SRI: SrImathE Gopaladesika Mahadesikaya nama: Dearest All, AzhwAr expresses in this 5th decad his ananyagatitvam and (having none other as his refuge) Akinchanyam (helplessness) which are closely tied to Saranagati. Let us learn about the anga- MahaviswAsa (unflinching and unconditional Faith) Sri Nadadhur AmmAL mentions in Prapanna Parijatham: It is that Faith that He will protect: abandoning further self-effort in this direction, and not seeking the favor of others for this purpose By reason of His ability, His ease of accessibility, His eternal union with compassion, and because of the inherent relation of Him and that which He rules; which is not known; but which is ever-existent; the firm belief that He will protect us who conform to His will is 'mahAviSvAsa'. [courtesy: Sri Mani Varadarajan, USA] Only when he has a firm faith that the Lord will save him would complete the Prapatti anga. If he has doubts regarding the faith, Prapatti remains fruitless. The faith completes and helps the aspirant remain free of worries. More if it later. Let us continue to enjoy the 6th verse. senthazhalE vanthazhalais seythitinum sengamalam antharancEr vengathirOR kallaa lalaraavaal venthuyarveet taavidinum viRRuvakkOt tammaaun anthamilseerk kallaa lakanguzhaiya maattEnE The ref ball of fire scorches with its hot rays; But still, the red lotus flower blooms and blossoms with the arrival of the hot scorching sun and its rays and not bloom because of any other fire. Oh Lord of VitthuvakkOttammaa! vemm thuyar vitAvidinum, Unn antham il seerkku allal aham kuzhaya maattEn Even if You do not elect to banish my severe sorrows, I will not be moved by any thing except Your anantha kalyANa guNams. My heart will not melt over by anything else. I will not have any dEvathAnthara Sambhandham. Sri Veda Vyasa declares in the MahaBharata "satyam satyam puna: satyam utsrujya BhujamuchyathE vedAth shAsthram param nAsthi na daIvam keshavAth param" Meaning: Truth, truth and once again the truth, I proclaim with my hands raised that there is no greater Shastram than the Vedas and there is no deity greater than Keshava. Interestingly, the term Keshava comes about from the fact that Shiva eulogizes Lord Vishnu in the Harivamsha purANa as "Brahma is called Ka and I am known as Isha. We two were born from your limbs. Therefore, You are called Keshava". A second meaning for the term Keshava comes about from the 10th canto of Srimad Bhagavatam, wherein the episode of Krishna killing the demon Keshi is discussed. Due to this fact, Lord Krishna is known as Keshava. The varaha puraNam states "parO nArAyaNO dhEva: thasmAjjAthaschathurmuKha: TasmAdhrudhrOBhavEddhEvi! sa cha sarvajnyathAm gatha:" Narayana is the supreme deity. From Him was born Brahma-the four faced one. From Brahma arose Rudra oh Goddess! Then He assumed the form of Vishnu The position of Srimad Bhagavatam regarding Lord Vasudeva (Narayana) as the supreme being is established from the verse "karmANAm paripAkathvAth AvirinchAdhamangaLam I ithi mathvA virakthasya vAsudEva: parA gathi:" Meaning: The man who has no attachment (to things of this world) should know that every being including Brahma is tainted by the ripening of karma-to Him, Vasudeva alone is the Supreme goal or refuge. [Extract from Sri Muralidhar Rangaswamy?s article] AzhwAr ThiruvadigaLE saraNam Regards Namo narayana dAsan ____________________________________________________________________________________ Get the Yahoo! toolbar and be alerted to new email wherever you're surfing. http://new.toolbar.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/index.php Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:Oppiliappan-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:Oppiliappan-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> 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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