Three in four (varthai-158)

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Sri Parthasarathi thunai

 

Srimathe ramanujaya Namaha

 

Sri Vara Vara munayE Namaha

 

Sri vAnAchala maha munayE Namaha

 

 

 

Three in four

 

 

"Acharyan moondrAl vuddEsyan;- jnAnapradhan, anushtAnapradhan, upAya pradhan

endru; Srivaishnavargalum moondrAlE vuddEsyar;-upayaththukku murpAdar;

upEyaththirkku ellai nilamAi, erundha nAlukku vusAttunai endru; pirAttiyum

moondrAlE vuddEsyai;-purushakArabhoothai, kainkaryavarthakai, nithya prApyai

endru; Ishvaran moondrAlE vuddEsyan;-ruchjanakan, mOkshapradhan, upayabhoothan

endru"

 

 

 

Acharyan, Srivaishnavas, piratti and emperuman all four have three reasons each

for us to surrender.

 

 

 

Acharyan- jnanapradhan- teaches us the unknown arthapanchakam;

 

AnushtAnapradhan- shows us the correct practices;

 

UpAya pradhan-shows us the upaya as emperuman;

 

 

 

Srivaishnavas- Practices and shows the divine feet of emperuman to be the

ultimate upaya;

 

While attaining the paramapadam they are the

charamaparvam (last resort; finally to join their ghosti)

 

While in this world they are a good company to us

to share bhagavat vishayam "bhodhayanta parasparam"

 

 

 

Piratti- Does purushakaram-talks in favour of us infront of emperuman;

 

In paramapadam she helps developing our kainkaryam;

 

She is to be attained by us forever (nithya prApyai)

 

 

 

Ishvaran- he creates the interest in nithya vibhooti (paramapada anubhavam) and

nithya kainkaryam;

 

He grants moksha;

 

He himself is the means to attain his divine feet;

 

 

 

Thus there are three reasons behind the surrender of an atma to all these four,

acharyan, srivaishnavas, piratti and perumal.

 

 

 

Azhvar emperumAnAr Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharaNam

 

Adiyen ramanuja dAsee

 

Sumithra Varadarajan