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Vairagya
Panchakam
(Srimath Vedantha Desika is one of the greatest
savants of Visishtadvaitha philosophy and author of great many extremely poetic
and devotional works. He was eking a very poor existence in his native place.
Sri Vidhyaranya Theertha, who himself is a great scholar was at that time
minister in the court of Vijaya nagar empire. Knowing the great scholarship of
his friend Srimath Vedantha Desigar, he sent an invitation to him to visit the
court of Vijaya Nagar. Srimath Vedantha Desika who preferred service to god to
all riches in the world wrote the first verse of Vairgya Panchakam and send
back to him. Sri Vidhyaranya Theertha, it seems thought that his friend has
misunderstood his intentions and sent another invitation. The reply was the
next five verses of Vairgya Panchakam. In this great work, he brings out the
value he attaches for material wealth. I have only tried to give a simple
translation. People interested in knowing this great stotra better are
requested to visit www.sundarasimham.org/ebooks/
Kshonee kona sathamsa paalana kala dhurvara
garvanalakshubhyath,
Kshudhra narendhra chadu rachana dhanyan na manyamahe,
Devam sevithumeva niscchinumahe yoasou dayalu
pura,
Dhana
mushti muche Kuchela munaye dhatthesma vitthesatha. 1
The
pride of those kings who rule bits of this earth grows like the wildfire,
And
there are people, who praise them and think they are blessed,
But
we think that service to god who is merciful will give us all our wants,
For did
not sage Kuchela meet the Lord, with fistful of pounded rice and become
wealthy.
Silam kimanalam bhavethanalam oudharam bhadhithum
Paya: prasruthi poorakam kimu na dharakam sarasam
Ayathna malamallakam pati padaccharam kaccharam
Bhajanthy vibhudhamudha hyahaha kukshithal
kukshitha:
Even learned scholars pray the kings for filling
their stomach,
Is not the spilled grain after a harvest sufficient
for their needs?
Is not a palm full of water sufficient to quench
one’s thirst?
Is not the effortlessly collected cloth sufficient
for a loin cloth?
Jwalathu jaladhi kroda kreedath krupeeda bhava
Prabha,
Prathibada padujwala malakulo jadarAnala,
Thrunamapi vayam sayam sampulla malli mahtallika,
Parimalamucha vacha yachamahe na maheesvaran.
Even if the fire in my stomach burns intensely,
And equals the raging fire in the mid of ocean,
I will not ask even for a speck of dust from the
king,
For my speech having the fragrance of jasmine
flowers
Which open in the evening are reserved for our great
Lord.
Dhureeswara dhvara bahir vitardhikaa,
Dhurasikayai rachithoayam-anjali,
Yadhajnanabham nirapayamasthy me,
Dhananjaya
syandhana bhushaNam dhanam.
When I have the
decorative black coloured wealth,
Who sat in front
of Arjuna in the battlefield,
Why should I sit in the periphery of the gate of kings,
And beg them for perishable wealth with hands held in
salutation?
Sareera pathanavadhi prabhu nishevana apadhanath,
Abhindhana Dhananjaya prasamadham dhanam dhandhanam
Dhananjaya vivardhanam dhanam udhuda govardhanam
Susadhanam abadhanam sumansam samaradhanam
Wealth got by serving the rich till ones body falls
to the ground,
Is that wealth which will quell one’s hunger but is
sorrow causing,
On the other hand that wealth which made Arjuna
great,
That wealth which made it possible to lift
Govardhana and that which fills ones,
Mind with joy is the real good wealth , which one
should posses.
Nasthy pithraarjitham kimchith na maya kimchith
arjitham
Asthy me hasthi-sailagre vasthu paithamaham
dhanam 6
I do not have any inherited wealth,
Nor have I earned any wealth,
But Brahma , the grandfather ,
Has given to me as wealth, my Lord,
Who lives on the top of the Hasthi mountain*.
* Lord Varadaraja of Kanchipuram
Kavitaarkika simhaaya kalyaana guna saaline.
Srimate venkateshaaya vedaanta gurave namaH.
Salutations to Venkatesa who is the great teacher of
Vedantha,
Who is a lion in the debates among poets,
And posses all good qualities.
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