Experiencing Swami Desika - 14

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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:

 

Swami Desika in his "Yathi Raja Saptadi" says thus:

 

Nanabhoothairjagathi samayairnarmaleelaam vidhitso:

Anthyam varnam prathayathi vibhoraadhimavyuhabhede!

Vishvam tratum vishayaniyatham vyanjithanugraha: san

Vishvakseno yathipathiraboodvetrasaarasthridanda:

 

Swami establishes the greatness of Shri Vishvaksena,

yet again. In this paasuram, Swami states that

Shriya Pathi takes 4 Vyuha forms:

 

1. Vasudevan

2. Sankarshanan

3. Pradhyumnan

4. Aniruddhan

 

In each of these, based on the chronology of the

respective yugas our Lord comes in white, red,

yellow and black forms. Our Lord conducts various

leelaas in all yugas.

 

In this, during the Kali Yuga, our Lord dones the

black colour and directs the Kali Yuga in his black

Vyuha Vasudeva form. Our Lord creates

Contradictory elements - elements that even

refute our Vedas-;

creates different faiths and also creates a set of rules

for each faith.

 

Our Lord does this as part of his leelaas in the Kali Yuga

where the Jiva gets distracted into other faith and loose

the basic knowledge on Parathvam.

 

It is a practice of wise Ministers to save the subjects

from the King's Wrongful / playful decisions.

Shri Vishvaksenar, decides to do his role - as per the

command of Shriya Pathi - that of savings the Jivas

to realise the Parathvam.

 

Shri Vishvaksena is knowledge personified. Our all

merciful Thaayaar is the Acharya for Shri Vishvaksena.

Shri Vishvaksena has been assigned the task of bringing

in errant Jivas to understand Parathvam and surrender to

Shriya Pathi. Towards this, Shri Vishvaksena heads an entire

army to protect the right and bring them to our Lord's abode.

Shri Vishvaksena always sports a whip in his self.

 

To save the Jivas and to make them understand Parathvam

Shri Vishvaksena arrived in the bhoo loga as Bhagavad Ramanuja.

He made his whip as the 'dhandam' [the long stick we always

see on the side of Shri Bashyakaarar].

 

Shri Vishvaksena, in his avatar as Bhagavad Ramanuja

 

** rendered Shri Bashyam;

** established the Visishitadvaita siddantha;

** argued, controlled and defeated other faiths

** taught and established to the world about Parathvam

** spread the importance of attachment only to the Lord,

** very importantly, explained our Divya Thambathi's Daya and

demonstrated the way to reach our Lord and perform kaimkaryam

to Shriya Pathi.

 

Swami Desika has immensely enjoyed the Daya of our Lord through

Shri Vishvaksenar who came into this world as Bhagavad Ramanuja

to help the Jivatmas to reach our Lord.

 

....To be continued!

 

dEsikan tiruvaDigaLE SaraNam

 

Praveena nAmni Ramanuja dasi

19th Jun 1999