SrI:
Dear Swamy Desika BhakthAs
:
We will
study Thirty more of Swamy Desika Sahasra
Naamams( 571- 600 ) today
:
571.KaimkaryArtTAchArya
VishNudhyAna anudhyAna BhOdhakAya nama:
(meaning): Salutations to the
AchAryan , who taught us the AchArya dhyAnam
for Kaimkarya prApthi
should be followed by VishNu dhyAnam .
As long as we are here ,
Bhagavath kaimkaryam should be available to us
without interruption . The
realization of such kaimkaryam is thru Bhagavath
sankalpam and therefore Hari
(VishNu) dhyAnam should follow AchArya dhyAnam .
572. nithyaprayOjya
kaimkaryapooraNArTana mantravidhE nama:
( Meaning): Salutations to the AchAryan ,
who instructed us to use
daily the manthram starting with
"ThvayyArAdhana- - " as prayer
and protection for the continuation of
Kaimkarya Aanandha anubhavam
daily without interruption
.
573. sthOtraadhisTa
avasyakeerthya dEvadEvyAdhi nAma vidhE nama:
(Meaning): Salutations to the AchAryan ,
who revealed to us that
the NaamAs of the Lord ( From VaasudEvAdhi
VyUha nAmams
and KesavAdhi vyUha
nAmams and His divine consorts ,
the ten
DasAvathAra Naamams from Samhithais ,
Gadhyams , Nithyam
and sthOthrams ) should be recited after
Hari dhyAnam .
574. Bhagavanmantra
tathkAlachOdhithOchitha japyavidhE nama:
(Meaning): Salutations to the AchAryan ,
who knew the Bhagavath
manthrams , which are prescribed for use at
specific times by Samhithais .
575. PadhanyAsamanujn~athrE
nama:
(Meaning): Salutations to the AchAryan ,
who knew about the manthram
to be recited as one gets out of the bed to
perform nithya karmAnushtAnams .
When we get out of bed , one has to place
the left foot first on ground
with the BhUvarAha manthram ( nama:
KshithidharAya) .
576. PadhakramamanookthimathE
nama:
(Meaning): Salutations to the AchAryan ,
who revealed to us the manthram
for starting to walk step after step .
Manthram dealing with the stepping of
Thrivikraman ( VishNukramaNa manthram)
. Thrivikraman is the presiding
devathai for the foot and therefore He has
to be meditated upon .
577. GathikAlavasya kArya
KesavAhvAna keerthanAya nama:
(Meaning): When walking during the darkness
of Brahma MuhUrtham ,
Kesava Naamam has to be recited . Kesavan
means One who is radiant
with tEjas . This will remove the dhig
brahamam . In the darkness , Kesava
nAmam protects us.
578.
sandhyAsnAnOpakaraNagrahaNaika vichakshaNAya nama:
(Meaning): Salutations to the AchAryan who
instructed us on the materials
(UpakaraNams) for performing SnAnam and
SandhyAvandhanam such as
ThiruppUkkudavai( a kind of storage box) ,
dry vasthram , dharbham ,
Container for Sacred clay , Sri ChUrNam ,
sesame seed for tarpaNam .
579. MalamoothravisargArTa
dEsAdhi sakalaarTavidhE nama:
(Meaning): Salutations to the AchAryan ,
who knew all about the specific places
to excrete urine and solid waste material
.
One should proceed in the South Western
direction from the village
and go beyond three measures of distance od the travel of
an arrow
and squat in a clean place for obeying nature's calls . One should
wind
the sacred thread
on the right ear , cover one's
head with upper garment
during this time
.
580. SouchasankhyA krama
dhravyakAla vaishamya sAdhakAya nama:
(Meaning): Cleaning oneself after excretion with river sand and
the times for
cleaning
( 12 times for Gruhasthan ) are to be followed . Salutations
to
the
AchAryan , who instructed us on these matters based on the
Ahnika
granthams.
581. danthadhAvana kAshtAdhi
vyavasthAnyAyathathparAya nama:
(Meaning): Salutations to the AchAryan ,
who established the right kind of
twigs for cleaning one's teeth and what to
do when these twigs are not
available ( Twelve times rinsing of mouth
is recommended on special
days like AmAvAsyai , PourNami , Shasti ,
Chathurdhasi , Ashtami , Janma
nakshathram days and SrArddha dinams . Tree
twigs are not to be used on
such days to get dantha
Suddhi).
582. snAna theerTa
visEshaj~nAya nama:
(meaning): Salutations to the AchAryan ,
who instructed us on
the unique assembly of waters used for
SnAnam to gain suddhi
for nithya KarmAnushtAnam ( Waters with
Bhagavath-BhAgavatha
sambhandham are the appropriate ones .
PushkariNi of VishNu temple
is equal to GangA theertham flowing out of
the Lord's sacred feet .
Waters at places where BhAgavathAs take
their bath are also sacred ).
583. snAnabhEdhavidhAyakAya
nama:
(Meaning): Salutations to the AchAryan ,
who instructed us on
the different kinds of
SnAnams .
VaaruNa SnAnam is bathing , while immersing
in water. This is the most
important among the various snAnams .
AagaNda SnAnam : Bathing up to
one 's neck and washing one's face.
Kaapila SnAnam: Bathing from
foot to
belly button with mud or water and
using wet cloth to dry oneself.
Ahnika grantham describes many other
snAnams ( PaarTivam , Vaayavyam ,
Maanthram , Maanasam , PanchAngam ,
avagAhanam , dhivyam and Taijasam .
584. ushNOdhaka
snAnakAla vyavasTAkaraNakshamAya nama:
(Meaning): Salutations to the AchAryan ,
who defined the time limits
for taking bath in hot water
.
Those who are old and sick can take hot
water bath. Such snAnam is
prohibited on AmAvasai sankramaNam and
SrArddha dinams .
585. VaasOdharaNa puNDrAnga
tarpaNa kramasAdhakAya nama:
(Meaning): Salutations to the AchAryan ,
who revealed the protocols (Kramams)
for wearing vasthram and adorning Urdhva
PuNDram and SnAnAnga tarpaNam.
Th e order (Kramam) is : (1) wearing dry
vasthram after SnAnam (2) adorning
Urdhva PuNDram and (3) DEva Rishi pithru
TarpaNam as snAnaangam .
586. sandhyOpAsthi
visEshajn~Aya nama:
(Meaning): Salutations to the AchAryan ,
who knew the intricacies of
SandhyA Vandhanam performance according to
one's soothram .
587. GaayathreesTAna
sAravidhE nama:
(Meaning): Salutations to the AchAryan ,
who knew the essence of
the places to be selected for Gaayathri
Japam .
Performing Japam at one's house gives
one measure of Phalan .
Performing the Japam on the banks of river
yields twice that phalan.
Performing the japam at cowsheds gives ten
times the phalan .
Performing the Japam at agni saalais gives
100 times the Phalan .
Performing the Japam at the kshEthram of
SiddhAs , PuNya theerthams
and sannidhi of DEvathais gives hundred
thousand measures of Phalan.
Performance of the Japam at VishNu sannidhi
gives limitless phalans .
588. Gayathree-japa-samkhyAna
sAdhanOthkarsha sAravidhE nama:
(Meaning): Salutations to the AchAryan ,
who assessed the relative merits
of instruments used in counting the number
of Gaayathri manthra japam .
Counting the number of Gaayathri manthrams
is thousand times better
than performing the Japam without counting
. One should recite the Manthram
for 1008 or 108 or 28 or as a last
resort one should recite 10 times. Aksha Maalai
or Fingers should be used . Lotus bead
maalai or sphatika maalai or pearl maalai
are the best for use as aksha maalai. When
one uses the fingers of the right hand ,
one should start at the foot of little
finger and move in a clockwise manner
until one reaches the bottom of
the ring finger to count a unit of ten
.
589. sandhyAkAleena niyama
vEthrE nama:
(Meaning): Salutations to the AchAryan ,
who instructed us on
the dos and donts during sandhyA japa
kaalam .
During the Japam , one should not move back
and forth . One should not
laugh , while doing japam or rub the hands
or the legs togather . One should not
speak during the japam. If one's AchAryan
or VaishNavar arrives during the Japam ,
then the japam has to be resumed after
offering one's salutations to them .
590. upasTAna kaalavidhE
nama:
(Meaning) : Salutations to the AchAryan ,
who knew the times for
performing UpasTAnam
.
After Japam , SandhyA upasTAnam has to be
done. SuryOdhayam
is the UpasTAna kaalam for morning
SandhyA . One should
perform Japam until sunrise , follow it up
with PrANAyAmam and
UpasTAna sankalpam and conclude the
UpasTAnam with "UtthamE
SikharE " for farewell to Gayathri and "
Mithrasya" manthrams for
upasthAnam to VishNu in the middle of the
orbit of the Sun .
591. digAdhinamanAsaktha
paaramaikAnthya bhangnE nama:
( Meaning): Salutations to the AchAryan ,
who rejeced the view
that worship of the directions (Praachyai
disE nama: et al) destroys
one's PaaramaikAnthyam
.
Question is : Can a ParamaikAnthi worship
the directions ?
By worshipping devathais other than the
Lord , would not one
lose ParamaikAnthyam (Total dependence on
the Lord alone )?
When one recognizes these dhigs as
the body of the
Lord and
worship them as such , no damage will
occur to one's ParamaikAnthyam .
592. sandhyAkAla avasyakArya
moolamantra japOkthimathE nama:
(Meaning):Salutations to the
AchAryan , who insisted that AshtAkshara
Japam should be performed
during SandhyA vandhanams for aathma
suddhi as instructed by
BhagavAn Himself .
Munithrayam
SampradhAins perfrom Srimath AshtAkshara Japam
after UpasthAnam ;
Ahobila Matam SampradhAyins perform this japam
before UpasTAnam . Sri
BHAshyakArar and Swamy Desikan have suggested
the performance of Moola
Mantra japam before UpasTAnam . The ideal
kramam is performing
Gaayathri and Moola Manthra Japam before Sunrise and
doing UpasTAnam after sunrise
. Other manthra Japams should not be done
during the SandhyA kaalam
.
593. vyAkrutha
aadhArasakthyAdhi dEvarishi-pithru tarpaNAya nama:
(Meaning): Salutations to the AchAryan ,
who commented upon Aadhaara
Sakthi , Deva-Rishi-Pithru tarpaNams
.
After morning SandhyA , AadhAra
Sakthi tarpaNam should be done
starting from Paarishathars . PraNavam in
the front of their names and
nama: at the end should be added during
such tarpaNams . Next , Deva-
Rishi-Pithru tarpaNams should be done .For
Yajur Vedis , KaNDa Rishi
TarpaNam is an extra tarpaNam
.
594. nithya tarpaNa karmAntha
vaasa: peeDana saadhakAya nama:
(Meaning): Salutations to the
AchAryan , who instructed us that Vasthra
Nishpeedanam ( casting aside
of wet cloth used during the nithya tarpaNam )
should be done after the
conclusion of nithya tarpaNams .(This is the vasthram
used during the time of
taking snAnam ).
Ahnika granthams describe as
to who should perfrom Vasthra nishpeedanam and
who does not need to during
SandhyA worship .
Deva-Rishi-Pithru tarpaNam is
Nithya tarpaNa karmaa . It has to be done daily .
Sankaramana TarpaNam are
aniyatha naimitthikam and AmAvAsyai tarpaNam
is niyatha naimitthikam
.
595. BhramEjyakAla vidhE
nama:
(Meaning) : Salutations to the AchAryan ,
who knew about the times
to perform Brahma Yaj~nam
.
It should be done after Sunrise and after
performing morning sandhyA .
If missed in the morning , then it should
be done after MaadhyAhnikam or
after ijyA or after VaisvadEvam and before
bhOjanam .It should not be done
before Sunrise and after
bhOjanam.
596. khyAtha theerTa
manthrOpasamhrutayE nama :
(meaning ): Salutations to
the AchAryan , who instructed us on
the upasamhAram (links)
between the theerthams and the manthrams
recited during one's snaanam
in rivers and ponds . PuNya theerthams
like Gangai are invoked with
specific manthrams on those occasions .
After that those theertha
manthrams have to be integrated with one's
aathmA with
the accompaniment of the moola manthram . This is to be
done before Brahma Yaj~nam
and there are specific manthrams prescribed
in Ahnika granthams for this
procedure .
597. theertTAsnAnAntha
sadhmapravEsaavasyakathva vidhE nama:
(meaning): Salutations to the
AchAryan , who emphasized the importance of
visiting Bhagavath Sannidhi after SnAnam in
the PushkaraNi of the Lord .
One meditates on the Temple after snAnam ,
returns home after Brahma Yaj~nam
and then visits to the temple before
abhigamanam .
598. Bhagavathsadhma
santhyAjya dhvAthrimsadhapachArakAya nama:
(Meaning): Salutations to the AchAryan ,
who instructed us on the 32 apachArams
to be avoided at Bhagavath Sannidhi
.
Great sins will be accumulated if one
commits trespasses (apachArams) at
Bhagavath Sannidhi . Varaaha PurANam
describes these 32 apachArams
to be avoided in a dialog between BhagavAn
and BhUmi DEvi .There are
different listings in Sri PaancharAthrA
Rakshai and IjyA PrakaraNam . The key
thing is to know about them and avoid them
at all costs . These 32 apachArams
to be avoided are :
1) Travelling inside the temple in a
carriage ( autos and carts as at Srirangam today).
2)Staying in front of BhagavAn without
performing namaskAram .
3) Staying away from uthsavams (4) Not
Using anjali mudhra before the Lord
(5) Performing pradakshiNam of one self
before the Lord (6) Attending
temple in unclean state (yecchil) and
on occasions of theettu (asoucham) .
(7) Stretching one's legs in front of the
Lord (8&9) Lying down and sleeping
in front of the Lord (10) Eating in
front of the Lord (11) Lying (12) Making
loud noises (13) engaging in gossip( vampu
aditthal) , (14) crying , making
a scene (15) quarelling (16) engaging in
acts of anugraham or nigraham
(17) flirting with the opposite sex
(18) saying deceptive words (19) releasing
apAna vaayu (20) covering oneself with wool
(21) putting down others
(22) praising others (23) bringing
insignificant samarpaNams to the Lord
when one is well endowed (24) Eating
without offering food to the Lord
(25) not offering the recieved food to
BhagavAn before eating (26) offering
to the Lord what is left after distribution
to others (27) Sitting in sannidhis
showing one's back to the Lord (28)
prostrating before others in BhagavAn's
sannidhi (29) Praising oneself (30) not
speaking to one's AchAryan and avoiding
Him (31) Condemning the Lord (32) Stepping
on the shadow of the vimAnam
and others : (a) Performing aachamanam
after recieving PerumAL theerttham
(b) Smelling the flowers prepared for
the Lord's adornment (c) discarding hair
and nails inside the temple premises (d)
anya dEvathA smaraNam and praising
of them (e) spitting and discharging
of body wastes (f) entering temples without
taking bath (g) removal of lamps from
Bhagavath sannidhi (h) being indifferent
or gossipping , when PurANa , IthihAsa
upanyAsams are taking place inside
the temple
.
599 . abhyukshaNOkshitha
gruhAya nama:
(Meaning): Salutations to the
AchAryan , who instructed us on the need for
abhyukshaNam of one's home
after return from Bhagavath Sannidhi with water
brought from there
.
AbhyukshaNam is prOkshaNam of
the house with water from a gold or silver
or Copper vessel
through
abhyukshaNa roopam . Here one holds the water
in a fist-and sprinkle that
water on different parts of one's home .
600. hOmakAla visEshavidhE
nama:
(Meaning): Salutations to the AchAryan , who knew about the
significance of
the time for performing homams.
After abhyukshaNam of the house , OupAsana
Homam according to one's soothram
is to be done in Agni . For those who do
AgnihOthram , that homam is done after
SandhyA vandhanam . Afterwards , manthra
japam , TarpaNam and then OupAsanam
have to be
done.
Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE
SaraNam ,
Daasan , Oppiliappan KOil
VaradAchAri Sadagopan
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