[sv-poetry] Sri Vilakkoli Perumal, Thoopul/ThirutthaNkA dhivya Desam: Nithya AarAdhana Kaimkaryam for VilakkoLi PerumAL and Swamy Desikan : Part XXXIII: Thirtieth SlOkam

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Sadagopan • May 18, 2002
SrI:

Dear BhakthAs:

Today , adiyEn will cover the Thirtieth slOkam 
of Sri SaraNAgathi DhIpikai , where Swamy Desikan
refers to the importance of Bhagavatha kaimkaryam 
for a Prapannan :

dhatthA: prajA janakavath Tava dEsikEndhrai:
  pathyA abhinandhya BhvathA pariNIyamAnA:
madhyE athAm mahitha-bhOga-visEsha-siddhyai
  maangalyasUthramiva Bhibrathi kinkarathvam  

--SrI SaraNAgathi DhIpikai: SlOkam 30

Meaning: 
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Oh DhIpa PrakAsA! When the father of a girl performs
kanyA dhAnam , the boy accepts the girl with great joy.
The married girl wears and protects the Maangalya soothram
( Taali charadu) placed around her neck with great care for
recieving many auspiciousness from her wedded husband. 
Similarly , the AchAryAs places the jeevAthmAs at Your 
sacred feet. You accept those jeevans , which have performed 
that anushtAnam of Prapatthi with great happiness. The prapannAs 
keep thinking about the aanandham that they are going to enjoy
at Your Supreme abode after casting aside their bodies here .
They use the time in between life on earth and the life at 
Sri Vaikuntam and lead an auspicious life here by spending
their times on this earth performing kaimakryams to Your
BhAgavathAs.This act of theirs is equal to the wedded wife
of a woman , where she protects her Maangalya Soothram with
reverence. 
 
Additional Comments :
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"prajA: Tava DesikEndhrai: Tava DhadhatthA:"
The great AchAryAs present the chEthanams to
You like the father giving his daughter away to 
a boy in marriage (KanyA DhAnam)." PathyA BhavathA
prajA: abhinandhya pariNIyamAnA:). As the Lord of  
the chEthanams , You , My Lord accept the offered 
chEthanams with joy as a man accepts a kanyA given
to him by her father . The husband ties the Maangalya
Soothram around the neck of the wife .The wife treasures
and protects that Maangalya Soothram in anticipation of
the many soubhAgyams that she will recieve during Her wedded 
life. Similarly , the PrapannAs after aathma samarpaNam 
by their AchAryAs spend their post-prapatthi life on
earth performing kaimkaryam to Your BhAgavathAs
( madhyE SathAm kinkarathvam Bhibrathi).

This slOkam has been elaborated upon by Swamy Desikan
in the Utthara KruthyAdhikAram and PurushArtha-kaashtAdhikAram
of SrImath Rahasya Thraya Saaram . 

Swamy Desikan instructs us that there are six things
that a Prapannan should enact and reject with the full
power of his mind , speech and body during his post-prapathti 
period:

To be rejected: (1)The desire for the perishable pleasures of 
the world (2) dwelling on one's superiority (3) Bhaagavatha
apachAram .

To be remembered and practised: (1)the upakAram of 
AchAryan from the time of His first glance (katAksham )
(2)recitation of Dhvayam (3)the Kaimkaryam to BhagavAn, 
His BhaagavathAs and one's AchAryan.

SadAchArya sambhandham enables the kaimkaryam to
BhagavAn and His BhAgavathAs.Swamy Desikan says 
in this context: " Suddhai: prasrumara -mahAmOdha
smEraprasoonasamai: kramai: paribhunjathE". After
their prapatthi anushtAnam , the prapannAs engage in
BhAgavatha Kaimkaryams imbued with Saathvika thyAgam
and are immersed in sweet and fragrant waves of aanandham.
He instructs us that  a prapannan should perform kaimkaryam 
to the BhaagavathAs as though he is performing kaimkaryams 
to the Lord.

BhAgavatha Kaimkaryam is the boundary of Bhagavath
Kaimkaryam . BhagavAn is immensely pleased with 
the kaimkaryam done by Prapannan to His BhaagavathAs.
There are many pramANams given by Swamy Desikan 
for the Utthara Kruthyam (Observances after Prapatthi)
of Prapannan to please the Lord in PurushArtha KaashtAdhikAram 
of Srimath Rahasya Thraya Saaram : 

PaadhmOttharam(29.81): Of all AarAdhanams , the AarAdhanam
to VishNu is the best; even bettter than that is  
the aaarAdhanam of His BhAgavathAs.

MahA BhArahtam( Aasva--116.23): Our Lord's words:I have 
great affection for those , who revere my BhaagavathAs. 
Therefore , You must worship my BhAgavathAs. 

MahA BhAratham(Aasva--104.9):Our Lord's words: Those who are 
devoid of worship of other dEvathAs and have reverence for 
My BhagavathAs are My true devotees. 

ThiruppANAzhwAr: " adiyArkku yennai-aadpauttha Vimalan"
( The Lord of Srirangam , who has blessed me to be a servant
of His BhaagavathAs).

PeriyAzhwAr Thirumozhi(4.4.10): 

"KesavA ! PurudOtthamA! KiLarsOthiyAi! KuraLA ! yenRu
 pEsuvAr adiyArkaL yenthammai vikavum peRuvArkaLE"

( Those BhagavathAs who recite with joy our Lord's
names have the power to sell us ; We are their indentured
servants).

BhAgavathAs are saluted by Swamy Desikan as SuddhAntha--
SiddhAnthnis. They observe their paathivrathyam (kaRpu) 
like the women of the inner chambers ( antha: pura peNNmaNikaL, 
Padi thANDA PathnikaL). They are of firm mind about their
unshakable devotion to their Lord and to Him alone(sTira
dhiyA:):

"suddhAnAm tu labhEmahi sTiradhiyAm suddhAntha-siddhAnthinAm
 mukthaisvarya dhina prabhAtha samayAsatthim prasatthim muhu:"

Srimath rahasya Thrya Saaram: PurushArTa Kaashtai concluding slOkam

(meaning): They ( the BhaagavathAs) are parisuddhAs ( pure in
speech, mind and body) and are of firmness of mind in devotion to
their Lord just as the ladies of the inner chamber are to their Lord.
For prapannAs , worshipping BhaagavathAs of the Lord here is like
the aruNOdhayam (dawn) compared to the noon of ParipoorNa  
Bhagavadh anubhavam at SrI Vaikuntam after the shedding of 
the physical body . 

Additional PramANams celebrating the greatness of Bhaagavatha
Kaimkaryam are:

Swamy NammAzhwAr : ThiruvAimozhi 3.7 " Payilum SudaroLi "
Paasurams ( Paramanai payilum ThiruvudayOr yemmAyALum
ParamarE). BhagavathAs are TadhIyAs of the Lord and 
their worship is TadhIyArAdahanam.

Swamy NammAzhwAr : ThiruvAimozhi: 8.10 NedumARkkadaimai
Paasurams , where Swamy SaThakOpan celebrates the worship of 
BhaagavathAs. This set of ten paasurams are recognized as
the "KaNNinuNN SiRutthAmpu " of ThiruvAimozhi. Here , Swamy
NammAzhwAr celebrates BhAgavatha sEshathvam ( serving as 
servants to BhagavAn's selfless devotees ). "avanadiyAr 
SiRumaa manisarAi yennai aaNDAr ingE tiriyavE" is one
of the famous passages from this decad.SaThakOpa Muni
points out that TadhIyAs or BhaagavathAs of the Lord 
should be considered not only as BhOgyam , Svaroopam
but also Lakshyam for PrapannAs.

Thirumangai Mannan's ThirucchERai Paasurams : Periya 
Thirumozhi 7.4 decad .

ThirukkaNNapuram Paauram: Periya Thirumozhi 8.10.3
" uRRathum unn adiyArkkuadaimai".
  
In summary, for those , who have performed Prapatthi,
the most recommended and important anushtAnam is service 
to the Lord's BhAgavathAs ( paramaikAnthis)prior to
their ascent to SrI Vaikuntam at the end of their
earthly existence .
                   
SrImath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam                                   
SrI Lakshmi Nrusimha ParabrahmaNE Nama:                        >

NigamAntha MahA Desikaaya NamO Nama:
SrI Maragathavalli SamEtha SrI DhIpa PrakAsa ParabrahmaNE nama:
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan/SaThakOpan

P.S: Please do not forget to support the NithyArAdhana 
Kaimkaryam for Swamy Vedantha Desikan at ThUppul and
Sri ViLakkoLi PerumAL at ThUppul/ThirutthaNkA dhivya desam.
We ahve only 5 more Laks of Rupees needed to complete
this kaimkaryam. Please contact adiyEn for details.



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