SrI:
Dear Swamy Desika BhakthAs
:
From NaamA 493 to 523 ,
Thirukkudanthai Desikan selects content
from Rahasya Rakshaa group of Swamy
Desikan's Sri Sookthis .
The collective name of "Rahasya Rakshai "
is given to the insightful
Sanskrit commentaries of Swamy Desikan for
AchArya RaamAnujA's
Gadhya Thrayam and Swamy AlavanthAr's
ChathuslOki and
SthOthra Rathnam SrI Sookthis . The Gadhya
Thrayam is made up of
the three gadhyams ( urai nadai / prosody )
of SaraNAgathy , Sriranga
and Vaikunta Gadhyams . The Gadhya Thraa
BhAshyam covers Swamy
Desikan's brilliant commentary on the above
three gadhyams .
493. BhAshyakArOktha gadhya
thraya vyAkhyAna vichakshaNAya nama:
(Meaning) : Salutations to the AchAryan ,
who commented skillfully upon
the three
Gadhyams of EmperumAnAr
.
494. Gadhya thraya
vyAkruthithva niroopaNa vichakshaNAya nama:
(Meaning) : Salutations to the AchAryan ,
who had the skills to prove that
AchArya RaamAnujA's gadhyams are
commentaries on nothing but
the dhvya manthram .
The entire Gadhyam is the description of
the Dhvayamanthram's glories .
AchArya RaamAnujA out of his infinite mercy
elaborated and celebrated
the Dhvaya manthram , which helped him
practise the NyAsa Vidhyai for his
ujjeevanam . He wanted others to benefit
from it as well and described it
in his gahyams the context
of a conversation he had
with the Lord .
Swamy Desikan established in
his commentary on the Gadhyams
that
they are elaborations of the Dhvaya
manthram and its message in its
totality .
495. Gadhya prapatthi
prAdhAnya parathva prathipAdhakAya nama:
(Meaning): Salutations to the AchAryan ,
who established that the primary
intent / purport of Gadhyams is about
instructing us on Prapatthi mArgam
to gain mOksham from
the dhivya dampathis .
Swamy Desikan explains
AchArya RaamAnujA's
message that the primary
purport of Gadhya Vaakyams
is Prapatthi . He recognized that
Prapatthi is PradhAnam in
Gadhya Vaakyams .
When one looks at
the Svaroopam of Prapatthi , it
becomes clear from
Gadhya Vaakyam
the the SiddhOpAyan BhagavAn is
the PradhAnan .
496. prapithsupoorva
madhyaishyath kaala karthavya BhOdhakAya nama:
(Meaning): Salutations to the AchAryan ,
who instructed us on what one
desirous of performing Prapatthi should do
before , during and after
the performance of Prapatthi
.
Before performance of Prapatthi , he
or she should gain Jn~Anam about
the UpAyam ( Prapatthi as a means for
Moksham); He or she should approach
PirAtti next as PurushakAram ( seek Her
intercession ) .
During the performance of Prapatthi , he or
she should place at the sacred
feet of the dhivya dampathis , the
burden of their protection .
After Prapatthi , the Prapannan should know
the rules of conduct during
the Post-prapatthi stage and perform
kaimkaryams befititng their new status.
497.SaraNyapoorvamadhyaishyath kaalakarthavya vEdhithrE
nama:
(Meaning): Salutations to the AchAryan ,
who revealed to us the duties of
BhagavAn (SaraNyan) before , during and
after one's Prapatthi.
Before Prapatthi , Bhagavan has to accept
His PirAtti's PurushakAra
prarOchanam ( appeal for intercession on
behalf of the Prapannan ).
During Prapatthi performance , BhagavAn has
to accept the responsibilities
for protecting the Prapannan . After the
completion of Prapatthi , BhagavAn
has to stand in the place of the difficult
to practise Bhakthi yOgam , create
anthima smruthi for the jeevan and grant it
nithya kaimkaryam at Srivaikuntam
after uthkaramaNam ( ascent from the body
cage) .
498.
LakshmI-prapatthimOkshArTa prapathyarTathva saadhakAya
nama:
(meaning) : Salutations to the AchAryan ,
who established that Lakshmi
Prapatthi is done to assure Prapatthi for
Moksha Siddhi .
EmperumAnAr performs Prapatthi to Lakshmi
first in Gadhyam .
Swamy Desikan explains in his commentary as to why EmperumAnAr
does so from VishNu purANa pramANams that recognizes MahA Lakshmi
as the Vidhyai ( Knowledge) for gaining Moksham.
When one does Prapatthi , there should be
total interest in PrApyam
( the goal of Moksham and attaining the
Lord as Moksha phalan ) ,
firmness of resolve in the upAyam of
Prapatthi and disinterest to pursue
other upAyams in parallel. One needs that
type of tranquil mind state.
EmperumAnAr prays to PirAtti for that boon
of intercession (SipArisu) .
Further , our Lord will not pay attention
to jeevans loaded with sins .
If one seeks PirAtti as sipArisu
(PurushakAram) , She will speak for us
to Her Lord pleading with Him
to overlook our trespasses . It
is not easy
for one and all to perform
prapatthi successfully . One
needs full MahA
ViswAsam for Prapatthi .
A jeevan can not gain MahA
ViswAsam readily .
Many sins will stand in
the way of gaining that . Such
obstacles will interfere
with the anushtAnam
of Prapatthi as an UpAyam for
Moksham . To overcome
these obstacles and
gain MahA VisvAsam , one has to
seek PirAtti's aasraYaNam .
She has visEsha
adhikAram ( special power) to
bless us with auspicious
Jn~Anam , success
in effort and power to remove
the obstacles interfering
with the development of
MahA VisvAsam .She only knows
about blessing
us with anugraham
(anugrahamayee) and does not
engage in nigraham
( anger and rejection ) .
Hence , Bhagaavth Prapatthi will
surely succeed
due to the anugraham of PirAtti
. The Prapannan
performs Sri Prapatthi
first to gain the power to Bhagavath
Prapatthi and then performs
Bhagavath
Prapatthi . There is thus a Vidhi
( recommended route) and
anushtAnam
( Perfprmance ) that follows
.
499. KamalAnugrahaikAnthya
pAramya-thrANa dheekshithAya nama:
(Meaning): Salutations to the AchAryan ,
who was firm & skillfull
in protecting the Superiority of PirAtti as anugrahamayee and totally
devoid of any disposiiton towards nigraham using pramANams from
Srimath
RaamAyaNam ( Treatment of offending
RaavaNan ), SrI VishNu PurANam
( Indhra Sthuthi) and the Vedams ( She is
praised as Iswari for all the Lokams
just as Her husband is recognized as
Iswaran for them ) , PoorvAchAryaas
( Swamy AlavanthAr ,
EmperumAnAr ,
KurEsar and Bhattar) Sri Sookthis
( ChathusslOki , SrI Sthavam ,
GuNa Rathna Kosam ) . Swamy
Desikan points out
that one can not reject all
these PramANams and put
down the limitless glories
of PirAtti ( anavdjika adhisaya
asankyEya kalyANa guNa gaNAm
aSaraNya
SaraNyAm in Gadhyam words )
.
By recognizing the limitless glories of
PirAtti , BhagavAn's matchlessness
in GuNams is not impaired . When we say
that the Lord has as His consort ,
MahA Lakshmi with limitless glories , His
stature is enhanced . No other gods
have consorts with similar superior glories
. She is like PrabhA (tEjas) for
the Sun of BhagavAn . The Sun gets
enhanced in His glory due to the PrabhA .
500.
SrInyAsa-pAramikAnthya bhanjakathva nivArakAya
nama:
(Meaning): Salutations to Swamy Desikan ,
who banished the doubt that
PurushakAra prapatthi performed to PirAtti
will destroy PaaramaikAnthyam
of the one , who seeks Moksham . The
question is : Will the Lakshmi
Prapatthi done before Bhagavath prapatthi
counter the the solitary
trust in BhagavAn ( Parama yEkAnatha
BhAvam ) of the Mumukshu ?
Swamy Desikan answers it does not since
Prapatthi at the sacred feet
of PirAtti is to firm up the success of
Bhagavath Prapatthi anushtAnam
( Ref: Sahasra NaamA 498). BhagavAn
and PirAtti are Seshis ( Master
and Mistress ) for us .Bhagavath yEkanthi
means yEkAnthi attached to
both BhagavAn and PirAtti as revealed to us
by ParAsara Bhattar in
his SrI GuNa Rathna Kosam
.
Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE
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to complete the
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to construct this MahA
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