Excerpts from the ThiruppAvai monograph of MahA VidvAn,U.Ve. Sri ChakravarthAyAchArya Swamy : Part I

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SrimathE GodhAyai Nama:

 

Dear ANDAL BhakthAs:

 

The Margazhi month of this Vikrama Samvathsaram

will start on December 15,2000.

 

MahA VidvAn Sri U.Ve. ChakravarthyAcchAr Swamy

has blessed us with one of the most unique and

brilliant commentaries on the 30 paasurams , which

is 608 plus pages long. This monograph was released

at Chennai on October 11 before a group of distinguished

Sri VaishNava AchAryAs and AbhimAnis. A few bhakthAs

of the Bhakthi list came forward and underwrote a major

portion of the production expenses of this jewel of

a monograph. We can never pay back in any manner

the great upakAram done for us all by Swamy .

 

AdiyEn would encourage every one of you to acquire

a copy of this scholarly monograph and enjoy

the rare insights about the Tatthva UpadEsams

by SooDikkoduttha NaacchiyAr .In the spirit of Kaimkaryam

to the BhakthAs of our ThAyAr , ANDAL , adiyEn will

excerpt selected sections from this great scholar's

monograph from now until the end of the Marghazhi

ThiruppAvai Vratham . Approximately 50 copies

would arrive here(USA) by sea mail thanks to the help of

Sri Anantha PadmanAbhan , the grandson of Abhinava

Desika Sri UtthamUr Swamy . Sri ChakravarthyAcchAr

Swamy is a nephew of the Abhinava Desikan and is

the AasthAna VidvAn of Sri Ahobila Matam.

 

In the first posting , we will cover the saamyam

( equality in glory ) of Srimath Bhagavath GithA

blessed to us by GeethAchAryan and SrimathI

Bhagavathee GithA blessed to us GodhA PirAtti ,

the divine consort of the Lord.

 

Swamy has compared their saamyams side by side :

 

Bhagavath GeethA BhagavathI GeethA

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1. The Father of this 1. The Mother of the Universe,

Universe , Lord KrishNA ANDAL performed the UpadEsam.

performed the UpadEsam .

 

2. UpadEsam was from the Lord, 2.UpadEsam was for Lord KrishNA

(AchAryan) ,who is DevAthi- by His AchArya BhUthai.

Devan.

 

3. KrishNa performed 3. ANDAL performed the UpadEsam

the Upadesam for Using KrishNa as the VyAjam.

the world using ArjunA

as an excuse(VyAjam).

 

4.KrishNa performed updEsam 4. ANDAL performed upadEsam to

to ArjunA and thus became KrishNA and became His

his AchAryan. AchAryan.

 

5. The UpadEsam of the Lord 5. ANDAL's Upadesam was aimed

was aimed at Arjunan ,who at the Lord , who had forgotten

had swerved from his dharmam his sworn mission of Jagath-

as a Kshathriyan. Rakshanam.

 

6. GithOpadEsam resulted in 6.ANDAL's Upadesam on the contrary

the death of many. led to the spiritual awakening

(Ujjeevanam )of many.

 

7. Although the Sarvaj~nan 7.ANDAL " s upadesam was never

(Omniscient ),the Lord forgotten by Her disciples.

performed Upadesam , They followed it fully.

the Sishyan forgot it

and had to be reinstructed.

 

8. Srimath Bhagavath Geethai 8.ThiruppAvai joins the dhivya

is housed in Smruthi , Prabhandham and is recognized

Bhaaratham and yet is as an upanishad as well.

recognized as a Upanishad.

 

9. GithOpadesam is aimed at 9.ANDAL's upadesam is aimed at

the KrishNa sakhA (Male Her girl friends and play mates.

friend), ArjunA, by the Lord. She states: " yElOrempAvAi " .

yEl= yErrukkoLL(please accept).

Ohr= understand its meanings

Yem paaVAi= My dear friend!

 

10. In Geethai , the Lord 10.ANDAL performed the Upadesam

gave upadesam on Charama on charama upAyam right at

UpAyam (Ultimate means , the beginning with the first

Prapatthi) at the very word , Maarghazhi(Maargaseersham)

end of His Upadesam. or Prapatthi as the top upAyam .

 

11. Our Lord became Jagath- 11. ANDAL became the AchAryai

AchAryan through His to the Lord Himself thru

Upadesam to the people. Her Upadesam. She reminded

(instructed ) Him on the deep

meanings of VedAntham.

 

12. Geethai is for sOka- 12. ThiruppAvai is also for

nivrutthi.Our Lord took pity sOka Nivrutthi. ANDAL ,

on the suffering Jeevans and the dayA svarUpi took pity

performed updEsam to create on the Jeevans suffering

Tatthva Jn~Anam in them. in SamsAric thApams and

performed the UpadEsam

for sOka naasam.

 

13. Arjunan had three kinds 13.1:There was dhurbhiksham

of Sorrows (sOkams): (misfortune)/sOkam at AayipAdi,

which was banished by

the observance of nOnbhu

(Paavai Vratham).

 

13.1: Sokam over the thought 13.2: The girls of AaypAdi

that he will kill his had sOkam from not being

kith and kin and accumulate able to have KrishNA as

paapam. their husband.Nonbhu got

them their wish.

 

13.2: Sokam over fear that he 13.3: At AaypAdi (in the world),

had aasura sampath instead people had forgotten

of Dhaiva sampath , which the Lord (Bhagavath-

alone yields mOksham . vimukhars). They were

immersed in the ocean of

sOkam not knowing the means

(upAyam ) for their rakshanam.

The three kinds of sOkam

(fear/worries) experienced by

the gOpis--nOnbhu poorthy,

realizing the Lord as their

husband and tatthva Jn~Anam--

were banished by ANDAL's

upadesam thru ThiruppAvai.

 

 

13.3: Sokam over the thought that

the difficult routes of

following Karam , Jn~ana and

Bhakthi yOgams taught by the Lord

for his ujjeevanam. ArjunA

got rid of all the three sOkams

through GithOpadesam.

 

ANDAL ThiruvadigaLE saraNam,

RaamAnuja Daasan, Oppiliappan Koil V.SatakOpan