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 BhakthAs:

 

There are 10 Mandalams (cantos) in Rg Vedam .

There are 1,028 hymns (Sookthams) in these ten

mandalams , which in turn house all the 10,589

Rks or Manthrams .

 

The seventh mandalam has 104 of these 1,028 hymns .

Each of The 104 hymns contain 3 ,5, 10 or 21 Rks

(manthrams) . adiyEn will select individaul Rks

and specific words and passages from them to relate

to the Vaibhavam of a great Achaaryan such as

HH Srimath NaarAyaNa YathIndhra MahA Desikan ,

who has the specific title of Vedha Maarga

PrathishtApanAchAryan.

 

The Rishi for the Seventh mandalam

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Sage Vasishta , the Raaja Guru for the Soorya

Kulam of Lord Raamachandraa is the Rishi or seer

for all the 104 hymns of the Seventh Book of Rg

Vedam. The etymology of the word " Vasishta " has been

provided by Sri Dayananda .The five references by

him in this context are:

 

(1)athisayEna vasO -- The supreme among Vasus

 

(2)athisayEna dhanADya: = " exceedingly rich or opulent "

 

(3)athisayEna Vasu: = extraordinarily wealthy

or abundantly rich

 

(4)athisayEna VidhyAsu krutha-vaasa: = rich abode of

true Jn~Anam /learning

 

(5)athisayEna VasumAn--rich possesor of wealth.

 

Allthese definitions apply brilliantly to

HH Sri NaarAyaNa YathIndhra MahA Desikan ,

who is a Parama Hamsa ParivrAjaka SanyAsi ,

whose immense wealth of SadAchAram ,

rigorous anushtAnam and dhivya Jn~Anam

of a rare kind. It is fair to salute Him

as the Vasishtar .

 

Who is Mithra, varuNa and Maithra-VaruNi ?

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The Rishi of all the Hymns of the Sapthama

Mandalam is not just Vasishta Rishi , but He

is qualified as " MaithrA-varuNi VASISHTA Rishi .

 

Mithra-VaruNa Twin is often invoked in Veda manthrams.

Let us take each of the Naamams for the Lord

(Mithra, VaruNa) and then study them together.

 

Sri Dayaananda derives the meaning of VaruNa as :

" Ya: SarvAn SishtAn MumukshUn dharmathmanO vruNOthi

Sa VaruNa: " . He thus intreprets VaruNa and His

role as " the One , who selects out, chooses and

thus favors them only , who are virtuous and deserving to

follow the path leading to freedom from bondage (Moksham)

is VaruNa " .In many sections of the Vedam , VaruNa is

addressed as " Rajaa VaruNaa " to suggest that He is

the most venerable .

 

Sri DayAnanda derives the meaning of the word " MithrA "

as the One who shows love and affection (snEham )as a dear

friend to us. Lord is the Supreme friend of ours and

therefore He is considered as MithrA .

 

Maithra-VaruNi Dyad

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When the combined word , " Maithra-Varuna " is used

in the context of Vasishta , the commentators of

Rg Vedam ( Swamy S.P.Sarasvathi and S.VidyAlankar),

have pointed out that " VaruNa is assoicated

with all that is vast and pure (infinity and purity)

and Mithra is assoicated with all that is shining (light)

and harmony). Together , they create in a sishya ,

a force full of divine knowledge and guard him from going

astray . In this context , MithrA has been intrepreted as

" PrANavath Suhruth " ( dear as life) and VaruNa as

" Vara: SrEshta: " or the Superb and pure.

 

Thesis of the NavAham Postings

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All AchAryAs , who have opened our spirtual eyes

and guide us through the Vedic path are worthy of

adoration by their sishyAs with gratitude every

moment of their lives.

 

For adiyEn that Supreme AchAryA is HH MalOla

PaadhukA Sevaka Sri NaarAyaNa YathIdhra MahA

Desikan of Ahobila Matam . He is the Maithra-VaruNi

Vasishta Rishi of Sapthama mandalam for adiyEn.

 

During the occasion of His completion of the 75th

Thirunakshathram , it is adiyEn's humble and

respectful effort to salute Him as the Raaja Rishi

and MaalOla Paadhukaa Sevakar perorming AarAdhanam

and PourOhithyam to that Nava-Vidha Roopan ,

Sri Lakshmi Nrusimhan . From His sacred seat

at the Thiruvadi of MalOlan, this illustrious

Raaja Rishi instructs us about the eight Vedic

Virtues extolled by an Atharva veda Manthram:

 

Sathyam Bruhath ruthamugram dhIkshA

TapO Brahama Yaj~na: pruthivIm dhArayanthi

-- Atharva Vedam : XII.1.1

 

Sathyam (Truth), Bruhath ( vast infinity) ,

Rutam ( the right and sustainable way ),

ugram ( formidability ), DhIkshA ( the right

consecration ), Tapas ( austerity/penance) ,

Brahma (In one intrepretation , the aptitude

for acquiring the true knowledge leading to

Mokasham ) and Yaj~na ( dedicated service and

selfless sacrifice) ar ethe eight virtues that

sustain this world. Each of these words have vast

connotations and we shall not get in to those

elaborate and transcendental meanings here.

 

In Vedic usage , there are two dhvandhvAs :

Dhuritha and Bhadra . Dhruitha represents

all that leads to sorrow and pain and Bahdra

stands for the polar opposite of Dhuritha,

(Viz)., virtue and good causing lasting

auspiciousness .

 

It was adiyEn's aachAryan that added the Rg

Vedic prayer in the daily list of prayers

offered in front of Sri Lakshmi Nrusimhan :

 

Bhadram karNEbhi: sruNuyAma dEvaa

Bhadram pasyEmaakshibhiryajathrA:

--Rg Vedam I.89.8

 

(meaning): Let us (always) hear , Oh Lord and

learned people , with our ears , what is Bhadra

(auspicious ); let us see with our eyes ,what is

bhadra ( good and auspicious).

 

In the Sri Matam sampradhAyam , Bhadran is

Sri Nrusimha BhagavAn and BhadrA is MahA Lakshmi

seated on His left thigh .Together , they offer

SaraNAgatha Rakshakathvam as celebrated by

the " Sarvaj~nan " , Ahirbudhnyan in His

sacred manthra Raaja Padha SthOthram .

 

The observance of SaraNAgathi along the lines taught by

GeethAchAryan in His Charama SlOkam is very important to

us all. Total self-surrender at the sacred feet of

MalOlan done for us by this Maithra-VaruNi Raaja

Rishi as MalOla PaadhukA Sevakar is the height of

one's bliss in this world .

 

AdiyEn requests you to participate in the forthcoming

75th Thirunakshathram of this great AchAryan and

support the nithyArAdhanam at the Sri Sannidhi,

, KaalakshEpams , Veda paatasAlai and TadhiyArdahanams

at Sri Sannidhi for the benefit of the world.

 

Please contact Sriman ParthasArathy Dileepan regarding

Your support .He is serving as a focus person for this

magnificent effort.

 

Sri Lakshmi Nrusimha ParabrahmaNE Nama:

Srimath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE saraNam ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SatakOpan