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SrI:

Dear BhakthAs: We will study the next 5 slOkams ( 41- 45) today .
For slokam 41 to slOkam 45 , the common anvayam ( Kriyaa Padham ) is
the 4th paadham in slOkam 45 : " Vaikunta-nAma Tava dhAma tadhAmananthi "
( The ancients describe that the place named Sri Vaikuntam is Your
permanent abode ) . " Tath Vaikunta Naama Tava dhAma aamananthi "
is the anvaya kramam (prose order) . Attributes of that Vaikuntam are given
in
the slOkams 41 onwards upto the third paadham of the 45th SlOkam .

SlOkam 41 :
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Yadh VaishNavam hi paramam padham aamananthi
     kham vaa yadhEva paramam tamasa: parasthAth
tEjOmayam parama-satthvamayam dhruvam yadh
     aanandha-kandham athisundaram adhbhutham yath

(Meaning): (The ancients describe the place named Sri Vaikuntam
as Your permanent abode ) that is saluted as the Supreme abode of VishNu ;
it is the same Supreme abode of the Lord and  is the ParamAkAsam beyond
Tamas known otherwise as Moola Prakruthi ; it is the place which is full of
lustre and is Suddha Satthvamayam ( free from any admixture of RajO
or TamO guNams) ; it is eternal , the basis of all bliss , the most
beautiful
and wonderous .

(Commentary ): In the first Paadham of this slOkam , KurEsar salutes
Sri Vaikuntam as " VaishNavam Paramam Padham" along the lines
saluted by the ancient VedAs : " Tadh VishNO: Paramam Padham ,
VishNO : padhE paramEmadhva uthsa: " .

In the second paadham , KurEsar salutes Sri Vaikuntam as ParamAkAsam
(teLi visumpu , sENuyar vaanam) : " kham vaa yadhEva Paramam" . Kham
means aakAsam ; " paramam kham " means ParamAkAsam , the Supreme
AakAsam beyond Moola Prakruthi . The PramANam is " kham vaa yadhEva
paramam tamasa: parastAth ".

The third paadham describes that  VaishNava ParamAkAsam
as " tEjOmayam ( filled with radiance/lustre of aprAkrthic nature ) ,
Parama-satthvamayam ( free from admixture with rajO and tamO
guNams ) , dhruvam ( eternal , firm , unassailable) .

The fourth and final paadham salutes that Parama Padham as
" aanandha kandham  athisundaram adhbhutham" ( the root of all
aanandham , the most beautiful and full of wonders ). KurEsar's
selection of words in the third and the fourth Paadhams are influenced by
the vaakyams of Maha Rishis: " Yath sath PurANam aakAsam sarvasmAth
Paramam dhruvam , Tadh vaa aakAsam sanaatanam". That Vaikunta lOkam
is beyond tamas ( Moola Prakruthi) and as such aprAkrutham is based on
Veda Vaakyams : " Aadhithya VarNam Tamasasthu paarE , Tamasa parasthAth ".
The reference to "tEjOmayam " is again based on additional Veda Vaakyams :
" Param jyOthir- upasampadhya ,  na tathra SooryO bhAthi , na
chandra-tArakam nEmA vidhyuthO bhAnthi kuthOayamagni: ".

SlOkam 42
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yadh Brahma-Rudhra-PurUhutha-mukhai: dhurApam
    nithyam nivrutthinirathai: SanakAdhibhirvaa
Saayujyam ujjvalam usanthi yadhAparOkshyam
    yasmAth Param na padham anjithamasthi kimchith

(Meaning) : (The ancients describe the place named Sri Vaikuntam as
Your Supreme abode ) that is unattainable even by Brahma Devan ,
Sivan , Indhran and SanakAdhi Maharishis engaged always in travel by
the Moksha Maargam ; the visualization of that land is equal to
the enjoyment of the bliss on a par with the Lord Himself ;That land ,
which is the place of Your permanent residence has no comparable
lOkam  in status equal or superior to it  (SrI Vaikuntam) as a place of
worship .

(Commentary ) : There are three kinds of Jeevans : Karma Bhaavanaas ,
Bhrama BhAvanAs and Ubhaya BhAvanAs . Those who are born , die
and are reborn due to their karma Phalans are Karma BhAvanAs (Nithya
SamsAris). Those immersed in seeking the Moksha Maargam are
Brahma BhAvanAs( Sages Sanaka , Sanandhana , SanathkumAraas)  .
Those like Brahma , Rudhran who are also Karma VasyALs but meditate  on
Brahman in between their assigned duties are Ubhaya BhAvanAs .
Here KurEsar refers to Sri Vaikuntam beyond the reach of the three
kinds of BhavanAs  following the VishNu PurANa slOkam :

yanna dEvA na munayO na chAham naapi Sankara:
jAnanthi ParamEsasya tadh VishNO: Param Padham

There are four kinds of Moksham (SaalOkyam , Saaroopyam ,
Saameepyam and Saayujyam ) . The supreme most among them
is Saayujya Moksham . Gaining the anubhavam of bliss on a par
with the Lord ( Sama rasAnubhavam) and performing nithya kaimkaryam
to the Lord is the Supreme Moksham of Saayujyam . The other three kinds
of Moksham are subsumed in Saayujya Moksham .KurEsar refers to this
incomparable Saayujya roopa Moksham in the third paadham of
this slOkam : "Saayujyam ujjvalam usanthi ".

Mere visualization of this Sri Vaikuntam by Muktha Jeevans and Nithya
Sooris ( YadhAparOkshyam ujjvalam Saayujyam ) unties all the binding knots
of the heart  and destroys all the doubts and  karmAs once and for all
says the Upanishad ( bhidhyanthE  hrudhayagranTi : chidhyanthE sarva
samsaya: , ksheeyanthE chAsya karmANi Tasmin dhrushtE ParAvarE ).
The third Paadham of this slOkam refers to this tatthvam .

The fourth Paadham celebrates this Sri Vaikunta Parama Padham as
having no equal or Superior in status ( yasmAth Param na padham anjitham
 asthi kimchith ) based on the PramANam : " YasmAth param naaparam
asthi kimchith yasmAnnANeeyO na ajyAyOasthi ".

SlOkam 43
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roopENa sadh-guNagaNai: parayA samruddhayA
    bhAvai: udhAra madhurai: api vaa mahimnA
taadhruk tadh Idhrug-idham ithi upavarNayathyO
   vaachO yadheeya vibhavasya thiraskriyAyai:

(Meaning ): Through its JyOthirmaya form ( roopENa) ,
through its assembly of  auspicious attributes that bless
one with Jn~Anam and Kaimkarya prApthi , through its
abundant iswaryam ( paramA SamruddhayA ) , through
its delectable supreme bliss (udhAra Madhurai: bhAvai :)
and other special vaibhavams  , this Sri Vaikuntam
possessing the above glories can not be described/defined
adequately as this or that   ( Tadh Taadhruk idham Idhruk ithi
upavarNayanthya: ) . Such words/efforts/attempts to describe
these glories as this or that become like curtains hiding
these indescribable Vaibhavams of Sri Vaikuntam , which is
Your incomparable Supreme abode .

SlOkam 44
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yadh vrudhayapakshaya vinAsa mukhai: vikArai:
    yEthai: asamsthutham anasthasmitha asthi sabdham
yadh gouravAth Sruthishu phalgu phalam kriyANAm
    aadhishDam anyath asugOthram adhruvam cha

(Meaning): The Supreme abode of Yours (Sri Vaikuntam) is
free from changes based on growth and dissolution ( Vruddhyapakshaya
vinAsa mukhai yEthai: asamsthutham). This is the place , where
the word "asthi " ( present ) never ceases to exist ( anasmith asthi
sabdham) .

The fruits arising from the performance of the Yaaga Yaj~nams
recommended by the VedAs become insignificant compared to
the fruits arising from residence in Sri Vaikuntam and end in
sorrow instead of lasting bliss . That indeed is the glorious and
eternal place of residence of Yours saluted as SrI Vaikuntam .

(Commentary ) : Here KurEsar instructs us that SrI Vaikuntam is not
like the worlds , which are born and which are dissolved . That Vaikunta
lOkam unlike PrAkrutha lOkams does not undergo the six changes :
" JaayathE  asthi  vardhathE pariNAmathE apaksheeyathE vinasyathi ".
Unlike the  transient words displayin gthe Shad (Six) bhAva VikArams
(changes) , SrI Vaikuntam is eternal and changeless . The Vaikunta
lOkam is free from the seven blemishes that PrAkrutha lOkam displays:
(1) limited aanandham (2) limited existence (3) ends up in sorrow (4)
admixed with sorrow , when enjoyed (5) unfit for MukthAs sworn to
perform Kaimkaryam to the Lord (6) not easily created and (7) born out of
viparItha abhimAnam . Therefore , Your SrI Vaikuntam is recognized as
the AprAkrutha , Suddha Sathtvamaya , dhruva Aanandhamaya ParamAkAsam .

SlOkam 45 :
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nishkalmashai: nihatha janma jarA-vikArai:
     bhUyishta bhakthi vibhavai: abhavai: avApyam
anyai: adhanya purushai: manasaa api anApyam
    Vaikunta naama Tava DhAma Tadh aamananthi

(Meaning) : The SadAchAryAs instruct Sri Vaikuntam as Your
Cherished Supreme abode , which is attainable only by those
who are free from desire , anger et al and only by those who do
not experience the changes of birth , aging  et al . They instruct
us that Your Supreme abode is attainable only by those who are
Mumukshus with no desire in future births and perform Bhakthi or
Prapathti yOgam to be blessed with Sri Vaikunta Vaasam and
Kaimkarya SaamrAjyam . For all the others bereft of these qualifications ,
Your Supreme abode of Sri Vaikuntam can not even be thought of
even by their minds . ( BhUyishta Bhakthi here refers to SarNAgathy ).

Swamy KurEsar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,
Daasan , Oppiliappan KOil VaradAchAri Sadagopan



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