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SrI:
 
Today is PurattAsi SravaNam . This is the blessed day when
we celebrate the avathAram of Sri VenkatEsa GhantAvathAran,
Sri NigamAntha Mahaa Desikan .adiyEn thought of placing
the Chillarai Rahasyam of " Rahasya Navaneetham " at
the Thiruvadi of ThiruvEngadamudayAn as He enjoys
His BrahmOthsavam at Thirumala .
 
Rahasya Navaneetham
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Navaneetham is a parama bhOgya vasthu for KaNNan .With this in mind ,
Swamy Desikan churned the quintessential meanings of the three rahasyams--
Thirumanthiram , Dhvayam and Charama SlOkam-- like churning for VeNNai 
to create Navaneetham and named this rahsya grantham as " Rahasya Navaneetham ".
 
This Sri Sookthi starts with an AchArya Vandhanam :
 
utthi thihazhum urai moonRin mummUnRum
chittham uNarat-terivitthAr --mutthi tarum 
moola maRayin mudi sEr Muhil VaNNan
Seelam aRivAr silar 
 
(Meaning) : Our Lord , MokshadhAyaka Mukundan ,  has the most beautiful 
blue hue of the rainy day cloud.He is the One celebrated in the Upanishads ,
which appear at the end of the Vedams . The few AchAryAs , who comprehend well
His adhyAsccharya guNams have blessed us with their upadEsams on the three
meanings associated with the three rahasyams : Moola Mantram , Dhvayam and
Charama slOkam .
 
Swamy Desikan salutes Sriman Narayanan as " Moksha DhAyakan ( Mutthi tarum
Muhil VaNNan). He is celebrated by VedAntham/Upanishads that shows us the path to
Mukthi ( Mutthi tarum Moola MaRayin mudi sEr Muhil VaNNan) by developing Jn~Anam
about the three tatthvams , hitham and PurushArTam .There are three essential meanings
for each of the three rahasyams and they add upto nine meanings altogether ( urai moonRin
mummUnRum) . The  great AchAryAs , who are fully conversant with the anantha kalyANa
guNams of MOksham granting Mukundan have instructed us clearly about these nine
meanings of the three rahasyams .
 
What are these nine essential Meanings for the three rahasyams ?
 
Thirumanthiram
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For Thirumanthiram/Moola Manthiram/AshtAkshari , which is sakala Veda Saaram ,
the three menaings are: (1) Svaroopa SamarpaNam ( the placement of our Svaroopam 
as His SEshabhUthan at His sacred feet , (2) Bhara SamarpaNam ( the samarpaNam of
the burden of our protection at His Thiruvadi) and (3) Phala SamarpaNam ( presentation of
the fruits of that protection to Him ).
 
Dhvayam
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The three meanings here are : (1) Our Lord Sriman NarayaNan as the UpAyam( Means
for Moksham) , (2) Our Lord as the Phalan( UpEyam , Goal) and (3) Removal of
the enemies that stood in the way of realizing this PurushArTam ( VirOdhi ozhihai) .
 
Charama SlOkam
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The three essential meanings here dealt with are: (1) The anushtAnam ( sacred observance)
to be performed by the one desiring Moksham ( Mumukshu) , (2) the act of the Lord for that
chEtanam seeking the Lord's protection thru SaraNAgathy and (3) the conduct , the way
of life to be followed by the Prapannan during his Post-Prapatthi period .
 
A Summary of the Nine Meanings of the three rahasyams
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In a rich Tamil Paasuram , Swamy Desikan summarizes these 9 Meanings :
 
yenakku uriyan yenathu bharam yenn pER  yennAthu
   ivai anaitthum iRai illaa iRaikku adaitthOm
Tanakku iNai onRu illAtha ThirumAl Paadham
   Saadhanamum payanaum yenac-chalankaL theernthOm
unakku itham yenRu oru Paahan  uraitthathu uRROM
  utthamanAm avan udhavi yellAm kaNDOm
inikka varum avai kavara vikanthOm SOkam
  imayavarOdu onRuini nAmirukkum naaLE
 
First Two Lines dealing with Thirumanthiram
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Yenakku uriyan = I am my own Master
 
yenathu bharam = the responsibility for my protection rests with me .
 
yenn pERu = the phalan of that protection also belongs to me .
 
yennAthu = not thinking in this wrong way
 
ivai anaitthum iRai illA iRaikku adaitthOm = adiyEn placed the svaroopam ,
bharam and Phalan at the sacred feet of our Matchless Lord .
 
Third and the Fourth Lines dealing with Dhvayam
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Tanakku iNai onRu illAtha ThriumAl Paadham = Convinced that
the incomparable sacred feet of the Lord alone
 
saadhanamum payanumena= as the UpAyam (Means) and Phalan( Fruit thereof)
 
salankaL theernthOm = we stopped from engaging in the self-destructive deeds.
 
The Fifth and the Sixth lines dealing with Charama SlOkam 
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unakku itham yenRu = saying that this is the most important & comforting upAyam
 
Ohr Paahan uraitthathu uRROM = the matchless Charioter of Arjunan blessed us 
with His Charama slOkam and we performed SaraNAgathy at His lotus feet .
 
utthamanAm Avan udhavi yellAm kaNDOm = We as PrapannAs experience all of
the upAyams revealed to us by the Supreme Lord thru His charama slOkam .
 
The Seventh and the Eighth lines of the future happiness after SaraNAgathy
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inikka varum avai kavara vihanthOm Sokam = we have banished all samsAric
sorrows by reflection on the great joy to be conferred on us thru travel to
Sri Vaikuntam by archirAthi maargam and enjoyment of ParipoorNa BrahmAnandham
there thru nithya , niravadhya kaimkaryam to the divine couple there .
 
imayavarODu onRu ini naamm irukkum naaLE = in our post prapatthi days on
earth , we rejoice over the thought of our time here as being equivalent to
the nithya sooris ( eternally liberated souls) serving the dhivya dampathis at
their ThirumaamaNi Mantapam at Parama Padham .
 
In the two nigamana slOkams in Sanskrit , Swamy Desikan summarizes the purport
of the Sri Sookthi of Rahasya Navaneetham and prays to ThiruvEnkatamudayAn
to confer Kaimkarya SrI for all PrapannAs , who comprehend and practise
the nine meanings of the three rahasyams .
 
Nigamana  SlOkam 1
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Guru-bhajana-nEthra-bhAjaa maTitha-rahasyEna VenkatESEna
navaneetham-iva gruheetham navakam idham nithyam aasvAdhyam
 
(Meaning): Sri VenkatEsa ( VedAntha Desikan) used the churning rope
of AchArya vandhanam to bring out the rahasya navaneetham from
the curd of three rahasyams.This is freshly churned navaneetham and
the nine emanings constituting it will be a delight forever to taste .
 
NIgamana SlOkam seeking Thirumalayappan's  anugraham on PrapannAs
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Prasanitha-KalidhOshAm prAjya-bhOgAnubhandhaa
  samudhitha guNajAthAm samyagAchAra yukthAm
Srithajana-BahumAnyAm SrEyasee VenkaDAdhrou
  Sriyam upachinu nithyam SrinivAsa ThvamEva
 
 
(Meaning): Oh Lord of ThiruvEnkatam ! Please grow further and further
the Kaimkarya SrI of Your KaimkaryaparALs at Thirumalai ! They should not be
affected by the misfortunes of Kali Yugam .They should be filled with the blissful
anubhaavam of enjoying You .They should be rich in sathguNams as the adiyArs
blessed to perform Kaimkaryam for You .They should be blessed to have high
level of AachAram as servants of Yours .They should cherish Your kaimkaryams
and protect that wealth of Kaimkaryam .You must confer on these BhaagavathAs
all of these boons !
 
To be continued ,
 
Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,
Opiliappan Koil V.Sadagopan  
    
 
    
 
 
 
 
             
 
 
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