Swamy Desika Sahasra Naamam : Part XXVIII , NamAs 931-935 / Thuppul Sannidhi NithyArAdhanam sponsorship

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Dear BhakthAs of Swamy Desikan :

 

(931) (PraNavam) BhakthividhyA siddha hEthu prarOchana

karathvagnE nama:

 

(Meaning): Salutations to that AchAryan , who refuted the view that

Bhakthi yOgam is contrary to gaining MOksham . He did not agree

with those , who stated that SaasthrAs recommended Bhakthi yOgam

as UpAyam for a limited few , only to enhance their faith in Saasthrams.

 

Swamy Desikan held the view that Bhakthi yOgam is one of the two upAyams

for Moksham , although it is not as easy to practise as SaraNAgathy .

SaasthrAs clearly state that Bhakthi yOgam is one of the UpAyams

for those who desire Moksham and Sriman NaarAyaNan is the Moksha

phalam granting SiddhOpAyam . There can not therefore any objection to

Bhakthi as an UpAyam .

 

(932) (PraNavam) BhakthividhyA sishtalOkaa parigraha

nivArakAya nama:

 

(Meaning): Salutations to that AchAryan , who refuted

the view that PoorvAchAryAs ( Sishta lOkam ) did not

accept Bhakthi yOgam as a fititng saadhanai for Moksham .

 

Sage ParAsara practised Bhakthi Yogam . Swamy AlavanthAr ,

EmperumAnAr , KurEsar , Swamy Desikan had the highest reverence

for Sage Paraasara , the father of VyAsa Bhagavaan for blessing us

with VishNu PurANam . To declare that Sage ParAsarA's anushtAnam

is Svaroopa Viruddham ( against our Svaroopam ) is wrong .

 

(933) (PraNavam) BharanyAsAdhi sakla-kAla dharmathva

bhanjanAya nama:

 

(Meaning): Salutations to that AchAryan , who refuted the view that

the anushtAnam of Bhakthi yOgam for Moksha Siddhi is not relevant for

Kali yugam .

 

(Comments): There is a view that SaraNAgathy ( Prapatthi yOgam )

and Naama Sankeerthanam alone are appropriate to observe for

Moksham . Bhakthi yOgam is rejected as an upAyam in Kali yugam .

Swamy Desikan refuted this argument . He held the view that

Bhakthi and Prapatthi yOgams are valid routes for Moksham

at all times . Even in this Kali yugam , there have been qualified

souls like Swamy NaaTa Muni , who practised Bhakthi yOgam

successfully . When Naama Sankeerthanam is suggested

by some as an UpAyam , it is intended to highlight the importance of

the glory of singing about the Lord's names and NOT FOR

deemphasizing Prapatthi and Bhakthi yOgam as the two

accepted upAyams for gaining Moksham . Prapatthi and

Bhakthi yOgams are theMoksha Dharmam for all yugams.

" BharanyAsAdhi Sakala Kaala dharmathva SaadhakAya

Nama: " is the homage to Swamy Desikan by the author of

DEsika Sahasra Naamams . The aadhi sabdham here refers to

Bhakthi yOgam .

 

(934) (PraNavam) NyAsa PrasamsakAya Nama:

 

(Meaning ): Salutations to that AchAryan , who sang about

the glories of BharanyAsam , which makes one Krutha Kruthyan

( One who has completed all that he has to do in this earth) .

Swamy Desikan saluted the one who has completed BharanyAsam

as "Seytha vELvian " (AzhwAr's Vaakyam : one who has been

blessed to perform the Prapatthi Yaagam successfully) and

as one who has attained the stage of NairapEshyam ( Stage,

where one does not expect anything else in this world as a result of

completing Prapatthi Yaagam ).

 

(935) (PraNavam) NyAsa BhakthyAdhikya pradarsakAya Nama :

 

(Meaning ): Salutations to the AcxhAryan , who showed that

BharanyAsam is more laudable than Bhakthi yOgam because of

the ease of performing Prapatthi and the swiftness with which

it assures the Phalan of Moksha Siddhi . Prapatthi is powerful

to protect one , who could not hope to undertake the ardous

and tardy-to-execute Bhakthi yOgam .That is why , Prapatthi

yOgam is hailed as being superior to Bhakthi yOgam .

 

Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan

http://www.sadagopan.org

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