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srI:
SrI  sAra  sAram â I (55)
-- 
I â ThirumantrAdhikAram 
                -- 
The Significance of ânArAyaNanAyaâ   
--- 
        After stressing the point that one cannot do service for the pleasure 
of his master doing away with his own benefit, SwAmi DeSikan says he should not 
seek his own benefit at the cost of his masterâs pleasure:   
ââthanakkEyAka  venaikkoLLumeethEâ enkiRapaDiyE pradhAnamAn 
cEshi-prayOjanatthai ozhiya sva-prayOjanatthai apEkshikkavum kooDAthu.â --- 
        SwAmi DeSikan reveals the fact that between self-benefit and the 
pleasure of oneâs master, the latter is of prime importance. The jIva should 
not seek self-benefit excluding the pleasure of the Master, which should be 
given the prominence. To prove his point, SwAmi DeSikan quotes from a verse of 
SrI nammAzhvArâs TiruvAimozhi. Here is the full verse:
 âenakkEyATcey ekkAlatthumenRu, en
  manakkE vanthiDaiveeDinRi mannith
  thanakkE yAka venaik koLLumeethE
  enakkE kaNNanai yAnkoL ciRappE.â (ThiruvAimozhi, 2-9-4)
Meaning:
 âenakkEyATcey ekkAlatthumenRu,â â Saying, âYou shall serve Me all 
timesâ
âen manakkE vanthuâ â entering in to my mind;
âiDaiveeDinRi manniâ â stay put continuously without  even a small break;
 âthanakkE yAka enaik koLLum eethEâ --  this very acceptance of me as Yours;
âenakkEâ â befitting the nature of my Atma;
 âkaNNanai yAnkoL ciRappEâ â the best benefit that I desire from the Lord.
        This verse is considered by our poorvAchAriars as the crown of this 
group of ten verses. The Lord could ask  the AzhvAr, âServeâ ; or âServe 
Meâ; or âServe Me aloneâ; but the AzhvAr will not be satisfied. Hence, 
the AzhvAr says âThe Lord asks him to serve Him for everâ; he insists that 
the Lord should not only enter into his mind but should stay put there for 
ever, that too, uninterruptedly. He says that will only befit his Atma 
svaroopa.  Because, the AzhvAr says, it is the greatest favour he seeks from 
the Lord. 
        Here, one is attracted by the discussion that took place between 
AchArya EmbAr and SrI PiLLaithirunaRaiyoor araiyar, one of the disciples 
present in the audience. Araiyar asks his AchArya, âWhy should the AzhvAr who 
is blessed with wisdom and bhakti plead with the Lord to take him as a servant 
exclusively of Him. Should he not leave it to the Lordâs will?â AchArya 
EmbAr replies, âWhat you say is true. But the desire to attain that benefit 
makes the AzhvAr  plead with the Lord. For example, Goddess Sri, Who is staying 
on the Lordâs chest for ever without any interruption, can continue as She 
is.  But, She is repeatedly uttering, âI will stay put without leaving Him 
even for a moment. Why? That is because she relishes her residence there. The 
AzhvArâs feelings are similar.â
        The fact that emerges is that since a human is a sentient being. He 
will not act with out benefit for himself. It is, therefore, impossible for any 
one to consciously render service to the Lord keeping His pleasure alone in 
mind and not even a bit of self-interest.  At the same time, he should also not 
aspire only self-promotion without giving due importance to the Lordâs 
pleasure.    
        SwAmi DeSikan, therefore, points out: 
 âAkaiyAl, guNavath-svAmiyinuDaiya pravrutthi pOlE nipuNa-dAsanuDaiya 
pravrutthiyum iruvar prayOjanatthaiyum viDAthE niRkum.â â 
        In the world, any good-natured employer acts in such a way as to 
benefit both himself as well as his employees. Similarly, an efficient 
employeeâs actions will be beneficial to both. The actions of both will be 
beneficial to both. It is, therefore, the duty of an intelligent servant to 
render service mainly for the benefit of his master. In the same way here too, 
the good service rendered by the jIva will please the Lord, which in turn will 
please the jIva.
        SwAmi DeSikan cites a popular example to stress the importance of 
rendering service for the Lordâs pleasure:
 âsvAmi ukappukku SEshamAkath thanakku varum prayOjanam pathi-sannidhiyil 
pathivrathA-alankAram pOlE mikavum ucitham.â â 
        A devoted wife adorns herself with jewels and beautiful dress in order 
to please her husband. The husband too is happy to see his wife beautifully 
adorned. Seeing his happiness, she also is pleased.  In the same way, the jIva 
who is Sesha of the Lord Who is Seshi, does service keeping the Lord in his 
mind and in process he too attains happiness. 
        SwAmi DeSikan says that the same applies in the post-saraNAgati life 
also:
âithu ingu ivanukku uttara-kruthyatthil kainkarya rastthilum thulyam.â â 
        The jIva who has performed prapatti, will consider the service he does 
during the rest of his life in this world is for the pleasure of the Lord and 
will himself be happy to see the Lord is satisfied with his service.     
(To continue)
dAsan
anbil S.SrInivAsan
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