SrI: Dear BhakthAs of Lord RanganAtha: adiyEn will continue with the 865th to the 866th Sahasra Naamams today, which will cover the rest of the 11th chapter of Srimath Rahasya Thraya Saaram ( Parikara VibhAgAdhikaaram) : (865) (PraNavam)ViswAsOthkarsha vihathi kAraNa vyAhathy kshamAya nama: (Meaning): Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who is capable of removing all obstacles to the recognitin of the supermacy of MahA ViswAsam as an angam of Prapatthi. (Comments): MahA ViswAsam is absolutely essential to Prapatthi anushtAnam . It is important to have firm faith in the thought that the Lord will most certainly come to our rescue ( protection). There are five doubts that interfere with our cultivation of MahA ViswAsam . One should comprehend the five attributes of the Lord in all its various forms to remove these doubts on MahA ViswAsam . Doubt 1: Bhagavan is omniscient (Sarvaj~nan) and omnipotent (Sarva sakthan).Can we approach such a lofty One as those who have accumulated limitless sins ? Answer : The remedy here is MahA Lakshmi , who pleads for us (Her Children) and asks Her lord to forgive our trespasses .Our Lord can not say no to Her. Hence , we can approach Him without fear through MahA Lkashmi . The irrefutable PurushakAram of PirAtti is central (VisEsha aakAram )here . Doubt 2: Bhagavan grants phalans proportionate to our karmaas. We have comitted immeasurable sins . How can He grant us then the loftiest of Phalans ( Moksham) ? Answer: BhagavAn is our Lord (Seshi); As His servants (Seshans) , we have an indissoluble relationship with Him . Therefore , we have a right to recieve His boons including Moksha Phalan . Just as a Father gives His son his share of property , the Lord uses the pretext of Prapatthi to grant us Moksha Siddhi. Indissoluble relationship is the visEsha aakAram here . Doubt 3: Bhagavaan is avAptha Samastha Kaaman . There is nothing that He needs. There is nothing that He needs to get from us. How can He give us the loftiest of Phalans in return for this "small " and easy-to-practise upAyam of Prapatthi ? Answer : He does not need to get any help (upakAram) from us . He is by nature most merciful . Out of that most merciful nature , He accepts the small effort of Prapatthi and recognizes it as a major effort by us and grants us the greatest of boons that He alone can grant : Moksham . His inherent attribute of unbounded KaaruNyam is the visEsha aakAram here . Doubt 4 : Our Lord normally takes time to grant the Phalans unlike alpa dEvathais , which grant whatever phalan they can give quickly ( Ref: 852nd Naamaa) . If that were to be so , why would the Lord grant phalan toa prapannan at the time the Prapannan specifies ? How is it possible that He takes His own time to grant phalan for those , who perform Bhakthi yOgam but responds quickly to the PrapannAs ? Answer : Our Lord has the power to grant the Phalans by his will alone. He does not need anyone's assistance for that. When He looks at the helpless (without anyother gathi) , He is overcome with His attribute of generosity ( OudhAryam) and grants the Phalan immediately. He does not hold back. The VisEsha aakAram is nondependence on anyone to help Him . Doubt 5: Our Lord is the Supreme Being with no equal or superior. Will that PurushOtthaman ignore our lowly status and grant us so readily , the phalan of being on a par with the exalted Nithyasooris ? Answer : BhagavAn is totally independent (Svatantran) and grants the Phalan He wishes according to His sankalpam . He feels fulfilled through granting us the boons that we seek.He is like the great king , who delights in feeding the royal parrot and nourishing it like he would do with affection for his own son .The VisEsha aakAram is considering as PrayOjanam , the Iswaryam conferred on His prapanna janams as His own acquisition of that Iswaryam . (866) ( PraNavam) viswAsa gOpthruvraNa sabdhArTathva prakAra vidhE nama: (Meaning): Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who instructed us on how MahA ViwAsam and gOpthruva varaNam become meanings for the " SaraNam PrabhadhyE " sabdham . (Comments): MahA viswAsam is the belief in the Lord being chosen as the UpAyam in one's prapatthi . From there arises the UpAYathva PrArTanam ( prayer to be the UpAyam or the means ) . Inside that UpAyathva prArthanam (anthargatham) is Gopthruva VaraNam . Thus Maha ViswAsam is the direct meaning of "SaraNam PrapadhyE " section of Dhvaya manthram . >From that direct meaning , the meaning of gOpthruva varaNam arises as anthargatham ( positioned inside it).ViswAsam is the direct meaning . The meaning of gOpthruva varaNam arises from that direct meaning . When we perform the upAya PrarTanai to the Lord as " Please stay as my upAyam " , it really means " Please be my protector , who does not desire anyother upAyam , which I am powerless to do ". "Be my protector " is the aspect that is Gopthruva varaNam .This UpAya PrArTanai is arTa Siddham ( meaning obtained from the direct meaning= anthargatha meaning ). Gothruva varaNam is hence implicit in that MahA ViswAsa angam . Swamy AppuLLAr , the AchAryan of Swamy Desikan has observed in this context that a chetanam that is afraid of the Supermacy (Parathvam ) of the Lord and runs away from Him is a lowly one . The ChEtanam that recognizes the Soulabhyam ( ease of access ) of the Lord and comes near Him is a Parama Aasthikan. Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam Daasan , Oppiliappan KOil VaradAchAri Sadagopan Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka Srivan Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama: ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/XUWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> 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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