Fw: Thiruvaheendhrapuram RathnAngi Kaimkaryam series: Posting 214/Desika Prabhandham : Thirucchinna Maalai ( Part 3)/Paasuram 270

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SrI:

 

Dear SrI VaradarAja BhakthAs :

 

Let us enjoy the deep Upanishdhic and SampradhAya

Vishayams housed in the second Paasuram :

 

270. Aru-MaRayai Oozhi tanil kAtthAr vanthAr

athu tannai anRu Ayanukku aLitthAr vanthAr

dharuma vazhi azhiyAmal kAppAr vanthAr

ThAmarayALUdan ilangum Taathai vanthAr

ThriuvurayAyAit-Thaamm PoruLAi nirpAr vanthAr

ThiruvaruLAl sezhum kalaikaL tanthAr vanthAr

maruvalarkku mayakku uraikkum MaayOr VanthAr

vAnn yERa vazhi tanthAr vanthAr thAmE

 

The Rakshathvam ( protective aspect ) of the Lord

echoed in the AkAram of PraNavam is elaborated in this

Paasuram .

 

Rahasyathraya SlOkam reminding us of the Lordship of SrIman

NaarAyaNa-VaradarAjan in Rakshakathvam has to be reflected upon

in the context of this second Paasuram:

 

thrANE Swamithvam ouchithyam nyAsAdhyA: sahakAriNa:

pradhAna hEthu: svAtantrya-visishtA karuNA vibhO:

 

(meaning ): It is befitting for Him to be the Master in protecting

ChEthanams . Prapatthi and the like are the saha-kAris ( udhavik-

kAraNangaL). The main kaaraNam(PradhAna hEthu) however is

our Lord's dayA intertwined with His SvAtantryam ( Independence ,

unquestioned Lordship).

 

Let us now summarize the meaning of the second Thiruchinna Maalai Paasuram

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Lord VaradarAjan is the Supreme Being , who protected

the VedAs during the time of MahA PraLayam from destruction

and performed upadEsam on them for Brahma Devan duirng

the time of Naimitthika Srushti . He is the One , who protected

the dharma mArgam from destruction and took many avathArams

to provide protection to the SanAthana dharmam . He is never ever

seperated from Periya PirAtti ( PerumdEvi ThAyAr) and stands

as arTa savaroopam , while His divine consort stays as Sabdha

Svaroopam (Vaak) . He is the Lord , who blessed the Maharishis

to create dharma Saasthrams , IthihAsams and PurANams as

UpabrahmaNams to elaborate on and clarify the meanings of the VedAs.

He is the powerful Lord , who banishes NaasthikAs and Kudhrushtis

(avaidhikAs) to different kinds of narakams after enchanting them

with mohana Saasthrams . He is the benovolent krupA Saagaram ,

who revealed Bhakthi Yogam and Prapatthi yOgam as the means for

Moksham through His Saasthrams. Our Lord of such Vaibhavam as

a protector of VedAs , dharma mArgam , VaidhikAs has now

arrived amidst us as inferred from the SunAdham of His Thirucchinnam.

 

Special Notes on individual Lines:

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Line 1: " aru-marayai Oozhi tanil kAtthAr vanthAr"

aru-maRai refers to the precious and scared VedAs.

These precious Veda mantrams are essential for the creation

of the world with its multifarious chEthanams and achEthanams

by Brahma DEvan according to srushti kramam. . When the VedAs

were are exposed to danger during PrAkrutha PraLaya Kaalam ,

the time during which the entire world reaches layam in ParamAthmA ,

our Lord protects the Vedams for the benefit of BrahmA during the time of

Naimitthika Srushti .There are four kinds of PraLayam ( Naimitthikam ,

PrAkrutham , Aadhyanthikam and Nithyam).The PrAkrutha PraLayam is

the one at the end of the life of BrahmA , when the charAcharams and

Pancha BhUthams attain layam inside ParamAthmA . Srushti is of

three kinds: PrAkrutha Srushti , Naimitthika Srushti and Nithya Srushti .

The Srushti Kaaryam done by the Lord using Moola Prakruthi to

create Mahath, ahankAram and related tatthvams is PrAkrutha Srushti .

At the end of BrahmA's day , there is a praLayam after which Srushti

starts and that Srushti is Naimitthika Srushti . VedAs are needed then

by Brahma Devan for carrying out his assigned responsibilities of

creation and the Lord presents the VedAs to Brahma DEvan

for enabling Srushti.

 

There are times when BrahmA loses the VedAs (due to carelessnes

to asurAs ) and the Lord goes after the asuras , destroys them and

brings the VedAs back and instructs Brahman again in the form of

a Hamsam. This is the vaibhavam of "Oozhi tanil aru-maRayai kAkkum

Vaibhavam " saluted in the first line.

 

Line 2: Athu tannai Ayanukku anRu aLitthAr vanthAr " .This refers to

Lord VaradarAjan blessing Brahma dEvan with the VedAs during

the time of Naimitthika PraLayam . The glories of the Lord as the Protector

of the VedAs , Creator and the Dissolver of the World is saluted by

Sage ParAsarar in VishNu PurANam:

 

Sa yEva Srujya: Sa yEva Sarga karthA

sa yEva pAtthayathi cha Sa yEva PaalyathE cha

BrahmAdhyavasTAbhi: asEsha Moorthy

Vishnu : Varishta: VARADHO VarENya:

 

He enters in to BrahmA (anupravEsam) and facilitates

the creation according to the rules of the Lord's VedAs.

 

Line 3: " Dharuma Vazhi azhiyAmal KaappAr vanthAr ":

Our Lord protects the way of SanAthana Dharmam

through His many avathArams , when Dharma mArgam

is threatened ( Dharma samsTApanArtthAya sambhavAmi

yugE yugE ).At the end of Kali yugam , He incarnates as

Kalki and destroys all avaidhikAs and adharmikAs and starts

the cycle of the four Yugams once again .

 

Line 4: " ThaamarayALUdan ilangum ThAthai vanthAr" :

The SarvalOka SaraNyan , who is the Father of the entire

universe , who shines with MahA Lakshmi in an inseperable

manner has arrived now in our midst to the accompaniment of

Thirucchinna oli. They are a unique couple (MiTunam with joint

Parathvam/Supermacy) and they are never seperated from each

other as understood from the VishNu PurANa sLokam :

 

NithyaivEshA JaganmAthA VishNO : SriranapAyini

YathA SarvagathO VishNu: TaTaivEyam DhvijOtthama

 

She is the eternal , Mother of the Universe , the auspicousness

Of VishNU and is never ever seperated from Her Lord .

In the same manner as VishNu is pervasive in every object of

creation , She is also seen there together with Him . That is the Tathvam

of the Lord being resplendent with the lotus lady ( ThAmarayAL).

 

This Sarva RakshaNa DhIkshithan , SrIman NaarAyaNan is hailed

as the Rakshakan accompanied by His Divine Consort , MahA Lakshmi

in all siddhAnthams:

 

LakshmyA Saha HrusheekEsO DEvyA KaaruNyaroopayA

Rakshaka: SarvasiddhAnthE VedAthapi cha geeyathE

 

Line 5: " ThruvurayAyAi Thaamm PoruLAyAi niRppAr VanthAr"

Our Lord and His DEvi are like the union of arTam and Vaak.

Our Lord is the arTa svaroopan, while MahA Lakshmi stands

as the Sabdha Svaroopi ( arTO VishNu: iyam VaaNi according to

VishNu PurANam ).

 

Line 6: " ThiruvaruLAl sezhum KalaikaL tanthAr vanthAr": Our Lord

is Parama DayALu and is propelled by His KrupA to bless the Maha Rishis

like ParaasarA , VyAsa with the nourishing Dharma Saasthrams , IthihAsams

and PurANams as UpabrahmaNams to intrepret/comprehend the meaning of Veda

Manthrams (MaRais) .

 

Line 7: " Maruvalarkku Mayakku uraikkum MaayOr VanthAr" :

For those , who are NaasthikAs and avaidhikAs , Our mysterious

Lord creates enchanting Saasthrams that result in the practioner

ending up in narakams like LavaNam ( for those who put down

and deny Vedams as PramANams ). He is Maayavan and creates

the tantalizingly tempting false Saasthrams for the avaidhikAs that

lands them in cruel narakams , where they repent and return to earth

in different bodys to enjoy their karma phalans.

 

As MaayA Mohanan , he induces PaashaNdis through special

ukthis ( utterances) to follow avaidhika mathams like Bouddham,

Jainam and leads them on to their own demise.

 

Line 8: " VaanERa Vazhi TanthAr vanthAr thAmE "

Our Lord through His VarAha , Raama and KrishNAvathAra

charama slOkams , showed us the Parama Padha SopAnam or

the path to ascend to Mosham via archirAdhi mArgam. That path

(means) is the SaraNAgathy mArgam .This path to SrI Vaikuntam

is elaborated in the 21st chapter of SrImadh Rahasya Thraya Saaram

( Gathi VisEshaadhikAram) and PhalAdhyAyam of SrI BhAshyam

 

Lord VaradarAjan 's arrival in our midst of His BHakthAs

is announced by the sweet sound of His Thirucchinnam .

 

The Eleven Sri Varadaraja AshtOtthara NaamAs relating to

this Paasuram are :

 

Sarga sTithi upasamhAra KaariNE Nama: ( 9th AshtOttharam)

SaraNAgatha RakshakAya nama: ( 31st Naamam)

Nithyasoori SamarchithAya Nama: ( 34th AshtOttharam)

Nadha aj~nAna tamO hanthrE nama: ( 35th AshtOttharam)

SudhA PradhAya Nama: ( 54th AshtOttharam)

Jn~Ani PriyAya Nama: ( 55th Naama)

KaruNA VaruNAlaaya Nama: ( 65th AshtOttharam)

Mukthi DhAyakAya Nama: ( 82nd AshtOttharam)

Siddha sEvya BhUthAya Nama: (85th AshtOttharam)

BhUri KalyANa dhAyakAya Nama: ( 107th AshtOttharam)

Bhaktha VathsalAya Nama: ( 108th AshtOttharam).

 

NarAyaNa , NaarAyaNa , NaarAyaNa

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradachAri Sadagopan

 

Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka

Srivan Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama: