Sri UpakAra Sangraham Part - 2

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SrI upakAra sangraham - 2

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INTRODUCTION

 

This Rahasya-grantha is based on the first verse of srI nammAzhwAr’s

“Thiruviruttham” , the first srIsookthi of the AzhwAr. It has three parts called

“adhikArams”.

swami Desikan explains in it the various favours done or being done by the

Lord SrImaN nArayaNA for the jIvAtmAs.

 

The first adhikAram, named as “poorvOpakAra paramparAdhikAram”, describes

the four basic favours being done by the emperumAn to the jIvAtmA from

beginning-less time. They are: a) creating “agnAtha sukrtham”, i.e., unknown

good-deeds; b) “sikshA-roopa” favours, i.e., favours by correcting the jIvA

through punishments; c) creating involvement in appropriate services (“ucita

sEshavrutti apEkshai”); and d) other favours numbering 27 through kindness.

 

The second section called, “sAdanadhikAram”, describes five favours of the

Lord to enable the jIvA to adopt a means – either bhakti or prapatti during his

life time and the favours to the prapanna jIvA when he leaves the body.

 

The third section, “niryANAdhikAram”, describes the favours done by the Lord

after the prapanna jIvA leaves his materialistic body. In this, swAmi Desikan

also gives word-to-word meaning of the first verse of nammaAzhwAr’s

“thiruviruttham” beginning with “poinindra”, six messages given in the verse,

and its most important significance.

 

Lastly, swAmi Desikan expresses his gratitude for the favour done to him by

the Lord, in presenting this work through him. He also shows the reason for

naming the AzhwAr’s work as “thiruviruttham”.

 

Before taking up the main text, adiyEn would like to give the

reference books being consulted. {It may be noted, adiyEn attended a three-day

kAlakshepam of the present Azhagiya Singar in his poorvAsramam, when he was

known as Sri Villivalam Krishnamachariar, several years ago, during his visit to

Delhi, at Sri Venkateswara Mandir, Sector III, R.K.Puram, New Delhi.}

Reference Books:-

1) swAmi Desikan’s srI sookthis, vol. 4, published during his 7th

Centenary Celebrations in 1968.

2) “Chillarai Rahsyangal”, Volume 3, published by Poundareekapuram srImad

Andavan Ashramam, SrIrangam in 1995.

 

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(to comtinue)

dAsan Anbil s.srInivAsan

 

 

 

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