Part II : Time Passes !

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Dear Raama BhakthAs :

 

Let us continue with the 2nd and 3rd charaNams in this posting.

 

Second CharaNam

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Mudhumuna dhana-tanayAgAramulu joovi

madhumchEtha kOnnALLU andhu

chEdharina yantha sOkArNava gathudai

jaali-jEndhuDayu kOnnALLu

yEdhaDi paccha joochi tALalEka thaa

nilanu dhiruguDa kOnnALLu

mudhi madhi dhappina vruddhatanamuchE

mundhu vEnaka theliyakayE kOnnALLu

( prOddhu pOyyEnu , SrIrAmuni bhUni bhajimpavE manasA ! )

 

(Meaning): Some portions of life is wasted in boasting about one's riches

like house , garden , offsprings and other aspects of material wealth. Those

thoughts get one's head swollen with sense of power and control over one's

destiny. A day comes ,when these wealth are lost and then one's time is

spent in moaning over "the insufferable " losses sustained . Disappointment

and sorrow follows and more time is lost soaked in such thoughts of sespondency.

Some portion of life is spent in moods of jealousy over the material success of

neighbors and friends. Those fits of jealousy connected to Moham and Maathsaryam

eat up portions of one's life. Then comes old age along with its robbing of one's

senelity . Portion of the end of the days are spent in despairing over failing limbs

and mental faculty .Time is fleeting and the tide of life is fast ebbing away .

Oh My Mind ! Hurry to worship Lord Raamachandra , who is an antidote for

all these sorrows and abuse of time alloted to you on this earth !

 

 

Third CharaNam

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yaagAdhi karmamulanu jEyavalEnanu

yalasaDachEtha kOnnALLu andhu

raaga lObhamulathO naparAdhamula jEsi

rAjasamuna kOnnALLu

BhAguga nAma-keertthanamulu sEyuDE

bhAgyamanaka kOnnALLu

ThyAgarAjanuthuDaina SrIrAmuni

tathtvamu telipakayE kOnnALLu

(prOddhu pOyyEnu , SrIrAmuni bhUni bhajimpavE manasA ! )

 

Some portions of life is spent in efforts to perform YaagAs and

other rituals prescribed in the karma khANDa portion of the VedAs

for svayam prayOjanam . During such efforts , greed , miserliness

cloud the efforts due to raajasic pre-disposition . Fruits are not

realized.Mental peace is not attained . Sorrow , doubt and

restlessness folow suit.Portions of one's life are spent in such

efforts . Most of the people spend their alloted time on the Lord's

earth ( LeelA VibhUthi) without realizing the sukham and power of

doing Naama sankeerthanam ( of Your sarva phal dhAyaka nAmam).

They do not relaize that itself is the loftiest of wealth in thi world .

It is a pity that they wallow in all kinds of self-inflicted injuries

and spend away their lives without knowing the real nature of

SrI Raama and His Tatthvams that he stands for . Oh My mind !

Please do not be like others in chasing anithya vasthus and suffer

the pangs of jealousy , despair and despondency ! Instead worship

Lord Raamachandran , the apramEyan and gain nithya sukham

( lasting bliss) !

 

Additional observations

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Saint ThyagarAjA , the great Raama Bhakthar is beseeching us

to perform Raama Naama Sankeerthanam ( BhAguga Naama keerthanamulu

sEyuDE ) and gain the understanding of the SrI Raama Tathvam ( SaraNAgatha

rakshaNam) .

 

ThyAgarAja SwamigaL was an exemplar in conducting his life steeped in

Raama Naama Japam and Sankeerthanam about SrI Raama MahAthmyam .

His upadEsams about the transitory nature of Prapancha sukham in contrast

to the lasting nature of worship of Raamaa in his own words attest to his concern

for us to gain the naugraham of the Lord of AyOddhi :

 

" Bhaja rE Raghuveeram Sara-bharitha DasaraTa kumAram" --KalyANi Raagam

 

Here , SwamigaL appeals to us: " Worship the hero of Raghus , the king of kings,

who has blessed Thyagarja with boons ! Give up greed and unworthy desires . Do not

indulge in slander of others ... control Your five senses , deeming worldly happiness

as nothing but poison. Understand that all things will not serve your purpose , but

go their own way "

 

We will continue with ThyagarAja SWamigaL's upadEsam and appeal

in the next posting .

 

SrI Raama Jayam ,

Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan