Raam Naam Japam, Iswara and Shankaraachaarya

[Guest guest]

Sri Boomi Devi Sri Oppiliappan thiruvadikaLE saranam

 

There are two important analysis coming out of the "sahasranaamam"

quote.

 

1.Why would Parvathi ask Iswara (meaning her lord) on how to worship

Vishnu using his naam Japam if shiva is the Iswara or Param porul

himself ? (Does that also mean that Paarvathi knows Vishnu is the

ultimate Lord to be worshipped ?)

 

 

2. "Assuming" parvathi may not have known at that time if shiva is

Iswara the param porul himself (on contrary Shiva Himself instructed

Paarvathi to do thavam or penance seeking vaamanaa's blessing and

that's how she is named as Kaamaakshi), posed this query to Lord

Shiva, then why would atleast Shiva not reveal to her that worshipping

himslef is enough and that represents worshiping vishnu also (if shiva

is Iswara or param porul it is enough to worship shiva or who ever a

param porul is, ie it is enough to worhip paramporul alone as He

represent every thing and every demi god HIMSELF. I understand this

as a clear direction from Shiva Himslef that Vishnu is the ultimate

param porul whose Naam japam in the name of "Raam" will "represent"

worshipping the ultimate!)

 

These analyses are not presented here for belittling shiva or

paarvathi or anyone. They knew the themselves as to who is a

paramporul and they are as such great souls. This conversation is

presented by Vyaasa to add weightage to the "Raam" naam Jampam in this

yugaa. There are several proof to say that lord shiva may not be the

ultimate param porul and there is no such proof for saying Sriman

Naaraayanan is not so. I myself had questioned the role of Narayanan

in various other puraanaas and mentioned earlier in this group that

there are messages on every such role. Each and every such role on

analysing, I found that Lord Nararyanan is the supreme and Ultimate

param porul or iswaraa. Naayanmaars who are the authors of periya

puraanam again and again quote Lord naraayana and Brahma not finding

the feet or head of shiva. As it is, this episode is narrated as an

understanding or "draama" between shiva and vishnu to make "brahma"

understand his ego and correct it. But Naraayanan plays a small drama

within the drama and surprises shiva the co-actor in this joint

venture. (This clearly shows that shiva cannot read Narayaanan's mind

even in their eternal costumes or I would say that vishnu maaya is not

surpassable by anyone). One may argue that the only implied meaning

of the naayanmaars quote would be that shiva on that instant when Hari

was touching his feet and surprising shiva (Lord narayaana was

supposed to touch his head) can be equated to represent lord vishnu

(this is valid for this this instant only). But this was momentary

drama of naraayan Hismelf and one would remember that it doesnot

directly lead to the "yields" of naraayanaa worship. But it may put

one in the right path to seek naarayaan directly, later. If we know

that there are so many such instances to prove that naraayanan is the

ultimate "unread"able substance (for shiva himself) or paramporul why

not worship him directly ?

 

Having said and talked so far and so much on naam japam and

achaaryaars I want to quote one precedent such worship from the

advaitin's (I have great regard for this mutt) shankara mutt itself.

The 59 th pontiff of Kaanchi Kaamakoti peetam His Holiness BothEndra

saraswathi relinquished his peetam and resolved himself to do only

Naam japam as a mode to attain moksham. He did "Raam" naama japam all

through the rest of his Life to attain Jeeva Samaathi. His Jeeva

Samaathi is at "Govinda" Puram near kumbakonam on the way to

Aaduthurai. He started campaigning to his followers and public that

"Raam" naam japam will render the ultimate purification of the soul in

this life and lead to salvation. (During the course of his divine

campaign He even performed saadhanaa and miracle by just using the

name "Raam" and there are few episodes listed as such). This was

during the end of Mogul's period. His samaathi was not found for 100

years untill one full moon day the "raam" naam was heard on the

Kauveri bed by his followers who were still searching for him for

generations. A jeeva samaathi was erected with the help of Raja

sarfoji, after diverting the course of the river to pass around the

samaathi.

 

The message :

 

1. The divine couple Shiva Paarvathi themselves direct us to do

"Raam" naam japam as to worship the ultimate param porul

 

2. Shankaraachaaryar himself chose Raam Japam over his peetam and

proved that Raam Naam Japam alone can purify the soul in this Yugaa.

 

Sampath Rengi