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Dear Swamy  Desika BhakthAs:

In this posting , adiyEn will cover 4 more Paasurams( 76-79) of
Desika Prabhandham , which are the 37th to the 40th  Paasurams of
AdhikAra Sangraham.They deal with  the final three chapters(30 to 32)
of Swamy Desikan's magnum opus , SrImath Rahasya Thraya Saaram :
AchArya KruthyAdhikAram , Sishya KruthyAdhikAram and
NigamanAdhikAram .

 (76) AchArya KruthyAdhikAram : The UpakAram given by AchAryAs
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(Meaning ): Our SadAchAryAs known for their freedom
from even a trace of ajn~Anam protected  the meanings of
the three rahasyams from falling in the hands of the undeserving .
When the time for them to ascend to their Lord's Supreme Abode ,
they had the merciful thought to banish the ajn~Anam of the SamsAris
and decided that latter group should perform prapatthi at the sacred
feet the Lord and get uplifted. They chose a select list of sishyAs
known for their discriminating intellect (vivEkam ) and taste
(ruchi) for Bhagavath  Kiamkaryam and lit in their minds ,
the auspicious dheepam of Sath SampradhAyam and caused
the spread of this sampradhAyam around the world.

The key passage in this paasuram is: "maruL aRRa Desikar
aruL uRRa chinthainAl teruL uRRa siRanthavar paal azhiyA
viLaku yERRinar ". ( Our SadAchAryAs untainted by ajn~Anam
lit the ever shining lamp of sath sampradhAyam in the minds of
the specail sishyAs known for their VivEkam, Sraddhai and
Kaimkarya ruchi to the Lord and His BhAgavathAs).

 77) Sishya kruthyAdhikAram: Duties of a Sishyan
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A SadAchAryan instructs his sishyan on the  three Tatthvams
(ChEthanam ,achEthanam and Iswaran) , UpAyam (means)
and PurushArTam (ultimate goal)  and lights up the dheepam of
Jn~Anam to banish the darkness of ajn~Anam . There is no way
in which one can repay the AchAryan for his matchles upakAram .
Even the omniscient (Sarvaj~nan) Lord can not describe the right way
to repay the SadAcAryan for his mahOpakAram. If this were to be so
for the omniscient Iswaran , then how would it be possible for lesser
beings (humans) to suggest the methods to pay back the debt of
gratitude of Sishyans to their AchAryans . Inspite of it , sishyAs
delight in praising their AchAryans . They meditate on the AchAryan's
glories. The Sishyans spread the reputation of the AchAryans by
praising him . All of these attempts of sishyAs to eulogize and
celebrate their AchAryans is an expression of their affection and
reverence and will never ever compensate for the abundant help
that they have recieved from their most merciful AchAryAs.

The two key passages from this paasuram are :

1. " Manatthu yezhil jn~Ana viLakkai yERRi  iruL anaitthum
mARRinavarkku oru kaimmARu Maayanum kaaNahillAn "
( For the AchAryan , who lit the lamp of true knowledge
and banished all the darkness that existed before , even the all-
knowing  Lord Himself can not come up with a way to pay back
for the upakArams recieved).

2. (aathalin nAmm ) pORRi uhappathum punthiyil koLvathum
pongu puhazh sARRi vaLarppathum , munnam peRRathaRkku
saRRu allavO? ( Therefore , what we do in terms of praising
the aathma guNams of the AchAryan , meditate on him and
spread his glory in the world by talking about it are insignificant
acts compared to the greatest of help recieved from that AchAryan
earlier ).

78) NigamanAdhikAram: The Four parts of SrImath Rahasya Thraya Saaram
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We composed the grantham of SrImath Rahasua Thraya Saaram to bless
Aasthika sishyAs with vivEkam about their AchAryans , who instruct them
(the sishyans) about the glories of Prapatthi yOgam. First , we explained
the savroopams and svabhAvams of Tatthva Thrayam , UpAyam and
PurushArTam as we  learnt from our AchAryAs. Second , we
answered the objections raised about them and established their
unshakable validity . Third , we explained the ways to gather the meanings
of the three rahasyams and pointed out the essence of such meanings
is that the Jeevan has no independence of its own and is the property of
the Lord , the sarva sEshi   and he ( the jeevan ) is His unconditional,
eternal servant  (sesham ).

Fourth , we explained the greatness of the most merciful SadAchAryAs ,
who bless the qualified sishyAs with sath sampradhAya Jn~Anam .
Therefore , it is futile to spend one's life on this earth chasing
evanescent pleasures instead of enjoying the SrI Sookthi of
SrImath Rahasya Thraya Saaram.

Swamy Desikan states that he covered the four topics outlined
above in his SrI sookthi ( ivai seppinam) . What is the purpose of
wasting one's life pursuing trivia instead of learning about the lofty
and rejuvenating concepts housed in SrImath Rahasya Thraya Saaram ?
( chinn paRRi yennpayan ?).

There is the learned AchAryan (MaRayavar) , who instructs us on
the glories of SaraNAgathy at the Lord's feet  , who is Jagadheesavaran
( mann paRRi ninRa vahai uraikkinRa maRayavar).Here , we are as discerning
sishyAs , who approach the AchAryan to gain the Jn~Anam about
the true meanings of VedAntham .We composed this Sri Sookthi of
SrImath Rahasya Thraya Saaram to focus on the VivEkam acquired by
the Sishyan from the AchAryan and the resulting clearance of doubts
as well as the attainment of relaization that he( the jeevan ) has no
independence whatsoever and as a jeevan he is totally dependent on
the Lord , his Master at all times , places and conditions.

79) NigamanAdhikAram: Part II: These Paasurams beautify Tamil language
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BhagavAn and His BhAgavathAs bless with delight the qualified persons ,
who possess aathma guNams and do not swerve from the Saasthrams .
We composed the paasurams of htis Prabhandham with the benedictions of
BhagavAn and His BhAgavathAs after familiarizing ourselves with
the VedAnthic doictrines. These paasurams serve as nectar to the ears of
the listeners even if  they do not understand their meanings. These 32
paasurams
about SrImath Rahasya Thraya Saaram set in the andhAthi format
are alankArams ( decorative objects ) for the language of Tamil
constituting  Iyal, Isai and Naatakam ( prose , sangItham and drama).

The key passages of this Paasuram are : " ivai muppatthiraNDu
muttamizh sErntha mozhi ThiruvE " ." Mutthamizh sErntha Mozhi "
refers to three sets of triads characterizing these paasurams :

A .(1) delectable taste of the chosen words (2) deep meanings of
the thoughts housed in these paasurams and (3) appropriateness
to set them to most enjoyable music.

B. (1) the reputation of the composer (2) the glory of the topic
and (3) the beauty of the passages of the Paasurams

C.(1) Aasu Kavi ( the instanteneous and fluent )composition
(2) the intricate geometric patterns found in the paasurmas
and (3) sweetness associatd with them .

With the 79th Pasuram of AdhikAra Sangraham , the 32 paasurams on
SrImath Rahasya Thraya Saaram starting from the 47th Paasuram
of Desika Prabhandham set in the andhAthi format  comes to an end.

 Swamy  Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,
 Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan

  Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka
  SrivaNN Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama:





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