Request

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Sri Lakshmi Nrisimha Parabrahmane Namaha

 

 

I would like to know if some one can teach me the Slokas from

Abhithisthavaha and Hayagriva sthothram,by His highness Desikar.

 

I live in Kent Ohio, and I am willing to call the person who would

like to teach me the Slokas. I would be happy if the person is with in

US so that I can call them more easily. Even once a week is fine with

me.

Please help me out. There are no Bhagavathas around near my place from

whom I can learn these in person. So please let me know if anybody can

spare some time to teach me these slokas.

 

Sri Lakshmi Nrisimha thiruvadigale sharanam.

Thank you.

Radhika

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At 03:35 PM 2/17/02 -0500, you wrote:

>Dear Sadagopan mama,

>

> I am writing to you to ask for a favor. Could you please

>tell me (even a literal translation will suffice) the

>meaning of the Gowrimanohari compositon Gurulekha ? I will

>be very thankful.

 

SrI:

 

Dear BhakthAs:

 

A dear friend asked me for help on the above subject.

Since the topic is about Guru/AchArya , I thought

the response would be of wider interest to the list

members.

 

Saint ThyagarAjA's Krithi in raagam Gowri ManOhari

and Jampa ThALam is on one of the most important subjects:

AchArya Prasamsai or celebration of One's Guru/AchAryan.

BhakthAs speaking Telegu , Please bear with my

transcriptions/translation:

 

Here is the Kruthi:

 

Pallavi:

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GurulEka yeDuvamDi guNikE dheliyaga BhOdhu

 

Anupallavi:

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karukaina hrudh-rhOga gahanamunu gODDunu-sa

 

CharaNam :

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tanuvu sutha-dhana-dhAra-dhAydhi-bhAndhavalu

janiyinchi chEdharu jaalini; karuNathO

manasunaDamka chEyumandhanuchu tatthva bhOdhana

jEsi kaapADu ThyagarAjaApthuDanu ( GurulEka)

 

No one , absolutely no one will be able to destroy

the deep and dark forest of the samsAric afflictions

without the help and anugraham of a SdAchAryan. Their

accumulated PuNya Paapa Raasis does not help them in

this matter at all. Their deliverance is solely due to

the intervening dayA of a Sadhguru.

 

For that matter , one's superior health, wonderful children,

material wealth , beautiful wife , assembly of relatives etc.,

does not help to destroy one's aj~nAnam and viparItha Jn~Anam.

All of the above are fleeting ( Maa kuru dhana Jana youvana

garvam, Kaala nimEshAth Harathi SARVAM). A SadAchAryan alone

can protect one from the samSaaric thApams by administering with

affection , the medicine of spiritual initiation , provide

manthrOpadEsam and uplift one from the mire of samsAram

to keep the mind free from attachments (Develop VairAgyam).

 

In a DhanyAsi Krithi paying reverence to Guru PrabhAvam,

SrI ThyAgarAja Swamy instructs us thru his dialog with

Sri Ramachandran ( Nee Chittamu niscchalamu):

 

CharaNam:

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Guruvu chillagijam-guruvE bhramaramu

guruDE bhAskaruDu guruDe bhadhraudhu

guruDE uthtama gathi guruvE nee vanukOmDi

dharanu dhaasni BHrOva Thyagaraajanutha

 

Here ThyAgarAja SwamigaL compares the Guru

to a number of things:

 

1. He cleanses the mind like a kataka seed

( tEtthaNAnkottai , which clarifies the muddy

water ).

 

2 He is the Bee , who transforms the pupil

thru the powerof Naama sankIrthanam and

Manthra Japam .

 

3. He is the Sun banishing the darkness of nescience.

 

4. He is the embodiment of all MangaLams

 

Guru is the highest mangaLam to be attained by a seeker.

 

ThyAgarAja Swamy addresses RaamA and declares that

he has taken the Lord as THE GURU in this world to

protect him.

 

In the beautiful SankarAbharaNa krithi, "BuddhiRaadhu",

the Saint points out the futility of learning , charity,

money , RaamAyaNa PaarAyaNam , Yogic practises unless

there is AchArya Sambhandham and identifies the AchAryAs

as those who truly understand the six rahasyams about

the avathArams of the Lord.

 

There are many such krithis , where Saint ThyagarAjA

who had Naradha Swamy as Guru sings about His GururAyan :

 

1. SrI Naaradha Muni GururAyA !--Bhairavi

2. SrI Naaradha! naadhasarasIruha BhrungA!--KaanaDA

3. Naarada GuruswAmy--DharbhAr

4. Vara Naaradha NaarAyaNa SmaranAnandhaanubhavamugala

--Raagam Vijaya SrI

 

Asmath GurubhyO Nama:

 

Srimath Azhagiya Singar Thiruvadi,

Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan