Sri: SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha, Dear Bhaktas, Adiyen wishes to share the following additional reflections on verse 543. The connection to Sama Vedam is most touching for the following reasons. (1) The 1875 anuvakams of Sama Vedam glorify Lord Narayana to the exclusion of all other deities. So too, the delectable verses of Swami NammAzhwar's Tiruvaimozhi glorify Lord Narayana to the exclusion of all other deities. (2) Lord Krishna declares in the Bhagavad-Gita that "among the Vedas I am the Sama Vedam". In keeping with this declaration, Swami NammAzhwar devotes 1102 verses to present the essence of the Sama Vedam (almost 90% of the verses composed by Our Prapanna Jana Kootasthar). (3) Lord Krishna is glorified in the ChandOgya Upanishad of the Sama Vedam. In a similar vein the verses of Swami NammAzhwar, which are equivalent to the Upanishads pertaining to the 1000 Shakas (Sahasra shAkOpanishath samAgamam), are a consummate glorification of Lord Krishna. (4) Mantrams from the Vedas have stringent prescriptions for their PrayOgam. For example certain mantrams can be recited by Brahmacharis alone, while certain others are the exclusive privy of Sanyasis and some others are meant for recitation only by gruhasthas. However, the AshtAkshara mantram is the only mantram which is fit for all regardless of caste, creed, or sex. In a similar vein, the Pasurams of Swami NammAzhwar are fit for recitation by one and all. (5)The Taittriya upaniShad glorfies the bliss of a mukta jIvan upon attaining eternal residence in Sri Vaikuntam through the salutation "ahamannAdhO", which is also echoed by the Pasurams of Swami NammAzhwar. Testimony in support of this fact can be seen from Swami Desikan's NAda paddhathi salutation "ahamannAdhO ithIva gayasi thvam" Namo Narayana, SriMuralidhara Dasan
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