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Dear Raama BhakthAs :

Let us continue with the 2nd and 3rd charaNams in this posting.

Second CharaNam
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Mudhumuna dhana-tanayAgAramulu joovi
madhumchEtha kOnnALLU andhu
chEdharina yantha sOkArNava gathudai
jaali-jEndhuDayu kOnnALLu
yEdhaDi paccha joochi tALalEka thaa
nilanu dhiruguDa kOnnALLu
mudhi madhi dhappina vruddhatanamuchE 
mundhu vEnaka theliyakayE kOnnALLu 
( prOddhu pOyyEnu , SrIrAmuni bhUni bhajimpavE manasA ! )

(Meaning): Some portions of life is wasted in boasting about one's riches
like house , garden , offsprings and other aspects of material wealth. Those
thoughts get one's head swollen with sense of power and control over one's
destiny. A day comes ,when these wealth are lost and then one's time is
spent in moaning over "the insufferable " losses sustained . Disappointment 
and sorrow follows and more time is lost soaked in such thoughts of sespondency.
Some portion of life is spent in moods of jealousy over the material success of 
neighbors and friends. Those fits of jealousy connected to Moham and Maathsaryam
eat up portions of one's life. Then comes old age along with its robbing of 
one's
senelity . Portion of the end of the days are spent in despairing over failing 
limbs
and mental faculty .Time is fleeting and the tide of life is fast ebbing away .
Oh My Mind ! Hurry to worship Lord Raamachandra , who is an antidote for
all these sorrows and abuse of time alloted to you on this earth ! 


Third CharaNam
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yaagAdhi karmamulanu jEyavalEnanu
yalasaDachEtha kOnnALLu andhu
raaga lObhamulathO naparAdhamula jEsi
rAjasamuna kOnnALLu
BhAguga nAma-keertthanamulu sEyuDE 
bhAgyamanaka kOnnALLu
ThyAgarAjanuthuDaina SrIrAmuni
tathtvamu telipakayE kOnnALLu 
(prOddhu pOyyEnu , SrIrAmuni bhUni bhajimpavE manasA ! )

Some portions of life is spent in efforts to perform YaagAs and 
other rituals prescribed in the karma khANDa portion of the VedAs
for svayam prayOjanam . During such efforts , greed , miserliness 
cloud the efforts due to raajasic pre-disposition . Fruits are not
realized.Mental peace is not attained . Sorrow , doubt and
restlessness folow suit.Portions of one's life are spent in such
efforts . Most of the people spend their alloted time on the Lord's
earth ( LeelA VibhUthi) without realizing the sukham and power of 
doing Naama sankeerthanam ( of Your sarva phal dhAyaka nAmam).
They do not relaize that itself is the loftiest of wealth in thi world .
It is a pity that they wallow in all kinds of self-inflicted injuries
and spend away their lives without knowing the real nature of
SrI Raama and His Tatthvams that he stands for . Oh My mind !
Please do not be like others in chasing anithya vasthus and suffer
the pangs of jealousy , despair and despondency ! Instead worship
Lord Raamachandran , the apramEyan and gain nithya sukham
( lasting bliss) !

Additional observations
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Saint ThyagarAjA , the great Raama Bhakthar is beseeching us
to perform Raama Naama Sankeerthanam ( BhAguga Naama keerthanamulu
sEyuDE ) and gain the understanding of the SrI Raama Tathvam ( SaraNAgatha
rakshaNam) . 

ThyAgarAja SwamigaL was an exemplar in conducting his life steeped in
Raama Naama Japam and Sankeerthanam about SrI Raama MahAthmyam .
His upadEsams about the transitory nature of Prapancha sukham in contrast
to the lasting nature of worship of Raamaa in his own words attest to his 
concern 
for us to gain the naugraham of the Lord of AyOddhi :

" Bhaja rE Raghuveeram Sara-bharitha DasaraTa kumAram" --KalyANi Raagam

Here , SwamigaL appeals to us: " Worship the hero of Raghus , the king of kings,
who has blessed Thyagarja with boons ! Give up greed and unworthy desires . Do 
not 
indulge in slander of others ... control Your five senses , deeming worldly 
happiness
as nothing but poison. Understand that all things will not serve your purpose , 
but 
go their own way "

We will continue with ThyagarAja SWamigaL's upadEsam and appeal 
in the next posting .

SrI Raama Jayam , 
Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan 






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