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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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