Swamy Desikan Sahasra Naamams : Part XII ( NaamAs from 666-680)

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SrI:

 

Dear Swamy Desika BhakthAs:

 

Today , we will complete the set of 15 naamAs and reserve thereafter

our energies to tackle the difficult subjects of Tatthva Muktha Kalapa

and Satha DhUshaNi .

 

666) anEkEjyA sannipAtha lupthOpAdhana lEsakAya nama:

 

( Meaning ) : Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who instructed us

that UpAdhanam or abhigamanam can be shrunk to accomodate

the extra time demand for VisEsha AaarAdhanam days , when more

than one AarAdhanam has to be performed (AchArya Thirunakshathram et al) .

 

Daily PradhAna kaaryam is Ijyai. UpAdhanam is an angam . Between the two ,

on days in which there is a time squeeze , PradhAna Kaaryam has to be

attended to fully by shrinking abhigamanam or UpAdhAnam .

 

667) asakthyavasthA svasamAna ruthvikagAdhi kruthEjyakAya Nama:

 

(Meaning): Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who instructed us that

a person who is unable to perform Ijyai due to illness or other asakthis

can commission a Rithvik equivalent to him in anushtAnam .

 

Ijyai can not be abandoned at any cost . If however one is totally

incapable of performing it , the son , disciple or some one equally knowledgable

should be asked to serve the role of Rithvik ( one who performs a Vaidhika

karma at our request ).

 

668) vidhura-vrathi-sanyAsi vanasTarvik nishEdhakAya nama:

 

(Meaning): Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who instructed us that a Vidhura

( One who has lost his wife) , BrahmachAri , SanyAsi or VaanaprasthA should

not be asked to serve in the role of a Rithvik . Only a gruhasthA with living

wife

should be asked to do the Vaidhika karmAs as Rithvik according to Smruthis .

 

669) soothakAdhi dasA thyAjya Suchi karthavya karmakAya nama:

 

(Meaning) : Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who ruled that the Vaidhika

karmAs ( like Pancha Yaj~nam ) can be done only when the YajamAnan

is free from asouchams ( Birth asoucham , death asoucham et al).

 

670) mouna SoonyASoucha kaala keerthya dhyEya Hari priyAya nama:

 

(Meaning) : Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who declared that during asoucham ,

time outside mouna kAlam ( time for observing silence as at PradhOsham ) can be

engaged in Hari dhyAnam and Hari Naama sankeerthanam.

 

Swamy says tht there is no rstriction on Hari dhyAnam and Naama Sankeerthanam .

 

671) aSoucha kaala karthavya abhiyAnAkhya kriyA parAya nama:

 

(Meaning): Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who ruled that even in janana ,

MaraNa theettu (asoucham) , one should not abandon abhigamanam .

Naama keerthanam , PraNAmam , anjali , dhivya Prabhandha anusandhAnam

can be done even during asoucham . The only restriction is that one should

stay a little away from Koil AzhwAr of Gruha Archaa during those occasions .

 

672) sarva kriyA prathinidhi BhagavannAma keerthanAya nama:

 

(meaning): Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who instructed us that

BhagavannAma sankeerthanam is the prathinidhi (substitute / stand in)

for all kriyAs in Kali Yugam .

 

SaasthrAs say that one gets the same phalan in Kali Yugam , what one

gets thru dhyAnam in Krutha Yugam , Yaagam in ThrEthaa Yugam and

archanai in DhvApara Yugam .What is needed by the Prapannan is

Bhagavath Preethi . Whenever one could not do aarAdhanam , Yaagam ,

VedAbhyAsam due to theettu or asakthi , Naama sankeerthanam can

substitute for the latter . This is kali Yuga VisEsha dharmam.

 

673) rahasyAmnAya nishtASoucha nishEdha vidhAyakAya nama:

 

(Meaning): Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who ruled that only

those belonging to the Veda Saakhai of Rahasya AamnAyam do not have

continuing theetu . SnAnam after hearing of theetu alone is sufficent

to free them from theettu . They ( Rahasya AamnAya nishtarkaL )

alone have this exception . For others including manthra siddhAntha

Nishtars , PaancharAthra/VaikhAnasa dheekshithAs , the regular duration

of asoucham continues .

 

674) Brahmavitthva nimitthAdhya sankOcha vyAhathy kshamAya nama:

 

(Meaning): Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who declared that Theettu does not

lessen because one is a Brahmavith (One who has learnt VedAntham from

a SadAchAryan and experiences the Brahman) . This ruling does not apply

in Kali Yugam .

 

Swamy Desikan rejects the position that such lessening is valid for

Brahmaviths.

The theetu does not lessen for Vrathee ( Vratha KankaNa dhAri) and BrahmachAris

( Observing Brahamacharyam with palAsa dhaNdam ) .

 

675) prakrAnthOthsava kAryAdhi soothakAdhi nishEdhaAya nama:

 

(Meaning) : Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who ruled that those who are

Vrathees conducting uthsavams ( PaancharAthra / VaikAnasa DheeshithAs)

are excluded from the impact of theettu restrictions during Uthsava kaalams

after taking the vow .

 

676) aSoucha kaala karthavya mAnasEjyA vichArakAya nama:

 

(Meaning ) : Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who instructed us that

Maanasa AarAdhanam has to be done in place of BaahyArAdhanam

during theetu Kaalams . Bhagavath AarAdhanam like SandhyA vandhanam

can not be abandoned even during theettu kaalams . IjyA AarAdhanam

is nithyam .

 

677) aSoucha kaala karthavya sandhyOpAsthy prakAra vidhE nama:

 

(Meaning ) : Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who instructed us on

the method ( PrakAram ) to perform SandhyA vandhanam during

the occasion of theettu .

 

The PrakAram is : Gayathri manthram has to be invoked in mind ( without

oral recitation) while performing jalAnjali . SandhyA has to be done without

reciting Rishi and chandas . anga , nyAsam have to be set aside for

the duration of the theettu . Manthrams should be meditated upon without

reciting orally .

 

678) dhushkarathva parijn~Ana kshuBhdha pumvarsha vardhakAya nama:

 

(Meaning): Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who gladdened the hearts of

aasthikAs (with his clear rulings ) , who were agitated before over the thought

that the observances of VarNAsrama dharmams are difficult .

 

There are many Saasthrams and some times their rulings are in conflict

with each other . In such cases , ordinary aasthikAs (SaadhAraNa PurushALs)

are confused and do not know which direction to follow.Through his

PaancharAthra RakshA grantham , Swamy Desikan helped to clarify

the sookshmams of Dharma Saasthrams and removed doubts and

thereby gladdened the hearts of people , who had serious doubts

about the procedures .

 

679) bhagavath dharma soukarya visEsha vyAkruthi kshamAya nama:

 

(Meaning): Salutations to Swamy Desikan who put the minds of aasthikAs

at rest by removing their anxieties about the complexities and difficulties in

anushtAnams .

 

Thanks to Swamy Desikan's commentaries and rakshA granthams ,

the ease of following Bhagavath dharmams was enhanced . They were

shown to be easy to execute .

 

Swamy Desikan explained : anushtAnam of Bhagavath dharmam is simple.

BhagavAn does not expect anything great from us. A leaf of TuLasi , a flower,

a fruit or even a spoon of water presented with affection is all that He desires

..

He accepts those with joy . When we begin saying Hari , He removes our

sins . One can use Bhakthi for the Lord as the capital and perform

DharmAnushtAnam easily .

 

680) ijyOpachAra vaikalya dhOshAdhOsha vichArakAya nama:

 

(Meaning) : Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who clarified the meaning

behind dhOshams originating from deficencies ( Manthra lObham , KriyA

lObham) in Bhagavath AarAdhanam .

 

It is said that the reductions in UpachArams during IjyA can result in

the accumulation of many kinds of sins . For example , absence of

gandham (Vaasanai dhravyam) during the IjyA will lead to Fear ;

reduction in flower offering would lead to wranglings (Kalahams) .

Absence of NaivEdhyam (annam and vyanjanams) would lead to

famine and dhurbhiksham . Shrinkage of manthrams will lead to death.

Such rulings in Saasthrams would make one fear and lead to

the abandonment of the IjyA .

 

Swamy Desikan explained the inner meanings of these rulings .

These rulings apply ony in case of Kaamya AarAdhanams done for

the well being of the king or the nation . Lobham ( reductions ) in

UpachArams in those cases will cause the above results. Those

who have the resources and yet act in a miserly way will also

accumulate these dhOshams .

 

For all the others performing daily AarAdhanam with Bhakthi , these

dhOshams do not come their way . BhagavAn accepts anything presented

by them with affection and becomes pleased .

 

SrImath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan KOil VaradAchAri Sadagopan

 

P.S : We have only 261 of the 1, 008 Desika Sahasra NaamAs left to cover.

adiyEn will cover them with Srimath Azhagiya Singar's anugraham .

 

Hope this series on Swamy Desikan's sahasra Naamams have been

useful to you .

 

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