Lokacharya Panchasat - 15

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Sri:Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama: shrIman nigamAnta mahAdeshikai: anugrihItam || kumAra lokAchArya pa~nchAshat || Shloka 15: janijaladhiparItAgAra lInAtmapa~Nktyai trividhaviShaya tR^ishNArAkshasIpIDitAyai |bhuvanaguruvarodAt shrImatIm sUktibhUShAm pavanaja iva devyai pANibhUShAm svabhartu: || Meaning: pavanaja iva - In the same way that Maruti gave todevyai - Sita devisva bhartu: pANi bhUShAm - the ring in the hand of Her spouse Sri Rama,janijaladhi parIta AgAra lIn Atma pa~Nktyai - to the jIvAtmas that are surrounded by the ocean that is birthtrividha viShaya tR^ishNA rAkshasI pIDitAyai - that are tortured by the three rakshasis (land, gold and lust),bhuvanaguruvara: - Pillai LokacharyaradAt - gaveshrImatIm sUktibhUShAm - Srivachana Bhushanam that has beauty

of words and meaning. Sitadevi was kindapped by Ravana and placed in the middle ofthe ocean in the Asoka vana. There She was surrounded byrAkshasis who tortured in many ways trying to force Her toaccept the improper advances of Ravana. To Her in this statecame Hanuman bringing the message of the Lord and His ring. In this situation, She represents the jIva; the ocean represents the samsAra with its birth and death; Hanumanrepresents the acharya who brings the message of the Lordto the suffering jIva (that He is the one who is lookingfor the jIva and trying to attain him). The rAkshasis torturing Her represent the desires of land, gold and lust,which torture the jIva and push them to an undesirablestate which is represented by Ravana. Here, Swami Desikan is saluting Swami PillaiLokacharyar as the acharya who is bringing the

message of the Lord to the suffering jIva samUha. Just as Marutibrought a ring from the Lord to Her, so too PillaiLokacharyar has brought forth this jewel amongst granthascalled Srivachana Bhushanam. Vedanta Desikan Thiruvadigale SharanamPillai Lokacharyar Thiruvadigale SharanamAzhvar Emberumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Sharanam adiyEn madhurakavi dAsan http://www.acharya.org/vyakyanam/LokacharyaPanchasat/index.html

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