[sv-poetry] Sri Vilakkoli Perumal, Thoopul/ThirutthaNkA dhivya Desa NithyA AarAdhana Kaimkaryam : SrI saraNAgathi DhIpikai SlOkam 28
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• May 16, 2002
SrI: Dear BhakthAs: Today , adiyEn will cover the Twenty eighth slOkam of Sri SaraNAgathi DhIpikai , where Swamy Desikan describes the JOy of the Lord in welcoming the MahAns, who have performed Prapatthi at His feet with unshakable faith in the fruition of that Prapatthi (UpAya anushtAanam): arTAntharEshu vimukhAn adhikAra haanE: sraddhA-dhanAn Thvadh anubhUthi viLambha-bhIthAn DhIpaprakAsa labhasE suchirAth kruthIva nyasthAthmana: Tava padhE nibruthAn PrapannAn -SrI SaraNAgathi DhIpikai: SlOkam 28 Meaning: ******** Oh ViLakkoLi PerumALE! There are many great ones , who are eager to perform nithya kaimkaryam at Your holy feet at Sri Vaikuntam after gaining Moksham . They conclude that they do not have the capabilities to practise Bhakthi yOgam. They are also afraid that Bhakthi yOgam will take too long to bear fruit . They are realistic about the many obstacles in completing successfuly Bhakthi yOgam to gain moksha siddhi. Therefore they stay away from the anushtAnam of Bhakthi yOgam and opt for the simpler and surer route of Prapatthi yOgam. They have unshakable faith in the power of prapathti to gurantee them mOksham and place their aathmA at Your holy feet thru the enactment of BharanyAsam. After that , they live a care free life since they are confident that thier prapatthi will surely bear fruit. Oh Lord ! You have been quite eager to acquire such mahAthmAs . Now that You have succeeded in acquiring them , You consider Yourself as the most fortunate One ! Additional Comments : ********************* Swamy Desikan pays tribute to the MahAns , who elect to perform Prapatthi at the holy feet of the Lord instead of pursuing Bhakthi yOgam for gaining Moksham. Swamy Desikan points out that these great and wise ones know that they do not have the wherewithall to practise Bhakthi yOgam ( adhikAra HaanE:). Such wise ones with discriminating intellect are therefore not intersted in pursuing upAyams other than Prapatthi.They look away from all the upAyams other than Prapatthi ( arTAntharEshu vimukhA:) . They posses the unique wealth of MahA VisvAsam in Prapatthi as the upAyAm that will grant them mOksham without fail ( SraddhA dhanA:). Having that frame of mind , they are afraid to lose any time through pursuit of upAyAms that take inordinately long time to gain mOksha sukham and ParipoorNa nithya kaimkaryam to the Lord at Sri Vaikuntam. Therefore , these PrapannAs hasten to place their aathmAs at His sacred feet and become tranquil threafter ( Tava padhE nyastha aathmana: nibhruthAn bhavathi). Our Lord has been patiently waiting for them to complete Prapatthi . He becomes elated now over gaining them as PrapannAs and considers Himself as the most fortunate one ( NibruthAn prapannAn suchirAth kruthIva labhasE). Through the utterance of "nama-ukthi" , the mumukshu ( one who desires Moksham ) becomes a Prapannan . Our Lord , who is both the PrApakan and PrApyan ( the means and the goal) lifts up the prapannan and embraces that prapannan with joy . The prapannan has now becoem " Brahma Samsthan" and attains immortality as celebrated by ChAndhOgya Upanishad (Brahma-samsthOamruthatatvamEthi). Mundaka Upanishad points out that the Prapannan is like a flying arrow towards the target of the Lord through the enactment of Prapatthi. Lord is immensely pleased with the prapannan , who has heeded all the instructions that He gave through Veda manthrams and Upanishad manthrams and in Smruthi ( TamEva SaraNam gaccha sarva bhaavEna Bhaaratha, Sarva DharmAn parithyajya MaamEkam saraNam vraja). Our Lord's joy knows no bounds . He feels like the happy farmer , who toiled hard to plant and watch over crops . The grand harvest is now in and the Lord feels like a MahA BhAgyasaali ( KruthI iva jvalathi). His vaathsalyam for the Prapannan flows like a dam that has broken its sluices and drenches the Prapannan with the nectar of ParipoorNa BrhmAnandham. SrI Maragathavalli SamEtha Sri DhIpa PrakAsa parabrahmaNE Nama: Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAcAri SaThakOpan/Sadagopan ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Take the Yahoo! Groups survey for a chance to win $1,000. Your opinion is very important to us! http://us.click.yahoo.com/NOFBfD/uAJEAA/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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