Swamy Desika SahasranAmams : ( Thiruvaheendhrapuram MahA MaNtapa Kaimkaryam in fornt of Lord HayagrIvan's sannidhi):631-650, Part X

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Dear Swamy Desika BhakthAs :

 

We will study Twenty more of Swamy Desika Sahasra Naamams( 631- 640 ) today :

 

631) karmaNyathA bhAvahEthu pApa tacchAnthi hEthu-dhrusE nama:

 

(Meaning): Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who knew about the sins arising

from unfitness to perform KarmAs and the reasons for parihArams against them .

 

The fitness to perform Bhagavath AarAdhanam arises from the cleanliness of

the adhikAri .The assembled material should not have any dhOshams . The person

performing the AarAdhanam should also be considered as an upakaraNam

( items assembled for AarAdhanam) . Therefore , he should be clean and have

the fitness & qualifications (Yogyathai) to perform AarAdhanam . A Thief and

one who lusts after women is not allowed to touch the Lord . There are

32 trespasses that are to be avoided so that one has fitness to do AarAdhanam :

 

1) union with a woman before AarAdhanam (2) asoucham and becoming

unclean (3) seeing a dead body (4) touching a corpse (5) going to cemetry

ground (6) performing ultimate rites (7) coming in to contact with a dog

(8) eating anything and every thing (9)not cleaning one's teeth (10) wearing

black or red clothing (11) shaking the clothes (12) being angry (13) using

one hand for salutations (14) insulting BhagavathAs (15) worshipping in

darkness (16) apAna vaayu release during aarAdhanam (17) speaking

without any need and other things like these , which are MahA

aparAdhams that will disqualify one from performing AarAdhanam.

If these trespasses happen , then one should perfrom prAyascchittham

to requalify one to perform AarAdhanam. One has to seek pardon from

the Lord . ApachArams should not be repeated .

 

632) ijyAdhikAra bhEdajn~Aya nama:

 

(Meaning): Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who knew the different

categories of Ijyai for different adhikAris .

 

SrI Saathvatham states that AshtAnga Yogis alone are qualified

to meditate on the indweller residing inside one's heart lotus .

The fitness for AarAdhanam for Chathur vyUha archai with mantrams

is limited to Brahmins . Only KshathriAs can do chathur vyUha archai

without mantram but with Tantram .

 

633) ijyA sArArTa vEdhithrE nama:

 

(Meaning): Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who knew the essential

meanings of Ijyai .

 

Ijyai has to be understood as AarAdhanam with 8 angams according to

JayAkhya Samhithai of PaancharAthram .

 

634) svAdhyAya kaala svAdhyAya bhEdhAdhikruthibhEdha dhrusE nama:

 

(Meaning) : Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who knew the timings for

SvAdhyAyam and the different activities during SvAdhyAyam and the fitness

of those who can observe those divisions of SvAdhyAyam .

 

The Fourth division of time is SvAdhyAya time ( after 18 Naaxzhikai , after 1.12 PM).

One kind of SvAdhyAyam is understanding the meanings of Vedaas with

IthihAsams and PurANams. The other kind of adhikAri is the one , who recites

one or more of the VyApaka mantrams ( AshtAksharam , DhvadasAksharam ,

ShaDaksharam) . Based on one's ruchi , SvAdhyAya visEshams have to

be followed .

 

635) svAdhyAya saara samdhrushtrE nama:

 

(Meaning) :Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who knew about the essential

meanings of SvAdhyAyam .

 

The essence is to engage in activities ( IthihAsa-PurANa Patanam ,

Manthra Japam , intrepretation of Sri Sookthis) that will cut out

inappropriate speech and give control over Indhriyams (Vaak , manas ,

Body) .

 

636) svAdhyAyAnga visEsha vidhE nama:

 

(Meaning): Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who was knowledgable

about the specialties of the different branches (angams) of SvAdhyAyam .

 

After IjyA and BhOjanam , one should perform Aachamanam and return to

Bhagavath Sannidhi , perform ashtAnga PraNAmam and conduct Veda

adhyayanam or other SvAdhyAyam activities.

 

637) sAyam sandhyA hOma dEvapoojA bhOjana kaala vidhE nama:

 

( Meaning) : Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who was knowledgable

about the time for performing evening SandhyA Vandhanam , Homam ,

dEva Poojai and the time for evening meal .

 

When the Sun becomes reddish , it is the time for evening SandhyA .

This should be followed by evening homam (agnihOthram) , bhagavath

abhigamanam based on one's sakthi and Havir-nivEdhanam .

 

638) bhujilOpa-nimittha prANAgnihOthra manUjapAya nama:

 

(Meaning): Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who accepted the recitation of

PrANAgnihOthra manthram , when one misses one's evening meal .

 

639) pradhOshavarjitha nisAyOgyAdheethi visEsha vidhE nama:

 

(Meaning): Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who knew about the Veda

BhAgams that have to be avoided during the second half of SvAdhyAyam

(Evening portion) during the PradhOsham day .

 

AaraNyakams are intended for recitation before Sunset . They should not

be recited during the evening . On pradhOsham day , any Veda Manthram

that could be recited in evening should be avoided and they should be

shifted to the time slot of SvAdhyAyam before Sunset .

 

640) thrayOdasee poorvarAthri kArya mouna visEshavidhE nama:

 

(meaning): Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who knew the importance of

observing silence ( Mounam ) during MahA PradhOsham ( ThrayOdasi

evening) .

 

From evening three Naazikai up to ardha Raathri , mounam should be

maintained on PradhOsha Kaalam . No Japam should be done except

Gaayathri Japam and Homam .

 

641) pradhOsha kaala karthavya sandhyA sankOcha vEdithrE nama:

 

(Meaning): Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who intructed us to perform

a shorter version of SandhyA Vandhanam during PradhOsha Kaalam .

Gaaythri Japam should not be done over 10 counts .

 

642) pradhOshavasya varjya ashtAksharamanthra japOkthimathE nama:

 

(Meaning): Salutations to the AchAryan , who instructed us not

to perform AshtAkshara Japam during PradhOsha Kaalam .

 

643) sandhyA-thyAjya ashtAksharAnya Gaayathryanya japakriyAya nama:

 

(Meaning ): Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who instructed us that

AshtAkashara and Gaayathri manthrams can be used for Japams

during sandhyA kaalam ( AshtAkshara Manthra japam is taboo during

PradhOsha Kaalam ) .

 

644) asoucha kAlasanthyAjya Gayathryanya japakriyAya nama:

 

(meaning): Salutations to the AchAryan , who instructed us that during

asoucham (theettu ) , no mantra japam should be done except Gaayathri.

 

645) adhyAnArha vishuvAdhyanuj~nAtha japAntharAya nama:

 

(Meaning): Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who declared that even

on days unfit for veda adhyayanam ( two Vishuvams , two ayanams ,

Chathurdasi , AmAvAsyai , PourNami , PraTamai , ashtamee) , Mantra

Japam can be performed .

 

646) mouna kriyA samAyAtha sacchithrathva nirAsakAya nama:

 

(Meaning): Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who assessed that maintaining

of Mouna vratham during PradhOsha Kaalam is not inconsistent with

Bhagavath Kaimkaryam that has to be observed by ParamaikAnthis

without interruption.

 

Swamy Desikan ruled that the observance of Mouna vratham itself is

a Bhagavath Kaimkaryam and such observances will not be seen as

interruptions in Bahgavath Kaimakryam for ParamaikAnthis.

 

647) pradhOsha NarasimhAnya Haridarsana BhAdhakAya Nama:

 

(Meaning): Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who instructed us that

no form of Hari Moortham should be seen during PradhOsha Kaalam

except that of BhagavAn Narasimhan .

 

Iswara samhithai points out : " na PradhOshE Harim pasyEth

NarakEsariNam VinA " . Swamy Desikan based his ruling on

that SamhithA vaakyam .

 

648) pradhOsha kaalAnujn~Atha svagruhArchaa avalOkanAya nama:

 

(Meaning ): Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who permitted the prostrations

and sEvai of the archA Moorthy of the house during PradhOsha Kaalam .

One should not go to temples to have the sevai of Hari at the temple except

Lord NarasimhA .

 

649) madhyarAthra nisshiddha svagruhArchA poojanaadhikAya nama:

 

(Meaning ): Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who ruled against

the aarAdhanam for one's gruha ArchA at midnight ( 15 th and 16th

Naazhikai).

 

On any time other than midnight , Home AchA Moorthy can be worshipped .

This is the general rule with one exception , which is covered in the next NaamA.

 

650) madhyarAthra uparAgAdhikAla avarjyArchanaadhikAya nama:

 

(Meaning ): Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who ruled that Bhagavath

archanam can not be abandoned if GrahaNam takes place during midnight .

 

One has to perform SnAnam , Japam and perform worship ofthe Lord .

Performing AarAdhanams during grahaNa kaalam is according to VisEsha

Vidhi . On other days , midnight AarAdhanam is prohibited .

 

Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan KOil VaradAchAri Sadagopan

 

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