Swamy Desika Sahasra Naamam : NaamAs : 701-705

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Dear BhakthAs :

 

(701) (PraNavam) Vaikunta - lOka - Sthreepumsa miTunArTa Upapatthi vidhE

nama:

 

( Meaning) : Salutations to that AchAryan , who knew why there is the

presence of the two genders in Sri Viakuntam .

 

(Commentary ) : In Sankalpa SooryOdhayam , the Prathi-Naayakan

( the adversary king , MahA Mohan ) asks a question : Why is there

the division of women and Men in Sri Vaikuntam ? Why does Vedam

prescribes this need ? In Prakruthi lOkam , loukika bhOgams like

eating , enjoying women by men and vice versa are understandable .

Why does it have to be invoked in Sri Vaikuntam , which is aprAkrutha

lOkam ? Jeevan escapes from these loukika sukhams and why should he

assume the roles of male and female again in SrI Vaikuntam ?How can you

justify the Muktha jeevan winning over Kaamam ?

 

Swamy explains this situation : " Dhaampathyam arises out of karma

phalan here . The Dhaampadhyam of the Divine ones in Sri Vaikuntam

is natural .It is not a product of Karmaa .It arose out of their own

sankalpam . Therefore , it is free of blemish . Regrading the Muktha

Jeevans in Sri Vaikuntam , the split (vibhAgam) into Sthrees and Purushaas

is to gain the chosen kaimkaryam that is close to their heart for the

Parama

Purushan , which are more natural to women and men.

 

(702) (PraNavam) svasilpa-jitha gheervANa dhaithya silpa chamathkruthayE

nama:

 

(meaning) : Salutations to the AchAryan , who won over the DEva silpi

(Mayan)

and the asura silpi ( Viswakarmaa) with His artistry .

 

(Commentary ) : In the seventh canto of Sankalpa SooryOdhayam ,

there is a scene in which the character of Silpi is invoked . The Silpi

draws the impressions ( samskArams) on the canvas of the mind .

In this seventh act , VivEka RaajA goes to the artist's studio (Silpa

Saalai)

and admires the drawings on the ten avathArams of the Lord

as depicted by the Silpi ( Swamy Desikan) . He recognizes that

Swamy Desikan through His samskArams alone has drawn

the Bhagavath roopams on the mind and thus won over the asura

and the dEva silpis .

 

In Swamy Desikan's real life , he won over a haughty silpi , who competed

with Swamy in casting a statue of him and fitting that into a Peetam . The

Silpi lost in the contest to Swamy Desikan . The vigraham created by Swamy

Desikan Himself is being worshipped even today at Thiruvaheendhrapuram

temple .

 

(703) (PraNavam) SamAdhi SaadhakasTAna SubhAsraya NirUpakAya Nama:

 

(Meaning) : Salutations to that AchAryan , who knew about the appropriate

places for dhyAnam on the Lord and the forms of the Lord , which will lend

themselves to visualizing Him through DhyAna SamAdhi .

 

(Commentary ) : In the 6th act of Sankalpa SooryOdhayam , Viveka Raajaa

searche for the ideal place or places , where one can succeed with one's

dhyAnam . VivEkan climbs in a chariot called " ManOraTam " and is driven

by a Saarathy (charioteer ) named " Tarkam " to find such a place. The

Saarathy advises the Raajaa that Srirangam , Thirumala and PerumAL Koil

are ideal places for such a quest . VivEkan picks up Tirumala as the place

to realize purity of mind . In the seventh angam , VivEkan concludes that

BhagavAn's ThirumEni , which is subham and aasrayam can be beneficial

for DhyAnam . Aaasryam means firmly implanted in the mind . All of the

Lord's roopams are subham (auspicious ) but not all of them will prove

to be aasrayams for us .

 

(704) (PraNavam) anAthmaguNa kaamAdhi nirsAdhi prakAravidhE nama:

 

(Meaning) : Salutations to the AchAryan , who knew the ways to eliminate

the anAthma guNams like Kaamam (desire) .

 

(Commentary ) : In the 8th act of Sankalpa SooryOdhayam , there is a

battle between VivEka Raajaa and Moha Raajaa . The generals in the Moha

Raajan's army are the bad guNams of Kaamam , Kopam, ahankAram and lObham .

In VivEka Raajaa 's army are sadhguNams like Virakthi (VairAgyam ) ,

KshAnthi ( Patience) ,Thushti (Contentment) and Aathma Vidhyai . Using

this army of ladies , Vivekan destroys the Para Sainyam (Enemy army )

..Virakthi

wins over Kaamam; KshAnti wins over kOpam .Thushti is victorious over

lObham

( greed) . Aathma Vidhyai chases away ahankAram .Thus Aathma guNams win

over AnAthma guNams .

 

(705) (PraNavam) mahAthmanAthma guNa chEshtitha jApanakshamAya ama:

 

(Meaning) : Salutations to that AchAryan , who can clearly describe the

aathma and anAthma guNams of MahA Purushan .

 

(Commentary ) : Swamy Desikan pictures vividly the aatma and anAthma

guNams of human beings and how these guNams operate as well as

how the anAthma guNams are destroyed .In the First angam , The leader of

Aathma guNam ( VivEkan) an dthe head of anAthma guNams ( MahA Mohan )

state thier cases . In the second angam , in the court of VivEka Maha

RaajA ,

the Guru (SiddhAntham ) and sishya (Vaadham) win their battles over

Para Mathams . In the third angam , VivEkan Thinks about the UpAyam for

Moksham after winning the dhurguNams like raagam (desire) . In the fourth

and the fifth angams , the activities of activities of dhurguNams like

Kaamam , lObham which wish to form defenses to win VivEkan so that

they can rule over Purushan . In the sixth & the seventh acts , the

gaining of

knowledge by VivEkan about the place for dhyAnam and SubhAsrayam for

dhyAnam are discussed . In the eighth act , the coverage is about the

aathma

guNams winning over anAthma guNams . In the ninth act , the Upaayam

happens . In the final and the tenth act , Purushan attains Moksham

through the sankalpam of Parama Purushan .

 

Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Daasan Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan

 

Sri MalOla PaadhukA Sevaka Sri VaNN SaThakOpa NaarAyaNa Yatheendhra

MahA DesikAya Nama: