Thiruvaheendhrapuram RathnAngi Kaimakryam: Part 140 ( Desika Prabhandham--> XXXI: Paasuram 136-137

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Today , adiyEn will cover the two Pasurams associated with

the second step of the sOpAnam , NirvEda paravam .

 

136) Sorrow over the wasted time chasing worldly pleasures

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maRut-taar Thiruvudan mArbhil daritthavan vAchakatthai

maRutthAr mayakkamum maRRu athanaal vantha maa naraku

niRutthAr bhavatthil nedunALL uzhanRamai kaNDu athanAl

veRutthu aaraNa neRiyE veLhiyODa viraivarhaLE

 

(Meaning ): Our Lord adorns on His divine chest

the mole known as SrIvatsam , the Forest flower

garland known as Vyjayanthi and MahA Lakshmi

as His LakshaNams . Those who violate His Saasthraic

commands due to their own ajn~Anam end up in fearful

narakams and suffer there. VivEkis think deeply about these

consequences of breaking the injunctions of the Lord .They

feel ashamed about the time wasted that far in SamsAric life

chasing nonlasting and deceptively sweet sukhams and

will rush to follow the UpAyam ( SaraNAgathy or Bhakthi

yOgam) prescribed by the VedAs .

 

The Key passage in this Paasuram is : " Bhavatthil uzhanRamai

KaNDU , athanAl veRutthu , veLhi , aaraNa neRiyE OhDa

viraivarkaL". ( Developing disgust over life spent in chasing

impermanent SamsAric pleasures until then will rush to practise

the upAyam prescribed by the Lord's SaasthrAs ).

 

137) The insignificance and triviality of SamsAra Sukham

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vaann patta mann iruLil mayankumARum

maRitthu oru kAl yenai oozhi senRAl anRU

oonn patta udal aazhi vinai ozhukkil

oru karayum kaaNAthE ozhuhumArum

tEn patta vidam pOlat-titthikkinRa

siRu payanE uRu payan yenRu arunthumARum

taann patta padi innEr taanE kaNDu

taLarnthidumEl vaLarnthiDumE takkavARE

 

(Meaning): The second step in the ladder to Moksham is

NirvEdham or contrition over his status as a Jeevan suffering

in SamsAram and rushing to the perform the chosen UpAyam

like SaraNAgathy .

 

The Jeevan will reflect on Four topics that lead him to

great sorrow over the things that happened to him form

anAdhi kaalam:

 

1) The Jeevan who gained VivEkam will now think about

the time , when he lost his sarIram and Indhriyams and

stayed united with the deep darkness (MahA Tamas )

in a formless, nameles state .

 

2) The Jevan will think about the myriad births that he took

due to his karmAs from time immemorial in all yOnis and

his being tossed about in the fierce flood of samsAram and

not finding the shore to rest .

 

(3) The Jeevan will reflect on the alpa sukhams of

samSAram that he is enjoying , which are indeed like poison

laced with honey to give the misleading impression of sweetness.

 

(4) The Jeevan will sorrow over all the other pains that he is

experiencing due to his karmAs in this prakruthi maNDalam.

 

As a direct result of these reflections, the Jeevan will now feel

dejected and rush to save himself through the anushtAnam

(observance ) of the redeeming upAyam of SaraNAgathy .

 

This feeling of dejection(nirvEdham ) is thus the second step on

the ladder to Moksham .

 

Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil Varadachari Sadagopan

 

SrimathE SrI Lakshmi Nrusimha Dhivya PaadhukA Sevaka

SrI VaNN SaThakOpa NaarAyaNa YathIdhra MahA DesikAya Nama: