Sri Varadaraja Sthvam: part XXVI: SlOkm 15

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Dear Sri VaradarAja BhakthAs:

 

The 15th slOkam is one with deep connections to

the Isvara Tatthvam as established by Sri VaishNavite

doctrines. It has been pointed out that Swamy Desikan

has quoted this slOkam twice in his commentary on

SaraNAgathi Gadhyam of AchArya RaamAnujA .This slOkam

rebutts the views of those , who assert that the Lord

is Nirgunan (without auspicious attributes of any kind)

takes this form:

 

prakrushtam vign~am balamathulam isvaryam akhilam

vimaryAdham veeryam Varadha! paramA sakthirapi cha

param tEjaschEthi pravara-guna shaDkam prathamajam

guNAnAm nissImnAm gaNana-viguNAnAm prasavabhU:

 

(meaning): Oh VaradarAja PrabhO! Your most auspicious

six guNams arose out of Your form as the First of Moorthys ,

Para VaasudEvan and became the birth place for

the limitless derivative KalyANa GuNams .Your primary

six guNams are recognized as : Jn~Anam , Sakthi, Balam ,

Isvaryam , Veeryam and Tejas .

 

Commentary by SrivathsAnkAcchAr Swamy: There are those ,

who preach that You are NirvsEsha Brahmam and as such

You are NirguNan. They try to destroy Your true status

as "SaguNan and Anantha KalyANa GuNAkaran". This is

ofcourse patently false propaganda. BhAshyakArar has

firmly established that You have Ubhaya Lingam based

on the PramANams of ValmIki , ParAsarar , Sukha ,

Sounakar and other Maha Rishis. Sage ParAsarar has

shown that the six kalyANa guNams behind the name of

Yours as BhagavAn is an elaboration of the two guNams,

(viz)., Jn~Anam and Sakthi.When we try to elaborate on

the six guNams , there are branches and branches of

derivative kalyANa GuNams. It is impossible to list

all of these auspicious guNams.The Sri Sookthi known as

"ShADguNya VivEkam " explains that all of the limitless

kalyANa GuNams of the Lord fold into the primary hextad

of GuNams .Swamy Desikan refers to this explanation

and compares that relationship to the situation , where

the whole world is held in the belly of the Lord during

the time of universal deluge:

 

tavAnantha guNasyApi shaDEva praTamE guNA:

yaisthvayEva jagath kukshou anyEpyanthar nivEsithA:

 

In this slOkam of KurEsar , there is a qualifier for

each of the six primary GuNAs that arose from Para

VaasudEva Moorthy.:

 

1. Prakrushtam Vij~nAnam : The capacity to know

every thing (Omniscience) that is far superior to

that of a Jeevan.

 

2. Athulam Balam: All pervasive and unstoppable

strength that can control and subdue every other power.

 

3. Akhilam Isvaryam: the all comprehensive Isvaryam

(VibhUthi) including LeelA and Nithya VibhUthi that

confers on Him the title of Ubhaya VibhUthi Naathan .

 

4. VimaryAdham Veeryam: Limitles valour .

 

5. ParamA sakthi: The supreme state as the power

behind the universe and its functioning .

 

6. Param Teja: The capacity to be the matchless

Supreme Radiance (Param JyOthi:, Svayam JyOthi:)

 

The guNams exhibited by the Jeevans pale into insignificance

compared to the KalyANa GuNams of the Lord. For instance ,

the Jn~Anam shown by th eJeevans is alpam(insignificant),

where as the Lord's Jn~Anam is VilakshaNam ( matchlessly

superior).

 

The auspicious effects of the six guNams of the Lord on

the jeevans are linkable to the Lord's dhivyAthma

Svaroopam and Dhivya mangaLa Vigraham.The Jagath

Srushti ( the creation of the world with its chEthanms

and achEthanams) , RakshaNam (protection ), VinAsam

(destruction ), conferral of true Jn~Anam and finally

the blessings of MokshAnugraham are manifestations

of the six guNAs in action.

 

Sri SrinivAsa Varadha TaatAchAr Swamy of Kaanchi

has elaborated further on these GuNams of Lord

VaradarAjan as experienced by Swamy Desikan in

His Sri VaradarAja PanchAsath . In a brilliant

monograph entitled Sri VaradarAja GuNAmrutha

Vaibhavam , Sri TatAchAr Swamy , a direct disciple of

Thirupputkkuzhi Sri Nrusimha TaatArya MahA Desikan ,

identifies TEN auspicious GuNams of the Lord with

emphasis on the GuNam celebrated as KaruNai or DayA.

 

These ten guNams identified are: (1) KaruNai/Compassion

(2) Soulabhyam/Ease of access)(3) Souseelyam

(4)Vaathsalyam/affection(5)Kruthaj~nathvam/acceptance

of adiyAr's little efforts to worship Him as big efforts

(6) Sarvaj~nathvam /Omniscience(7) Sarva

Sakthithvam /power to accomplish whatever He

has resolved to accomplish (8) Sathya Sankalpathvam/

unalterable in pursuit of the vows made by Him

(9) Pari-Poornathvam /abode of all wealth and bliss

(10) ParamOdhArathvam/matchless generosity .

 

Swamy Desikan describes Lord VaradarAjan as

"kOpi KaaruNya Raasi:" . Swamy Desikan gives

prominence to Lord Varadhan's karuNai just as He did

highlight the DayA aspects of ThiruvenkadamudayAn

in His Dayaa Sathakam . The "kOpi" qualifier

for the KaruNai of BhagavAn is to remind one

of its incomparable nature (Vilakshanam).

 

This auspicious attribute of KaruNai helps us

to have the confidence in Him as our Protector

at the appropriate moment.When Lord's KaruNai propels

Him to have the Sankalpam to protect us , no force

in the Universe can oppose that Sankalpam . RakshaNam

will come to be. KarUnai energizes His sakthi and

vice versa. Without Sakthi, KaruNai can not accomplish

any thing; without karuNai, Sakthi can not lead to

MangaLams .

 

The name of PeraruLALan for Lord VaradharAjan

suggests that He is the embodiment of this KaruNai gunam .

We can not see the GuNam of karuNai , but we can

enjoy it with our eyes as the Archai ThirumEni of

Lord VradharAjan standing on top of Hasthi Giri.

He is Sarva Phala-Pradhan ( blesses us with all

what we seek all the way upto Moksha anugraham ).

 

"Kalayathu kusalam na: kOpi KaaruNyarAsi:"

 

Sri VardarAja ParabrahmaNE Nama:

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