Sankalpa SooryOdhayam : Srimath Azhagiya Singar's KaalakshEpam on Monday & Tuesday Mornings via Telebridge : Part I

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SrI:

 

Dear BhakthAs :

 

We are indeed fortunate to participate the SampradhAyic KaalakshEpam by

HH Sri VaNN SaThakOpa Sri NaarAyaNa YathIndhra MahA Desikan of

Sri Ahobila Matam over the Telebridge from U.S , European and

Asian locations . The most merciful , HH the Jeeyar finds the time for us

inspite of His many demanding activities (anushtAnam , MadAdhipathyam

and SanchAram ) and is blessing us with KaalakshEpams over the Telebridge

for the last three years .

 

The Current KaalakshEpams are on Saturdays , 8.30 AM -10.00 AM EST

on ThirunedumthANDakam including Question & Answer time . These

are exceptionally lucid and traditional KaalakshEpams that partcipants

at every level can comprehend . These KaalakshEpams are free .

The only expense is Telebridge usage charges . Usually

100 bhakthAs ( Sri Matam SishyAs and AbhimAnis)

take part in these KaalkshEpams .

 

The Next KaalkshEpam dealing with the 11th Paasuram of

ThirunedumthANDakam of Thirumangai Mannan is scheduled for

8.30 AM EST on Saturday , Jan 22 . Please join in to enjoy

SrImath Azhagiya Singar's profound insights into the Paasurams

of Thirumangai AzhwAr . Please get your Telebridge Number and

code by clicking on TeleupanyAsam link at the Ahobila Matam Web site :

 

http://www.ahobilamutt.org

 

Additional Sankalpa SooryOdhayam KaalakshEpams

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Srimath Azhagiya Singar out of His compassion for us

has taken additional time and efforts to bless us with

KaalakshEpams on Swamy Desikan's brilliant

allegorical drama :

 

Sri Sankalpa SooryOdhayam (SSU)

 

Thwese SSU KaalakshEpamstake place on

Monday and Tuesday Mornings ( 8.30 A.m).

 

Please contact Srimathi Vimala RaajAji at he e-mail address

given above to get the telephone bridge number and code

for your particpation in the SSU KaalakshEpams .

 

This Sri Sookthi s considered as a response to the advaithi Krishnamisra 's

play , " PrabOdha ChandrOdhaya " ; Sankalpa SooryOdhayam establishes in

a masterful manner the cardinal doctrines of Sri VisishtAdhvaitham .

 

SSU is in 10 acts. Swamy Desikan instructs us that " the Supreme Power of

the Divine Will (Bhagavath Sankalpa) is an absolute must " to gain Moksha

Siddhi " . Swamy Desikan reminds us that the souls suffering in SamsAric

world due to their bonds of karmAs ( Paapams and PuNyams as the iron

and golden fetters) must seek the intercession of their AchAryAs to

overcome their sufferings .

 

The confrontation in SSU is between the key characters , VivEka MaharAjaa

and MahA Moha MaharAjaa . Vivekan has a wife named Sumathy and

MahA Mohan has a wife called Dhurmathi . Mahaa Mohan has seven

Ministers : Kaaman (Desire) , KrOdhan (Anger) , Madhan ( KOzhuppu/Thimir) ,

Maathsaryan ( Jealousy ) , Dambhan ( Boasting) and Stambhan ( iRumAppu ) .

 

MahA Mohan 's misison is to prevent the Jeevans from following the paths of

Prapatthi and Bhakthi to gain Moksha Sukham . Mahaa Mohan wants to use

Kaamam , KrOdham to create ruchi for the jeevans in nonlasting bhOgams

so they will stray away from pursuit of the eternal joy of Moksham ( Freedom

from

the cycles of births and deaths ). MahA MOhan hates VivEka Mahaa Raajaa ,

who has attributes and goals that are diametrically opposite to that of Mahaa

MOhan .

At one point , Mahaa Mohan says to his wife , Dhurmathi that he does not

want the golden Meru Mountain , the silver KailAsa Mountain , the 18 dhveepams

( Islands) or the entire worlds . Mahaa Mohan confides that his coveted wish

is to destroy VivEka Raajaa so that the jeevans will wallow in Kaamam ,

Krodham , Madha , Maathsaryam et al. VivEka Mahaa Raajaa stands for

the forces of good that helps the Jeevan's to follow the path of Prapatthi

yOgam or Bhakthi yOgam to gain Moksham .

 

One interesting point in SSU is that women characters like

Sumathy speak in PrAkrutham . Most of us are familiar only

with the Praakrutham Sri Sookthi of Swamy Desikan named

Sri Achyutha Sathakam . There Swamy Desikan assumed the form

of Venkata Naayaki , who is enchanted by Lord DevanAthan's

dhivya soundharyam and speaks to Him in Praakrutham language

reserved for women and children . Here, following that tradition ,

Swamy Desikan formats the speeches of Sumathy in Praakrutham .

Here is a sample of Sumathy's speech in Prakrutham with

the Sanskrit equivalent in paranthesis :

 

Sumathy: " ayya uttha ! yevvam Naama vaNNijanthee Ovaggadasaa

purusassa kaiaa hohiyi " ( Aaryaputra ! yEvam varNyamAnA

apavargadasA purushasya kadhA bhavishyathi ? ).Here Sumathy

asks: " When does the occasion arise for the Jeevan to gain Moksham ? " .

 

The brief summary of the Last KaalakshEpam on SSU(1/19/05)

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In this KaalakshEpam , HH Sri NaarAyaNa YadhIndhra MahA

Desikan covered SlOkams 79 to 85 . In SlOkam 81 , VivEka

Mahaa Raaja begins to answer the question of his dear wife ,

Sumathy . He responds : Oh Devi who knows the ways of

the three worlds ! We must become joyous when Saasthram

and Yukthi unite for the jeevan to enable him to reach

the banks of Moksham . We can not fret that apavarga dasai

(MOkksha Dasai ) does not come about immediately .

Until the Saasthram and Yukthi gets united , the Jeevan was

being tossed about uncontrollably in the cruel ocean of

SamsAram . VivEkan follows this statement in prose with

a slOkam pregnant with meaning :

 

nirapAya dEsika nidarsithAm imAm

KamalAsahAya karuNA adhirOhaNeem

kramsO--adhiruhya kruthina: samindhatE

parisuddha satthva parikarmitE padhE --- (81)

 

(Meaning) : We must approach the ladder of Lord's Dayaa ,

which is revealed by the unfailing AchAryan . We should climb

on the steps of this Ladder . The Bhaagyasaalis with the proper

anushtAnams progress in their journey up this ladder and

shine in the Parama Padham of the Lord , which is entirely

free of Rajas and Tamas ( Suddha Satthvamaya lOkam ).

 

The description of the AchAryan as " NirapAya Desikan "

refers to that SadAchAryan , with impeccable anushtAnam and

as the ones who through their upadEsams protect us

from entering into durAchArams. They point out the sOpAnam/

steps of the ladder revered as Sriya: pathi's KaruNA ( KamalA-

sahAya KaruNA ). Swamy Desikan has blessed us with 100 slOkams

in 10 meters about this Kamalaa-sahAya KaruNaa( Dayaa Sathakam).

One has to climb on it in a orderly manner ( kramasE adhiruhya) .

These jeevans are the specially blessed ones ( Kruthina: ) , who climb

the steps one by one (KramENa adhiruhya) ) . They become

Kruthina: (BhAgyasaalis) by practising/acquiirng " Preethiroopa SravaNa

Manana upAsana niranthara-dhyAna , darsana samanAkAra Jn~Anam " .

 

(To Be continued )

 

SrImath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Daasan Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan