Sankalpa SooryOdhayam : Srimath Azhagiya Singar's KaalakshEpam on Monday & Tuesday Mornings via Telebridge : Part III

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SrI:

 

Dear BhakthAs :

 

Today adiyEn will cover the last KaalakshEpam highlights

of Srimath Azhagiya Singar ( slOkams 79-80 ) covering

the conversation between Mahaa RaaNi Sumathy and

her husband , VivEka Mahaa Raajan .

 

SlOkam 79:

 

Svayaa jushta: pathnyA vidhivadhiha yashtA svayamaham

vidhatthE chArtthivyajam sama-dhama-mukhOyam guNagaNa:

akasmAth uddhEsyO bhavathi BhagavAn aathmahavisha:

pasurBaddhO mukthim bhajathi vigalath karma nigala:

 

(Meaning): Myself (VivEkan ) will become Yajamaanan of this

Yaj~nam with You (Sumathy) as my dharma pathni. The guNams

like Samam and dhamam will become the officiating priests ( Rthviks).

Without seeking any Phalan , this havis of AathmA will be presented

to the Lord in this Yaj~nam. As a result , the handcuffs of karmAs

will break and the Bhaddha Jeevan will become free to gain Moksham.

 

The Jeevan becomes the adhikAri in this Yaj~nam of aathma-

svaroopa SamarpaNam through the overcoming of dEhAthma

Bramam and knowing about the Sesha-sEshi relationship ( Aathmaa-

paramAthmA vivEkam ) . Here the bound Pasu is the Bhaddha

Jeevan . AathmA is the havis . The target (uddhEsyam ) for this

aathma havis Yaj~nam is the Supreme Lord , the owner of that

aathmA . The handcuffs of karmAs are broken ( Vigalath karma

nigala: ) and the aathmaa reaches the state of Mukthi (Mukthim

Bhajathi /Mukthi sTAnam prApnOthi) .

 

After this slOkam , VivEkan appeals to his dharma pathni :

 

idham api athra bhavathyA bhAvaneeyam ( You must now understand

this as well ) . He addresses his wife with respect by choosing the term ,

BhavathyA:( BhavathyA: bhAvaneeyam ).

 

SlOkam 80:

 

svaraakshaNa-bharArpaNa-kshaNika-sathriNa:

pravartya krupayaa sTithim prabhrabhUtha-poorvOdhayaam

jagath-viparivarthana-praTitha-nithyasakthi : svayam

kshipathya-punarankuram dhurithamasya Lakshmeepathi:

 

(Meaning ): Here , the general aathma samarpaNam was described .

Now for those , who do not have the power to perform the rigorous

and demanding Bhakthi yOgam , there is a Sathram (Yaagam ) , which

is the handing over the burden of one's rakshaNam (RakshaNa Bharam )

to the Lord Himself ( Bhara SamarpaNam ). This is a Yaagam that can be

performed in a KshaNam ( second) . Rakshaa Bhara samarpaNam and Phala

SamarpaNam from that raksha should also be placed at the sacred feet

of the Lord with prayers and MahA viswAsam in Him as the unfailing

protector.

 

Until now , one vyAjam/upAyam for Mukthi ( Bhakthi yOgam ) was mentioned.

Now , another VyAjam/UpAyam(VyAjAntharam) is referred to for gaining

Moksha Siddhi ( MumukshumAthra-saamAnyam SvaroopAdhi SamarpaNam ) .

This is " SvarakshaNa-bhara-samarpaNam " that could be completed in

one second ( little time). This Yaj~nam is approved by the VedAs ( VedOktha

Sathram ) . This is therfore " Vaidhiki NishtA " . This can be completed in

atrice

and is capable of sedtroying all sins on anushtAnam ( Sarva paapa

vimOkshaNam).

 

Here , Sumathy asks the question: When does Jeevan arrive at Moksha Dasai ?

 

VivEkan answered that one should not expect it happen instaneouly and that

dasai

(occasion ) will come , when the Saasthra Jn~Anama nd Yukthi are united .

 

This was followed by SlOkam 81 , which was covered in the previous posting .

In this slOkam , the one who desires moksham ( MUmukshu) should climb on

the steps of the ladder representing Bhagavath dayaa , which was revealed by

blemishless SadAchAryAs . The climb by the lucky one should be step by step

to reach Paramapadham of the Lord , which is totally devoid of any RajO or

TamO guNams (Suddha Satthvamayam).

 

Now , VivEkan anticipates the question from Sumathy : will LeelA DEvi make

that

climb happen ? He answers with slOkam 82:

 

Svayam upasamayanthi Swaamina: svairaleelAm

svamathamiha duhAnaa svaadhu paTyam prajAnAm

niyatham-iyam-idhAneem anayadhA vaa bhavithree

niravadhi sukhasiddhyai nishprakampAnukampaa

 

(Meaning ) : Dayaa DEvi neutralizes the propensity of the Lord to

do whatever He wishes (yadEccha Leelaa) and comes forward to grant

what will be beneficial (hitham ) for the Jeevan and what she is fond of

doing for the well being of the Jeevan . She stays firm and grants this

limitless bliss for the Jeevan immediately or later ( immediate MOksham

for aarTa Prapannan and Moksham at the end of the present life

for dhruptha prapaanan ) . When the moment for Dayaa strikes ,

no one and nothing can stop its effect .

 

SlOkam 83 :

 

avirala-guNacchAyaa mAyatama: prathirOdhini

parihrutha-raja: pankaa taapairasamgaDithaa thribhi:

Madhuripu-dayaamoorthyr-dhivyaa nirAkruthakaNDakaa

vahathy nigamAth varthanyEshaa pureemaparAjihtaam

 

(Meaning ) : Lord Madhusoodhanan's Dayaa is the raaja maargam

(royal road). That stretches from here to Parama Padham. On this road,

the limitless auspicous attributes of the Lord (Soulabhyam , souseelyam etc)

are densely present as comforting shade (aviralacchAyaa) . This Dayaa of

the Lord will banish the darkness of Moola Prakruthi . There are no sins

here

that result from the operation of the RajO or TamO guNams . The three kinds

of

sufferings ( Taapams) like aadhiboudhikam are NOT seen here . The thorns ,

which are obstructing enemies in the path to Vaikuntam have been removed

now to make the journey by the Muktha jeevan comfortable. This is the nature

of

Dayaa devi standing in the form of the ladder to Parama Padham . Brahmapuram

is our body , the starting point of the Jeevan and the invincible

(aparAjitham)

Vaikunta Nakaram is the end point . The ladder of the Lord's Dayaa connects

both .

 

Now Sumathy asks: Oh VivEka Mahaa Raajaa ! It is so pleasing to hear your

words.

It is however looks like a descptive utterance made to children ,since it is

hard

to believe that the Jeevan bent under the back-breaking weight of its karmAs

can lift itself out of its ocean of sorrow and arrive at Sri Vaikuntam . It

all sounds

very sweet to hear (ukthAvath athyantha maadhuryam) ; in practise however ,

it

is impossible to accomplish ( anushtAnE athyantha kaDuthvam ).

 

VivEka Mahaa Raajaa sighs and is incredulous about his wife's statement .

He responds : Oh Auspicious wife (BhadrE ) ! You are known for rejecting

things that actually exist ! Do not be influenced by false visions ! Have

You

ever come across an instance , where Vedam touts untruth ? Have You ever

heard that he Lord has changed his mind about the vow that he undertook

to protect His bhaktha janams ? How can I grow your faith in what I said

earlier ? Let me try to convince you about the mahimai of the sanklapam

of MurAri :

 

sapE dhaishtikyEna svayamiha bhavathyA cha SumathE

thvayaiva dhrashtavya: svapanavigamOnmeelitha dhiyaa

ahamkAragrAha-graha-kadhanasAkrandha tanubrun-

mumuksha-samraBdhO MuramaTana sankalpa mahimaa

 

Oh Sumathy ! I swear on You , my dear one ! I swear on all acts

performed with faith that are unseen (adhrushtam) ! You yourself

can witness the glories of Bhagavath Sankalpam ( the will of the Lord).

May you awaken from the sleep and open your eyes ! The attachment to

the ahankAram linked to dEhAthma abhimAnam is the crocodile that caught

hold of the leg of the GajEndhran in that lotus pond . That ahankAram is

the one that sinks the unfortunate ones in the ocean of samsAram.

It is the soulful cry about being grabbed by that ahankAram and

the manifestation of intense desire to gain moksham will lead one

to see in action , the Lord's sankalpam to rush to respond . One can

experience the paraparappu of the Lord's Sankalpam . Is it fair to close

one's eyes and say that the object does not exist ?

 

(Comments): One who argues that there is BhAgyam by pursuing

some thing noble and auspicious such as the subha karmaa of

Prapathti and believes in the the power of the Sankalpa Sakthi of

the Lord is Dhaishtikan . He is a Mumukshu ( one desirous of Moksham)

and cries out loud about the pain caused by dEhAthmAbhimAna

ahankAram that has caught hold of his leg and is making him

sink deepr into the samsAric ocean . He cries out for BhagavAn's protection

..

The act of such a dhaishtikan is Dhaishtikyam . The opposite of

Dhaishtikan is Naishtikan , who does not believe in such things.

VivEkan asks his wife to open her eyes and see the truth . He says

that BhagavAn's sankalpam to protect the SaraNAgathan at all times

and places and at all costs will not fail .

 

(To be continued)

 

Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka

Srivan Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama:

 

Daasan , Oppiliappan KOil VaradAchAri Sadagopan