Thiruvaheendhrapuram RathnAngi Kaimkaryam series: Posting 227/Desika Prabhandham : Thirumanthira Churukku: Part 2

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SrI:

 

Dear SrI VaradarAja BhakthAs :

 

Today , we will study few of the Paasurams of

Thirumanthira Churukku . PraNavam is the mudhal

Paadham of AshtAksharam . PraNavam itself is made up of

three yezhutthukaL ( AkAram , UkAram and MakAram ).

 

293. PraNavam: The Meaning behind AkAram of PraNavam

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naa alar maRai naal onRu nalam thihazh maRai onRu OrAthu

aavalippu alaikkum mOhatthu azhundhi ninRu alamarhinReer

thU valam puriyA onRil tuvakkamAm vaNNam onRAl

kAval yenRu Akaratthu avvAik-karutthuRak-kANmin neerE

 

(Meaning): PraNavam alone is the essence of all VedAs.

When one understands its true meaning (from AchAryAs) ,

the svaroopam of the Lord (SrIman NaarAyaNa) and the Jeevan ,

which in turn leads to the destruction of Ahankaara-MamakArams ;

that destruction results in getting across the ocean of SamsAram

and arriving at the other bank of SamsAram , SrI Vaikuntam .

Oh ChEthanams , who do not have that good fortune ! When

you write PraNavam on an aadharam ( on paper, slate et al) , it

will resemble the Conch with the right side twist ( Valampuri

Sankhu).The first letter of PraNavam is AkAram . In Sanskrit ,

that first letter represents the verb " avv " (viz) performing protection .

According to VyAkaraNa Saasthram , the fourth case associated

in a hidden manner with AkAram denotes the Sarava Rakshakan ,

SrIman NaarAyaNan. Therefore that " AkAram " instructs us

to meditate on the Sarava Rakshaka Prabhu , the Lord.

 

294. The meaning behind the fourth case ( Chathrutrthi Vibhakthi)

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iLakkamin mayakkam tannAl yAnn yenakku uriyanyennum

kaLakkarutthu onRE koNDu kadu narahu adainthu ninReer!

viLakkum avvezhutthil nAlAm vERRumai yERRi vaangit-

tuLakkamil adimai pooNDu thUyarAi vaazhminErE

 

(Meaning): Oh ChEthanams ! For time immemorial , you have been

steeped in false knowledge and ignorance (ajn~Anam) and are sinking

in SamsAric ocean as a aresult of your conviction that your Aaathma

svaroopam is independent and fail to recognize that your Jeevan is

forever a servant (sEshan) of the Lord (Sarva SEshi) .The fourth vibhakthi

that became ascendant on the AkAram representing the Lord' Svaroopam

as Your Master is present now in a hidden manner . The meaning of that

fourth case is adimai (sEshithvam) to the Lord .Therefore , please

comprehend and put in to practise the doctrine that you are

the servant to the Sarvarakshakan , the Lord. As a result of that newly

gained knowledge , your egotism will be banished and you will be

uplifted from the mire of samsAric afflictions .

 

295. The Meaning of UkAram

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apporuL ihanthu maRRum azhitthu yezhuvAr thALil

ipporuL ihanthavan pAll irangineer vaNangi veenzhhteer

upporuL uLLi maRROr uyir tanakku urimai mARRi

yepporuL payanum eethu yenRu yeNNIneer yezhumineerE

 

(Meaning): It is the proper thing that you perform SaraNAgathi to

the Lord , who stands as the meaning of AkAram .As a result , you

will be blessed with lofty fruits like Kaimkaryams. As you acquire

the mahA Paapam by not doing your SaraNAgahty , you are

disheartened , enter the never ending cycles of births and deaths

and end up worsening your situation by falling at the feet of powerless

insignificant gods . You drown further in to samsAric ocean. Let me

instruct you on another aspect of the second letter of PraNavam ,

UkAram . In its meaning , it stands for its power to reject all other

sambhandhams ( links). When the Lord , the AkAra Vaacchyan is

associated with UkAram for the purposes of comprehending

the meaning of that union of the two letters , the doctrine of

the jeevan never being servant to any one except the Lord

becomes evident . Please firm up this meaning in your minds

and get uplifted from all othe rdebilitatiing false sAsthrams

and anushtAnams.

 

296. Another Meaning for UkAram

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yenRum ohr Odham inRi Iravium oLiyum pOla

onRi ninRu ulahu aLikkum uham idinthu adimai vaittheer

onRu moonRu yezhutthAi onRum onRil onRudaya munnE

onRiya iraNDai uLLi uLar yena uyminneerE

 

(Meaning): It is but natural for the Sun and His radiance to be

united together . Similarly , EmperumAn and PirAtti are together

always and protect the world. They are never away from each other

even for a fraction of a second. It is essential that you consider

yourself as the bonded servants of both EmperumAn and His PirAtti

always . Oh chEthanams that consider only the Lord as Your Master

and ignore the yEka sEshithvan of the divine couple ! Pleasedo not

seperate the two Tatthvams ! The yEkAksharam PraNavam is a Padham

with three aksharams inside it. The third aksharam is MakAram .

AkAram amd UkAram precede the MakAram. UkAram also

refers to PirAtti just as AkAram refers to EmperumAn .May you all

become the bonded servants to the Dhivya damapthis representd by

AkAram and UkAram and fulfill the purpose of your births and

gain the Parama PurushArTam !

 

297. The Meaning of MakAram

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Tatthuvam aRunAnkOdu tani iRai anRi ninRa

chitthinai uNarAthu yenRum tiraL thohayAhi ninReer !

Matthanai tani vidAthE mayyilA viLakkam aaki

utthaman adimyAna uyir nilai uNarmineerE !

 

(Meaning): Jeevan is different from the 24 Tatthuvams

represented by Prakruthi , MahAn , ahankAram , eleven

indhriyams , five tanmAthrangaLs and five bhUthams.This

Jeevan is also different from Iswaran . Oh ChEthanams

wallowing in the mud of SamsAram deluded by the thought

that the Jeevan's svaroopam -- which is distinct from achEthanam

and Iswaran -- is the same as the SarIram , the assembly of

the pancha bhUthams and the Indhriyams ! Oh ChEthanams!

Please do not lose your wisdom anymore due to such grand

delusions . Do not make this mistake anymore of treating

Jeevan , the meaning of MakAram , as an independent one

outside the ownership of the Lord and His PirAtti . Please

understand that the Jeevan is Jn~Ana Svaroopan and has

Jn~Anam as its attribute ( guNam) and its svaroopam is totally

subservient to the dhivya dampathis to gain salvation .

 

MakAram arises from the verb " mann " meaning both Jn~Ana

svaroopam and Jn~Anam as GuNam for the jeevan . MakAram can

also be derived from the verb " Mass " meaning a measure or limit.

Through other pramAnams , MakAram can be connected to

atomic sized jeevan. This Jeevan with atomic size stands in contrast

with Iswaran , the Vibhu , who pervades everywhere .

 

Oh ChEthanams ! When you comprehend clearly the meaning of

PraNavam , your delusion about aathmA ( Jeevan ) being SarIram

( the assembly of pancha bhUthams and eleven indhriyams) will

be gone. The avivEkam ( the ignorance) that JeevAthmA as

an independent one controlling its own destiny (Svatanthran) will be

banished and the jeevan will recognize that it is sesham ( servant

and dependent) to the Lord and this vivEkam will rush it towards

Moksham .

 

NaarAyaNa , NaarAyaNa , NaarAyaNa

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradachAri Sadagopan

 

SrimathE SrI Lakshminrusimha Dhivya PaadhukA Sevaka

SrIvaNN SaThakOpa SrI NaarAyaNa YathIndhra MahA DesikAya Nama: