Swamy Desika SahasranAmams : ( Thiruvaheendhrapuram MahA MaNtapa Kaimkaryam in fornt of Lord HayagrIvan's sannidhi): 493-680/Part I

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Dear Swamy Desika BhakthAs :

 

From NaamA 493 to 523 , Thirukkudanthai Desikan selects content

from Rahasya Rakshaa group of Swamy Desikan's Sri Sookthis .

The collective name of " Rahasya Rakshai " is given to the insightful

Sanskrit commentaries of Swamy Desikan for AchArya RaamAnujA's

Gadhya Thrayam and Swamy AlavanthAr's ChathuslOki and

SthOthra Rathnam SrI Sookthis . The Gadhya Thrayam is made up of

the three gadhyams ( urai nadai / prosody ) of SaraNAgathy , Sriranga

and Vaikunta Gadhyams . The Gadhya Thraa BhAshyam covers Swamy

Desikan's brilliant commentary on the above three gadhyams .

 

493. BhAshyakArOktha gadhya thraya vyAkhyAna vichakshaNAya nama:

 

(Meaning) : Salutations to the AchAryan , who commented skillfully upon

the three Gadhyams of EmperumAnAr .

 

494. Gadhya thraya vyAkruthithva niroopaNa vichakshaNAya nama:

 

(Meaning) : Salutations to the AchAryan , who had the skills to prove that

AchArya RaamAnujA's gadhyams are commentaries on nothing but

the dhvya manthram .

 

The entire Gadhyam is the description of the Dhvayamanthram's glories .

AchArya RaamAnujA out of his infinite mercy elaborated and celebrated

the Dhvaya manthram , which helped him practise the NyAsa Vidhyai for his

ujjeevanam . He wanted others to benefit from it as well and described it

in his gahyams the context of a conversation he had with the Lord .

Swamy Desikan established in his commentary on the Gadhyams that

they are elaborations of the Dhvaya manthram and its message in its totality .

 

495. Gadhya prapatthi prAdhAnya parathva prathipAdhakAya nama:

 

(Meaning): Salutations to the AchAryan , who established that the primary

intent / purport of Gadhyams is about instructing us on Prapatthi mArgam

to gain mOksham from the dhivya dampathis . Swamy Desikan explains

AchArya RaamAnujA's message that the primary purport of Gadhya Vaakyams

is Prapatthi . He recognized that Prapatthi is PradhAnam in Gadhya Vaakyams .

When one looks at the Svaroopam of Prapatthi , it becomes clear from

Gadhya Vaakyam the the SiddhOpAyan BhagavAn is the PradhAnan .

 

496. prapithsupoorva madhyaishyath kaala karthavya BhOdhakAya nama:

 

(Meaning): Salutations to the AchAryan , who instructed us on what one

desirous of performing Prapatthi should do before , during and after

the performance of Prapatthi .

 

Before performance of Prapatthi , he or she should gain Jn~Anam about

the UpAyam ( Prapatthi as a means for Moksham); He or she should approach

PirAtti next as PurushakAram ( seek Her intercession ) .

 

During the performance of Prapatthi , he or she should place at the sacred

feet of the dhivya dampathis , the burden of their protection .

 

After Prapatthi , the Prapannan should know the rules of conduct during

the Post-prapatthi stage and perform kaimkaryams befititng their new status.

 

497.SaraNyapoorvamadhyaishyath kaalakarthavya vEdhithrE nama:

 

(Meaning): Salutations to the AchAryan , who revealed to us the duties of

BhagavAn (SaraNyan) before , during and after one's Prapatthi.

 

Before Prapatthi , Bhagavan has to accept His PirAtti's PurushakAra

prarOchanam ( appeal for intercession on behalf of the Prapannan ).

During Prapatthi performance , BhagavAn has to accept the responsibilities

for protecting the Prapannan . After the completion of Prapatthi , BhagavAn

has to stand in the place of the difficult to practise Bhakthi yOgam , create

anthima smruthi for the jeevan and grant it nithya kaimkaryam at Srivaikuntam

after uthkaramaNam ( ascent from the body cage) .

 

498. LakshmI-prapatthimOkshArTa prapathyarTathva saadhakAya nama:

 

(meaning) : Salutations to the AchAryan , who established that Lakshmi

Prapatthi is done to assure Prapatthi for Moksha Siddhi .

 

EmperumAnAr performs Prapatthi to Lakshmi first in Gadhyam .

Swamy Desikan explains in his commentary as to why EmperumAnAr

does so from VishNu purANa pramANams that recognizes MahA Lakshmi

as the Vidhyai ( Knowledge) for gaining Moksham.

 

When one does Prapatthi , there should be total interest in PrApyam

( the goal of Moksham and attaining the Lord as Moksha phalan ) ,

firmness of resolve in the upAyam of Prapatthi and disinterest to pursue

other upAyams in parallel. One needs that type of tranquil mind state.

EmperumAnAr prays to PirAtti for that boon of intercession (SipArisu) .

 

Further , our Lord will not pay attention to jeevans loaded with sins .

If one seeks PirAtti as sipArisu (PurushakAram) , She will speak for us

to Her Lord pleading with Him to overlook our trespasses . It is not easy

for one and all to perform prapatthi successfully . One needs full MahA

ViswAsam for Prapatthi . A jeevan can not gain MahA ViswAsam readily .

Many sins will stand in the way of gaining that . Such obstacles will interfere

with the anushtAnam of Prapatthi as an UpAyam for Moksham . To overcome

these obstacles and gain MahA VisvAsam , one has to seek PirAtti's aasraYaNam .

She has visEsha adhikAram ( special power) to bless us with auspicious

Jn~Anam , success in effort and power to remove the obstacles interfering

with the development of MahA VisvAsam .She only knows about blessing

us with anugraham (anugrahamayee) and does not engage in nigraham

( anger and rejection ) . Hence , Bhagaavth Prapatthi will surely succeed

due to the anugraham of PirAtti . The Prapannan performs Sri Prapatthi

first to gain the power to Bhagavath Prapatthi and then performs Bhagavath

Prapatthi . There is thus a Vidhi ( recommended route) and anushtAnam

( Perfprmance ) that follows .

 

499. KamalAnugrahaikAnthya pAramya-thrANa dheekshithAya nama:

 

(Meaning): Salutations to the AchAryan , who was firm & skillfull

in protecting the Superiority of PirAtti as anugrahamayee and totally

devoid of any disposiiton towards nigraham using pramANams from Srimath

RaamAyaNam ( Treatment of offending RaavaNan ), SrI VishNu PurANam

( Indhra Sthuthi) and the Vedams ( She is praised as Iswari for all the Lokams

just as Her husband is recognized as Iswaran for them ) , PoorvAchAryaas

( Swamy AlavanthAr , EmperumAnAr , KurEsar and Bhattar) Sri Sookthis

( ChathusslOki , SrI Sthavam , GuNa Rathna Kosam ) . Swamy Desikan points out

that one can not reject all these PramANams and put down the limitless glories

of PirAtti ( anavdjika adhisaya asankyEya kalyANa guNa gaNAm aSaraNya

SaraNyAm in Gadhyam words ) .

 

By recognizing the limitless glories of PirAtti , BhagavAn's matchlessness

in GuNams is not impaired . When we say that the Lord has as His consort ,

MahA Lakshmi with limitless glories , His stature is enhanced . No other gods

have consorts with similar superior glories . She is like PrabhA (tEjas) for

the Sun of BhagavAn . The Sun gets enhanced in His glory due to the PrabhA .

 

500. SrInyAsa-pAramikAnthya bhanjakathva nivArakAya nama:

 

(Meaning): Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who banished the doubt that

PurushakAra prapatthi performed to PirAtti will destroy PaaramaikAnthyam

of the one , who seeks Moksham . The question is : Will the Lakshmi

Prapatthi done before Bhagavath prapatthi counter the the solitary

trust in BhagavAn ( Parama yEkAnatha BhAvam ) of the Mumukshu ?

Swamy Desikan answers it does not since Prapatthi at the sacred feet

of PirAtti is to firm up the success of Bhagavath Prapatthi anushtAnam

( Ref: Sahasra NaamA 498). BhagavAn and PirAtti are Seshis ( Master

and Mistress ) for us .Bhagavath yEkanthi means yEkAnthi attached to

both BhagavAn and PirAtti as revealed to us by ParAsara Bhattar in

his SrI GuNa Rathna Kosam .

 

Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan KOil VaradAchAri Sadagopan

 

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