NamasankIrtana-Medicine and Elixir (Marunthum Virunthum )-Shri.Vellukudi Swami.

[Guest guest]

Dear Baagavathas,

 

Adiyeyn is trying to pass on the Elixir of Swami's gifted out pouring

on this topic of NamasangIrthanam at Sri Mahalakshmi temple in Boston.

 

...DyAyan krtE yajan yagnal:trEtAyAm dvAparE arcayan yadapnOti

tadApnOti kalou sankIrtya kesavam…this talks about the means for

liberation–In krta yuga it was meditation-very complicated..dhyanam

should be like the stream of oil pouring out,with all senses

controlled both internally and externally –without any break..In

trEta yuga the means got simplified–it was oblations–still

complicated but only physical and not mental..In dvApara yuga it was

further simpilfied to just arcana–with purity.The purity refers to

not intending to get any fruits or palan, but just for the pleasure

of doing the same.Like Andaal saying " thooyomaay vanthom..thoo malar

thoovi thozluthu " ..like Vithura's and Maalakara's bakthi..Now in

kali yuga ,the means is just oral nama sangIrtanam.. vaay nuniyaaha

sonnaalum-vaayinaal mattum paadi, manathinaal sinthikkaamal-

erunthaalum athey palan allikkum.. Understanding the meanings -

kesavaaya namaha-we belong to kesavaa-understanding this relation

with deha-atma viveham will add to the pleasure of nama sangIrtanam..

 

..Just like the bitter medicine for cure, and the elixir for

enjoyment, nama sangIrthanam eliminates the pain of samsara and fetch

us mOKsham-absorbs us in bliss..

 

...As we realise atman's subservience to paramAtma–with clear gjanam

of ananyaarha seshadvam-exclusive depandance on Him and paara

danthiriyam-living only for Him and doing every thing only His

pleasure..we engage in nama sankIrtana..Recall "

stavya:stavapriya:stOtram " ..We can never praise Him with any

thing,unlike those here, who could be praised with more

adjectives..there is nothing that is not in Him, with which we can

praise Him.. The stotras are only for purifying our tongue..Swami

naratted the story of mottai thalaiyan, who gave away lots of prize

on hearing about his kuzal azlahu..

 

...His nAmas fill the vacuum of His physical absence.He is like 24ct

gold-too maleable. His namas are like 22 ct gold-fit for

ornaments .Even when He is away His namAs are close -as we saw from

the episode of draupadi- " avan thoorasdan aanaalum, ethu kitti nintru

vuthavum " -even, though He was at far away in Dwaraka,when she called,

His namAs blessed her clothes..When He is nearby, He takes away

clothes as we saw with gopies..Andaal also says " paadi parai

konndu..aadai vuduppom " ..

 

...All are elligible to chant namAs..The only qualification reqd is

that no other qualification is reqd for this..this itself is a

qualifier..Just as for bathing in Ganges, no other pre-cleansing is

reqd..Swami naratted the story of a wicked son slapping his

mother..still he shouts out " ammaa " in pain.. " kai

nonthaal " ammey " yenkirathey praapthi " ..the mother still was happy

that the son called out her name without forgetting

her..Sisubaalan,obtained mOksham, just because even during blaming he

uttered His namas..

 

...It is not mendatory to know the meaning of each nAma : it works

even without that..fire burns when touched irrespective of whether we

know that it would burn or not.. " kedum idar ayavellaam kEsavA enna " -

just by saying kesava once, all accumulated paapams vanish–just as we

light a candle in a dark cave where the darkness vanishes ..

 

...Swami gave out lots of tetimonies ..the story of AjAmila..it is a

misconception that nama sankIrtana is recurring medicine that allows

us to repeat mistakes..for AjAmila,saathu samaaham-the company of

baagavathaas and his repentance led him to liberation..

 

...The episode of Mudgala–listening to the conversation between him

and Yama darma rajan that kesava is kilasa naasini– " narahamey

svargam aanathu " -the hell itself transformed into heavan..appadi

patta " naamangall vudaiya nambi " yenkiraar Thondar-adi-podi

aazlvaar.He also says in " kavalil pulanai..nin naamam kattra

aavalippu vudamaiyaal.. naman thamar thalaikall methey naaval ettu

vuzli tharuhintrom " -we are dancing over the heads of yama thothars…

Similarly kshatra bandhu–kesavaa yenna paraangathi kanndu

konndaan.Thirumazlisai aazlvaarum " Naman tamarAl ArAyap pattu ariyAr

kandir " -yenkiraar..In " Paccai mA malai " paasuram evan moksham was

given up for the joy of chanting nAmas- " Achudaa !Amara yerey !Aayar

tham kozlunthey! yennum etchuvai thavira yaan poy endira loham aallum

atchuvai perinum veunndeyn " yenkiraar. " .yeraar muyalai vittu kaakai

pin povatho " yenkiraar Thiru Mangaiyaarum..–desa,deha, kaala vaasi

entri engeyey, entha vudambodey, eppozluthey anubavikka koodiya per -

amutham nAma sangeIrthanam..In Mukunda maalai Kulesekarar also says

even if he goes to naraham, as long as he chants namavalli it is ok.

 

...Sri Vishnu sahasranama-the cream of mahabharata as well as appendix

for geetha-talks about nAmas being the means for bakthi which will

help all of us to reach Him..Sri Krishna also was sitting and

listening to the canversation..After listening through over 999

namas, Yudhishtra was looking up to have the glance of

ParamAtma..Beeshma had to remind him that He is none other than

Devahi-puthiran, seated next, whom the Paandaavas considered as a

cowherd boy and just ther votti..

 

...The nAmas in Vishnu sahasranAma explain one or more of the

following.

 

..1.Soroobam-His essential nature -like KAraNa-the sole cause for all..

 

2..Roobam-the divine form-like PuNdarIkAsha-One with lotus like eyes.

 

..3..Gunnas-qualities-like Vatsala etc and..

 

4..Viboothi and seshditham -His wealth and His leelaas-like

VisvamUrtE..

 

..The namavalli " Kesava " is one which covers all the four..control

of all including -ka=piraman easa=rudran..this is His Soroobam..He is

Kuzlal azlahan-kesi..roobam..He is kilesa naasan-his gunnam and

finally He killed Kesi yentra arakkan-his seshditham..

 

...Nama sangIrtana 1. removes fear,

 

2.cures diseases,

 

3.,clears confusion,

 

4.improves wisdom,

 

5.nurtures bakthi,

 

6.blesses wealth needed for

service..and much more..

 

...Siva's reply to Parvati suggeting Rama nAma as equal to all

thousand nAmAs..per aayiram vudaiya nambi-We should never trade namAs

for low human ends..We should chant for the pleasure of chanting-as

an end by itself and not means.Swami naratted the story of the fisher

man finding a diamind-selling to a trader just for a few dollars -who

sold to a king for over a million dollars -who enjoyed wearing that

for himself and for his wife.

 

...Let us all keep on chanting His divine nAmas, and dance

around..just as Nammaazlvaar's Aruli seyal..paadi ezlunthum,

paranthum,…kumbidu nattam aadi kohu kattunndu vuzlantru ..veethikall

thorum thulli ..ninaithu aadi neer malhu kanninaraahi..vulahor

sirikka nintru aadi–avarkall sirippaiyey thaalamaha konndu

aadi..antha per enbathai konndaaduvom..

 

...Adiyeyn prays Him to give Swami good health ,to continue such noble

kainkaryams -of sharing such elixir-virunthu- in decades to come.

 

Adiyeyn Raamanuja Daasan.