Thiruvaheendhrapuram RathnAngi Kaimkaryam series: Posting 207/Desika Prabhandham 254-258 : Artha Panchakam /Part4)

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SrI:

 

Dear BhakthAs:

 

Today , we will cover the rest of the ArTa Panchakam Paasurams

of Swamy Desikan's Desika Prabhandham .

 

254. THe UpAyams of Bhakthi & Prapatthi: Elaboration on Bhakthi yOgam

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yama niyama aasanangaL iyal aavi pulanadakkam

tamathu aRiyum dhAraNaikaL tArai aRA ninaivu ozhukkam

samam udaya samAdhi nalam sAthippArkku ilakku aahum

amarar thozhum Atthigiri ambhyutthAL AaramudhE----(7)

 

Here Swamy Desikan salutes the Lord of Hasthi Giri as

" Amarar Thozhum Atthigiri AmbhuyatthAL Aar amudhu " .

The Lord of Atthigiri is visualized as the One worshipped by

the DevAs and as the delectable nectar for PerumdEvi ThAyAr.

 

The Lord of Kaanchi is recognized as the One , who cuts asunder

the bonds of SamsAram for those , who practise Bhakthi yOgam

with its eight angams . For these saadhakAs , PeraruLALan

frees them from SamsAric bonds ( PuNyam and Paapam ) and

blesses them with MOksham .

 

The eight angams of Bhakthi yOgam are:

 

(1) Yamam ( ahimsai , Sathyam , Non stealing , control of Kaamam et al)

(2) Niyamam ( Parisuddhi , Satisfaction with what one has , performance of

vratham/tapas , efforts at VedAntha Paricchayam , Saathvika ThyAgam )

(3) Aasanam ( Yogic poistures like PadhmAsanam)

(4) PrANAyAmam ( Control of Breath)

(5) PrathyAhAram ( Control of senses & Turning them away

from the worldly sukhams and temptations)

(6) DhAraNai( Imprint of BhagavAn's ThirumEni in one's mind)

(7) DhyAnam ( uninterrupted meditation of the Lord)

(8) SamAdhi ( reaching a state of anubhavam through dhyAnam ,

wherein the Saadhakan feels that he is seeing the Lord directly).

 

One uses Bhakthi yOgam or Prapatthi yOgam as upAyam to

gain MOksha Siddhi. In this Paasuram , the focus is on Bhakthi

yOgam .

 

255. Elaboration on Prapatthi

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puhal ulahil illAthu ponnaruL kaNDu uRRavaRkkum

ahalahilA anbarkkum anRE TannaruL kodutthup-

pahalathanAl pazham kangul vidivikkum PankayatthAL

ahalahilEn yenRu uRayum Atthigiri aruL muhilE ----(8)

 

Here the Lord of Atthigiri is saluted as the One , who is never

ever seperated from His PirAtti ( PankayatthAL ahalahilEn

yenRu uRayum Atthigiri AruLALan ). He is recognized as

the dark rainy season cloud that pours down the showers

of KaruNai on those , who perform Prapatthi unto Him after

the anushtAnam of PurushakAra Prapatthi at the sacred feet of

PerumdEvi ThAyAr.PurushakAra Prapatthi is performed first

to SrI Devi ( PerumdEvi ThAyAr here) before the anushtAnam

of Prapatthi at the sacred feet of the Lord . We need the intercession

of our ThAyAr for gaining success in our Prapatthi to Her Lord.

 

One practises Dhruptha or Aarta Prapatthi at the feet of

the Lord to gain Moksha siddhi . Dhruptha Prapatthi is the form of

SaraNAgathy , where one experiences karma phalan until

the end of one's days and gains moksham at the end . Aarta

Prapatthi is the form of SaraNAgathy , which is performed by one

with the intense desire to gain MOksham right away without waiting

patiently until the end of one's alloted life span.

 

256. Elaboration of Moksha Svaroopam

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iru vilangu vidutthu iruntha siRai vidutthOr naadiyinAl

karu nilankaL kadakkum vazhi kAvalarAl kadatthuvitthup-

perunilam kaNDu uyir uNarnthu piriyAmal aruL seyyum

uru nalam koNDu uRum ThiruvOdu uyar AtthigiriyAnE----(9)

 

PerumdEvi ThAyAr has roopam and kalyANa guNams befitting

Her Lord and stays together with Him as Bliss principle.

Our Lord VaradarAjan bearing such illustrious glories through

association (sambhandham) with His PirAtti commands HIs aadhivAhikAs

to lead the Jeevan that performed SaraNAgathy at His sacred

feet after liberating that Jeevan from the body via moordhanya Naadi .

That jeevan crosses the archirAdhi mArgam and comprehends

its true savroopam with the anugraham of the Lord and arrives at

Sri Vaikuntam to perform eternal kaimkaryam to the Lord there.

The Lord blesses the liberated jeevan to stay with Him

as His servitor for all times to come and never to return

to the Karma BhUmi .

 

The PuNyams and Paapams bind the Bhaddha Jeevan

before SaraNAgathy.After the enactment of SaraNAgathy ,

the jeevan is liberated from the shackles of Paapam & PuNyam .

PuNyam is considered a golden bond and Paapam as

an iron handcuff and legcuff .They are both shattered as a result of

the performance of SaraNAgathy at the Lord's sacreed feet .

 

257.Gaining of Sarva Kaimkaryam during MokshAnubhavam

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Tamm ThirumAthudanE thAmm tani arasAy uRaihinRa

antham ilA pEr inbatthil adiyavarOdu yemai sErtthu

munthi izhanthana yellAm muhizhhikka tanthu aatkoLLum

antham ilA aruLAzhi Atthigirit-ThirumAlE ----(10)

 

PeraruLALan enjoying the company of His divine consort ,

PerumdEvi ThAyAr rules over SrI Vaikuntam eternally

and stands as the very embodiment of Aanandham.

Lord VaradarAjan as SrI Vaikunta NaaTan unites the Muktha

Jeevan with nithya Sooris and other Muktha Jeevan , blesses

this Jeevan to perform nithya Kaimkaryam to Him and His divine

consort .The divine couple enables the liberated jeevan to perform

all the Kaimkaryams that it could not perform until then due to

karma bandham(sambhandham) .

 

Lord VaradarAjan is saluted endearingly here as " AnthamilA AruLAzhi

Atthigiri ThirumAL" , who as the eternal divinity with His sacred consort

( ThirumAthudanE ) rules over SrI Vaikuntam as the unique Chakravarhti

( Tani arasAi uRaihinRa anthamil pEr inbham ) of that land of infinite bliss .

 

258. Phala Sruthi

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Ayan paNiyum Atthigiri AruLALar adiyiNai mEl

nayankaL seRi Kacchi nagar nAnnmaRayOr nallaruLAl

payankaL ivai anaitthum yenap-paNDuraitthAr padi uraittha

viyan kalaikaL yeerainthum vEdhiyarkku iniyanavE ---(11)

 

This prabhandham was created in tune with the upadEsams of

PoorvAchAryAs and has been realized with the anugraham of

Parama BhAgavathAs , who have the good fortune of enjoying

the dhivya soundharyam and KalyANa guNams of Lord VaradarAjan ,

who presides over Atthigiri . When the reciters of aruttha Panchaka

Paasurams examine the meanings of them , their resulting

phalan is understood as the paasurams themselves pregnant with

the deepest of meanings. .Only MahAns with familiarity of the meanings

of Vedams can relate to them and enjoy the sweetnes of the meanings of

these Paasurams.

 

SrI NaarAyaNa YathIndhra MahA DesikAya Nama:

Daasan , Oppiliappan KOil VaradAchAri Sadagopan