SrI:
Dear BhakthAs :
We are indeed fortunate to participate the
SampradhAyic KaalakshEpam by
HH Sri VaNN SaThakOpa Sri NaarAyaNa YathIndhra MahA
Desikan of
Sri Ahobila Matam over the Telebridge from
U.S , European and
Asian locations . The most merciful , HH
the Jeeyar finds the time for us
inspite of His many demanding activities
(anushtAnam , MadAdhipathyam
and SanchAram ) and is blessing us with
KaalakshEpams over the Telebridge
for the last three years .
The Current KaalakshEpams are on Saturdays ,
8.30 AM -10.00 AM EST
on ThirunedumthANDakam including Question &Answer time . These
are exceptionally lucid and traditional
KaalakshEpams that partcipants
at every level can comprehend . These KaalakshEpams
are free .
The only expense
is Telebridge usage charges . Usually
100 bhakthAs ( Sri Matam SishyAs and AbhimAnis)
take part in these KaalkshEpams .
The Next KaalkshEpam dealing with the 11th
Paasuram of
ThirunedumthANDakam of Thirumangai Mannan is
scheduled for
8.30 AM EST on Saturday , Jan 22 .
Please join in to
enjoy
SrImath Azhagiya Singar's
profound insights into the Paasurams
of Thirumangai
AzhwAr . Please get your Telebridge Number and
code by clicking on TeleupanyAsam link at
the Ahobila Matam Web site :
Additional Sankalpa
SooryOdhayam KaalakshEpams
*******************************************************************
Srimath Azhagiya Singar out
of His compassion for us
has taken additional time and
efforts to bless us with
KaalakshEpams on Swamy
Desikan's brilliant
allegorical drama
:
Sri Sankalpa SooryOdhayam
(SSU)
Thwese SSU KaalakshEpamstake
place on
Monday and Tuesday Mornings (
8.30 A.m).
Please contact Srimathi
Vimala RaajAji at he e-mail address
given above to get the
telephone bridge number and code
for your particpation in the
SSU KaalakshEpams .
This Sri Sookthi s considered
as a response to the advaithi Krishnamisra 's
play ,
"
PrabOdha ChandrOdhaya " ; Sankalpa SooryOdhayam establishes
in
a masterful
manner the cardinal doctrines of Sri VisishtAdhvaitham
.
SSU is in 10
acts. Swamy Desikan instructs us that " the Supreme Power
of
the Divine Will
(Bhagavath Sankalpa) is an absolute must " to gain Moksha
Siddhi
" . Swamy Desikan reminds us that the souls
suffering in SamsAric
world due to
their bonds of karmAs ( Paapams and PuNyams as the
iron
and golden
fetters) must seek the intercession of their AchAryAs
to
overcome their
sufferings .
The confrontation in SSU is
between the key characters , VivEka MaharAjaa
and MahA Moha MaharAjaa .
Vivekan has a wife named Sumathy and
MahA Mohan has a wife called
Dhurmathi . Mahaa Mohan has seven
Ministers : Kaaman (Desire) ,
KrOdhan (Anger) , Madhan ( KOzhuppu/Thimir) ,
Maathsaryan ( Jealousy ) ,
Dambhan ( Boasting) and Stambhan ( iRumAppu ) .
MahA Mohan 's misison is to
prevent the Jeevans from following the paths of
Prapatthi and Bhakthi to gain
Moksha Sukham . Mahaa Mohan wants to use
Kaamam , KrOdham to create
ruchi for the jeevans in nonlasting bhOgams
so they will stray away from
pursuit of the eternal joy of Moksham ( Freedom from
the cycles of births and
deaths ). MahA MOhan hates VivEka Mahaa Raajaa ,
who has attributes and goals
that are diametrically opposite to that of Mahaa MOhan .
At one point , Mahaa Mohan
says to his wife , Dhurmathi that he does not
want the golden Meru Mountain
, the silver KailAsa Mountain , the 18 dhveepams
( Islands) or the
entire worlds . Mahaa Mohan confides that his coveted
wish
is to destroy
VivEka Raajaa so that the jeevans will wallow in Kaamam
,
Krodham , Madha , Maathsaryam
et al. VivEka Mahaa Raajaa stands for
the forces of good that helps
the Jeevan's to follow the path of Prapatthi
yOgam or Bhakthi yOgam to
gain Moksham .
One interesting point in SSU
is that women characters like
Sumathy speak in PrAkrutham .
Most of us are familiar only
with the Praakrutham Sri
Sookthi of Swamy Desikan named
Sri Achyutha Sathakam . There
Swamy Desikan assumed the form
of Venkata Naayaki , who is
enchanted by Lord DevanAthan's
dhivya soundharyam and speaks
to Him in Praakrutham language
reserved for women and
children . Here, following that tradition ,
Swamy Desikan formats the
speeches of Sumathy in Praakrutham .
Here is a sample of Sumathy's
speech in Prakrutham with
the Sanskrit equivalent in
paranthesis :
Sumathy: " ayya uttha !
yevvam Naama vaNNijanthee Ovaggadasaa
purusassa kaiaa hohiyi
" (
Aaryaputra ! yEvam varNyamAnA
apavargadasA purushasya kadhA
bhavishyathi ? ).Here Sumathy
asks: " When does
the occasion arise for the Jeevan to gain Moksham ?".
The brief summary of
the Last KaalakshEpam on
SSU(1/19/05)
****************************************************************************** In this KaalakshEpam , HH Sri
NaarAyaNa YadhIndhra MahA
Desikan covered
SlOkams 79 to 85 . In SlOkam 81 , VivEka
Mahaa Raaja begins to answer
the question of his dear wife ,
Sumathy . He responds : Oh
Devi who knows the ways of
the three worlds !
We must become
joyous when Saasthram
and Yukthi unite for the
jeevan to enable
him to reach
the banks of Moksham . We can
not fret that apavarga dasai
(MOkksha Dasai ) does
not come about immediately .
Until the Saasthram and
Yukthi gets united , the Jeevan was
being
tossed about
uncontrollably in the cruel ocean of
SamsAram
. VivEkan
follows this statement in prose with
a slOkam pregnant
with meaning
:
nirapAya dEsika nidarsithAm
imAm
KamalAsahAya karuNA
adhirOhaNeem
kramsO--adhiruhya kruthina:
samindhatE
parisuddha satthva
parikarmitE padhE --- (81)
(Meaning) : We must approach
the ladder of Lord's Dayaa ,
which is revealed by the
unfailing AchAryan . We should climb
on the steps of this
Ladder . The Bhaagyasaalis with the proper
anushtAnams progress in their
journey up this ladder and
shine in the Parama Padham of
the Lord , which is entirely
free of Rajas and Tamas (
Suddha Satthvamaya lOkam ).
The description of the
AchAryan as " NirapAya Desikan "
refers to that SadAchAryan ,
with impeccable anushtAnam and
as the ones who through their
upadEsams protect us
from
entering into
durAchArams. They point out the sOpAnam/
steps of the ladder
revered as Sriya: pathi's KaruNA ( KamalA-
sahAya KaruNA ). Swamy
Desikan has blessed us with 100 slOkams
in 10 meters about this
Kamalaa-sahAya KaruNaa( Dayaa Sathakam).
One has to climb on
it in a orderly manner ( kramasE adhiruhya)
.
These jeevans are the
specially blessed ones ( Kruthina: ) , who climb
the steps one by one (KramENa
adhiruhya) ) . They become
Kruthina: (BhAgyasaalis) by
practising/acquiirng " Preethiroopa SravaNa
Manana upAsana
niranthara-dhyAna , darsana samanAkAra Jn~Anam ".
(To Be continued
)
SrImath Azhagiya Singar
ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,
Daasan Oppiliappan Koil
VaradAchAri SadagOpan
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