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Volume IX :-

 

Volume Title :- Drishtadhrishta Phalamaagiya

Raamaanuja Thirunaamam (Contd..)

 

Last issue we saw the meaning of the 4th thaniyan of

Iraamaanusa Nootrandhaadhi. We ended saying by the

recition of the Iraamaanusa Thirunaamam we get both the

Drishta and Adhrishta Phalam. In this issue let us

understand what Drishta Phalam is :

 

Drishta Phalam is the fruits that we experience when

we are alive in this world. Drishta Phalam might be

good or bad depending on the Karmaas we do. Let us

assume that we are experiencing happiness as a result

of " Drishta Phalam " . This happiness comes to us as

fruits since we would have lived according to

Shaastraas, we would have done nithyaanushtaanams like

Sandhyaa Vandhanam, Gaayathri Japam etc. This will

definitely give us fruits in a good way so that we can

live happily in this bhoolokam. " Gaayathri Manthram "

is being considered as the essence of Vedaas according

to the religion of Vaidhikaas (Brahmanaas) who do

nithyaanushtaanams and the nithya karmaas prescribed to them.

 

 

Upanishads are considered to be the important part and

essence of the Vedaas and " Narayana Anuvakam " is the

essence of Upanishads. In " Narayana Anuvaakam " the

" Narayan Gaayathri Manthram " which starts with

" Naaryaanaaya Vigmahe... " is considered to be the

essence of " Narayana Anuvaakham " . In all these verses

the greatness of " Naaraayana " thirunaamam is described.

In fact the Ashtaakshara Manhram is nothing but the

essence of the " Naaraayana Gaayathri manthram " . This

thirunaamam has such a greatness . This is accepted by

all the Vaidhikaas.

 

The meaninf of " Gayathri Manthram " is " Let all my prayers

belong to that great person who sits in the midst of

the rays of the shining sun, who purifies and triggers my

brain to go into the path of spirituality " . Here we may

think that this points to the " Soorya Devan " . Actually

it does not. Because when Soorya Devan himself needs

someone to purify and trigger his mind then how can he

purify our mind ? Hence all our mind keeps expecting

only one person who can purify and trigger our mind

that can lead us in a spiritual path. This brings us a

great paasuram in which aazhwaar says " Uyirum dharumanaiye

nokkum On poo uyarum, sayarum karunkadalaiye nokkum aaru.

Onn thaamaraiyaal kelvan oruvanaiye nookum unarvu.. "

 

This paasuram says that " Like the flower that expects the

Sun rays for it to blossom, just as all the souls expect

only the Dharmaraajan Yama after the body's death for the fruits

of their karmaas, just as all the water in the rivers

expect to reach the ocean, the Jeevaathmaa expects the

one and only supreme being Sriya: Pathi Sriman

Naaraayanan for his kataaksham " .

 

Similarly we have a verse that we recite during Sandhyaa

Vandhanam which goes like this :

 

" Dhyeyas sadhaa: savithrumanda madhyavruthi Naaraayna :

Sarasijaasana: sannivishta: keyuravaan magara kundalavaan

Kireetee haari hiranmaya vapu: dritha shankha chakra:

Shanka chakra gadhaa pane: Dwaarakaa nilayaachyuthaam

Govinda pundaikaksha rakshamaam shranaagatham "

 

The above verse clearly says in the first line that " The lord

Naarayanaa who sits in the midst of the rays of the

shining sun " through the line " savithrumanda madhyavarthi

Naaraayna: " . Here " Savithru Mandala " means Sooryam Mandalam

" Madhyavarthi " means " resides in the midst of " . Hence

" Naaraayanaa who sits in the midst of the soorya mandalam " .

Similary this leads to say that the " Gaayarhti Manthram "

is used to worship the one who resides in the midst of the

Soorya Mandalam.

 

We chant this " Gaayathri Manthram " either 10, 108 or 1008

times everyday depending on our convenience in order that our

minds go in the spiritual path towards emperumaan.

But Thiruvaranagthamadhanar felt that he has not seen anybody

experiencing fruits (Drishta Pahalam) of reciting this

manthram when they are alive nor he has heard about anyone

one who has achieved Sri Vaikunatam (Adhrishta Phalam)

reciting this manthram. Hence Swamy feels that instead of

reciting this manthram we can recite the " Raamaanuja "

thirunaamam that gives us both Drishta and Adhrishta

Phalam.

 

 

 

Will Continue..

 

RAAMAANUJASYA CHARANAU SHARNAM PRAPADYE. SRIMATHE RAAMAANUJAAYA NAMA:

 

 

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