Thiruvaheendhrapuram RathnAngi Kaimkaryam series: Posting 255/Desika Prabhandham : GeethArTa Sangraham : Part 16

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SrI:

 

Dear BhakthAs of Lord PaarTasArathy :

 

Today , we will study the TENTH Chapter of

SrImath Bhagvath GeethA .This chapter has

42 slOkams . This chapter is about the manifestation

of the Divine glories of the Lord .

 

AchArya RaamAnujA summarizes the purport of

the Tenth Chapter this way : Having taught Bhakthi

yOgA in the ninth chapter , Our Lord wanted to induce

such Bhakthi and sustain it in Arjuna. Hence , He taught

Arjuna further about His anantha klayANa guNams

( "multitudes of auspicious attributes ") and that His

rulership over the universe (soverignity ) is uncontested

and without any match.The Lord revealed further that

the Universe is ruled by His will and it serves as His

Sareeram and Himself residing inside it as its indweller

(antharyAmi).

 

For creating Bhakthi for Him in those who did not

have it before and for growing the Bhakthi of those

who already have it , Bhagavan revealed that He has

limitless auspicous attributes and that Svaroopa ,

Sthithi and pravrutthi of all created beings are under

His sole control. This is the message of the Tenth Chapter.

 

Swamy Desikan's summary of the 10th chapter

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yellaillAtha tann seelamAm innamuthakkadalum

yellaillAtha vibhUthi yelAm tanathu Aanamyum

yellayil bhatthi tanai yezhuvikkat-thiruvaruLAl

yellayil Isan iyambinan Indhiran MainthanukkE

 

-- 13 the Paasuram of GeethArtha Sangraham

 

Meaning of the First line of the Paasuram :

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" Yellai illAtha tann seelamAm innamudhak- kadalum "

 

Our Lord is the indweller of all beings ; He is totally

devoid of any dhOshams . He is the abode of all

auspicious attributes ; He rules all from His position

as the indweller. He is thus different in every way from

the sentients and the insentients. Those who understand

His svaroopam ( intrinsic nature ) and svabhAvam

would be freed of all obstacles to Bhakthi unto Him

and will be devoted to Him with unassailable bhakthi.

 

Meaning of the second line of the Paasuram

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" yellai ilAtha vibhUthi yelAm Tanathu aanamayum "

 

Our Lord uses one trillionth of His power as the ruler of

the universe to be present in a pervasive manner in all

of His created objects and beings. The disposition to

begin some thing or to cease from any activity arises

from the sankalpam of Lord , the indweller . The sentients

and insentients of the universe can not overcome

the will of the Lord during the state of Kaaryam ,

KaaraNam , manifestation in the gross (sthUlam )

or subtle ( Sookshmam ) or in the states of creation ,

protection or dissolution (i.e)., They can not transgress

His sankalpam in any one of the above states .

 

Meaning of the Third line of the Paasuram

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" yellayil bhatthi tanai yezhuvikka "

 

Those who comprehend that the Lord is the abode

of anantha kalyANa guNams and that he rules the universe

as its KaaraNam will always have their minds united with

the Lord. They can not sustain themselves even for one

second without Him . They will exchange their knowledge

about the auspicous attributes of the Lord with other

BhAgavathAs.They will stay happy in reciting or hearing

about the sweet , superhuman deeds(athimAnusha leelais)

of the Lord . Their Bhakthi will grow on and on forever.

 

The Meaning od the fourth line of the Paasuram

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" ( ThiruvaruLAl ) yellayil Isan iyambinan Indhiran mainthanukkE "

 

The Lord of infinite auspicious attributes instructed Arjuna ,

the son of Indhran , the secrets about Bhakthi yOgam with

great compassion .

 

Swamy AaLavanthAr's summary of the 9th Chapter

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sva-kalyANa guNAnanthya kruthsna-svAdheenatAmathi:

bhakthyuthpatthi vivrudhyarTA vistheerNA dasamOdhitha:

 

--- 14th SlOkam of GeethArTa Sangraham

 

(Meaning): This tenth chapter reveals that BhagavAn's

KalyANa guNams are infinite . All of these guNams are

under the total control of BhagavAn ( Bhagavath adheenam).

Lord's soverignity over the entire universe created by

Him is unmatched and is ruled by Him alone through

His sankalpam . The universe is His body and He is

the indweller of all the chEthanams and achEthanams

of this universe . Those who comprehend clearly

the tatthvams revealed in this chapter will become

full of Bhakthi , if they did not have Bhakthi for

the Lord before ; those who had Bhakthi before

would experience a growth in that Bhakthi .

 

Some Key slOkams of the 10th Chapter of Bhagavath GeethA

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The number of the slOkams are in paranthesis after

the text of the slOkam; the meanings are those given by

Swamy AadhidEvAnandhA .

 

yO Maam ajam anAdhim cha vEtthi lOkamahEswaram

asammUDa: sa marhtyEshu sarva Paapai: pramuchyathE (3)

 

" He who knows Me as unborn and without a beginning

and the great Lord of the worlds --he among the mortals

is undeluded and is released from every sin ".

 

Aham sarvasya prabhavO mattha: sarvam pravarthathE

ithi mathvA bhajanthE Maam bhudhA bhAva samanvithA:(8)

 

" I am the origin of all ; from Me proceed everything .

thinking thus , the wise worship Me with all devotion

(BhAva)".

 

macchitthA madhgathaprANA bhOdhayantha: parasparam

kaTayanthasccha Maam nithyam thushyanthi cha ramanthi cha (9)

 

" With their minds focussed on Me , with their Praj~nAs centered

in me , inspiring one another and always speaking of Me , they live

in contentment and bliss at all times".

 

tEshAm sathatha yukthAnAm bhajathAm preethi poorvakam

dhadhAmi Budhi yOgam tamm yEna Maam upAyanthi tE (10)

 

" To those , who are ceaselessly united with Me and

who worship Me with immense love , I lovingly grant

that mental disposition ( BUddhi yOga) by which they

come to Me".

 

yacchApi sarvabhUthAnAm Bheejam tadham Arkuna

na tadhasthi vinA yasyAnmayA bhUtham charAcharam (39)

 

" I am also that which is the seed of all beings . Oh ArjunA !

Nothing that moves or does not move , exists without Me".

 

In the 40th slOkam , Lord says that "There is no limit to My

divine manifestations " ( nAnthO asthi Mama dhivyAnAm

VibhUhteenAm Paramtapa) .

 

yadhyadhvibhUthimathsatthvam SrIMadhUrjithamEva vaa

tatthdhEvAvagaccha thvam Mama tEjOmsa sambhavam (41)

 

" Whatever being is possessed of power , or of splendour

or of energy , know that as coming from a fragment of My

power ".

 

In the 42nd and concluding slOkam of the Tenth chapter ,

Lord instructs ArjunA that " He stands sustaining the whole

universe with a fragement of His power " ( vishtabhyAham

idham kruthsnam yEkAmsEna sTithO jagath ) .

 

Sarvam KrishNArpaNam asthu ,

 

Daasan , Oppiliappan KOil VaradachAri SadagOpan

Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka

Srivan Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama: