Swami Desikan Makara Kandi Kaimkaryam at ThUppul & Desikar NooRRandhAti : Paasuram 3

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Paayiram 36:

 

Vaazhcchi ithu nenjE Vaadhi SingattEsikar tamm

kaazhcchi unakku uNDAmEl kanmam

thAzhcchi onRum saarA vahai theerum sanmatthuyar tolayaum

seerAr Sreedahranaic-chErnthu

 

The poet instructs us to hold on firmly to the sacred feet of Swamy Desikan to erase our sins and to destroy the repeated cycles of births and deaths. Have unalterable faith ( Mahaa VisvAsam) in Swamy Desikan to gaina real life . That will bless you with many soubhAgyams. If you do not have the firmness of conviction in Swamy Desikan's power to redeem you , your life is not of much worth . With VairAgyam ( Kaazhcchi) , place your trust in Him and live with the conviction that Swamy Desikan is every thing. If you do so , the sins will not get attached to You. This most generous AchAryan will reveal us the sacred feet of Sriman NarAyaNan to confer Moksha siddhi for us .

 

The poet states that we can have Vaazhcchi ( life ), when we develop VairAgyam ( Kaazhcchi) for Swamy Desikan .That would lead to destruction ( thAzhcchi) of our karmAs ( kanmam) . We will join with Sridharan at Sri Vaikuntham and will be rid of all sorrows ( SeerAr Sridharanai sErnthu , sanmat-thuyar tolayaum) .

Paayiram 37:

 

serum puhazhOn thiru AtthiUr Varadhan

kaar ottha vaNNan kazhal iNayai

thArmannum senniyil vaitthu yenRum siRakkum aNitthUppul

manananai yenn nenjamE Vaazhthu

 

In this Paayiram , the poet asks us to stay focused on Swamy Desikan , who is very dear to Lord Varadhan of Kaanchi known for His mercy to Swamy Desikan and AchArya RaamAnuja. Swamy Desikan's mind was always focused on Lord Varadhan (Seer AruLALarai sinthai seyyum ThUppul PiLLai--NayinAcchAr: PiLLai andhaTi--4)

 

The first two lines of this Paayiram is a tribute to the sacred feet of Lord Varadhan of Kaanchi of wide fame and dark bluish hue( sErum PuhazhOn kaar ottha vaNNan Thiru AtthiUr Varadhan kazhal iNayai ). Swamy Desikan adorns always on his head the garlands from the sacred feet of Varadhan ( Kazhal iNayai taar mannum senniyil vaitthu yenRum siRakkum aNi ThUppul Mannan) with devotion . Oh My Mind , please worship that AchAryan dear to Lord Varadhan for Your ujjevanam .

 

Swamy Desikan's adoration of Lord Varahdan is etched in one of the verses of Sri Varada Raaja panchAsath

where Sawmy Desikan declares that He does not desire Sri Vaikuntha Vaasam as long as he has the bhAgyam of enjoying the beauty of archaa ThirumEni of the Lord at Kaanchi ( nirantaram nirviSatas Thvadheeyam asprushta chintApadham AapirUpyam ! satyam sabhE VaaraNa SailanAtha VaikunTha vaasepi na mE abhilAsha: !!!).

 

Paayiram 38 :

 

Vaazhthi kavi vaadhi Singan malar adiyai

thAztthi talaiyai athan keezh-Soozhtthu yenRum

toll puhazhE sintippAr soozh vinayai mARRuvarE

nalvinayAm naanilatthil yeethu

 

The poet is inspired by AndAL's aruL Vaakku on the power of eulogizing with Vaak/speech , reflecting with mind/manas and by prostrating before KaNNan with one's sareeram : " pOya pizhayum puhutaruvAn ninRanavum theeyinil dhUsAhum ( all your sins will vanish and be burnt without a residue , when you sing about His names , meditate with Your mind and sprinkle His ThirumEni with fresh flowers ).

 

The poet says in this context that nothing but soubhAgyams will come the way of Swamy desika BhakthAs engaged in kaimkaryams with their tongue , body and mind : Kavi Vaadhi Singan Malar adiyai Vaazhthi( Praising the lotus soft , sacred feet of Swamy Desikan with Your tongue) , athan keezhE talayai thAzhtthi ( Lowering your head under those sacred feet) , soozhtthu yenRum toll puhazhe sintippar( performing pradhakshiNam around Him and thinking about the great glories of Swamy Desikan) , Your fierce sins clinging to You will be destroyed thru His power . You will have good life in this earth and thereafter sathgathi .

 

Paayiram 39:

 

yeethE uyirkku idhamum yettavamum yepporuLum

yeethE pErinbham mihuveedum --theetaRu seer

ThUppul nahar vanthu udhittha toll puhazh sEr Aariyan pEr

kOppudanE kURuvathAm uRRu

 

In this Paayiram , MannappangAr asks us to recite Swamy Desikan's (sahasra) Naamams with devotion to gain nondiminishing wealth including Moksha SaamrAjyam . The meanings and comentaries on Swamy Desika Sahasra Naamams are at :

 

http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia/ebooks/vdesikan/tdesikan/ds

 

The poet points out that the special means ( upAyam ) to gain Moksham is refuge at the sacred feet of Swamy Desikan , who incarnated as the GantAvatAran of Lord of Thiruvenkadam . Having Mahaa Viswaasam in Swamy Desikan , one can realize the fruits of all penances . The poet is inspired by the aruL Vaakku of Thirumangai , where he celebrates the power of the name of Sriman NaarAyaNan ( kulam tarum ; selvam tantidum; adiyAr padu thuyar aayina yellAm nilam tarum seyyum; neeL viSumpu aruLum ; aruLodu perunilam aLikkum ; valam tarum --NaarAyaNaa yennum naamam).

 

The poet is also reminded of AmudhanAr's aruL Vaaku relating to AchArya RaamAnujaa ( nuRRandhAti 94):

"RaamAnusan tannaic-chArntavarkatkku tavam tarum ; selvam tahavum tarum ; saliyA piRavi bhavaam tarum theevinai paaRRit-tarum; ParanthAmam yennum tivam tarum" ( AchArya RaamAnuja will bless those , who seek His refuge , the supreme gift of SaraNAgathy at the Lord's Thiruvadi; He will bless them with worldly wealth and contented life; He will chase away the fearsome sins that haunt us; He will bless us with Moksham also).

 

Following the path shown by Thirumangai and AchArya RaamAnujaa , MannappangAr affirms that Mahaa Viswaasam in ThUppul NigamAntha Mahaa Desikan is the surest means ( kOppu) for all auspiciousness. He instructs us the recital with devotion of the Thiru Naamams of the great AchAryan from ThUppul would grant us " pErinbha mihu Veedu " ( Limitless BrahmAnandham of Moksha Sukham).

 

Paayiram 40:

 

uRRu ninn Thiruvadiyai uyvathu ohr kAraNatthAl

paRRu onRum inRi bahavakkadalilin-totthu aRuppAr

Vedamudit-tEsikanE Veda vizhupporuLAm

Maadhavanai naNNuvarE mann

 

Veda Mudi DesikanE ! uyvathu ohr KaaraNatthAl ninn sEvadiyai uRRu paRRu onRum inRibhavak-kadalin totthu aRuppAr= Oh Swamy Desikan ! with the sole intent of our ujjevanam ( redemption) , when we seek the refuge of Your sacred feet , our attachment to worldly desires leaves us and our links to the ocean of births and deaths are cut asunder .

 

mElum vedha vizhu poruLAm Maadhavanai naNNuvar, mann = further , they will attain the essence of Vedams , Sriman NaarAyaNan as well . This is truth !

 

The poet addreses Swamy Desikan as "Veda Mudi Desikan" ( Nigama anta Desikan) or the head (siras) of the Vedams. Those who seek His sacred fee twill not only be freed from rebirth in this world but thay also be blessed with residence in the Supreme abode of Maadhavan ( Vedatthin VizhupporuLAm Maadhavanai NaNNuvarE) . VedAs eulogize Maadhavan . They decalre Him as the supreme doctrine ( Para Tattvam).

He is the Para Brahmam ; ParamjyOthi and ParamAtmA as celebrated by NaarAyaNavalli of Taittireeya Upanishad. The essence of the VedAs is seen by Thirumangai at ThiruvallikkENi ( Vedatthai Vedatthin Suvaip-payanai ThiruvallikkENi kaNDEnE -- Periya Thirumozhi: 2.3.2) . Swamy NammAzhwAr also celebrates the Veda Tattvam of Sri VenkatanAthan of Thirumala as: " Vedhiyar muzhu Vedatthu amudhatthai , theetil seer ThiruvEnkadatthAnai --TiruvAimozhi: 3.3.5) . He is Maadhavan , the One with Mahaa Lakshmi .

 

The poet is reminding us of the subtle meaning ofperforming SaraNAgathy at the sacred feet of Swamy

Desikan , which is considered superior to performing SaraNAgathy at the Lord's sacred feet. Sri V.N. Gopala DesikanacchAr Swamy quotes the pasage from the poetry of one of his sishyaas in this context :

 

yENippadi pOnRathu AchAryan Thiruvadi

Vazhukku Maram pOnRathu KaNNan Thiruvadi

yENippadiyai paRRiduvAi yenn manamE !

 

In this passage of the poem , AchAryan's sacred feet is compared to the firm steps of a ladder in contrast to the Lord's feet , which is like a slippery pole ( Vazhukku Maram used during Sri Jayanthi ) . Vazhukku Maram climbing is not an easy act to get to the top since it needs a strenous effort( slipping and gaining control many times) compared to the easy task of climbing a ladder . The laghu upAyam of saraNAgathy at Swamy Desikan's sacred feet is celebrated here .

 

Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

DhAsan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan

 

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Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

DhAsan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchari Sadagopan