Excerpts from the ThiruppAvai monograph of MahA VidvAn,U.Ve. Sri ChakravarthAyAchArya Swamy : Part I
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• November 15, 2000
SrimathE GodhAyai Nama:
Dear ANDAL BhakthAs:
The Margazhi month of this Vikrama Samvathsaram
will start on December 15,2000.
MahA VidvAn Sri U.Ve. ChakravarthyAcchAr Swamy
has blessed us with one of the most unique and
brilliant commentaries on the 30 paasurams , which
is 608 plus pages long. This monograph was released
at Chennai on October 11 before a group of distinguished
Sri VaishNava AchAryAs and AbhimAnis. A few bhakthAs
of the Bhakthi list came forward and underwrote a major
portion of the production expenses of this jewel of
a monograph. We can never pay back in any manner
the great upakAram done for us all by Swamy .
AdiyEn would encourage every one of you to acquire
a copy of this scholarly monograph and enjoy
the rare insights about the Tatthva UpadEsams
by SooDikkoduttha NaacchiyAr .In the spirit of Kaimkaryam
to the BhakthAs of our ThAyAr , ANDAL , adiyEn will
excerpt selected sections from this great scholar's
monograph from now until the end of the Marghazhi
ThiruppAvai Vratham . Approximately 50 copies
would arrive here(USA) by sea mail thanks to the help of
Sri Anantha PadmanAbhan , the grandson of Abhinava
Desika Sri UtthamUr Swamy . Sri ChakravarthyAcchAr
Swamy is a nephew of the Abhinava Desikan and is
the AasthAna VidvAn of Sri Ahobila Matam.
In the first posting , we will cover the saamyam
( equality in glory ) of Srimath Bhagavath GithA
blessed to us by GeethAchAryan and SrimathI
Bhagavathee GithA blessed to us GodhA PirAtti ,
the divine consort of the Lord.
Swamy has compared their saamyams side by side :
Bhagavath GeethA BhagavathI GeethA
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1. The Father of this 1. The Mother of the Universe,
Universe , Lord KrishNA ANDAL performed the UpadEsam.
performed the UpadEsam .
2. UpadEsam was from the Lord, 2.UpadEsam was for Lord KrishNA
(AchAryan) ,who is DevAthi- by His AchArya BhUthai.
Devan.
3. KrishNa performed 3. ANDAL performed the UpadEsam
the Upadesam for Using KrishNa as the VyAjam.
the world using ArjunA
as an excuse(VyAjam).
4.KrishNa performed updEsam 4. ANDAL performed upadEsam to
to ArjunA and thus became KrishNA and became His
his AchAryan. AchAryan.
5. The UpadEsam of the Lord 5. ANDAL's Upadesam was aimed
was aimed at Arjunan ,who at the Lord , who had forgotten
had swerved from his dharmam his sworn mission of Jagath-
as a Kshathriyan. Rakshanam.
6. GithOpadEsam resulted in 6.ANDAL's Upadesam on the contrary
the death of many. led to the spiritual awakening
(Ujjeevanam )of many.
7. Although the Sarvaj~nan 7.ANDAL"s upadesam was never
(Omniscient ),the Lord forgotten by Her disciples.
performed Upadesam , They followed it fully.
the Sishyan forgot it
and had to be reinstructed.
8. Srimath Bhagavath Geethai 8.ThiruppAvai joins the dhivya
is housed in Smruthi , Prabhandham and is recognized
Bhaaratham and yet is as an upanishad as well.
recognized as a Upanishad.
9. GithOpadesam is aimed at 9.ANDAL's upadesam is aimed at
the KrishNa sakhA (Male Her girl friends and play mates.
friend), ArjunA, by the Lord. She states:"yElOrempAvAi".
yEl= yErrukkoLL(please accept).
Ohr= understand its meanings
Yem paaVAi= My dear friend!
10. In Geethai , the Lord 10.ANDAL performed the Upadesam
gave upadesam on Charama on charama upAyam right at
UpAyam (Ultimate means , the beginning with the first
Prapatthi) at the very word , Maarghazhi(Maargaseersham)
end of His Upadesam. or Prapatthi as the top upAyam .
11. Our Lord became Jagath- 11. ANDAL became the AchAryai
AchAryan through His to the Lord Himself thru
Upadesam to the people. Her Upadesam. She reminded
(instructed ) Him on the deep
meanings of VedAntham.
12. Geethai is for sOka- 12. ThiruppAvai is also for
nivrutthi.Our Lord took pity sOka Nivrutthi. ANDAL ,
on the suffering Jeevans and the dayA svarUpi took pity
performed updEsam to create on the Jeevans suffering
Tatthva Jn~Anam in them. in SamsAric thApams and
performed the UpadEsam
for sOka naasam.
13. Arjunan had three kinds 13.1:There was dhurbhiksham
of Sorrows (sOkams): (misfortune)/sOkam at AayipAdi,
which was banished by
the observance of nOnbhu
(Paavai Vratham).
13.1: Sokam over the thought 13.2: The girls of AaypAdi
that he will kill his had sOkam from not being
kith and kin and accumulate able to have KrishNA as
paapam. their husband.Nonbhu got
them their wish.
13.2: Sokam over fear that he 13.3: At AaypAdi (in the world),
had aasura sampath instead people had forgotten
of Dhaiva sampath , which the Lord (Bhagavath-
alone yields mOksham . vimukhars). They were
immersed in the ocean of
sOkam not knowing the means
(upAyam ) for their rakshanam.
The three kinds of sOkam
(fear/worries) experienced by
the gOpis--nOnbhu poorthy,
realizing the Lord as their
husband and tatthva Jn~Anam--
were banished by ANDAL's
upadesam thru ThiruppAvai.
13.3: Sokam over the thought that
the difficult routes of
following Karam , Jn~ana and
Bhakthi yOgams taught by the Lord
for his ujjeevanam. ArjunA
got rid of all the three sOkams
through GithOpadesam.
ANDAL ThiruvadigaLE saraNam,
RaamAnuja Daasan, Oppiliappan Koil V.SatakOpan
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