asmadhAchAryan SathAbhishEkam special- 2

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SrImathE Gopaladesika Mahadesikaya Namah:

 

Dearest Srivaishnavas,

 

I wish to share with you another article written by His Holiness Srimad

Andavan Sri PaRavakkOttai Gopaladesika Mahadesikan on meditation (dhyAnam).

All errors and faults are only mine; May AchAryan and BhAgawathas forgive me

for the same.

 

When uttering manthram, it would be nicer and more enjoyable if one knows

the meaning of the manthram. Out of all manthRas, the three manthrAs,

namely, ashtAksharam, VasudEvadwAdasAksharam, VishNushaTaksharam, are most

important. In those manthrAs, the words Narayana, Vasudeva, VishNu mean that

Emperumaan (the Lord) is everywhere; there is no place at all where He does

not exist. He is the Lord Of Shree Lakshmi, Bhoomi and Neela Devi.

 

Sriman Narayanan is the Supreme soul of all chit and achit tatvas, having

all chit and achit tatvas as his body, controlling everything, the only

material and instrumental cause of the universe, present inside and outside

everything. “antharbahischathassarvam vyApya nArAyaNasthitha: “ Out of His

five forms, Pararoopam is the first.

 

In Bhagavath vibhUthi, three parts are above virajA nadhI, which is Sri

VaikuNta lOkam called aprAkritha lOkam – thripAdh vibhUthi and the remaining

one quarter is prAkritha lOkam, consisting of the universes, worlds where we

live in.

 

SrIvaikuNta Divya nagar is the city or capital of Sri vaikuNta lOkam. It is

well guarded by Kumudhan, KumudhAkshan, PuNdareekan, vAmanan, Shanka karNan,

SarpanEthran, Sumukhan and SuprathishTan. There are four entrances with

tall gopurams (towers) on all four sides. At the center is the tall grand,

greatest palatial building. ChaNdan, PrachaNdan, Badran, Subadran, Jayan,

Vijayan, dhaatra, vidhatra are the ones at the gates safeguarding this

palace.

 

Inside the palace, is the most exquisitely beautiful ThirumAmaNi maNdapam.

At its center, is the most gorgeous – athisundhara SimhAsanam. There are

eight legs for this simhAsanam called, “Dharmam (justice), jnAnam

(knowledge), VairAgyam(renunciation), aishwaryam (wealth),

adharmam(injustice), anjnAnam (lack of knowledge or ignorance), avairAgyam

(non-renunciation), and anaishwaryam (poverty). There is a bed (or seat) of

AdhisEshan on that simhAsanam. There are nine damsels namely, Vimala,

UtakarshiNI, jnAnA, kriyA, yogA, prahvI, SathyA, IsAnA, and anugrahA who

serve Sriman Narayanan, moving gently the veNchAmaram ( a bushy type fan).

In the front of Sriya: Pathi Sriman Narayana, all AchAryAs are seated most

gracefully and on the right, SridEvi; on the left BhUdEvi and nIlAdEvi; and

other dhivya mahishIs surround EmperumAn.

 

The most beautiful shining crown on His Head; mukthAhAram (pearl necklace)

around His neck; SrIvathsam; Kausthubham; Vaijayanthi vanamAlA- are brightly

adorning His Divine Chest. The PeethAmbaram at His Hip; The dress and

ornaments worn by the Lord such as silk apparel, crown, ear rings, arm

rings, waist belt (Around the waist the ottiyANam); Holding in His most

resplendent Hands are the Divine weapons such as Conch and ChakrA, mace,

bow, sword and lotus (padmam).

 

Anantha, Garuda, VishvaksEnar and others recite SaamagAnam;

Vishvakenar (the commander-in-chief) along with GajAnanan (the elephant

faced NithyasUri), JayathsEnan, Harivakthran, and Kaalaprakruthi pay

military honor to EmperumAn;

akilahEyaprathyanIkan (having no faults and no blemishes absolutely at all

times and under all circumstances in all forms and in all avatars),

ananthakalyANaguNakaran (having anantha kalyAna guNas of jnAnam, Shakthi,

Balam, aishvaryam, vIryam, Shakthi, thEjas etc.)

The One who is also addressed as ParavAsudEvan, Parabrahmam is Sriman

narayanan. He is Iswaran- the Lord.

 

All names identify him as He is the soul of all and everything. He is

infinite Absolute Bliss (Ananda), infinite knowledge self, knowing

everything (jnAnam). He is the creator; sustainer and destroyer of

everything. He is Pristinely purest (akilahEyaprathyanIkan) -

untouched by impurities; He has infinite (kalyANa guNAs) most auspicious ,

divine qualities unique to Only Himself. (ananthakalyANaguNakaran)

 

He is the Lord Of Shree Lakshmi, Bhoomi and Neela Devi.

 

He has all and everything (both Chith and achith tatvas) as his body. Sriman

Narayanan alone is Parathvam.

 

At least for ten minutes, everyday, we need to cultivate our minds to

meditate on (think of) Him; This mind is so fickle; like a monkey. But it is

KaNNan (GeethAchAryan’s upadEsam that with practice, and vairAgyam

(determination) one can concentrate slowly and develop. Without thinking of

anything else, if we keep trying to think and meditate on Paraman, we can do

it…

 

Narayana Narayana

 

Let us salute Sriya: Pathi Sriman Narayana with all His paraphernalia.

 

adiyEn Narayana Dasan madhavakkannan

 

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