(VedAntha Desikan)Sri Deshika Sahasranamams:Part XXVI- 468-4

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468) (PraNavam) Vibhaktha VishNu naivEdhya

chaathurvidhyOpayOga vidhE nama:

 

(meaning): Salutations to that great AchAryan , who

knew the four kinds of divisons of VishNu naivEdhyam

and their uses.

 

Additional Comments: This subject covered in ParamEswara

Samhithai and is referred to by Swamy Desikan here in

Saccharithra Raksha. The first portion of the Bhagavad

PrasAdham is for VishvaksEnar , the second portion is for

Kitchen staff ( ThirumadaipaLLi kaimkaryaparAL) ,

the third portion for one's AchAryAs or qualified

SrI VaishnavAs and the fourth portion is for personal

consumption.

 

SrI VangIswara Kaarikai suggests that Bhagavad prasAdham

can be split in to either 4 or 6 parts.SrI UtthamUr Swamy

pointed out the importance of assigning a portion for

VishvaksEnar and then use the rest as per need and occasion.

 

469) ( PraNavam) HaripUjOpayuktha sTAyipUjAnthara-

yOgavidhE nama:

 

(Meaning): Salutations to the sadAchAryan , who knew

that the " sTira dhravyam " can be used again .

 

Additional Comments: This topic has reference to Poushkara

Samhithai. There are two kinds of material used in

Bhagavad AarAdhanam . One is sTira dhravyam . Garlands ,

pavithram are examples of sTira dhravyam. Madhubargam ,

annam (prasAdham) are asTira dhravyams. Swamy Desikan

instructed us that sTira dhravyams can be used again

in the subsequent days of AarAdhanam , whereas asTira

dhravyams can not be used again.If the flowers in

the garlands do not fade, they can be used up to

three days again .

 

470) (PraNavam) VishNunaivEdhyaika saadhya ViasvadEva-

vidhi priyAya nama:

 

Salutations to that MahAchAryan , who knew that VaisvadEvam

has to be performed only with naivEdhyam presented earlier

to BhagavAn VishNu.Vaisvadevam involves dEvathAnthara

poojanam (yaj~nam). Bhagvad NaivEdhya prasAdham can alone

be used in VaisvadEvam . It can only be performed by

a grahasthan , who is not a widow.

 

471) (praNavam) VishNu naivEdhyaika saadhya

pithru srArdhakkriyAdhikAya nama:

 

(Meaning): Salutations to the SadAchAryan , who

ruled that Pithru srArddham can be done only with

VishNu naivEdhyam .

 

Additional comments: There are some who say that

VishNu naivEdhyAnnam should not be used for SrArddham ,

which are for Pithrus (manes). Using the pramAnams from

Samhithais , Swamy Desikan established that only annam

used as VishNu naivEdhyam can be used in SrArddha kAryams.

It is suggested that pithrus will be immensely pleased

with the offerings of VishNu naivEdhyams to them . As in

the case of VaisvadEvam , Pancha MahA Yaj~nam , sTAlipAkam

and other yaj~nams involving offering to dEvathAntharams

should be done with NaivEdhyam offered earlier to VishNu.

 

VAzhi vyAkhyAmuddirak kai !!!

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