[sv-poetry] Retransmittal
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• May 9, 2002
To: Oppiliappan@yahoogroups.com, tiruvengadam@yahoogroups.com, Srivenugopala@yahoogroups.com, parakalamatham@yahoogroups.com, malolan_net@yahoogroups.com, desikasampradaya@yahoogroups.com, sv-petry@yahoogroups.com, acharya@yahoogroups.com, Srithooppul@yahoo.com From: SadagopanSubject: Sri Vilakkoli Perumal, Thoopul/ThirutthaNkA dhivya Desam: Nithya AarAdhana kaimkaryam for VilakkoLi PerumAL and Swamy Desikan : Part XXVII: Twenty Fourth SlOkam SrI: Dear BhakthAs: Today , adiyEn will cover the Twenty fourth slOkam of Sri SaraNAgathi DhIpikai , where Swamy Desikan focuses on the boons granted by SrI DhIpa PrakAsan to many devotees , who approach Him thru the interrelated routes of karma, Jn~Ana and Bhakthi yOgams: dhee samskruthAn vidhathAm iha karma-bhEdhAn suddham jithE manasi chinthayathAm svamEkam Thvath-karma-saktha-manasAmapi chaparEshAm soothE phalaNabhimathAni BhavAn prasanna: --SrI SaraNAgathi DhIpikai: SlOkam 24 (meaning): Oh Lord DhIpa prakAsA ! there are many kinds of saadhanaas to come close to You : practise of karma yOgam, performance of Yaagams , giving charities (dhAnam), engagement in penance (tapas) et al. Those who practise these have a mind purified by the jn~Anam about the relationship between the Isvaran and the Jeevan. You gladly grant the boons to the karma yOgis , who perform the aarAdhanam for You imbued with the spirit of Saathvika ThyAgam ( it is only the Lord , who causes these aarAdhanams to be performed , Svasmai SvayamEva kaarayathi). These karma yOgis get empowered to perform Jn~Ana yOgam . Jn~Ana yOgam in this context is the total control of one's senses , to separate the Aathma svaroopam from the physical body and to be engaged in Kaivalya anubhavam ( aathmAvalOkanam ).That siddhi will qualify the successful practioners of Jn~Ana yOgam to prepare for the practise of Bhakthi yOgam. During the latter saadhanA or anushtAnam(Bhakthi yOgam) , the jeevans do not seek any fruits and worship You and perform aarAdhanam) to you with joy in their hearts. You bless them with growth in their Bhakthi through Your anugraham so that they can be engaged in kaimakryams to You and Your dear BhaagavathAs and make their Bhakthi Yoga anushtAnam will culminate with the phalan of Moksham . Additional Comments(V.S): ************************* Swamy Desikan focuses first on those whose minds are perfected by proper jn~Anam to perform various karmAs prescribed by SaasthrAs ( dhee samskruhtAn karma bhEdhAn vidhadhathAm ).Next,Swamy Desikan shifts to those who control thier minds perfectly , meditate on the aathma svaroopam to gain kaivalya sukham ( jithE manasi suddham SVAM YEKAM chinthayathAm )."SVAM YEKAM " here refers to the aathman. Then there are all the othrs following different routes in search of the Lord. Swamy Desikna says that the most merciful DhIpa PrakAsan hastens with joy to grant all these SaadhakAs the boons appropriate to their saadhanAs ( aparEshAm cha abhimathAni phalAni BhavAn prasanna: soothE). Swamy Desikan is going to shift to the central message of SrI SaraNAgathi DhIpikai (viz)., Prapathti and its glories in the subsequent slOkams . Before that , he acknowleges in this slOkam , the fruits resulting from the practise of other yOgams such as Karma , Jn~Ana and Bhakthi yOgams . In RaamAnuja-Desika sampradhAyam , Bhakthi yOgam and Prapatthi yOgam are the only two anushtAnams recognized as the appropriate ones for gaining everlasting Moksha sukham and ParipoorNa BrahmAnandham in Sri Vaikuntam through nithya, niravadhya kaimkaryam ( uninterrupted , blemishless sevice ) to the Dhivya dampathis. Swamy Desikan is following the route of Swamy AlavanthAr and AchArya RaamAnujA here in dealing with the architectonics of GeethAchAryan's upadesam to the beleagured Arjuna in the battle field . Swamy AlavanthAr has divided the 18 chapters of SrI Bhgaavad GitA into three groups of six chapters each. About the first hextad , Swamy AlavanthAr says: Jn~Ana-karmAthmikE nishtE yOgalakshyE susamskruthE AathmAnubhUthi-siddhyarTam poorva-shaDkEna chOdhithE --SlOkam 2 of The GithArTa sangaraham , YaamAuna Muni The coincidence in the choice of words by Swamy AlavanthAr ( SusmaskruthE ) and Swamy Desikan ( Dhee samskruthAn ) is noteworthy. (meaning)" In the first hextad , the performance of desireless Karma and Jn~Ana , with the practise of YogA in view , is enjoined for the realization of the Self ". The second (middle) hextad , Swamy AlavanthAr states GitAchAryan covers Bhakthi yOgam " brought about by Karma and Jn~Ana" yogams . That leads to the acquisition of clear and correct knowledge about BhagavAn , the Supreme Being : madhyamE Bhagavath-tatthvayATAthmyaavApthi-siddhayE Jn~Ana-karmAbhir-nivarthyOr Bhakthi-yOga: prakeertthitha: --SlOkam 3 of the GIthArTa sangraham The third ( final ) hextad , the knowledge supplementing and complimenting the upadEsams of the First and the Second hextads are housed. The third hextad and particularly the final chapter (Eighteenth) contains the Charama slOkam and the Lord's command to perform SaraNAgathy at His Thiruvadi to be rid of all sins and fears .The Lord gives His firm word that He will be the one and only refuge for Moksham . All these three yOgams --Karma , Bhakthi and Jn~Ana yOgams are related to one another. Sofar , Swamy Desikan focussed on the first two yOgams and connected them to Bhakthi yOgam. In the subsequent sOkams , he will move on to the central message of DhIpa PrakAsan at the battle field , SaraNAgathy or absolute surrender with MahA visvAsam , at His sacred feet. SrI Maragathavalli SamEtha SrI DhIpa PrakAsa ParabrahmaNE nama: Swamy Desikan , SrImath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan/SaThakOpan ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Stock for $4 and no minimums. FREE Money 2002. http://us.click.yahoo.com/orkH0C/n97DAA/Ey.GAA/7RdplB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: sv-poetry-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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