You are here: SriPedia - SriRangaSri - Archives - Oct 2007

SriRangaSri List Archive: Message 00268 Oct 2007

 
Oct 2007 Indexes ( Date | Thread | Author )
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next]


SrI:
SrimatE Raamaanujaaya Namaha //
SrimatE Nigamaanta Mahaa Desikaaya Namaha //
SrIman! SrI Ranga Sriyam anupadravam anudhinam Samvardhaya/
SrIman! SrI Ranga Sriyam anupadravam anudhinam Samvardhaya//
KAvEri VardhathAm kAlE, kAlE varshathu vAsava: /
SrI RanganAthO jayathu Sri Ranga Sri cha VardhathAm//
=====================================================================
SRI RANGA SRI VOL.09 / ISSUE # 04 dated 14th October 2007
=====================================================================
IN THIS ISSUE: 

1. SARVAJIT - AIPPASI MAASA PANCHANGAM DETAILS ? SRI V 
MADHAVAKKANNAN 
2. SUNDARA KHAANDAM PART - 2 (SRIMAD RAMAYANAM DISCOURSES IN THE
HINDU TEMPLE OF ATLANTA by SRI ANBIL RAMASWAMY SWAMI)
3. TAATPARYA RATNAVALI - SUBMISSION 34 - SLOKAM 15 -PART 5
(SRI N. KRISHNAMACHARAIAR SWAMI OF CHICAGO)

=====================================================================
ISSUES RELEASED
With this issue, about 267 Regular issues of SRS have been released
so far, apart from numerous "Special Issues" as indicated below:
27 Issues of Vol. 1
15 Issues of Vol. 2
42 Issues of Vol. 3
35 Issues of Vol. 4
28 Issues of Vol. 5
30 Issues of Vol. 6
50 Issues of Vol. 7 and
36 Issues of Vol. 8
04 Issues of Vol. 9(including this)
---------------------------------------------------------------------
You may view the archives at http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia
maintained By Sri Srinivasan Sriram

We strongly urge you to kindly peruse the "Regular Issues" archived
in the Files Section and view the Contents at srsindex.html
(Not the individual postings allowed for encouraging "Reader
participation").

We are sure that you will be convinced of the quality of the
contents.

IF you are satisfied with the quality and contents of
"Sri Ranga Sri" -
Tell your friends to join by sending an email to
Srirangasri-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

IF NOT:
Tell us, as to how we may improve.
Ever at your service
Moderator
"Sri Ranga Sri"

=====================================================================
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
=====================================================================

1. Sarvajit varsha aippasi maasa Panchangam:

October 18, 2007- Thursday ? Aippasi month begins
October 20, 2007 ? Saturday ? Hayagreeva Aradhanai (Sarasvati puja) 
October 21, 2007 ? Sunday ? Vijayadasami 
October 21, 2007 - Sunday ? avittam ? BhoothatthAzhwAr 
Thirunakshathram 
October 22, 2007 ? Monday ? sadhayam ? pEyAzhwAr Thirunakshathram 
November 8, 2007 ? Thursday ? Deepavali 
November 9 2007 ? Friday ? Amaavaasyai 
November 14, 2007 ? Wednesday ? moolam- Sri Manavala maamuni 
Thirunakshathram 
November 16 2007 ? Friday ? ThiruvONam - Poygai AzhwAr 
Thirunakshathram 
=====================================================================
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
=====================================================================
2. "KISHKINDHAA KHAANDAM" PART - 2 OF SRIMAD RAMAYANAM
(ANBIL RAMASWAMY)
---------------------------------------------------------------------

8. LANKINI WORSTED:                                                 
LankiNi was the Guardian deity of the impregnable and impenetrable 
city. She intercepted Hanumaan and prevented him from entering the 
city without first vanquishing her. Hanumaan punched her forcefully 
with his the fist of his left hand (because it was beneath his 
dignity to strike a woman with the right hand) and this punctured 
her ego. She fell to the ground and told him that Brahma once told 
her that when a monkey hit her there would be a great catastrophe 
for the race of the Raakshasas (VR-3)

9. NO ENTRY PLEASE!                                              
Hanuman had overcome all the obstacles in jumping over the ocean and 
reaching Lanka. He waited outside long till dusk before entering 
Lanka city at night. He did not enter through the main gate but 
through a location that could well be considered a "No entry" zone 
(like a No fly zone).

AdvaarENa mahaa baahoo praakaaram abhi pupluvE /
Nisi lankaam mahaa sathvO vivEsa kapi kunjara: // (Sargam 4.2) 

This is one of the strategies to be adopted by warriors seeking 
victory over their enemies. They are supposed to make a backdoor 
entry, at an hour when none from the enemy camp could notice 
anything out of the way. Also, it is said that AnjanEya took a tiny 
form to outwit the enemy camp. Perhaps it was a case of 
saying "Honey! I shrunk myself"! The point is that for one desirous 
of victory, entry into the enemy fortress should be under cover of 
darkness of night, in full disguise and by jumping over a protective 
wall avoiding the regular gateway

10. LANKA BY NIGHT
The moon was shining in full bloom and made "Lanka by moon" more 
beautiful than "Lanka by noon" (VR 5).  Hanumaan searched in the 
mansions of the great heroes of Ravana's Court like: Prahasthan, 
Mahaa-paarsvan, Kumba-karNan, VibheeshaNan, MahOdaran, Viroopa-
akshan, Vidhyuj-jihvan, Vidyun-maali, Vajra-dhamshtran, Sukan, 
SaaraNan, Indra-jit, Jambu-maali, Sumaali, Rasmi-kEtu, Soorya-Satru, 
Vajra-kaayan, Dhoomra-akshan, Sampaadi, Vidhyut-roopan, Ganan, 
Viganan, Sukha-naasan, Vakran, SaTan, Hrasva-KarNan, DhamshTran, 
ROmasan, YuddhOnmattan, Mathan, Dvaja-greevan, Naadhi, Indra-jihvan, 
Hasti-mukhan, KaraaLan, Pisaachan, SONita-akshan and Ravana himself 
and was amazed by the kind of luxurious life they were enjoying.(VR 
6) Though Viswakarma and Mayaa took credit for constructing these 
mansions, they were built  actually under the personal direction and 
supervision of Ravana himself. (VR7)

11. PUSHPAKA VIMAANAM:                                     

The flying mansion (an RV?) called "Pushpakam" was built by 
Viswakarma with all the comforts and luxuries "built-in". As it was 
a divine vehicle, it did not land on land but had its own runway and 
hangar and other appurtenances right on the skies. It could fly to 
any place as per the mere wish of its owner and could accommodate as 
many as he wished. With the powers gained by penance of over 10,000 
years, Ravana fought with his brother, KubEra who himself got it 
from Brahma after intense Tapas and snatched it from 
him.                                      
     
BrahmaNa artE kritam divyam divi yad Viswa karmaNa /                 
Vimaanam pushpakam naama sarva ratna ParENa tapasaa lEbhE yat 
kubEra: pita mahaath /      

KubEram Ojasaa jitvaa lEbhE Tad Raakshas Eswara: //    
(VR 8 and 9.11-12)  

12. DO YOU KNOW THAT THERE WAS A REASON WHY RAVANA DID NOT SUBDUE 
SRI SITA BY FORCE?                                                 

It is said that though he was physically strong, he developed a 
weakness for women. He tried to sexually molest NalaKubara's wife. 
She spelled a curse saying that if ever he tried to force any woman, 
his head would smash to smithereens. This is said to be the reason 
why he desisted from touching Sri Sita. Ravana himself admits to Sri 
Sita that he would not touch her without her consent.

13. RAVANA'S HAREM:  

The young ladies in Ravana's harem lay in deep unconsciousness with 
their necklaces and waistbands broken and garments loose. This 
looked like mares who having gone through a very long course, rolled 
over and over on the ground to throw off their weariness and 
fatigue! As AnjanEya traversed the inner apartments of Ravana, he 
saw the burning lamps standing steady and motionless. This looked 
like gamblers who lost everything having been fleeced bare by 
veterans deeply planning about wreaking vengeance and recovering 
their losses!

The gem studded lamps glowed with a steady radiance as if they were 
lovers stealthily gazing on with un-winking eyes at the ladies of 
Ravana's harem  which they could not ever dream of doing when Ravana 
was awake!. Only some of the ladies in the harem were brought by 
Ravana through his might or entranced by his opulence but most of 
them came to him on their own volition enchanted by his charm and 
glamour. (VR 9) 

Ravana was lying in the midst of these ladies on a special bed on a 
cot embedded with precious gems and flowers of various hues and 
fragrances like saffron, musk, athar, aloes, sandal, civet and other 
rare perfumes. Hanumaan was sorry that while he could not see Sita, 
he had to see the one who abducted her. He saw a woman of 
exceptional beauty lying on a similar ambience and for a moment 
doubted if it was Sita (VR 10).

14. THE LIQUOR BAR 

Soon, he decided that Sita could not sleep especially when she was 
desolate on her separation from Rama. He passed through the liquor 
parlor with attendant appearances of wine glasses, some "full", 
some "half-full" and some others "half-empty" with the revelers, 
some were half-asleep and some others in deep-sleep but all  in 
different stages of intoxication with their dresses not covering 
parts of bodies that ought to be covered and others even without any 
dress at all! As Hanumaan, (the confirmed bachelor who had perfect 
control over his senses) goes through the harem of Ravana in search 
of Sri Sita, he happens to see ladies lying there in voluptuous 
postures and rues over his having had to look at them in the course 
of his search for Sri Sita. Hanumaan was even sorry for a moment 
whether he had been a "fool to rush where others feared" to attempt. 
But, he finds that this scene did not distract his mind. He 
concludes saying that ? "It is indeed the mind that is responsible 
for senses getting attached to sense objects". Since his mind was 
under perfect control, no opprobrium attached to his going through 
the harem. Further, if a woman were to be searched for, where else 
can one hope to find her than where ladies congregate? 

Na hi manasa: kimchit vaikrityam upa padhyatE
ManO hi hEtu: sarvEshaam indriyaaNaam pravrtanE

StriyO hi Streeshu drisyantE savathaa pari maargaNE (Sargam 11.42-44)

The moral conveyed is that one should strive to keep one's mind 
under full  control even at provocative situations. 

15. WHY ONE SHOULD CONQUER SORROW?

When he gets exasperated on not being able to find Sri Sita in spite 
of an intensive search everywhere, Hanumaan becomes despondent. But, 
soon he regains composure and tells himself how sorrow would spoil 
one's efforts in any pursuit and therefore one should pursue one's 
objectives without being overwhelmed by sorrow

AnirvEda: sriyO: moolam anirvEda: param sukham /            
AnirvEdO hi satatam sarva arthEshu pravartaka: //

karOti saphalam jantO: karma yathntatha karOti sa: /        
tasmaat anirvEda karam yatnam chEshTE aham uthamam // (Sargam 12 - 
10-11)                       

dasoham
Anbil Ramaswamy

(To be continued)

=====================================================================
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
=====================================================================
3.TAATPARYA RATNAVALI - SUBMISSION 34 - SLOKAM 15 -PART 5
(SRI N. KRISHNAMACHARAIAR SWAMI OF CHICAGO)
---------------------------------------------------------------------
SrImate ra'nga rAmAnuja mahA deSikAya namaH.
svApadeSam for pASuram 1.4 continued. 
svApadeSam for pASuram 1.4.9 ? "nADAda malar nADi" pASuram:  AzhvAr 
invokes the "UDADu pani vADAi" ? the cool breeze that is moving back 
and forth between him and perumAL, as his messenger in this 
pASuram.  svAmi deSikan captures the AcArya guNam conveyed as the 
inner meaning in this pASuram through the words "abhigata SiSirAn" ?
  AcArya-s act like a cool soothing breeze to anyone who approaches 
them and seeks their guidance.  This is conveyed through the 
words  "ASrayitta pErgaLukku atyanta SIta svabhAvarAna AcAryagaL" by 
SrI  ve'nkaTeSAcArya, and through the words "kuLircci porundiya 
vADaik kARRu pOlE aDiyAr tirattil kuLirnda (irakkam pUNDa) cintai 
uDaiyAr" by SrI PBA.  
 
SrI UV captures the significance of the words "UDADu' in "UDADu pani 
vADAi" by pointting out that the AcAryan graces the disciples 
by `coming to them' ? "SishyarkaLik kuRittu ezhundaruLiyavarAi", or, 
alternately, `having been approached by the Sishya-s' ?
 `SishyarkaLAl ASrayikkap paTTavar'.  Or, the word can be enjoyed as 
referring to the AcAryan coming back and forth to greet the many 
Sishya-s repeatedly.  SrI UV gives another interpretation also ? 
AcArya-s interact with perumAL through their offering of worship 
beautifully ? uDADi.  
 
svApadSeSam for pASuram 1.4.10 ? "uDal Azhip piRappu" pASuram:  In 
this pASuram, AzhvAr addresses his mind which is the most intimate 
thing he can communicate with ? "Azhi maDa ne'njE!", unlike in the 
previous pASuram-s where external entities were being asked to 
convey messages to emperumAn.  svAmi deSikan identifies the AcArya 
guNam conveyed in this pASuram as "antara'nga ukti yogyAn" ? AcArya-
s with whom intimate rahasya-s can be shared very freely.   As for 
the words `UDADi' in the previous pASuram, this aspect of sharing of 
intimatcy applies to both the relationship between perumAL and 
AcAryan, and the relationship between AcAryan and the Sishyan.  
SrImad tirukkuDandai ANDavan summarises the AcArya guNam in this 
pASuram by noting that the AcAryan is one with whom intimate 
thoughts can be shared ? antara'ngamAna Sollukku ucitarAna 
AcAryargaL.  This covers the relation between perumAL and AcAryan, 
and also between AcAryan and disciple.  Just as our mind is intimate 
to us, AcAryan is intimate both to bhagavAn and to the disciple.  
AcAryan communicated to tirukkacci nimbi the answers to the six 
questions raised by bhagavad rAmAnuja because of this intimacy.   
AcAryan instructs the disciple on rahasya-s (secret meanings of 
SAstra-s), and shows the path to surrender to emperumAn to the 
disciple.  The disciple also feels free to share his intimate 
questions, doubts, issues, etc., with the AcAryan because the 
AcAryan is a sulabhan.  Azhi means `deep', and maDam refers to 
innocence, tenderness etc.   Just as the mind keeps information 
without letting out indiscriminately, AcAryan also will not divulge 
the faults (dosham) of his disciple to others ? Azhi maDa ne'nju ?
antara'nga ukti yogyan.
 
Thus, the following ten guNa-s of AcArya-s have been conveyed as 
svApadeSam in tiruvAimozhi 1.4.  The AcAryan: 
-         is easily accessible to the disciple ?(maDa nArai)
-         is endowed with sweet and kind words to instruct the 
disciple ? (kuyil)
-         clearly distinguishes between way of life that follows 
SAstra-s and that does not, and leads a way of life consistent with 
the SAstra-s ? (annam)
-         resembles Lord kRshNa Himself in guNa-s such as infinite 
mercy etc.(kRshNa sArUpa saumyam)
-         considers kaNNan as his sustenance in all ways (uNNum 
SORu, parugum nIr, tinnum veRRilai ellAm kaNNan) ? those who are 
pure in what they eat for sustenance
-         has the marks of SrIman nArAyaNan on his tirumEni 
(Sa'nkha, cakra etc.) ? Azhi vari vaNDu
-         displays the innocence of a child by hiding his greatness 
(iLam kiLi)
-         becomes subservient to the will of his disciples (pUvai 
bird, SarikA) 
-         have a cool and comforting nature ? pani vADai
-         has the disposition that makes him suited for intimate 
exchange of thoughts  (Azhi maDa ne'nju).
 
Having thus described 10 guNa-s of AcAryan that make him ideally 
suited to convey our message of surrender to bhagavAn and to make 
Him accept our surrender, svAmi deSikan summarizes the glory of the 
AcAryan in the last line of the Slokam ? AcAryAn kRshNa labdha 
avavRNuta SaThajit preyasI dUta nItyA ? SaThakopa muni who is deeply 
intoxicated in love with Lord kRshNa is approaching the AcAryan to 
serve as the messenger to facilitate his surrender to emperumAn, 
just as the nAyaki in deep love with her separated nAyakan will send 
all the birds around her as her messenger to him ? avarkaLai SaraNam 
pukku dUtyattilE niyOgittu aruLinAr

-dAsan kRshNamAcAryan 
(To be continued)
=====================================================================
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
=====================================================================





 
Yahoo! Groups Links

<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SriRangaSri/

<*> Your email settings:
    Individual Email | Traditional

<*> To change settings online go to:
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SriRangaSri/join
    (Yahoo! ID required)

<*> To change settings via email:
    mailto:SriRangaSri-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
    mailto:SriRangaSri-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
    SriRangaSri-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
    http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
 


[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index ] [Thread Index ] [Author Index ]
Home Page
http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia
srirangasri-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
To subscribe to the list