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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

 

 

 



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