Thiruvaheendhrapuram RathnAngi Kaimakryam: Part 112(Desika Prabhandham IV -- Paasurams 40-45: AdhikAra Sangraham)

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SrI:

 

Second Prabhandham : AdhikAra Sangaraham

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The Desika SrI Sookthi revered as SrImath Rahasya Thraya Saaram

is one of the most important one in our KaalakshEpam tradition. This Grantham

has 32 chapters and was blessed to us in the MaNipravALa ( Sanskritized

Tamil) format . The meanings of the individual chapters of SrImath Rahasya

Thraya Saaram have been summarized in the Desika Prabhandham by

Swamy Desikan in Tamil in this Prabhandham revered as AdhikAra

Sangraham.

 

There are 56 paasurams in AdhikAra Sangraham(40-95).

 

The TEN topics covered by Swamy Desikan in this Prabhandham are:

 

(1) The Ten AzhwArs (2) Madhura Kavi Vaibhavam (3) Eight AchAryAs

(4) the importance of having firm Bhakthi to our revered AchAryAs

(5) The immeasurable help given to our SiddhAntham by AchAryAs like

EmperumAnAr , AaLavanthAr and Naatha Muni (6) Brief meaning of each

of the 32 chapters of SrImath Rahasya Thraya Saaram (7) Salutations through

one Paasuram for the EmperumAns of SrIrangam(Koil) , Thirumalai (VeRpu)

and Kaanchipuram/ PerumAL Koil , (8) Special tribute to the Mudhal

AzhwArs , who lit the lamp of of Jn~Anam with their three Prabhandhams

to create this Prabhandham of AdhikAra Sangraham (9) The unique glories of

Lord RanganAthA's sacred feet , which can not be forsaken by anyone

and (10) the tribute to the AdhikAris of this Prabhandham.

 

Clear comprehension of Veda Manthrams with the help of AzhwArs' Prabhandhams

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(40) Poygai AzhwAr, BhUthatthAzhwAr , Pey AzhwAr , Swamy NammAzhwAr,

PeriyAzhwAr , KulasEkhara AzhwAr , ThiruppANAzhwAr , ThoNDardippodi

AzhwAr , Thirumazhisai AzhwAr and Thirumangai AzhwAr are the ten AzhwArs

who enjoyed the KalyANa guNams of the Lord and blessed us with Dhivya

Prabhandhams as a result of those extraordinary anubhavams. We learnt

from our AchAryAs these sacred Prabhandhams of AzhwArs with meanings

through the route of adhyayanam and the end result for us has been

the blessing of comprehending the meanings of Veda manthrams that

were not clearly understood until then.

 

The key passage is " IvargaL (AzhwArgal) mahizhnthu paadum Tamizh

mAlaikaL Naam teLiya Odhi , teLiyAtha maRai nilangaL teLihinROm".

 

The Path shown by Madhura Kavi is the blessed path

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(41) The Jeevans have ten kinds of relationships with their Lord :

 

(1) The enjoyment of the Lord , who is the embodiment of bliss

(2) Seeking Him as the goal for total Self-surrender (3) Accepting Him

as the ultimate fruit appropriate for their Svaroopam (4) Establishing

many types of personal relationships with the Lord (5) Sundering

attachment to inaapropriate things identified by SaasthrAs with

His help (6) Development of attachment to Him (7) destruction of

the Sins (8) Becoming the object of the Lord's DayA (9) Growth of

Tatthva Jn~Anam as a result of His anugraham and growing attachment

to Him (10) Gaining the boon of becoming like Him with His sankalpam.

 

Madhura Kavi AzhwAr was present on this earth, when Lord KrishNa

had His Vibhava avathAram. Thus , He was a contemproary of Lord

KrishNa.Yet, Madhura Kavi did not engage His mind in the Lord

but chose Swamy NammAzhwAr as his Lord and developed the ten

kinds of relationships referred to above. He expressed his commitment

to Swamy NammAzhwAr over Lord KrishNa as His AchAryan and blessed

us with the dhivya Prabhandham of "KaNNInuNN SirutthAmpu" that

deals with the ten kinds of relationships with his AchAryan. The noble

path shown by Madhura Kavi ( seeking surrender at the sacred feet of

one's AchAryan as PurushArTam) is the best and most effective path

to chase away the alpa sukhams ( transient and insignificant sukhams)

for the courageous aasthikAs .

 

The Key passage here is " Thunbhu aRRa Madhura Kavi thOnRak-kAttum

tholl vazhiyE thuNivArkatkku nall vazhikaL".

 

The Tribute to the AchArya Paramparai (GhOshti Vandhanam)

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Since AchArya Paramparai branches out into different paths

after Bhagavath RaamAnujA , Swamy Desikan salutes the lineage

of AchAryAs common to all.

 

(42) My AchAryans performed sadhupadEsams (beneficial instructions)

and pointed out the most important truth that my aathmA is the eternal

servant to the Lord . I salute my immediate AchAryan and his AchArya

Paramparai /lineage starting with BhAshyakArar and ascending from then on to

Periya Nampi , AlavanthAr , MaNakkAl Nampi , UyyakkoNDAr , Naatha Muni,

NammAzhwAr, VishvaksEnar , Periya PirAtti and ending up with

SrIman NaarAyaNan as ParamAchAryan.adiyEn performs SaraNAgathi

through the AchArya Paramaprai to SrIman NaarAyaNan.

 

The Key passage of this Paasuram is: " Yenn uyir tanthu aLitthavarai

SaraNam pukki --ivarai munnittu EmperumAn ThiruvadigaL adaihinREnE".

 

The devotion to the SrI Sookthis of BhaashyakArar

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After saluting all the AchAryAs in the Guru Paramparai

starting with his own AchAryan and ending up with the Lord

as the ParamAchAryan for all, Swamy Desikan acknowledges

the special upakArams of SrI BhAshyakArar , AlavanthAr and

Naatha MunigaL with one passurams to each of the three .

 

(43) Sri BhAshyakArar destroyed the noisy debates of Haithukars

( who ignore core pramANams like VedAs and demand the reasons/

hEthus for whatever we comment about) , who intrepret VedAnthAms

as their wandering minds direct .To them (hithukars) , SrI BhAshyakArar

was like the mighty elephant in rut that toppled the banana trees .

We who are deeply rooted in AchArya RaamAnujA's SrI Sookthis

will not consider even by mind any act that are prohibited by

BhagavAn's SaasthrAs .

 

The key passage in this Paasuram is: " IrAmAnusa Muni inn urai sEr

seer aNi sinthayinOm init-theevinai sinthiyOm".

 

The Help (upakAram) of Swamy AaLavanthAr

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(44) For aeons , we struggled and suffered in this karma bhUmi as

nithya samsAris. In this birth, however , we are blessed to benefit from

the essence of upadEsams of the One who incarnated to rule

us ( aaLa vanthAr) and held firmly in our mind the cardinal tenets

taught by him like the Jeevan is different from the body and the other

Tatthvams.We became the daasAs to Swamy AaLavanthAr.

From here on , we shall never engage in the studies of Para Mathams

that teach inappropriate subjects in the context of our ujjeevanam.

 

The key passage here is: " AaLavanthAr adiyOm ini alvazhakkup-

padiyOm".

 

The Pride and joy in worshipping Swamy NaathamunikaL

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(45) The two devout nephews ( KeezhayatthAzhwAn and MElahayathAzhwAn)

were taught by their uncle , Swamy Naathamuni , the gaandharva vEdam

( Naadham and TaaLam) for singing dhivya prabhandhams with the appropriate

beats.Swamy Naathamuni also blessed his other disciple with instruction on

the path of yOgam (yOga Maargam) for the benefit of the world. We are

redeemed by meditating daily on the sacred feet of Swamy Naathamuni of

illustrious fame for our spiritual upliftment. For us who are blessed with

this good fortune of links to Swamy Naathamuni , there is no one who can

equal us .

 

The key passage of this paasuram is: " Naathamuni kazhalE naaLum

ThozhuthezhuvOm---naanilatthu namakku nihar aarr? ".

 

Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan