ThiruvahIndhrapuram RathnAngi Kaimkaryam:Part XXVI/SrI Raama Navami

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SrI:

 

Dear SrI Raama BhakthAs:

 

We enjoyed in the previous post the three brilliant

Sanskrit slOkams and two Tamil Paasurams at the beginning of

Swamy Desikan's SrI Sookthi Abhaya pradhAna Saaram.Let us

now highlight the content of the first chapter of

Abhaya PradhAna Saaram.

 

He is " AnjEl yenRu aruL Koduppaan " for those who sought His

refuge once and identified themselves as His Daasans

(OrukkAlE SaraNAha adhaihiravarkkum , Unakkadimai AhinrEn

yenravarkkum ).He will assure them total protection from

all fears . This is the essence of Abhaya pradhAnam offered

by our SaraNAgatha RakhsaNa Vrathy , Lord Raamachandran.

 

First Chapter: Prabhnadha AvathAram

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SrIman NaarAyaNan took the avathAram as the son

of King DasaraTA during one of the ThrEthA Yugams.

At that time , Brahma appeared before Sage Vaalmiki

and blessed him with " dhivya Saarasvatham "

(Divine speech) to compose the ithihAsam of

SrImad RaamAyaNam to celebrate the glories of

the Vibhava avathAram of the Lord centered

around SaraNAgathy Tatthvam .Brahma blessed Sage Valmiki

to have dhivya chakshus ( divine vision ) to experience

all that happened during RaamA's life so that his

description of the charitham would be free from any mistakes

(na tE vaak anruthA kaavyE kaachith athra bhavishyathi).

Valmiki revealed the avathAra rahsyam of the Lord

as SrI Raamachandran in SrImad RaamaayaNam as a result

of that divine anugraham of Saravathy Vallabhan (Brahma Devan).

 

After composing the 24,000 slOkams of this sacred epic,

sage Vaalmiki was looking for a qualified adhikAri

to teach this MahA PuNya charitham , which is

equal to Vedam ( PuNyam Vedaisccha sammitham).

 

The beautiful and learned sons of Lord Raamachandran

and SitA PirAtti , Lava KusaaLs , appeared at this time

before Sage VaalmIki and prostrated (Paadha UpasangrahaNam)

at his sacred feet.

 

Sage Vaalmiki recognized that KusaLavaaLs are

the fittest adhikAris( Uchitha Utthama adhikAris) for

propagating SrImad RaamAyaNam , which expounds

the deep and esoteric meanings of VedAs. He assessed

the young boys of the dhivya dampathis to be MedhAvis

( filled with discriminating intellect) and proficinet

in the mastery of the VedAs and established in the VedAs

(practioners of Vedic anushtAnams).

 

Sage VaalmIki was immensely delighted to instruc them

and spread the messages of SrImad RaamAyaNam , which came

in to existence to explain the deep meanings of VedAs.

 

sa thu mEdhAvinou dhrushtvA VedEshu parinishtithou

VedOpabrahmNArTAya thAvagrAhayatha Prabhu:

 

--SrImad RaamAyaNam : Baala KaaNDam: 4.6

 

Thus Srimad RaamAyaNam took its avathAram as

a Prabhandham through Sage Vaalmiki and propagated

throughout the world through the kaimkaryam of

his sishyAs , Lava and KuchA.

 

In the next posting of this SrI Raama Navami series,

we will study the second chapter Of Abhaya PradhAna

Saaram (Para Tathtva NirNayam) dealing with the establishment of

the Parathvam (the Supermacy ) of the Lord who incarnated

as Raamachandran at AyOdhi .

 

SrI SithA SamEtha Raamachandra ParabrahmaNE Nama:

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan