SrI:
Dear AasthikAs :
This rahasyam got its name because it provides the knowledge to comprehend
the three rahasyams ( Thirumanthiram , Dhvayam and Charama SlOkam ) . The word
Padhavee is derived from the root "padh" meaning to go , to approach, to attain
.
Padhavee means a road , path or a course . It also means a position or station
in life .
In this ChillaRai rahasyam , we have to stay with the meaning of Path or Road
to reach
and travel .It is threrefore the path finder to the road of the three rahasyams.
The essence of this Rahasyam : Vedanta Saastrams elaborate on
Tatthvam-Hitham and PurushArTam . They do so to assist the long
suffering samsAris to overcome their sorrows and attain Sathgathy .
Thirumanthiram -Dhvayam and Charama SlOkam cover succinctly
the three doctrines : Tathtvam-Hitham and PurushArTam.
Nigamana Paasurams Summing up the goal of this rahasyam :
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moonRil oru moonRum mooviraNDum munnAnkum
thOnRat-tholayum thuyar
(Meaning ): SamsAra dhukkam will be destroyed , when the clear
meanings of the three rahasyams : Thirumanthiram with three paadhams,
dhvayam with six paadhams and Charama slOkam with 12 paadhams.
" ThonRat-thulayum thuyar " is a beautiful combination of words
evoking the imagery of Sunrise ( ThOnRum SooryOdhayam) that
destroys ( Tholayum) the darkness ( sorrow /nescience/thuyar ) of
samsAric bheethi .
The previous rahsyam was Tatthva Padhavee and this rahasyam is
Rahasya Padhavee . SWamy Desikan connects both Tatthva Padhavee and
Rahsya Padhavee in one of the concluding slOkams of Rahasya Padhavee:
ithi tathva-thrayasya yEshaa rahasya thritasya cha
padahvee VenkatEsEna prathyak praachee pradarSithaa
(Meaning) : Sri VenkatEsan ( Swamy Desikan) has shown the way
( Padhavee) to Jn~Anam about the three tatthvams and the three
rahasyams for understanding clearly the svaroopam of the Jeevan
thru the two rahasyams : Tathva Padhavee and Rahasya Padhavee .
Swamy Desikan says here : " prathyak prAchee yEshA padhavee
pradarSithaa " . Prathyak prAchee stands for Aathma svaroopa
Jn~Anam.
Description of the Rahasya Padhavee
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1. Structure of Thirumanthiram : The first padham is PraNavam . It condenses
very lofty tatthvams. It is made up of A+U+M . These three letters can also be
considered as three padhams. The letter "A" denotes the Lord , who is never
seperated from His PirAtti . When we refer to that Lord , we recognize Him as
Jagath KaaraNan and Jagath Rakshakan and as the One , who has the Vaibhavam
of having the Jeevans as His svAbhAvvika sEshan ( liege/servant/daasan).
This is the symbolism of the letter "A" ( akAram) .
On the akAram , the fourth case represented by "Aaya " is ascendant
and hidden This dative case refers to the relationship ( sambhandham)
between the Jeevan and EmperumAn . What is that sambhandham ?
The sambhandham is the daasathvam of the Jeevan to Iswaran . The middle
padham in the PraNavam is the " U" ( ukAram) . This ukAram refers to
the unique sambhandham of the Jeevan to the Lord and Lord alone.
The essence of this UkAram is the Jeevan is Daasan to none but the Lord.
The third Padham of PraNavam is MakAram referring to the Jeevan ,
the embodiment of its Daasathvam .When we refer to that Daasathvam ,
Jeevan is understood as the one protected by the Lord and is the embodiment
of Aanandham and Jn~Anam and as one having Jn~Anam and Aanandham
as his guNams( attributes) . The jeevan is comprehended as having atomic
size and as being different from the body and the Indhriyams. The essential
meaning of PraNavam is : Jevan is solely the servant of Sriman NaaRaYaNan .
He has no qualifications to be the daasan of anyone else.
Meaning of Nama: sabdham
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This is the middle padham of Thirumanthiram .It is made up of two
letters : Na and Ma . The meanings for nama: Padham has been given
as a whole or by splitting it into Na and Ma ( the constituent letters ) .
The essence of the Nama: padham is " I am not my Master (SsEshi) .
I have no power to initiate a karma in an independent manner ignoring
the Lord ."When the jeevan identifies himself as the adiyEn for the Lord ,
it is clear that the Lord makes him the servant of His servants
( BhagavathAs).When we use the full "nama: " sabdham ( instead of
splitting into na and ma) ,it means SaraNAgathy at the Lord's sacred
feet . When we consider the meaning of Nama: sabhdham by splitting
into na and ma , then , it implies a prayer " Let no inauspicousnes
happen to me ". The three meanings for Nama: sabdham are :
(1)adiyEn is not a servant of anyone except the Lord and is connected to
the Tatthvam (2) thru the meaning of SaraNAgathy , hitham is linked
and (3) by rejecting inauspiciousness, the link is made to PurushArTam .
The Meaning of " NaarAyaNAya ", the third Paadham of Thiru Manthiram
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This is the third padham of Thiru Manthiram . NaarAyaNa padham refers to
EmperumAn with PirAtti . This Padham can be intrepreted in two ways:
(1) Ayanam for the NaarAs (2) One who has the Naatams as His ayanam .
In the first definition , Naaram stands for ChEthanam and achEthanam.
Ayanam means the abode for them. That leads to the understanding of
Him being the sakala vasthu AadhAran . In the second definition ,
the Naaram ( chEtana-achEtanam) is His vaasa sthAnam ( place of
resience ) . All the chEtanam and achEtanam are His abode . He is
pervasively present as antharyAmi Brahman in all of them .
The Fourth Case represented by "Aaya " over NaarAyaNa sabdham
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This chathurthi vibhakthi denotes the SEshathvam ( adimai) of
the Jeevan( Seshan) to the Lord (Seshi) . This sambhandham
of the ChEtanan to the Lord is already covered by PraNavam .
Question may arise about its redundancy ( Punar Ukthi dhOsham ) .
Hence , it is customary to intrepret that the Aaya sabdham as
the Kaimkaryam arising from that Seshathvam ( being a leige of
the Lord) . It is but natural for the servant to perform Kaimkaryam for
his Lord and gladden the heart of the Master .
The Esssential Meaning of Thirumanthiram
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1) Sriman NaarAyaNan is never ever without His PirAtti .
2) He is the Jagath KaarANan .
3) He is the Jagath Rakshakan.
4) Jeevan is svAbhAvika ( intrinsic ) adimai to Him .
Jeevan will never ever become adimai to anyone else.
5) Jeevan will however be the servant of BhAgavathAs .
6) Jeevan is protected by the Lord .
7) He is of the form of Jn~Anam and Aanandham.They
become his guNams.
8) Jeevan is of atomic dimension .
9) Jeevan is different from body and the the indhriyams.
10) Jeevan will never become his own Master .
11) Jeevan has no independence to go after his kaaryams.
He is totally dependent on his Lord .
12) Prapanna Jeevan performs SaraNAgathy at the feet of
his Lord and prays for Moksha Phalan . His prayer is to serve
the Lord and His divine consort at all places , times and states.
( To Be continued : Dhvayam & Charama SlOkam )
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