Guest guest Posted March 27, 1997 Report Share Posted March 27, 1997 Dear members of the Bhakthi group : Now that with Swami NammAzhwAr's blessings the Naadha Paddhathi of RPS has come to a conclusion , I will continue with YathirAja Vimsahti of Sri MaNavALa MaamunigaL(MM) , where I left last time . It is my intention to alternate between the two granthams out of my sincere and deep regards for both the sampradhAyams , which as I have referred to many times have the very same root . When we study the individual tributes of MM , AmudanAr and Swami Desikan (SD ) , we find a lot of shared sentiments . I will touch upon them , wherever possible. Slokam 9 *********** nithyam thvaham paribhavAmi guruncha mantram tathdevathAmapi na kinchith ahO api pibhEmi ! ittham satObhya satavath bhavadheeya sankhE dhrushta: charAmi YathirAja tadhOsmi Moorka : II (Meaning ) : O YathirAjA ! Daily I disgrace my AchArya , the manhtram and the DevathA associated with that mantram . I do not seem to be afraid of doing so even a little. What a pity ? I roam boldly among the group of your devout sishyAs like a great one , who reveres Acharyan, mathram and its adhishtAna devatha . I am indeed a ruffian ! (Commnets ) : This slokam is a continuation of the NaicchAnusandhAnam of Swami MM . He refers to three kinds of humilation that he causes . First is the slight to the AchAryA (Acharya Paribhavam ). This is related to both the disregard for the upadesam given by the AchArya and initiating unfit (AnadhikhAris ) ones with the received upadesam . The second kind of disgrace is related to the manthram ( mathra paribhavam). This relates to the forgetting the meaning of the manthram and the wrong intrepretation of the same. The third humiliation is DevathA paribhavam . This is assoicated with the indulgence of the manas , Vaak and Kaayam in matters other than the Manthra DevathA . Swami MM says : I am guilty of these three types of ApachArams (offenses) and am not repentent over them. I boldly strut about pretending that I am a saasthra PrAmANyan ( believer in the saasthrAs ) and mingle with the true disciples of yours as a mindless ruffian . This indeed is a pity. Slokam 10 : haa hantha hantha mansA kriyayA cha vaachA yOham charaami sathatham trividhApachArAn I sOham tavApriyakara: priyakruthvadevam kaalam nayAmi YathirAja TadhOsmi Moorka : II (Meaning ) : O YathirAjA ! What a tragedy ! I committ three kinds of Apacharams through my mind , speech and body . I continue to do many things that cause you displeasure. Yet I go on acting like I am doing all that you instructed me to do . I am spending my time in this fashion .I am indeed a despicable ruffian . Here In a continued mood of Naicchiyam , Swami MM states that he is guilt y of the three types of apachAram (Viz )., BhagavadhApachAram , BhagavathApachAram and AsahyApachAram . I have wounded your feelings . Yet , I pretend as though I am a strict observer of the rules laid out by you a smy AchAryan . What a pity that I go on wiling away my time like this on this earth ! Slokam 11 : ************ paapE kruthE yathi bhavanthi bhaya AnuthApa lajjA: puna: KaraNAm asya katham katEtha I mOhEna mE na bhavathi iha bhayathilEsa: tasmAth puna: puna: agham YathirAja kurvE II (Meaning ) : O YathirAjA ! If one feels fear and repentance over commiting sins , how can that person engage in committing the sin once again . As far as I am concerned , I do not seem to experience any sense of shame or repentance over repeated commission of sins . Therefore , I keep on piling up my sins . (Commnets ) : The commision of sins is not easy to avoid in this world. Inspite of it , if one feels repugnance over the act of committing a sin and fears or feel ashamed about such a sinful act , there is prAyascchittham . Thereafter , Atleast knowingly , that sin will not be committed. Swami MM refrets about his position here , where he does not feel any regret or repentance over his sins . He appeals to YathirAjA's compassion to turn him around. Regarding fear of repeating one's sins , the story is told of one of the disciples of KurEsa by the name of SEra piLLai piLLai AzhwAn . He was haughty and committed a lot of BhagavathApacharams . KurEsa wanted to help him. One day , he asked his sishyA for a DhAnam . SishYa was intrigued and thrilled about his achAryA's request . KurEsa asked his sishyA to give udaga dhAnam with the pledge that he will never committ apacharam to BhagavathAs by mind , speech or body. The sishya made such a dhanam and abided by that pledge. One day , his anger overrode his sense of control and he committed a bhagavathApachAram . When he recognized what he had done , he was so ashamed that he stayed away from the house of his AchAryA . When KurEsa did not see his sishya that day , he came to the house of sishyA and asked him about the reason for his absence from the Ghoshti. The sishyA with tears in his eyes explained as to waht had happened and fell flat at the feet of his AchAryA . KurEsa lifted his sishya from ground and blessed him with the statement : If you repent over your Maanaseeka apacharam to BhagavathAs , the Lord will forgive you ; If you committ any apachAram with your limbs , the king will straighten you out. From here on , please be firm on not committing any apachAram with your speech ." This is referred to in Sri Vachana BhooshaNa VyaakhyAnam . That is what is being alluded to here according to PBA Swamy. Slokam 12 : ************ anthar bahis sakalavasthushu santham Eesam antha: Puras sthithamiva aveekshamANa : I gandharbha vasya hrudhayas sathatham bhavAmi hantha tvadh agra gamanasya yatheendhra ! naarha : II (Meaning ) : O YathirAjA ! I am not fit to stand before you . I am like a man blind from birth who can not recognize anobject in front of jhim . Similarly , I am unable to see the Lord , who pervades the inside (antharyAmi ) and outside every object of His creation . I am always under the influence of my desires ( KAma Paravasan ) . What a tragedy ! I do not have the qualifications to stand before you. In the prevous slokam , Swami MM said : Puna: Puna: agham YathirAja KurvE . This verse is considered a response to those who questioned him about the appropriateness of Swami MM cheating the Lord , who is Sarva Kaama Saakshi ( Witness to all of our deeds ) . Lord is present without division in the gross (Sthulam ) and subtle (Sookshmam ) as a pervasive principle . IN his answer , Swami MM points out that he si like the bindman from birth, who can not see the objects in front of him. That is why he committ sall these sins . He goes on to describe his unfitness to stand before Sri RaamAnujA . Swami MaNavALa Maamunigal ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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