SrI: Dear BhakthAs of Lord RanganAtha: adiyEn will start the coverage today of the 17 Desika Sahasra Naamams dealing with the fifth chapter of SRTS , Tatthva Thraya chintanaa adhikAram . This Chapter is one of the toughest to understand and traditional KaalakshEpam under the sacred feet of one's AchAryan is absolutely essential to understand clearly the Tatthva Thrayam . For understanding our sampradhAyam , a clear knowledge about the content of this chapteralone is sufficent . One has to go over this chapter many times to understand and retain the Jn~Anam on the cardinal doctrines covered here . Srimath NaarAyaNa YathIndhra MahA Desikan's ( Prakrutham Srimath Azhagiya Singar's) coverage of this chapter in the many issues of Sri Nrusimha Priya ( later assembled in the form of a monograph on SRTS: Part I) is very comprehensive and vital for us to develop a clearer omprehension of these three Tatthvams . Why is this Chapter Named Tatthva Thraya Chintanaa adhikAram ? *********************************************************************** There are three distinctly different Tathtvams in our SiddhAntham : ChEtanam , achEtanam and Iswaran . They have unique svabhAvams and have unique attributes that differentiate them ( Paraspara vilakshaNam). It is very important to think deeply about them to understnad their true nature and VyApAram . To remind us about this aspect of deep reflection on them for our comprehension of their unique differences and relationships , Swamy Desikan deliberately named this chapter as " Tatthva Thraya ChinthanAdhikAram " instead of "Tatthva Thraya adhikAram ". These three tatthvams are already covered in the preceding ArTa Panchakam chapter : PrApyam is Iswaran ; PrApthA is the Jeevan/ChEtanam and PrApthi VirOdhi is the achEtanam like Sareeram . Even if we understand the references to these three tatthvams in ArTa Panchakam , we still have to know about the uniqueness of these three tatthvams and how they differ from one another . Otherwise , one will be totally misled and will be subject to one or more of the following dangers : 1. SareerAthma Brahmam: This is the conviction that this perishable body of ours (Sareeram) is the same as the eternal AathmA .This will lead to the thinking that Aathma persihes once the body falls down at death. There will be little respect for the teachings of the Bhagavath- saasthrams about the karmaas to be practised as well as the karmaas to be abandoned . That will lead only to repeated miseries through many births in this world . Therefore one has to know that the Jeevan , who has no death is different than the Sareeram , which has a finite life span . 2 . SvantharAthma Bramam : This calamity is the second one , when one does not understand the three tatthvams properly . This will make one think that one is independent and not the eternal servant of the Iswaran , who is our Master and Commander in the execution of our karmaas. When one thinks that he or she is independent of Iswaran , it will interfere with Upaaya anushtAnam like Bhakthi or Prapatthi yOgam and deflect them away from attaining Moksha siddhi.They will be mired in SamsAric mud forever. 3. Nireeswara Vaadha Richi : For many jeevans , right from birth , there is a prediliction to argue that there is no Iswaran as a result of their anAdhi paapams . They will also be subject to the nigraham ( anger) of the Lord and will end up in being locked without hope of release from the endless cycles of births and deaths .There is no ujjevanam for them . To stay clear of the three terrible dangers mentioned above , one has to reflect on the true meanings of the Tatthva Thrayam , observe Prapatthi or Bhakthi yOgam and enjoy the parama PurushArTam of nithya Kainkaryam to Iswaran in His supreme abode of Sri Vaikuntam. Thirukkudanthai Desikan's summary of the Tatthva Thraya chinthanAdhikAram ************************************************************************************ Thirukkudanthai Desikan is revered as Abhinava Desikan (amsam of Swamy Desikan , Punar avathAram). Hence , it is no wonder , he was able to summarize the upadEsams of this adhikAram in just 17 Sahasra Naamams . These 17 Sahasra Naamams dealing with one of the most important chapters dealing with Tatthva Thrayam are: 811) . (PraNavam) Tatthva-thraya visEsha-vidhE nama: 812) . (PraNavam) SvAdheena-thrividha achicth-chith svaroopa- sTithi-pravrutthi-dhrusee nama: 813) .(PraNavam) pramANagamya dharmi-svaroopa-roopaka dharma vidhE nama: 814) . (PraNavam) Jeeva lakshaNa tatthvaj~nAya Nama: 815) . ( PraNavam) Bhaddha lakshaNa lakshithrE nama: 816) . ( PraNavam) Bhaddha sTithi pravrutthij~nAya Nama: 817) . ( PraNavam) Muktha lakshaNa lakshithrE nama: 818) . ( PraNavam) Muktha sTithi pravrutthij~nyA nama: 819) . ( PraNavam) Nithya LakshaNa lakshithrE nama: 820) . ( PraNavam) Nithya sTithi pravrutthij~nAya Nama: 821) . (PraNavam) NithyAth anyOnya bhEdhadhrusE Nama: 822) . (PraNavam) Nithya mukthAthma kaimkarya Saarvavidhya niroopakAya nama: 823) . (PraNavam) ThriguNa sTithi pravrutthij~nyA nama: 824) . (PraNavam) Isa LakshaNa lakshithrE nama: 825) . (PraNavam) avathAra rahasyaj~nAya Nama: 826) . ( PraNavam) Para-vyUhAdhi bhEdhadhrusE nama: 827) . (PraNavam) Sri Jagath kaaraNathvAdhi sAdhakAnEka yukthimathe nama: AdiyEn will provide the meanings and notes on these 17 Sahasra NamAs in the next posting . ( To be continued ) Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam , Daasan , Oppiliappan KOil VaradAchAri Sadagopan P.S : Please do not forget to support the Living Quarters for the priests of Sri RanganAtha Temple . ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $9.95 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/J8kdrA/y20IAA/yQLSAA/XUWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> 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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