Srimath Azhagiya Singar's approaching 75th Birthday completion celebration (Nov 26): Vedic Reflections NavAham (Nine days of salutation based on the Seventh canto Manthrams ): First Day of salutation to the Vaibhavam of HH Sri NaarAyaNa YathIndhra Ma

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Dear Sri Lakshmi Nrusimha BhakthAs:

 

Today , adiyEn will focus on the first Rk of

the First Sooktham of the Seventh MaNdalam of

Rg Vedam:

 

" Agnim narO didhitibhir araNyOr

hastacyuthi janayantha prasastham I

dhurEdhrusam gruhapathim aTaryum II "

 

(meaning ): " As the fire priests with (their)

fingers produce fire from two sticks by the (deft)

motion of their hands , in the same way with

the coordinated efforts of their deep thinking

and noble actions , WISE MEN manifest and extend

the glory of the effulgent Lord , who is excellent ,

and to be realized at depth with subtle eyes,

ever vigilant and soverign Lord of Creation " .

 

An AchAryan and his unique help to His sishyan

is outlined here brilliantly . Before the start

of a Yagn~am , the Vedic priest churns the araNi

Kattai with another stick to generate fire for

the Yagn~am . The fire is latent in the stick.

By the deft movement of his fingers , the priest

brings out the fire . Similarly a SadhAchAryan

through manthrOpadesam generates the fire of

Jn~Ana Sampath in his sishyan and grows it further

through visEsha UpadEsams on :

 

(A) Tatthva Thrayam : chEthanam , achEthanam

and Isavaran and their lakshaNams

 

(B)artha panchakam /Five meanings:

 

B.1: **Svaroopam of the Lord as Sarva Seshi

and Praapyan (One to be attained )by the jeevAthmA .

 

That Praapya svaroopam of the Lord is taught as :

 

(1) One who is never ever separated from MahA Lakshmi

(2) Having the form of limitless Jn~Anam and Aanandham

(3) As Sakala KalyANa GuNa PoorNan

(4) free of any hEyam/DhOsham (hEya Prathyaneekam )

(4) with dhivya managaLa Vigraham

(5) Having the two Isvaryams of LeelA & Nithya VibhUthi

(6) performing the leelais of creating, sustaining

and destroying the Universes.

 

B.2: **Svaroopam of the JeevAthma as a Seshan/Servant

of the Lord and PraapthA seeking to attain the Lord ;

the three kinds of Jeevans: Bhaddhan (bonded) ,

Mukthan ( liberated thru the anushtAnam of Bhakthi

or Prapatthi) and Nithyan ( eternally liberated ).

 

B.3: **The Means/UpAyam to attain the Lord

 

B.4: ** The Svaroopam of the fruit to be attained;

Phala Svaroopam.

 

B.5: ** The obstacles to attain the Phalan : VirOdhi

svaroopam .

 

Asmath AchAryan teaches us about the importance of

performing SaraNAgathi at the feet of MalOla Narasimhan

and makes us see the world as Nrusimha Garbham.

He teaches us:

 

MaathA Nrusimhasccha PithA Nrusimha:

BhrAthA Nrusimha: SakhA Nrusimha:

VidhyA Nrusimha: DhraviNam Nrusimha:

SwAmi Nrusimha: SAKALAM Nrusimha:

 

ItthO Nrusimha: ParathO Nrusimha:

YathO YathO yaathi Tatho Nrusimha:

 

Nrusimha DevAth adhikam na kinchith

Tasmath Nrusimham SARANAM PRAPADHYE

 

Asmath AchAryan teaches us about the importance

of recognizing Nrusimhan's sacred pair of

Feet as the One and only recourse for

protection during the times of danger .

His hands are the Only ones that provide

KarAvalampam. Regarding the importance of

Nrusimhan's Thiruvadi, asmath AchAryan teaches:

 

aapadhi kim smaraNeeyam ?

SmaraNeeyam Sri Nrusimha Padha YugaLam

SamsAra SaagarAth yath taraNa suyOgyam

bhavEth sadhaa nruNAm

 

(meaning): During times of danger and distress ,

the sacred pair of feet of Nrusimhan has to be

reflected upon. They provide the power to

cross the ocean of SamsAram by men.

 

The word " aTaryum " found in the Rg Veda Manthram

selected here is very important .It means One , who is

always active and continously accessible. These are

two distinguishing traits of asmathAchAryan. Even as

He enters His 76th year, His sanchArams from Sethu to

HimAchalam and from DwarakA to AyOdhyA and NaimisAraNyam

will be the envy of a much younger person . His

sanchArams (travels) are ordained by Sri Lakshmi

Nrusimhan .He has to travel with MalOlan from

Village to village and perform SamAsraYaNam ,

BharanyAsam and redeem the Bhaddha Jeevans .

This is the command of the Lord to the Founder of

the Ahobila Matam , Sri Adhi VaNN SatakOpa Jeeyar .

That command is observed by all of the successors of

the Founding Jeeyar , who was initiated into SanyAsa

Aasramam by BhagavAn Nrusimhan Himself at AhObilam

some 600 plus years ago.

 

The Vedic word " aTaryum " also means continously

accessible.Inspite of the demands of the NithyAradhanam

of MalOlan , rigorous anushtAnam and the incessant

administrative pressures of a MatAdhipathi , HH

Sri NaarAyana YathIndhra MahA Desikan inquires

about the Yoga KshEmam of His disciples

with Sumukham and blesses us all from considerable

distance as well via Telebridge.

 

The other word housed in this sapthama MaNdala

Veda Manthram is " Prasastham " . This is a powerful

word that fits the noble attributes of asmath

AchAryan . Prasasthi means excellence , eminence,

praiseworthy. HH Sri NaarAyana YathIndhra MahA Desikan's

excellence in Ubhaya VedAntha Scholarship, eminence

in KaalakshEpam on Grantha ChAthushtyam , His

extraordinary writing skills , His AchAram and

anushtAnam are truly legendary .

 

This Veda Manthram salutes " the coordinated

efforts of their (wise men's) deep (Scholastic)

thinking and noble actions " . many are the instances

that come to mind about asamth AchAryan's far sighted

thinking and noble actions taken for Loka KshEmam.

 

There are many more references in this Veda manthram

that can be elaborated. Inview of space restraints,

adiyEn will leave it to you for reflection .

 

AdiyEn concludes this day's posting (Prasasthi)

on my revered AchAryan with another Veda Manthram

from the Sapthama mandaLam , which is aiyen's

AchAryA's upadEsam :

 

upasadhyAya mILhusha aasyE juhuthA havi:

yO nO nedhishtham aapyam

--Rg.7.15.1

 

(meaning ) " Offer homage to the ever present

adorable Lord (Nrusimhan ) , the showerer of

blessings . Offer it to Him directly (thru

nithyArAdhanam and dhyAnam ) , as He is

available (accessible ) in our close proximity

(HrudhyAkAsam and Archai ).

 

Srimath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

DaasOham , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SatakOpan