Thiruvaheendhrapuram RathnAngi Kaimkaryam: Part 187 ( 23rd to 25th paasurams of Mey Viratha Maanmiyam: Part 11 ): Paasuram 230-232 of Desika Prabhandham

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Dear BhakthAs :

 

Today , we will study three paasurams covering Brahma Devan's blissful

anubhavams at Kaanchi ( becoming the object of grace of Lord VaradarAjan ,

his (BrahmA's) upadEsam to Maharishis to meditate on the Lord

and finally his (BrahmA's) return to his own lokam (Sathya lOkam) .

 

230. The Lord's anugraham to Brahma Devan

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yennilamum kuratthAl kuRi seytha yezhil pari koNDu

annam uyarttha SeyyOn anRu vELvi sey vEthiyin mEl

munnilai aahiya Moortthiyan Naanmukha maRRum unakku

yenna varam taruvOmenRu NaaTan iyambinanE

 

(meaning): The red-hued BrahmA with the flag of Swan concluded

his asvamEdha yAgam on Hasthigiri. Lord VaradarAjan responded

to BrahmA's Yaj~nam and appeared in the middle of the agni of that

Yaj~na kuntam . Our Lord asked the ecstatic Brahma about what

other boons He could grant him now that the primary boon of his(Brahma's)

to become visible to the physical eyes of Brahma was granted. Lord said

that the fortunate ones , who have had His darsana soubhAgyam are eligible

to be blessed with all kinds of boons .

 

Elated Brahma dEvan confessed that the bhAgyam to enjoy the divine ThirumEni

of the Lord accesible only to the nithya sooris was the grestest boon that

he could

hope for and there is no other boon that he desired . After this statement

,

BrahmA had a second thought about the extension of the special bhAgyam that

he recieved also to SamsAris . Brahma requested then the Lord to spare the

karma

sarIram gained by SamsAris as a result of their practising ViparItha

AchAram based on

their ViparItha Jn~Anam . Brahma felt that the darsanam of the Lord in

eternal residence

at Hasthigiri (Meyviratha KshEthram) will remove all karmAs and make the

samsAris

eligible for Moksham . Lord VaradarAjan granted this second boon to Brahma

and promised that He will reside for all times to come at Hasthigiri and

will become

visible to DevAs , Humans and animals . Brahma felt that the purpose of his

penance

was fulfilled and sought the permission of Lord VaradarAjan to return to his

home in

Sathya lOkam . After recieving the Lord's permission , Brahma instructed

the Parama BhAgavatha Maharishis on the aarAdhanam of the Lord during

the five parts of the day and asked them to perform this panchakaala

Parakriyai

( aarAdhanam ) always .

 

231. PanchakAla Prakriyai: UpadEsam of BrahmA

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senRu malar paRitthu yennATan sEvadippOthu uhanthu

nanRu yenum neer sudar nannmukha vaasam ilai kodutthuk-

kannal ilattuvatthOdu annam seedai kaRi padaitthup-

pinnum sevitthu Avan paadham paNiminkaL yenRananE

 

(Meaning): Oh Maharishis! Please perform abhigamana prapatthi

(abhigamanam) every morning before Lord VardarAjan and pray for

the uninterrupted peformance of the day's kaimkaryam to Him.

Next collect all the flowers , TuLasi needed for His ThiruvArAdhanam

and recite the SrI Sookthis that remind You about the sweetenss of

His ThiruvadikaL ( UpAdhAnam). Follow that with Ijyai (aarAdhanam)

as instructed by PaancharAthra aagamam and ahnikams. Thereafter study

Brahma Soothrams and AzhwAr prabhandhams ( SvAdhyAyam) for

spending time in a pure way . Finally meditate on His sacred feet (Yogam).

Thus practise every daty these PanchakAla PrakriyAs.

 

Swamy Desikan blesses us with the details of PanchakAla prakriyais in

the ten paasurams of His next prabhandham of SrI VaishNava Dinasari.

 

232. Return of BrahmA to his own lOkam (Sathya LOkam )

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Aazhi nilai vinai kadivAn ayamEdham muditthathaRppinn

vEzha malai NaayakanAr vidai kodukka viNN yERi

naazhikayil vaanavarai maaRRiyidum Naannmuhan

OozhiyelAm azhiyAtha uyOgam adainthu irunthAnE

 

(Meaning): The pleased Lord of Hasthigiri addressed BrahmA and said :

" Oh Brahma Devaa ! Please return to Your lOkam with Your Devis

( Sarasvathi and Saavithri) and perform the rest of Your duties assigned by

Me for Your office ( Brahma Padham) " . Brahma then took leave and ascended

to Sathya lOkam ( above all the aNDams) reflecting all the while on the

glories

of Sathya Vratha KshEthram and the incomparable grace of Sathya Sankalpan ,

Lord VaradharAjan there.At Sathya lOkam , Brahma got immersed in

the special yOgam filled with paripoorNa Bhagavath anubhava rasam .

Thus BrahmA stayed in this state of visEsha yOgam that does not get

destroyed during the rest of the kalpam .

 

Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan

 

Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka

Srivan Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama: