Vairagya Pancakam - 1

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Sri:

Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

 

 

Sri Vedanta Desikar's Vairagya Pancakam

 

 

Shloka 1:

kshoNI kONa shatAmshapAlanakalA durvAra garvAnala

kshubhyat kshudra narendra cAtu racanAdhanyAn na

manyAmahe |

devam sevitumeva niscinumahe yosau dayAlu: purA

dhAnAmuShtimuce kucelamunaye dattesma vitteshatAm ||

 

 

Meaning:

We do not respect the wealth gained by praising the mere

lords of one portion of this world's land who are stuck

with pride which is like fire. We only worship that

merciful Lord who gave Kucela Muni wealth equal to that

of Kubera in exchange for one fistful of rice.

 

 

Sri PBA Swami's Commentary:

There is no one to rule the whole world now, unlike

Azhvar's time ("oru nAyagamAy Oda ulagudan ANdavar"). In

the vast and spreadout land of this world, each king now

rules only a very small portion. In spite of that, their

pride in their royalship is enormous and beyond words.

And their mind is drunken in that pride which is burning

their common sense. To these small lords, there are those

who go and praise them that they are like the Moon, like

Indra, etc and get wealth from them to survive. Swami

says that he does not have any respect for such people.

 

He has the fortitude ("unakkup paNi seydhirukkum thavam

udaiyEn inippOy oruvan thankkup paNindhu kadaiththalai

niRkai ninsAyai azhivu kaNdAy") that he will not seek

anyone's doorstep but that of the Lord.

 

For those who have surrendered to the Lord, is there a

lack of anything of this world? ("adimaiyennum

akkOyinmaiyAlE angangEyavai pOtharum kaNdAy"). That He

is pleased by the simplest things is seen from the

story of Kucela Muni. Therefore, just as we look to

him for things of the other world, so too for anything

in this world we only look to Him.

 

Vedanta Desikar Thiruvadigale Sharanam

Azhvar Emberumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Sharanam