SrI: SrImathE Gopaladesikamahadesikaya namah: Dearest Srivaishnavas, Let us continue to enjoy the BhoothatthAzhwAr?s- wonderful anubhavams on ThiruvEnkatam. Next and today?s verse on ThiruvEnkatam is 33rd verse. uLathenRu iRumaavaar uNdillai yenRu, thaLar_thal athanarukum saaraar, - aLavariya vEthatthaan vEngadatthaan viNNOr mudithOyum, paathatthaan paatham payinRu. 45 Those who have surrendered to the Lord would not be affected by other desires or failures;- says AzhwAr here; Swamy desikan takes this verse for reference and explanation / reinforcements in his magnum opus Srimad Rahasyathrayasaram. Those devotees who have surrendered to and are used to contemplate only on the Lotus Feet of the Lord; who stands at ThiruvEnkatam where the Nithyasuirs place their heads at His Lotus feet; who is praised by the unbounded Vedas themselves;[but not able to fully due to His unbounded and limitless glories]; - they [devotees or Saranagathars or Prapannans] do not get affected if they do not have something; nor do they jump with joy and brim with pride if they have something (materialistic or worldly). They are firm at His Lotus Feet and are detached like the water on the lotus leaf, though they live in this material world. There will be nothing to fear other than offence towards BhAgawathas and he will not entertain desire for anything other than Swaroopa praaptha kaimkarya or service to the Lord only; which will be according to his true nature as jeevathman- being His eternal sesha bhoothan (servant) . he will be blessed with such a kind of noble attitude by the Lord Himself. He will neither rejoice in things that woirldly people like or take delight; nor does he become afraid of this that cause fear to the worldly people. A Prapanna (one who has surrendered to the Lord Sriman Narayanan) who is steadfast in his essential nature is neither disturbed on account of causes of fear nor pleased with causes of joy other than loving service at the feet of the Lord. This is similar to the state of a sthitha pragna. Desika mentions in Achutha sathakam: verse 47- Oh Lord, your devotees who are without any desire for the enjoyment of the objects of the senses, who never get detracted even by things that detract one are like jeevan mukthas, and they are holy and purifying others. [extract From "essence of Srimad Rayashyathraya saram"- by Dr NS Anantharangachar Swami, Bangalore] AzhwAr ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam Regards Namo narayana dAsan __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater? Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/WwRTUD/SOnJAA/i1hLAA/XUWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Oppiliappan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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