NOTE: Readers having difficulty in reading the text may need to change their encoding to UTF-8. ----------- srI: SrI sAra sAram â I (29) -- I â ThirumantrAdhikAram -- The Significance of ânamahâ (continued) --- SwAmi Desikan has shown that the understanding of the word, ânamahâ results in the conviction that one has no right over his Atma-svaroopa. The benefit of this firm conviction is the faith that everything belongs only to the Lord. Besides, he gets more revelation, says Swami Deikan: âthAn thanakku uriyanallanAnAl thanakku vERonRaiyum paTRa nirupAdika-SEshitvam-illaiyAm. Ithu-thannaiyE inguc collkiRathAkavumAm. appOthu âkincitâ enRu oru padatthai adhyAharitthu âna mama kincitâ enRu oru vAkkiyamumAm. Ithu-thannAlE thannaiyum thannuDaimaimaiyaiyum cErath thannODu thuvakkaRukkiRAnAkavumAm. itthAl âyAnE enRanathE enRirunthEn.â enkiRa samsAra moolangkaL chEdikkap-paDukinRana..â When the Jiva has realized that he has no claim over the nature of his Atma, it follows that he can not be a natural SEshi of any other thing also. This is what SwAmi Desikan conveys through this statement: âthAn thanakku uriyanallanAnAl thanakku vERonRaiyum paTRa nirupAdika-SEshitvam-illaiyAm.â â Such a conclusion is not only a derived one, but also directly revealed by the word, ânamahâ itself: âIthu-thannaiyE inguc collkiRathAkavumAm.â SwAmi Desikan explains how: âappOthu âkincitâ enRu oru padatthai adhyAharitthu âna mama kincitâ enRu oru vAkkiyamumAm.â â That is, a word, âkincitâ (anything) is to be brought and added to ânamahâ and it will turn in to a sentence: âna mama kincitâ. Then, it will mean, âTo me (maha- the jIva) anything (âkincitâ) does not belong (ânaâ). This will not remain a concealed idea but will become a forthright message: âithu-thannAlE thannaiyum thannuDaimaiyaiyum cErath thannODu thuvakkaRukkiRAnAkavumAm.â â By this, it will be openly clear that, the jIva disowns himself as well as things, the so-called his. âitthAl âyAnE enRanathE enRirunthEn.â enkiRa samsAra moolangkaL chEdikkap-paDukinRana.â â Thus, the egotism (ahamkAram) and the mine-ness (mamakAram) both are removed. These are the very cause of our bondage in this samsAra. SwAmi Desikan quotes from Tiruvaimozhi in this connection: âyAnE yennai aRiyakilAthE yAnE yenthanathE enRirunthEn yAne nee yennuDaimaiyum neeyE vAnE yEtthum yem vAnavarEREâ (TiruvAimozhi, 2-9-9) (Oh Lord of the Nityasooris, who are constantly singing in Your praise! I was all along ignorant without knowing the real nature of myself and remained egotistic and presumed I was owner of my things. Now, I have realized that myself and all mine are totally Yours.) Here, one is reminded of a SlOka of SrI YAmunAchArya: âna dEham na prANAn na ca sukham aSEshAbhilashitam na cAtmAnam nAnyat kimapi tava SEshatvavibhavAt / bahirbhootam nAtha kshaNamapi sahE yAtu SatadhA vinASam tat satyam madhumathana vij~nApanamidam //â (stOtra-ratnam, 57) {Oh Lord! The slayer of demon Madhu! I cannot tolerate even for a moment a body, the prANa, the pleasures coveted by all, even be it my own Atma and things connected with it, that do not belong to You. Let them be destroyed into hundreds of pieces. This plea of mine is genuinely true.) Both ahankAram, and mamakAram, both being the cause of our bondage in samsAra, thus will get removed. (To continue) dAsan Anbil S. SrInivasan ----------- Messenger blocked? Want to chat? Go to http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/webmessengerpromo.php ------------------------------------ Oppiliappan Koil Varadachari Sadagopan http://www.sadagopan.org Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:Oppiliappan-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:Oppiliappan-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> 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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