Dear Sriman Seshadri :
I am glad to know that you had the privelege of
learning about Uttata Tapini Upanishad by your
dear father .
If you have a copy of the Upanishad for me ,
I can go thru it to the best of my ability ,
consult scholars and try to post articles
along the lines you indicate.
Thanks ,
V.Sadagopan
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From: "svenkat seshadri" <svenkatrama@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <Oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2004 11:10 AM
Subject: Re: [Oppiliappan] Emailing: PurvaTapini-ManthraRaja.txt
>
> Dear Swami- On the subject.... It is wonderful to note
> that certain aspects of thePurvaTapini-Upanishad are
> being shared. You will be pleased to note that my
> father Sri. L.Seshadri was kind enough to impart the
> esoteric meaning of the Uttara Tapini Upanishad as
> well...something that enables see Sri Nrisimha in
> everything and everything in Sri nrisimha ...most
> sublime and blissful indeed.
>
> "Asmad Sarvasmad Priyatamaha " expresses all the love
> of the universe to Sri Lakshimnarasimha..
>
> 'Esha veero Nrisimha Eva'as a phrase is sufficient
> perhaps to describe everything as occupying a
> miniscule portion of His being.
>
> I am writing since I am worried about the decline of
> Adhikaris who can / willing to write commentairies on
> these esoteric texts in the way that people such as
> ourselves can benefit from. No doubt one birth is not
> suffciient for knowing all about Arulicheyal or for
> that matter just Kanninun Siruthampu.. but it has been
> still troubhlig me that we do not have a commentary
> whereby people of our sampradayam can know and
> understand the greatness of these upanishads in the
> way we need to especially since these are not meant
> for general consumption but are highly esoteric.
> I have a copy of the commentary of Sri Sankaracharya
> and Sri Vidyaranya on the two (it is noteworthy that
> Srimad Azhyagiyasingar was presented a copy of the
> same in his school in his Poorvaashramam and still
> treasures it. The book is understandably out of print
> and I keep taking photocopies just to preseve this.
>
> Is there any way you can help obtain a commentary on
> the Upanishad in a manner that ignorant selves such
> as myself can understand and importantly pass on to
> the future generation?
> Please respond to
> venkatesh.seshadri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> ADiyen dasan
> Kurichi Venkatesh
> --- Sadagopan <sgopan@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>
>> PurvaTapini-ManthraRaja.txt
>>
>> Sriman Varadarjan has prepared a valuable text
>> commenting on the meanings of Mantra Raja ,
>> the most important manthram for the meditation
>> of Lord Narasimhan .
>>
>> Thanks to Sriman Vararajan for sharing it .
>>
>> V.Sadagopan
>>
>> > Sriman NArAyaNAya namaha|
>> Srimathe RamAnujAya namaha|
>> Srimathe NigamAnta mahAdeSikAya
>> namaha||
>>
>> govinda kesava janArdana vAsudeva
>> viSvesa viSwa madhusUdana viSwarUpa|
>> sri padmanAba purushotama
>> pushkarAksha
>> nArAyanAccuta nrusimha namo namaste||
>>
>> I Introduction
>>
>> Many of us would be familiar with the mantra rAjA:
>>
>> 'ugram vIram mahAvishNum jwalantam sarvatomukham
>> nrusimham bIshaNam bhadram mrutyummrutyum
>> namAmyaham'
>>
>> This mantra rAjA along with the gAyatri mantram
>> (mantra rANi)
>> and the verses of the rahasyatrayam would provide
>> immense joy
>> and salvation to the bhaktas. We can say that the
>> mantra rAjA
>> extols the rAjAtirAjA who incarnated as the mruga
>> rAjA.
>>
>> The nrusimha pUrva tApini upanishat provides the
>> condensation of
>> various vedic and upanishatic thinking in just ten
>> words and
>> explains all the words using short commentaries.
>> Then the upanishat
>> goes on to explain other things like the main
>> upanishats by
>> comparing Atma, etc. with Him. This upanishat is
>> considered as a
>> vaishnava upanishat and forms a basis for bhakti
>> mArgam with
>> Sri Nrusimha avatAram as the object of worship.
>>
>> Swami DeSikar won't miss the opportunity to mention
>> this
>> upanishat in his Sri KAmasikAshTakam. He would say:
>>
>> tapaNentu agni nayana: tApA napacinotu na:
>> tApaniya rahasyAnAm sAra: kAmAsikAhari:
>>
>> Sri KAmaSikA Nrusimhan having three agnis ( tapana,
>> indu, agni )
>> for his eyes and being a sArArtam of tApini
>> upanishat should remove
>> our three tApAms( AdyAtmikam, Adiboudikam,
>> Adidaivikam .)
>>
>> Now we can surmise the meaning of tApini in the name
>> of the upanishat.
>> Sri Nrusimha is the remover of the tApams. Hence He
>> and this upanishat
>> extolling him are the tApinis. Since He removes our
>> tApA especially the
>> first one, He is vaidya nArAyana, the danvantri.
>> This danvantri is
>> worshipped also as Sri SudarSana according to
>> vaishvana Agamas.
>> He is SudarSana for another reason too, as explained
>> in the following.
>>
>> Let us look at the meaning of the words in this
>> mantram in
>> this article.
>>
>> Each word in the mantra can be considered to
>> high-light the
>> importance of a verse in the main portion of the
>> vedas. Hence
>> you will see in each of the following subsections an
>> explanation
>> followed by a familiar vedic verse and a concluding
>> phrase
>> 'tasmAdyucAte ...'.
>>
>>
>> II.1 Meaning of ugram
>>
>> yasmAt svamahimna sarvAn lokAn sarvAn devAn
>> sarvAnAtmAna: sarvANi
>> bhutAni udgruhNAti ajasram srujati visrujati
>> vivAsayati udgrAhyate|
>> stuhi Srutam gartasadam yuvAnam mruganna bIma
>> mupahatnu mugram|
>> mrudA jaritre simha: stavAno anyante asmin nivapantu
>> senA:
>> tasmAducyata ugramiti||
>>
>> Because of his lofty actions He absorbs all worlds,
>> all devas,
>> all jivas, all bhUthas, and He creates, grows,
>> destroys, and
>> elevates them to a higher status. Hence it is said
>> that He is ugram.
>> Nrusimha! even as you are praised by me now, please
>> grant me
>> endless joy as I live in this life. Let your ganAs
>> be with me
>> and destroy my enemies.
>>
>> Here the vedic verse on Sri Rudra is enhanced to
>> portray Sri Nrusimha -
>> a nice word play revealed to the rishi. The vedic
>> verse describes The Lord
>> as 'upahatnu mugram' - He is ugram, very hot ( and
>> 'cruel'), in
>> destroying the enemies. Also see the bhagavad gIta
>> verse 11.20
>> which mentions Him as ugram.
>>
>> The taitrIya upanishat brigu valli verse 10.4 would
>> echo His power to
>> destroy the enemies by saying
>>
>> tat brahmana: parimara ityupAsita|
>> paryenam mriyante dvishantas spatna: |
>> pari ye (a) priyA prAtruvyA:||
>>
>> We should (also) worship Him as the destroying
>> force. The person doing so
>> would conquer and destroy all His enemies, haters,
>> and bad persons.
>>
>> Since He is busy taking of care the dynamic aspects
>> of the universe,
>> He is portrayed as a highly-charged hot person,
>> ugram. Such busy person
>> should also be bold. Hence the next word in the
>> mantram.
>>
>> II.2 Meaning of vIram
>>
>> yasmAt svamahimnA sarvAn lokAn sarvAn devAn
>> sarvAnAtmana: sarvANi
>> bhutAni viramati virAmayati ajasram srujati
>> visrujayati vAsayati|
>> yato vIra: karmaNyo: sudaksho yuktakgrAvA jAyate
>> devakAma:|
>> tasmAducyate vIramiti||
>>
>> >From His lofty self mahima He provides rest,
>> creates incessantly,
>> grows, and absorbs all worlds, all devAs, all
>> jivatmas
>> and all bhUthas. Hence it is said that He is vIram.
>> He is a vIrA, creator of all works. He is skilled,
>> mountain-like,
>> and satisfies the desires of the devAs.
>>
>> Compare 'vishornukam vIryAni' verses recited at the
>> end of
>> nArAyana sUktam and in vishnu sUktam with this one.
>>
>> Also compare how Swamy DeSikar would describe Sri
>> Rama in RaghuvIra gadyam:
>> 'jaya jaya mahA vIra mahA vIra dowreya.'
>>
>> As Swamy Desikar would point out in Sri dasAvatAra
>> stotram
>> that the Lord has a lot of weapons and possesses
>> powers
>> that can never be wasted -
>>
>> 'purAdana praharaNa grAma: ... akunTha mahimA
>> vaikunTha kaNThIrava:'
>>
>> Thus we can establish He is vIram.
>>
>> II.3 Meaning of mahAvishNu
>>
>> ya: sarVan lokAn vyApnoti vyApayati sneho yatha
>> pallapiNda
>> motaproda manuprAptam vyatishakto vyApyate
>> vyApayate|
>> yasmAn na jAta: paro anyo asti ya AviveSa bhuvanani
>> viSwA|
>> prajApati prajayA samvidAna strIni jyotImshi sacate
>> sa shoDaSiti|
>> tasmAducyate mahavishNumiti||
>>
>> He makes all worlds manifest. He makes them all
>> manifest themselves.
>> Just like fat is found through the length and
>> breadth of meat,
>> he permeates everywhere. Hence it is said He is
>> mahAvishNu
>> ( exists in everything ). Nothing exists or
>> manifests
>> without him. He exists as viswA through all the
>> bhuthAs.
>> He is prajapAti. The worship of the jivAs is His
>> worship.
>> He is in all the three jyotis ( sUrya, chandra, agni
>> ).
>>
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