Swamy Desikan Sahasra Naamam Series (Contd.) : NaamAs 735-741

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Dear Swamy Desika BhakthAs : Today we will cover

Sevan more Sahasra Naamams relating to Four more

ChillaRai Rahasyams .

 

Chillarai RahasyangaL ( NaamAs 735-741)

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(735)Sri Tatthva-navaneetha-preetha Hasthigiri-NaayakAya nama:

 

Salutations to the AchAryan , who delighted the Lord of Hasthigiri

by the composition of the ChillaRai Grantham entitled Tatthva

Navaneetham .

 

"Sadh-sampradhAya dhadnatha: " is the reference in the moola grantham .

Swamy states that he churned the curd of Sath-sampradhAyam to create

the navaneetham of this chillaRai rahasyam . At the end of this rahasyam ,

Swamy Desikan dedicates this rahasyam for the pleasure of Lord

VaradarAjan : "Varadha viracha Thvam " . This samarpaNam is echoed

in the " Preethi Hasthigiri NaayakAya " section of this nAmam .

 

This is also a rahasyam for the benefit of those , who seek Moksham

( Mumukshu) by a clear understanding of the three rahasyams .

 

(736) Rahasya-navaneethOkthi hrushta-VenkatanAyakAya nama:

 

Salutations to the AchAryan who blessed us with the ChillaRai

Rahasyam of "Rahasya Navaneetham " and through that Kaimkaryam

delighted ThiruvEngadamudayAn .

 

The name for this Sri Sookth(Navaneetham -new VeNNai) came from

the following slOkam at the end of this Sri Sookthi:

 

Guru-bhajana-nEthrabhAjA maTitha-rahsyEna VenkatEsEna

navaneethamiva gruheethan navakamidham nithyam aasvAdhyam

 

( Meaning) : The VedAnthAchAryan with the name of VenkatEsan used

the rope called AchArya Vandhanam to churn the curd named the three

rahsyams to realize this Rahasya Navaneetham , the new VeNNai .

The nine topics housed in this ChillaRai Rahasyam is delectable

for everyday enjoyment .

 

The dedication to Sri VenkatEsan is housed in another slOkam

at the end , which starts with : " Prasamitha kali dhOshAm " and

ending up with prayer to SrinivAsan to bless us with and grow that

Kaimkarya Sri :

 

" Srithajana BahumAnyaam SrEyasee VenkaDAdhrou

Sriyamupachinu nithyam SrinivAsa ThvamEva "

 

(737) Kaala tAmasa bhAvAdhi niBhandhana vichArakAya nama:

 

(Meaning) Salutations to that AchAryan , who looked in to

the three kinds of Kaala tatthvam ( Saathvika , Raajasa and

Taamasa Kaalams) .

 

One may say that there is only one Kaala tatthvam and how can

one concieve three kinds of variations of that Kaalam . Swamy

Desikan answers this question in Tatthva Navaneetham .

 

(738) Bhagavath thrisTalAvAsa kriyA vyAkruthi dakshiNAya nama:

 

(Meaning): Salutations to that AchAryan , who can comment on the three

places of permanent rsidence of the Lord .

 

In Tatthva Navaneetham , Swamy Desikan refers to the Lord having

three places of eternal residence ( Sri Vaikuntam , Milky Ocean and

inside the Soorya MaNDalam ) .

 

(739) YugabhEdhAdheena varNa Bhagavath dEha darsanAya nama:

 

(Meaning): Salutations to that AchAryan , who knew and described

the four different colors that the Lord 's divine body has during

the four different yugams.

 

The Four VyUha Moorthys are : VaasudEvan , SankarshaNan ,

Pradhyumnan and Aniruddhan . In every one of the four contigous

yugams , the hue of the divine body of the VyUha Moorthys rotate .

 

For instance , VaasudEvan has white hue in Krutha Yugam , red in

TrEthA Yugam , Yellow in dhvApara yugam and Black in Kali Yugam .

 

SankarshaNA has red , yellow , Black and white hues in Krutha to Kali .

 

Pradhyumnan has Yellow , Black , White and Red in these four yugAs.

 

Aniruddhan has Black , White , Red and Yellow hues in these four yugAs .

 

Swamy Desikan elaborates on these specific hues revealed by the VyUha

Moorthys in each yugA following the AzhwAr's anubhavams in his Tatthva

Navaneetham .

 

(740) Tatthva MaathrukA hrushta Bhagavath-Bhaktha mAnasAya nama:

 

(Meaning): Salutations to the AchAryan , who delighted the minds of

Bhagavath-BhakthAs .

 

In Sanskrit , there are 51 letters from "A" to " Ksha" . These letters

(aksharams) are known as "MaathrukAs" . Since the Padhams and

their PrayOgams are based on the stitching of the various combination

of the aksharams , these Maathurkais are the Moolam for the Saasthrams.

 

Swamy Desikan has distilled the SaasthrArTams in 51 Vaakyams

in this ChillaRai Rahasyam and hence it is called Tatthva Maathrukaa.

 

Towards the end of this chillaRai rahasyam , Swamy prays to the Bhagavath-

BhakthAs that he may be blessed to compose such Sri Sookthis that

would be the nectar for their ears ( Bhagavath-Bhaktha maanasa hrushtA ).

 

(741) Rahasya MaathrukA dhattha prapannAnvaha thOshakaaya nama :

 

(Meaning ) : Salutations to that AchAryan , who delighted the hearts of

Prapanna Janams through the Sri Sookthi of Rahasya Maathrukaa.

 

In a short set of 51 Vaakyams , Swamy Desikan housed the essence of

the three rahasyams and named it Rahasya Maathrukai . This chillaRai

Rahasyam is the Moolam (Maathrukai) for the meanings of the three

rahasyams and hence it is named "Rahasya Maathrukai " .

 

At the end of Rahasya Maathrukai , Swamy Desikan explains how

the PrapannAs derive maximum delight by reflecting upon the brief

summary of the three rahasyams in Fifty One Vaakyams :

 

Bhausruthai: iyam adhunA mithapriyai: anukramAth anudhina-bhOgalAlasai:

Ramaa-Pathou nihitha bharai: udheerithA rasAvahA bhavathy RahasyamAthrukA

 

(Meaning) : There are many aasthikAs , who have developed the correct

SampradhAya Jn~Anam through hearing about the VedArthams many times .

They are the ones , who have completed their Prapatthi at the sacred feet of

the Divine Couple . They long to reflect upon the meanings of the Rahasyams

and enjoy them daily . At the same time , they want to enjoy these meanings

in an abbreviated manner . Swamy says that these PrapannAs with such wishes

will gain maximum aanandham through this brief text of Rahasya Maathrukai .

 

Srimath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan