SrI:
YaamunAya sudhaambhOdhim avagAhya yathAmati
AadhAya bhaktiyOgAkhaym ratnam sandarsyAmyaham
Above is the Taniyan for SrI Vaikunta Gadhyam
.
(Meaning): adiyEn plunges/delves deeply into
the ocean of nectar of the SrI Sooktis of my prAcharyan (Acharyan's AchAryan)
, Swamy AlavantAr and have brought out the precious jewel
of Bhakti yOgam . adiyEn will now describe
the loftiness of this gem ( SrI VaikunTha Gadhyam) to the best of my
ability .
Here , AchArya RaamAnuja who was influenced
very much by the GitArtha Sangraham of Swamy AlavantAr( YaamunAchArya ) in
creating His own Sri Sookti of SrI GeetA BhAshyam , expresses His gratitude
to YaamunAchArya .
The Number of ChUrNikais in SrI
VaikunTha Gadhyam
ChUrNikai 1 : " svAdheena-trividha-----sarvabhAvEna SaraNam anuvrajEt
"
ChUrNikai 2: Tatasccha pratyahamAtmOjjeevanAya yEvam anusmarEt
ChUrNikai 3: ChaturdaSa bhuvanAtmakam aNDam---iti yAchamAna: praNamya
AtmAnam BhagavatE nivEdhayEt "
ChUrNikai 4: Tata: BhagavatA svayamEva--upAseeta "
ChUrNikai 5: tatasccha anubhUyamAna bhAva
viSEsha:niradhisaya---
avalOkanEna avalOkayan Aaseeta "
ChUrNikai 6: TatO BhagavatA svayamEva ---sarvAyavAya sukham Aseeta ".
There are 6
chUrNikais in SrI Vaikunta Gadhyam as indicated above according to one tradition
.Another tradition regroups
the 6 ChUrNikais into Fourteen
.
Let us study these chUrNikais
one by one with word for word meanings provided by Sriman K.R.KrishNaswaami
and follow it up with the overall meanings of the individual chUrNikais and
commentaries from PeriyavAcchAn PiLLai's vyAkhyAnam as translated by Sriman
Sridharan of Srirangam . Swamy Desikan has extensively commented upon
SaraNAgaty and Sriranga Gadhyams but has provided only a brief commentary
on Sri Vaikunta Gadhyam . We will rely therefore on PeriyavAcchAn PiLLai's
detailed commentary .
An Appeal to
AstikAs : Prior to the study of Sri VaikunTha gahdyam , let
me appeal to all readers to take part in supporting the Gopura NirmANa and
SamproKshaNa kaimkaryam at Satyagalam Temple for SrI PerumdEvi SamEta Sri
VaradarAja PerumAL , who was worshipped for number of years by Swamy Desikan
.Please contact adiyEn regarding
your participation in this
important kaimkaryam .
Sri VaikunTha Gadhyam's place
among the three Gadhyams: " While SaraNAgathi gadhya , the first
of thre three gadhyAs is in the form of a homage being paid to the Lord and
His glory and a declaration of Sri Ramanuja's position of absolute surrender to
the Lord , the Sriranga Gadhyam addresses itself to the image ( archai) of Lord
Ranganatha at His temple in Srirangam . The third and the last one , Sri
VaikynTha gahdyam gives a graphic description of VaikunThaor Paramapadha , the
Supreme abode of Sriman Narayana , who lives amidst a community of liberated
souls ( Mukta Jeevans and Nitya Sooris). These liberated souls have attained
Moksha siddhi as their Parama PurushArtham ( Supreme Goal) , the quintessence of
which is eternal and blemishless ( nitya niravadhya) kaimkaryam to the dhivya
dampatis at Sri VaikunTham .
The gospel of self-surrender ( Prapatti or SaraNAgati ) leading to Parama
PurushArtham of nitya Kaimkaryam forms the central theme of the three gadhyams.
In VaikunTha Gadhyam , RaamAnuja declares that SaraNAgati is the stepping stone
for nitya Kaimkaryam to the Lord . AchAryan is also telling us as what one
should be doing or how one should be conducting oneself after performing
SaraNAgati . There is a fascinating description of Sri Vaikuntam : its opulence
, the beautiful gardens , ponds , birds . flower plants , creepers , sweet
sounds etc. At the center of all this wealth is the Lord , Sriman
Narayana , seated on AdhisEsha in the company of Mahaa Lakshmi and entire
entourage of Nitya Sooris and Mukta Jeevans , who are engaged in performing
various kaimakaryams to Him . RaamAnuja describes the affectionate look of the
Lord on seeing the liberated souls , whom he has accepted for Kaimkaryam . The
final step is the One , when the Lord Himself calls the mukta jeevans to His
proximity , places His lotus feet on their heads , which results in them getting
immersed in heavenly bliss."
Sriman NarayaNa CharaNou SaraNam PrapadhyE ,
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan
P.S : Please support the Satyagalam Kaimkaryam linked to Swamy
Desikan !
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