The Vaibhavam of Sri Sudarsana(Narasimha) BhagavAn: Part III
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• October 19, 2001
Dear BhakthAs: In the previous posting , adiyEn summarized the response to the first Question regarding Sri Sudarsana BhagavAn or "Ezhil Aazhi iRaivan " as saluted by Swamy Desikan. adiyEn will take up the next question : What is the meaning of the Naamam , " Sudarsanan"? adiyEn will summarize and add to the commnets of ThirukkOttiUr Swamy . adiyEn is glad that Thirukkudanthai Sampath Rengarajan has started writing about The Sudarsana BhAgavaan's Vaibhavam in the context of the Construction of the Yaaga Saalai at Thirukkudanthai ChakrapANi Koil . At this time , the wonderfully assembled CD ROM from on the Vaibhavam of Vaikunta Vaasi , U.Ve. SalakshaNa GhanapaaDi , Sri MukkUr Lakshmi NrusimhAcchAr Swamy arrived . Among all the informative tributes assembled by this MaahAn's dear devotees , there is a section on YajNam and prepartions for the MahA Yaj~nams for Sri Narasimha BhagavAn by Him . AdiyEn will describe this week end about the rigors of constructing yaj~na Saalai , consecrating it and the 32 steps in conductance of the SvAthi Yaj~nams to conclusion as practised by the Maha Nrusimha Yaj~na Adhvaryu Sreshtar. These are narrated by Srimans Sunder Rangachar and Vijay BhAshyam and other devotees . Sriman Rajagopalan Srinivasan of Minnesotta and his tireless team has released this wonderful CD ROM to help continue the conductance of the 107 Yaj~nams performed by this Guru Bhakthi Ratnam , Sri MukkUr Swamy . He was an ardent disciple(Sishya rathnam ) of Sri Ahobila Matam Jeeyars and His AchArya Bhakthi was exemplary. As we approach the 76th birthday celebration of prakrutham Jeeyar , HH Sri Lakshmi Nrusimha PaadhukA Sevaka SriVaNN SatakOpa Sri NarayaNa MahA Desikan , the AchArya Bhakthi of MUkkUr Swamy looms large before our minds . Please join in the celebrations for the Current Azhagiya Singar as He completes the his 75 years and enters into the 76th year of Kaimkaryam to His AchAryAs and Aaraadhana Moorhty Sri Lakshmi Nrusimhan . Please contact adiyEn or Sriman Dileepan regarding your participation of this mile stone in the life of Sri NaarAyaNa MahA Desikan. Now coing back to the second question posed by ThirukkOttiUr Swamy , there are THREE answers given by him: (1) That sankalpam of the Lord to create, protect and destroy is beyond the control of any one since there is no one equal to or superior to the Lord. His Sva-Sankalpam , SvyAdhikAram is known as Darsanam prevails wihtout any kind of obstruction . It is beyond the limitations of Kaalam and Desam & vasthu. Since it is so uniquely magnificent and auspicious , the auspiciousprefix of "Su " is added to that word "Darsanam " to yield the ThirunAmam of "Sudarsanam " , which is the embodiment of Sudarsanar.This is the SusabdhArTam for the Sacred name of Sudarsanam . (2) This Sudarsanar is the sacred one, who confers auspiciousness to one and all ( Suhrudham Sarva-BhUthAnAm ).He is Lord Sriman NaarAyaNan's cool and rejuvenating KatAksham (nectarine glances). When they fall on the human being at birth , then that person is blessed with Saathvika GuNams leading to the ultimate boon of Moksham: JaayamAnam hi purusham yamm pasyEth Madhusoodhana: Saathvikassa thu vij~nEya: sa vai mOkshArTachinthaka: (3) That Lord has souseelyam and Soulabhyam as declared by Him : "SamOham SarvabhUthEshu na mE dhvEshyOasthi na priya:" He has no partiality and gives fruits based on one's karmAs (VinaikaL).He has equanimity in His rulership. His DhaNdadharathvam arises from His wish to free the jeevan from the ills caused by for their trespasses of His commands : Sruthis-smruthi mamaivAj~nA yasthAmm-ullangya vartatE ajn~AcchEdhI Mama dhrOhi Madh-bhakthOpi na VAISHNAVA: Even the punishment He metes out is a KrupA Kaaryam to rid them of their offenses and bring them back into His fold and bless them . Looked in this manner , He continues to be Sudarsanan ( NannOkku Udayavan in Tamil). Offenders like Sage DhurvAsar was not destroyed by Sudarsana BhagavAn , when the angry sage offended a Parama BhAgavathan like King AmbharIshan. DhurvAsar was chased by the Sudarsana Bhagavan until the sage fell at the feet of the very same AmbharIshan , whom he had offended. Then ,the benovolent Sudarsana BhagavAn as a Suhruth left the Sage alone. Again , the Sudarsana BhagavAn as AayudhEswaran chased KaakAsuran as the power behind the BrahmAsthram sent by Lord Raamachandran . Jaanaki Raaman consecrated a blade of grass with the powers of BrahmAsthram to destroy the KaakAsuran for his offences against His Devi. The Suhruth chased KaakAsuran around the universes until He fell at the feet of Sakala Loka MaathA , souhgt Her pardon and was spared . In summary, by invocation of the name Sudarsanan , we understand the meaning of that dhivya Naamam as : (1) The uninterruptable (aprathihitham ) sankalpam of the Lord , which arises from His svayAdhikAram and svath-sankalpam. (2) The most auspicious and benovolent katAksham of the SarvalOka Suhruth, Sriman NaarAyaNan . (3) That impartial , nectarine eye-glances , which nullify the aparAdhams of erring jeevans and engages in the krupA Kaaryam of meting out just punishment and uplifting the Jeevans to His aasthAnam (Supreme abode ). May those Sudarshanams of Lord Sudarshana BhagavAn protect us always as a Kavacham (shield)! The Fourth Question: ********************* What are the fruits or benefits by comprehending the Tatthvam behind Lord Sudarsanan ? A full understanding of His Tatthvams makes us realize that we are not svthanthrAs with control over destinies. By conducting ourselves with aanukoolya sankalpam (performing only the deeds that please Him ) and Praathikoolya Varjanam ( staying away from deeds that will be displeasing to Him ), we attain the the full range of fruits that the four kinds of seekers seek. The Fifth Question ******************* Is it enough to know His Tatthvam ? Do we need to do anything else besides comprehension of His Tatthvam to attain what we seek ? Mere familiarity with His Tathtvams is not enough to realize the sought fruits . For instance, we know that one's hunger will be quenched , if one consumes food. For quelling one's hunger, one has to eat the appropriate food instead of just comforting oneself from the bookish knowledge that consumption of food will remove hunger . The hunger will not go away from the mere recollection of the way to quench hunger. We have to take action by engaging in the act of eating to banish the pangs of hunger. The Fifth Question: ******************** What is the action that we should engage in ? Is it just one act or more than one? Since we desire so many kinds of fruits depending on the multiple needs of individuals , we can engage in a variety of acts(as Kaamya and nishkAmya karmAs ) that are appropriate to the occasion. NishkAmya KarmAs invoking the principle of " LokA; SamasthA: SukhinO Bhavanthu , MahAnthOnugrahNanthu" would be preferrable for PrapannAs and paramaikAnthis . The many approaches to worship Him are: (1) Performing AarAdhanam to Sudarsana BhagavAn (2) Recitation of Sudarsana AshtOttharam or Sahasra Naamam daily. (3) Thirumajanma with consecrated waters from one or 9 or 1008 kalasams of archA moorthys or Sudarsana SaaLigrAmams . Sudarsana BhagavAN can alos be invoked (aavAhanam) in Kalasam or Kumbham and the consecrated waters therefrom can be used for sacred bath to overcome anishtams(misfortunes). (4) NaivEdhyam (Offerings ) of chithrAnnams , Fruits et al to those archA moorthys or SaaLagrAma Roopis. (5) Performance of Sudarsana Homams in shaDkONa Yaj~na Kuntams. (6) Prathishtai of ArchAs of Sudarsanan with 4 or 8 or 16 hands holding the prescribed weapons . The front side will have the archai of Sudarsana BhagavAn and the back side would have Yoga Narasimha Moortham with four hands holding four chakrams and sitting in the middle of two intersecting triangles ( SahDkONa Yanthram). The archA at Thirukkudanthai , adiyEn recalls , has 8 hands holding the weapons and mudhrAs. The magnificent archais at Kaanchi and Srirangam to my recollection have 16 arms holding the weapons described by Swamy Desikan in His ShOdasAyudha SthOthram . The most beautiful 16 handed ArchA Moorthy of Lord Sudarsana-Narasimhan at the Sri ranganAthA temple at Pomona , NY is one of the most endearing on eto behold. Sri Ahirbhudhnya Samhithai, Sudarsana Sathakam et al describe the savaroopam of Lord Sudarsanr . (7) Sudarsana Yanthra AarAdhanai: Worship of the Sudarsana Yanthram drawn on copper or gold plates in the proper way is another way to recieve the blessings of Sudarsana BhagavAn. Sri Nrusimha Yanthram with appropriate bhIjAksharams will be on the other side. Sakala sampaths are within the reach of YanthrOpAsakan , the constructor of this Yanthram and the one who encourages others to create and worship such yanthrams. Ahirbhudhnya samhithai passage celebrates the sarva Sidhdi Pradhathvam ( yieliding of all siddhis) for yanthra Poojai: SudarsanEna Yukthasya Naarasimhasya Yanthrakam Ya: Kaarayathi TasyAnyO lOkO vasyO bhavEdhapi yEthallEkhana maathrENa Sarvam SampadhyathE NruNAm Sarva siddhi pradham sarva sampadhAm yEka kaaranam parAbhchAra samanam pararAjya Pradham Subham (8) Sudarsana manthra Japam : After initation from a Sudarsana UpAsakar , Japam can be done for immense kshEmams. Manthra Japam is considered even more beneficial for realizing Sudarsana SaakshAthkAram than the performance of Homams. The sixth and Final Question: ****************************** Sudarsana Yanthram /Archai : Since both Lord Narasimhan and Sudarsana BhagavAn are present together in such Yanthrams and archais , what is the proper procedure to worship them?Whose AarAdhanai should come first. Who is parivAram to whom here ? ThirukkOttiUr Swamy quotes from Ahirbhudhnya samhithai ans Manthra SiddhAnthams about the proper procedure. The key passages in response to this query are: "ChakrAthmA HarirEva hi". Hence, worship of Sudarsana BhagavAn as Bhagavath Roopam in prsence of Sri Yoga Narasimhan is sanctioned. This may sound controversial. The example of a similar situation is cited as Sri Raamachandran of Bhagavath Roopam worhipping as parivAram worshipping Lord RanganAthA (Bhagavath Roopar) at AyOddhyA as PrAdhAnyar ( " Saha PathnyA VisAlAkshyA NaarAyaNam upAgamath " of Srimath RaamAyaNam).Sri Paadhma Samhithai of PaancharAthra Aagamam also provides additional pramANams on this matter. In the concluding posting , adiyEn will make reference to the salutations of the AzhwArs to Lord Sudarsanar . 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