Dear Raama BhakthAs :
Let us continue with the 2nd and 3rd charaNams in
this posting.
Second CharaNam
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Mudhumuna dhana-tanayAgAramulu joovi
madhumchEtha kOnnALLU andhu
chEdharina yantha sOkArNava gathudai
jaali-jEndhuDayu kOnnALLu
yEdhaDi paccha joochi tALalEka thaa
nilanu dhiruguDa kOnnALLu
mudhi madhi dhappina vruddhatanamuchE
mundhu vEnaka theliyakayE kOnnALLu
( prOddhu pOyyEnu , SrIrAmuni bhUni bhajimpavE
manasA ! )
(Meaning): Some portions of life is wasted in
boasting about one's riches
like house , garden , offsprings and other aspects
of material wealth. Those
thoughts get one's head swollen with sense of
power and control over one's
destiny. A day comes ,when these wealth are
lost and then one's time is
spent in moaning over "the
insufferable " losses sustained . Disappointment
and sorrow follows and more time is lost soaked in
such thoughts of sespondency.
Some portion of life is spent in moods of jealousy
over the material success of
neighbors and friends. Those fits of jealousy
connected to Moham and Maathsaryam
eat up portions of one's life. Then comes old age
along with its robbing of one's
senelity . Portion of the end of the days are spent
in despairing over failing limbs
and mental faculty .Time is fleeting and the tide
of life is fast ebbing away .
Oh My Mind ! Hurry to worship Lord
Raamachandra , who is an antidote for
all these sorrows and abuse of time alloted to you
on this earth !
Third CharaNam
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yaagAdhi karmamulanu jEyavalEnanu
yalasaDachEtha kOnnALLu andhu
raaga lObhamulathO naparAdhamula jEsi
rAjasamuna kOnnALLu
BhAguga nAma-keertthanamulu sEyuDE
bhAgyamanaka kOnnALLu
ThyAgarAjanuthuDaina SrIrAmuni
tathtvamu telipakayE kOnnALLu
(prOddhu pOyyEnu , SrIrAmuni bhUni bhajimpavE
manasA ! )
Some portions of life is spent in efforts to
perform YaagAs and
other rituals prescribed in the karma khANDa
portion of the VedAs
for svayam prayOjanam . During such efforts , greed
, miserliness
cloud the efforts due to
raajasic pre-disposition . Fruits are not
realized.Mental peace is not attained .
Sorrow , doubt and
restlessness folow suit.Portions of one's life are
spent in such
efforts . Most of the people spend their alloted
time on the Lord's
earth ( LeelA VibhUthi) without realizing the
sukham and power of
doing Naama sankeerthanam ( of Your sarva phal dhAyaka nAmam).
They do not relaize that itself is the loftiest of
wealth in thi world .
It is a pity that they wallow in all kinds of
self-inflicted injuries
and spend away their lives without knowing the real
nature of
SrI Raama and His Tatthvams that he stands for . Oh
My mind !
Please do not be like others in chasing anithya
vasthus and suffer
the pangs of jealousy , despair and despondency !
Instead worship
Lord Raamachandran , the apramEyan and gain nithya
sukham
( lasting bliss) !
Additional observations
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Saint ThyagarAjA , the great Raama Bhakthar
is beseeching us
to perform Raama Naama Sankeerthanam ( BhAguga
Naama keerthanamulu
sEyuDE ) and gain the understanding of the SrI
Raama Tathvam ( SaraNAgatha
rakshaNam) .
ThyAgarAja SwamigaL was an exemplar in conducting
his life steeped in
Raama Naama Japam and Sankeerthanam about SrI
Raama MahAthmyam .
His upadEsams about the transitory nature of
Prapancha sukham in contrast
to the lasting nature of worship of Raamaa in
his own words attest to his concern
for us to gain the naugraham of the Lord of AyOddhi
:
" Bhaja rE Raghuveeram Sara-bharitha DasaraTa
kumAram" --KalyANi Raagam
Here , SwamigaL appeals to us: " Worship the hero
of Raghus , the king of kings,
who has blessed Thyagarja with boons ! Give up
greed and unworthy desires . Do not
indulge in slander of others ... control Your five
senses , deeming worldly happiness
as nothing but poison. Understand that all things
will not serve your purpose , but
go their own way "
We will continue with ThyagarAja SWamigaL's
upadEsam and appeal
in the next posting .
SrI Raama Jayam ,
Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan
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