Sri RanganAtha temple Priest Living Quarters Construction Kaimkaryam : Swamy Desikan's Sahsra Naamams (794-796)

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SrI:

 

Dear Sri RanganAtha BhakthAs :

 

Today we will continue with study of three more

Sahasra Naamams ( 794-796) .

 

(794) DhramidOpanishath dhrashtru SooribrundhOpakAra vith

 

(Meaning): Salutations to Swamy Desikan, who was fully familiar

with the assistances (upakArams) given by the AzhwArs to us

through their creation of the Tamil Vedams .

 

DhramidOpanishad refers to Tamizh MaRai (Vedams ). The authors of

these Tamizh MaRais are the assembly of twelve AzhwArs (Soori Brundha:).

Their upakAram in their role as our AchAryAs is matchless .They are

Veda Manthra dhrushtAs in their own right . They were fully familiar with

the ancient Sanskrit VedAs . Rishis were the ones , who saw first these Veda

Manthrams in their mind and became manthra dhrashtAs. Tamizh Vedam

is also eternal like the Sanskrit Vedams . AzhwArs " found " these Veda

Manthrams that existed before , assembled their messages in Tamizh

for the benfit of those , who could not access the Sanskrit Vedams

for our benefit .That is why AzhwArs are saluted as " SamhithAm

Dhrushtavantham " ( One who saw the Sanskrit Veda Manthrams).

 

The meanings of the Sanskrit Veda Manthrams are difficult to understand.

AzhwArs performed a great help in making the meanings of these Sanskrit

Vedams available to us in clear terms through their Tamizh Paasurams for

our enjoyment and benefit .

 

Sanskrit Vedams are like a vast ocean .They contain a mixture of things .

AzhwArs are like the clouds that absorb the pure water from the salty ocean

and nourish us with clear , potable water (dhivya Prabhandha Paasurams).

AzhwAr's Paasurams are like that life--sustaining rain water . That is why

the special

efforts taken by them to help us is incomparable. The waters of the ocean

are

salty and can be useful only to Fish and the like. AzhwAr's paasurams

arising from the ocean of Sanskrit Vedams are like rain water and is useful

to every janthu .

 

(795) Mokshaika--sAdhanAchAryavatthA saadhana tathpara:

 

(Meaning): Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who established

the doctrine that AchArya Sambhandham ( AchArya link)

is the central factor for any one to gain Moksha Siddhi.

 

(Comments): Whether one is a great sinner or PuNyasAli ,

Moksha siddhi can be realized by him only through the links

to a SadAchAryan . AchArya Sambhandham is thus indispensable

for every one to gain Moksham . The Greatest of sinners or

the grandest among the PuNyasaalis can not gain moksham

without that AchArya Sambhandham.

 

(796) SvAchAryAdhi SaraNyAntha Bhakthi krama visEsha Vith

 

(Meaning ) : Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who clearly understood

the sequence of steps in Bhakthi yOgam starting from one's own

AchAryan to BhagavAn (SaraNyan) .

 

(Comments): It is not enough to have just AchArya Sambhandham .

One has also to know the AchArya Paramparai starting from one's own

AchArya to all the way up to BhagavAn , the PrathamAchAryan .

That AchArya Vamsam has to be meditated upon every day .

This anusandhAnam of AchArya Vamsam in the proper sequence

(ascending order ) has to be infused with Bhakthi. That is the Bhakthi

Krama VisEsham saluted in this Sahasra Naamam.

 

(To Be continued)

 

Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan

 

P.S: The Priest Quarters construction Kaimkaryam has sold only 658 of

the 2,000 Raffle tickets so far . We have 34 days to race towards

the finish line. With full faith in our AchAryAs and the power of their

Sri Sookthis , we will do our best to realize the goal of constructing

the living quarters for our priests and cook . For the past few years ,

they have been living in the cramped quarters in the basement of

the temple . Please support this Kaimkaryam .

 

Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka

Srivan Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama: