Nava-Rathina
MAlai Navarathinamalai is one of the eighteen works of sWami PiLLai lOkAchAryA?s ?AsthAdhasa
rahasyam. This work describes how one should perceive and change the mindset
towards nine aspects and therefore these are nine gems given to us and titled as
? nava rathina mAlai?. These nine aspects are i. Self ii. Physical body iii. Relatives iv.
Common folk; v. Demi-Gods; vi. SrEvaishNavites; vii. AchAryan; viii. PirATTi and ix. The Supreme
Lord. Accordinly, 1 The self is perceived as
different from physical form, atomic, embodiment of knowledge and happiness,
ever thinking of the Almighty subservient to the
Supreme. 2 The physical body is the one
which is the tangible obstruction in relaising the nature of the AtmA, the
bundle of 24thathvam-s, temporary, subject to transformation, and seed for all
unhappiness. 3 The realtives are to be
perceived as those who do inhibit in induliging in bhagavath knowledge and
activities and also harbour ahankAram and
mama-kAram. 4 The samsAri-s are the hurdle
to bhagavath anubhavam and kainkaryam. 5
DhevathAnthram are
those who think high of themselves but are totally dependant on the Supreme,
those who have opposed the Lord Almighty and failed and have made the common
folk believe that they are powerful and accordingly do unpermitted
acts-anarthangaLai paNNubavargaL. 6
SrEvaishNavites: are
those who have received the grace of the Lord and their association encourages
bhagavath bakthi and are the ultimate even in the final end ? prApyathukku ellai
nilam. 7
AchAryan: is
the one who has brought rectified and corrected me and placed me in the right
path, moulded to an extent of receiving the grace of the Almighty, and out of Grace disseminated the real
knowledge and therefore is is perceived with great gratitude
?mahOpakAran. 8
PirATTi :
Condoning all our sins and blunders , making the independence of the Lord to
become subtle and precipitating the auspicious qualities of the Lord and
therefore, is the advocate for us, the mother mercy for us and also the one unto
whom we will perform kainkaryam. 9 EmPerumAn: At the time of Creation He bequeathed us with physique and sensory organs, thinking always of our welfare by being in innermost of our hearts, creating attitudes which are in tandem which encourage marching towards His ultimate abode, condoning all our blunders and relieve us eternally from the samsAram leading us through archirAdhi mArgam and blessing us with GunAnubhavam and granting us nithya-kainkaryam.
(to be Continued) dAsan vanamamalai padmnabhan azhwAr emberumAnAr jeeyAr thiruvadigalE saranam YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS
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