Ten-fold association

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Srimate Srilakshminrisimha Parabrahmane Nama:

Srimate Sri Lakshminrisimha Divyapadukasevaka

Srivan Satakopa Sri NarayanaYatindra Mahadesikaya nama:

 

On this auspicious Thirunkashtram day of the one free of

any blemish, namely, Madhurakavi Azhvar, the quintessence

of Sri Vaishnava Sri, the embodiment of Acharya bhakti,

let us remind ourselves of the ten-fold relationship

between jIva and Bhagavan that is more aptly cherished

between a sishya and a sadacharyan.

 

adhikAra sangraham #2

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inbaththil iRaincuthalil isaiyum pERRil

igazhAadha palluRavil irAgam mARRil

thanpaRRil vinaivilakkil thagavOkkatthil

thatthuvatthai uNartthuthalil thanmaiyaakkil

anbarkkE avadharikkum Ayan niRka

arumaRaikaL thamizh seydhAn thALE kondu

thunbaRRa madhuragavi thOnRak kAttum /

tholvazhiyE nalvazhigaL thuNivArgatkE.

 

 

1. blissful enjoyment of Bhagavan (inbaththil)

2. surrendering at the lotus feet of Bhagavan (iRaincudhalil)

3. accepting Bhagavan as the apt fruit for the true nature

of the soul (isaiyum pERRil)

4. realizing many different types of connection with

Bhagavan (ighazAdha pal uravil)

5. with the grace of Bhagavan annihilating forbidden

desires (rAgam mARRil)

6. developing attachment towards Bhagavan (than paRRil)

7. eliminating sins (vinai vilakkil)

8. being an object for Bhagavan's grace (thagavokkaththil)

9. realizing the truth of what is to be known through

Bhagavan's grace, (thatthuvatthai uNartthutalil)

10. reaching an equality of status with Bhagavan (thanmaiyAkkil)

 

Madurakavi AzvAr realized these ten-fold relationship not

with Lord Kannan present on this earth in Vibhava form

(anbarkkE avatharikkum Ayan niRka), but with Sri Nammazhvar

(arumaRaikaL thamizh seydhAn thALE kondu). This divine path

revealed to us by Madurakavi who is free of any grief, is

the hoary (vedic) way for those of us who are determined.

 

As a sishya our duty include (i) worshiping our Acaryan as

the Lord, (ii) feel deeply indebted to him for the teachings

of esoteric secrets he has conveyed, (iii) not wasting the

teachings through bad habits, (iv) spreading the Acharyan's

fame far and wide, and (v) protecting the secret manthrAs and

their esoteric meanings from public glare.

 

As sishya we must realize that worshiping the acaryan,

meditating upon his auspecious characteristics, broadcasting

his praise, celebrating his thirunakshatram, etc., come nowhere

close to the great help the Acharyan has gracefully provided.

 

-- adiyEn ramanuja dasan

srimad azhagiya Singar thiruvadi

 

 

Reference:

Desika Darsana SAra sanghraham, by Sri u.vE. Vangipuram

Navaneetham Srirama Desikacharyar Swami, 1968, LIFCO