Marghazhi Month : Day 3
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Sri:
Dear BhakthAs of Thiruvaheendhrapuram Achyuthan:
Let us study 5 more slOkams ( 21- 25) today .
SlOkam 21
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ithi sarvEshAm samAna: SathyasTithO
Daasa sathya sadhaa paripoorNa:
kaTam vahasi pakshapAtham PaaNDava--
PramukhEshu prEshaNamapi sahamAna:
(Meaning according to D.R.Swamy ):DaasaSathya ! Being thus impartial
towards one and all , always taking Thy stand in truth , and ever full and
complete , why and how dost thou evince partiality towards PaNDavAs
and their like , putting up with being sent on errands ?
(Comments ): In the previous slOkam , Swamy Desikan observed : Achyuthan is
One who has no partiality and treats every one equally . Here Swamy Desikan
asks : You are Daasa Sthyan . You are Samadarsi . There is nothing that You
wish that You can not get (avAptha samastha Kaaman) . You are ParipoorNan .
Even with all these celebrated Vaibhavams , the PaaNDavAs sent You as their
messenger to the court of DhuryOdhanan .You became a charioteer to Arjunan .
You performed the duties as PaaNDava dhUthan and PaarTa-Saarathy with
patience and happiness . It appears that You have been partial here to
the PaaNDavAs. How can we understand Your projecting Yourself as
an impartial One , who treats every one equal ? How do You explain this ?
The answer is true to His words as Natha Sathyan . He tried to intervene
and avoid the Yuddham but the heartless KouravAs would not concede
even an area the size of a pin head to the PaaNDavAs and wanted to keep
all the Iswaryams that they gained illicitly through gambling . The Lord had
also
promised to correct the injustices done to Dhroupadhy in the court of
KouravAs . He offered Himself without weapons to both KouravAs and
PaaNDavAs . KouravAs rejected that offer and chose the armies of
the Lord from DhvArakai . Arjuna opted for the Lord without weapons .
The Lord treated them as equal . Our Lord also had His promise to
BhUmi DEvi to reduce the burden of carrying many dushtAs like
DuryOdhana and his supporters . He delivered that promise as
Natha Sathyan to His Devi as well .
SlOkam 22
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vishamE KarmamargE vipariskhalathAm vihvalitha karaNAnAm
NaaTa nikhilAmanya: nAsthy Thvannathasathya hasthAlamBha:
( Meaning according to D.R.Swamy ): My Lord ! Natha Sathya !
To all those , who fumble in the course of pursuing karma-mArga
and having staggering and trembling faculties , there is no one
but Thee to extend a helping hand .
(Comments): Here Swamy Desikan salutes the Lord as Aapath BhAndhavan
and salutes the Lord as the One , who comes to the rescue of those following
the ardous steps of Karma Yogam . During their upAsanA , the SaadhakAs
choosing Karma Yoga ( and Jn~Ana , Bhakthi yOgAs as well ) experience
difficulties that make them grieve and shudder . They get disillusioned .
During those times none but the Lord comes to their rescue by giving
His helping hand to lift them out of their miseries . " His is the only help
available and possible ".
" VishamE Karma MaargE " refers to the mysterious ( Vichithram)
and tough Karma Maargam that requires enormous discipline
to control the mind , body and speech . As one falters during
the pursuit of Karma yOgam , one is overcome with sorrow
arising from lack of progress towards the goal . The indhriyams
of the Saadhaka weaken and tremble ( vipariskhalathAm vihvalitha
KaraNAnAm nikhilAnAm ) . There is no helping hand to lift them out of
their despondency except the Lord ( Thvath anyA: hastha AalamBha:
na asthi ).
SlOkam 23
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Jn ~Anasya kOavishya: Achyutha KaruNaastava kO dhUrasTitha:
sakthE: kOathibhara: tasmAth khalu upAyas-ThvamEva svayam siddha:
(Meaning according to D.R.Swamy ): Achyutha! Which object is beyond
Thy comprehension ? Who is there beyond the reach of Thy Mercy ?
Which load is too heavy for Thy sakthi ( prowess) ? None .
( Comments ): Oh AchyuthA ! Thou art Omniscient , Omnipotent
and the most compassionate . You are Sarvaj~nan , whose Jn~Anam
grasps every thing and sees all vasthus at the same time as Sarva Sakthan .
Your matchless KaaruNyam is like a flood that reaches out to all ,
wherever they are . There is no one outside its reach . There is no burden
that You can not bear as an omnipotent Lord . Therefore, You become
the true SiddhOpAya ("Svayam siddha upAyam") .
Siddha means complete in itself , perfect , ever existing , never failing
and always at hand . This quality of the Lord is SvabhAvikam ( innate
and inherent) . UpAyam means of liberation to gain Moksham .
SiidhOpAyam is the UpAyam that exists even before we engage in
the practise of SaadhyOpAyams like Bhakthi and Prapatthi Yogams .
There are Karma , Jn~Ana , Bhakthi Yogams as well as Prapatthi
Yogam . The Lord is the One (SiddhOpAyan) , who grants the fruits of
all these Yogams ( UpAya anushtAnam /SaadhyOpAyams ) .
SlOkam 24
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sankalpa-karNadhAra: Kinkara-sathya bhavasAgarE athigabheerE
anagasthvam khalu pOtha AathmAnam krupA sameeraNEna prayuktha:
Daasa-Sathya ! Thou art a faultless (efficent) ship for men , plying in
the very deep ocean of SamsAra , having Thy will as the pilot and
Thy KaruNaa as the wafting/propelling wind .
( Comments): Achyuthan is the safe and strong ship plying in the dangerous
ocean of SamsAram . His will (sanklapam ) is the pilot of the ship . His
unfailing
Sahaja KaaruNyam is the one that wafts the ship across the SamsAric ocean .
In the 38th slOkam of DayA Sathakam , Swamy Desikan reminds us of
the Lord serving as the safe boat to ferry us across the terrible ocean of
SamsAram : " Thvam bhava jaladhi gathAnAm pOthapAthree bhavithreee ".
SlOkam 25
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Achyutha na dhadhathi mOksham Isvara bhAvEna bhAvithA ithara surA:
rAthrim parivarthayithum laksham-AlEkhya dinakaraNAmapi na kshamam
(Meaning according to D.R.Swamy ) : Achyutha! Other dEvAs regarded as
IswarAs can not grant Moksham . Even a batch of pictures of the Sun are
incompetent to do away with the night (drive away the darkness).
( Comments): For the Jeevan , which desires Moksha siddhi , the one and only
God who can grant this boon is Achyutha NaarAyaNan . No other gods have
the power to grant Moksham to Mumukshus . No other god by Himself or
groups of gods as a collective assembly can confer the boon of Moksham .
Their claim to be Moksham grantors is like thousands of pictures of the Sun
drawn by an artist failing to confer warmth on earth . The real Sun alone can
give warmth to the land . Similarly , Sriman NaarAyaNan alone can
assure Moksham and not any one else . Swamy Desikan has already
referred to His uniqueness in the 22nd slOkam of Achyutha Sathakam
( Thvattha: nAnyOasthi hasthAlamBha: ) and elaborates here that central
doctrine associated with our Lord .
Srimath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan
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