Sri: SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha Dearest All, Given below is the wondreful anubhavam of Sri Muralidhar Rangaswamy Swamin... Regards Namo Narayana dAsan Sri: SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha, Dearest Sriman Madhavakkannan Swamin, Thank you very much for your superb elaboration of the verses from Thirumazhisai Azhwar. The Azhwar summarizes many esoteric Sampradayic concepts in a simple-to-understand language. The relationship between Lord Narayana and Sri is typified by the Sama Vedam benediction "Ethath thava hrudhayam hrudhayam mama Ethath mama hrudhayam hrudhayam thava". In this context, a matter dearest to the heart of Thayar and of utmost concern to her is the well being of Her Children (errant baddha jivans who are the most egregious violators of the Shastraic principles).As a result of the vedic Rk, the Lord is bound to hear the pleas of Thayar on behalf of Her Children and bestow upon them His munificent grace. Again it must be borne in mind that the term Sri has 6 meanings (i) ShruNothi-She hears the pleas of all (in particular SharaNagatas) (ii) ShrAvayathi-She conveys the pleas to Her Consort-Lord Narayana (iii) ShriyathE- She is sought after by all(in particular Prapannas) (iv) ShrayathE-She grants refuge to those who seek her (v)shruNAthi-She removes impediments ( For Prapannas, the impediment is the pile of sins which preclude them from attaining the Lord's eternal abode. The benevolent glances of Thayar destroy the sins of the Baddha Jivan. Swami Desikan waxes eloquent on this theme in the Daya Shatakam salutation "karuNE nishkaruNanirupaNethvam athayEvahi thAvakAshrithAnam dhurithAnAm Bhavathi thvadhEva BhIthi:" (vi) ShrInAthi-She confers lasting wealth (For Prapannas this is the bliss arising from uninterrupted kaimkaryam rendered for Lord Narayana in Parama Padam). We may remember the words of H.H. from his first tele-upanyasam, wherein, Acharya SarvaBhouman noted that Thayar is verily a manifestation of the Lord's Daya. In the case of the Lord of Seven Hills, the inseparability of Thayar from the Lord is two-fold (i) On account of residence in His vakshasthalam (ii) Her presence in his very name-The term nivasan makes no sense without the prefix Sri. Therefore, if He is the Pathi, Thayar lends Dam to the term Dampathi! Hence merely uttering the name of the Venkatachalam Hill confers the highest goal. We may also remember that the 7 KhAndams of the Vedam transformed themselves into the 7 hills to bear Lord Srinivasa, who Shines as the beacon light of the Shruti Shiras (as saluted by Sri Ramanujacharya in the opening verse of the Sri Bhashyam). It is also significant to note that the only Archa form saluted by the Vedas is Lord Srinivasa in the Rg Vedam. The Vedas denote Dharma, and where there is Dharma there is victory! Furthermore, the Vedas function as the life breath of the Lord! Thirumazhisai Azhwar seems to remind us of these most beautiful truths embedded in Our Sampradayam through his outpouring in this verse. Thanks again for your superb post highlighting these aspects of Lord Srinivasa and His consort. Namo Narayana, SriMuralidhara Dasan __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail Mobile Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/learn/mail Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SriRangaSri/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: SriRangaSri-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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