Special Postings for Srimad Azhagiya Singar's 82nd Thiru Nakshatram :Akshaya AarAdhanam : Part II

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Dear Sri Devotees of SrI

Hayagreeva Para Brahmam :

 

Today , we will start the study of the 60 slOkams associated with the 60 Years starting from Akshaya Samvatsaram .

 

Please take part in the upcoming 82nd Thiru Nakshatra Utsavam of Srimath Azhagiya Singar at SelayUr SrI Matam

on December 7 , 2008 .

 

SlOkam 1/ Year 1/60 : Prabhava Year

 

PrabhavOhi VenkatESa:

Yasya PrabhavO vijAnatE tattvam

Prabhavam TamEva sEvE

virakta SaamrAjya dhUrvaham Naatham

 

(Meaning): Lord SriniivAsan of the Seven Hills is the Jagath KaaraNa Brahmam.

Only the Prabhus ( sarvajn~aas) can comprehend this truth.adiyEn prostrates before Swamy Desikan , the incarnation of the Lord's temple bell. Swamy Desikan is indeed my Lord , who recieved PattAbhishEkam ( coronation) in the kingdom of dispassionate ones ( viraktAs) .

 

(Comments): Jagat-KaaraNatvam is the LakshaNam (distinguishing Charactrestric)

of Brahman . Sage BaadarAyaNa refers to this Jagath KaaraNatvam ( Being the sole cause of the creation , sustenance and dissolution of the Universe) clearly in Brahma Sutra I.1.2 ( JanmAdy-asya-yata:) . SrI VenkatEsa of Thirumala is that Jagath KaaraNa Prabhu ( PrabhavO hi VenkatEsa: ).

 

This tattvam of Brahman being defined as " the origin of the three fold cosmic process to distinguish it from all other sentient and insentient entities" is comprehended by Jn~Anis ( prabhavO vijAnatE tattvam ).

 

"Prabhavam TamEva sEvE": adiyEn worships only that , who incarnated as Swami Desikan .

 

" Virakta sAmrAjyam dhUrvaham nAtham TamEva prabhavam sEvE": My Lord, Swami Desikan the coronated king in the land populated by ViraktAs for whom a piece of gold and a pot shred have the same value .

 

Swamy Desikan's VairAgya Panchakam reveals the superiority of His vairAghyam with respect to worldly wealth . He considered them as tuccham and rejected them as worthless compared to the wealth on top of Hasti Giri , left as family treasure by Brahma Devan .

 

In three lines of the slOkam saluting the Year named Prabhava , SevA Swami uses the word Prabhava and connects it to Swamy Desikan .

 

SlOkam 2/Year 2/60: The year Vibhava

 

VibhavAn vidhAya sooreen

VibhavO VedAntadEsika: Prajn~a:

Vibhavam dadhAti lOkE

Yasmin avateerya vatsarE Swamee

 

(Meaning): The Omniscinet Swamy Desikan incarnated in the samvatsaram of Vibhava with special Vaibhavam and made nithys sooris shine with special glories (Vaibhavam) and shines with special Vaibhavam .

 

(Coments): Swamy Desikan was born in the Vibhava year as the amsam of the temple bell of Lord VenkatEsan of Thirumalai . He was a nitya Soori at SrI VaikunTham . He was commanded by the Lord to incarnate in the bhU lOkam to strengthen the foundations of Bhagavad

RaamAnuja Darsanam and the path of SaraNAgathy as the sure means for gaining Moksha SaamrAjyam . Thus among all the nitya sooris , Swamy Desikan had a special Vaibhavam .That was the VisEsha Vaibhavam of this PrAjn~ar , who glorified the world with His subha charitam and avatAra Vaibhavam.

 

The word "Vibhava" is used in three of the four Paadhams of this slOkam by SevA Swami .

 

SlOkam 3/Year 3/60: Sukla Year

 

SuklatAm atigatas-sumEdhasA

MaanasEna vapushA sukarmaNA

Suklapaksha vidhuvath virAjatE

Sukla paksha kakha sannibha: Prabhu

 

(meaning): Swamy Desikan shines uniquely

with spotless ( blemishless) brilliance thru the glory of His matchless intellect . He displys the whiteness ( spotlessness) in His dEha kaanti ( lustre of His ThirumEni) , thru His blemish-free kaimkaryams; He is like Moon duirng the Sukla Paksham and resembles the white Swan ( Raaja Hansam) .

 

(Comments): The name of Sukla for the third year among the sixty is incorporated in the three Padhams of this sLokam that pays tribute to Swamy Desikan . Through His superior intellect

( sumEdhasA) , he has surpassed (atigata:) the hue of Suklam( Whiteness standing for auspicousness) . Not only by his superior intellect has he surpassed Sula atribute but he has excelled thru his manas , sareram and noble acts

( MaanasEna vapushA sukarmaNaa suklatAm atigata:). He shines ( virAjatE) as the Sukla Paksha chandran ( Suklapaksaha vidhuvat) and as the white winged swan in that Sukla Paksha

( bright) night .

 

SlOkam4/Year 4/60 : PramOdhUta

 

PramOdhapratas-supramOdhutA krutyam

yadhUnAm adheeSa: kapee raahahamsa:

vyAtAneet param VedachUDAgurur na:

parO dhUta AastE parAptyai prajAnAm

 

(Meaning): Swamy Desikan made all immensely joyous with His ViSEsha Jn~Anam ; He engaged in serving as a messenger like Yadhukula Tilakan to the court of KouravAs ( PaaNDava dhUtan) , like AnjanEyan to LankA to bring the message of SrI Raamachandran to Sita PirAtti in AsOka Vanam and like the Raaja Hamsam to bring the message of Parankusa Naayaki and AndaaL to their Lord , Sriman NaarAyaNan. What kind of DhUta SahAyam did Swamy Desikan provide exactly ? He took on the role of DhUtar ( messenger, interceder)

for the people to attain the sacred feet of the Lord. As an AchAryan , Swamy Desikan placed the souls of Mumukshus at the protecting feet of the Lord . That was His dhUta krutyam(vyApAram).

 

(Commnets): Sawmy Desikan's dhUta krutyam was similar to the Lord of Yadhus ( YadhUnAm adheeSa:) , AnjanEya ( Kapee:) and Raaja Hamsam

( the One sent by Lord Raamachandra to

SitA Piraatti in Hamsa SandEsam). Swamy was engaged as an AchAryan to

go as a messenger ( dhUtan) on behalf of Mumukshu prajais performing Prapatti and seeking the Lord's rakshaNam thru the act of Bhara nyAsam . The" dhUta"

sabdham is used in 2 of the 4 paadhams of this slOkam .

 

SlOkam5/Year 5/60: PrajOtpatti

 

PrajOtpatti karma prathishtO vidhAtA

prapancham yadhEccham vidhAya- prahrushta:

prajAtO hi noonam gurur VenkatEsa:

prabhandhAn prakrushtAn- srujatyadhbhutam na:

 

(Meaning): Brahma dEvan engaged in the performance of the karma of ParajOtpatti. He delighted Himself by creating the multifold chith and achith

with attributes of wonderous ( adhbhutam) kinds . In this context , the creation of lofty prabhandhams by our Swamy Desikan from a great kulam

is indeed filling us with a sense of awe

and reverence .

 

( Comments): Sri Seva Swamy's skills as

a poet is well known . He composed a sahasram on Lord VenkatEsa and another sahasram on Lord of Hastigiri.

 

In this 5th slOkam , Swamy's handling of " Prahrushta: " and " Prakrushta" is

an example of his great poetic skills and

usage of close sounding words with entirely different meanings with telling

effect. Brahma became joyous ( Prahrushta:) over His fascinating creations as He engaged in the

PrajOtpatti Karma assigned to Him by His Lord. Guru VenkatEsan ( Swamy Desikan born in a lofty kulam ( PrajAtO) created (srujath) wonderous Prabhandhams ( PrakrushtAn

PrabhandhAn adhbhutam srujath ).

( To Be continued )

NamO SrI HayagreevAya ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil V.Sadagopan