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Sri Parthasarathi thunaiSrimathe Ramanujaya NamahaSri Vara Vara MunayE

NamahaSri vAnAchala mahA munayE Namaha

 

Paasuram-6 (contd.)

 

(SiriyAr sivapattAr seppil) The Buddhist and Jains did not even accept

the pramanams. But the saivaites accept the pramanams (the Vedas) to

an extent but still they are unable to understand the pramEyam

(bhagavan, Sri:pathi) properly. It has been declared in all the

Vedas that emperuman is both the nimiththakAranam and the upAdhAna

kAranam but the saivaites argue that he is only the nimiththakAranam.

While deciding whom the parabrahmam is, they choose a naran

(jeevatma) leaving the parAthparan, narayanan. So they are

considered as siRRarivinar (people with little knowledge).

 

[While making a pot, we require a potter, clay and the rod for shaping

the pot. Out of these the potter who has knowledge to make the pot

and who intends to make it is called as the nimiththakAranam. The

clay used is called as the upAdhAna kAranam and the rod is called as

sahakAri kAranam. According to our sampradayam emperuman, Sriman

nArAyanan remains as all three karanams in the srushti of the world.

How he remains as all three is a big vedantic discussion not

pertaining to our subject at present.]

 

(seppil) Even trying to talk about the above said people is so

disheartening. They have a philosophy and practice that makes even

the sathvikas who have a great control over their senses to get

angry. So though it is not so good for us to talk about these people

still for the sake of making others understand the differences in the

philosophies it becomes necessary.

 

(veriAya) “sarvagandha:” declares the Vedas the greatness of

emperuman. Emperuman is like a collection of all sweet smelling

objects. This indicates his niradhisaya bhOkyathvam (the supreme

among the things that have to be enjoyed). But don’t the flowers

also have a sweet smell what is special about emperuman?

 

(mAyanai) Ashcharyabhoothan-The one who has the great qualities and

talent that surprises everyone. He is the one who creates, sustains

and destroys this world of mAyai and hence called as mAyan. “mAyAm

thu prakruthim vidhyAn mAyinam thu mahEswaram” (know the prakruthi

(nature) to be the mAyai and the maheswaran to be the mAyi) declares

the Vedas.

 

If he is a person of surprise then will he be hard at heart?

 

(mAlavanai) He has a special soft corner for his devotees.

 

(mAdhavanai) On top of all these he is lakshminAthan. Thayar is a

personification of love and grace. Being her husband emperuman has

the same love and affection towards his devotees.

 

(A-thAdhAr) those who do not praise this supreme emperuman

 

(AdhalAl EnavarE endru) So they are considered to be lowly since they

do not praise that loveable sri:pathi.

(veriyAya…A-thAdhAr EnavarE) People in this world get attracted to

anything that is beautiful and enjoyable. But in spite of emperuman

being ‘ sarvagandhan’ if one does not appreciate him then what to say

about that person? Some don’t get attracted to just sight and look

into the action. But in spite of emperuman’s surprising activities

if one doesn’t appreciate him then what to say about his knowledge?

Some don’t appreciate beauty or knowledge but fall for one’s loving

nature. What to say about a person who doesn’t even appreciate the

great love emperuman shows towards his

devotees who are filled with sins? On top of all these shouldn’t one

appreciate emperuman not for his qualities but for the great grace

showered on each one of us by his spouse Sridevi nAchiyar? If one

person exists like a hard rock ignoring all these then he is supposed

to be the lowest of the lowest human being. Today he is like that but

probably he will climb up the stairs some other day and understand the

grace and love of the divya dampathis.

 

(To be continued)

 

Azhvar emperumAnAr Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharaNam

 

Adiyen ramanuja dAseeSumithra Varadarajan

 

 

 

 

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