|| 1 Sri Nrisimha Priya (Volume 8 – Issue 7) July 2020 Sri Vaidya Veeraraghavan – Nacchiyar Thirukkolam - Thiruevvul 2 Sri Nrisimha Priya (Volume 8 – Issue 7) July 2020 �ी:|| ||�ीमते ल�मीनृिस륍हपर��णे नमः || Sri Nrisimha Priya ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AN AU T H O R I S E D PU B L I C A T I O N OF SR I AH O B I L A M A T H A M H. H. 45th Jiyar of Sri Ahobila Matham H.H. 46th Jiyar of Sri Ahobila Matham Founder Sri Nrisimhapriya (E) H.H. Sri Lakshminrisimha H.H. Srivan Sathakopa Divya Paduka Sevaka Srivan Sathakopa Sri Ranganatha Yatindra Mahadesikan Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikan Ahobile Garudasaila madhye The English edition of Sri Nrisimhapriya not only krpavasat kalpita sannidhanam / brings to its readers the wisdom of Vaishnavite Lakshmya samalingita vama bhagam tenets every month, but also serves as a link LakshmiNrsimham Saranam prapadye // between Sri Matham and its disciples. 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May the Lord shower His benign blessings on all those who read it! 3 Sri Nrisimha Priya (Volume 8 – Issue 7) July 2020 4 Sri Nrisimha Priya (Volume 8 – Issue 7) July 2020 ी:|| ||�ीमते ल�मीनृिस륍हपर��णे नमः || CONTENTS Sri Nrisimha Priya Owner: Panchanga Sangraham 6 H.H. Jiyar of Sri Ahobila Matham Editorial 8 Managing Editor Dr. T.G. Ramamurthi Acharyopadesam 11 Editor Serials Sri K. Sadagopa Iyengar Bhagavad Guna Darpanam 15 Editorial Advisors Dr. S. Padmanabhan, Srikaryam Swami Visishtadvaita for You and Me 19 Dr. V.K.S.N. Raghavan Divine Sovereignty and Individual Freedom 24 Publisher & Printer Sri J.S.Vasan HH 44 Arulmozhi relating to Srirangam 29 Rajagopuram Wrapper Design & Layout S. Parthasarathy Features DTP Dugdhaapaga Dasakam 33 Sri S. Parthasarathy Sri N. Govindarajan Sri Krishna’s Thoothu 37 Front Office Pradosham 41 Subscriptions/Matrimonial Advertisements Buddhimatam Varishtam 48 Sri R. Srinivasan Sri S. Achuthan Nine steps to Salvation 52 Sri V.R. 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Prayers for the welfare of ourselves, our neighbours and the whole nation can indeed work wonders. Pratyastram anjalirasou tava nigrahaastre said Swami Desikan too, pointing to the potent weapon of Saranagati in our possession against the Lord’s anger occasioned by our misdemeanours. Dear Readers: Light is yet to be visible at the end of What if the temples are shut? The the Corona tunnel and the intensity of Inner Dweller within us is available the infection keeps increasing day by 24x7x365 to listen to us and to rush day, at least in Tamilnadu and to our rescue in times of distress, if particularly in Chennai. In the absence and when we seek Him. We must of a vaccine or a cure for the virus, cultivate the habit of communicating there seems to be nothing we can do with Him often. We must envision to avoid getting infected, except the Him inside us, taking care of us night sanitation drill consisting of washing and day, hovering constantly over us hands, wearing masks and keeping as our very own Protective Angel, distance. We hear of crowded testing joyous when we do good things and centres where one is more likely to crestfallen when we toe the wrong acquire the infection if one doesn’t path. When we start speaking to Him, have it already, and of more crowded adulating Him, appealing to Him and hospitals where beds are in high treating Him like the closest relative demand. We hear of treatment in we have (which He indeed is) He too private hospitals for Corona costing will respond. If we treat Him as our people their life’s savings. We also Master, our eternal father, our hear of people not being able to be omnibus relative, our sovereign, our with their near and dear in their final very own life breath (Empiran, endai, moments and even after life has ennudai chuttram, enakkarasu, ebbed away. ennudai vaanaal, as Sri Tirumangai Mannan says), He too will make His 8 Sri Nrisimha Priya (Volume 8 – Issue 7) July 2020 presence in us felt, guarding us every Azhwars, believe in Him we must. moment against all possible dangers, The Upanishad tells us that He is visible and invisible. seated in our heart at the centre of a More than repeating stotras and brilliant flame, resembling a flash of slokas by rote without a notion as to luminous lightning. Azhwars confirm their purport, if we recite them with His existence in extreme proximity: understanding and the devotion Ulan kandaai nannenje Uttaman endrum flowing therefrom (anubhava janita ulan kandaai preeti), the Lord cannot but lend His Ulluvaar ullatthu ulan kandai- ears to us. Imagine the Lord Vellatthil ullaanum Venkatatthu ensconced in your heart, contracting meyaanum His cosmic form to suit the limited Ullatthil ullaan endru or space inside you, but without giving Droupadi, perhaps without realizing up His innumerable weapons, adornments or auspicious attributes - His existence in her own heart, your very own personal God, the appealed to a distant resident of Divine Sentinel who protects you Dwaraka (He Krishna Dvaraka night and day, the form the Dahara vaasin!). When He rushed to Her Vidya envisions for adulation. rescue from such a distance, won’t Maarvam enbador koyil amaitthu adil our Antaryami, who resides not even Madhavan ennum deivattai naatti two inches below our chest, hearken (build a temple for the Lord in your to our call for succour with alacrity? heart and consecrate Madhavan there as the presiding deity) says Sri Periyazhwar, emphasizing the need for our worshipping this Antaryami or Inner Dweller, much more than we do the Arcchavatara.