Sri:
SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha
Dearest All,
Given below is the wondreful anubhavam of Sri
Muralidhar Rangaswamy Swamin...
Regards
Namo Narayana
dAsan
Sri:
SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,
Dearest Sriman Madhavakkannan Swamin,
Thank you very much for your superb elaboration of the
verses from Thirumazhisai Azhwar. The Azhwar
summarizes many esoteric Sampradayic concepts in a
simple-to-understand language. The relationship
between Lord Narayana and Sri is typified by the Sama
Vedam benediction "Ethath thava hrudhayam hrudhayam
mama Ethath mama hrudhayam hrudhayam
thava". In this context, a matter dearest to the heart
of Thayar and of utmost concern to her is the well
being of Her Children (errant baddha jivans who are
the most egregious violators of the Shastraic
principles).As a result of the vedic Rk, the Lord is
bound to hear the pleas of Thayar on behalf of Her
Children and bestow upon them His munificent grace.
Again it must be borne in mind that the term Sri
has 6 meanings
(i) ShruNothi-She hears the pleas of all (in
particular SharaNagatas)
(ii) ShrAvayathi-She conveys the pleas to Her
Consort-Lord Narayana
(iii) ShriyathE- She is sought after by all(in
particular Prapannas)
(iv) ShrayathE-She grants refuge to those who
seek her
(v)shruNAthi-She removes impediments ( For Prapannas,
the impediment is
the pile of sins which preclude them from attaining
the Lord's eternal abode. The benevolent glances of
Thayar destroy the sins of the Baddha Jivan. Swami
Desikan waxes eloquent on this theme in the Daya
Shatakam salutation "karuNE nishkaruNanirupaNethvam
athayEvahi thAvakAshrithAnam dhurithAnAm
Bhavathi thvadhEva BhIthi:" (vi) ShrInAthi-She confers
lasting wealth (For Prapannas this is the bliss
arising from uninterrupted kaimkaryam
rendered for Lord Narayana in Parama Padam).
We may remember the words of H.H. from his first
tele-upanyasam, wherein, Acharya SarvaBhouman noted
that Thayar is verily a manifestation of the Lord's
Daya. In the case of the Lord of Seven Hills, the
inseparability of Thayar from the Lord is two-fold (i)
On account of residence in His vakshasthalam (ii) Her
presence in his very name-The term nivasan makes
no sense without the prefix Sri. Therefore, if He is
the Pathi, Thayar lends Dam to the term Dampathi!
Hence merely uttering the name of the Venkatachalam
Hill confers the highest goal. We may also remember
that the 7 KhAndams of the Vedam transformed
themselves into the 7 hills to bear Lord
Srinivasa, who Shines as the beacon light of the
Shruti Shiras (as saluted by Sri Ramanujacharya in the
opening verse of the Sri Bhashyam). It is
also significant to note that the only Archa form
saluted by the Vedas is Lord Srinivasa in the Rg
Vedam. The Vedas denote Dharma, and where there is
Dharma there is victory! Furthermore, the Vedas
function as the life breath of the Lord! Thirumazhisai
Azhwar seems to remind us of these most
beautiful truths embedded in Our Sampradayam through
his outpouring in this verse.
Thanks again for your superb post highlighting these
aspects of Lord Srinivasa and His consort.
Namo Narayana,
SriMuralidhara Dasan
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