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Sri Azhagiya Singhar's Third UpanyAsam on Feb 7 , 1999 : PART 2

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Introduction for part II

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In celebration of the glory of the fruits of

SaraNAgathi and the immense dayA of our Lord ,

H.H. The Jeeyar reminded us of the anubhavam

of Thirumazhisai and his MahA VisvAsam in

the Lord's rakshakathvam . That is the moving

115th Paasuram of Thirumazhisai AzhwAr (B) .

 

Next , he referred to AlavandhAr's nirvEdham ©

and reminded us of Swami Desikan's NyAsa Tilaka

slOkam (D)in this context to pacify the worrying mind

and linked it all together with the beautiful

commentary of maNavALa Maa Muni on the 115th

Paasuram of Thirumazhisai. We will cover all of these

aspects relating to the glory of performing SaraNAgathi

at the holy feet of a SadAchAryan in this posting .

 

B. The 115th Paasuram of Thirumazhisaip PirAn

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atthanAhi annaiAhi aaLUM EmpirAnumAi

otthavavvAtha pal piRappozhitthu nammai AatkoLvAn

MutthanAr MukunthanAr puhunthu nammuLL mEvinAr

yetthinAl iDark kadal kiDatthi yEzhai nenjamE

 

(Meaning): The Lord enters our heart and resides

there in splendour and protects us as the Father, Mother ,

and the ruling supreme Master and gives us the boon of

freedom from the cycles of births and deaths and

protects us .Oh My poor Mind ! why do you worry ?

 

Next , H.H. The Jeeyar referred to the soul-stirring

slOkam of AlavandhAr about his worries in his SthOthra Rathnam ,

where his nirvEdham (despondency ) over wasted

life pours out . Great AchAryAs were not guilty of

these sins , but described themselves as sinners

to help us . Here is that slOkam . Once again ,

we see AlavandhAr addressing his appeal to MukundhanAr

just as Thirumazhisai did in his 115th paasuram .

This is because Mukundhan is the Moksha DhAyakan

( grantor of Moksha siddhi ) in our sampradhAyam .

 

C. AaLavandhAr's NirvEdha Slokam from SthOthra rathnam ( 23rd )

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na nindhitham karma tathasthi lOkhE

sahasrasO yann na mayA vyadhAi

sOham vibhAgavasarE Mukhundha

KranthAmi samprathyagathis tavAgrE

 

(meaning): Oh MukhundhA !There is not a sin

that I have not committed in this world ! More

over, I have committed these sins thousands of times .

At this juncture , when all the fruits of these paapams

have ripened and are going to impact me with fearsome

consequences , I stand before you without any

means of protection and scream aloud seeking

Your grace to lift me up from my sea of worries

and save me .

 

Like AlavandhAr , Swami Desikan was worried

about being "aparAdha chakravarthi" or the emperor

of all aparAdhams (trespasses ) . He however consoled

his mind in the 24th slOkam of NyAsa Tilakam ,

a SarNAgathi grantham , presented before Sri RanganAthan .

H.H. The Jeeyar quoted and explained the purport

of that slOkam next .

 

D. Maanasa SambhOdanam of Swami Desikan : Nyaasa Tilakam

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yAvath jeevam Jagathi niyatham dEhayAthrA bhavithrI

thyakthA: sarvE thri chathura dina ghlAna bhOgA nabhOgA:

dhatthE RangE nijamapi padham desika aadEsa kaankshi

kim thE chinthE param abhimatham kidhyasE yath puna: thvam

 

(Extended Meaning): Oh My Mind ! It appears that you

continue to harbor worries . Is that about continuing

to bear your body as a prapannA until the Jeevan leaves it.

You know however that deha yAthrai ( life on earth after

Prapatthi)will continue as determined by per your karmAs .

Therefore ,please do not worry about that. Oh My Mind !

Let me ask you one more thing . Are you thinking about

the joys in the after-life such as svargam and

other sukhAnubhavams ? I say to you in this context

that this kind of bliss is only for an extremely short

span of time ( three to four days ) and hence you

should stop worrying about these anithya sukhams.

 

May be you are worried about some thing else ! I wonder

whether you worry whether you will really receive the boon

of Moksham .Thou shall not worry about that at all . Our Lord

Ranganathan grants without fail Moksham to those , who are

recommended by SadAchAryALs . He follows closely their

recommendations. Oh My Mind ! Now that you have received

the AchArya anugraham and your prapatthi has been

accepted by the most merciful AchAryA , Sri RanganAthan

will most defenitely grant you the place in His Sri Vaikuntam.

Therefore , please do not be distracted by any worries

and stay free from anxieties and sorrows in your life

here as a druptha Prapannan .

 

The words Swami Desikan chose in this slOkam

are most meaningful and assertive about the weight

that Sri RanganAthA gives to the AchAryan's recommendations .

" RangI dEsika aadhEsa kaankshI nijam padham api dhatthE "

is a key passage here. Lord RanganathA awaits the commands

of the SadAchAryan and grants the place in Sri Vaikuntam

for those recommended by the sadAchAryan . Swami Desikan

than asks his mind : Puna: thvam yath kidhyasE ? ". Oh My

Mind ! what else is there for you to worry about again ?

 

Thirumazhisai AzhwAr talked to his own wavering mind

and comforted it and pointed out that our Lord is

anxiously waiting for us to fall at the feet of

a SadAcharyan and perform SaraNAgathi so that He can

bless the chEthanan recommended by the SadAcharyan

and grant that chEthanan Moksham and Sri Vaikunta Vaasam

( tadh VishNo: paramam padham ).

 

E. MaNavALa Maa Muni's commentary on the 115th paasuram

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H.H. The Jeeyar used an effective analogy to illustrate

the worries of a PrapannA that are not appropriate (asthAnam ).

He used MaNavALa Maa Muni's vykhyAnam for the Thirumazhisai

Paasuram section ( YetthinAl Idark Kadal kidatthi ? ) .

Here Thirumazhisai reminds us of the special and

unique " Ozhikka OzhiyA uRavu" .

 

Sri MaNavALa Maa Muni's vykhyAnam deals with a worried ,

newly married girl . Her father found a great match for her

and married her to that bridegroom . Instead of being happy

about her good fortune , she worried so much about

the Jn~Anam, Sakthi ,wisdom of her husband and wondered

about the protective capabilities of that husband . Sri

MaNavALa Maamuni says : He is Sarva~jnan , Sarva sakthan ,

PrApakan .You can not protect yourself and He ( ParamAthmA )

has the right and power to protect you (the Jeevan ) . The

need for MahA VisvAsam , an important angam of Prapatthi

is being emphasized here . Thirumazhisai's Paasuram ,

Swami Desikan's slOkam relate to the same subject .

 

In the concluding post tomorrow , I will cover

the inspiration for a famous slOkam used by

Swami Desikan from KaaLi DaasA's Saakunthalam

and Raghu Vamsam . That slOkma is found both

in Sarama SlOkAdhikhAram of Srimath Rahasya

Thraya Saaram and Taathparya Chandrikai of

Swami Desikan . H.H. The Jeeyar concluded

this one hour thought provoking UpanyAsam

on SaraNAgathi as Parama Hitham with additional

quotations from NyAsa Dasakam and Deva Naayaka

PanchAsath . We will dwell on these PramANams

next .

 

Azhagiya Singhar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Oppilaippan Koil VaradachAri SadagOpan

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