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SrI  sAra  sAram â I (2)
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I â ThirumantrAdhikAram 
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Introduction (continued)
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        After opening this work with a Tamil verse, SwAmi Desikan gives an 
introductory statement, stating his intention: 
 âkaNNapuram onRudaiyAnukku adiyEn, oruvarkku uriyEnO?â  enkiRapadiyE 
sarvESvaranukku ananyArha-SEsha-bhootanAi irunthu vaiththu 
anAdhi-karma-pravAhaththAlE adimai ceyyap peRAthE ninRa kshEtrajn~an 
avasara-pradeekshai-yAna bhagavad-krupaiyAlE purinthu  sadAcArya-mukhaththAlE 
peRRa  rahasya-traya-mAkiRa  samsAra-bhEshajaththai upajeevikkumpadi 
collukiROm.â  
        The sentient being, the jIvAtma, is a SEsha (servant) to the Lord only, 
and not to anybody else, as declared by SrI Thirumangai AzhvAr, in his work 
Periya Thirumozhi:
 âviDaiyEzhanRu aDarththu veguNDu vilankaluRa
  paDaiyAl AzhithaTTa  paraman  paranjOthi
  maDaiyAr neelam malkum vayalchoozh kaNNapuramonRu
  uDaiyAnukku aDiyEn oruvarkku uriyEnO?â  (Periya Thirumozhi, 8-9-3)
(I am the servant of the Lord of KaNNapuram, which is the best holy place, full 
of ponds rich with blue lilies; and green-fields. That Lord is the One Who is 
the greater than the greatest; having a very bright form; Who once had 
conquered seven violent bullocks; Who once got a bridge constructed by the army 
of monkeys blocking the sea. Will I be the servant to anyone else?)  
        Such a jIva, a sentient being, has not attained SrI VaikuNTam for 
rendering service there! What is the reason?  It is due to his revolving around 
in the mire of samsAra having been caught in the endless stream of flood of 
karmas, since unknown time. The Lord, however, has a lot of sympathy for him 
and has been waiting for the right opportunity to help him to come up on the 
good path. Now a good time has come for the jIva. And so, he approaches a good 
AchArya who instructs him about the three secrets, namely, Thirumantra, Dvaya 
and the CaramaSlOka, which are the best medicine for his serious disease of 
samsAra. We shall describe how this jIva got the help from these secrets. 
        After this brief introduction, SwAmi Desikan explains how to use these 
three secrets for leading a good life. 
The Importance of Thirumantra
        First, the sentient being, that is, the jIva should learn the secret of 
the Thirumantra along with its significance. SwAmi Desikan says:
âsvaroopam theLinthavanukku allathu svaroopa-anuroopamAna 
param-purushArththaththil abhiruciyum, tat-upAya-parigrahamum kooDAmaiyAlE, 
svaroopa-vaiSadya-hEthuvAna  thirumantram muRpaDa  anusamdhEyam.â 
Meaning: 
        Unless one gets a clear knowledge about the nature of the jIvAtma, he 
cannot develop an interest in the ultimate goal, which is mOksha, and cannot 
adopt a means for attaining it.  It is, therefore, necessary that he should 
start meditating on the Thirumantra which is the source of knowing oneâs 
nature. 
        This Thirumantra will create a clear knowledge about the essential 
nature of his Atma in the person who meditates on it. Unless one gets this 
clear knowledge, the desire for liberation will not develop in him. Without 
such a desire, he will not get an opportunity for adopting a suitable means for 
it. It is, therefore, necessary first to meditate on the Thirumantra for 
getting a clear idea about the Atmaâs essential nature. 

(To contine)
dAsan
Anbil S.SrInivAsan
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