SrI:
SrimatE Lakshmi Nrusimha
ParabrahmaNE Nama:
SrimatE RaamAnujAya
Nama:
SrimatE VedAnta GuuravE
Nama:
SrimadhbhyAm Sriranga SaThakOpa SrI
VedAnta Desika YathIndhra Mahaa DesikAbhyAm nama:
SrimatE VedAnta VaavadhUka SrI
NarayaNAchArya MahAvidhushE Nama:
SriamatE LakshmI Nrusimha dhivya
PaadhukA Sevaka SrIvaNN SaThakOpa SrI NarayaNa Yatheendhra MahA DesikAya
Nama:
45. MalOlan's sankalpam for
Periya
Swamy to enter
GruhatASramam
VaidheekapathanishNAtam
varNeenamEnam gruhasthatAm
nEtum
samakalpayannrusimhO
nijavarivasyAm
vidhAthumatiyOgyam
(Meaning): SrI Lakshmi Nrusimhan took on
the sankalpam for the most qualified and parama Vaidhika BrahmachAri , Periya
Swamy , to enter into GruhastAsraMam for performing
His
nityArAdhanam .
46. A Bride from SrI
GrAmam of ThayyAr
KulakramAnnrusimha
kinkaratvabhOgya janmanA
viSuddha-chittavruttikA
prasiddha-
Suddhasiddha
dESaja:
mrudhuS-Suchis-dEvanAthaSarmakO
gunee
sutAm
manOJn~a ChampakAbhighAm dhou
satE varAyaa
tAmm
(Meaning): At the famous and sacred
kshEtram of ThayyAr resided a Vaidhikar by the name of DevanAthaacchAr ,
whose family was engaged in performing AarAdhanam for
Lakshmi Nrusimhan . This descendant of the
illustrious Aastikaa family was known for his modest ways and cheerful
disposition . He had a beautiful daughter with the name of CheNpakavalli , who
was adept in relating to others .Sri DevanAthAcchAr gave his daughter's
hand in marriage to Periya Swamy .
47. Dharmapatni Srimathy
CheNpaka Lakshmi
NaarAyaNAryOayammatheeva
guNyAm taam ChampakAkhyAmupayamya hrushDa:
dinE dinE dharmaparO
vyatAneedh-ArAdhanam SrISa-tadheeyabhOgyam
(Meaning): Sri NaarAyaNAcchAr married
Srimathy CheNpaka Lakshmi of auspicious attributes and performed every day the
Bhagavad-BhAgavata
ArAdhanams appropriate for the gruhatAs .
48. anyOnya dAmpatyam of the
Couple
Vasishta KumbhOdhbhava
TaarakESAn Arundhati mukhya PativratAth
ChampAramAkhyA
ramaNeemaNissA
rEmE yathArham ramaNEna
tEna
(Meaning): Just like Arundhati , RohiNi and
LopAmudhrA served their respective husbands Vasishtar ,
Chandran and Agastyar , CheNpaka-lakshmi
served SrI NaarAyaNAcchAr Swamy and made him happy .
49. InjimEttu
Azhagiyasingar's anugraham to these Dampathys
samAnavamSyou suguNou
vadhUvarou
SrirangakAryAtmaja
-yOgirAja:
anvagraheedhyOgyatamO na
yOga:
svadEta kasmai rasikAyA lOkE
?
(Meaning) : The InjimEttu Azhagiya Singar
of the 42nd Pattam of SrI Matam
blessed very well this well matched
dampathis from two auspicious kulams . Which Connoseiur
would
not indeed be happy with such a well
matched couple ?
50. VedOkta SoubhAgyam
of this Couple
PitrAdhi-sandhishtaka-kaLatramE-
tadhrurOcha laBdham
bhagavatsudrushDyA
bhadhrANi Gaarhasthyata
yeva noonam sidhyEyur-
AmnAya
vachOanusArAth
(Meaning): Veda mantrams say that
GruhastASramam blesses one with
enduring auspiciousness and superior
dharmAchAram . Champaka Lakshmi
bequeathed to Sri NaarAyaNAcchAr
as
KanyAdhAnam matched her husband in every
way as Kalatram (Sahadharma-chAriNi) . AamnAya
Vachas is Veda Vaak .
51. The superiority of
GruhastASramam
Yata:
parivrAjakavarNilOka: pratheekshatE sadhgruhiNAm hi
hastam
tatOhi
GaarhasthyamuSanti sarvE
dharmArthakAmAnvita-muktidhAyee
(Meaning): GrahastASramam is superior among
all Asramams ( BrahmachAri, Gruhastan ,
Vaanaprastan and SanyAsi)
.
SanyAsi and others expect
and
depend on GruhastAs for their Bhikshais .
Therefore knowledgable
people say that GruhastAsramam is the
superior Asramam , which can give all the PurushArthams ( DharamArtha Kaama
Moksham) .
52. Gruhastan's
superior lot
Aatigya satkAra
krutArthajanmA
shaDkarmanishDa:
sulabhOvadhAnya:
ishDaisccha poortai:
sukrutaischa nityam bhajEta bhaktyA paramAtmadhAma
(Meaning): The generous and sAtvika
gruhastan , who engages in the six tasks assigned to his Asramam and
performs atiti satkAram ( feeding of the visitors) becomes virtous and
will at the end of his life reach the Lord with devotion .
53. AchArya's praise of
Gruhasta-Asramam
svadhArayOgi na cha
dharmarhOdhee-
ithyachashDa: VedAntaguru:
svakOSE
KrishNOapyagAyath svayamEva
kAryam
dharmAviruddham
nikhilAtmadEha:
(Meaning): Swamy Desikan instructed us that
being a gruhastan is not against dharmAs in His Sri
kOSams.
Our Lord , GeethAchAryan also told us
that it is permitted to perform acts that
are not against dharmams ( Dharma Viruddha kaaryam) .
54. Daily life of
Periya Swamy as a gruhastar
Bhagavadhanugruheetam
sath-kaLatram sahArdham
pratidinam karaNeeyE
kAryajAtE niyunjan
abhigamanamathOpadhAnam-ijyAdhi
tattath
samuchita samayEshu
SraddhAyAsou vyadhattE
(Meaning): Swamy performed every day the
panchakAlika kriyAs( abhigamanam , upAdhAnam , IjyA et al) at the assigned times with the help of his wife
blessed to him by BhagavAn .
55. Progeny for Periya Swami
suputralAbhEna hi
muktimaSnutE
na chEtpudhAkhyam narakam
bhajEta
itheeyamukti: prathitAsti
vEdE na
saa
prapannam vishayeekarOti
(Meaning): The old adage that one
ends up in the narakam named "Puth" ,
if one does not have a son is
irrelevant
for any Prapannan like Periya Swami .
56. Birth of a daughter for
Periya Swami
ayam prapttEr-mahimEti sarvE
prAnchOasmadhAchAryavarA
avOchan
MalOla
VeekshAvaSatOayamApnOth
kanyAm guNADyAm jagadha:
pravruddyai
(Meaning): Our PoorvAchAryAs have
instructed us that the Prapannan does
not end up in the narakam
called "puth" , if he has no male child.
The power of prapatti is such that the
Prapannan reaches SrI VaikunTham at the end of his life on earth . Periya Swami
was blessed with the birth of a girl child of auspicious guNams for the
betterment of the world through the KaruNA KaDAksham of MalOlan .
57. The Daughter 's
vivAha PrApthi
saishA cha kanyA
TuLaseesadhrukshA
kramAdhyathOdhvAvaya:
prapEdhE
tadhA suvrutyA suvamsajAya
vidhyA-
vayOroopayujE dadhou taamm
(Meaning): Swamy brought up this child
like the sacred
TuLasi and when she attained the age for VivAham married her to a varan , who
was from a good kulam and sadAchAram . He was equal to his daughter
in all aspects( age, looks and vidhyai) .
58. The KanyA dhAnam of the Daughter
SubhEmuhUrtE
priyaBhandhujAtai: yutho VarENyO vidhushAm
guNajn~a:
KanyAm dadhou
vEdavidhOgaghOshai: varAya vidhyAguNa
bhUshitAya
(Meaning): Periya Swamy , the abode of
auspicious Atma guNams and Vidhvath
performed the kanyAdhAnam for his
daughter during a subha muhUrtam
according to ancient Vedic rites .
The varan was noted for his auspicious
guNams and sadh-jn~Anam . The
noble Veda GhOsham was heard during the VivAha MahOtsavam attended
also
by the dear relatives of the Swami
.
59. Happiness and the
blessing of santati for the Daughter
VadhUvarou thau vinayEna
jushDou kaalE SubhE vEdavachOanusArAth
satsantathim
sampadham-uttamAmcha
bhOgAnkramaNApaturucchakeertyA
(Meaning): The newly married
couple known for their humility were blessed during an
auspicious time ( kaalE
SubhE) with good progeny (sathsantati) due to Vedic benedictions
( Veda vachO anusarAth) . With
the pasage of time , they enjoyed wealth ,
bhOgams and fame.
60. NityArAdhanam at Periya
Swamy's house and the growth of ubhaya VedAntha kalakshEpam there
adheetamAchAryakulE-akhilamcha sacchAstrajAtam nigamAnta
yugmam
gArhasthyatOayam
pratipannasattva:
Sriya: patim
poojayatismanityam
(Meaning): At Periya Swamy's house ,
KaalakshEpams on ubhaya VedAntam
and instructions on sakala SaastrArthams
took place every day as activities fitting the AchArya Kulam .
Periya Swamy known for His noble guNams performed AarAdhanam
there for Sriya: Pathi as a Gruhastar
.
61. Father's attainment of
Parama Padham ( AchAryan Thiruvadi)
uttamEna tanujanmanAmudham
prApyachOttamavayA: janakOasya
NaarasimhagururAptavAn HarE:
dhAma-dhivyamatulam HarE:
(Meaning): The father of Pariya
Swami,
SrI
Lakshmi NarasimhAchArya Swamy ,
who was
blessed with such a good putran , reached a ripe age and attained
the sacred feet of the matchless Lord , Lakshmi Narasimhan.
62. apara karmAs for Swamy's
Father
OurdhvadEhika
samasta-satkriyA: SraddhayA vidhivadhAcharannayam
naiva kEvalamatOshyadh-gurUn
Vaidhika Sriyamapi
svacharyayaa
(Meaning): By performing all the apara
Kaimkaryams ( antima kriyAs) with SraddhA for his pithA , Periya Swamy pleased
the hearts of AchAryAs and
enhanced his own Vaidhika SrI
.
63. Periya Swamy's vaibhavam
as
" Saastravasyar
"
yOarchayanti pitrubhirmuneen
surAn
tacchareerakamupAsatE
Harim
ityadha:
SrutivachOvichintayan SaastravaSya iti satkrutOakhilai:
(Meaning): Srutis state that those who
worship Pitrus and Munis ( Rishis) indeed worship the Lord , who is the
indweller of those Sareerams . Guided by this Sruti Vaakyam , Periya Swamy
conducted himself and was celebrated by all
as "Saastravasyar ".
First of the Four
StaBakams ( Dharmika StaBakam) sampoorNam
.
(To Be
continued)
Srimad Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE
Saranam
,
Dhaasan , Oppiliappan Koil
VaradAchAri Sadagopan
( To Be Continued )
Srimad Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam
,
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri
Sadagopan
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