Sri RanganAtha temple Priest Living Quarters Construction Kaimkaryam : Swamy Desikan's Sahsra Naamams

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SrI:

 

Dear Sri RanganAtha BhakthAs :

 

AdiyEn will continue with the postings on Swamy Desikan's Sahasra Naamams

blessed to us by Thirukkudanthai Desikan . Until now , adiyEn has covered the first 100

Sahasra Naamams as well as a few more . The postings are housed in Oppiliappan

list Archives :

 

http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia/oppiliappan

 

In the context of the fund raising efforts for the New living quarters for

the priests of Sri RanganAtha Temple , adiyEn will resume the postings

on Sri Desika Sahasra Naamam of Thirukkudanthai Desikan . These Sahasra

Naamams have been commented upon brilliantly by NavalpAkkam U.Ve. Vipascchin MaNi ,

Dr. VasudEvAcchAr Swamy . His scholarly commentary in Tamil was released in 2002

by HH Srimath PoundarIkapuram Andavan . This monograph has been adiyEn's

source book for translation and adaptation into English .

 

Desika Sahasra Naamams relating to Srimath Rahasya Thraya Saaram (SRTS)

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The 214 Sahasra Naamams (793 to 1,006) cover the content of the 32 Chapters

of SriMath Rahsya Thraya Saaram , the Magnum Opus of Swamy Desikan . There are

four parts to SRTS . These four parts are covered by the following ThirunAmams

spanning from 794 to 1006 . The 793th name is a general tribute to Swamy Desikan

for His anugraham in blessing the chEthana GhOshti . The remaining 213 NaamAs

fall in to the following four categories:

 

1. ArTAnusAsana BhAgam : This First divison covers the doctrines that we should know.

115 Sahasra NaamAs from 794 to 908 cover this aspect of content .

 

2. SthreekaraNa BhAgam ( 909-955 Sahasra Naamams ) : These 47 Sahasra Naamams

clarify any doubts relating to the essential doctrines covered in

the first division .

 

3. Padha Vaakya yOjanA Bhaagam ( 956-1003 Sahasra Naamams ) : These 48 Naamams

cover the esoteric meanings of the three rahasya manthrams

revered by Sri VaishNavAs.

 

4. SampradhAya PrakriyA BhAgam ( 1004 to 1006 Sahasra Naamams ): These three

Desika Sahasra Naamams cover the way in which our sampradhAyam is followed .

 

adiyEn will provide explanatory notes for these traditional names as we go along .

 

Let us start today with the first of the Desika Sahasra Naamam (793th) dealing with SRTS.

 

(793) Rahasya Thraya sArOjjeevitha chEtana sanjaya:

 

(Meaning ) : Salutations to the great AchArya , who provided salvation to

the assembly of ChEtanams through His Sri Sookthi of SrImath Rahasya Thraya

Saaram (SRTS) .

 

(Comments) : In the last few years of His life on this earth at Srirangam , Swamy

Desikan created SRTS for the upliftment and salvation of the entire assembly of

the sentients ( chEtana Samooham) The two goals of this Sri Sookthi of Swamy

Desikan are : (1) Estblishment of the SaraNAgathy Saasthram of AchArya RaamAnujA

on the soundest of footing (2) Elaboration of the inner meanings of the three rahasyams

( AshtAkshari , Dhvayam and Charama SlOkam ).Had Swamy Desikan not blessed us

with SRTS out of His infinite compassion for us , the SamsAris , the path of Moksham would

be very much outside our reach.There will be persisting doubts about the samsAris

(Bound Jeevans /Bhaddha Jeevans) following this UpAyam with conviction to gain

Moksham . In view of Swamy Desikan's matchless anugraham through SRTS ,

He is saluted with the unique Vaazhi ThirunAmam of " Tanja

Paragathyai tantharuLvOn VaazhiyE ".

 

SRTS explains clearly the three essential doctrines of Tatthvam , Hitham and

PurushArTam . It is written in the MaNipravALam mode ( Mixture of Sanskrit and

Tamil ) for the benefit of all to read and benefit . SRTS houses all matters that

any one seeking Moksham ( MUmukshu) should be conversant with and as a result

it uplifts the suffering chEthana samooham and shows the unfailing way to liberation from

the endless cycles of births and deaths and to reach the Supreme Abode of

Sriman NaarAyaNan to perform eternal kaimkaryam and enjoy the incomparable

bliss associated with that kaimkaryam to the Divine Couple .

 

The next 8 Sahasra Naamams deal with Swamy Desikan's UpadEsam

on the Importance of one's AchAryan housed in the Chapter with the title of

Guru Paramparaa Saaram .

 

(To Be continued )

 

Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan

 

P.S: The Priest Quarters construction Kaimkaryam has sold only 655 of

the 2,000 Raffle tickets so far . We have 35 days to race towards the finish line.

With full faith in our AchAryAs and the power of their Sri Sookthis , we will do our

best to realize the goal of constructing the living quarters for our priests and cook .

For the past few years , they have been living in the cramped quarters in

the basement of the temple . Please support this Kaimkaryam .