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Paasuram-6

 

"ariyAr samaNar ayarththAr pavuththar siriyAr sivappattAr

seppil-veriyAya mAyavanai mAlavanai mAdhavanai A-ththAdhAr EnavarE

AdhalAl endru"

 

In the previous paasuram, listening to azhvar's words, "neeyE ari" (Oh

lord! You yourself understand) emperuman was taken aback. He started

wondering,"Is there not even a single person in this vast stretched

world to understand me?" Azhvar answers, "In this world filled with

jains, Buddhists and saivaites who constitute the veda bAhyas (those

who do not accept the Vedas as pramanas) and the Veda kudrishtis

(those who interpret the Vedas in their own mode restricted to their

own knowledge) it is very difficult for anyone to understand you in

the right way." But there were a few like the mudal azhvars who

understood the Vedas and the bhagavan in the proper way? But among

the whole mass of people, the mudal azhvars were only three and hence

can be considered even negligible and hence due to his deep sorrow

thirumazhisai azhvar complains that there is absolutely no one to

understand the greatness of the paramatma in the right sense.

 

(ariyAr samaNar) Who are these people-samaNar?

 

[Though their philosophy is highly confusing and not necessary for our

sampradayam still let us elaborate a little on their philosophy due to

two reasons. First thing all philosophies in this world were created

only by emperuman. He created the good and the bad. But why? Only

in the dark we realize the greatness of light. So only when we see

the good and the bad we will know the difference. Emperuman didn't

stop with creating the good and the bad instead he has given us the

knowledge to analyse. We have been blessed with our great acharyas

to take us in the right path. So at this stage, even though if it is

not necessary for us to know about the other religions/philosophies as

we have a staunch belief in the path shown by our acharyas but still

it is essential for us to know those philosophies also, so as to

cherish the divine greatness of our acharyas who have removed all

confusions from our mind and without any difficulty taken

us in the right and easy path to attain the divine feet of emperuman.

Moreover when we see the other philosophies then only we will know how

crooked our minds can think if not guided by our acharyas. The

philosophies we are going to see in the following paragraphs will be

confusing and even more difficult for adiyen to explain still let us

try the level best to write and understand due to bhagavat/acharya

krupai]

 

"syAdhasthi syAnnAsthi, syAdhasthi cha nAsthi cha, syAdhasdheethi

vAkthavyam, syAnnAsdheethi vAkthavyam, syAdhasthi cha nAsthi chEthi

vAkthavyam,sarvadhA vAkthavyam cha" -sapta bhangi (seven ways)

 

1. It might be there;2. It might be that it is not there;3. It might

be that which is there or not there;4. We can say that it might be

there;5. We can say that it might not be there;6. We can say that it

might be or may not be there;7. We can say it in any way.

 

This is how the Jains analyse an object. Can they ever understand

emperuman??????According to them, since at one time a pot exists we

can say that it is there; while at another time/place it doesn't

exist we can say that it is not there; considering the two

times/places we can say it in both ways or in any way we want. Such

is the argument of the Jains. That is why they are called "tharkka

samaNar". Their arguments never end.

 

[but in front of Swamy emperumanar not one but all the Jains who came

to argue with him have to accept their defeat and fall to his feet.

To have the darshan of that victorious emperumanar, rush now to

"thondanoor". The thirumeni of swamy there talks his victory even

today.]

 

Swamy Parasara bhattar condemns this silly talk of the Jains in his

Srirangarajastavam, "angeekruthya thu sapthabhangi kusruthim

syAdhasthi nAsadhyAdmikAm…"

 

(ayaththAr bhavuththar) The Buddhist does not accept even the jeevatma

who has knowledge to understand, to be real. If there is no one to

understand and even the knowledge is kshanikam (exists only for a

second) then where is the chance for them to understand emperuman?

According to them everything is 'soonyam' (a big zero). The world

that is zero is created from a zero and finally it attains a zero.

Is there any logic in their talk? Still the religion exists due to

bhagavat sankalpam.

 

(To be continued)

 

Azhvar emperumAnAr Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharaNam

 

Adiyen ramanuja dAseeSumithra Varadarajan

 

 

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