Swamy Desikan Sahasra Naamam Series (Contd.) : NaamAs 729-734

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Dear Swamy Desika BhakthAs : Today we will cover

five more Sahasra Naamams relating to four more

ChillaRai Rahasyams ( Rahasya Thraya Padhavee ,

Tatthva Thraya Padhavee ,Rahasya RathnAvaLee ,

Tatthva RathnAvalee) .

 

Chillarai RahasyangaL ( NaamAs 729-734)

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(729) Rahasya tatthva thritaya padhaveekruthi bhAsurAya nama:

 

Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who is resplendent from his

Sri Sookthis of Rahasya Thraya Padhavee and Tatthva Thraya

Padhavee .

 

Swamy Desikan blessed us with two chillaRai rahasyams named

Rahasya Padhavee and Tathtva Padhavee. The name " Padhavee "

means the way to attain some thing specific. In this case , Tatthva

Padhavee deals with the ways to comprehend the three tatthvams of

ChEtanam , achEtanam and Iswaran . Rahsya Padhavee showa the ways

to comprehend the true meanings of the three rahasyams : Moola Mantram ,

Dhvayam and Charama slOkam .

 

Deatailed coverage of the individual ChillaRai rahasyams like the above

two Padhavees ( Tathtva and Rahasya Padhavees ) will be covered

in http://www.Sadagopan.org after coverage of all the Desika Sahasra

Naamams .

 

(730) Rahasya tatthva rathnAvalyalankrutha suhrudnmanasE nama:

 

Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who decorated the hearts of the aasthikAs

with his two Sri Sookthis of Rahasya RathnAvaLi and Tatthva RathnAvaLi .

 

Just as one uses precious gems to create a necklace , Swamy Desikan

used 30 gem like topics to compose a Sri Sookthi known as Rahasya

RatnAvaLi . There are 30 seperate sentences in Rahasya RatnAvaLi.

Each of these sentences contain in themselves deep meanings . Hence ,

Swamy Desikan created an elaborate commentary on Rahasya

RatnAvaLi known as " Rahasya RatnAvaLi Hrudhayam " .

 

In Rahasya RatnAvaLi , Swamy Desikan crisply covers the topics of

the three rahasyams : Parama Tatthvam , Parama Hitham and Parama

PurushArTam . Swamy Desikan himself states that this chillaRai

Rahasyam has superior lustre of Jn~Anam just like a precious

gem necklace possesses lustre that pleases the eye .

 

Tatthva RathnAvaLi is also a small chillaRai Rahasyam with 30 vaakyams

dealing with the three tatthvams ( ChEtanam , achEtyanam and Iswaran).

Swamy devotes 10 Vaakyams for each of these three tathtvams .

 

Swamy states that these Sri Sookthis like a good RatnAvaLis (necklaces) may be

small in size but immense in value ( lagheeyaseemapi Gareeyasam, Mahathee

ParamArTa: ) . Swamy feels that these two gem necklaces ( Rahasya RatnaavaLi

and Tatthva RathnAvaLi) adorn the minds of aastikAs just as the precious

gem necklaces adorn the necks of the people , who appreciate material

wealth .

 

(731) Tatthva rathnAvalee prathipAdhya-sangraha-kArakAya nama:

 

Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who blessed us with the Sri Sookthi of

Tatthva RathnAvaLee PrathipAdhya Sangraham . Literally , this

ChillaRai Rahasyam is the abbreviated summary (Sangraham) of

the 30 Vaakyams of Tatthva RathnAvaLi .

 

(732) Tatthva ratnAvalee-gamya jn~Ana paryApthi BhOdhakAya Nama:

 

Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who instructed us that the Jn~Anam

resulting from the understanding of the ChillaRai Rahasyam of

" Tatthva RathnAvaLi " is sufficent for gaining UpAya Siddhi and

Phala Siddhi (Means for attaining Moksham and the Phalan of

realizing Moksham ) .

 

(733) Rahasya rathnAvalyAkhya rahasya vyAkruthi priyAya nama:

 

Rahasya RatnAvaLi , the aforesaid ChillaRai Rahasyam , is a brief

Sri Sookthi with 30 small sentences , which are deep in meanings .

Swamy Desikan was so fond of this Sri Sookthi that he created

a detailed commentary dear to him known as " Rahasya RatnAvaLi

Hrudhayam " . VyAkruthi means VyAkhyAnam or Commentary .

Swamy Desikan identifies himself as the Priyan (Fond) of this VyAkruthi .

 

(734) nyAsyuttharaina : prathipadhOktha nishkruthi saadhakAya Nama:

 

Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who instructed us that a Prapannan

(One who has performed Prapatthi) should perform Puna: Prapatthi

(PrAyascchittha Prapathti) as a form of PrAyascchittham to negate

the sins acquired knowingly after Prapatthi .

 

Vedam states that the sins and puNyams will not stick to one ,

who has performed Prapatthi according to the way laid out by

the SaasthrAs . AchArya RaamAnujA explained this Vedic statement

this way : Those PuNya-Paapams alone acquired unknowingly will

not stick to the Jeevan , who has performed Prapatthi ( UpAya

anushtAnam) . If the Prapannan acquires the sins knowingly ,

then he or she has to perform the appropriate PrAyschittham .

Smruthis describe the various PrAschitthams that need to be

done for the negattion of specific sins . Some of these PrAyaschitthams

are harsh to practise based on one's age , health etc . In those cases ,

Swamy Desikan states authoritatively that the Prapannan can

perform Praayaschiitha Prapatthi . This elaboration is for the Rahasya

RatnAvaLi Vaakyam : " Budhdi-poorva apachArangaL puhunthAlum ,

PrAyascchittha visEsham , adhikAri visEsha niyatham " (i-e) If trespasses

of Bhagavath Saasthrams result after Prapatthi deliberately , then

the specific fitness of the adhikAri determines the nature of the PrAyschittham

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be it hard ones or Puna: Prapatthi ). This Sahasra Naamam is

to clarify the meaning of the above Rahasya RatnAvaLi Vaakyam .

 

Srimath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan