Thiruvaheendhrapuram RathnAngi Kaimakryam: Part 134 ( Desika Prabhandham-- XXIV: Paasurams 119-122

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SrI:

 

Dear Swamy Desika BhakthAs:

 

We will now enjoy the Four Paasurams of Amrutha SvAdhini

Prabhandham . These Desika Prabhandha Paasurams

( 119-122 ) deal with the ChillaRai Rahasyams of

Anjali Vaibhavam (Paasuram 119) and PradhAna Sathakam

(Paasurams 120-122).

 

Previous detailed postings on these two SrI Sookthi

by adiyEn pertinent to these postings are archived at :

 

http:// www.sriviashnava.org/sgati

 

PradhAna Sathakam ( Volumes 1 & 2 : Parts 1-15

posted over June 30, 1998 to May 7, 2000)

 

http://www.Ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/oct2000/0198.html

 

Anjali Vaibhaavam

 

119) The Glory (Vaibhavam ) of Anjali to the Lord

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Swamy Alavanthaar has instructed us in one of the SthOthra

Rathna slOkam that the power of Anjali to the Lord

( mudhrA of Palms joined together in front of the Lord )

has limitless power and glory . Such an anjali gesture

offering salutations to the Lord's sacred feet melts

the heart of the Lord (amm+ jalayathi) like a sugar

cube dipped in water. The Lord's joy on seeing this

anjali mudhrai from the chEthanam is boundless.

Our Lord recognizes this anjali mudhrai as the symbol

of cessation of action on the part of the Prapannan indicating

that he is not going to engage in any action to protect himself

anymore and that he has entrusted all that burden to the Lord

in his helpless state. Swamy Desikan says he is of the firm

opinion that the anjali-based sidhdAntham(Prapatthi)

is the most fruitful one to gain MOksham.Therefore , he says

that he defeated the incorrect disputations of all , who were

against Prapathti mArgam and is displaying his anjali mudhrA

before the Lord.

 

The 28th SthOthra Rathna SlOkam that stimualted

Swamy Desikan to create the sacred text of

Anjali Vaibhavam is :

 

Thvadhangrim uddhisya kadhApi kEnachith

yaTA taTA vaa-api sakruth kruthOnjali:

tadhaiva mushNAthi asubhAnyasEshata :

SubhAni pushNAthi na jAthu heeyathE

 

We have to remember Swamy NammAzwAr's upadEsam

for us about the anjali to the Lord :

 

" dEsamAna aNikalam yenn kai koopu seyhayE "

 

120) Adopting only the superior doctrines (MukhyamAna PoruLkaLayE koLLal)

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This and the next two Paasurams are a summary of the 100 upadEsams

of Swamy Desikan as an AchAryan regarding what is PradhAnam among

the observances and doctrines. In this set of three Paasurams , some

examples are given from the source grantham (CHillaRai Rahasyam ) of

PradhAna Sathakam.

 

Among all the rivers that flow in the world , the Ganga river that flowed

from the holy feet of the Lord during His incvarnation as Thrivikraman is

the most sacred . Among all the seven kinds of Oceans , the Milky ocean ,

where the divine consort of the Lord incarnated is the holiest one.

Among all kinds of conches , the one that stays on His hand , Paanchajanyam

,

is the most exalted in sacredness. None of the fragrant flower garlands

can approach the glory of the TuLasi Maalai adorned by the Lord

with relish in holiness. Among all the Saasthrams of the world,

Swamy NammAzhwAr's ( the Master of the Prapanna kulam ) is

the most superior and therefore we follow the path laid out by him

in his divine works (SrI Sookthis) with total faith in them .

 

121) Our Lord Himself incarnates as AchAryan to protect us

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The most merciful SarvEswaran incarnates in the form of AchAryAs

to remove our ajn~Anam and to help us cross over the ocean of

SamsAram by acting as a sEthu (dam) across that ocean. Knowing

therfore that the bhOgams (pleasures) offered by the short-lived

dEvAs like Indhran and Beahma as perishable (evanescent ) ,

we have banished our desire such pleasures . As PrapannAs , who are

we indebted to from here on ? It is only SarwEswaran to whom we are

bound to .SarwEsWaran and ourselves are bound mutually to one

another forever . We instructed thse truisms to all , who approached us

for upadEsam.

 

122) The Superiority and Inferiority among objects(Vasthus)

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All the gems in the world can not match the glory of the Kousthubha gem

that the Lord brought out the milky ocean while churning for nectar and

is wearingi on His chest . All the sacred places on this earth like Kaasi

will

not approach the glory of Kaanchipura KshEthram , where the dark rain cloud

drenching us with Mercy known as Lord VaradarAjan presides . All the

Sruthis, Smruthis and PurANam made available to us through the pure-minded

sages will not equal in glory the SrI Sookthis of Swamy NammAzhwAr adored by

our Lord Himself . Oh AasthIkAs ! Please enjoy these treasures stored

and bequeathed to us by our ancestors ( PoorvAchAryAs ) that are

the topic of PradhAna Sathakam and comprehend clearly their

meanings for Your upliftment and use them as Your lamp for the journey

to Moksham .

 

Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam , Daasan ,

Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan

 

Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka

SrivaNN Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama: