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Dear Baagavathas,

Adiyeyn is trying to pass on the Elixir of Swami's gifted out pouring 
on this topic of NamasangIrthanam at Sri Mahalakshmi temple in Boston.

..DyAyan krtE yajan yagnal:trEtAyAm dvAparE arcayan yadapnOti 
tadApnOti kalou sankIrtya kesavam?this talks about the means for 
liberation?In krta yuga it was meditation-very complicated..dhyanam 
should be like the stream of oil pouring out,with all senses 
controlled both internally and externally ?without any break..In 
trEta  yuga the means got simplified?it was oblations?still 
complicated but only physical and not mental..In dvApara yuga it was 
further simpilfied to just arcana?with purity.The purity refers to 
not intending to get any fruits or palan, but just for the pleasure 
of doing the same.Like Andaal saying "thooyomaay vanthom..thoo malar 
thoovi thozluthu "..like Vithura's and Maalakara's bakthi..Now in 
kali yuga ,the means is just oral nama sangIrtanam.. vaay nuniyaaha 
sonnaalum-vaayinaal mattum paadi, manathinaal sinthikkaamal-
erunthaalum athey palan allikkum.. Understanding  the meanings -
kesavaaya namaha-we belong to kesavaa-understanding this relation 
with deha-atma viveham will add to the pleasure of nama sangIrtanam..

.Just like the bitter medicine for cure, and the elixir for 
enjoyment, nama sangIrthanam eliminates the pain of samsara and fetch 
us mOKsham-absorbs us in bliss..

..As we realise atman's subservience to paramAtma?with clear gjanam 
of ananyaarha seshadvam-exclusive  depandance  on Him and paara 
danthiriyam-living only for Him and doing every thing only His 
pleasure..we engage in nama sankIrtana..Recall" 
stavya:stavapriya:stOtram"..We can never praise Him  with any 
thing,unlike those here, who could be praised with more 
adjectives..there is nothing that is not in Him, with which we can 
praise Him.. The stotras are only for purifying our tongue..Swami 
naratted the story of mottai thalaiyan, who gave away lots of prize 
on hearing about his kuzal azlahu..

..His nAmas fill the vacuum of His physical absence.He is like 24ct 
gold-too maleable. His namas are like 22 ct gold-fit for 
ornaments .Even when He is away His namAs are close -as we saw from 
the episode of draupadi-"avan thoorasdan aanaalum, ethu kitti nintru 
vuthavum"-even, though He was at far away in Dwaraka,when she called, 
His namAs blessed her clothes..When He is nearby, He takes away 
clothes as we saw with gopies..Andaal also says "paadi parai 
konndu..aadai vuduppom "..

..All are elligible to chant namAs..The only qualification reqd is 
that no other qualification is reqd for this..this itself is a 
qualifier..Just as for bathing in Ganges, no other pre-cleansing is 
reqd..Swami naratted the story of a wicked son slapping his 
mother..still he shouts out "ammaa" in pain.."kai 
nonthaal "ammey "yenkirathey praapthi"..the mother still was happy 
that the son called out her name without forgetting 
her..Sisubaalan,obtained mOksham, just because even during blaming he 
uttered His namas..

..It is not mendatory to know the meaning of each nAma : it works 
even without that..fire burns when touched irrespective of whether we 
know that it would burn or not.."kedum idar ayavellaam kEsavA enna"-
just by saying kesava once, all accumulated paapams vanish?just as we 
light a candle in a dark cave where the darkness vanishes ..

..Swami gave out lots of tetimonies ..the story of AjAmila..it is a 
misconception that nama sankIrtana is recurring medicine that allows 
us to repeat mistakes..for AjAmila,saathu samaaham-the company of 
baagavathaas and his repentance led him to liberation..

..The episode of Mudgala?listening to the conversation between him 
and Yama darma rajan  that kesava is kilasa naasini?"narahamey 
svargam aanathu"-the hell itself transformed into heavan..appadi 
patta "naamangall vudaiya nambi "yenkiraar Thondar-adi-podi 
aazlvaar.He also says in "kavalil pulanai..nin  naamam kattra 
aavalippu vudamaiyaal.. naman thamar thalaikall methey naaval ettu 
vuzli tharuhintrom"-we are dancing over the heads of yama thothars?
Similarly kshatra bandhu?kesavaa yenna paraangathi kanndu 
konndaan.Thirumazlisai aazlvaarum "Naman tamarAl ArAyap pattu ariyAr 
kandir "-yenkiraar..In "Paccai mA malai " paasuram evan moksham was 
given up for the joy of chanting nAmas-"Achudaa !Amara yerey !Aayar 
tham kozlunthey! yennum etchuvai thavira yaan poy endira loham aallum 
atchuvai perinum veunndeyn " yenkiraar.".yeraar muyalai vittu kaakai 
pin povatho" yenkiraar Thiru Mangaiyaarum..?desa,deha, kaala vaasi 
entri engeyey, entha vudambodey, eppozluthey anubavikka koodiya per -
amutham nAma sangeIrthanam..In Mukunda maalai Kulesekarar also says 
even if he goes to naraham, as long as he chants namavalli it is ok.

..Sri Vishnu sahasranama-the cream of mahabharata as well as appendix 
for geetha-talks about nAmas being the means  for  bakthi which will 
help all of us to reach Him..Sri Krishna also was sitting and 
listening to the canversation..After listening through over 999 
namas, Yudhishtra was looking up to have the glance of 
ParamAtma..Beeshma had to remind him that He is none other than 
Devahi-puthiran, seated next, whom the Paandaavas considered as a 
cowherd boy and just ther votti..

..The nAmas in Vishnu sahasranAma explain one  or more of the 
following.

.1.Soroobam-His essential nature -like KAraNa-the sole cause for all..

2..Roobam-the divine form-like PuNdarIkAsha-One with lotus like eyes.

.3..Gunnas-qualities-like Vatsala etc  and..

 4..Viboothi and seshditham -His wealth and His leelaas-like 
VisvamUrtE..

  ..The namavalli "Kesava "is one which covers all the four..control 
of all including -ka=piraman easa=rudran..this is His Soroobam..He is 
Kuzlal azlahan-kesi..roobam..He is kilesa naasan-his gunnam and 
finally He killed Kesi yentra arakkan-his seshditham..

..Nama sangIrtana 1. removes fear,

                             2.cures diseases,

                             3.,clears confusion,

                              4.improves wisdom,

                              5.nurtures bakthi,

                              6.blesses  wealth needed for 
service..and much more..

..Siva's reply to Parvati suggeting Rama nAma as equal to all 
thousand nAmAs..per aayiram vudaiya nambi-We should never trade namAs 
for low human ends..We should chant for the pleasure of chanting-as 
an end by itself and not means.Swami naratted the story of the fisher 
man finding a diamind-selling to a trader just for a few dollars -who 
sold to a king for over a million dollars -who enjoyed wearing that 
for himself and for his wife.

..Let us all keep on chanting His divine nAmas, and dance 
around..just as Nammaazlvaar's Aruli seyal..paadi ezlunthum, 
paranthum,?kumbidu nattam aadi kohu kattunndu vuzlantru ..veethikall 
thorum thulli ..ninaithu aadi neer malhu kanninaraahi..vulahor 
sirikka nintru aadi?avarkall sirippaiyey thaalamaha konndu 
aadi..antha per enbathai konndaaduvom..

..Adiyeyn prays Him to give Swami good health ,to continue such noble 
kainkaryams -of sharing such elixir-virunthu- in decades to come.

Adiyeyn Raamanuja Daasan.




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