Dear BhakthAs:
It is my pleasure to follow up on my earlier brief announcement
about the most recent release (Feb 2004) of the English monograph on
Swamy VedAntha Desikan's magnum opus , "SrImad Rahasya
Thraya Saaram " by Dr.NSA Swamy..
The Kaimkaryam of Dr.NSA Swamy to educate , enlighten and inform
SrI VaishNavAs has spread over many decades. His likhitha kaimkaryam
has covered many topics ranging from Upanishads to anushtAnam . He has written
in number of languages to reach out to his diverse target audiences. Many are
indebted to
him for the care with which he has assembled these many scholarly monographs .
The most recent among his scholarly monographs is about Swamy Desikan's sacred
text revered as " SrImad Rahasya Thraya Saaram " written in MaNipravALam text .
There are five vyAkhyAnams for the grand text of Swamy Desikan by our
poorvAchAryAs.
Dr.NSA Swamy has gone through all of them many times in his one on one
kaalakshEpams .
In this mopnograph , Dr.NSA Swamy has condensed and presented the essence of
the above commentaries in English for the benefit of all in general and for
those , who could
not access the original text or commentaries in Tamil or MaNipravAlam (Mixture
of Tamil and
Sanskrit) in particular . This is a great and timely service especailly to the
youngeer generation
of SrI VaishNavAs , who are thirsting to know more about our PoorvAchArya
granthams.
SrImad Rahasya Thraya Saaram focuses on the inner meanings of the three rahsyams
that are taught by a SadAchAryan to a discerning Sishyan in private .These
three rahasyams
are :
(1) Moola Manthram or AshtAksharam ( the manthram with of SrIman NaarAyaNa
with 8 aksharams/syllables) .
The condensed meaning of Moola Manthram is : SrIman NaarAyaNan is the protector
of all (Sarva Rakshakan). He is eternal and is always accompanied by His
PirAtti.
He is the One , who blesses all janthus with Jn~Anam and makes them travel in
auspicious paths. He has anantha kalyANa guNams and has a dhivya ThirumEni.
He is the Creator of all sentients and insentients existing in this prapancham .
He is both means and the end for the chEthanams. He is the aadharam for all
and stands as antharyAmi inside them all through anupravEsam.
Jeevan is the embodiment of Jn~Anam . Jeevan's attribute is Jn~Anam .
Jeevan is of atomic size . Jeevan is different from Iswaran and achEthanam.
This Jeevan is the eternal/bonded servant of the dhivya dampathis. Jeevan is
not
master of anything or anybody and stays attracted to SrIman NaarAyaNan.Jeevan
has no svatantram of its own.This Jeevan vows with all these features to
perform
uninterrupted Kaimkaryam to SrIman NaarAyaNan.
2) The dhvaya manthram has 25 syllables and is an elaboration of the UpAyam
and Phalan , which are covered succinctly by Moola Manthram . Since it
elaborates on
both the means ( upAyam ) and Fruits ( Phalan ) arising from the obeservance of
that upAyam , it is named as the Dhvaya manthram.
The integrated meaning of Dhvayam is: adiyEn performs prapathti with its five
angams
as an incompetent one , who is unable to practise other upAyams . adiyEn
performs this
aathma samarpaNam without worries about my protection or interest in the phalans
of that aathma samarpaNam. SrIman NaarAyaNan is Sarva Swamy and the insatiable
nectar , who is enjoyable by every one. He is never ever separated from His
divine
consort, MahA Lakshmi .adiyEn performs this prapatthi for gaining paripoorNa
nithya kaimakryam to the dhivya dampathis at all places , times and states
after removal of all obstacles that stood in the way of nithya kaimkaryam and
enjoying paripoorNa BrahmAnandham at Their Supreme Abode.
3) Charama SlOkam , the third rahasyam has 32 syllables and was given to us
by GithAchAryan using Arjuna as a vyAjam.Here GithAchAryan instructs & assures
us :
Oh ChEthanam ! Your Jn~Anam and sakthi are trivial .You live for a precious
little time on this earth. You chafe at the delay in gaining MOksha sukham.
You are inacapable of understanding or putting in to practise other upAyams
for Moksham like Bhakthi Yogam , which yield phalan in a delayed manner .
Do not roam in the path leading to such upAyams. I am easy of reach to
every one. I am the refuge for the beings of all the worlds . I have the power
to
protect all. Choose Me alone as your protection.Perform prapatthi at my feet
with its five angams. Once you do that , You become the object of protection
by Me. There is nothing else for you to do .You will become very dear to Me .
My affection for You is limitless. There is no limit to my independence . The
phalan
of protecting you belongs to Me. For My act of protecting you, My sankalpam
alone
is my help. The kinds of enemies for Your deliverance are multifarious.You can
not
get rid of them by yourself even if you try.I will destroy them to their
roots.They
will not follow you anymore, when I am done with them. I will make you equal to
Me
in the enjoyemnt of my wealth and bhOgams .I will be joyous in blessing you with
paripoorNa BrahmAnandham resulting from nithya kaimakryam to Me at
My Supreme Abode of SrI Vaikuntam .
The prominent features of SrImad Rahasya Thraya Saaram are (1) Focus on
the doctrines to be known by one aspiring for Moksham ( Tatthva, Hitha and
PurushArTam)
(2) Emphasis on Prapatthi as an " independent and efficacious means for Moksha".
(3) provision of the inner meanings of the three rahasyams (4) the descriptions
of
the lakshaNams of one , who has done prapatthi , his svaroopam , prakAram and
ways to conduct himself /herself after performing prapatthi .
With superb insights gained from many years of KaalakshEpam , Dr.NSA Swamy has
distilled the essence of SrImad Rahasya Thraya Saaram in 400 pages of text in
a lucid and absorbing manner.Dr.NSA Swamy has taken us on an enthralling
journey
to demonstrate how Swamy Desikan has successfully expounded and established
the doctirne of Prapatthi on infallible and firm grounds based on the PramANams
from
VedAs , Upanishads , Smruthis SaasthrAs , PurANAs , aagamAs and AazhwAr's
dhivya prabhandhams. Dr. NSA Swamy points out that Srimad Rahasya Thraya
Saaram is "a landmark in the history of SrI VaishNava philosophy , as it is an
original
and authentic expostion of the essentials of VedAntha , as related to
Saadhana...
Swamy Desikan deals with topics that were not covered clearly in earlier Sri
Sookthis
(viz)., the nature and scope of Prapatthi , the difference between Prapatthi
and Bhakthi
yOgams , the accessories of Prapatthi , the yogyathai (fitness) for performing
Prapatthi ,
the mode of performance of Prapatthi , the conduct of a Prapanna after prapatthi
and answers to the objections on Prapatthi ".
Dr.NSA Swamy has appended a separate section on highlights of NikshEpa RakshA
at the end of this monograph and summarizes the arguments advanced by Swamy
Desikan against the prima facie view objecting to the efficacy of Prapatthi as
" a distinct and different means for gaining MOksha". The poorva pakshins
raised nine objections against Prapatthi . Swamy Desikan refuted successfully
all these prima facie objections with suitable pramANams and established once
and for all that Prapatthi is a direct and independent means for Moksham. Later
Swamy Desikan out of His infinite compassion for us blessed us with a sequel to
SrImad Rahasya Thraya Saaram revered as "VirOdha ParihAram " , where he
answered any doubts that may arise from a study of his Masterly treatise on
the Rahasya Thrayams.
We are indeed fortunate to have the benefits of the outstanding monograph of
VedAntha VidvAn, Dr.NSA Swamy . This monograph should be in the private
libraries of all aspirants for Moksham .
Copies of this modestly priced monograph (250 Rupees ) can be obtianed from
Swamy himself or by sending e-mail to his KumArar , Sri A.Narasimhan
( ananth@xxxxxxxxxxx ) . Dr.NSa Swamy's address is:
VedAntha VidvAn Dr. N.S. Anantha Rangachar
# 780 , 5th Main Road
Vijayanagar , Bangalore 560 040
(Phone ): 338-3755
After completing this masterly monograph on one of the Grantha ChAthushtayam ,
Dr.NSA Swamy has moved on to complete yet another monograph on the meanings
and commentary on "BrahadhAraNyaka Upanishad " manthrams following the text of
Upanishad BhAshyakArar , SrI Ranga RaamAnuja Muni . Please join in supporting
the costs for printing and releasing the VisishtAdhvaithic Commentary on this
major upanishad used extensively by AchArya RaamAnuja in His SrI BhAshyam.
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan
New York , USA
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