SrI:
SrI RanganAthO Jayathi
Srimath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam
Vishu Marghazhi KrishNa Ashtami , Hastha Nakshathram
Dear BhakthAs:
In the 125th SlOkam of DTR , Swamy Desikan summarized
the essence of the entire ThiruvAimozhi Prabhandham
this way:
iTTam sEvyam SubhOgyam shuba-subhaga-tanum SarvabhOgya-prakrushtam
SrEyastadh-hEthu-bhUtham prapadhana-sulabham svAsrithAnishta-jishNum
BhakthacchandhAnuvruttham nirupadhi-suhrudham sathpadhavyAm sahAyam
Srisam prAha svasiddhE: svayamiha karaNam svaprabhandhE SaThAri:
Here the essence of the entire ThiuvAimozhi (TVM) is
summarized in the Fourth quarter(Paadham ) of the above slOkam.
The key portion of the fourth paadham is : " SvasiddhE:
svayam-iha KaraNam " . Sri SaThAri Soori (Swamy NammazhwAr)
revealed in his TVM that the Lord is the Upaayam for
attaining Him ( Tannai peRa thAnE UpAyam ). Thus spoke
Swamy NammazhwAr ( SvaprabhandhE SaThAri: PrAha)according to
Swamy Desikan . In the first three paadhams of the above DTR
SlOkam , Swamy Desikan summed up the focus of each of
the ten sathakams (centads) of ThiruvAimozhi, which is
DhvyArtha-param ( full of the meaning of the sacred Dhvaya
mantram ) .
GuNams celebrated in the Individual patthus
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In the FIRST patthu ( One Hundred consisting of ten decads) ,
Swamy NammAzhwAr described the Lord as sEvyan (iTTam sEvyam),
eminently worthy of Worship . Avan sEvikka Takkavan yenRar.
This Patthu begins with " UyaRvaRa Uyar nalam udayavan--".
In the SECOND Patthu ("Vaayum--" Sathakam) , Swamy NammAzhwAr saluted
the Lord as "SubhOgyan" , one who is a delectable from the point of
view of enjoyment by His devotees ( SubhOgyan). The mangaLa sabdham of
"Su" is added to "BhOgyan" to emphasize that there is no parrallel
to the parama bhogyathvam of the Lord.
In the THIRD patthu (MudicchOthi), the SubhAsraya Dhivya MangaLa
vigraham of the Lord is saluted. Swamy Desikan sums up this
sathakam as dealing with the Lord having the MahA GuNam of
"Shubha-Subhagathatanu". SubhAsrayam and Dhivya mangaLa vigraham
are pointed out as the subject matter of this Patthu. SubhAsrayam
means the twin aspects of the Shubham (MangaLam ) and the Aasrayam
( experiencable by DhyAnam ) are recalled here about the ThirumEni
(Tanu) of the Lord.That is the Shubha Subhagath Tanu of Sriman
NaarAyaNan.
In the FOURTH Sathakam (Oru NaayakamAi--) , the unique aspect of
the Lord's BhOgyathvam is qualified further as " Sarva BhOgya
Prakrushtam " or superior to the limited bhOgams of Isvaryam
in this world (LeelA VibhUthi) and Kaivalyam ( AathmAvalOkanam ,
which is a Kevala or limited Sukham or BhOgam ).Kaivalyam is
a state of Moksham , where the AathmA exists in its true form
freed from bondages . It is nowhere equal to Saayuya Moksha BhOgam .
Here , the fourth Patthu identifies and salutes the Lord as
"Sarva BhOgya prakrushtan".
In the FIFTH Patthu (KaiyyAr Chakkaratthu Yenn KarumANikkamE),
Sriman NaarayANan is saluted as the reason behind the reasons for
all auspicious happenings : "SrEyas Tath hEthu BhUtham".
In the SIXTH Patthu ( Vaigal PoonkazhivAi--) , Swamy Desikan
points out that Swamy NammAzhwAr celebrated the " Prapadhana
Sulabham " aspects of the Lord . The Lord is easily accessible to
those , who have performed the anushtAnam of prapatthi .
In the SEVENTH Patthu ( Kangulum Pahalum--),the Lord is
celebrated by Swamy NammAzhwAr according to Swamy Desikan
as " SvAsritha-anishta-jishNu" (as the One, who removes
the inauspiciousness of all , who have sought His refuge).
In the EIGHTH Patthu( DevimArAvar ThirumahaL--), the Lord is
saluted as " BhakthacchandhAnuvrutthan " ( One who is
the Sonna VaNNam Seytha PerumAL). He is under the control of
His BhakthAs and runs after them.
In the NINTH Patthu ( KoNDa PeNDir MakkaL--) , Swamy Desikan
points out that Swamy NammAzhwAr celebrated the " Nirupadhi-
suhrudham " guNam of the Lord. He is avyAja-karuNA Moorthy
and as such He endears Himself to His BhakthAs without any
expectations in return.
In the TENTH Patthu ( TaaLatthAmarai MaNi Vayal ThirumOhUr),
Swamy NammazhwAr saluted the " SatpadhavyAm SahAyam " guNam
of the Lord according to Swamy Desikan. The Lord assists
the Muktha Jeevan to the end of ArchirAdhi Maargam , which
marks their arrival at His Supreme abode, Sri Vaikuntam.
In the 128th slOkam of DTR , Swamy Desikan instructed us
that Swamy NammAzhwAr blessed us with the essence of Sanskritic
VedAs with their angams (Saanga Vedams) in his vernacular Vedam of
ThiruvAimozhi ( Saaram vEdhyam svavEdE sakalam akaTayath
SaThAri:).
In the final slOkam of DTR , Swamy Desikan uses
the last two Paadhams to let us know that DTR is
very dear to the heart of Lord of Srirangam and
that he assembled the gems of GuNams from Swamy NammAzhwAr's
ThiruvAimozhi to construct the rathnAvaLi (gem necklace)
dealing with the Taathparyams of Sawmy NammAzhwAr's Sri Sookthi:
VedAnthAchAryaka-Sribahumatha-bahuvidh VenkatEsOddhrutEyam
ramyA TaathparyarathnAvaLi: anagaguNA ranjanI Rangabharthu:
Bhaumatha means one who is honored by all and Bahuvidh
means sarva Saasthraj~nar.Such a VedAnthAchAryan, VenkatEsa Kavi
has assembled the karna-ranjaka DTR , which fills the heart
of Lord RanganAthA with joy. The two titles of VedAnthAchAryan
and Sarva-Tanthra-Svatanthrar were conferred on Swamy Desikan
by the Dhivya Dampathis Themselves.
adiyEn will take up the individual slOkams of
DS in the subsequent postings.
DaasOham , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan/SathakOpan
P.S : AdiyEn would like to invite your attention to
a major kaimkaryam underway at Thoopul,
the avathAra sthalam of Swamy Desikan.
This kaimkaryam is to facilitate uninterrupted
daily aarAdhanam at Swamy Desikan's Sannidhi and
that of his avathAra KshEthra PerumAl , Sri Dheepa PrakAsan .
Sri SatakOpa TatAchAr Swamy of Kaanchi is heading this project as
a Trustee of Sri Vilakkoli Perumal Thoopul Vedantha Desikan
Charitable Trust . Sri C.G.Balaji of Bangalore
is helping Sri SatakOpa TatAchAr Swamy. We need to raise
4 laks of rupees as a core fund so that the interest from
such funds will facilitate uninterrupted NithyArAdhanam at
both the sannidhis. Nothing is more Important to us than
the nithyArAdhanam for our AchArya Saarvabhouman and
the dhivya Dampathis of his Sontha PerumAL for whom
our AchArya Saarvabhouman composed Sri SaraNAgathi DhIpikai.
May I invite ALL bhakthAs to help realize the goals of
this important , tightly supervised project ? We have recieved
pledges sofar to the amount of 63,000 Rupees , which is 16%
of the target . With all of your help, adiyEn hopes that we can
reach the full goal before too long .All the contributions
made in USA and in India thru NRI accounts are 100% Tax deductible.
Please let me know of your pledges so that adiyEn can
send you the addresses of Sri VaishNava SevA samithi
at Denver and The Thoopul Trust at Kaanchipuram for
100% Tax deductible contributions to this kaimkaryam .
May the blessings of Swamy Desikan and the dhivya
dampathis be with you and your family always!
Subhamasthu .
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