paramaathama 2

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Dear sri vaishNava perunthagaiyeer,

 

We saw in the previous post, the krithi paramaathmudu and its meaning. We also

saw brahma coming and saying to vaalmeeki rishi that raama is the dharmaathmaa

and bhagavaan of this loKam.

 

brahma says 'raama: lOkE bhagavatha:, dheera, dharmaathma dheematha as in slOkam

[1-2-32b and 1-2-33a]. Since there can only be one person, who can be attributed

such superlatives, that too by brahmaa himself, this person can be none else

than that paramaathmaa - sriman naaraayaNan who has come as raama to this world.

So thyaagaraaja straight away says as brahmaa's words "hey [addressed to

maharshi as maharshE is to be understood], know that he is the paramaathmaa"

 

paramaathmudu veluga muchchata baaga thelusukO rE [paramaathmudu]

meaning: please know clearly that he is the paramathama shining in

 

hariyata harudata suralata narulata akhilaaNda kOtulata andharilO

[paramaathmudu]

meaning: for all the hari, siva, dhevaas, humans and all living beings in this

entire galaxy, he is the paramathma shining in (veluga - pallavi)) Hari, Hara,

dhevas, human-beings, entire galaxy

 

charaNam: gagana anila thEjO jaala bhoomayamagu

mrga khaga naga tharu kOtulalO

suguNamulO viguNamulO sathathamu

saadhu thyaagarajaa aadhi aashrithulalO [paramaathmudu]

 

meaning: [continued] in sky, air, in fire , in light, in water and in earth,

[substance in all 5 boothaas] in animals, birds, mountains (naga), trees and

plants, in good and bad characters always in thyaagaraaja and et al who seek him

He is shining.

 

Of course, one small argument can be why ST mentions hariyata? raama is the

paramaathmaa - is he separate from hari? No, then why hari? Just to make mention

that he is the supreme even among the mummoorthys.

 

[Whenever the akaara ukaara makaara the split sabdha artham of the praNava

manthram is discussed, then the fourth bhagavaan vaasudhevan is talked about as

the combine praNavakaaran, even though the ukaaran is vishNu]

 

Like that hari is included here in the krithi, which is talking about that hari

only. Since said by brahma himself, reference to brahma himself is excluded in

the lines of krithi.

 

In slOkam what is said as 'dharmaathmaa' is said in the krithi, in as many words

as - narula, kOtula, gagana, anila, tarula etc, who is the antharaathma shining

in all these - he, that supreme raama. Simply put across by ST. Dear bhathaas

now you can vouch whether this is a great krithi or not.

 

That too brahmaa stresses to vaalmeeki 'bhaaga thelusukO' - oh sage, even if you

have any doubt, let it be known to you in full - as in raamaayaNam - rahasyam

prakaasam cha - known and secrets - told and untold let all be known. So bhaaga

thelusuko rE

 

See raamaayaNam slOkam where brahmaa adds on any thing doubtful,

 

rahasyam cha prakaasam cha yadh vruththam thasya dheematha: || 1-2-33

raamasya saha soumithrE raakshasaanaam cha sarvasa: |

 

vaidhEhyaa: cha Eva yadh vruththam prakaasam yadhi vaa raha: || 1-2-34

thath cha api avidhitham sarvam vidhitham thE bhavishyathi |

 

dheematha: = of valorous one

saha + soumithrE: = with sumithraa's son [lakshmana]

tasya + ramasya = of his, Rama's; [vruththam = stories or adventures]

raakshasaanam + cha = of the demons also [vruththam = misadventures]

rahasyam + cha + prakaasam + cha = unknown or known or

sarvasa: = in every detail

yath + vruththam + vaidhEhyaa + cha + Eva = which is the plight of vaidhEhi also

even

prakaasam + yadhi + va = revealed either or

raha: + vaa = unrevealed or

yath + vruththam = whatever legend happened

thath + cha = that also

a + vidhitham + api = un known even

sarvam + thE + vidhitham + bhavishyathi = all to you known it will be

 

meaning: The adventures of valorous raama along with lakshmana, and the

misadventures of demons, known or unknown in every detail, and even the plight

of vaidhEhi which is either revealed or un-revealed so far, and whatever legend

that has happened, all that will also be known to you, even if it were to be

unknown, as yet.

 

Few points on the name of raga in which this krithi is set:

vaagadheeswari = vaak + athi + eeswari

vaak - is the speech or words

athi - the controlling or lording

eeswari- goddess

so vaagadheeswari - is saraswathi

 

Brahmaa says the verse of 'maanishaadha' was given to you as per my wish only.

We have already seen this slOkam in post 1.

"math chhandhaath Eva thE brahman pravruththE ayam sarasvathee | 1-2-31

raamasya charitham kruthsnam kuru thvam rishisaththama |"

 

When saraswathi sitting in the tongue of brahma, her usual or normal seat, we

can definitely conclude it is the vaak athi dhEvathaa only has only given that

slOkam to vaalmeeki. [is it not a worthy tribute to put that krithi in

vaagadheeswari [saraswathi] raagaa.

 

Though thyaagaraajaa has sung a major portion of his work on raamaa, some on

krishnaa, also on sivan, vinaayakan et al, he has not sung any specific krithi

on saraswathi, the vaak dhEvathai or vaak adhipathi. For a poet to miss a krithi

or verse on saraswathi is some thing very special.

 

So as a sort of tribute to her, [or may be as a sort of compromise for his

missing a composition], he has kept this krithi in raga vaagadeeswari, and that

too at the start of his raamaayaNam or singing raama charitham. That too at the

very important place wherein brahma tells vaalmeeki 'please know raama is the

paramaathmaa'.

 

Actually thyaagaraajaa has given only one krithi only in this raga. That also

adds weight to this raagam as well the krithi.

 

[Two other krithis in raagaas after the name of sarswathi viz:

saraswathi [anuraagamulaEni] and

saraswathi manOhari [entha vEdu konthu O raaghavaa]

are again on raama only, but as such no krithi on saraswathi directly by ST.

other music experts can give comments if any krithi is there on sarswathi by

ST].

 

As assort of added information - these two are also 'only one krithi in a

particular raaga from thyaagaraaja in these 3 raagams. There are few more

'single krithi in a raagam' by ST. There was a discussion also in sangeetham.com

site on such one krithi only in a particular raaga recently].

 

Now read the krithi once more and enjoy raamaa the paramaathmaa, for any doubt,

refer brahmaa's assertion.

 

Dhaasan

Vasudevan m.g.