Guest guest Posted July 14, 1998 Report Share Posted July 14, 1998 Sri: Srimate Sri Lakshmi Nrusimha Para Brahmane Namaha Srimate Sri Lakshmi Nrusimha Divya pAdukA sevaka Srivan shatakopa - Sri NArAyana Yateendra MahAdesikAya namaha Dear Sri Ram GopalswAmy & other bhaktAs of Sriman NArAyanA , Namo NArAyanA . kindly accept adiyen's pranAmams . ---cont-- Dvaya mantram : This mantram has two lines . Both these lines appear in the Katavalli portion of vedAs , but separated by few passages . Thus, these two lines doesn^Òt appear together in vedAs . But it is enjoined as fit to be meditated on with the two lines together . This katavalli portion & other pramAnAs glorifies Dvayam that a single utterance of this mantrA by a believer preceded by a knowledge of its meanings as a whole will secure moksham . The imports of Dvayam become very clear in the nyAsa vidyA prescribed by Upanishads . The illustrios AchAryA nadAdUr ammAL in Prapanna pArijAtam , points out the Taittriya Upanishad mantram starting with "vasuranya :" which enjoins nyAsA (prapatti) together with its modulus - operandi . Dvayam & prapatti ( nyAsam ie. SaranAgati ) are highly inter related & is evident from the pramAnAs as well as from the esoteric meanings arising out of Dvayam . Sri Prashna SamhitA ( pAncarAtrA) discusses in length about the number of syllables in Dvaya mantrA etc ( number of letters , sentences , their order etc ) . Thus , Dvayam is a tAntrIka mantrA based on sruthi . Ahirbudhnya samhitA also explains about Dvayam while extensively naratting about prapatti , its angAs , angI ,how it is to be performed ie. Its modulus operandi . Sriman NArAyanA Himself extols the glories of Dvayam , the AchAryA who initiates this most sacred mantrA & prescribes prapatti to all the jIvAtmAs in the SAtyaki tantram : " After prostrating before the guru , this sacred mantrA ( literally : the king of mantrAs ) should be learnt. The guru is himself the Supreme Brahman ; the guru is himself the great upAyA ; the guru is himself the great vidyA ie. Form of meditation ; the guru is himself the sacred siddhopAyA ; the guru is himself the mokshA ; the guru is himself the great wealth of jn~AnA and bhakti because he initiates ( one ) into the mantrA , the guru is most venerable . This mantrA does not require any suitability or any auspicious position of the stars for its initiation nor any purity attainable from baths in holy waters . Nor does it require for its successful initiation any japam , homam , daily repetition and the like . First , one should prostrate in full before the guru three times and touch his feet with one^Òs head (*) and receive the mantra like a poor man expecting a hidden treasure Having thus received the mantrA , one should seek refuge ( prapatti) under Me . ** By this mantrA alone should one surrender one's self to me **. He who has done so becomes one who has done what one ought to do " . (*) : One can't easily touch the lotus feet of a sadAchAryA . One should have great qualification first of all . One should humbly get the permission from the AchAryA before touching his feet. It needs lot of strict anushtAnams & purity in body & mind before one can even possibly think of requesting AchAryA for this . Adiyen feels that the above declaration by Sriman NArAyanA is the pinnacle of all His merciful deeds . Anyway , He has been telling this in His varAha , RAmA & Krishna avatArams apart from revealing vedAs etc .The path is prescribed . The most merciful AchAryAs are ever waiting to uplift & save us. Only thing left is our desire in the right direction . Dvayam is considered to be even superior to ashtAksharam in the sense that UpAyA & UpeyA are made amply clear , with distinct lines by Dvayam whereas in ashtAksharam it is present in a concise form . The glories of ashtAksharam & dvayam are boundless . Their esoteric meanings mark the topmost knowledge & whomsoever understands them by the mercy of a sadAchAryA is the most fortunate one . It is adiyen's humble request to bhaktAs that whenever they go to India , they should certainly get the most invaluable upadesam on the meanings of these sacred mantrams along with the charama slokam from a sadAchAryA apart from getting samAsrayanam & prapatti performed . All the pramAnams quoted in this posting are invariably taken from the grantha far supreme - the unparalleled one , containing the ocean of insatiable nectar delineating all the things a mumukshu needs to know ( tattvA , hitA & purushArthA ) , presented in such a commanding authority through pramAnAs & logic , which once heard would vanish all the sufferings & turmoils undergone by a jIvAtmA & make it have the unshakable faith on the saving grace of the most merciful Lord Sriman NArAyanA , thereby perform prapatti & attain prapatti nishtA with the impeccable jn`Anam obtained from this granthA completely controlling all its actions , thereby engaging completely in Bhagavad & BhAgavatha kainkaryam for the pleasure of Divya Dampati with no more burdens to be worried about . The grantha is none other than "Srimad Rahasya Traya sAram " the magnum opus of the most illustrious AchAryA - kavitArkika simha ubhaya vedAntAchArya sarvatantra svatantra thoopul piLLai alias VenkatanAthA ( SwAmi VedAnta Desikan ) , the ghantA avatArA of ThiruvengadamudayAn. Adiyen would like to conclude this posting with due salutations of Sri NayanAchAryA ( KumAra vadarAchAryA ) to our dearmost SwAmi Desikan , as in PiLLai andAdhi : " The Lotus Feet of the Thooppul chief , Will they adorn our heads and bend them ? Will our eyes be ever moistened With droplets of joyous tears ? Ye men of this wide open world ? Will our future hells be quashed ? Will we ever hope to taste The bliss of Sri Vaikuntam in this life ? " (2) " My sins ! Off you go and lodge elsewhere No more can you tarry at my place . No more will I bear your overtures And succumb to your temptations . For my mind and heart are ever filled With thoughts of Thooppul^Òs purest soul Who followed the teachings of RAmAnujA No fear have I in this transient world " (7) " Help me please to shake off the inevitable Twin - fruits of good and evil deeds . O shinning chief of Thooppul race ! Bereft of support I stand before you And I know not about my morrows . Help me then to grasp the meaning Of the Most Sacred Eight - Syllable Word Which leads to steady & intense devotion " (15) Srimate NigamAntha MahA DesikAya Namaha Namo NArAyanA adiyen anantha padmanAbha dAsan sarva sri krishnArpanamastu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 1998 Report Share Posted July 29, 1998 At 06:44 PM 7/14/98 -0400, Anand K Karalapakkam wrote: > > Sri: > Srimate Sri Lakshmi Nrusimha Para Brahmane Namaha > Srimate Sri Lakshmi Nrusimha Divya pAdukA sevaka Srivan shatakopa - > Sri NArAyana Yateendra MahAdesikAya namaha > > Dear Sri Ram GopalswAmy & other bhaktAs of Sriman NArAyanA , > > Namo NArAyanA . kindly accept adiyen's pranAmams . Dear Devotees, THese 4 articles of Sri Anand Karalapakam are EXCELLENT. I hope devotees read these articles several times and really get the benefit of rahasyas. I have to congratulate sri Anand for his work and strict adherence to not crossing the lines in writing these articles. Let acharyas and Srimannarayana blessings be with Sri anand, all the readers and others adiyen Krishna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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