SrI:
Dear BhakthAs : Today , we
will begin the coverage of
the KaalakshEpam of HH
Srimath Srirangam Andavan on
the 22nd slOkam of Sthothra
Rathnam .
The Highlights of Srimath
Andavan's KaalakshEpam
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1. aham ( adiyEn) is hidden (
tokki niRkum) in the statement :
" na dharma-nishtOsmi
" : (aham )na dharma-nishtOsmi .
(aham ) na aathmavEdhi
cha ; (aham ) na bhakthimAn .
2. na dharma-nishtOasmi :
adiyEn has no adhikAram in karma yOga
anushtAnam . adiyEn does not
have the upakaraNams ( tools ,
wherewithalls) for practising
karma yOgam
3. na cha aathmavEdhi:
adiyEn does not possess Jn~Ana yOgam .
Karma yOgam is a prerequisite
for Jn~Ana yOgam . without the mastery
over the karma yOgam , Jn~Ana
yOgam is out of reach .The kramam
(order/hierarchy) is Karma
yOgam --> Jn~Ana yOgam--> Bhakthi yOgam .
The kramam is the gaining of
Karma yOgam first through the mastery of
Tatthva Thraya Jn~Anam laid
out by Saasthrams . Next comes the control
of mind and gaining of Jn~Ana
yOgam through " Parisuddhathma vEdhanam ".
vEdhanam refers to perception
of that pristinely pure aathma .
4. Thvath charaNAravindhE na
BhakthimAn : adiyEn does not have
the bhakthi for Your sacred
and most enjoyable Thiruvadi . Oh Lord !
in Bhagavath GeethA , You
have said (11.54) :
BhaktyA thvananyayaa sakya
ahamEvam- vidhOarjuna
jn~Athum dhrashtum cha
tatthvEna pravEshtum cha Paranthapa
(Meaning) : " But by
single-minded devotion (Bhakthi) (alone) ,
O Arjuna,
it is possible to
truly know Me , to see Me and enter into Me ,
who am of this form , O
harasser of foes". Here , the Lord instructs Arjuna
that He can not be attained
through meditation ,Yaaga-Yaj~na KarmAs ,
gifts and austerities. Only
single-minded devotion with ardour and
intensity (asanchala , dhruDa
bhakthi) can permit any one
to know the Lord . Such a
person is a BhakthimAn .
Swamy AlavanthAr states that
he does not possess that type of
Bhakthi to be classed as a
BhakthimAn . Without the successful
climbing of the plateaus of
Karma and Jn~Ana yOgams , one does
not become an adhikAri for
Bhakthi yOgam and for such a person ,
Bhagavath prApthi is
out of reach
.
(To Be Continued )
.
Daasan , Oppiliappan KOil VaradAchAri
Sadagopan
SrImath Azhagiya Singar Thiruvadi
.
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