ThiruvahIndhrapuram RathnAngi Series: Part 61/SrI DevanAyaka PanchAsath : SlOkma 12

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SrI:

 

Dear BhakthAs:

 

Today , let us enjoy the 12th slOkam of SrI DevanAyaka PanchAsath

which refers to the high status attained by the BhakthAs of

Lord DevanAthan of ThiruvahIndhrapuram. The bhakthAs of

the Lord attain Devathvam or Deva BhAvam or Dhaivee sampadh

for Moksham as a result of their visEsha Bhakthi for

Lord DevanAthan is the Upadesam of Swamy Desikan

in this slOkam with links to the 16th chapter of

SrImad Bhagavadh GitA .As " nisarga Suhrudh " ,

He displays His aasritha Vaathsalyam and elevates

them to the status of DevAs.

 

The Twelfth SlOkam of SrI DevanAyaka PanchAsath

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SvAdhIna visva vibhavam Bhagavan visEshAth

ThvAm DevanAyakam usanthi parAvaraj~nA:

prAya: pradarsayithum yEthath ithi pratheema:

Thvadh Bhakthi-bhUshitha-dhiyAm iha dEvabhAvam

 

General meaning:

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Oh DevanAyaka Bhagavann! The entire Universe is Your

special Isvaryam as LeelA VibhUthi. This universe is

totally under Your control and command (Sva adhiNa viswa

vibhavam). You shine as the One and Only Lord of

this Universe created by You. Brahma Devan and all

the other DevAs like Indhran along with the other assemblies

of Devaas serve You as Your humble and devoted servants .

The Brahma Jn~Anis (parAvaraj~na:), who clearly comprehend

Your Lordship over the DevAs prefer to address You particularly

as DevanAthan with affection ( ThvAm visEshAth Deva Naayakam

usanthi). When we examined why the Brahma Jn~Anis

like to address You as the Lord of DevAs (DevanAthan)

although they are fully aware of the fact that

Your Lordship extends to the entire universe and

not just to the DevAs, we understood their subtle

reasons. The intent of the Brahma Jn~Anis in this context

is for reminding every one of the reality that those

who worship You at ThiruvahIndhrapuram with visEsha

unwavering Bhakthi and lose their heart in that process

earn the high status of DevAs(Deva BhAvam) .That is why

they with their mind adorned with visEsha Bhakthi for

You ( Thvath Bhakthi bhUshitha dhiyAm )address and

salute You as DevanAthan. Due to Your aasritha Vaathsalyam ,

You bless particularly those , who performed SaraNAgathy

to you at Your dhivya dEsam and promote them to

the assembly of DevAs , who are very dear to You .

 

Additional Comments:

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ParAvaraj~nA:

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These are Brahma Jn~Anis, who have a clear

understanding of The Tatthva Thrayam ( Prakruthi, Jeevan

and Iswaran) as well as arTa Panchakam ( PrApya Svaroopam/

Iswara Svaroopam , PrAptha Svaroopam/JeevAthma Svaroopam ,

Upaaya, Phala and VirOdhi Svaroopam .These blessed ParAvaraj~nA:

recognize and addres You as Deva Naayakan since they know

clearly that the whole world and its beings created by You

is under Your control and protection.

 

Deva BhAvam and Asura BhAvam:

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In the 16th chapter of SrImad Bhagavath GitA , Sri DevanAtha

PerumAl in His incarnation as Lord ParthasArathy instructs His

disciple , Arjuna on the categories of the created beings

as divine and demonical ( Devaas and asuraas displaying

Deva and asura bhAvams rspectively).In the preceding three

chapters, GithAchAryan instructed Arjuna in the words of

AchArya RaamAnjA on:

 

" ---Prakruthi-PurushayO: BHAGAVATH VIBHUTHITHVAM , VibhUthimathO

BhagavathO VibhUthi-bhUthAdh achidh vasthuna: chidh vasthuna:

cha , Bhaddha-mukthObhaya roopAdh , avyayathvavyApanabharaNasvAmyai:

arTAntharatayaa PurushOtthamathvEna yATAthmyam cha varNitham " .

 

Swamy AadidEvAnandA's translation of this revelatory passage

and that which precedes it takes the following form:

 

" In the preceding three chapters were elucidated the following,

(1) What constitutes the nature of the physical reality

(Prakruthi) , i.e., of the individual Self (PurushA ) taken

separately and in conjunction with each other ; (2)that their

conjunction is the result of attachment to the GuNAs , and their

separation , the result of non-attachment;(3)that PRAKRUTHI

AND THE INDIVIDUAL SELF IN WHATEVER MODES OF EXISTENCE THEY BE ,

BOTH CONSTITUTE THE GLORY (VIBHUTHI)OF THE LORD; and

(4)that the real nature of THE LORD AS THE SUPREME PERSON

IS DISTINCT FROM UNCONSCIENT MATTER (PRAKRUTHI) AND

CONSCIENT ENTITY (PURUSHA) IN BOTH THE STATES OF BONDAGE AND

FREEDOM , AS HE ( THE LORD OF ALL) IS IMMUTABLE , PERVADING ,

SUPPORTING AND RULING " .

 

Swamy Desikan seems to have in mind , the comforting assurances

that was given to us by GithAchAryan using Arjuna as a pretext(vyAjam):

 

Dhaivee sampadhvimOkshAya niBhandhAyAsurI mathA

Maa sucha: Sampadham Dhaiveem abhijAthOsi PaaNDava

---Bhagavadh GitA: 16.5

 

(Meaning): " The Divine destiny is deemed to lead to liberation ,

the demonaic to bondage , grieve not , Oh Arjuna , YOU ARE BORN

TO A DIVINE DESTINY.

 

This Divine destiny is what Swamy Desikan refers to as

" Deva Bhaavam " in this slokam. This Deva BhAvam or

Dhaivee Sampadh is attained by those possessing a mind

adorned with Bhakthi for You ( Thvadh Bhakthi-BhUsitha DhiyAm

iha DevabhAvam ). Like flowers for SirOlankAram to a lady ,

VisEsha Bhakthi is the adornment for the fortunate , who

perform Kaimkaryam for the Lord of ThiruvahIndhrapuram

and lose themselves over His dhivya soundharyam .

They become members of the Deva GhOshti and without

doubt attain Moksham . GithAchAryan uses in the above slOkam

the very words (Maa Sucha: ) that He is going to use in

the sacred Charama slOkam of His in the 18th chapter

( MokshayishyAmi Maa Sucha:). This then is the MokshAnugraham

through SaraNAgathy to the Lord of ThiruvahIndhrapuram

as members of Deva GhOshti as referred to in the Charama

slOkam of the most merciful Lord.He confers Deva BhAvam on

those , who seek His RakshaNam and raises them to Deva GhOshti

and earns in the process the title of Deva Naayakan.

 

In the next posting , Swamy Desikan describes how

the entire ChEthana and achethana tatthvams shine

in the divine body of Lord DevanAthan as special

weapons and Aabharanams.

 

NamO SrI DevanAtha MahA PurusAya

Daasan, Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan

 

adiyEn invites Your participation in the RathnAngi

Kaimkaryam for SrI DhaivanAyakan of ThiruvahIndhrapuram

scheduled for poorthi with His anugraham on

October 5,2003(PurattAsi SravaNam day).

 

There are just 140 days left before samarpaNam of

the RathnAngi for the Lord. Wont You please join in this

kaimkaryam and recieve the paripoorNa anugraham of

Lord DevanAthan?