Swamy Desika SahasranAmams : ( Thiruvaheendhrapuram MahA MaNtapa Kaimkaryam in fornt of Lord HayagrIvan's sannidhi):651-665, Part XI

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Dear Swamy Desika BhakthAs :

 

We will study FIFTEEN more of Swamy Desika Sahasra Naamams( 651-665 ) today .

 

651) Sarva kaalAbhyanuj~nAtha asTAnasTa HaridarsanAya nama:

 

(Meaning): Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who clarified that BhagavAn

at Moola sTAnam can not be worshipped at midnight and MahA PradhOsham

but Uthsava bhEram can be enjoyed even in those times , when they

are outside on Uthsava sanchAram .

 

652) ashtAnga yAgamadhya anuj~nAtha svAdhyAya yOgavidhE nama:

 

(Meaning): Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who was aware of the tradition

to position svAdhyAyam and yOgam in the middle of IjyA (AshtAnga Yaagam).

 

Swamy Desikan holds the view that SvAdhyAyam and Yogam should be pursued

after Ijyai . There is a school that is in favor of performing SvAdhyAyam and Yogam

in the middle of Ijyai and performing Homam, Pithru Yaagam and anuyAgam

thereafter . Swamy Desikan was aware of this alternative procedure and

accepted it for use on special occasions , where the regular kramam can not

be followed .

 

653) Sri ParAsara-SaaNDilyAdhyuktha yOgasvarUpa vidhE nama:

 

(Meaning): Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who was knowledgable about

the different aspects of Yogam and its svaroopam .

 

Now the the last of the Pancha Kaala PrakriyA (Yogam) is being explained .

Yogam means sambhandham or association with the Lord . It is a matter of

uniting the mind with the Lord and with effort ( Prayathna roopam) .

Abhigamanam and Ijya also have small doses of Yogam in them .

 

654) SribhAshyakruth-sampradhAya prapanna-jana yOga-dhrusE nama:

 

(meaning): Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who instructed us to follow

the Yogam as per the path shown by AchArya RaamAnujA and stay away

from other kinds of imporoper and harmful yOgams even if they tempted one

with some quick Siddhis of a dubious kind . Meditation on ParamAthmA is

what is recommended by AchArya Ramanuja for ParamaikAnthis .

 

655) nyAsa gadhyAdhyanuguNa viniyOga vidhAyakAya nama:

 

(meaning): Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who instruced us as to which

of the three gadhyams of AchArya RaamAnujA is to be used on what

occasion .

 

SaraNAgathy , Sriranga and Vaikunta Gadhyams are the three gadhyams of

AchArya RaamAnujA . All the three of them house Prapatthi vaakyams :

 

" Thvath PaadhAravindha yugaLam SaraNamaham PrapadhyE

--- SaraNAgathy Gadhyam (This is for use during Ijyai since it

has elaborate references to BhagavAn's Svaroopa , Roopa , GuNa,

DhEvi , VibhUthi and BhUshaNams ) .

 

" Tava SaraNAravindha yugaLam SaraNamaham prapadhyE "

---- Sriranga Gadhyam ( This is for use during Abhigamanam

since it has overtones of nirvEdham (sorrow) over wasted ime

and expresses a sense of Dhvarai ( urgency) to catch up.

 

" SaraNam anuvrajEth " ---- Sri Vaikunta Gadhyam ( This is for use

during Yoga Kaalam . One should place one's head at the sacred feet of

Sri VaikuntanAthan or Aathtu PerumAL and then reflect on the VaikuntAnubhavam

described in this Gadhyam).

 

656) archAvathAra vishaya yOgouchithya abhidhAyakAya nama:

 

( Meaning): Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who instructed us that

the Yogam relating to ArchAvathAram is the appropriate one compared to

the difficult to hold Para , VyUha , Vibhava and antharyAmi Moorthys in one's

mind during Yoga Kaalam .

 

ArchAvathAra Moorthy is PoorNan and Sulabhan and is the preferred

one among the five roopams of BhagavAn for Yogam .

 

657) yOgAnga samhrudhinyAsa sTAnachamana sAdhakAya nama:

 

(Meaning): Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who instructed us on the three

angams for Yogam ( Achamanam , ParamAthmA dhyAnam in sitting position

and then SamhAra NyAsam kramam as in BhUtha Suddhi section of

Bhagavath AarAdhanam) .

 

658) yOgOpakArikaraNa SrAnthi hEthu sushipthimathE nama:

 

(Meaning) : Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who accepted sleep

(Resting of one's indhriyams) is also a form of Bhagavath Kaimkaryam .

If one does not permit the rest of Indhriyams at night , one can not observe

Yoga PrakriyA well .

 

659) khaDvAdhiroopa BrahmAdhi samparishvanga bhAvanAya nama:

 

(Meaning): Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who described the status of

the Jeevan during Yogam as per Vedic and Brahma Soothram

( TadhabhAvAthikaraNam) .

 

While one is engaged in Yogam , the Jeevan is resting above hoothA Naadis

above Pureetham, the red flesh of heart . Jeevan rests there embracing

the ParamAthma like some one resting on a cot and embracing a pillow.

 

660) sAsthreeya SayaneeyAdhi niyamAdhi vidhAyakAya nama:

 

(Meaning): Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who explained the bedding

material , the direction for placing one's head and the status before

nidhrA .

 

One has to rest on bedding material allowed by the SaasthrAs , place one's

head in directions other than north . One should not sleep naked or with

wet feet or with asoucham (Theettu ) .

 

661) svArAdhya Bhagavath paadha-sarOja nyastha SeershakAya nama:

 

(Meaning): Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who revealed the importance of

having one's head (during the Yogam) at the sacred feet of the AarAdhana

Moorthy of one's house .

 

One should engage in sleep( yOgam) in the above manner .

 

662) nidhrArambhacchEdha kArya-Maadhava dhyAna keerthanAya nama:

 

(Meaning): Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who instructed us on the importance of

meditating on Maadhavan at the beginning of one's nidhrA , at times when the sleep

is interrupted and also when one resumes the interrupted sleep .

 

During eating , one should reflect on Govindhan ,on Kesavan while travelling ,

on Madhavan as one falls asleep and Hari after waking up. This is according to

VishNu PurANam .

 

663) EkAdasyAdhi lupthAnuyAga sapthAnga yaagadhrusE nama:

 

(Meaning ):Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who reminded us that

on EkAdasi days that Ijyai has only 7 parts instead of the normal

8 parts on non-upavAsam days . AnuyAgam is bhOjanam.

 

664) dhvAdaSyAdhi prabhAthAdha: pAraNaasTApana kshamAya nama:

 

(meaning): Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who could establish that

there are times , when the DhvAdasi PaaraNai should be completed

before dawn.

 

On DwAdasi days , when there is no Hari Vaasaram after 6 Naazhikais ,

PaaraNai should be done before Sunrise . MaadhyAhnikam and Ijyai

should be done before PaaraNai even on those days . There may be days

(alpa dhvAdasi days) when dhvAdasi tithi is very short . PaaraNai has to be

done before on those days before the thithi ends . Swamy Desikan says

in this context : " kadhAchith dhvAdasyAthishu prabhAdhE PaaraNam

bhavathy " .

 

665) PaarANA dhina madhyAhna sapthAngEjyA vichArakAya nama:

 

(Meaning): Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who clarified that on PaaraNA

days , second IjyA should be done with out anuyAgam (punar BhOjanam).

The second Ijya has 7 angams instead of the normal 8 angams . On alpa dhvAdasi

days alone , Punar Yaajanam is permitted .

 

Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan KOil VaradAchAri Sadagopan

 

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