Sri Varadaraja Sthvam: part XXVII: SlOkm 16

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Dear Sri VaradarAja BhakthAs:

 

Today , adiyEn will cover the 16th slOkam of

SrI VaradarAja Sthavam dealing with the Vyuha

Tatthvams :

 

GuNai: shaDbhisthvEthai: praTamatara moorthystava Bhabhou

tatha:thisra: tEshAm Thriyuga! yugaLairhi thribhirabu:

vyavasTA yaa chaishA nanu Varadha! saa-aavishkruthivasAth

BhavAn sarvathraiva thvagaNitha mahAmangaLa guNa:

 

Prose order Meaning

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Thriyuga! Varadha! = Oh Lord VaradharAjA with three pairs

of primary GuNams (ShAdguNYa Moorthy)!

 

praTamatara Moorthy: Your primordial form of Para VaasudEva

Thai: shaDbhi: guNai: = is defined by all of the above Six guNams

Babhou (Jn~Ana, Sakthi, Bala , Isvarya ,Veerya and

tEjas).

 

tatha: tisra: tEshAm

thribhi: yugaLai:abhu: = possessing selected six guNams arose

the three Moorthys ( SankarshaNa -Pradhyumna-

Aniruddha )with charactrestric pairs

of GuNams (Two each) and they are resplendent with

their unique pair of guNams .

 

yEshA yaa vyavasTA saa

aavishkruthivasAth = This classification as three Moorthys

are defined by the above unique pair of

guNams that they are known for.

 

thu BhavAn sarvathra yEva

agaNitha mahA mangaLa guNa: = But , You, as Lord VaradarAjan in all

Your five states ( Para, VyUha,

Vibhava , ArchA and Hartha roopams)

display limitless auspicious attributes.

The six guNAs are not confined to

Your VyUha state.

 

Extended Meaning (Based on SrIvatsAngAcchAr Swamy's commentary) :

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The VyUhaa states are four in number:

VaasudEvan-SankarshaNan-Pradhyumnan-Aniruddhan .

In the above Four VyUha roopams, the first One

( VaasudEvan) is identical with Para VaasudEvan of

SrI Vaikuntam . Both have all the Six guNams

( Jn~Anam , Bhalam , Veeryam , Isvaryam , Sakthi

and Tejas ). Thus PaancharAthra Saasthrams inform us that

the other three VyUha Moorthys have unique pairs of

the above six guNams between Them . According to this

view , SankarshaNan has exclusive ownership of Jn~Anam

and Bhalam pair ; Pradhyumnan has Veeryam and Isvaryam;

Aniruddhan has Sakthi and Tejas. This is the view of

PaancharAthra Aagamam. The VaikAnasa Aagamam identifies

on the other hand the Four Moorthys of the VyUham as :

Purusha-Sathya-Achyutha-Aniruddha Roopams .Aniruddhan is

thus common to both the Aagamams.

 

If Para VaasudEvan is identical to the VaasudEva

Roopam of the four VyUhams of PaancharAthram ,

then the total number of VyUhams can be reduced

to just three ( Thri-vyUha Paksham ). Even with

all these splits of the six guNams between the three

VyUha Moorthys, they have inherently all the six

guNams at all states. It is only for the convenience of

UpAsakAs , the six GuNams are split as three diads and

are linked to each of the three VyUha Moorthys.

We have to remember again the ShAdguNya Poorthi

( embodiment of all the Six GuNams) is manifested in

all the five states of the Lord ( Para-VyUha-Vibhava-

ArchA and antharyAmi).That is why KurEsar chooses

the word " Sarvathra" to emphasize this fact.

 

Swamy Desikan has chosen this SlOkam of Sri VardarAja

Sthavam as the pramANam for his elaboration of the VyUhA

and other derivative VyUhA concepts ( vyUhAntharam). In Srimath

Rahasya Thraya Saaram , Swamy Desikan has used this

slOkam to reconcile the fact that the VyUham can be either

Three or Four. Swamy Desikan has also referred to the meanings

of this slOkam in the context of his commentary on VyUham

in the Chillarai Rahasyams of Sri Tatthva Maathurkai and

Sri Tatthva Thraya chuLakam . Swamy Desikan provided pramANam

for the three fold VyUham view ( Thri-VyUha-paksham View)

in His Taathparya Chandrikai, which is a commentary on

GithOpanishad of Lord KrishNaa.

 

Out of the Four VyUhams arise the twelve KesavAdhi Roopams.

Three VyUhantharams are linked to each of the four VyUhams

to yield the Twelve VyUhAnthara Roopams , which we wear as

Urdhva PuNDrams at different parts of the upper torso invoking

the presence of these 12 VyUhAnthara Moorthys:

 

1.Kesavan : Chathuscchakram namasyAmi Kesavam Kanakaprabham

 

2.NaarAyaNam :NaarAyaNam ghana-shyAmam chathussankham

namAmyaham

 

3.Maadhavan (4) Govindhan (5) VishNu (6)Madhusoodhanan

7.Thrivikraman (8) Vaamana (9)Sridharan (10)HrishIkEsan

(11) PadhmanAbhan and (12) DhAmOdharan.

 

Each of these 12 VyUha Moorthys are linked to each of the Twelve

AdhithyAs ; Each of these 12 VyUha Moorthys are also associated with

each of the twelve months starting from Maarghazhi.

 

Thus the Four VyUhams and their derivative Twelve VyUhAntharams

are linked to the 12 PuNDrams, 12 Months and 12 AdhithyAs

(as NirvAhakars for them). All of these glories are assoicated

with Lord VaradarAjan is the upadEsam by KurEsar in this slOkam.

 

KurEsar takes care to point out that the Three fold classification

of VyUhams elaborate on the particular pair of GuNams attributed

to the individual VyUha Moorthy to help the UpAsakAs and yet each

of Them have the Six GuNams at all states and at all times.

The meditation (UpAsanai) on the individual VyUha Moorthys

in the PaancharAthrAdhikaraNam section of SrI BhAshyam of

AchArya RaamAnujA.

 

KurEsar's precocious son, Sri ParAsara Bhattar ,

who recieved NaamakaraNam form AchArya RaamAnuja ,

has commented further on VyUha Moorthys in His commentary on

SrI VishNu Sahasra Naamams ( SrI Bhagavath GuNa dharpaNam ) .

He elaborates on the VyUha Tatthvams during his commentaries

on the naamms from 128 ( janArhdana:) to the 140 ( Chathur-vyUha:).

 

Sri VardarAja ParabrahmaNE Nama:

Daasan, Oppiliappan Koil V.SaThakOpan

 

P.S : Please come and participate in the Nithya AaarAdhana

Kaimkaryam of Swamy Desikan and ViLakkoLi PerumAL at

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