Copy of: MM"s YathirAja Vimsathi (YRV ): Part 5
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• March 21, 1997
Dear Friends : This posting did not seem to go through . Hence I am retransmitting it . Please erase this , if you have reveived it already . Thanks . V.Sadagopan ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- From: V. Sadagopan, 75041,3037 TO: OM, INTERNET:BHAKTI@LISTS.BEST.COM DATE: 3/20/97 6:25 PM RE: Copy of: MM"s YathirAja Vimsathi (YRV ): Part 5 Dear Members of the YathirAja Darsana group : I will cover the fifth Verse of the YRV today . This slokam is a continuation of the prayer of MM for Kaimkaryam to the Acharya Saarvabhouman, Sri RamAnujA . Slokam 5 *********** ashtAksharAkya ManurAja padha traya artha nishtAm mama athra vithara adhya yathindra nAtha: I sishtAgraganya jana sevya bhavath padhAbhjE hrushtAsthu nithyam anubhuya mama asya buddhhi : II (meaning ) : O Lord of our kulam ! In this samsAric life full of afflictions , I pray to you for the boon of developing taste right now for firmness of mind to follow steadfastly the three doctrines elaborated by the mantra Raajam , Ashtaksharam . May I of limited intellect and achievement be blessed to have the uninterrupted meditation on your holy feet that has been fit for worship by mahAns like KuratthAzhwAn, EmbAr, PiLLAn and others . (Comments ) : Sri MM prays , " Mama athra adhya vithara " . He asks : " Please grant me this boon at this juncture , when my taste has been awakened , while I am still under the influence of SamsAric afflictions . What is the taste that he is referring to that got awakened ? It is the taste for the firmness of mind to be rooted in the king of mantrAs consisting of three padhams ( PraNavam, Nama: Padham and nArAyaNa padham ) and their corresponding meanings ( AnanyArha Seshatvam , Ananya SaraNathvam and Ananya Bhogyathvam ) . MM refers to the AshtAkshara manthram or Periya Thiru manthiram as Manu rAjam . The word Manu is a paryAyam ( Synonym) for Manthram . Manu Raajam refers therefore to Manthra rAjam . In our sampradhAyam , Ashtakshara Manthram is revered as Manthra Raajam ; Dhvayam is referred to as Manthra rathnam . MM recognizes AshtAksharam as made up of three padhams ( PraNavam , NamO: and nArAyaNAya ) in the manner in which Mumukshuppadi and other granthams describe it. The meanings of the three padhams have been explained as references to the mighty doctrines of ananyArha Seshathvam , Ananya saraNathvam and Ananya Bhogyathvam . What are these doctrines ? The first doctrine is AnanyArha Seshathvam. It is made up of two words : AnanyArha and Seshathvam. AnanyArham means that the jeevan does not belong to anyone but the Lord. Jeevan is not a servant of anyone but Sriman NaarAyaNan . Seshan means one who performs Kaimkaryam with reverence like a servant . The knowledge about this unconditional service to the Lord and Lord alone by the jeevan is known as Seshathva J~nanam . One who accepts and enjoys that service is Seshi. BhagavAn is the supreme master of all the jeevans and accepts with joy the services rendered by the jeevans.Hence He is saluted as Sarva Seshi . The second doctrine is Ananya SaraNathvam . This is the state of jeevan experienced during its prapatthi . The jeevan recognizes that it is ananya SaraNan (i-e) It is not capable of practicing successfully the Karma, J~nana and Bhakthi YogAs . It feels helpless .It does not have the means to gain the Lord's grace except through prapatthi in a state of helplessness. Ananya Saranan simply means in Tamil , vEru uphAyam illaathavan . His state is ananya saraNathvam . The third doctrine is ananya Bhogyathvam . This is the state of a paramaikAnthi . His enjoyment is soley devoted to the thoughts about the Lord and Kaimmkaryam to HIM and HIM alone . That is this jeevan's sole bhogyam or the exclusive object of enjoyment . MM prays to Acharya RaamAnuja : " Manu Raaja Padha Traya artha nishtAm athra , adhya vithara" . MM has gotten a glimpse of the powerful meanings of the Manu Raajam . He wants that flash of the knowledge about the meanings ( padha Traya Artham ) to be firmly rooted without any slippage in his mind . He prays for the conferral of the boon of Nishtai ( Firm resolution to practise the meanings of the Manthra Raajam ) . MM Chooses the word "Athra " and Adhya " regarding the place and time for this boon to become effective. By choosing the word "Athra " , MM seeks the boon to be operational right here in this samsAric world known for its tApa thrayams . By the choice of the word , "adhya " , he refers to his present state of joy through the quick glimpse obtained about the power of Manthra Raajam and the taste (longing ) that he has developed for firm attachment to a way of life rooted in these three doctrines as the guiding light for the rest of the journey on this earth (deha yAthrA ) . He does not want this boon to become operational in another place (Sri VaikunTam ) or time . Hence MM chose " Athra and Adhya " in his SaraNAgathi to Sri RamAnujA . MM IN SHORT SEEKS PADHA TRAYAARTHA NISHTAI . SaraNAgathi has been described to fall in to one of the four categories of Nishtais : Sva Nishtai , Ukthi Nishtai , AchArya Nishtai and Bhagavatha Nishtai . Thirumangai according to PBA Swamy hints at the supermacy of Bhagavatha Nishtai when he states : " MaRRellAm pEsithulum ninn Thiruvettezhatthum kaRRu naan uRRathum unnadiyArkkadimai ". Here , Thirumangai implies that Bhagavatha Seshathvam is the central principle enunciated by Manthra Raajam . Hence MM chose Padha TrayArtha Nishtai as Bhagavatha Nishtai and takes that as the theme of the second part f this slokam : " SishtAgra GaNya Jana sEvya Bhavath padhAbjE hrishtA asthu nithyam anubhuya mamAsya Buddhi : " . MM describes his buddhi as lowly and not filled with auspicious thoughts ( neesanEn , NiraivonRumilEn ) . He wants that buddhi of his to be lifted to loftier heights and to be filled forever with the sanctifying thoughts about the lotus feet of the BhagavathOtthama , Aachharya Saarvabhouman , RaamAnujA . MM describes further the sanctity of those Lotus feet . He says that they are the ones that were fit for great disciples such as KurEsa , AandAn , AruLALa perumALemperumAn and other mahAns . MM wishes to have the joy of the fruits ( HrushtA ) from the saraNagathi and the kaimkaryam associated with the observance of the Bhagavatha Nishtai . AzhwArgal , AcharyAL ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam Oppilaippan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan
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