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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

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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 :

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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 :

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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

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