Srimath Azhagiya Singar's approaching 75th Birthday completion celebration (Nov 26): Vedic Reflections NavAham (Nine days of salutation based on the Seventh canto Rg Veda Manthrams ): Fifht Day of salutation to the Vaibhavam of HH Sri NaarAyaNa YathI

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Dear Sri Lakshmi Nrusimha BhakthAs:

 

There are many insightful words in

the Rg Vedam (VII. 76.6 , 77.4 and 91.3)

that caught my attention in the context of

my illustrious AchAryan , HH Sri NaarAyana

YathIndhra MahA Desikan's kalyANa gunams .

 

These words are:

 

I. Usharbhuda:

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Rk 76.6 Usharbhudha: Sayana defines it as

the one " waking" at dawn ( Ushasi Bhudhyantha:

ithi).

 

What is this Dawn ? Vedic dawn is not the physical dawn.

It is a symbol for light that burns within all of us.

It is supremely radiant in Parama Hamsa ParivrAjaka

SanyAsis like HH Sri NaarAyaNa YathIndhra MahA Desikan.

Dawn in VedAs is also described as Gomathi , which

means luminous or radiant source of an aprakruthic

nature.Sri Lakshmi Nrusimhan is shining brilliantly

in the heart cavity of adiyEn's illustrious AchAryan.

 

Asmath achAryan waking up in the early morning

performing His anushtAnam is an Usharbhudan ,

whose tapas illuminates all who come near Him

and energizes them .Brahma MuhUrtham

is very special to DEvAs, SanyAsis and the Lord.

One who is awake to greet the dawn as an Usharbhudan

is a blessed One , who lights the way for others.

 

II. AnthivAma:

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Rg Veda Rk 77.4: The striknig word here is "anthivAmA ".

This is intrepreted by Sayana as " One who is

a possessor or bearer of wealth (to us) worth

having ". (anthi asmadhanthikE vaamam vananeeyam

Dhanam yasyA: Saa AntivAmA). Vankata MaadhavA

intreprets AnthivAmA as the one who delivers

Sannikrushta Dhanam .Sannikrushtam means Proximate

or that comes near like the sulkam at Paandya

King's court , which bent and came near PeriyAzhwAr

with the anugraham of the Supreme Being. AchAryan is the

anthivAaman bringing the Sannikrushta dhanam close

within our reach.

 

III. SumEdha: Rg RK VII.91.3

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The manthram containing "SumEdha:" ( One blessed

with discriminating Intellect) is :

 

pIvOannagum rayivrudha: SUMEDHA : SvEtha:

sishakthi niyutham abhishrI:

tE vaayavE samanasO vi tasthur visvEn

nara: svapatyAni chakru:

 

(Meaning ):" The intelligent bright Lord of

Motivation is glorious with the yoked cosmic seeds

(of AchAram and anushtAnam). He favours those men , who are

well fed ( well qualified with Jn~Anam) and abound

in riches (of a spiritual kind). They are of

one mind (Samanasa:), ever ready to worship Him ,

and are the leaders of such pious ceremonies as are

productive of excellent progeny (Sishya Rathnams)".

 

"rayi-vrudha:" in this manthram refers to those

abounding in riches of a lasting kind.

 

"visvEt savpatyaani chakru:" in this manthram

refers to an AchAryan in my mind , who take

all care to produce good paramparai of

SishyAs ( Progeny). Sri Vaikunta Vaasi

MukkUr lakshmi NrusimhAcchAr Swamy is

one such progeny of HH Sri NaarAyaNa

YathIndhra Maha Desikan .

 

All the three Vedic words , " Usharbhudha: , anthivAma:

and SumEdhA " apply very well to Srimath Azhagiya Singar.

 

Srimath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SatakOpan