Thiruvaheendhrapuram RathnAngi Kaimkaryam series: Posting 222/Desika Prabhandham : Thirucchinna Maalai ( Part11/Paasurams 279 ))

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SrI:

 

Dear SrI VaradarAja BhakthAs :

 

Let us conclude today the eleventh and final (Phalasruthi)

Paasuram of Thirucchinna Maalai ( Paasuram 279 of

Desika Prabhandham).

 

Paasuram 279 is the Phala Sruthi Paasuram . Here Swamy Desikan

states that our PoorvAchAryAs were intensely familiar with the essence

of the meanings of the three rahasyams and he sang about those meanings

in ThiruchinnamAlai Prabhandham . Swamy Desikan states further that

these ten Paasurams of ThiruchinnamAlai dealing with Lord VaradarAjan

as the embodiment of the meanings of the three rahasyams would be

sheer joy for the ears of those , who are not enamoured by the alpa

Sukhams of SamsAric world.

 

279. maRaittalayil isai yezhutthil vaNangum vaakkin

amanthiratthil naalu yezutthAm ThirunAmatthhil

niRaitthu ilahu vERRumayil iraNDAm onRil

NedumAl tann geethaiyellA(m) niRaintha sollil

uRaytthavar kaNDu uraiyttha poruLAn yellAm

Uyarviratha AruLALa PerumAl tEsin

tiRatthil-iyayai Thirucchinna Maalai patthum

sevikku inithAm siRRibham isayAthArkkE

 

Salutations to Thirumanthiram/AshtAksharam

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" MaRai Talayil isai yezhutthu " : The first aksharam of

AshtAksharam is PraNavam ; it is seen at the beginning

and end of the Vedams .

 

" VaNangum Vaakkil " : the second and third aksharams

are found in " Nama: " sabdham , which is the sabdham for

expressing vaNakkam ( reverential salutations to SrIman

NaarAyaNan) .

 

The next four aksharams are constituted by " NaarAyaNa "

sabdham ( Naa+ra+ya+Na aksharams) and that adds up

sofar to 7 Aksharams in the AshtAksharam . Swamy Desikan

describes the sacred nAmA ( ThirunAmaa) of the Lord as :

" manthiratthil naalu yezhutthAm ThirunAmatthil " .

 

The 8th aksharam that completes the AshtAksharam

and lets it shine is the 4th case(aaya) riding over the NaarAyaNa

sabdham ( niRaitthu ilahu vERRumayil).

 

Salutations to The second rahasyam: Dhvayam

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" iraNDAm onRil " : Dhvayam is the manthram with

two parts ( Poorva and Utthara BhAgams) and yet shines

as one unified king of Manthrams .

 

Salutations to the 3rd Rahasyam: Charama SlOkam

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" NedumAl tann Geethai yellAm niRaintha sol " : The charama

slOkam (soll) that has all the meanings (yellAm niRaintha) of

EmperumAn's SrI Sookthi of Bhagavath GeethA ( NedumAl

tann geethai).

 

The PoorvAchAryA's Familiarity with the meanings of the 3 Rahasyams

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" uRaitthavar kaNDu uraittha PoruL " : Our great PoorvAchAryAs

were fully familiar with ( uRaitthavar KaNDu ) the deep meanings of

these three rahasyams . They performed upadEsam for us about

these esoteric meanings and helped us comprehend the object of

the meanings of these rahasyams ( uraittha prouLAna yellam ).

They pointed out who is that object at the center of these

three rahasyams .

 

Who is that central object ?

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He is none other than the Lord of Hastigiri , who has

taken the vow of SaraNAgatha RakshaNam ( uraittha

poruL yellAm uyar viratham AruLALa PerumAl) .

The uyar viratham ( the lofty vow or dheekshai) is

SaraNAgatha RakshaNa vratham announced through

the Charama slOkam . Lord VaradarAjan's Moola

vigraham (dhruva bhEram) displays on one of His

hands the message " Maa Sucha: " (Do not grieve)

even today.

 

The Ten paasurams of ThiruchinnamAlai are about His Vaibhavam

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" AruLALa PerumAL tEsin tiRatthil iyai Thirucchinna Maalai Patthu " :

The ten Pasurams of Thirucchinna Maalai are about the elaboration of

the Vaibhavam of this Rahasya Thraya Moorthy , Lord VaradarAjan.

 

Who is pleased by these ten Paasurams of Thirucchinna Maalai?

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" " SiRu inbam isayAthAr sevikku inithAm " : These paasurams

would be delectable feast for the ears of those who are not

swayed by the trivial and nonlasting sukhams offered by

Samsaric way of life .

 

After the Thirucchinna Maalai Prabhndham , Swamy Desikan

went on to elaborate the grand meanings of the Three rahasyams

with additional prabhandhams : Thirumanthira Churukku

( 10 Paasurams ); Dhvaya Churukku ( 12 Paasurams) and

Charama SlOka Churukku ( 11 Paasurams ). As the first

step towards the elaborations on these three rahasyams with 33

Paasurams , Swamy Desikan completed his salutations to

the 12 NaamAs of the Lord with a Prabhandham named

" Panniru ThirunAmam " . We will study " Panniru ThirunAmam "

next before offering our salutations to the three Churukkus on

the Rahasya Thrayam .

 

NaarAyaNa , NarAyaNa , NaarAyaNa

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradachAri Sadagopan

 

Srimate Sri Lakshminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka

SrivaNN SaThakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama: