Srimad Villivalam Periya Swami( SrI VedAntha VaavadhUka Swami) : Part IV ( slOkams 45-63)

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SrI:

 

SrimatE Lakshmi Nrusimha ParabrahmaNE Nama:

 

SrimatE RaamAnujAya Nama:

 

SrimatE VedAnta GuuravE Nama:

 

SrimadhbhyAm Sriranga SaThakOpa SrI VedAnta Desika YathIndhra Mahaa DesikAbhyAm

nama:

 

SrimatE VedAnta VaavadhUka SrI NarayaNAchArya MahAvidhushE Nama:

 

SriamatE LakshmI Nrusimha dhivya PaadhukA Sevaka SrIvaNN SaThakOpa SrI NarayaNa

Yatheendhra MahA DesikAya Nama:

 

45. MalOlan's sankalpam for Periya

Swamy to enter GruhatASramam

 

VaidheekapathanishNAtam

varNeenamEnam gruhasthatAm nEtum

 

samakalpayannrusimhO nijavarivasyAm

vidhAthumatiyOgyam

 

(Meaning): SrI Lakshmi Nrusimhan took on the sankalpam for the most qualified

and parama Vaidhika BrahmachAri , Periya Swamy , to enter into GruhastAsraMam

for performing His

nityArAdhanam .

 

46. A Bride from SrI GrAmam of ThayyAr

 

KulakramAnnrusimha kinkaratvabhOgya janmanA

 

viSuddha-chittavruttikA prasiddha-

Suddhasiddha dESaja:

 

mrudhuS-Suchis-dEvanAthaSarmakO

gunee sutAm

 

manOJn~a ChampakAbhighAm dhou

satE varAyaa tAmm

 

(Meaning): At the famous and sacred kshEtram of ThayyAr resided a Vaidhikar by

the name of DevanAthaacchAr , whose family was engaged in performing AarAdhanam

for

Lakshmi Nrusimhan . This descendant of the illustrious Aastikaa family was known

for his modest ways and cheerful disposition . He had a beautiful daughter with

the name of CheNpakavalli , who was adept in relating to others .Sri

DevanAthAcchAr gave his daughter's hand in marriage to Periya Swamy .

 

47. Dharmapatni Srimathy CheNpaka Lakshmi

 

NaarAyaNAryOayammatheeva guNyAm taam ChampakAkhyAmupayamya hrushDa:

 

dinE dinE dharmaparO vyatAneedh-ArAdhanam SrISa-tadheeyabhOgyam

 

(Meaning): Sri NaarAyaNAcchAr married Srimathy CheNpaka Lakshmi of auspicious

attributes and performed every day the Bhagavad-BhAgavata

ArAdhanams appropriate for the gruhatAs .

 

48. anyOnya dAmpatyam of the Couple

 

Vasishta KumbhOdhbhava TaarakESAn Arundhati mukhya PativratAth

 

ChampAramAkhyA ramaNeemaNissA

rEmE yathArham ramaNEna tEna

 

(Meaning): Just like Arundhati , RohiNi and LopAmudhrA served their respective

husbands Vasishtar ,

Chandran and Agastyar , CheNpaka-lakshmi served SrI NaarAyaNAcchAr Swamy and

made him happy .

 

49. InjimEttu Azhagiyasingar's anugraham to these Dampathys

 

samAnavamSyou suguNou vadhUvarou

SrirangakAryAtmaja -yOgirAja:

 

anvagraheedhyOgyatamO na yOga:

svadEta kasmai rasikAyA lOkE ?

 

(Meaning) : The InjimEttu Azhagiya Singar of the 42nd Pattam of SrI Matam

blessed very well this well matched dampathis from two auspicious kulams .

Which Connoseiur would

not indeed be happy with such a well matched couple ?

 

50. VedOkta SoubhAgyam of this Couple

 

PitrAdhi-sandhishtaka-kaLatramE-

tadhrurOcha laBdham bhagavatsudrushDyA

 

bhadhrANi Gaarhasthyata yeva noonam sidhyEyur-

AmnAya vachOanusArAth

 

(Meaning): Veda mantrams say that GruhastASramam blesses one with

enduring auspiciousness and superior dharmAchAram . Champaka Lakshmi

bequeathed to Sri NaarAyaNAcchAr as

KanyAdhAnam matched her husband in every way as Kalatram (Sahadharma-chAriNi)

.. AamnAya Vachas is Veda Vaak .

 

51. The superiority of GruhastASramam

 

Yata: parivrAjakavarNilOka: pratheekshatE sadhgruhiNAm hi hastam

 

tatOhi GaarhasthyamuSanti sarvE

dharmArthakAmAnvita-muktidhAyee

 

(Meaning): GrahastASramam is superior among all Asramams ( BrahmachAri,

Gruhastan ,

Vaanaprastan and SanyAsi) .

SanyAsi and others expect and

depend on GruhastAs for their Bhikshais . Therefore knowledgable

people say that GruhastAsramam is the superior Asramam , which can give all the

PurushArthams ( DharamArtha Kaama Moksham) .

 

52. Gruhastan's superior lot

 

Aatigya satkAra krutArthajanmA

shaDkarmanishDa: sulabhOvadhAnya:

 

ishDaisccha poortai: sukrutaischa nityam bhajEta bhaktyA paramAtmadhAma

 

(Meaning): The generous and sAtvika gruhastan , who engages in the six tasks

assigned to his Asramam and performs atiti satkAram ( feeding of the visitors)

becomes virtous and will at the end of his life reach the Lord with devotion .

 

53. AchArya's praise of Gruhasta-Asramam

 

svadhArayOgi na cha dharmarhOdhee-

ithyachashDa: VedAntaguru: svakOSE

 

KrishNOapyagAyath svayamEva kAryam

dharmAviruddham nikhilAtmadEha:

 

(Meaning): Swamy Desikan instructed us that being a gruhastan is not against

dharmAs in His Sri kOSams.

Our Lord , GeethAchAryan also told us

that it is permitted to perform acts that are not against dharmams ( Dharma

Viruddha kaaryam) .

 

54. Daily life of Periya Swamy as a gruhastar

 

Bhagavadhanugruheetam sath-kaLatram sahArdham

 

pratidinam karaNeeyE kAryajAtE niyunjan

 

abhigamanamathOpadhAnam-ijyAdhi

tattath

 

samuchita samayEshu SraddhAyAsou vyadhattE

 

(Meaning): Swamy performed every day the panchakAlika kriyAs( abhigamanam ,

upAdhAnam , IjyA et al) at the assigned times with the help of his wife blessed

to him by BhagavAn .

 

55. Progeny for Periya Swami

 

suputralAbhEna hi muktimaSnutE

na chEtpudhAkhyam narakam bhajEta

 

itheeyamukti: prathitAsti vEdE na

saa prapannam vishayeekarOti

 

(Meaning): The old adage that one ends up in the narakam named " Puth " ,

if one does not have a son is irrelevant

for any Prapannan like Periya Swami .

 

56. Birth of a daughter for Periya Swami

 

ayam prapttEr-mahimEti sarvE

prAnchOasmadhAchAryavarA avOchan

 

MalOla VeekshAvaSatOayamApnOth

kanyAm guNADyAm jagadha: pravruddyai

 

(Meaning): Our PoorvAchAryAs have instructed us that the Prapannan does not end

up in the narakam called " puth " , if he has no male child.

The power of prapatti is such that the Prapannan reaches SrI VaikunTham at the

end of his life on earth . Periya Swami was blessed with the birth of a girl

child of auspicious guNams for the betterment of the world through the KaruNA

KaDAksham of MalOlan .

 

57. The Daughter 's vivAha PrApthi

 

saishA cha kanyA TuLaseesadhrukshA

kramAdhyathOdhvAvaya: prapEdhE

 

tadhA suvrutyA suvamsajAya vidhyA-

vayOroopayujE dadhou taamm

 

(Meaning): Swamy brought up this child like the sacred TuLasi and when she

attained the age for VivAham married her to a varan , who was from a good kulam

and sadAchAram . He was equal to his daughter in all aspects( age, looks and

vidhyai) .

 

58. The KanyA dhAnam of the Daughter

 

SubhEmuhUrtE priyaBhandhujAtai: yutho VarENyO vidhushAm guNajn~a:

 

KanyAm dadhou vEdavidhOgaghOshai: varAya vidhyAguNa bhUshitAya

 

(Meaning): Periya Swamy , the abode of auspicious Atma guNams and Vidhvath

performed the kanyAdhAnam for his daughter during a subha muhUrtam

according to ancient Vedic rites .

The varan was noted for his auspicious guNams and sadh-jn~Anam . The noble Veda

GhOsham was heard during the VivAha MahOtsavam attended also

by the dear relatives of the Swami .

 

59. Happiness and the blessing of santati for the Daughter

 

VadhUvarou thau vinayEna jushDou kaalE SubhE vEdavachOanusArAth

 

satsantathim sampadham-uttamAmcha

bhOgAnkramaNApaturucchakeertyA

 

(Meaning): The newly married couple known for their humility were blessed

during an auspicious time ( kaalE SubhE) with good progeny (sathsantati) due to

Vedic benedictions ( Veda vachO anusarAth) . With the pasage of time , they

enjoyed wealth ,

bhOgams and fame.

 

60. NityArAdhanam at Periya Swamy's house and the growth of ubhaya VedAntha

kalakshEpam there

 

adheetamAchAryakulE-akhilamcha sacchAstrajAtam nigamAnta yugmam

 

gArhasthyatOayam pratipannasattva:

Sriya: patim poojayatismanityam

 

(Meaning): At Periya Swamy's house , KaalakshEpams on ubhaya VedAntam

and instructions on sakala SaastrArthams took place every day as activities

fitting the AchArya Kulam . Periya Swamy known for His noble guNams performed

AarAdhanam

there for Sriya: Pathi as a Gruhastar .

 

61. Father's attainment of Parama Padham ( AchAryan Thiruvadi)

 

uttamEna tanujanmanAmudham prApyachOttamavayA: janakOasya

 

NaarasimhagururAptavAn HarE: dhAma-dhivyamatulam HarE:

 

(Meaning): The father of Pariya Swami,

SrI Lakshmi NarasimhAchArya Swamy ,

who was blessed with such a good putran , reached a ripe age and attained the

sacred feet of the matchless Lord , Lakshmi Narasimhan.

62. apara karmAs for Swamy's Father

 

OurdhvadEhika samasta-satkriyA: SraddhayA vidhivadhAcharannayam

 

naiva kEvalamatOshyadh-gurUn

Vaidhika Sriyamapi svacharyayaa

 

(Meaning): By performing all the apara Kaimkaryams ( antima kriyAs) with SraddhA

for his pithA , Periya Swamy pleased the hearts of AchAryAs and

enhanced his own Vaidhika SrI .

 

63. Periya Swamy's vaibhavam as

" Saastravasyar "

 

yOarchayanti pitrubhirmuneen surAn

tacchareerakamupAsatE Harim

 

ityadha: SrutivachOvichintayan SaastravaSya iti satkrutOakhilai:

 

(Meaning): Srutis state that those who worship Pitrus and Munis ( Rishis) indeed

worship the Lord , who is the indweller of those Sareerams . Guided by this

Sruti Vaakyam , Periya Swamy

conducted himself and was celebrated by all as " Saastravasyar " .

 

First of the Four StaBakams ( Dharmika StaBakam) sampoorNam .

 

(To Be continued)

 

Srimad Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE Saranam ,

Dhaasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

( To Be Continued )

 

Srimad Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

 

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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