Experiencing Swami Desika - 12

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Shrimate Shri Lakshmi Nrusimha Parabrahmane Namaha:

Shrimate Shri Seetha Ramachandra Parabrahmane Namaha:

Shrimate Shri Ramanujaya Namaha:

Shrimate Nigamantha Maha Desikaya Namaha:

Shrimate Shrivan Satagopa Shri Narayana Yateendra Mahadesikaya Namaha:

 

Lord Vishnu along with consort Sri or Lakshmi

occupies the Supreme position. The importance

of our Mata is so great that our system of

thought itself is referred to as 'Sri Vaishnavism'.

 

Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Vishnu have divine

discussions on the well being of all. As a result

of the discussion, Goddess Mahalakshmi, with

incomprehensible greatness, out of her concern to

us taught the philosophy of our system to

Shri Vishvaksena.

 

Shri Vishvaksena is the head of the Nithya soories and

Muktas. The place where they reside is called

Bhoga Vibhuti, Aprakrata lokam or Sri Vaikuntam.

 

Below this is the Prakrata Lokam or Leela Vibhuti.

There are crores of Andas, with each Anda having 14

Lokas. Baddas, bound by the ropes of punya and papa

live here.

 

The Leela and Bhoga vibhuti behave as per the rules

and regulations of Divya Dampati's. Next to them Shri

Vishvaksena supervises it. Thus, every thing is under

the control of the 'Senkol Atchi' of Shri Vishvaksena.

 

Our Divya Dampati instructed Shri Vishvaksena to impart

the Tatva, Hitha and Purusharta to Shri Nammalvar. Because

of this great upakaram done by Shri Vishvaksena, we worship

him as our Acharya.

 

In our Guruparampara, Lord Vishvaksena forms the bridge

between the celestial gurus and the gurus, who appeared

in the human form.

 

So, why is it that, the Divya Dampati's don't come directly,

why is it that we have Acharya's in human form who give us

the upadesham? Well, that's again because of us. Even

if the Divya Dampati come and say that they are the ultimate

realities, and that they can grant liberation, most of

us will not take it. Just as a diamond is used to cut another

diamond so also a jivatma can be easily corrected by

another Jivatma.

 

Swami Desika offers his pranams to Shri Vishvaksena thus:

 

Vande vaikuntha-senanyam Devam sutravati-sakham !

Yadvetrasikharaspande Vishvamethad-vyavasthitam !!

 

Let me pay my humble adorations to the Lord Vishvaksena

(Senaimudaliyar), the commander-in-chief of all the

celestial forces of Lord Sriman Narayana, who has for

his beloved consort Goddess Sutravati, and at the

movement of whose vetra (Whip) -tip this whole cosmos

is just established as what it is.

 

When Lord Vishvaksena was instructed by Divya Dampati's to

teach our system of Philosophy to Shri Nammalvar, Goddess

Sutravati urged him to do it at once. So, as a sign of gratitude

for this great help, Swami Desika salutes to both Lord Visvaksena

and Goddess Sutravati.

 

All the hindrances in the way of Mumukshus in attaining

Moksham, will be removed by Shri Vishvaksena.

 

....To be continued!

 

dEsikan tiruvaDigaLE SaraNam

 

Praveena nAmni Ramanuja dasi

17th Jun 1999