Dayaa Sathakam (51-60)
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• August 4, 1998
Srimaan Venkatanaathaaryaha kavithaarkika kesari| Vedanthaachaaryavaryome sannidhaththaam sadhaa hrudi|| Dear Bhaagavathaas, "Daivaadheenam jagathsarvam". God is the basis of all. And Love is the basis of God. How beautiful, blissful and peaceful it is to experience this love! Our dearest Swami Desikan gives a glimpse of his experience in Daya Sathakam. With my most humble and loving namaskaarams to the achaarya and to Sriya: pathi, may I share the following summary translation with you, in postings comprising about ten slokas at a time. (This posting includes slokams 51-60) The translation is based on the commentary and explanations by Sri Srinivasa Raghavacharyar Swami, published in the Tamil book, Daya Sathakam, by the Sri Desika Dharsana Sabhai, Villivaakkam, Madras. Sri Srinivasa Raghavacharyar Swami says that the Daya Sathakam is a sastra, sthothra, poem, painting, an endless spring of water and an illumining light. My prayers to Sriman Narayana for everyone of us to follow in the footsteps of our acharyas, practice what they illustrated with their conduct and experience the Love of the Lord (rasovai saha) that they experienced. All errors are your humble servantÂ’s. Daasan Sundararaghavan Krishnaswami Sarma --------------------------------------------------------------- Dayaa Sathakam (Slokams 51 - 60) 51. O The Love of Lord Venkatesa! Man, who is very poor and has no recourse, needs to reach the abode of the Lord. As a first step in this effort, he earns you. You are the path that takes him to the seat of the Lord. You take him out of the mire of desires and place him at the Lotus Feet of the Lord, making him a really rich man! 52. O The Love of Lord Venkatesa! The people who approach you with the feeling that you are the only refuge (abhimukyam) receive the highest wealth. You nullify their sins immediately. You are like the river Saraswathi that is manifest here some and hidden there some. Like this, you remove all sins with manifested actions sometimes and at other times, with actions that are not so evident. 53. O The Love of Lord Venkatesa! You transform in a playful manner mere mortals in to Siva, Brahma and residents of Thirumala Hill (at the abode of Lord Srinivasa). You are always disposed to doing beneficial things for others. 54. O The Love of Lord Venkatesa! You are like the river Ganga. You remove all sins just as the river Ganga does when one takes a dip in it. Just as the Ganga does, you nourish the whole world. Ganga has taken birth at the Lotus Feet of the Lord and you embrace the Lotus Feet. As the Ganga, you provide three types of rewards - wealth, detachment (giving up of worldly bonds) and salvation. 55. O The Love of Lord Venkatesa! You and the river Ganga are both specially reputed. Extolled by the Vedas, both of you promote the welfare of the world, remove the sins (in the flood of Love) and provide cool comfort to the hot and distressed. Both of you have in your possession the hamsa, the mathsya and the koorma. (The swan, the fish and the toroise of course can be found in the ganga. The LordÂ’s Love also sports these avataarams). 56. O The Love of Lord Venkatesa! There are many varieties of compassion and love pertaining to worldly matters. These offer limited and temporary benefits only. In that process, in fact, they give more grief. But yours is unlimited love that motivates everything else. You have given us the wealth called the Lord of Seven Hills. 57. (O The Love of Lord Venkatesa!) PeopleÂ’s mentality is to embrace supporters and shun opposers. This is the way of the world. But, how is it possible to shed even an element of doubt about you who has been extolled by the Vedas? 58. (O The Love of Lord Venkatesa!) The Lord Thiruvenkatamudaiyan is of the hue of water-bearing clouds. The rains come from Him and nourish (remove the grief of) the world. These rains are the grace of Love. Just as the chaataka birds take only the drops of water falling from the sky, the good people surrender only to you (ananya bhakthi). 59. (O The Love of Lord Venkatesa!) The Lord who is manifesting Himself on Thirumala Hills is a supreme sculptor, an excellent painter who paints movable and immovable paintings. With you as the painting brush, He has indeed painted beautiful paintings in my heart. Acharyas like Emberumaanaar, Aalavandhaar affirm that there is no higher good than surrendering everything to you. 60. (O The Love of Lord Venkatesa!) You are soft-hearted. You shower benefits on those who have given up desires; you are supreme; you protect the noble jnanis; you delegate your responsibilities to the wise; you are so sweet; you are the darling of the Lord who has taken abode on Thirumala Hills; you are the home of all auspiciousness! Please direct your flood of Love to uproot the banyan tree that is my samsaaram. __________________________ Kavithaarkika simhaaya kalyaana guna saaline| Srimathe Venkatesaya vedaantha guravennamaha||
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