SrI: Dear BhakthAs of Swamy Desikan : Let us continue today with the Second Naandhi slOkam ( One for celebrating Prapatthi yOgam as the fail-safe upAyam for gaining Moksham thru its anushtAnam) : lakshyE yahthra sruthimithagiNAkrushti-labdhAvadhAnai: pratyak-BhANa: praNava-dhanushA satthvavadhbhi: prayuktha: madhyEvaksha: sphurathi mahasA patrala: KousthubhAthmA PadhmAkAntha: Sa bhavathu dayA-dhugdha-sindhu: Sriyai Va: (Meaning ) : When a Jeevan sets itself as the arrow on the bow of PraNavam (OmkAram) and aims it at the target of Bhagavaan , that Jeevan shines as the divine Kousthubham gem on His chest . There are similarities in GuNams between the bhakthan , who aims the jeevan at the target and the skilled bowman . Both are characterized by " Sruthimitha guNAkrushti labdhavAns " and are Sathyavaans . There are clever double meanings ( slEsha SamathkAram ) included by Swamy Desikan . The same word has double meanings in the above slOkam passage . The bowman( Bhakthan) will be strong and will pull the chord with arrow all the way upto his ear . He will be pulled by the Bhagavath guNams as revealed by Sruthi (Vedams) and will become deeply focussed on BhagavAn and will be filled with Satthva GuNam (Sruthimitha-guNAkrushti labdhavAn). There is also similarity between the arrow and the Jeevan . The arrow has feathers ( wings) and the Jeevan has dharambhUtha Jn~Anam spreading like wings . The shooting of the arrow at the target is nothing but the arpaNam of (laying of ) the Jeevan at the sacred feet of the Lord . May that ocean of Mercy (DayA dhugdha Sindhu) , Sriman NaarAyaNan (PadmAkAnthan) become every kind of wealth for You ! ( Comments) : The word "lakshyE " stands for aiming the arrow at the target for ishta PrApthi ( gaining the object of one's desire). In the previous slOkam dealing with Bhakthi yOgam as UpAyam , one's own fulfilment of desire was sought (SrimAn asthu Sa mE - - - NaarAyaNa: ) . Here , in the second slOkam focusing on Prapatthi yOgam , the appeal to Sriman NaarAyaNan for Moksham is for all the others ( PadhmAkAntha: Sa bhavathu Sriyai: Va: ). The difference is between "mE " and "Va: " in the two slOkams . The Natan prays for the mangaLam for him (mE)as well as for the people (Va: ) in the audience . Bhakthi is for himself and the Prapatthi is done for others . Through Svanishtai , One can perform Prapatthi for himself . Mundaka Upanishad is the pramANam for the analogy of bow , arrow and target : " PraNavO dhanu: sarO hyAthmA Brahma tallakshyam uchyathE , apramatthEna vEddhavyam saravath tanmayO bhavEth " . TaitthirIya Upanishad has similar pramANams on JeevAthmA as the arrow speeding towards the target of the Lord from the bow of PraNavam . BhANa: Prayuktha: means the samarpaNam of the Jeevan at the sacred feet of the Lord during the anushtAnam of the UpAyam of Prapatthi . " Sriyai va; Sa Bhavathu " : Sriyai : here refers to Sarva MangaLams such as MokshAnubhava-kaimkarya samruddhi ( abundance of Kaimkaryam to Sriman NaarAyaNan at Sri Vaikuntam as a result of Moksha anubhavam ) . Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam , Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka SrivaNN Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama: Daasan , Oppiliappan KOil VaradAchAri Sadagopan http://www.sadagopan.org ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> In low income neighborhoods, 84% do not own computers. At Network for Good, help bridge the Digital Divide! http://us.click.yahoo.com/hjtSRD/3MnJAA/i1hLAA/XUWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Oppiliappan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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