SrI:
Dear BhakthAs:
Today , we will cover the rest of the ArTa
Panchakam Paasurams
of Swamy Desikan's Desika Prabhandham
.
254. THe UpAyams of Bhakthi & Prapatthi:
Elaboration on Bhakthi yOgam
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yama niyama aasanangaL iyal aavi pulanadakkam
tamathu aRiyum dhAraNaikaL tArai aRA ninaivu
ozhukkam
samam udaya samAdhi nalam sAthippArkku ilakku
aahum
amarar thozhum Atthigiri ambhyutthAL
AaramudhE----(7)
Here Swamy Desikan salutes the Lord of Hasthi
Giri as
" Amarar Thozhum Atthigiri AmbhuyatthAL Aar amudhu
" .
The Lord of Atthigiri is visualized as the One
worshipped by
the DevAs and as the delectable nectar for
PerumdEvi ThAyAr.
The Lord of Kaanchi is recognized as the One , who
cuts asunder
the bonds of SamsAram for those , who practise
Bhakthi yOgam
with its eight angams . For these saadhakAs ,
PeraruLALan
frees them from SamsAric bonds ( PuNyam and Paapam
) and
blesses them with MOksham .
The eight angams of Bhakthi yOgam are:
(1) Yamam ( ahimsai , Sathyam , Non stealing , control of Kaamam et al)
(2) Niyamam ( Parisuddhi , Satisfaction with what
one has , performance of
vratham/tapas , efforts at VedAntha Paricchayam ,
Saathvika ThyAgam )
(3) Aasanam ( Yogic poistures like
PadhmAsanam)
(4) PrANAyAmam ( Control of Breath)
(5) PrathyAhAram ( Control of senses & Turning
them away
from the worldly sukhams and
temptations)
(6) DhAraNai( Imprint of BhagavAn's ThirumEni
in one's mind)
(7) DhyAnam ( uninterrupted meditation of the
Lord)
(8) SamAdhi ( reaching a state of anubhavam through
dhyAnam ,
wherein the Saadhakan feels that he is seeing the
Lord directly).
One uses Bhakthi yOgam or Prapatthi yOgam as upAyam
to
gain MOksha Siddhi. In this Paasuram
, the focus is on Bhakthi
yOgam .
255. Elaboration on Prapatthi
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puhal ulahil illAthu ponnaruL kaNDu
uRRavaRkkum
ahalahilA anbarkkum anRE TannaruL
kodutthup-
pahalathanAl pazham kangul vidivikkum
PankayatthAL
ahalahilEn yenRu uRayum Atthigiri aruL muhilE
----(8)
Here the Lord of Atthigiri is saluted as the One ,
who is never
ever seperated from His PirAtti ( PankayatthAL
ahalahilEn
yenRu uRayum Atthigiri AruLALan ). He is recognized
as
the dark rainy season cloud that pours down
the showers
of KaruNai on those , who perform Prapatthi unto
Him after
the anushtAnam of PurushakAra Prapatthi at the
sacred feet of
PerumdEvi ThAyAr.PurushakAra Prapatthi is performed
first
to SrI Devi ( PerumdEvi ThAyAr here) before the
anushtAnam
of Prapatthi at the sacred feet of the Lord . We
need the intercession
of our ThAyAr for gaining success in our Prapatthi
to Her Lord.
One practises Dhruptha or Aarta Prapatthi at the
feet of
the Lord to gain Moksha siddhi . Dhruptha Prapatthi
is the form of
SaraNAgathy , where one experiences karma phalan
until
the end of one's days and gains moksham at the end
. Aarta
Prapatthi is the form of SaraNAgathy , which is
performed by one
with the intense desire to gain MOksham right away
without waiting
patiently until the end of one's alloted life
span.
256. Elaboration of Moksha Svaroopam
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iru vilangu vidutthu iruntha siRai vidutthOr
naadiyinAl
karu nilankaL kadakkum vazhi kAvalarAl
kadatthuvitthup-
perunilam kaNDu uyir uNarnthu piriyAmal aruL
seyyum
uru nalam koNDu uRum ThiruvOdu uyar
AtthigiriyAnE----(9)
PerumdEvi ThAyAr has roopam and kalyANa guNams
befitting
Her Lord and stays together with Him as Bliss
principle.
Our Lord VaradarAjan bearing such illustrious
glories through
association (sambhandham) with His PirAtti commands HIs aadhivAhikAs
to lead the Jeevan that performed SaraNAgathy at
His sacred
feet after liberating that Jeevan from the body via
moordhanya Naadi .
That jeevan crosses the archirAdhi mArgam and
comprehends
its true savroopam with the anugraham of the Lord
and arrives at
Sri Vaikuntam to perform eternal kaimkaryam to the
Lord there.
The Lord blesses the liberated jeevan to stay with
Him
as His servitor for all times to come and never to
return
to the Karma BhUmi .
The PuNyams and Paapams bind the Bhaddha
Jeevan
before SaraNAgathy.After the enactment of
SaraNAgathy ,
the jeevan is liberated from the shackles of Paapam
& PuNyam .
PuNyam is considered a golden bond and Paapam as
an iron handcuff and legcuff .They are
both shattered as a result of
the performance of SaraNAgathy at the Lord's
sacreed feet .
257.Gaining of Sarva Kaimkaryam during
MokshAnubhavam
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Tamm ThirumAthudanE thAmm tani arasAy
uRaihinRa
antham ilA pEr inbatthil adiyavarOdu yemai sErtthu
munthi izhanthana yellAm muhizhhikka tanthu
aatkoLLum
antham ilA aruLAzhi Atthigirit-ThirumAlE ----(10)
PeraruLALan enjoying the company of His
divine consort ,
PerumdEvi ThAyAr rules over SrI Vaikuntam
eternally
and stands as the very embodiment of
Aanandham.
Lord VaradarAjan as SrI Vaikunta NaaTan unites the
Muktha
Jeevan with nithya Sooris and other Muktha Jeevan ,
blesses
this Jeevan to perform nithya Kaimkaryam to Him and
His divine
consort .The divine couple enables the liberated
jeevan to perform
all the Kaimkaryams that it could not perform until
then due to
karma bandham(sambhandham) .
Lord VaradarAjan is saluted endearingly here as "
AnthamilA AruLAzhi
Atthigiri ThirumAL" , who as the eternal divinity
with His sacred consort
( ThirumAthudanE ) rules over SrI Vaikuntam as the unique Chakravarhti
( Tani arasAi uRaihinRa anthamil pEr inbham ) of that land of infinite bliss .
258. Phala Sruthi
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Ayan paNiyum Atthigiri AruLALar adiyiNai
mEl
nayankaL seRi Kacchi nagar nAnnmaRayOr
nallaruLAl
payankaL ivai anaitthum yenap-paNDuraitthAr
padi uraittha
viyan kalaikaL yeerainthum vEdhiyarkku
iniyanavE ---(11)
This prabhandham was created in tune with the
upadEsams of
PoorvAchAryAs and has been realized with the
anugraham of
Parama BhAgavathAs , who have the good fortune of
enjoying
the dhivya soundharyam and KalyANa guNams of Lord
VaradarAjan ,
who presides over Atthigiri . When the reciters of
aruttha Panchaka
Paasurams examine the meanings of them ,
their resulting
phalan is understood as the paasurams themselves
pregnant with
the deepest of meanings. .Only MahAns with
familiarity of the meanings
of Vedams can relate to them and enjoy
the sweetnes of the meanings of
these Paasurams.
SrI NaarAyaNa YathIndhra MahA DesikAya
Nama:
Daasan , Oppiliappan KOil VaradAchAri
Sadagopan
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