Swami Desikan's Description of the Lord

[Guest guest]

SrI:

NarayananE namakkE parai tharuvAn

 

Dear Bhagavataas:

 

Adiyen wishes to share the excitement on reading

Swami Desikan's "Mum manik kovai"

 

In this work, Swami Desikan's 'definition' of our

Lord is simply simple - and great!

 

The 7th Paasuram reads like this:

 

"payin madhi nEyA payin madhi tharudhalin

velliyun nEyA vellyura nirralin

thAyum nEyA sAyai thandhugathalin

thandhaiyum nEyA mundhi ninru allithalin

uravum nEyA thurava ozhidhalin

urradhum nEyA sirrinbam inmaiyin

Arum nEyA Aarruk allithalin

aramym nEyA mara nilai mAythalin

thunaivanum nEyA inai ilai Adhalin

thuyyanum nEyA seyall uraidhalin

kAranam nEyA nAranan Adhalin

karpagam nEyA narpadham tharudhalin

iraivanum nEyA kurai onru ilamaiyin

inbaum nEyA thunbam thudaithalin

yAnum nEyA ennul urai thalin

enadhum nEyA unadhanri inmayin

nallAyai nEyA pollAng illAyAmayin

vallAyai nEyA vaiyam undu umizhdhalin

enganamagumeyya nin viyappe

anganayokka arivadhAranamE"

 

Swami clearly establishes that our Lord is EVERYTHING

- our lord is our father, mother and infact our Lord is

the basis [kAranam] for everything. Our Lord is might

is described because he can swallow and throw the

universe back - "vallai nEyA vaiyam undu umizhdhalin".

 

Adiyen did shed some tears on reciting this pAsuram the

first time.

 

Our Lord has been consistently showing his sowlabyam

and kArunyam in being with us and protecting us.

 

Adiyen's basic understanding gave an exciting feeling

and Adiyen is sure learned bhagavataas in the group

will be able to throw more light on Swami's anubhavam.

 

Adiyen requests bhagavataas to share their view / learning

on this pAsuram for the benefit of all bhagavataas.

 

Shriya:Pathi Sriman NarayananE saranam!

 

dasan

Anand

1st December 1999

 

Srimad Azhagia Singar Thiruvadigale Saranam

Shrimate Shri Seetha Ramachandra Parabrahmane Namaha