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 : ************* 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 *********** 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 ************** 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 ************ 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 : ************ 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 ------------------------ Yahoo! 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