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[sv-poetry] [SriParakalaMatham] Re: Sri Guna Rathna Kosam : Part 69: slOkam 59, SrI-RanganAyaki's OudhAryam (Bounteousness)

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Sadagopan • May 22, 2002 


SrI:

Dear BhakthAs of Sri RanganAyaki ThAyAr:

In the 59th slOkam , Swamy Parasara Bhattar expresses 
his Naicchiyam ( lowliness and unfitness) to SrI-RanganAyaki.
In the previous slOkam , ParAsara Bhattar celebrated 
the legendary oudhAryam (generosity ) of Sri RanganAyaki.
That thought emboldened him to ask for Her protection 
inspite of his utter unfitness . Bhattar banked on his
Divine Mother's Vaathsalyam here:

Jn~Ana-kriyA-bhajana-sampadh-akinchanOham
  icchAdhikAra sakanAnusayAnabhijn~a:
aagAmsi Devi! yuvayOrapi dhussahAni
  BhadhnAmi moorga charithas-TavadhurbharOsmi

--SlOkam 59, SrI GuNa Rathna KOsam 

(Meaning according to Dr.V.N.VedAntha Desikan ):
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"An individual ought evidently to possess some virtue ,
if he were to claim the kindliness of the Almighty.
Oh my Mother ! I am an utter destitute , not qualifed
with respect to Jn~Ana or Karma or Bhakthi. With respect to 
Prapatthi--which is the course for such a fellow--for which
one's earnest desire is the desideratum , I do not know how
to perform it.What is worst,I am a stranger to the feeling of 
regret and grief that should be inevitable in such a situation.

The Lord and You are extreme forbearers, I know. But I have
been accumulating sins that even You can hardly  forbear and
excuse.I am still going on! Such a vile person as I am is indeed 
unbearable to You too." 

Additional Comments (V.S):
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This NaicchAnusandhAna slOkam almost at the very end of
the SthOthram is for the benefit of us . SrI ParAsara Bhattar
did not have these deficiencies . He was a model of AchAram, 
VairAgyam and anushtAnam.It is for the benefit of us , Bhattar
composed this slOkam. It is for us to utter and correct ourselves 
and seek the grace of our Mother(Visva Janani).

Bhattar describes himself as a Moorkkan and dhurAchAran here.
He admits that he is not proficient in Karma -Jn~Ana-Bhakthi
Yogams and is totally unfamiliar with the upAyam of Prapatthi,
which is accomplished through "icchA-mAthram" in a  trice.
He says that he does not even have any regret over his lack of
skills to follow anyone of the above routes. He says that
he is devoid of any burning desire or capabilities or firmness of 
purpose to engage in the practise of these upAyams to save himself. 
He says: Among You and Your Lord, both are known for Your limitless 
patience and forbearance.Here I am standing before You testing
that limitless capacity to put up with such mahA aparAdhams 
and unfitness of mine .I continue to accumulate more sins 
through my careless deeds.Such a miserable one is a challenge 
to Your forbearance. Inspite of it all , Oh RanganAyaki, 
You must come to my rescue and save me .

Thirumalai NallAn RaamakrishNa IyengAr Swamy 
has translated this slOkam beautifully in Tamil 
this way:

saRRumE aRivu kanmam bhaktiAm sampath illai
kaRRilEn icchai peRRi kavusalam irangal Devi!
kuRRamE puriyA niRpan kothikka nummiruvar uLLam
muRRumE moorkkanEnai mudiyumO thaanga Nee thAn ? 

In the first line , Bhattar identifies himself as 
the one , who has not even an iota of knowledge about
Jn~Ana , Karma and Bhakthi yOga sampath (wealth).
In the second line , Bhattar admits that he did not
master even the easy route of prapatthi , which is done
with mere wish to do it and begs for SrI RanganAyaki's
dayA in such a state of helplessness. He continues in
the third line to say that he continues to accumulate 
more sins with abandon and anger the ThiruvuLLam of 
both SrI RanganAthan and His consort  , SrI RanganAyaki. 
Bhattar declares that he is a complete Moorkkan of
despicable conduct and asks his Divine Mother whether 
She can  come to his rescue inspite of all these lapses.

PoorvAchAryA's NaicchAnusandhAnam that Bhattar remembered
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Swamy NammAzhwAr, Swamy AlavanthAr and AchArya RaamAnujA
have performed NaicchAnusandhAnam prior to Paraasara
Bhattar in their own moving ways to instruct us as to
how we should conduct ourselves. They were ParipoorNa 
adhikAris for performance of Bhathi yOgam or Prapatthi
yOgam and yet for our sake as AchAryAs , they showed us
the way of conducting ourselves with naicchiyam before
the dhivya dampathis. Here are some examples of their
anubhavams:

nORRa nOnbilEn nuNNaRivilEn aahilum
Unnai vittonRum aaRRahinRilEn AravinaNaiammAnE
sERRUt-thAmarai sennalUdi malar Sirivaramangala nagar
veeRRiruntha YenthAi ! Unakku mihaiyallEnangE

--ThiruvAimozhi:5.7.1

(Meaning according to Dr.V.N.Vedantha Desikan/V.N.V ):
" I have not acquired a stature by Karma or by Jn~Ana.
Only these two are said to lead to Bhakti. I have a Bhakti , 
one that can not be kept at rest; that is passionate that
makes me restless. But my bhakthi is not of the Bhakti yOga type, 
a tool for attaining salvation. So the urgency , Oh my Lord ,
seated on AadhisEshA at Srivaramangala nagar , abounding in
lotuses growing near verdant paddy crops , count me as within
Your fold of protection and help me!"   

KaiyyAr Chakkaratthen KarumANikkamE 
yenRenRu poyyE kaimmai solli puRame puramEyAdi
meyyE peRRazhinthEn vithi vaaykkinRu kaapAr?
IyyO !KaNNapirAn ! aRayO inipponAlE 

--ThiruvAimozhi:5.1.1 

(meaning ccording to Dr.V.N.V):" with vulgar tastes and
trivial interests , I have indeed no chance of cherishing
the Lord in my heart . But fradulently I displayed an external
piety and devotion calling as if in real earnestness. " My dear
Lord , My gem-like Dear , with the Chakra on the hand! False was
my devotion ; but truthfully , I say , He has come and given
His bliss of company. You will hardly believe it , I know . 
But it is all His grace , which is my equivalent of what you 
people call Fate , that has made this possible . Oh KrishNa ,
own Your defeat before running  away ! I have won You not
withstanding my hypocisy of fervor."

" Na dharmOnishtOsmi na chAtmavEdhi na BhakthimAn 
ThvaccharanaaravindhE ! akinchanO anayagathis-SaraNya
Thvath Paadhamoolam SaraNam prapadhyE "

Swamy AaLavanthAr's SthOthra Rathnam: slOkam 22

( Oh Lord ! I do not have the discipline of dharmam.
I have no aathma Jn~Anam. I have not displayed any Bhakthi 
towards You. I have no qualifications whatsoever. I seek
refuge at Your feet ).

NikaNum BhatthanallEn --ThirumAlai : 25
( I have not developed any Bhakthi towards You).

KarmAnushtAnam must be completed to gain discriminating
intellect (nuNNaRivu);That in turn will lead to Svaroopa
Jn~Anam and further to para Svaroopa Jn~Anam. At that time,
pararoopa SaakshAthkAra Bhaagyam is said to be gained and
the Bhakthi rooted on that anubhavam. When karmaanushtAna
siddhi and Jn~Anam are not there , then there is no prospect 
for hope and salvation .Bhakthi yOgam as an upAyam is thus
out of question. Bhattar says that he is not capable of 
performing Prapatthi either. Thus , Bhattar records for
our benefit powerful NaicchAnusandhAnam. 
 
Sri RanganAyaki ThAyAr ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,
Daasan, Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SaThakOpan /Sadagopan  




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