Thiruvaheendhrapuram RathnAngi Kaimkaryam series: Posting 237/Desika Prabhandham : Charama SlOka Churukku: Part 8

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SrI:

 

Dear SrI VaradarAja BhakthAs :

 

Today , we will continue with the study of the eighth

Paasuram of the Desika Prabhandham entitled :

" Charama SlOka Churukku " .

 

322. The Meaning of the Sabdham : " Thvaa "

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Tannilai kAtti tanimai uhanthu tanit-tahavAl

alnilai theera adaikkalam koNDu adi sErtthidavE

palnilai moola yezhutthilum PaaNDavan tEr tanilum

munnilai koNDa PirAn yemai munnilaikoNDananE

 

(Meaning ): SarvEswaran instructed us about His svaroopam

that is distinctly different from those of ChEthanam and achEthanam

through GeethOpadEsam . He also saw our helpless state in

gaining Moksha Sukham although we developed the jn~Anam

from His upadEsam about the futility of evanescent goals (other

than Moksham ) and the insignificance of those other goals .

Recognizing our intense desire to gain MOksham and our incapabilities to

pursue difficult routes such as Bhakthi yOgam , . He took

pity on us and accepted us as the suitable adhikAri for pursuing

the easy to practise Prapatthi yOgam . That Lord of infinite grace

wished to unite us at His sacred feet and placed us in the front

with the choice of the word " ThvA " and performed the upadEsam

for our salvation .

 

Bhagavan is saluted as " MUnnilai koNDa PirAn " in this Paasuram

for two reasons : (1) He is the first letter (aksharam of PraNavam )

and (2) He sat in the front portion ( munn nilai ) of ArjunA's chariot.

 

Bhagavan says here: " Oh Chethanam ! I address you as " ThvA "

for the following reasons : (1) Through my UpadEsam , You have

achieved Tatthva Thraya Jn~Anam . (2)Your vivEkam (discriminating

intelelct ) has awakened . (3)You have understood the futility of chasing

impermanent wealth and alpa sukhams and are disgusted with them .

(4) You have now developed intense desire to gain the great Phalan of

enjoying Me (5) You have rcognized that you are powerless to pursue

the prescribed hard upAyams to achieve that goal due to the rigors

associated with such upAyams (6) You have come to the conclusion that

I am Your only goal to destroy all mOksha virOdhis and therefore have laid

the burden of your protection entirely with Me and performed

SaraNAgathy at My feet (7) As a result of performing this

SaraNAgathy , You enjoy the state of Krutha Kruthyan and You

have vowed not to follow the prapatthi UpAyam again for Moksham.

For a chEthnam , who has rigorously followed all the above steps ,

I as Your Lord address You as " ThvA " with affection . This is

the meaning of the " ThvA " sabdham .

 

Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

 

NaarAyaNa , NaarAyaNa , NaarAyaNa

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradachAri Sadagopan

 

SrimathE SrI Lakshminrusimha Dhivya PaadhukA Sevaka

SrIvaNN SaThakOpa SrI NaarAyaNa YathIndhra MahA DesikAya Nama: