Thiruvaheendhrapuram RathnAngi Kaimkaryam series: Posting 254/Desika Prabhandham : GeethArTa Sangraham : Part 15

June 13, 2004

SrI:

Dear BhakthAs of Lord PaarTasArathy :

Today , we will study the NINTH Chapter of

SrImath Bhagvath GeethA .This chapter has

34 slOkams .

Swamy Desikan's summary of the 9th chapter

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Tann mEnmayum Tann piRappil taLarAt-tani nilayum

pannmEni naNInan paal piriyA anbar aasaikaLum

punnmEni ViNNavar paal puriyAtha Tann Bhatthimayum

nannmEni NaaraNannaranukku navinRananE

(Meaning): Lord KrishNa of divinely beautiful body

instructed Arjuna about His Supreme status ( with no one

to equal Him or excel Him ) , His undimished Superiority

as the Lord even in His avathArams (Parathvam )

and His indwellership inside the bodies of all chEthanams

(DevAs , humans , birds , animals et al) , the loving services

rendered by His BhAgavathAs and the Bhakthi yOgam to be

practised towards Him .

ThirukkaLLam Swamy's special Comments on this Paasuram :

BhagavAn is the antharyAmi ( indweller ) for both the chEthanam

and achEthanam . He creates every one and every thing. He protects

them and utlimately dissolves them . The world functions because

of Him . BhagavAn instructed Arjuna on these glories .

Wherever BhagavAn incarnates and whatever forms He takes

during His incarnation , His Jn~Anam and Sakthi are undiminished.

There is no dimmunition of His Parathvam (Supermacy).

The Lord explains the BhaagavathAs practising Bhakthi yOgam

towards Him with nAma sankeerthanam , archanai , aarAdhanam

with intense (Bhakthi) bhAvam .He instructs Arjuna that His true

BhAgavathAs would not desire insignificant and non-lasting phalans

and that they would not devote their time to DEvAs , who have

perishable bodies .

BhagavAn explained that His BhAgavathAs perform AarAdhanam

for Him and perform Saathvika ThyAgam at the end and meditate on

Him with intense love. BhagavAn identified this devout love with

Bhakthi .

Swamy AaLavanthAr's summary of the 9th Chapter

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Sva-mahAthmyam manushyathvE Parathvam cha mahAthmanam

visEshO navamE yOgO Bhakthiroopa: prakeerthitha:

--13th SlOkam of GeethArTa Sangraham

(Meaning): Lord KrishNa described in the ninth chapter ,

" His own eminence , His undimished Supermacy as

the divine even when He assumes embodiments as

incarnations , the excellence of MahAthmAs or devotees

who seek Him alone and the discipline of Bhakthi or

devotion to Him " .

In the previous chapter, the differences that characterize

the four different seekers , who approach the Lord were

covered . In this chapter , the nature of UpAsanaa taking

the form of Bhakthi is explained .The glory of those BhagavathAs

practising Bhakthi yOgam is also extolled by the Lord to establish

the lofty state of the Jn~Ani practising Bhakthi yOgam .

Some Key slOkams of the 9th Chapter of Bhagavath GeethA

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MayA tathamidham jagadhavyakthamUrthinA

mathsTAni sarvabhUthAni na chAham tEshvavasTitha:

---SlOkam 4

(Meaning) : The whole uiniverse is pervaded by Me in

an unmanifest form. I am the Seshi (Master) , who sustains

and rules over this universe .I am their indweller , who controlls

their actions. They depend on My will for their existence and

acts . I do not however depend on them for My existence .

avajAnAni Maam mUDA manusheem tanumAsritham

Param bhAvamajAnanthO Mama bhUthamahEswaram

--SlOkam 11

(Meaning): Driven by their bad karmAs , fools ignore Me

when I take on human forms and fail to recognize that I am

the Supreme Lord of all beings and the Omniscient as well as

Omnipotent Lord , who has incarnated as a mere human being .

MahAthmaansthu Maam PaarTa dhaiveem PrakruthimAsrithA:

BhajanyanyamanasO jn~AthvA BhUthadhimvyayam

--SlOkam 13

(Meaning): On the other hand , the great--souled ones (MahAthmAs)

who are affiliated with My divine nature , worship Me with steady

minds and recognize Me as the immutable origin(source) of all beings .

Sathatham keerthayanthO Maamm yathanthasccha dhruDavrathA:

namasyanthsccha Maamm BhakthyA nithyamukthA upAsathE

---SlOkam 14

(meaning): " Aspiring for eternal communion with Me , they worship

Me, always singing My praise , striving with steadfast resolution

and bowing down to Me in devotion " .

Through SlOkams 16-19 , the Lord reveals to ArjunA that He is

the Vedic sacrifices (Krathu & Yaj~nam) , He is the offering to

the manes (SvadhA) , He is the oblation proper , He is the Mantram

with which such oblation is offered , He is the clarified butter poured

as oblation in the sacred fire , which is none other than Himself .

Our Lord continues to reveal about His pervasive presence in

every thing and being : " I am the Father , Mother , creator and

grandfather of the universe. I am the purifier .I am the syllable Om

( Pavithram OmkAra: ) and also Rk, Saaman and Yajus .

I am the goal (gathi) , supporter , the Lord , the witness,

the abode , the refuge and the friend . I am the seat of origin and

dissolution , the base of preservation and the imperishable seed

(Bheejamavyayam)---I am immortality (amrutham) as well as

death (Mruthyu) " .

SlOkam 23 :

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yEpyanyadEvathA bhakthA yajanthE sraddhayAnvithA:

tEapi MaamEva KounthEya yajanthyavidhipoorvakam

(Meaning ) : " Even those who are devoted to other divinities

with faith in their hearts , worship Me alone , Oh ArjunA ,

though not as sanctioned by the SaasthrAs " .

SlOkam 24

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Aham hi Sarva-yajn~AnAm bhOkkthA cha PrabhrEva cha

na thu mAmabhijAnanthi tatthvEnAthasachyavanthi tE

(Meaning): " For , I am the only enjoyer and the only

Lord of all sacrifices. They do not recognize Me in

My true nature; hence they fail " .

SlOkma 26:

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pathram Pushpam Phalam thOyam yO mE bhakthyA prayacchathi

Tadhaham bhakthyupahruthamasnAmi prayathAthmana:

(Meaning ): " whoever offers Me with true devotion a leaf ,

a flower , a fruit or some water , I accept this offering made

with devotion by him , who is pure of heart " .

SlOkam 27:

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YathkarOshi yadhasnAsi yajjuhOshi dhadhAsi yath

yatthapasyasi KounthEya tathkurushva madharpaNam

(Meaning): " Whatsoever you do , Whatsoever you eat ,

whatsoever you offer , whatsoever you give away ,

whatsoever austerity you practise , Oh ArjunA , do that

as an offering to Me " .

SlOkam 29:

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samOham sarvabhUthEshu na mE dhvEshyOsthi na priya:

yE bhajanthi thu Maam bhakthyA Mayi tE tEshu chApyaham

(Meaning ) " I am the same to all creation .There is none

hateful or dear to Me .But those , who worship Me with

devotion abide in Me and I do abide in them " .

SlOkam 34 :

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ManmanA bhava MadhbhakthO MadhyAji Maam namaskuru

MaamEvaishyasi yukthvaivamAthmAnam MathparAyaNa:

(Meaning ) : " Focus your mind on Me , be My devotee , be My

worshipper. Bow down to Me. Engaging your mind in this manner

and regarding Me as the Supreme Goal , You will come to Me.

In this last slOkam of the Ninth chapter of SrIMadh Bhagavath

GeethA , Our Lord decribes the true nature of Bhakthi .

Sarvam KrishNArpaNam asthu ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan KOil VaradachAri SadagOpan

Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka

Srivan Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama:

November 27, 2004

Dear Sri Sriram :

Many Thanks for your invaluable support in cataloging

these postings by categories. I am grateful for your

continous help.

V.Sadagopan

- S. Sriram

Oppiliappan

Saturday, November 27, 2004 9:20 AM

Re: Re: Thiruvaheendhrapuram RathnAngi Kaimkaryam series: Posting 254/Desika Prabhandham : GeethArTa Sangraham : Part 15

Dear Smt. Rajalakshmi:

The various Thiruvahendrapuram Rathnangi Kainkaryam postings have been collated

and placed in three different formats.

1. As they have been sent, these are filed in the archives by month.

url http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia/oppiliappan/archives

2. As a series. The complete series is archived separately and can be

found at

http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia/oppiliappan/archives/thiruvahindhrapuram/index.html

3. A more comprehensive account maybe found at each topic. Desika Prabhandam - Gitartha

Sangraham topic maybe found at url

http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia/ebooks/vdesikan/gitartha_sangraha/index.html

If after perusing through all three, you still find holes, please do inform as they

can then be looked into.

Thanks

Srinivasan Sriram

-

rajalakshmij2000

Oppiliappan

Friday, November 26, 2004 4:35 PM

Re: Thiruvaheendhrapuram RathnAngi Kaimkaryam series: Posting 254/Desika Prabhandham : GeethArTa Sangraham : Part 15

Dear Sir,I have been browsing with avid interest the various postings and along the way I've been keeping up with the Desika Prabhandam series begining with Amritharanjini...Ihad to discontinue the same from April when I went on a sojourn to India . After my return in October of this year ; I started perusing from where I had left off . Now as i am going through GithArthasangraham. In 5008 5018 postings251 & 252are repitations; and in them you have stated that the second chaptor in the second hextad will take more than one postto summarise the highlights of the said chapter . There is no follow up. The next posting is missing . After quite a gap, in continuation you have followed up with the 9th chapter of Srimad Bhagavat Geetha and Swami Desikan's summary of the 8th Shloka: TannmEmayum...in5070posting 250 . I'm just curious to know if I've missed something . Ihave been following other writeups too.Smt Sumitra Varadarajan's 'Nanmugan Thiruvandadi'has been held in abeyance . There has been no posting for a long time ! Sorry to bother you.Thanks a lot for all the good work. Yours in the service of the Almighty & our Acharya Srimad Ahzagiya Singar Rajalakshmi Jagannathan Oppiliappan , Sadagopan <sgopan@c...> wrote:> SrI:> > Dear BhakthAs of Lord PaarTasArathy :> > Today , we will study the NINTH Chapter of> SrImath Bhagvath GeethA .This chapter has > 34 slOkams .> > Swamy Desikan's summary of the 9th chapter> ************************************> Tann mEnmayum Tann piRappil taLarAt-tani nilayum> pannmEni naNInan paal piriyA anbar aasaikaLum> punnmEni ViNNavar paal puriyAtha Tann Bhatthimayum> nannmEni NaaraNannaranukku navinRananE > > (Meaning): Lord KrishNa of divinely beautiful body > instructed Arjuna about His Supreme status ( with no one> to equal Him or excel Him ) , His undimished Superiority> as the Lord even in His avathArams (Parathvam )> and His indwellership inside the bodies of all chEthanams > (DevAs , humans , birds , animals et al) , the loving services > rendered by His BhAgavathAs and the Bhakthi yOgam to be> practised towards Him .> > ThirukkaLLam Swamy's special Comments on this Paasuram :> BhagavAn is the antharyAmi ( indweller ) for both the chEthanam> and achEthanam . He creates every one and every thing. He protects> them and utlimately dissolves them . The world functions because> of Him . BhagavAn instructed Arjuna on these glories .> > Wherever BhagavAn incarnates and whatever forms He takes> during His incarnation , His Jn~Anam and Sakthi are undiminished.> There is no dimmunition of His Parathvam (Supermacy).> > The Lord explains the BhaagavathAs practising Bhakthi yOgam> towards Him with nAma sankeerthanam , archanai , aarAdhanam> with intense (Bhakthi) bhAvam .He instructs Arjuna that His true> BhAgavathAs would not desire insignificant and non-lasting phalans > and that they would not devote their time to DEvAs , who have > perishable bodies .> > BhagavAn explained that His BhAgavathAs perform AarAdhanam > for Him and perform Saathvika ThyAgam at the end and meditate on> Him with intense love. BhagavAn identified this devout love with> Bhakthi .> > Swamy AaLavanthAr's summary of the 9th Chapter> ****************************************> Sva-mahAthmyam manushyathvE Parathvam cha mahAthmanam> visEshO navamE yOgO Bhakthiroopa: prakeerthitha:> > --13th SlOkam of GeethArTa Sangraham> > (Meaning): Lord KrishNa described in the ninth chapter ,> " His own eminence , His undimished Supermacy as > the divine even when He assumes embodiments as > incarnations , the excellence of MahAthmAs or devotees > who seek Him alone and the discipline of Bhakthi or > devotion to Him ".> > In the previous chapter, the differences that characterize> the four different seekers , who approach the Lord were> covered . In this chapter , the nature of UpAsanaa taking> the form of Bhakthi is explained .The glory of those BhagavathAs > practising Bhakthi yOgam is also extolled by the Lord to establish> the lofty state of the Jn~Ani practising Bhakthi yOgam .> > Some Key slOkams of the 9th Chapter of Bhagavath GeethA> *************************************************> MayA tathamidham jagadhavyakthamUrthinA> mathsTAni sarvabhUthAni na chAham tEshvavasTitha:> ---SlOkam 4 > > (Meaning) : The whole uiniverse is pervaded by Me in > an unmanifest form. I am the Seshi (Master) , who sustains> and rules over this universe .I am their indweller , who controlls> their actions. They depend on My will for their existence and > acts . I do not however depend on them for My existence .> > avajAnAni Maam mUDA manusheem tanumAsritham> Param bhAvamajAnanthO Mama bhUthamahEswaram> --SlOkam 11> > (Meaning): Driven by their bad karmAs , fools ignore Me > when I take on human forms and fail to recognize that I am> the Supreme Lord of all beings and the Omniscient as well as> Omnipotent Lord , who has incarnated as a mere human being .> > MahAthmaansthu Maam PaarTa dhaiveem PrakruthimAsrithA:> BhajanyanyamanasO jn~AthvA BhUthadhimvyayam> --SlOkam 13> > (Meaning): On the other hand , the great--souled ones (MahAthmAs)> who are affiliated with My divine nature , worship Me with steady > minds and recognize Me as the immutable origin(source) of all beings .> > Sathatham keerthayanthO Maamm yathanthasccha dhruDavrathA:> namasyanthsccha Maamm BhakthyA nithyamukthA upAsathE> ---SlOkam 14 > > (meaning): " Aspiring for eternal communion with Me , they worship > Me, always singing My praise , striving with steadfast resolution > and bowing down to Me in devotion " . > > Through SlOkams 16-19 , the Lord reveals to ArjunA that He is > the Vedic sacrifices (Krathu & Yaj~nam) , He is the offering to > the manes (SvadhA) , He is the oblation proper , He is the Mantram > with which such oblation is offered , He is the clarified butter poured > as oblation in the sacred fire , which is none other than Himself .> Our Lord continues to reveal about His pervasive presence in > every thing and being : " I am the Father , Mother , creator and > grandfather of the universe. I am the purifier .I am the syllable Om > ( Pavithram OmkAra: ) and also Rk, Saaman and Yajus . > I am the goal (gathi) , supporter , the Lord , the witness,> the abode , the refuge and the friend . I am the seat of origin and > dissolution , the base of preservation and the imperishable seed > (Bheejamavyayam)---I am immortality (amrutham) as well as > death (Mruthyu) ". > > SlOkam 23 :> *********> yEpyanyadEvathA bhakthA yajanthE sraddhayAnvithA:> tEapi MaamEva KounthEya yajanthyavidhipoorvakam> > (Meaning ) : " Even those who are devoted to other divinities > with faith in their hearts , worship Me alone , Oh ArjunA , > though not as sanctioned by the SaasthrAs".> > SlOkam 24> ***********> Aham hi Sarva-yajn~AnAm bhOkkthA cha PrabhrEva cha > na thu mAmabhijAnanthi tatthvEnAthasachyavanthi tE > > (Meaning): " For , I am the only enjoyer and the only > Lord of all sacrifices. They do not recognize Me in > My true nature; hence they fail ". > > SlOkma 26:> ************> pathram Pushpam Phalam thOyam yO mE bhakthyA prayacchathi> Tadhaham bhakthyupahruthamasnAmi prayathAthmana:> > (Meaning ): " whoever offers Me with true devotion a leaf , > a flower , a fruit or some water , I accept this offering made > with devotion by him , who is pure of heart ". > > SlOkam 27:> ************> YathkarOshi yadhasnAsi yajjuhOshi dhadhAsi yath> yatthapasyasi KounthEya tathkurushva madharpaNam> > (Meaning): " Whatsoever you do , Whatsoever you eat ,> whatsoever you offer , whatsoever you give away ,> whatsoever austerity you practise , Oh ArjunA , do that> as an offering to Me". > > SlOkam 29:> ************> samOham sarvabhUthEshu na mE dhvEshyOsthi na priya:> yE bhajanthi thu Maam bhakthyA Mayi tE tEshu chApyaham> > (Meaning ) " I am the same to all creation .There is none > hateful or dear to Me .But those , who worship Me with> devotion abide in Me and I do abide in them ". > > SlOkam 34 :> ************> ManmanA bhava MadhbhakthO MadhyAji Maam namaskuru> MaamEvaishyasi yukthvaivamAthmAnam MathparAyaNa:> > (Meaning ) : " Focus your mind on Me , be My devotee , be My > worshipper. Bow down to Me. Engaging your mind in this manner > and regarding Me as the Supreme Goal , You will come to Me.> > In this last slOkam of the Ninth chapter of SrIMadh Bhagavath> GeethA , Our Lord decribes the true nature of Bhakthi .> > Sarvam KrishNArpaNam asthu ,> > Daasan , Oppiliappan KOil VaradachAri SadagOpan > Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka> Srivan Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama: