Sri RanganAtha temple Priest Living Quarters Construction Kaimkaryam : Swamy Desikan's Sahsra Naamams (801-803)

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SrI:

 

Dear Sri RanganAtha BhakthAs :

 

Today we will continue with the study of THREE more

Desika Sahasra Naamams ( 801-805 ) .

 

801) asambhAshyAdhi sambhaashaNa nishkruthi

guru-smruthayE nama:

 

(Meaning): Salutations to that AchAryan who was convinced

that the atonement ( PrAyascchittham) for speaking to those

who are not fit to be spoken to, is AchArya DhyAnam .

 

(Comments) : A vaidhikA should not speak to adhaarmikAs.

If that happens , Gouthama dharma Soothram says that

the atonement for such a lapse is dhyAnam on PuNyasAlees

(AchAryAs). Swamy Desikan believed in this ruling by

the Dharma Saasthram .

 

UpOthgAdhadhikAram (Naamams: 802 & 803)

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802) MokshArTa SaastrAnArambha hEtu dhikkruthi dakshiNAya nama:

 

(Meaning): Salutations to that AchArya (Swamy Desikan )

who spurned the reasons given to stay away from Saasthrams

pointing the way to MOksham because of our own perceptions

of our unfitness.

 

(Comments): This adhikAram is a foreword for Swamy Desikan's

upadEsam in the subsequent chapters of Srimath Rahasya Thraya

Saaram expounding the esoteric meanings of the three rahasyams .

 

In UpOthgAdhAdhikAram , Swamy Desikan answers number of

the questions about our own qualifications to gain Saastra Jn~Anam

to gain Moksham .

 

These questions are: (1) Why Should we begin the study of

Saasthrams dealing with Moksha Siddhi ? (2) Is it n't so

that the eternally liberated souls alone are qualified to

perform kaimkaryam for the Lord ? If we are qualified,

how come we lost that opportunity until now ? Why should

we who are unfit , commence the study of these SaasthrAs ?

 

Swamy Desikan's answer to these questions are housed in

the UpOdhgAdhAdhikAram . The highlights of his comments are:

 

We are qualified to perform nithya kaimkaryam to the Lord just as

the Nithya Sooris. Our Lord has the Kowsthubha rathnam on His chest

and is very fond of it. We the JeevAs should be dear to Him like

that gem. The Jeevans have special relationships to BhagavAn

as His children , disciples and servants .Therefore , we have full

rights to perform kaimkaryam to the Lord . Inspite of these reasons ,

we have not been performing kaimkaryam to the Lord from a very

long time.The avidhyai named Maayai has been standing in the way

and has thwarted our efforts. As a result , we are not even aware

about our own bhAgyam that predisposes us to such a kaimkaryam.

The fortunate jeevans get the benefit of counsel from mahAns

about our status and our rights to gain moksham . After that ,

those jeevans understand their pitiable status , gain AchArya

sambhandham to learn about our svaroopam and Tatthva Thrayam

and realize mOksham to perfrom nithya kaimkaryam to our Lord

at His Supreme Abode . Since Saasthrams instruct us

on the knowledge about the understanding of our svaroopam ,

the efforts to start the studies of such SaasthrAs are very appropriate.

 

803) AchArya nikaDa prApthy hEthu shaDka niroopakAya Nama:

 

(Meaning): Salutations to the AchAryan (Swamy Desikan ) ,

who identified precisely the six reasons through which

a fortunate jeevan realizes AchArya Sambhandham .

 

(Comments): The six reasons why AchArya Sambhandham happens are :

 

(1) Iswaran's good will ( His preoccupation with the well being of

the Jeevans. His svabhAvam is to consider even unintended

good acts by the jeevans as vyAjam to mend their ways to reach

out to Him ).

 

(2) YadrucchA Sukrutham ( accidental happening of an auspicous act).

 

(3) JaayamAna KadAksham ( Falling of the glance of the Lord even at the time

of one's birth).

 

(4) Capability of the Jeevan to be free of enimity and hatred towards

the Lord .

 

(5) Capacity of the Jeevan not to ignore the Lord and capacity

to staying in a state of longing for Him .

 

(6) The companionship of Saathvikaas through conversations & service .

 

Jeevan gains AchArya Sambhandham through acquisition of the assembly

of the above six guNams( hEthu shaDka samudhAyam) .

 

Swamy DEsikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan

 

P.S: The Priest Quarters construction Kaimkaryam has sold only 660

of the 2,000 Raffle tickets so far . We have 35 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: