SrI:
Dear Swamy Desika BhakthAs
:
We will
study Ten more of Swamy Desika Sahasra Naamams(
621- 630 ) today :
621) DasA
visEshAnumathArjanaOpAya visEsha vidhE nama:
Salutations to the Acharyan , who was
knowledgable about the specific
means permitted for Brahmins
to acquire dhravyam .
There are 3 main ways in which a Brahmin is
permitted to earn money :
(1) performance of Yaagams/Yaajanam
(2) adhyApanam/ teaching the VedAs
and (3) Prathigraham ( accepting dhAnams) .
Prathigraham has a lot of
restrictions .
As Manu has declared , in times of
emergency , Brahmin can accept other
means prescribed for other VarNAs for
sustaining life and should revert to their
own , when dharmAs once
the crisis is over ( aapathsu
anantharA vrutthi: ) .
622) Sarvaprathigra vyAptha
Mau nirNaya kOvidhAya nama:
(meaning): Salutations to Swamy
Desikan , who focused on the important
manthram to be used at all Prathigrahams
(recieving dhAnams) .
A brahmin can accept dhravyam
(Funds/upakaraNams) for Bhagavath
AarAdhanam given by anyone .SaasthrAs state
however the protocols
and restrictions (niyamams) for acceptance
of of such dhAnams .Yama
Dharma Raajan has instrcuted us on a
manthram to be used on such
occasions .Both the reciever of the dhAnam
and giver has to say :
"Achyutha: priyathAm " to free themselves
from any sins of recieving
Prathigraham .It is valid for all occasions
of prathigraham ( emergency or
routine times ) . There is also another
manthram , which starts with
"PrathigruhNAthu " that needs to be used
.
623) Yathi pushpa
grahOpAya viSadheekaraNa kshamAya nama:
(Meaning):Salutations to Swamy Desikan ,
who revealed the means for
SanyAsis to assemble Flowers , fruits
et al .
SanyAsis are strictly prohibited from
directly assembling fruits , flowers etc.
If they do , then they have to iniate
PrAyascchittham . Others have to assemble them
for the SanyAsi to perform their
AarAdhanams . If there are no one available to
assemble these upakaraNams , then the
SanyAsi has to present the fruits and
flowers et al in the form of water ( Jala
roopam ).
624) poojAdhyahArhAnthara
Aathmeeya guNopAdhAna sAdhakAya nama:
(Meaning): Salutations to Swamy Desikan ,
who enlightened us on
the acquisition of Aathma guNams for
acquiring fitness (Yogyathai)
to perform Bhagavath
AarAdhanam.
Just as one assembles external dhravyams
for the AarAdhanam ,
one has to cultivate inner (aathma) guNams
as well . Some of the
aathma guNmas required are (1) Freedom from
ego (2) AchArya
Kaimkaryam (3) Sath sangam . Cultivation of
Aathma guNams is
part and parcel of the items to be acquired
during UpAdhAnam .
625) BhAshyakArOktha
nithyAkhyagranTa-vyAkaraNakshamAya nama:
(meaning): Salutations to Swamy Desikan ,
who had the expertise to
expand on Bhagavath RaamAnujA's nithyam
(nithya grantham or dinasari) .
Swamy Desikan describes Abhigamanam and
UpAdhanam first and now
starts on Ijyai according to the way in
which RaamAnujA explained in
His nithysa grantham
.
626)
IjyA-kAla visEshaj~nAya nama:
(meaning): Salutations to Swamy Desikan ,
who knew the exact time
in which Ijyai has to be performed and the
significance of the IjyA kaalam .
This time bracket is between 10.40 AM to
1.18 PM ( Third portion of the day :
from 12 Naazhikai to 18 Naazhukai )
.
627) IjyA prAdhanya
sAdhakAya nama:
(Meaning): Salutations to Swamy Desikan ,
who established the importance
of Ijyai among all anushtAnams
.
Ijyai is BhagavadhArAdhana roopam . Like
VaiswadEvam , it must be done
daily without fail .It is the root for all
kriyAs .
628) ParamaikAnthi
sabdhArTa tanniBhandhana vEdhithrE nama:
(Meaning): Salutations to Swamy Desikan ,
who gave us the meaning
for the term ParamaikAnthi and why one
becomes(aspires to become)
a ParamaikAnthi .
Definition 1: YekAnthi is one , who is of
the firm mind that BhagavAn alone
is UpAyam for Moksham . ParamaikAnthi is one , who does not
seek
any phalans from the Lord and considers
that the Supreme PurushArTam
is to attain the Lord
.
Another definition is : yEkAnthi is one ,
who is assured that the Lord is
the Supreme dEvathai ( Para dEvathai).
ParamaikAnthi is the one , who
has the conviction that the Lord alone is
PrApyam and PrApakam
( Reaching Him is Parama PurushArTam and
for attaining Him , he alone
is the UpAyam ).
One becomes a ParamaikAnthi by
performing KaalakshEpam under
a SadAchAryan and comprehending that
Bhagavan alone is
the Supreme One among all the DevathAs .
After that one does not have
any desire of bhakthi for ithara
dEvathAs.Afterwards , the ParamaikAnthi
learns also that " Bhagavaan alone is
the most delectable/Parama bhOgyan) .
He will cease interest in other prayOjanams
and will offer the fruits of all
phalans of KarmAs to the Lord Himself .
629) yathyanyadEva poojAdhi
mAhAdhOsha prasAdhakAya nama:
(Meaning) : Salutations to Swamy Desikan ,
who declared that worship of
anya dEvathAs is a great dhOsham for
SanyAsis .
Yathis have to worship VIshNu and VishNu
alone at all times . Swamy Desikan
states that this dictum is applicable
to the members of the three Aasramams.
630) paramaikAnthi
sandhrushtAnyadEva nathi BhAdhakAya nama:
(Meaning): Salutations to Swamy Desikan ,
who stopped ParamaikAthis
from offering worship to anya DEvathAs
.
Question : Some SaasthrAs say that
ParamaikAnthi should not worship ithara
dhaivams . Other SaasthrAs say that any one
who does not salute the vigraham of
Ithara dhaivams passing in front of him has
to perform fasting due to the sins
arising from not saluting . Which is right
?
Answer : ParamaikAnthi should not offer
praNAmams to any dhaivam
other than Sriman NaarAyaNan . This is
a visEsha dharmam for ParamaikAnthis .
Others have the saamAnya dharmam of
offering salutations to ithara dhaivams
appearing before them . Pradhibuddhan ( One
who has the awkening befititng
a ParamaikAnthi) should offer His
salutations to BhagavAn and His parivArams
( Anantha , Garuda , VishvaksEnAdhis) and
not to other devathais , who are
Karma vasyALs like him
.
Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE
SaraNam ,
Daasan , Oppiliappan KOil
VaradAchAri Sadagopan
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