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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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