Guest guest Posted November 4, 1996 Report Share Posted November 4, 1996 Retransmittal ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- V. Sadagopan, 75041,3037 TO: OM, INTERNET:bhakti DATE: 11/2/96 8:54 PM RE: Copy of: Daya/AnukampA , NammAzhwAr&Swami Desikan--Part 2 Dear Members of the Prapatthi Group : In the posting of October 29 , I referred to Swami Desikan's deep attachment to NammAzhwAr"s Thiruvaimozhi and how many of those sentiments expressed by the AzhwAr inspired Swami Desikan in his many works in general & Daya satakam in particular. I will be following closely the Commentaries of Uttamur Swamigal and that of Dr. V.N. Vedantha Desikan ( AzhwAr ThiruvuLLam ) as well as the Sanskrit works of Swami Desikan ( Dramidopanishad Saaram and Dramidopanishad Taatparya RatnAvaLi ) , MaNavALa Maamuni"s Thiruvaimozhi Nurrandhathi & Azhagiya ManavALa PerumAL NayanAr's Acharya Hrudayam . As I have indicated earlier , I have been deeply impressed by the monumental work of Dr.V.N. Venkatanathan , my neighbor at Oppiliappan Koil Sannadhi Theru . I will refer first in an overview fashion the various references to the Daya/Arunaa / Anukamopaa/Krupa/ Kshamaa of Sriman Narayana in Thiruvaimozhi and indicate the appropriate echoes in the works of Swami Desikan that have connections to the above auspicious qualities of the Lord Of Thiruvenkatam eulogzed in Daya Satakam . Thanks at the outset to Sriman Sudarshan for deflecting my thoughts in this direction . I will start off these postings with a salutation to Kuruhur Satakopan : BHAKTHAAMRUTHAM VISWAJANAANUMODHANAM SARVAARDHATAM SRI SATAKOPA VAANGMAYAM I SAHASRA SAAKOPANISHAD SAMAAGAMAM NAMAAMYAHAM DRAAVIDA VEDA SAAGARAM II ***Thiruvaimozhi : The First Decad (Patthu ) Here AzhwAr sets the stage for the celebraton of the Kalyana GuNAs of the Lord. Here, he points out that Sriman NarayaNa is the supreme means (UpAyam ) for us. He is easy to meditate and the GuNaanubhavam of the Lord is similar to that of tasting nectar. He also dwells on the Mukunda or the Moksha Conferring power of BhagavAn. In the very first verse, Azhwaar states that BhagavAn blesses us with Jnana-Bhakthi faculty to overcome the weakness of the intellect that can lead us astray through doubts, confusions and arguments. He points out that all chetanas , Achetanas , Devas and all else are Him and Him alone. He is the indwelling soul , niyanthaa and ultimate source of the power of all other Gods that people elect to worship . He asks us to surrender our soul ( offer Prapatthi) to Him and secure Paramapadam . In verse 1.2.5 & 6, the upadesam of AzhwAr about the mercy of the Lord surfaces up first . He refers to the Aasritha Premam (Affection for those who seek refuge at His lotus feet ) and states unequivocally that He will show His MERCY to ALL equally , once they become aligned with Him through SaraNaagathi . AzhwAr refers to the concept of Sambhanda Jnaanam ( We are part of his splendour ) in his role as an Acharya and invites us to surrender unto Him and become the object of His Daya through the practice of subservience (Seshatvam ) to Him.. In Verse 1.10.8, Azhwaar celebrates the Daya quality of "Selva NaaraNan". He indicates that Selva NaaraNan is an Avyaaja Suhruth ( One who does not have a specific reason to be our well wisher and friend ) . Azhwaar says :" His is a masterly game. The Lord with abundant KlayaNa guNaas appears to have striven ,day and night , to secure me -- Now , He has joined me inseparably. Unlike me who search for Him intermittently , He has sought me uninterruptedly. And so he has caught me " . This is His Sowseelya guNam and Daya guNam in action . He concludes this decad by stating that his effort to forget the Lord has conceded victory to HIS effort to remain implanted in his memory. That is a direct result of His unique Dayaa svabhaavam . The first 22 verses of Thiruvaimozhi is considered the essence of the message of Vedas, Vedanthas ( Upanishads) . Sri RamAnujA , Swami Desikan and Kanchi Azhagiya ManavALa PerumAL Jeeyar have used these verses as the basis for their works : Brahma Sutra Bhashyam, Dramidopanishad -- Taatparya RatnAvaLi and Sri Bhashya Dravida Aagama Aadhya Dasaka Dvandhva IykaKantyam . His Kshamaa guNam is celebrated in decad 1.4 as Nissesha Ahassahan or the one who through His Kalyaana GuNam of Kshamaa forgives always all of our tiring trespasses . He provides Sarvaanga Samslesham through His KalyANa guNam of Krupaa and makes the Azhwaar enjoy His sweet presence in every one of his limbs. His daya also results in His being AvyAja UdAran or who gives Himself without any particular reason. His Daya is celebrated more intensely in the subsequent decads by NammAzhwAr . AzhwAr , Aacharyan Thiruvadigaleh SaraNam Oppiliappan Koil Varadachari Sadagopan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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