SaTAri Satakam - 4

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SrI:

SrImahtE SaTakOpAya nama:

SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:

SrImathE nigamAnta mahA dESikAya nama:

 

Dear srI vaishNavAs,

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" Study the sacred works of Sri SaTakOpA and hand them down to the

deserving disciples " – srImad RamAnuja.

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Details presented in this post:

1. VazhttuppA 5, 6 & 7

2. Abstract

 

5

parAnkusan enRum parakAlan enRum *

pirAnetIsan enRum perumai – murArimalai *

ghaNTai kavitAr kikasingam enRumenRum *

toNDaruDan solvEn tozhutu.

 

The basic duties of a srIvaishNavan are indicated in this poem.

As srIvaishNavas, always we have to celebrate AzhvArs and our

AchAryAs; always we have to talk and meditate on their divya

prabhAvams and always we have to be in association with srIvaishNavAs

(toNDar kulam). This poem reminds us of the 6 great commandments of

our pirAnetIsan, srImad rAmAnujar.

 

6

mAtA pitAguru mAcchelvam kalviyelAm *

vedAnta dESikan vEnkaTESan – pAdAra *

vindangaL enRaDiyEn vIruDan kaNDaDaindEn *

sandadamum mAlkaNDai sArvu.

 

Tribute is paid to the great AchAryan, svAmi dESikan, who is the

divyAvatAram of tirupati vEnkaTESa perumAL's divine bell. The divine

lotus feet of svAmi dESikan are nothing but our Close relatives, well-

earned wealth, gained knowledge, the means and goal – everything. It

has to be remembered always.

 

7

gyAni enuyirenRAn nAraNan gItaiyil *

gyAni evarenRAl nanRaga – tAninidAi *

endai SaTAri elAmkaNNan enRuraittAr *

vindaiyO kELvi viDai.

 

BhagvAn SrI KrishNa says in the gItA: " gyAni tu Atma Eva mE matam,sa

mahAtmA sudurlabha: " gyAni is like Atman of bhagavAn Himself.

Surprisingly, in tiruvAimozhi nammAzhvAr says: " uNNum sORu, parugum

nIr, tinnum veRRilai ellAm kaNNan " (tiruvAi. 76.7.1). BhagvAn throws

a strange question to us ` Who is that gyAni?' and the answer can be

found only in dramiDOpanishad. It is clear that nammAzhvAr is that

gyAni.

 

Abstract:

As part of vAzhttuppA, the way of life of a srIvaishNavan is

indicated in the first poem. After paying tribute to the AchAryan in

the second, it comes to AzhvAr and asserts that he is the gyAni,

dearest to emperumAn.

 

We shall continue the vAzhththu-poems in the next postings.

 

[saTAri Satakam is one of the many classic works of srI. U.vE.

M.S.Hari. The vyAkyanam also was done by him in maNipravALa naDai. I

request you to kindly bear with me on unintentional typos and

translation errors.]

 

ADiyEn

Mukundan rAmAnuja dAsan.