Sri Vilakkoli Perumal, Thoopul/ThirutthaNkA dhivya Desam: Nithya AarAdhana kaimkaryam for VilakkoLi PerumAL and Swamy Desikan : Part IV (The content of SaraNAgathi DhIpikai ).

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SrI:

 

Dear BhakthAs:

 

We will now start with the slOkams of

Sri SaraNAgathi Dheepikai by meditaing on

Swamy Desikan's sacred Thiruvadi .

 

This Sri Sookthi has 59 slOkams and Swamy chose the name

of SaraNAgathi DhIpikai for this dhivya grantham.

Indeed this magnificent and precious Sri Sookthi

of our AchAryan is about the central doctrine of

Sri VaishNava sampradhAyam (Viz) performance of

Prapatthi at the divine feet of dhivya Dampathis;

Swamy Desikan spent his life elucidating the importance

of SaraNAgathi (Prapatthi Yogam ) and elaborated on

the doctrines and the dhivya MiTunam ( Sri Lakshmi NaarAyaNan)

and their united role in accepting the Jeevan's Prapatthi.

 

The ThirutthaNkA sthala purAnAm states that MahA Lakshmi

rose out of the Lakshmi Saras near the temple and embraced

Her Lord . As a result of this display of special

affection by His PirAtti, PerumAL's Svayam JyOthi

shone even more brightly for all to see from those times

until now. That Dheepam and its PrakAsam helps us

to banish nescience of every kind.

 

Swamy Desikan was born in the sannidhi street of

Sri Maragatha Valli SamEtha Sri ViLakkoLi PerumAl

(Thuppul agrahAram ) and the sacred light of Dheepa PrakAsan

illuminated the mind of infant Swamy Desikan and He became

thus Garbha SrImAn . Swamy Desikan went on to strengthen

the MaDappaLLI AcchAn SampradhAyam , which is nothing

but AchArya RaamAnuja SampradhAyam. Thus , when we

participate in NithyArAdhana Kaimkryam for Sri Dheepa

PrakAsan and Swamy Desikan , we are indeed celebrating

Bhagavath RaamAnuja Darsanam in all its glorious aspects.

 

Rg Vedam celebrates those , who give pious samarpaNams to

Bhagavath -BhAgavatha Kaimkaryam this way:

 

DakshiNAvathAm idh imaani chithra

dakshiNAvathAm dhivi SooryAsa:

dakshiNAvanthO amrutham bhajanthE

dakshiNAvantha: pra thirantha aayuhu:

Rg Vedam : I.125.6

 

(meaning): There are matchless and wondeful rewards

for those , who give pious donations through their

participations in Bhagavath-BhAgavatha Kaimkaryam.

For the donors of these gifts , the Twelve Suns shine

in the heaven as DhIpams to light their way on earth.

These blessed souls attain immortality and prolong

their worldly lives ( post-prapanna lives) and are

examples to others in performing dhArmic duties.

 

May we become blessed through our "giving" to noble

causes like NithyArAdhanam , performance of AdhyayaNOthsavams,

Veda PaarAyaNam at the Uhanthu aruLina NilangaL an

wherever else PerumAl has chosen to reside .

 

In this SthOthra grantham , 18 points are highlighted by

Swamy Desikan according to Vaikunta Vaasi Sri V.N.Sriraama

DesikAcchAr Swamy of blessed memory:

 

1. The incarnation of Piratti

2. The Supermacy of the Lord over all gods(Para Tatthvam)

3. The importance of the Lord's Six GuNams

4. His primacy in AchArya paramparai

5. His undisputed status as our Sarva Vidha Bhandhu

6. His avathAra rahasyam

7. His wonderful Souseelya GuNam

8. The route of Bhakthi Yogam

9. The glories of Prapatthi Yogam

10. The five limbs of Prapatthi

11. The Post-prapatthi conduct of a Prapannan

12. The two categories of Bhagavath AarAdhanam

13. The significance of Bhaagavatha kaimkaryam

14. The exit of the Jeevan from the body

15. ArchirAdhi Maargam and travel of the Jeevan

16. The status of the Muktha Jeevan in Sri Vaikuntam

17. The seven blemishes to avoid during our stay on earth

18. AvathAram of this SthOthram as the essence of

MahAnasa (MadaipaLLi AacchAn) SampradhAyam .

 

" ApramEyam hi tatth tEja: " is the Srimath RaamAyaNa

PramANampramANam for the matchless Tejas (JyOthi)

of MahA Lakshmi . This Tejas is acquired by the Lord

through the elevation caused by the union with

MahA Lakshmi.He transforms thus into Dheepa PrakAsan.

She Herself States Her implicit relationship to her Lord

in terms of His JyOthi :

 

" ananyA RaaghavENAham BhAskarENa PrabhA YaTA "

 

That most merciful Margagatha Valli ThAyaar

shines as PrabhA for the "Sun " at ThirutthaNkA

dhivya Deesam and helps Him acquire the ThirunAmam of

Sri DhIpa PrakAsan. Sri Maragathavalli ThAyAr is thus

the Svaroopa-Niroopa Vaibhavam for Dheepa PrakAsan.

 

Sri DhIpa prakAsa MahishIm Sriyam AasrayAma:

 

Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil Varadachari SatakOpan