Guest guest Posted June 3, 2005 Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 Dear SrEvaishNavites, The divine hand of Sri Oppiliappan magnifies with Lord krshNA's charama slOkam "mAm-yEakam'. The words 'mA-sucha' sparkles in kAnchi. Sri Sadagopan swAmy who confirms this has elaborated on how the term 'nE paNitha aruL ennum oL vAL vuruvi'helped AzhwAr in removing the sins in a jiffy. The specila notes written by him is givne hereunder dasan vanamamalai padmanabhan Let us reflect further on " nee PaNittha aruL oLL VaaLL koNDu eiympulankaL idar ozhitthEn " . What is this powerful upadEsam ( PaNittha aruL ) of the Lord to chase away the troubles caused by the Indhriyams ? The powerful UpadEsam of the Lord , which serves as the unfailing weapon in the fight against the Five cognitive Indhriyams is VAIRAAGYAM born out of VIVEKAM . The five organs of knowledge ( Jna~nEndhriyams) are the ear (srOthra) , skin (tvak) , eye (chakshus) , tongue (jihvA ) and nose ( ghrANa) . Through sense control ( indhriya nigraham) , one develops VAIRAGYAM ; the renunciation of all these non-lasting and ultimately grief-yielding pleasures results from Vairagyam . The Replacement of aj~nAnam by true Jn~Anam results . Raagam(Kaamam) and dhvEsham ( hate) leave the mind . The saadhakan becomes a samadharsini ( equipoised in attitude ) . Once the mind's concentration on the Self (Aathman) is achieved and the full control over the sense organs and the mind is accomplished , Jn~Ana nishtai follows . The Saadhakan becomes a sTitha praj~nan to follow Jn~Ana yOgam or to perform SaraNAgathy at the sacred feet of the Lord . Few githA slOkams form the 18th chapter blessed to us by the Lord are revelatory here to understand Brahma Sthithi ( A state, where the mind is centered in Brahman ) : ahankAram balam darpam kaamam krOdham parigraham vimuchya nirmama: saanthO BrahmabhUyAya kalpathE ---18.53 (Meaning) : " Forsaking egoism , power , arrogance , desire , wrath and sense of possession , with no feeling of " mine" and being tranquil--- he becomes worthy for the state of pure Self and attains true bhakthi towards the Lord ( Thereafter , the Saadhakan neither grieves nor desires . He attains supreme devotion to the Lord ) . bhaktyA Maam abhijAnAti yaavaan yascchaasmi tattvata: tathO Maam tatthvathO jn~AthvA viSatE tadanantharam ---18.55 ( Meaning ) : " Through devotion (Bhakti) he comes to know Me fully ---who I am and what I am . Thus having known Me in true form , he then enters in to Me ( attains Me as the Supreme goal of Bhakti yOgam ) . " The emphasis is on the UpadEsam that single-minded devotion to the Lord will make it possible to know the Lord fully and attain Him in the state of Moksha ( Jn~Atum dhrashtum cha tatthvEna pravEshtum cha paranthapa -- XI.54, GitOpanishad). Through such a single minded devotion and phala thyAgam , one attains the eternal and immutable abode says the Lord ( Madh prasAdhAd avApnOthi Sasvatham padham avyayam ---XVIII.56) . Lord ParthasArathy once again states the importance of MahA ViswAsam in Him : Tamm yEva SaraNam gaccha sarvabhAvEna Bharatha tath-prasAdhAdth paramam Saanthim sTAnam prApyasi Saasvatham --XVIII.62 At ThiruviNNagar , Thirumangai Mannan reflects on the two powerful slOkams of the Lord at the battle field and performs his SaraNAgathy with the utterance : " tEnE NinnadainthEn ThiruviNNagar MeyavanE , seRinthEn NinnadikkE ThiruviNNagar MeyavanE " . The two gitA slOkams in this context are : ManmanA bhava MadhbhakthO MadhyAji Maam namaskuru Maam yEvaisyasi sathyam tE pratijAnE priyOsi mE ---XVIII. 65 sarvadharmAn partithyajya MaamEkam SaraNam vraja aham thvaa sarvapApEbhyO mokshayishAmi maa Suchah---XVIII.66 (Meaning ) : Focus your mind on Me; bedevoted to Me; worship Me; prostrate before Me ; you shall come to Me. I promise you truly , for you are dear to Me . Relinquishing all dharmAs , seek Me alone for refuge . I shall release you from all sins . Do not grieve . Dr. Chari in his monograph on " The Philosophy of Bhagavad Gita " has insightful comments on the Charama slOkam ( XVIII.66) : " The SaraNAgathy or the surrendering of oneself to paramAthman seeking Him as the sole refuge implies according to RaamAnuja , the relinquishment of the sense of ego as the doer of deeds ( Karthruthva thyAga) and also the sesire for their fruits ( Phala ThyAga) . This is what is meant by " Sarva dharmAn partithyajya " and not the total renunciation of all karmAs as Samkara intreprets. By observance of SaraNAgathy in this mannner , all the sins of the past standing as obstacles in the way of attaining ParamAthman will be removed by His grace . Thus , the SaraNAgathy advocated in GitA serves as an aid (anga) to the Bhakthi yOgA , which is the direct means to Moksha ". For a Bhaddha Jeevan( Souls in bondage ) , the Lord at Kuru kshEthram explained how the bondage is caused and how they can snap out of that bondage to become Muktha Jeevans ( liberated Souls) and attain Him . This is the UpadEsam on approaching Him thru Bhakthi yOgam . The path of Bhakthi yOgam is not easy for many to follow . For the benefit of those , who despair about their capabilities to practise Bhakthi yOgam to reach Him , the pParama DhayALu , our Lord blessed us with the Charama SlOkam to house His message of Prapatthi or SaraNAgathy to Him . In VisishtAdhvaitha philosophy and practise , " the doctrine of SaraNAgathy is accorded an important place. The total surrender of one's self to the Lord with the firm conviction that He is the sole protector , the means and goal , is considered as an alternative and direct means to Moksha for persons , who are incapable of observing the rigorous Bhakti yOga ". Acharya RaamAnuja elaborated on the doctrine of SaraNAgathy in his SaraNAgathy gadhyam and showed us the way to perform Prapatthi at the sacred feet of the Lord following the path laid out by Thirumangai AzhwAr and Swamy NammAzhwAr earlier . Daasan, Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan SriMath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2005 Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 pl - Padmanabhan ramanuja ; Oppiliappan ; vanamamalai ; divyadesams Friday, June 03, 2005 7:06 AM A Peep into Periya ThriuMozhi 138 Dear SrEvaishNavites, The divine hand of Sri Oppiliappan magnifies with Lord krshNA's charama slOkam "mAm-yEakam'. The words 'mA-sucha' sparkles in kAnchi. Sri Sadagopan swAmy who confirms this has elaborated on how the term 'nE paNitha aruL ennum oL vAL vuruvi'helped AzhwAr in removing the sins in a jiffy. The specila notes written by him is givne hereunder dasan vanamamalai padmanabhan Let us reflect further on " nee PaNittha aruL oLL VaaLL koNDu eiympulankaL idar ozhitthEn " . What is this powerful upadEsam ( PaNittha aruL ) of the Lord to chase away the troubles caused by the Indhriyams ? The powerful UpadEsam of the Lord , which serves as the unfailing weapon in the fight against the Five cognitive Indhriyams is VAIRAAGYAM born out of VIVEKAM . The five organs of knowledge ( Jna~nEndhriyams) are the ear (srOthra) , skin (tvak) , eye (chakshus) , tongue (jihvA ) and nose ( ghrANa) . Through sense control ( indhriya nigraham) , one develops VAIRAGYAM ; the renunciation of all these non-lasting and ultimately grief-yielding pleasures results from Vairagyam . The Replacement of aj~nAnam by true Jn~Anam results . Raagam(Kaamam) and dhvEsham ( hate) leave the mind . The saadhakan becomes a samadharsini ( equipoised in attitude ) . Once the mind's concentration on the Self (Aathman) is achieved and the full control over the sense organs and the mind is accomplished , Jn~Ana nishtai follows . The Saadhakan becomes a sTitha praj~nan to follow Jn~Ana yOgam or to perform SaraNAgathy at the sacred feet of the Lord . Few githA slOkams form the 18th chapter blessed to us by the Lord are revelatory here to understand Brahma Sthithi ( A state, where the mind is centered in Brahman ) : ahankAram balam darpam kaamam krOdham parigraham vimuchya nirmama: saanthO BrahmabhUyAya kalpathE ---18.53 (Meaning) : " Forsaking egoism , power , arrogance , desire , wrath and sense of possession , with no feeling of " mine" and being tranquil--- he becomes worthy for the state of pure Self and attains true bhakthi towards the Lord ( Thereafter , the Saadhakan neither grieves nor desires . He attains supreme devotion to the Lord ) . bhaktyA Maam abhijAnAti yaavaan yascchaasmi tattvata: tathO Maam tatthvathO jn~AthvA viSatE tadanantharam ---18.55 ( Meaning ) : " Through devotion (Bhakti) he comes to know Me fully ---who I am and what I am . Thus having known Me in true form , he then enters in to Me ( attains Me as the Supreme goal of Bhakti yOgam ) . " The emphasis is on the UpadEsam that single-minded devotion to the Lord will make it possible to know the Lord fully and attain Him in the state of Moksha ( Jn~Atum dhrashtum cha tatthvEna pravEshtum cha paranthapa -- XI.54, GitOpanishad). Through such a single minded devotion and phala thyAgam , one attains the eternal and immutable abode says the Lord ( Madh prasAdhAd avApnOthi Sasvatham padham avyayam ---XVIII.56) . Lord ParthasArathy once again states the importance of MahA ViswAsam in Him : Tamm yEva SaraNam gaccha sarvabhAvEna Bharatha tath-prasAdhAdth paramam Saanthim sTAnam prApyasi Saasvatham --XVIII.62 At ThiruviNNagar , Thirumangai Mannan reflects on the two powerful slOkams of the Lord at the battle field and performs his SaraNAgathy with the utterance : " tEnE NinnadainthEn ThiruviNNagar MeyavanE , seRinthEn NinnadikkE ThiruviNNagar MeyavanE " . The two gitA slOkams in this context are : ManmanA bhava MadhbhakthO MadhyAji Maam namaskuru Maam yEvaisyasi sathyam tE pratijAnE priyOsi mE ---XVIII. 65 sarvadharmAn partithyajya MaamEkam SaraNam vraja aham thvaa sarvapApEbhyO mokshayishAmi maa Suchah---XVIII.66 (Meaning ) : Focus your mind on Me; bedevoted to Me; worship Me; prostrate before Me ; you shall come to Me. I promise you truly , for you are dear to Me . Relinquishing all dharmAs , seek Me alone for refuge . I shall release you from all sins . Do not grieve . Dr. Chari in his monograph on " The Philosophy of Bhagavad Gita " has insightful comments on the Charama slOkam ( XVIII.66) : " The SaraNAgathy or the surrendering of oneself to paramAthman seeking Him as the sole refuge implies according to RaamAnuja , the relinquishment of the sense of ego as the doer of deeds ( Karthruthva thyAga) and also the sesire for their fruits ( Phala ThyAga) . This is what is meant by " Sarva dharmAn partithyajya " and not the total renunciation of all karmAs as Samkara intreprets. By observance of SaraNAgathy in this mannner , all the sins of the past standing as obstacles in the way of attaining ParamAthman will be removed by His grace . Thus , the SaraNAgathy advocated in GitA serves as an aid (anga) to the Bhakthi yOgA , which is the direct means to Moksha ". For a Bhaddha Jeevan( Souls in bondage ) , the Lord at Kuru kshEthram explained how the bondage is caused and how they can snap out of that bondage to become Muktha Jeevans ( liberated Souls) and attain Him . This is the UpadEsam on approaching Him thru Bhakthi yOgam . The path of Bhakthi yOgam is not easy for many to follow . For the benefit of those , who despair about their capabilities to practise Bhakthi yOgam to reach Him , the pParama DhayALu , our Lord blessed us with the Charama SlOkam to house His message of Prapatthi or SaraNAgathy to Him . In VisishtAdhvaitha philosophy and practise , " the doctrine of SaraNAgathy is accorded an important place. The total surrender of one's self to the Lord with the firm conviction that He is the sole protector , the means and goal , is considered as an alternative and direct means to Moksha for persons , who are incapable of observing the rigorous Bhakti yOga ". Acharya RaamAnuja elaborated on the doctrine of SaraNAgathy in his SaraNAgathy gadhyam and showed us the way to perform Prapatthi at the sacred feet of the Lord following the path laid out by Thirumangai AzhwAr and Swamy NammAzhwAr earlier . Daasan, Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan SriMath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2005 Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 Dear Sir, I do not know whether you are the moderator of the website. I also do not know whether you are the only memebr constituting this group. I do not think Periya Thirumozhi is against moral ethics or hurts anybody's sentiments. Anyhow,one thing I have started comprhending is that thriumozhi or other such matters need not be divulged to a. Persons who cannot appreaciate b. Who cannot understand the value. On demise of Sri bhEshmA Lord krshNA declared 'The Person who can undersrtand value is no more'. This is only for the sake of various memebrs of the group I have been sending this. There are three other websites these write-ups are being hosted -with full apprecaition of value and understanding. I would like to seek the comments of a. Moderator; b. Members before so unsubscribing . If the moderator so feels, he can write to me. I will . Anybody who can want to mail to me can do so to my email id. Thank You and regards. dAsan vanamamalai padmanabhan - N.S. Venkateswaran Friday, June 03, 2005 6:48 PM Re: A Peep into Periya ThriuMozhi 138 pl ----- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2005 Report Share Posted June 4, 2005 Srihi: Dear Sriman Padmanabhan Please continue your postings. I think member must be wanting to from group. The Moderator should be one Sri Balaji and he stays in Chennai and he is also owner of website with similar name to the group. So please continue the postings. Dasan Lakshminnarasimhan Sridhar - Padmanabhan Friday, June 03, 2005 10:45 PM Re: A Peep into Periya ThriuMozhi 138 Dear Sir, I do not know whether you are the moderator of the website. I also do not know whether you are the only memebr constituting this group. I do not think Periya Thirumozhi is against moral ethics or hurts anybody's sentiments. Anyhow,one thing I have started comprhending is that thriumozhi or other such matters need not be divulged to a. Persons who cannot appreaciate b. Who cannot understand the value. On demise of Sri bhEshmA Lord krshNA declared 'The Person who can undersrtand value is no more'. This is only for the sake of various memebrs of the group I have been sending this. There are three other websites these write-ups are being hosted -with full apprecaition of value and understanding. I would like to seek the comments of a. Moderator; b. Members before so unsubscribing . If the moderator so feels, he can write to me. I will . Anybody who can want to mail to me can do so to my email id. Thank You and regards. dAsan vanamamalai padmanabhan - N.S. Venkateswaran Friday, June 03, 2005 6:48 PM Re: A Peep into Periya ThriuMozhi 138 pl ----- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2005 Report Share Posted June 4, 2005 Dear Swamy, We are all enjoying your writing, the day doesn't start without reading your vyakyanams. We don't send any of our comments with the fear it should not disturb or divert your deliveries. It is really wonderful and enjoyable. I often feel as if I am listening the upanyasam of The Great Scholars, Sri U.Ve. P.B. A. Swamy of Kanchi and Sri U.Ve. Velukkudi Varadhachariyar Swamy. Hence our humble request not to discontinue your postings. Sri Ramanuja Dasan, R. Padmanabhan, Branch Accountant, Fenner (India) Ltd., 9-1-87, S.D. Road, Secunderabad. A.P. Tel: 040 27703042; 040 27804038 Cell: 040 31109751 Fax: 040 27703770 Email: padmanabhan (AT) fennermail (DOT) com Padmanabhan <aazhwar (AT) vsnl (DOT) com> Sent by: 06/03/2005 10:45 PM Please respond to To cc Subject Re: A Peep into Periya ThriuMozhi 138 Dear Sir, I do not know whether you are the moderator of the website. I also do not know whether you are the only memebr constituting this group. I do not think Periya Thirumozhi is against moral ethics or hurts anybody's sentiments. Anyhow,one thing I have started comprhending is that thriumozhi or other such matters need not be divulged to a. Persons who cannot appreaciate b. Who cannot understand the value. On demise of Sri bhEshmA Lord krshNA declared 'The Person who can undersrtand value is no more'. This is only for the sake of various memebrs of the group I have been sending this. There are three other websites these write-ups are being hosted -with full apprecaition of value and understanding. I would like to seek the comments of a. Moderator; b. Members before so unsubscribing . If the moderator so feels, he can write to me. I will . Anybody who can want to mail to me can do so to my email id. Thank You and regards. dAsan vanamamalai padmanabhan - N.S. Venkateswaran Friday, June 03, 2005 6:48 PM Re: A Peep into Periya ThriuMozhi 138 pl ----- / Terms of Service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 5, 2005 Report Share Posted June 5, 2005 You are mistaken. The person wants himself to be un-d from this group. He is NOT asking you to get un-d. Please dont be mistaken and continue your good work. Regards Navalpakkam Chakrapani Srihi <srihi (AT) vsnl (DOT) com> wrote: Srihi: Dear Sriman Padmanabhan Please continue your postings. I think member must be wanting to from group. The Moderator should be one Sri Balaji and he stays in Chennai and he is also owner of website with similar name to the group. So please continue the postings. Dasan Lakshminnarasimhan Sridhar - Padmanabhan Friday, June 03, 2005 10:45 PM Re: A Peep into Periya ThriuMozhi 138 Dear Sir, I do not know whether you are the moderator of the website. I also do not know whether you are the only memebr constituting this group. I do not think Periya Thirumozhi is against moral ethics or hurts anybody's sentiments. Anyhow,one thing I have started comprhending is that thriumozhi or other such matters need not be divulged to a. Persons who cannot appreaciate b. Who cannot understand the value. On demise of Sri bhEshmA Lord krshNA declared 'The Person who can undersrtand value is no more'. This is only for the sake of various memebrs of the group I have been sending this. There are three other websites these write-ups are being hosted -with full apprecaition of value and understanding. I would like to seek the comments of a. Moderator; b. Members before so unsubscribing . If the moderator so feels, he can write to me. I will . Anybody who can want to mail to me can do so to my email id. Thank You and regards. dAsan vanamamalai padmanabhan - N.S. Venkateswaran Friday, June 03, 2005 6:48 PM Re: A Peep into Periya ThriuMozhi 138 pl ----- Tired of spam? Mail has the best spam protection around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 5, 2005 Report Share Posted June 5, 2005 dear mr. padmanabhan please continue your articles irrespective of a few members who cannot digest good things..in life..let the deluge of irresponsible talk get over once their energies are exhausted.....forget the attitudes of the zealots. rajaraman --- Srihi <srihi wrote: > Srihi: > > Dear Sriman Padmanabhan > > Please continue your postings. I think member must > be wanting to from group. The Moderator > should be one Sri Balaji and he stays in Chennai and > he is also owner of website with similar name to the > group. > > So please continue the postings. > Dasan > Lakshminnarasimhan Sridhar > > - > Padmanabhan > > Friday, June 03, 2005 10:45 PM > Re: A Peep into Periya > ThriuMozhi 138 > > > Dear Sir, > > I do not know whether you are the moderator of the > website. I also do not know whether you are the only > memebr constituting this group. I do not think > Periya Thirumozhi is against moral ethics or hurts > anybody's sentiments. > > Anyhow,one thing I have started comprhending is > that thriumozhi or other such matters need not be > divulged to a. Persons who cannot appreaciate b. > Who cannot understand the value. On demise of Sri > bhEshmA Lord krshNA declared 'The Person who can > undersrtand value is no more'. > > This is only for the sake of various memebrs of > the group I have been sending this. There are three > other websites these write-ups are being hosted > -with full apprecaition of value and understanding. > > I would like to seek the comments of > a. Moderator; > b. Members > before so unsubscribing . > > If the moderator so feels, he can write to me. I > will . > Anybody who can want to mail to me can do so to my > email id. > > Thank You and regards. > > dAsan > vanamamalai padmanabhan > - > N.S. Venkateswaran > > Friday, June 03, 2005 6:48 PM > Re: A Peep into Periya > ThriuMozhi 138 > > > pl > ----- > > > > Links > > > / > > b.. To from this group, send an > email to: > > > c.. Your use of is subject to the > > > RAJARAMAN ________ How much free photo storage do you get? Store your friends 'n family snaps for FREE with Photos http://in.photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2005 Report Share Posted June 7, 2005 Dear Mr.Padhmanaban we r glad to read your Periya thirumozhi. pl DONOT UNSUBSCIBE. KEEP WRITING. person who doesnt want this can delete the mail without opening it. regards Dhaya Bhahshyam --- Padmanabhan <aazhwar wrote: > Dear Sir, > > I do not know whether you are the moderator of the > website. I also do not know whether you are the only > memebr constituting this group. I do not think > Periya Thirumozhi is against moral ethics or hurts > anybody's sentiments. > > Anyhow,one thing I have started comprhending is > that thriumozhi or other such matters need not be > divulged to a. Persons who cannot appreaciate b. > Who cannot understand the value. On demise of Sri > bhEshmA Lord krshNA declared 'The Person who can > undersrtand value is no more'. > > This is only for the sake of various memebrs of the > group I have been sending this. There are three > other websites these write-ups are being hosted > -with full apprecaition of value and understanding. > > I would like to seek the comments of > a. Moderator; > b. Members > before so unsubscribing . > > If the moderator so feels, he can write to me. I > will . > Anybody who can want to mail to me can do so to my > email id. > > Thank You and regards. > > dAsan > vanamamalai padmanabhan > - > N.S. Venkateswaran > > Friday, June 03, 2005 6:48 PM > Re: A Peep into Periya > ThriuMozhi 138 > > > pl > ----- > Mail Mobile Take Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. http://mobile./learn/mail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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