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Dear Sir I could not find the said missing post 253 in any of the 
formats mentionedby you , which may  be the continuation of posts 
251 and 252 ( which are repitations) giving the highlights as said . 
Anyway the continuity is not brokenn in post 254 but sort of feels 
incomplete. Sorry to sound so very presumptious. Ignorant as I am I 
felt the need to ask Yours sincerely  Rajalakshmi Jagannathan. --- 
In Oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "S. Sriram" <ajiva_rts@xxxx> wrote:
> Dear Smt. Rajalakshmi:
> 
> The various Thiruvahendrapuram Rathnangi Kainkaryam postings have 
been collated
> and placed in three different formats.
> 
> 1. As they have been sent, these are filed in the archives by 
month.
> url http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia/oppiliappan/archives
> 2. As a series. The complete series is archived separately and can 
be
> found at 
> 
http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia/oppiliappan/archives/thiruvahindhrapu
ram/index.html
> 3. A more comprehensive account maybe found at each topic. Desika 
Prabhandam - Gitartha
> Sangraham topic maybe found at url
> 
http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia/ebooks/vdesikan/gitartha_sangraha/ind
ex.html
> 
> If after perusing through all three, you still find holes, please 
do inform as they
> can then be looked into.
> 
> Thanks
> Srinivasan Sriram
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: rajalakshmij2000 
>   To: Oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>   Sent: Friday, November 26, 2004 4:35 PM
>   Subject: [Oppiliappan] Re: Thiruvaheendhrapuram RathnAngi 
Kaimkaryam series: Posting 254/Desika Prabhandham : GeethArTa 
Sangraham : Part 15
> 
> 
> 
> 
>   Dear Sir,I have been browsing with avid interest the various 
>   postings and along the way I've been keeping up with the Desika 
>   Prabhandam series begining with Amritharanjini...Ihad to 
discontinue 
>   the same from April when I went on a sojourn to India . After my 
>   return in October of this year ; I started perusing from where I 
had 
>   left off .
>             Now as i am going through GithArthasangraham. In 5008 
5018 
>   postings251&252are repitations; and in them you have stated that 
the 
>   second chaptor in the second hextad will take more than one 
postto 
>   summarise the highlights of the said chapter . There is no 
follow 
>   up. The next posting is missing .
>                                    After quite a gap, in 
continuation 
>   you have followed up with the 9th chapter of Srimad Bhagavat 
Geetha 
>   and Swami Desikan's summary of the 8th Shloka: 
>   TannmEmayum...in5070posting 250 . I'm just curious to know if 
I've 
>   missed something .
>                     Ihave been following other writeups too.Smt 
>   Sumitra Varadarajan's 'Nanmugan Thiruvandadi'has been held in 
>   abeyance . There has been no posting for a long time ! Sorry to 
>   bother you.Thanks a lot for all the good work. 
>                                        Yours in the service of the 
>   Almighty & our Acharya Srimad Ahzagiya Singar  Rajalakshmi 
>   Jagannathan             --- In Oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, 
>   Sadagopan <sgopan@xxxx> wrote:
>   > SrI:
>   >  
>   > Dear BhakthAs of  Lord  PaarTasArathy :
>   >  
>   > Today , we  will  study the NINTH Chapter of
>   > SrImath Bhagvath GeethA .This chapter has 
>   > 34 slOkams .
>   > 
>   > Swamy Desikan's summary of the 9th chapter
>   > ************************************
>   > Tann mEnmayum Tann piRappil taLarAt-tani nilayum
>   > pannmEni naNInan paal piriyA anbar aasaikaLum
>   > punnmEni ViNNavar paal puriyAtha Tann Bhatthimayum
>   > nannmEni NaaraNannaranukku navinRananE 
>   > 
>   > (Meaning):  Lord KrishNa of divinely beautiful body 
>   > instructed Arjuna about His Supreme status ( with no one
>   > to equal Him or excel Him ) , His undimished Superiority
>   > as the Lord even in His avathArams (Parathvam  )
>   > and His indwellership inside the bodies of all chEthanams 
>   > (DevAs , humans , birds , animals et al) , the loving  
services 
>   > rendered by His BhAgavathAs and the Bhakthi yOgam to be
>   > practised towards Him .
>   > 
>   > ThirukkaLLam Swamy's special Comments on this Paasuram :
>   > BhagavAn is the antharyAmi ( indweller ) for both the chEthanam
>   > and achEthanam . He creates every one and every thing. He 
protects
>   > them and utlimately  dissolves them . The world functions 
because
>   > of Him . BhagavAn instructed Arjuna on these glories .
>   > 
>   > Wherever BhagavAn incarnates and whatever forms He takes
>   > during His incarnation , His Jn~Anam and Sakthi are 
undiminished.
>   > There is no dimmunition of His Parathvam (Supermacy).
>   > 
>   > The Lord explains the BhaagavathAs practising Bhakthi yOgam
>   > towards Him with nAma sankeerthanam , archanai , aarAdhanam
>   > with intense (Bhakthi) bhAvam .He instructs Arjuna that His 
true
>   > BhAgavathAs would not desire insignificant and non-lasting 
phalans 
>   > and that they would not devote their time to DEvAs , who have 
>   > perishable bodies .
>   > 
>   > BhagavAn explained that His BhAgavathAs perform AarAdhanam 
>   > for Him and perform Saathvika ThyAgam at the end and meditate 
on
>   > Him with intense love. BhagavAn identified this devout love 
with
>   > Bhakthi .
>   > 
>   > Swamy  AaLavanthAr's summary of the 9th Chapter
>   > ****************************************
>   > Sva-mahAthmyam manushyathvE Parathvam cha mahAthmanam
>   > visEshO navamE yOgO Bhakthiroopa: prakeerthitha:
>   > 
>   > --13th SlOkam of GeethArTa Sangraham
>   > 
>   > (Meaning): Lord KrishNa described in the ninth chapter ,
>   > " His own eminence , His undimished Supermacy  as 
>   > the divine even when He assumes embodiments  as 
>   > incarnations , the excellence of MahAthmAs  or devotees 
>   > who seek Him alone  and  the discipline of Bhakthi or 
>   > devotion to Him ".
>   > 
>   > In the previous chapter, the differences that characterize
>   > the four different seekers , who approach the Lord were
>   > covered . In this chapter , the nature of UpAsanaa taking
>   > the form of Bhakthi is explained .The glory of those 
BhagavathAs 
>   > practising Bhakthi yOgam is also extolled by the Lord to 
establish
>   > the lofty state of the Jn~Ani practising Bhakthi yOgam .
>   > 
>   > Some Key slOkams of the 9th Chapter of Bhagavath GeethA
>   > *************************************************
>   > MayA tathamidham jagadhavyakthamUrthinA
>   > mathsTAni sarvabhUthAni na chAham tEshvavasTitha:
>   > ---SlOkam 4 
>   > 
>   > (Meaning) : The whole uiniverse is pervaded by Me in 
>   > an unmanifest form. I am the Seshi (Master) , who sustains
>   > and rules over this universe .I am their indweller , who 
controlls
>   > their actions. They depend on My will for their existence and 
>   > acts . I do not however depend on them for My existence .
>   > 
>   > avajAnAni Maam mUDA manusheem tanumAsritham
>   > Param bhAvamajAnanthO Mama bhUthamahEswaram
>   > --SlOkam 11
>   > 
>   > (Meaning): Driven by their bad karmAs , fools ignore Me 
>   > when I take on human forms and fail to recognize that I am
>   > the Supreme Lord of all beings and the Omniscient as well as
>   > Omnipotent Lord , who has incarnated as a mere human being .
>   > 
>   > MahAthmaansthu Maam PaarTa dhaiveem PrakruthimAsrithA:
>   > BhajanyanyamanasO jn~AthvA BhUthadhimvyayam
>   > --SlOkam 13
>   > 
>   > (Meaning): On the other hand , the great--souled ones 
(MahAthmAs)
>   > who are affiliated with My divine nature , worship Me with 
steady 
>   > minds and recognize Me as the immutable origin(source) of all 
>   beings .
>   > 
>   > Sathatham  keerthayanthO Maamm yathanthasccha dhruDavrathA:
>   > namasyanthsccha Maamm BhakthyA nithyamukthA upAsathE
>   > ---SlOkam 14 
>   > 
>   > (meaning): " Aspiring for eternal communion with Me , they 
worship 
>   > Me, always singing My praise , striving with steadfast 
resolution 
>   > and bowing down to Me in devotion " . 
>   > 
>   > Through SlOkams 16-19 , the Lord reveals to ArjunA that He is 
>   > the Vedic sacrifices (Krathu & Yaj~nam) , He is the offering 
to 
>   > the manes (SvadhA) , He is the oblation proper , He is the 
Mantram 
>   > with which such oblation is offered , He is the clarified 
butter 
>   poured 
>   > as oblation in the sacred fire , which is none other than 
Himself .
>   > Our Lord continues to reveal about His pervasive presence in 
>   > every thing and being : " I am the Father , Mother , creator 
and 
>   > grandfather of the universe. I am the purifier .I am the 
syllable 
>   Om 
>   > ( Pavithram OmkAra: ) and also Rk, Saaman and Yajus . 
>   > I am the goal (gathi) , supporter , the Lord , the witness,
>   > the abode , the refuge and the friend . I am the seat of 
origin 
>   and 
>   > dissolution , the base of preservation and the imperishable 
seed 
>   > (Bheejamavyayam)---I am immortality (amrutham) as well as 
>   > death (Mruthyu) ". 
>   > 
>   > SlOkam 23 :
>   > *********
>   > yEpyanyadEvathA bhakthA yajanthE sraddhayAnvithA:
>   > tEapi MaamEva KounthEya yajanthyavidhipoorvakam
>   > 
>   > (Meaning ) : " Even those who are devoted to other divinities 
>   > with faith in their hearts , worship Me alone , Oh ArjunA , 
>   > though not as sanctioned by the SaasthrAs".
>   > 
>   > SlOkam 24
>   > ***********
>   > Aham hi Sarva-yajn~AnAm bhOkkthA cha PrabhrEva cha 
>   > na thu mAmabhijAnanthi tatthvEnAthasachyavanthi tE 
>   > 
>   > (Meaning): " For , I am the only enjoyer and the only 
>   > Lord of all sacrifices. They do not recognize Me in 
>   > My true nature; hence they fail ". 
>   > 
>   > SlOkma 26:
>   > ************
>   > pathram Pushpam Phalam thOyam yO mE bhakthyA prayacchathi
>   > Tadhaham bhakthyupahruthamasnAmi prayathAthmana:
>   > 
>   > (Meaning ): " whoever offers Me with true devotion a leaf , 
>   > a flower , a fruit or some water , I accept this offering made 
>   > with devotion by him , who is pure of heart ". 
>   > 
>   > SlOkam 27:
>   > ************
>   > YathkarOshi yadhasnAsi yajjuhOshi dhadhAsi yath
>   > yatthapasyasi KounthEya tathkurushva madharpaNam
>   > 
>   > (Meaning): " Whatsoever you do , Whatsoever you eat ,
>   > whatsoever you offer , whatsoever you give away ,
>   > whatsoever austerity you practise , Oh ArjunA , do that
>   > as an offering to Me". 
>   > 
>   > SlOkam 29:
>   > ************
>   > samOham sarvabhUthEshu na mE dhvEshyOsthi na priya:
>   > yE bhajanthi thu Maam bhakthyA Mayi tE tEshu chApyaham
>   > 
>   > (Meaning ) " I am the same to all creation .There is none 
>   > hateful or dear to Me .But those , who worship Me with
>   > devotion abide in Me and I do abide in them ". 
>   > 
>   > SlOkam 34 :
>   > ************
>   >  ManmanA bhava MadhbhakthO MadhyAji Maam namaskuru
>   >  MaamEvaishyasi yukthvaivamAthmAnam MathparAyaNa:
>   > 
>   > (Meaning ) : " Focus your mind on Me , be My devotee , be My 
>   > worshipper. Bow down to Me. Engaging your mind in this manner 
>   > and regarding Me as the Supreme Goal , You will come to Me.
>   > 
>   > In this last slOkam of the Ninth chapter of SrIMadh Bhagavath
>   > GeethA , Our Lord decribes the true nature of Bhakthi .
>   > 
>   > Sarvam KrishNArpaNam asthu ,
>   > 
>   > Daasan , Oppiliappan  KOil VaradachAri SadagOpan 
>   > Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka
>   > Srivan Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama:
> 
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