Swamy Desika Sahasra Naamam : Part XXXIII , NamAs 960-964 / Thuppul Sannidhi NithyArAdhanam sponsorship

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SrI:

 

(960) (PraNavam) Dhvaya Prabhava vijn~AthrE nama :

 

(Meaning): Salutations to that AchAryan , who understood

fully the glories of Dhvaya Manthram .

 

(Comments) : (1)In the DhvayAdhikAram ( 28th Chapter of

SrImath Rahasya Thraya Saaram ) , Swamy Desikan salutes

the glories of Dhvaya Manthram , which is a Taanthrika Manthram

that has roots in Vedam . It is present as two seperate manthrams

in Kata Valli ( KatOpanishad) and each of its 25 aksahrams (letters)

are covered seperately in Sri Prasna Samhithai .

 

(2)SaasthrAs instruct us that an aasthikan , who understands

the meaning of this manthram and recites it even once will gain

him MOksham thru upAya anushtAnam ( performance of SaraNAgathi).

 

(3)It has more glories than the other manthrams as indicated by

Bhagavaan in SaraNAgathy Gadhyam : " yEna kEnApi prakArENa

dhvya VakthA thvam " ( You who recite dhvyam in some manner or

other). Sri RanganAthan suggested that AchArya RaamAnuja standing

before Him on that Panguni Uttharam day reciting Dhvayam in some

manner or other ( either knowing the meaning of that Manthram fully

or at a general level).This dhvaya mantham is going to be the Manthram

to be recited during one's SaraNAgathy anushtAnam or helping one

later to perform SaraNAgathy ( UpAya anushtAnam) and thus becomes

useful to gain Moksham ( Moksha PrayOjanam).

 

(4) The dhvaya Manthram revealing completely the doctrines of SaraNyan-

SaraNAgathy-Phalan through one manthram has more glory than many other

manthrams that limit themselves to reveal one or other guNams of the Lord.

 

 

(961) (PraNavam) Dhvaya sabdha nirukthi-vidhE nama :

 

(Meaning): Salutations to that AchAryan , who understood

clearly the reason for its name as " Dhvayam " .

 

(Commentary): Dhvayam means a pair.That pair is UpAyam

( Means) and upEyam (Phalan) . Dhvayam reveals this pair

(UpAya-UpEyam) that one desiring MOksham(Mumukshu)

should know . This is the traditional meaning of the word

Dhvayam as a Manthram .

 

(962) (PraNavam) Dhvaya thrayee moola-tAntra manthrathva

sTApankashamAya Nama :

 

(Meaning): Salutations to that AchAryan , who had the skills

to establish that dhvayam is a Taantrika manthram that came

to us via Vedams .

 

(Commentary): In Vedam ( Kata Valli ) , the AshtAkshara PrakaraNam

houses the dhvaya Manthram in two parts interspersed with other manthrams .

These two parts that unite to form dhvaya manthram are recited separately

in Kata Valli . Later , Kata Valli points out that those two parts have to

be united

and recited by one , who seeks Moksha PurushArTam.Sri Prasna Samhithai

analyzea the 25 aksharams (letters ) of dhvaya manthaam one by one

and then unites them to form the full manthram . Therefore Dhvaya manthram

is a Taantrika manthram with its foundations in the Vedam (Veda-Moola -

Taantrika Manthram) .

 

(963) (PraNavam) Lakshmi PurushakArathva mAnaj~nAya Nama:

 

(Meaning): Salutations to that AchAryan , who developed the reasons

for the unique PurushakArathvam of Sri DEvi based on six PramANams .

 

(Commentary): The first letter of dhvayam is " SrI " with links to MahA

Lakshmi/

SrI Devi. The investigation of the meaning of this letter points out

the unique PurushakArathvam ( intercession and pleading aspect)

of the Divine Mother.

 

Swamy Desikan uses six pramANams in his Sri Sookthi of NikshEpa Rakshai

to explain the PurushakAram of SrI DEvi.

 

(1) Artha SvabhAvam : She is the Mother of the Universe .She does not

display any anger unlike Her Lord towards Her children . She displays

instead

great affection for us. If we approach the Lord through Her , Lord can not

refuse us because of the powerful influence She has over Him .This is Her

artha SvabhAvam .

 

(2) AnushtAna PramANam ( The way followed by our ancestors ): After

HiraNya samhAram , Brahma and others were scared to approach

the ferocious Lord ; they performed SarNaagathy to Sri Devi and

approached the Lord with Her in the front to eulogize Him .During

RaamAvathAram , LakshmaNa Swamy had SitA Piratti in front to perform

his saraNAgathy to the Lord , His brother .

 

(3) Loka dhrushti( the way of the world ): It is seen that the King

does not punish the servants of the inner chambers heavily even if

they have committed serious offenses . The King gives them a light

sentence and forgives them after they perform NamaskaraNam

and other small acts .This is what we see in the world ( lOka dhrushti).

 

(4) Guru Ukthi(AchAryA's words): Swamy NammAzhwAr has revealed

Sri DEvi becoming PurushakAra BhUthai in his famous Paasuram on

ThiruvengadamudayAn : " AhalahillEn " .

 

(5) Sruthi PramANam ( Veda PramANam): Sri Sookthi vaakyams like

" ChandhrAm HiraNmayeem-- -- -- " relate to the performance of

SaraNAgathy with Her staying in the role of PurushakAra BhUthai.

 

(6) Smruthi: Maharishis in their Smruthis clearly state like Sounakar

that " one who wishes to gain MOksham should perform Prapatthi

first to Sri DEvi " .

 

 

(964) (PraNavam) SripadhArTa-vidhE nama:

 

(Meaning) : Salutations to that AchAryan , who knew the six meanings

associated with SrI Sabdham .

 

(Commentary): In the dhvaya manthram , Srimath Sabdham is met.

This Srimath sabdham points out that Bhagavan together with Sri DEvi

serve as upAyam , when Bhagavaan is to be approached as UpAyam .

 

The six meanings of " SrI " sabdham are :

 

(1) SreeyathE ( One who is approached for ujjeevanam) : The desperate

jeevans intent on being rescued form SamsAric sufferings approach Her

(aasrayaNam) for help .

 

(2)SreeyathE ( One who approaches the angry Lord to reduce His anger

over the erring jeevan): When the Lord decides to punish the Jeevans for

their trespasses of His Saasthrams , She intercedes with Her Lord and

reduces His anger and facilitates the sahaja karuNai of the Lord

to become dominant to save the Jeevans from His wrath.

 

Both the above intrepretations underline Her PurushakArathvam.

 

(3)SruNOthi ( Listens): She listens intently to the heart rending cries of

the suffering Jeevans appealing that She show them Her Lord's sacred

feet for their protection .

 

(4) SrAvayathi ( Makes Her Lord Listen): She relays to the Lord

the appeals by the chEthnams that have committed aparAdhams

and makes Her Lord listen .

 

These two acts are also linked to PurushakArathvam.

 

(5)SruNAthi( Destroys): She destroys those karmAs which stand

in the way of performing upAyam ( UpAya VirOdhi karmAs) and

PrApthi VirOdhi KarmAs ( that which stand in the way of gaining

the Phalan of Moksham).

 

(6) SreeNAthi ( Makes us reach the stage of guNa Pakkuvam or ripening ):

She prepares the Jeevan to attain the proper maturation state to recieve

the Lord's grace.

 

Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan

 

Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka

Srivan Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama: