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From: Dr.V.Sadagopan
Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2008 11:17 AM
Subject: [desikasampradaya] Srimad Villivalam Periya Swami( SrI
VedAntha VaavadhUka Swami) : Part III ( slOkams 26-44)
SrI:
SrimatE Lakshmi Nrusimha
ParabrahmaNE Nama:
SrimatE RaamAnujAya
Nama:
SrimatE VedAnta GuuravE
Nama:
SrimadhbhyAm Sriranga SaThakOpa SrI
VedAnta Desika YathIndhra
Mahaa DesikAbhyAm
nama:
SrimatE VedAnta VaavadhUka SrI
NarayaNAchArya MahAvidhushE Nama:
SriamatE LakshmI Nrusimha dhivya
PaadhukA Sevaka SrIvaNN SaThakOpa
SrI NarayaNa Yatheendhra MahA
DesikAya Nama:
SlOkam 26 : PazhavEri and
Villivalam
pratnagandha-
tanmahatvEabhyasooy
BhilvAraNyamiti
grAma:
hEtustat-prasavEabh
(Meaning): The SrI GrAmam of Villivalam
( also known as Villivanam = BhilvAraNyam) is near the SrI GrAmam of
PazhavEri ( Pratnagandham/ ancient Fragrance). The jealousy of PazhavEri over
Villivalam made it claim that it was
the reason for the birth of the child named
NaarAyaNan .
SlOkam 27: The counter claims of
PazhavEri and Villivalam
PratnagandhO BaalamEnam
madheeya iti
chaikshata
BilvAraNyam
svajAtanccha
prathitam manyatE smatam
(Meaning): PazhavEri was proud that this child
belongs to it; Villivalam on the other hand was happy to claim that this new
born child took birth there .
Coments: Bhilva Vruksham is dear to MahA Lakshmi .
The hollowed fruits of Bilva tree are used as containers for Yellow SrI ChUrNam
by VaidheekAs.
Both the villages hence have powerful links
to Vaidhika SrI and also MahA Lakshmi . PazhavEri reminds us of the Sarva Gandhi of SrI Sooktam
(GandhadhvArAm dhurAdarshAm
nityapushtAm kareeshiNeem , Iswareem sarvabhUtAnAm TaamihOpahvayE Sriyam) .
BhilvAraNyam/
VrukshOatha Bhilva: ) .
The eager contest between the two Sri GrAmams to
claim the new child as their own is an understandable one
. Both have equal claims in greatness for chasing away amangaLams(
alakshmi) .
28. Birth year, Maasam &
Nakshatram of
Periya Swami
naishadheeya SubhanAma-vatsarE
VishNuchitta-
SrIjadpatyvarUthine
SubhajanmanA Bhabhou
(Meaning): The child was born in the year named
NaLa and in the Tamil month of
AaDi when PoorAdam , the avatAra
nakshatram of VishvaksEnar was ascendant .
(Comments): The poet connects to three nmaes
in this slOkam : NaLan , AndAL and VishvaksEnar.
Periya Swami was born in the year NaLa
,
92 years ago . He was born in the Month of
Aadi , the birth Month of GodhA
PirAtti , the dear
daughter of PeriyAzhwAr. His avatAra nakshatram was PoorADam , same as that
of VishvaksEnar , the AchAryan of Swamy NammAzhwAr and the commander-in- chief
of the Lord's army . This year ,
the avatAra dinam of Periya Swami was celebrated
on Aug 14 by the VedAntha VaavadhUka
Trust in a grand manner with Veda PaarAyaNam and Vidhvat Sadas .
NaLan was the Vaanara Chieftain , who helped build
the Raama Sethu .
VishvaksEnar is third in the line of SrI VaishNava
AchAryAs and performed upadEsams for Swamy NammAzhwAr
on
the command of Periya PirAtti .
29. Birth in Srivatsa Gothram
SrivatsalAsyAtula
saddhdayEksha
SrivatsagOtrAnvayam
sacchakravarthyeeti
chakAra poothAm jananAdhamushya
(Meaning): With the merciful glances of the Lord ,
Periya Swami was born in the Srivatsa Gotram to ennoble it further . The happy
parents named their son therefore as
NallAn Chakravarthy (
Sacchakravarthee)
30. Upanayanam for the Child
Paramavaidhika-
kuSavarAgradhiyam kuSala: pitA
nirumai:
SubhaviprakulOchith
upanayAdhibhiruddha
( Meaning): For this child born in a superior
Vaidhika Family and having the sharp intellect like the tip of dharbham
( KuSAgra Buddhi) , the most capable father
blessed him with Upanayana samskAram and performed the sacred BrahmOpadEsam .
31. Pancha samskAram from HH the
41st Pattam Srimad Azhagiya Singar
LakshminarahariSaTh
Paadhapadma-
samskArapanchakEna cha pUtO
mantraan jajApa sandhyAsu
(Meaning): This child sought refuge at the sacred
feet of the 41st Pattam Azhagiya
Singar( Kaarukurucchi Azhagiya Singar) and was
blessed with Pancha SamskAram
( Taapam , PuNDram , DhAsya namam ,
Mantram and Yaagam) . These are
sareera
anubhandhi samskArams for initiation into life as
a Sri VaishNava . The initated child performed Japam of the mantras during the
three sandhyA Kaalams .
(Comments): The first two of the Pancha SamskArams
are Sankha-chakra lAnchanam and dhvAdasa Urdhva PuNdra dhAraam . These two
are for the body as VaishNava lakshaNam . Mantram is for Moksha
sAdhanam . Yaagam is Bhagavad AarAdhanam as a forerunner of Kaimkaryam in Sri
VaikunTham. DhAsya Naamam (
RaamAnuja DhAsOsmi) is Aatmaanubhandhi just as the Taapam and PuNDram are
SareerAnubhandhi.
32. VedAdhyayanam & VidhyA
grahaNam
yathA-HimAkarO ravE:
sutEjasAvrutObhavat
tathA pithussakASattOadhi
sarva-satkalA:
yathOchitam
vidhAnatO-adhigamya -sacchutheerayam
tathA nisarga
nispruhOapyadheetav
kalA: ParA:
(Meaning): Just as chandran recieves its lustre
from Sooryan , this KumAran learnt all auspicious vidhyAs from his father with
svAbhAvika VairAgyam and completed the Veda adhyayanam of appropriate sections.
33. Kaavya-NaaDaka, NyAya , Tarka
vidhyA grahaNam at Thiruppathy
adheeta-kAvya-
KaNAdha sAstramadhyagheeshD
tatSiSarOmaNirBhabh
kalAlayEBhudhvOttam
tathOttamUrmahaaBhu
BhOdhakA:
Bhabhu:
(Meaning): The child learnt Kaavyams and Naadakams
with his father and then went to Thiruppathy to learn NyAya sAstram and was
awarded the degree of SirOmaNi.
In that kalAsAlA , the MahA VidvAns like
Sri U.Ve KrishNamAcchAr and UtthamUr Swamy served
as Faculty .
34. Learning about &
Teaching of the advanced Tarka granthams for fellow students at Thiruppathy
ViSvavidhyAlayAdhya
satkruthee:
adheeyAnassateerthr
(Meaning): This ( brilliant ) student followed the
curriculum set up for him by the head of the Tiruppathy university to learn
advanced Tarka Granthams and taught fellow students of the same and was praised
by all .
35. Additional grantha
grahaNam during the holidays from MahAns
elsewhere
adhyApanaamrEDita-
paadyEtarAnuccchata
virAma-kAlEshu
vichakshaNEbhyO
mudhAgraheeshDAtula
(Meaning): The Jn~Anam of Periya Swamy with
matchless sharpness grew further by teaching fellow students many
times . He visited great scholars during his holidays from the university and
learnt many esoteric granthams outside his required curriculum . He became an
expert in all these sAstrams as well .
36. Learning at NavalpAkkam
with U.Ve
Iyyaa DevanAthAchArya
Swamy
NaavalpAkkamiti
prasiddha-viBhudha-
VairAgyaacharaNa-
soulabhyapoorNam
gurum
Iyyaapoorvaka DevanAtha
gururityA-keertyamA
prahvee bhUtaSirA: praNamya
kaNabhuk
Saastram
tathOapyagraheeth
(Meaning): Periya Swamy visited the SrI GrAmam of
NaavalpAkkam known for the residence by the assembly of great VedaNtic scholars
. There , he prostrated before the great Scholar , Iyyaa DevanAthAcchAr
Swamy known for his VairAgyam , Jn~anam , SadAchAram , simplicity and
learnt many advanced tarka granthams
.
37. First in the
University
SirOmaNi-pareekshAy
viSvavidhyAlayE
tadhaa
sarvaprathama utteerNa: lAgyatE sma
janaissamai:
(Meaning): At the Thirupati Sri VenkatEswara
university , Periya Swamy
topped the list in the SirOmaNi examinations (
sarva prathamar).
38. VedAnta VidhyA
grahaNam
SrImat-PaaNini-
tarkE cha SikshA
paraam
prApyAthaSrutimouLi tattva
vichikitsAtO:
bruSam prErita:
SreeLakshmInarasimh
PadhAbhjamAsEdhivAn
tadh-vAtsalyapadham
pavitramabhavadh-
yajn~Apayatsvam priyam
(Meaning): After developing superior
knowledge about VyAkaraNam , MeemAmsai and Tarkam , Periya Swamy desired
to gain VedAnta Jn~Anam . He prostrated before the 41st Pattam Srimad Azhagiya
Singar and expressed his deep desire to be blessed with such Jn~Anam .
Srimad Azhagiya Singar was very pleased with this special
vidhyArthi
and welcomed him with affection
.
39. Mastery over Grantha
ChAtushtayam
tadheeya-karuNAjn~
nirbhara:
kramENa jagruhE tata: pratidhinam
rahasyArthakAn
chaturmahita
sAmpradhAyika-
satsooktividh
GurUdhgaviSadheekrt
sudhanyOabhavat
(Meaning): Through the anugraham of Srimad
Kaarukkurucchi Azhagiya Singar of the 44th Pattam , Periya Swamy learnt
in
the orderly way the esoteric meanings
of
the three rahasyams every day . He became blessed
with the kaalakshEpam
on the four Granthams ( SrI BhAshyam
,
Bhagavad Vishayam , GitA BhAshyam and
Srimad Rahasya Thraya Saaram ).
40. SaraNAgathy at his
AchAryan's Thiruvadi ( BharanyAsa anushtAnam)
nijAtmAnam svarakshayA bharam
tatphalatassamam
LakshmInrusimha padhayO:
GurudhvArA
samarpitam
(Meaning): Periya Swamy prayed to his AchAryan ,
Kaarukkurucchi Srimad Azhagiya Singar to bless him with
Aatma-
bhara-Phala SamarpaNams at the sacred feet of SrI
Lakshmi Nrisimhan and completed his Prapatti observance .
41. Deeper studies on rahasyArthams
adhigatya rahasyajAtagatE
yathirAjAnugrahita bhAshya bhAsamAnE
Bhagavadvishayam
gurUdhgavAchaa
tvadhigantu chakramEsa sUtrabhAshyam
(Meaning): Periya Swamy now desired to learn more
about RahasyArthams , Bhagavad Vishayam and GeethA BhAshyam following
AchArya RaamAnujA's Sri BhAshyam panthati.
42. Periya Swamy's AchArya Bhakti
LakshmInrusimha
SaThajitccheeranga
SaThajit gurUm
nApnutAm mOdhaseemAnam parAmbhaktim
upEyushA
(Meaning): Both Periya Azhagiya Singar
( Kaarukurucchi Azhagiya Singar) and
Chinna Azhagiya Singar ( InjimEdu Azhagiya Singar)
were pleased to observe the parama bhakti of their sishyar
.
43. Swamy becoming AchArya
KrupApAtram
AchAryam BhagavantamEva manasA
dhyAtvA navArthair-dhinam
gambheerai:
vilasadhmirAtma-
prAmANyAnvita nUtna
dhivyavishayai:
bhakthyA
sphuradhirbhabhruSa
mEdhAvee guruvarya
hArdha-karuNApAtram BhudhEndhrOabhavat
(Meaning): Periya Swamy considered his AchAryan as
his Dhaivam and felt that he was a Dhanyan ( Fortunate one) to be blessed to
learn about the new ,
majestic and special meanings on PramAnams
revealed to him by his AchAryan . He became the object of Parama KrupA of
his AchAryan(s), who
recognized him as a mEdhAvi (
genius
endowed with superior knowledge gained from them)
.
44. The auspicious guNams taking
abode in Periya Swamy
nava-nava-vishayajn
satkulArha
AachAra:
theekshNapratibhAdh
(Meaning ): Periya Swamy was celebrated by his
contemproaries as a Saastra Vasyar . The various guNAs like the desire to learn
new things about sampradhAyic knowledge, AchAram befitting his kulam and the
sharp intellect took refuge in Periya Swami .
The rest of the 18 slOkams of this dharmika
sTaBakam cover Swamy entering GruhastAsramam and observing the duties of this
Asramam and performing SusrUshai to his parents , Bhagavad AarAdhanam and
grantha KalakshEpam .
(To Be
continued)
Srimad Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE
Saranam ,
Dhaasan , Oppiliappan Koil
VaradAchAri Sadagopan
( To Be Continued )
Srimad Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam
,
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri
Sadagopan
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