Guest guest Posted April 10, 1997 Report Share Posted April 10, 1997 srimathE lakshmi-nrsumha parabrahmaNE namaha sri vedanta desika guravE namaha Dear "bhAgavatOttamA-s", I'm just recapitulating my earlier posts in this series so far : (a) "mantrA-s" serve a very sophisticated "vEdi-c" purpose in our lives and are not to be regarded as some kind of "voodoo" incantations fetching us "results" (b) Swami Desikan's hymns in praise of "garUda" are not merely poetic hymns or narratives of mythical tales but are, more significantly, deeply mystical echoes of 'vedic mantrA-s'(we explained this, you will all remember, by referring to a verse from the "gOpAla-vimshati") © "mantrA-s", specifically the "garUda-mantrA" (as per Swami Desikan), are the "acoustic-keys" capable of opening the "Doors of Perception" that otherwise mask out the world of "VISUALITY" (in which we all "reflexively" live) from the great AURAL truths embedded in 'vEdic-srUti'.(We also examined a verse from Saint Tondar-adi-podi's "tirUmAlai" in support of this.) What remains now, dear "bhAgavatOttamA-s", is to critically examine Verses # 2, #3 and #51 of the "garUda-panchAshath" and Verse # 4 of the "garUda-dandakam" of Swami Desikan's hymns. The substance of the above verses, as it has appealed to my feeble understanding of the great ideas essayed in each of them, together with the 3 main points I have made in my posts so far and summarised above, will all I think help us finally appreciate the profound lessons in the little story narrated by my "manaseega-guru", Sri Mukkur Swamy II. We will continue in the next few concluding posts. srimathe srivan satagopa sri narayana yathIndra mahadesikaya namaha sudarshan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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