SrI:
Dear SrI VaradarAja BhakthAs :
Let us move on to the Fourth Paasuram of
Thirucchinna Maalai ( Paasuram 272 of Desika
Prabhandham ) in this posting . It deals with
the significance of "Nama: " sabdham :
272. nAmm vaNanga ThAmm iNangA niRpAr vanthAr
nammai adaikkalam koLLum NaaTar vanthAr
nAmm yemekkAm vazhakku yellAm aRutthAr vanthAr
namakku ithu yenRu urayAmal vaitthAr vanthAr
sEmam yeNNi yemmai anbarkku adaitthAr vanthAr
sezhum tahavAl tiNN saraNNAm Isar vanthAr
tAmm anaitthum theevinayait-tavirppAr vanthAr
TamakkEyAi yemmai aatkkoLvAr vanthAr ThAmE
( Meaning): PeraruLALar is the One Supreme Lord , who stands
on top of Hasthigiri to grant the desired boons of His true devotees
who worship Him with bhakthi. He has accepted us the PrapannAs
as objects to be protected and has freed us from our futile efforts to
gain rakshaNam by ourselves . He is the One , who has banished
the ahankAram ( sense of We) and the MamakAram ( this is mine)
from our thinking. He has removed our false claim for Lordhip over
any thing and has taken over the Seshithvam ( rightful Ownership)
over all the objects of His creation . He has made us subservient to
the BhaagavathAs for , who are very dear to Him and this He has done
for our own well being (KshEmam). He stands as the unfailing means
( upAyam) due to His evergrowing affection ( Vaathsalyam ) for us.
He burns away in a trice all of our accumulated fierce karmAs.
He has made us His servants (Sesha Vasthu) and has gained
the fruits for that effort for Himself. The Lord of such glories
has now arrived amidst us as indicated by His Thirucchinna oli.
from their company .
THIS PAASURAM DEALS WITH THE MEANING OF NAMA: SABDHAM .
The various key words and their links to the "Nama: Sabdham "
of the Moola Manthram have been identified for us by MahA VidvAn
Vaikunta Vaasi Oppiliappan Kovil SrI SrIrAma DesikAcchAr Swamy :
1. "Naam VaNanga" refers to NamaskAram by body , mind and spech.
2. "Adaikkalam " refers to Prapatthi/Bhara SamarpaNam/Aathma nivEdhanam,
the act of unconditional surrender to SrIman NaarAyaNa .
3." Naamm yemakkAmm vazhakku yellAmm MaRutthAr " refers to
the ahankAram and MamakAram , which makes the deluded jeevan
think that it is its own Master and denies the SvAmithvam of Sarva Loka
SaraNyan , SrIman NaarAyaNan . The Thirumanjana Kattiyam of
ParAsara Bhattar is a brilliant summary of the dialog between Lord
RanganAtha and the egotistic jeevan on this subject and proves
once and for all that the jeevan has no Seshithvam ( Lordship) on
any matter in the context of the "Divine Soverignity " of our Lord :
http://www.oppiliappan.org/kattiyam.htm
4.The 5th line of this paasuram " KshEmam yeNNi anbarkku adaitthAr "
deals with the importance of Bhaagavatha SEshathvam ( NedumAl adimai
paasurams of Swamy NammAzhwAr ( ThiruvAimozhi: 8.0.1-11) and
"Payilum sudaroLi " ( ThiruvAimozhi: 3.7.1-11).
The prayer here is to become the servant of the Lord ( BhAgavathAs).
To be the servants of the BhagaavthAs is the svaroopam of the Jeevans .
Bhagavath sEsham is a most desirable purushArTam ( Life's goal) but
BhAgavatha ( TadheeyALs) Seshathvam is even more important .
The example is provided by Sathrugnan being the Servant (Seshan ) of
Bharathan , who considered Lord Raamachandra Bhagavaan as
His Seshi .Clinging to the feet of BhaagavathAs is therefore considered
very important .We should do Bhaagavath Kaimkaryam to please His
BhAgavathAs/SrI VaishNavAs ( for Bhagavatha Preethi). Once
BhAgavatha Seshathvam is realized , then Bhagavath anubhavam
will grow on and on. This Daasya Sambhandham (adiyAr kudigaL )
will make us Bhaagavatha Nishtaas.
Thirukudanthai Desikan's nirvAham in this context based on
SaakshAth Swamy's slOkam is: " SuddhAnAm thu labhEmahi
sTiradhiyAm SuddhAntha SiddhAnthinAm mukthaiswarya
dhina prabhAdha samayAsatthim prasatthim muhu: labEmahi"
( May we be blessed with Daasya Sambhandham/Bhaagavatha
sEshathvam . May we cling to the blemishless feet of Your
BhaagavathAs like anthapuram women ( pathivrathais)
and await the dawn of Moksham !).
This passage is very important in the context of not committing
BhaagavathApachAram since it is considered that the worship of
BhAgavathAs is more imprtant than worship of BhagavAn Himself:
"AarAdhanAnAm SarvEshAm VishNOr AaarAdhanam Param
TasmAth Parataram prOktham TadhiyArAdhanam Param "
"TadheeyAs " are those that are dear servants of the Lord ( BhaagavthAs).
That AarAdhanam is SrI Sampath.The BhAgavatha aarAdhanam is the sure
formula for positive deliverance from the cycles of births and deaths since
BhAgavathAs are the dearest ones for the Lord , the Moksha Daayakan.
This doctrine of BhAgaavatha Seshathvam as the end limit of the goals
of life ( PurushArTa Kaashtai) is covered in great detail in the 16th
Chapter of SrImath Rahasya Thraya Saaram.For PrapannAs ( Krutha KruthyAs) ,
BhAgavatha sEshathvam is indispensable .
5. " TiNN SaraNN Isar " (6th Line): the upAyam of SaraNAgathy . The ways
of performing Prapatthi/Bhara SamarpaNam is dealt at great length in
the 12 th chapter of SrImath Rahasya Thraya Saaram ( Saanga-
PrapadhanAdhikAram).
6. " Thee Vinai anaitthum tavirppAr " refers to the destruction of all
anishtams
( mishaps) by the Lord that act as Moksha Phala VirOdhis ( ArTa Panchakam
chapter of SrImath Rahasya Thraya Saaram).
7. yemai TamakkEyAi koLvAr vanthAr" : The Lord ( sEshi) who accepts us
as sEshans for His own prayOjanam and enjoys the fruits there of has
arrived now amidst us . The 22nd chapter of SrImath Rahasya Thraya Saaram
( ParipoorNa BrahmAnuhva adhikAram) sums up the Lord's anugrahams
for the Muktha Jeevan that thas arrived at His Supreme Abode.
NaarAyaNa , NaarAyaNa , NaarAyaNa
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradachAri Sadagopan
Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka
Srivan Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama:
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