SrI: Dear BhakthAs: Today , adiyEn will cover the Fifty Seventh slOkam of Sri SaraNAgathi DhIpikai , where Swamy Desikan prays for the blessings of SrI DhIpa PrakAsan for the realization of Kaimkaryam to Him rooted in the unification of his Mind, speech and body (KaraNa Thrayam)as a Prapannan : Tatthva-avabhOdha-samitha-prathikoola vrutthim kaimkarya-labdha-karaNa-thraya-saamarasyam kruthvA Thvad-anya-vimukham krupayA Svayam maam sphAthim dhrusO prathilabhasva jagath-JananyA: SrI SaraNAgathi DhIpikai: SlOkam 57 Meaning: ******** Oh ViLakkoLi PerumAnE! You should bless adiyEn to be the beneficiary of AchArya KatAksham to gain a clear understanding of the three Tathtvams so that adiyEn does not engage in deeds prohibited by Your SaasthrAs. Oh Lord of ThirutthaNkA ! You must bless adiyEn to perform kaimakryams for You with all my three karaNms (Vaak-Manas and SarIram ) aligned in the same direction . You must further grant adiyEn the unassailable firmness of mind to seek no one other than You as my Master.If You were to bless adiyEn compassionately this way , You will be the benficiary of the auspicious glances of Your dear Consort.She will be so pleased with the DayA that You have shown as a concerned parent to one of Her children (adiyEN) that She will be so happy with You and shower You with the greatest signs of affection . Oh Lord ! Please do not miss this opporunity to recieve that soubhAgyam from Your dear Consort , SrI Maragathavalli! Additional Comments ******************** Swamy Desikan's first request to the Lord is: " Tatthva avabhOdhanam kuru" ( Please bless me with the true knowledge about the Tathtva Thrayam through AchArya anugraham ). Why is this emphasis on gaining true knowledge about Tatthva Thrayam and what are these Tatthva Thrayams ? The three Tathvams are: ChEthanam , achEthanam and Isvaran.Swamy Desikan houses the deliberations on the Tatthva Thrayam in the Fifth Chapter of SrImad Rahasya Thraya Saaram , his magnum opus. A clear comprehension of these three Tatthvams is a must for any one , who seeks Moksham.If they do not understand these Tathtvams , then they will be headed towards a journey of delusion driven by the false beliefs : (1)" SarIrAthma bramam " ( confusion that the body is the same as AathmA ). (2)SvatantrArTa bramam ( Jeevan is independent and is not the liege of the Lord .Jeevan thinks that it is a Svatantran and not a Bhagavath parAdhInan) (3)anIsvara Vaadha ruchi ( taste for the conviction that there is no Isvaran: nirIswara MeemAsaka view ). All of these confusions will interfere with the performance of the upAyams for Moksham ( Bhakthi or Prapatthi yOgam). This obstruction to Moksham is what Swamy Desikan refers to as " samitha prathikoola Vrutthi" . The Tatthva Thrayam has been summarized as " BhOkthA- BhOgyam-PrErithAram cha mathvA Sarvam BhOktham Thrividham BrahmamEtath" . BhOkthA is the Jeevan, BhOgyam is achEthanam and PrErithA is the Lord and together they form the Tatthva Thrayam.In the 11th slOkam of SaraNAgathi DhIpikai , Swamy Desikan saluted the paramountcy of the Lord over the ChEthnams and His blessing the jeevans with Karthruthvam (doership) and BhOgtruthvam (enjoyership) as part of their pravrutthi (EedupAdu). Lack of understanding or misintrepretation of the Tatthva Thrayam therfore interferes with the Parama PurushArTam ( the jeevan's supreme goal) of Kaimkaryam to the Lord with unity among the Mind , Speech and Body ( Kaimkarya Labdha KaraNa thraya Saamarasyam). Once the three Tatthvams are clearly understood with AcArya anugrham --arising from the Lord's katAksham -- then the Jeevan does not look at any dEvathA as superior to or equal to SrIman NaarAyaNan ( Thvad-anya vimukam kruthavAn ). That svaroopa Jn~Anam of the Jeevan pleases the Lord and He blesses the Jeevan with the ParamAnugraham of Moksham once he does Prapatthi. When that happens,SrI Maragathavalli ThAyAr is overjoyed with Her Lord's ParmAnugraham to Her child and She casts her affectionate and auspicious glances at Her Lord.She is Jagath Janani (Mother of all the ChEthanams of the Universe). Her dhrushti ( glance) is known for the growth of all Isvaryams .She casts her benovolent glances at Her Lord for His MahOpakAram to Her child . Her face blossoms like the Lotus at the sight of the rising Sun ( Jagath JananyA: dhrusO: sphAthi). Swamy Desikan tempts the Lord to be blessed with the boon of the auspicious glances of His PirAtti arising from Her Joy that the Lord has played His role as Sarva Rakshakan and Sarva Loka SaraNYan . Swamy Desikan suggests that the Lord should not miss such a great opportunity . Swamy Deesikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam , Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan P.S: Please do not forget Your support for the NithyArAdhanam for Swamy Desikan and SrI DhIpa prakAsan at the dhivya dEsam of ThirutthaNkA. adiyEn will be leaving for ThUppul/ThiruttaNkA on Aug 8 and will be happy to hand carry Your SamarpaNam for this Kaimkaryam . PathinettAm Perukku is on August 3 , 2003. On that day , the river Cauvery will be flowing in abundance touching both of its banks . Families will assemble with chithrAnnams and enjoy the bounties of harvest . adiyEn hopes to bring this Kaimkaryam on writing about SrI SaraNAgathi DhIpikai to a conclusion on August 3 . Swamy Desikan's compassion for us is seen as a great flood touching the two shores of Ubhaya VedAntham carrying the rejuvenating nectarine message of SaraNAgathi for our ujjevanam (Upliftment and release from SamsAric afflcitions). Please help as much as You can with the NithyArAdhanam core fund for our great AchAryan , who opened our eyes to the grandeur of our SampradhAyam focused on the unconditional surrender to SrIman NaarAyaNan as our Parama PurushArTam.
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