Eleventh day of Dhanur Maasam : Artha Panchakam : Part 2

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Dear Members of the Bhakthi Group :

 

During the Holidays and the days of Sathsangam

at Buffalo , NY , I missed the postings for the period

of the 11 th to 15th day of Dhanur Maasam that I undertook

as a Yajnam . Hence I am catching up on them before

posting the others starting from 18th day , which is due today .

Please bear with me while I catch up on the delinquent days .

I do not have acopy of the tenth day posting of mine. I must

have erased it. I have requested Mrs.Satyan to send me a copy

of that posting. Meanwhile , I will go from memory and start

from where I think left off. If there are some overlaps , please

treat them as repeat statements for emphasis. Thanks .

 

V.Sadagopan

 

ARTHA PANCHAKAM

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In the posting for the tenth day , I referred to the

five aspects of Artha panchakam as : ParamAthma

Svarupam , JeevAthama Svarupam , UpAya Svarupam . Pala

Svarupam and Virodhi Svarupam . These are the Sambhandha

Viseshams( Special affiliations ), which serve as the foundation for

the Rahasya Trayams associated with NarayanAdhi Sabdhams

according to Swami Desikan . These are also referred to as

ShadarthAs(six meanings ) . Swami Desikan in his magnum opus

Rahasya Traya Saaram (RTS ) points out that there is no

difference between Artha Panchakam and Shadarthams .

 

Artha Panchakam is also known by other names

such as Anju PoruL (VilAmcholai Pillai in Saptha Kaadai ) ,

Jnaathaleeya Panchakam ( NaayanAr , Author of

Acharya Hrudhayam and brother of Sri PiLLai LokAcharyar ) .

NayanAr has concluded that the true knowledge about

Artha Panchakam is the means for unalloyed bliss

( Niradhisaya Aanandha Hethu : ) . NayanAr"s brother ,

Sri PiLLai LokAchAryAr in his Mumukshu Pati has indicated

that all what we need to know are covered by Arthapanchakam

( Ariya vEndum arthamellAm ) . He has stated that the AzhwAr's

sacred prabhandhams are rooted in the Artha Panchakam .

 

Swami Desikan has devoted the entire fourth chapter of

RTS on Artha Panchakam . It is the opinion of our AcharyAs

that Thiruppavai is the elaboration of the Artha Panchakam .

Reference has already been made that the three TattvAs

(Chidh , Achidh and IswarA ) along with Hitam and PurushArthams

make up the pentad of Artha Panchakam . We shall dwell upon

the Tattva, Hita , PurushArthams elaborated by the divine hymns

of Thiruppavai of GodhA Piratti in the subsequent postings until

I catch up with the posting for today ( January 2 , 1997: the 18th

day of Dhanur Maasam ) .

 

Swami Desikan ThiruvadigalE SaraNam ,

Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan