"NaimisAraNyam Paasurams of Kaliyan : Part III

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SrimathE RaamAnujAya nama:

 

Dear BhakthAs :

 

Earlier , adiyEn has mentioned that HH the 44th Jeeyar of

Ahobila Matam ascended parama padham from this dhivya dEsam ,

where the Lord is Vana Roopi . adiyEn dedicates this posting

to his sacred memory . This most compassionate Jeeyar blessed

adiyEn with SamAsrayaNam as a young boy . His memory will

always be green for adiyEn . He also hails from the small

village next to Oppiliappan Koil and was devoted to

Lord Oppiliappan all his life . His VairAgyam, anushtAnam ,

Scholarship and Dayaa for his sishyAs were exemplary .

AdiyEn starts this posting with anantha kOti praNAmams

to his sacred feet .

 

This is KalyAna Uthsava season at Oppiliappan Koil

( Iyppasi SravaNam ). Our family's annual kaimkaryam

of Thirumanjanam of the Lord will take place on

Tuesday , November 14 . Those of you who are in

Tamil Naadu are welcomed to join in this Thirumanajna

uthsavam on the VidAyERRI day after the dhivya dampathi's

ThirukkalyANam .The uthsavam will start at 12 noon on Nov 14.

adiyEn's sister Sow.Padma Veeraraghavan will represent

all of us at the Thirumanjana Uthsavam.

 

NaimisAraNya Paasurams

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Our Sri Madhavakkannan of Simhapuri has covered earlier

the Paasurams of NaimisArANyam in his inimitable manner

as a part of the ongoing series on Thriumangai Mannan's

Periya Thirumozhi. adiyEn refers you to his article in

Bhakthi archives.

 

These ten paasurams are nikarsha anusandhAnam steeped

in nirvEdha anubhavam . Nikarsham means lowliness

or unfitness . Nikarsha anusandhAnam is a declaration

of that lowliness , which is part of the experience of

ananya gathithvam ( having no on else to protect

except the Lord ) . It is also a revealing example

of "Vyaktha artha panchakam ". It explains the meanings

of artha panchakam (Isvara Svaroopam , Jeeva Svaroopam ,

MokshOpAyam , Moksha phalan and the obstacles/enemies

for realization of that Moksham ).

 

Thirumangai Mannan stands in the middle of the vanam

of NaimisArANyam and states his aakinchanyam ( utter

helplessnes ) and ananyagathithvam and performs

saraNAgathi.

 

AzhwAr addresses his Sarva Swami ,who is Sarva-prAkaara ,

Niradhisaya BhOgyan ( Supreme Lord , who is the most

enjoyable one in every way ).AzhwAr requests the Sarva-dEsa-

Sarva Kaala-SSrvaavasthOchitha -sarva vidha Kaimkaryam

( Nithya Kaimkarya praapthi fit for all Places , Times

and States befitting the Jeevan's svaroopam ) ,

which is the svaroopa prApthi for a SaraNAgathan

and prays for the banishment of the VirOdhis for

such a phalan .He seeks paripoorNa kaimkaryam

in a state where even the trace of sva-rakshaNa bharam

( thought that one is in charge of protecting

oneself ) is destroyed and the Aathma-rakshA bhara

samarpaNam is done at the sacred feet of

Sri Lakshmi NaarAyaNan. This is the anga-panchaka-

sampanna SaraNAgathi ( SaraNAgathi performed with its

five parts) . Thirumangai's prayers are answered

and he states that he is now blessed

with the Bhaagyam of Nithya kaimkaryam at

the Lord's sacred feet due to His grace

( naanudait tavatthAl thiruvadi adainthEn ).

 

The sins listed by Thirumangai in the NaimisAraNya

Paasurams were not accumulated by him at all. He is

a MahAthmA . Thirumangai and other great souls refer

to them only for the benefit of us , who are deluded

about the upAyam and upEyam (means and goal)and

continue to wallow in the samsAric mud.

 

In the next and the concluding posting , adiyEn

will summarize the meanings of the ten paasurams

of Thirumangai on NaimisAraNYam.

 

RaamAnuja Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil V.SatakOpan