Srimath Azhagiya Singar's Second UpanyAsam : January 16, 1999 :

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>Dear BhakthAs :

 

I am attching excerpts from my summary of

the 2nd UpanyAsam of Srimadh Azhagiya Singar

of Ahobila Matam . It is slightly long in

content and may or may not be of interest to

every one.Those , who wish to have the complete

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V.Sadagopan

>

>We were blessed with the second anugraha Bhaashanam /

>Upadesam of H.H. The 45th Jeeyar of Ahobila Matam on

>Jnauary 16 , the day before the Thirunakshathram of

>H.H The 42nd Jeeyar , Sri Sriranga Ranganatha Satakopa

>Yatheendhra Mahaa Desikan . H.H. The 45th Jeeyar was at

>the Vedantha Desikan Mantapam at Mylapore , Chennai

>during his sanchaaram and took the time at the end of

>a busy day full of official duties to bless us with

>his upadesam . The subject was the essence of the sixth

>Chapter of Swami Desikan's Srimath Rahasya Thraya Saaram (RTS):

>Paradevathaa paaramaarthyaadhikhaaram .

>

>The long title of the afore-mentioned Sixth chapter of

>RTS breaks up into two words , Paradevathaa and Paaramaarthyam .

>The word Paradevathaa refers to the Supreme Most Being .

>The word Paaramaarthyam stands for the True State (uNmai nilai ).

>In this sixth chapter of RTS , Swami Sri Desikan establishes

>unequivocally that Sriman Naaraayanan is the true Supreme Being

>with the help of Pramaanams from Sruthi , Smruthi ,Ithihaasams

>Divya Prabhandhams and the Poorvaachaarya's Sri Sookthis .

>

>In his own unique and inimitable style and clarity ,

>H.H.The 45th Jeeyar focussed on the following key points

>of the 6th chapter of RTS :

>

>1. Comprehension of Para Tattvam is the true Jn~Anam .

> ( Para Tattvam =Knowledge of the true svaroopam

> of our Lord as the Supreme One. Para Tattvam is

> one of the triad of tattva thrayam. The others are

> chethanam and achethanam , which are part of the body of

> Isvaran , the Para Tattvam ).

>

>2. Without Sadaachaarya Upadesam , it will not be

> possible to understand Para Tattvam , which is

> the same as paramaartha Tattvam .

>

>3. Achaarya Bhakthi is essential to understand the upadesam

> on Para Tattvam . The Jeeyar cited the example of two disciples of

> the same AchArya (viz)., Sanjayan and Dhriuthiraashtran .

> Latter gave a lot of Guru Dakshinai with ego and the former

> listened to the upadesams of his Acharya with great Bhakthi

> and understood the true nature of Lord Krishna as Para Devatha

> ( the supreme One ). Dhriuthiraashtran could not succeed in

> gaining a true understanding of the Lord's status as Para Devathai

> because of his vanchaka buddhi and ostentation .Therefore ,

> Dhriuthiraashtran ended up by playing games with the Lord and

> lost every thing ultimately .

>

>4. H.H The Jeeyar pointed out that the true comprehension of

> Para Tattvam is very difficult ; even more difficult

> is the comprehension of the divya dampathis as the manifestors

> of the doctrine of Ekaseshithvam ( mithunam's anyOnya lakshyam ).

> They are Veda Prathipaadhya dampathis and have to be worshipped

> jointly as " bhaavaaroodhou Bhagavathi yuvaam Dampathi

> dhaivatham na: ". He commented that if BHAGAVATH GITAA is

> the TREASURE given to us by the Lord as Para DevathA ,

> BHAGAVATHI GITAA is the TREASURE given to us by ANDAL ,

> the Patta Mahishi of the Lord . The Jeeyar instructed us

> that we should not meditate separately on one of the dampathis

> and they have to be meditated upon as the divine pair (mithunam ).

> The Lord then becomes Sriman Naaraayanan and Sriya: Pathi .

> This paradevathaa Mithunam are our true refuge and they

> inquire about our yoga Kshemam and and compete with

> each other to liberate us from the horrors of Samsaaram

> and bless us with Mokshaanugraham .

 

 

5 to 9 ( Left out)

 

>10. H.H. The Jeeyar quoted the most illustrative

>statement of Ahirbudhnyan ( Lord Sivan ) in

>the manthra Raaja padha SthOthram to shed light

>on the Para Tattvam of Sriman NaarAyaNan :

>

>dhAsa bhUthA; svathassarvE hyAthmaAna: ParamAthmana:

>athOahamapi tE dhAsa: ithi mathvA namAmyaham

>

>(meaning ): Oh Lord NarasimhA ! All the Jivans in

>this universe are natural dhAsAs of Yours. As one

>of these dhAsAs belonging to Jeeva vargham , I am also

>Your servant . Understanding this realtionship clearly ,

>I offer my slautations to You as my supreme Master .

>

>11. Our Lord differs from BrahmA RudhrAdhIs in

>a very important way .Latter are SamAdhika sampannars

>( they have many equals and superiors ). In contrast ,

>Sriman NaarAyaNan is SamAdhika Dharidhran ( He is poor

>in the matter of having any one , who is His equal

>or superior ).VyAsa Maharishi's upadEsam , " na dhaivam

>KesavAth param , na VaasudEvAth paramasthi Paavanam ,"

>has to be kept in mind in this context .Sri KulasEkara

>AzhwAr's VitthuvakkOttammAn Paasuram passage is

>also equally revelatory here :

>

>" VitthuvakkOttammA ! ninnayE thaann vENdi niRpan adiyEnE "

> .

>Bhagavathi GitA passage : "NaarAyaNanE NamakkE Parai

>TharuvAn" is equally important for us to understand the

>doctrine of para dEvathA PaaramArthyam elaborated by

>H.H. The Jeeyar following the lines of reasoning used by

>Swami Sri Desikan . This then is the central

>message of the Second UpanyAsam of His Holiness ,

>The 45th Jeeyar of Sri AhObila Matam .

>

>Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil Varadachari SadagOpan .