Iramanusa Nootrandhadhi - Velukkudi Swamy's Upanyasam (English Translation)

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Volume XI :-

 

Volume Title :- Dhrishtaadhrishta Phalamaagiya

Iraamaanusa Thirunaamam (Contd..)

 

In the last posting we saw a paasuram of Thirumangai Aazhwaar

and its meaning.

 

Swamy Periya Vaachaan Pillai, in his vyakyaanam for this

paasuram, says :-

 

"Drishtam Adhrishtamaayitru Adhrishtam Drishtamaayitru.."

 

Meaning :-

 

Drishtam :- Those worldly pleasures being seen so far like

gold, pearl and other gems

 

Adhrishtam :- The pleasure that we experience when we

worship emperumaan

 

So far adiyen have been experiencing the Drishta Phalam which

is the materialistic wealth but now that I have seen

emperumaan's shoulders and his two Magara Kuzhai which gives

the Adhrishta Phalam adiyen will never turn back towards the

Drishta Phalam (Materialistic Wealth). Hence "Drishtam

Adhrishtamaayitru Adhrishtam Drishtamaayitru..".

 

Similarly we do not know whether we will get the Adhrishta

Phalam when we recite the Gaayathri Manthram but we will get

both Drishta and Adhrishta Phalam when we recite the

"Raamaanuja" thirunaamam. Here Drishtam (Gaayathri Manthram)

and "Adhrishtam" is emperumaanaar thirunaamam. Hence the

vyaakyaanam of Swamy Periya Vaachaan Pillai applies to this too.

 

Why amudanaar has composed 108 verses in this "Nootrandhaadhi" when

Gaayathri Manthram needs to be recited 1008 times ? Should not this

too have been 1008 verses? To realize emperumaan we recite 1008

verses but to reach an aachaaryan it just requires 108. That is

because an Achaaryan understands the plight of the Jeevaathma and its

inability and never makes his life difficult in approaching the

aacharyan unlike the efforts that we take to realise emperumaan.

 

 

Swamy Nampillai in his vyaakyaanam for Kanninun Sirudhaambu says

 

"Naalaayiram venditru Ishwaranai ariya, padhinonru poritru

aachaaryanai ariya.."

 

Meaning , it required 4000 verses to realize emperumaan through

aazhwaar's 4000 paasurams but to realise aachaaryan it required only

11 paasurams of Kanninun Sirudhaambu. What a beautiful example to

make us understand the greatness of an Achaaryan..!!

 

Even if we know all the 4000 verses by heart with its

meanings and vyaakyaanams, we can never be certain whether we would

get kataksham of emperumaan , whereas we can be sure of receiving

Achaarya kataaksham by simply reciting the 11 verses of Kanninun

Sirudhambu.

 

Further, Gaayathri Manthram has restrictions as to who can recite it.

But irrespective of caste, creed or gender, or varnaashrama dharmam

anyone can recite Iraamaanusa Nootrandhaadhi and it can give us all

that we require just as Swamy Pillai Lokam Jeeyar says "Ini En

Kurai." meaning we do not lack anything more.

 

"Iraamaanusa Nootrandhaadhi" is considered equivalent to

the Gaayahtri Mantram which in turn is the essence of all the Vedaas

and which is emperumaan Himself. But it is very very difficult

to get both the drishta phalam and adhrishta phalam by chanting

Gayathri manthram. One might get the Drishta Phalam alone by chanting

this manthram but Iraamaanusa Nootrandhaadhi which is Iraamaanusa

Thirunaamam wil give both the Drishta and Adhrishta Phalam

even when recited once on our tongue without having to chant the

from the bottom of our hearts.

 

The Gaayahtri Mantram is the essence of all the Vedaas and its

essence is "Iraamaanusa Noorthrandadi" which is also known as

"Prapanna Gayathri". Since a Prapanna is the one who has totally

surrendered to Emperumaan, it is more apt to recite "Prapanna

Gaayathri" rather than chanting the Gayathri Manthram.

 

How do we get both the Drishta Phalam and Adrishta Phalam when we

chant the Raamaanuja Thirunaamam ??

 

Let us see in this next issue .. (Contd..)

 

 

RAAMAANUJASYA CHARANAU SHARANAM PRAPADYE. SRIMATHE RAAMAANUJAAYA NAMA:

 

 

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