[srivenugopala] Sri Vilakkoli Perumal, Thoopul/ThirutthaNkA dhivya Desam: Nithya AarAdhana Kaimkaryam for VilakkoLi PerumAL and Swamy Desikan : Part XXXVII: Thirty Fourth SlOkam

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SrI:

 

Dear BhakthAs:

 

Today , adiyEn will cover the Thirty Fourth slOkam

of Sri SaraNAgathi DhIpikai , where Swamy Desikan

salutes the paramaikAnthis , who recognize without

doubt that Lord Sriman NaarAyaNan is the Para Devathai

( Supreme Being )and worship Him alone as the God of Gods:

 

BrahmA GirIsa itharEapyamarA ya yEthE

nirddhUya thaann niraya-thulya phala-prasoodhIn

prApthum Tavaiva Padha-Padhma -yugam prathIthA:

paathivrathIm Thvayi vahanthi parAvaragy~nA:

 

--SrI SaraNAgathi DhIpikai: SlOkam 34

 

Meaning:

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Oh ViLakkoLi PerumALE ! Brahma, Sivan and other DevAs can only

grant the insignificant and perishable phalans equivalent in value to

narakAnubhavam . Thou art the Supreme Being , DevAthi Devan .

They ( the ParmaikAnthis ) understand Your exalted nature over them

(the other Gods) and do not ever approach latter for any boons.

They simply reject them .This way they maintain their chastity

like a righteous and chaste wife , who does not even look at

another man (except her wedded husband). She (a Pathivrathai)

considers her husband as God Himself and serves him always .

The paramikAnthis behave thus like Pathivrathais and reject all

the other DevAs and offer worship only to You .

 

Additional Comments (V.S):

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The reference here is to the sixth chapter of Srimath

Rahasya Thraya Saaram of Swamy Desikan , where He elaborates on

the mind set of ParamaikAnthis ( ParadEvathA-PaaramArTyAdhikAram ).

 

Swamy Desikan reminds us that the Dhivya Dampathis alone are PrApyam

and PrApakam for us ; the upadEsam is that all other darsanams extolling

other Devathais , who are Jeevans bound by KarmAs , are to be rejected

by us.Brahma-RudrAdhis are creations of Sriman NaarAyaNan; they are

Karma-vasyarkaL; they got their exalted posts due to the Aaraadhanam

they did for their Lord, Sriman NaarAyaNan. They are subject to

the Maayai of the Lord. They perform Kaimkaryam to the Lord

as a result of the Jn~Anam that our Lord bequeathed on them .

They do not have SubhAsrayam. They can not grant Moksham.

One who knows these truths about the Supermacy of Sriman

NaarAyaNan over the other gods qualify for Moksham . These gods

are servants of Sriman NaarAyaNan and are His body . He is their

antharAthmA , Energizer and Commander . He is the Seshi and

they are Sesha Bhoothars to Him , the Master(Seshi).There is no

god , who is equal to or greater than Sriman NaarAyaNan.When one

is looked at by Him , one is assured of Moksham.Sriman NaarAyaNan

is akhila Tanu ( who has the Chethanam and achEthnam as His body );

He is the sole grantor of Moksham (Mukthidha:); He is the one

enjoyed by the liberated souls ( Muktha-BhOgya:).

 

PramANams Quoted by Swamy Desikan for the Supermacy of our Lord

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We will record here selected quotations from different

sacred texts.

 

1. ThiruvAimozhi 4-10-1:

 

KunRam pOl maNimAdaneedu ThirukkuruhUrathanuL

ninRa AadhippirAn niRkka MaRRattheyvam naaduthirE

 

( When the Supreme Lord AadhippirAN stands at ThirukkuruhUr

for You to see and experience , why would you approach any

other gods for protection and Moksha anugraham ?Why would

you engage in such a futile act ?).

 

2.AadhyO NaarAyaNO dEva: TasmAth BrahmA TathO Bhava:

 

--Varaha PurANam: 25-6

 

(meaning) Lord NaarAyaNan is the First.From Him arose

BrahmA and from arose Sivan).

 

3.nithyam hi naasthi jagathi bhUtham sTavara-jangamam

ruthE TamEkam Purusham VaasudEvam Sanaathanam

--BhAratham: Saanthi Parvam .347.32

 

( There is no ever-lasting entity -- among chEthanam

or achEthanam--other than the Purushan revered as

VaasudEavan ).He is the only imperishable , eternal Being).

 

4.aabrahm asthamBa paryanthA jagadhanthar-vyavasthitha:

prANina: karma-janitha samsAra-vasa-varthina:

--VishNu Dharmam: 104-23:

 

( From the mighty BrahmA to the smallest insect/

blade of grass , all the living entities are bound by

their karmAs.They are not liberated souls .They are born to

experience their Karma Phalans).

 

5.BrahmA MamAsrithO RaajannAham kaschidhupAsritha:

mamaasrayO na kaschitthu SarvEshAm AasrayO-hyAhaam

--Bharatham : Aasva Parvam:118.38)

 

( Oh KIng ! BrahmA has sought refuge in Me. I have

not sought the protection of anyone else. There is

no one, who I need for My refuge. I am the goal and

target to seek as Protector by One and All).

 

6.Na Param PundarIkAkshAth dhrusyathe Purusharbha

--BhAratham: BhIshama Parvam: 67.2

( Oh the great one among Men ! There is no One ,

who is Superior to the Lotus-eyed Lord , Sriman

NaarAyaNan).

 

7. ThrilOkyE Taadhrusa: kascchith na JaathO na janishyathE

( In all the three worlds , there is no One , who is

equal to the Lord and there will be no one in the future

either, who is going to be equal or Superior to Him ).

 

8. Isvaram Thamm vijAneema: Sa PithA Sa prajApathi:

--Bhaaratham: Aasav Parvam 43.13

 

(EmperumAn is the king of Kings .He is the King of BrahmA.

He is VishNu. He is Brhaman and Supreme . Therefore we

understand and revere Him as Isvaran . He is the Father of

All. He is PrajApathi).

 

9. HarirEka: sadhA dhyEyO Bhavadhbhi: Satthva-samsthithai:

--Sivan's words in Hari Vamsam(2.132.8)

 

( Oh BrahmaNAs with the abundance of Satthva guNam !

Lord Hari is the One and Only One to be nmeditated

upon by You !).

 

10. UpAsyOyEyam Sdahaa ViprA UpAyOasmi HarE; Smruthou

--Sivan's words in Hari Vamsam: 2-133-44

 

( Always Hari alone is fit for UpAsana/Meditation.

I am the guiding person to remind You of that way).

 

11.Prathibuddha-varjam sEvyam thu

( The Deavathais other than Sriman NaarAyaNan,

the Supreme Devathai, can be worshipped by every one

except those , who wish to recieve Moksha anugraham).

 

12.namm KaNNan KaNNallathu illayOr KaNNE

ThiruvAimozhi: 2.2.1

 

( There is no other protector except KaNNan for us).

 

13.Aavikku Ohr paRRukkompu ninnanlAl aRihinRilEn yaann "

ThiruvAimozhi: 10.10.3

 

( adiyEn does not know of any support stick (SaraNam)

to protect me from drowning in the ocean of SamsAram

except You.)

 

14.MaRRumOr Dhaivam uLathenRu iruppArOdu

uRRilEn , uRRathum UnnnadiyArkku adimai

maRRellAm pEsilum Ninn Thiruvettezhutthum

kaRRu, Naann KaNNapuratthemmAmE!

-- Periya Thirumozhi: 8.10.3

 

( Oh Lord of ThirukkaNNapuram! I will not join those ,

who think that there are Gods fit to meditate upon

than Yourself . The one wish desired by me and accepted by

me is to be the servant of those (BhAgavathAs) , who

are ParamaikAnthis devoted to Your sole service).

 

Swamy Desikan concludes this important chapter of

Srimath Rahasya Thraya Saaram in the spirit of

the 34th SlOkma of Sri SaraNAghathi dhIpikai this way:

 

Our Lord SrIman NaarAyaNan is the Only One , who can

directly bless us with Moksham. " nO itharANi " ( No

other Gods have the power). There is no limit to His

SvAtantryam (Free and unlimited will). Beyond Moksham ,

He can grant whatever else one seeks from Him.When One

approaches Him for phalans other than Moksham , He grants

them all in abundance. When paramiakAnthis approach Him

and serve Him without seeking anything, Moksham and

the rest of the Phalans are conferred by the Lord and

they reach the ParamaikAnthis readily.

 

SrImath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

SrI Lakshmi Nrusimha ParabrahmaNE Nama:

 

NigamAntha MahA Desikaaya NamO Nama:

SrI Maragathavalli SamEtha SrI DhIpa PrakAsa ParabrahmaNE nama:

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan/SaThakOpan

 

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