Sri Vilakkoli Perumal, Thoopul/ThirutthaNkA dhivya Desam: Nithya AarAdhana kaimkaryam for VilakkoLi PerumAL and Swamy Desikan : Part XXII: Ninteenth SlOkam

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SrI:

 

Dear BhakthAs:

 

Today , adiyEn will cover the Eighteenth slOkam

of Sri SaraNAgathi DhIpikai , where Swamy Desikan

instructs us that there is no other God , who is fit to

perform SaraNAgathy than SrIman NaarAyaNan ( ArchA

Moorthy , SrI ViLakkoLi PerumAL). He performs upadesam

for us on the Parathvam of SrIman NaarAyaNan just as

PeriyAzhwAr established earlier at Madhurai . There AzhwArhad

the Darsana soubhAgyam of the Lord and performed MangaLAsAsanam

for the Dhivya Dampathis through ThiruppallANDu:

 

Kaasi-Vruka-Andhaka-sarAsana-BhANa-GangA--

sambhUthi-naamakruthi-samvadhana-aadhyudhanthai:

svOkthayambharIsha bhaya sApamukhaisccha Sambhum

Tvannignam IkshitavathAm iha Ka: SaraNya:

 

--SrI SaraNAgathi DhIpikai: SlOkam 19

 

(Meaning):Oh ViLakkoLi PerumAnE ! There are many

things we learn from the study of the purANams

dealing with the incidents related to Kaasi Raajan ,

VrukAsuran , AndhakAsuran , Siva " s bow , BhANasuran,

GangA , SivA's own word and AmbharIsha charithram .

The most important tatthvam we learn from the study of

these episodes is that Lord SivA is Your most devoted

Bhakthan . When we comprehend their relationship , we

come to the conclusion that there is no one , who is

equal to or greatr than You among Gods for conferring

the bliss of Moksham through the anushtAnam of Prapatthi.

 

Additional Comments:

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The rhetorical question that Swamy Desikan poses is:

" Thvath nignam IkshithavathAm Iha Ka: SaraNya:? "

For those , who understand clearly that Lord Sivan ,

the Sarvaj~nan , is dhAsa bhUthan to You as He Himself

states in Manthra Raaja padha SthOthram , who else is

there as the object of their SaraNAgathi. There is no one.

Thou art the Sarva LOka SaraNyan. Thou art the Moksham--

granting Mukundhan. BrahmA and Sivan , Indhran and

others got their visEsha SthAnams by performing

AarAdhanam to SrIman NaarAyaNa and hold on to their

positions for finite time. Brahma performed AarAdhanam

for SrIman NaarAyaNan for thousand crores of Yugams to

attain his status as the creator of the three worlds

according to KuNDatarOpAkyAnam referred to in MahA BhAratham .

Lord Sivan is said to have performed a visEsha

Yaagam (SarvamEdha Yaagam ) to relaize his lofty

position ( BhAratham Saanthi parvam: 8-37 and 20.12):

 

MahAdEva: sarvamEdhE MahAthmA

huthvaa-aathmAnam dEva dEvO BhabhUva

visvAn lOkAn vyApya vishtabhya keerthyA

virAjathE dhyuthimAn KrutthivAsa:

 

--MahA BhAratham: 20.12

 

(Meaning): The Great One revered as MahA Devan /Sivan

performed the sarvamEdha Yaagam , where He offered Himself

as Havis and became the greatest among DevAs. He shines

brilliantly in all the worlds with His Jn~Anam , took on

eight kinds of radiant forms (Ashta Moorthy) and became

renowned (keerthimAn , DhyutimAn virAjathE).

 

From BrahmA downwards , all are under the influence of

their karmAs (Karma VasyA:) . This fact makes one

conclude that there is no one fit for SaraNAgathy and

aathma rakshaNam than VaasudEvan( ithi mathvA virakthasya,

VAASUDEVA: PARAA GATHI:/Bhagavatham: 11.19.18 ).

 

In the conversation between BrahmA , the Father and

Sivan , His son , BrahmA says :

 

tavaantharAthmA Mama cha yE chAnyE dEhi-sam~jithA:

sarvEshAm SaakshibhUthOsou na grAhya: kEnachin kvachith

--BhAratham : Saanthi parvam

 

(meaning): Brahma-RudrAdhikaLs are sEshans to SrIman NaarAyaNan.

He is the antharAthmA (indweller) to You and Me as well as

witness for all of our deeds. His mysteries are not fully

understood by anyone at any time.

 

Even the Sarvaj~nan , Rudra-Sivan states in his famous

tribute to SrIman NaarAyaNan that all aathmAs are

daasa bhUthans to Lord SrIman NaarAyaNan and therefore ,

he(Sivan) is worshipping Him (SrIman NaarAyaNan ) as His

daasa bhUthan :

 

DaasabhUthA: svatha-sarvE hyAthmAna: ParamAthmana:

athO-ahamapi tE daasa ithi mathvA namAmyaham

--Manthra Raaja padha SthOthram : 12

 

Sivan has no ajnAnam or samsayam (doubt) about who he is

and what his realtionship to the Lord is . The PurAnic episodes

confirm their sEsha-sEshi , daasa-Swami relationships

and clarifies the need to understand that SrIman NaarAyaNan

(SrI DhIpa PrakAsan as the ArchAvathAran at ThirutthaNkA )

is the prApyam and upEyam thru the upAyam of SaraNAgathy.

 

Sri Maragathavalli SamEtha Sri DhIpa PrakAsa ParabhramaNE Nama:

Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam,

Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SaThakOpan(Sadagopan)

 

P.S : Dear BhakthAs: The last issue of Nrusimha PriyA ,

the monthly journal of SrI matam had a beautiful picture

of SrI DhIpa PrakAsan and His Devis. Hope you had a chance to

see that picture. NithyArAdhanam to SrI DhIpa PrakAsan

and to Swamy NigamAntha MahA Desikan is a mahA kaimkaryam.

Please join in this kaimkaryam and help reach the final

plateau of the assembly of funds needed. Please contact me for

status and details on how you can join in . Thank You all !