SrImath Azhagiya Singar's Sankalpa SooryOdhya KaalakshEpam : Part 5 ( Jan 24 & 26 ,2005)

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SrI:

 

SrI MalOla ParabrahmaNE Nama:

 

Sri NaarAyaNa YathIndhra MahA DesikAya Nama:

 

Dear SishyAs and AbhimAnis of SrI Matam :

 

In the 85th slOkam of the First Chapter , Swamy DEsikan explained to us

the ancient nature of SaraNAgathy and its unfailing power . Now we start

with the question of VivEka MahaarAjA's wife , Sumathy .Sumathy: The Mumukshus ( those who desire Moksham ) worship gods like

Brahma Devan . In that case , why do we cite Sriman NaarAyaNan as the sole

UpAyam and UpEyam for Moksham ?

 

RaajA : Oh Dear One , who is able to grasp the intricate tatthvams !

Lord Madhusoodhanan's greatness can not be shared by anyone.

There is none , who is equal or Superior to Him .

 

Puraa Vedha: stamBAvadhi purusha-srushTE: sTithimathy

sTirA bhakthi: soothE vipathuparitham pumsi ParamE

tadhanyAn abhyarchan abhilashitha mukthi: suragaNAn

udanyAm prALEyai: upasamayithum vaanchati JaDa : ( SlOkam 86)

 

(Meaning ) : The durable Bhakthi to the Supreme Being alone releases one

from the dangers arising from the sins . This Supreme Being is responsible

for the creation of every thing starting from a blade of grass (small )

to the mighty Brahma DEvan .Those who seek other gods for Moksham

are fools , who are comparabe to those , who wish to quench their thirst

by consuming dew .

 

This Supreme Being exists even before creation (during PraLayam too)

and destroys our Paapams : " PoorvOsmAth SarvasmAth ; sarvAn

paapmana oushath" . His Supermacy is " Sarva Paapa Naasana-

roopArTa Parathvam ". Worshipping others for Moksham will be

fruitless ( Nishphalam). Such an act is like drinking dew

( Hima=udhanyaa) instead of water for quenching one's thirst.

 

RaajA continues :" Na khalu sahasramapi aalOkya Divasakaraa

andhakAram prathikshipanthy " ( Even thousands of

images of Sooryan painted on a wall will not be able to

remove the prevailing darkness ) , Similarly

 

AaBadhnathee vigatha-saanthim anAdhi-nidhrAm

chEtasvina: thriguNa sakthimayee thriyaamaa

NaTasya kEvalamasou narakAnthakarthu :

Sankalpa-Soorya-vibhavEna samaapaneeyaa --- SlOkam 87

 

( Meaning ): The enduring and ancient darkness of ajn~Anam

created in the jeevans by the thriguNa maayaa sakthi will be

removed only by the power of the Sankalpa Soorya Vaibhavam

of the NarakAsura SamhAri , our Supreme Lord .

 

The will (sankalpam) of the assembly of demigods ( dEva gaNA:)

is like the images of Sooryan painted on the wall , which is powerless

to banish the darkness of the night . " NarakAsura Naasaka Sreesa

Sankalpa soorya yEva Jn~AnanAndhakAra nivarthakam " ( Only

the Sankalpa Soryan of the slayer of NarakAsuran can banish

totally the darkness of ajn~Anam . Such is the Glory (Vaibhavam ) of

the Sankalpa Sakthi of the Lord , Sriman NaarAyaNan .

 

(Sumathy) : Oh Raajaa ! I agree that the Noble one , who is the Creator

of this world is the sole grantor of Moksham . Even the devAs stumble on

determining that Parama Purushan . How does one conclude that it is

Sriman NaarAyaNan ?

 

(VivEka RaajA ) : Devi ! This determination about Sriman NaarAyaNan

being the sole-grantor of Moksham is arrived at from a deep understanding of

the doctrines enshrined in Smruthi and PurANams aimed at explaining the Veda

manthrams and Upanishads .

 

(To Be Continued )

 

Srimath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan