Chari in his book on Vaishnavism). They include regardless whether they are Brahmins or not. Now let us enjoy the verse: thOyththathaNthayir veNNeypaaludan uNdalum_udan RaayssikaNdu aarththathOLudai yempiraanenna ranganukkadi yaar_kaLaay naaththazhumpezha naaraNaavenRa zhaitthumeythazhum paththozhu thEththi,inpuRum thoNdarsEvadi Eththivaazhththumen nencamE 2.4 The cool, fresh, just fermented milk yoghurt, the butter that is just churned out from another yoghurt, the fresh milk (in another pot) were all consumed at a stretch and while doing so, was caught red handed (or white handed) by Yasodha PiraaTTi and was tied down tightly by her around His waist; Such Parama sowlabhyan, sowseelyan, Our Lord, Our Master, Lord Sri Ranganathan is worshipped by these devotees, Bhagawathas of Srirangam; they are enslaved by His majestic beauty and they call Him repeatedly seasoning their tongue with the constant rendering of His divine name ?Narayana, Narayana, Narayana, Narayana again and again without any interruption; they prostrate on the ground again and again contemplating at His Lotrus Feet; (puna: puna: praNamya); they sing and utter words of praise of His kalyANa guNas (with sthothras); my mind would sing in praise of these greatest bhAgawathas; sing maglasasanams for their lotus feet always. Sri RanganayikA samEtha Sri Ranganatha ParabrahmaNE Namah AzhwAr ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam Regards Namo narayana dAsan __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:Oppiliappan-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:Oppiliappan-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Oppiliappan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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