DEGREE OF COMPASSION

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DEGREE OF

COMPASSION

 

 

 

How does one measure compassion?It is a subjective and relative one. Is it

subject to comparison? It is not quanitifiable like bananas or oranges. Hence,

can be termed as compassionate, more compassionate and most compassionate or no

compassion.

 

Who is the most compassionate one? The Lord of course. He is the most

compassionate Supreme Being who strives for our retrieval and again and again

creates the universe and gives us opportunity directly or through

AzhwAr-AchAryAs despite our indifference. He takes pity on us and tries to

elevate us from this samsAra and grant us salvation. He resides in the inermost

of our souls and thinks and does things for our good. He is thus the most

compassionate being.

The first sUthram of AchArya hrdhayam will amply corroborate this point.

"kAruNikanAna sarvEswaran aRivilA manisar vuNarvenum chudarvilakku yERRi....."

The compassionate Lord bequeaths the sAsthric knowledge for the good of the

souls for discerning between good and the bad.

He does not come in front of the soul as the soul may reject Him outright.

Notwithstanding this indifference, The Lord does good for the souls remaining

in the backstage and seeing to it that the soul attains the benefit.

 

Full of compassion is the attribute of the Lord. Having said so, can His

compassion be compared with Others? Is there any chance for anybody else to

near to His compassion? Being a subjective phenomenon can this study be

undertaken? After observing that He is the most compassionate one, it can be

mathematically argued that nobody else can be as compassionate as He is.' He

being less compassionate and anybody more' can be categorised into a null set.

 

Nevertheless, if somebody else can shower more compassion which in a way

eclipses His, can it not be termed as less compassion or compassionless? That

is really implausible. However, thiru arangahtamudhanAr in his 'irAmAnusa

nURRandhAdhi'

has dealt this very topic in the following pAsuram:

 

"vuL ninRu vuyirgaLukku vuRRanavE seiyyum , avarku vuyavE paNNum, paranum parivu ilan Am padi,

palluyirkum viNNin thalai ninRu vEd aLippAn em irAmAnusan maNNin thalthudithu, maRai nAlum

vaLarthananE" irAmAnusa nURRandhAdhi 95

 

The Lord is inside every soul -antharyAmi- and does only the good for them for

their betterment. However, even the Lord can be termed as compassionless-

parivu ilan Am padi - when compared to sri rAmAnujA who by his works and deeds

granted salvation to one and all by descending to the earth from the Lord's

abode.

 

AzhwAr emperumAnAr jEyar thirvadigaLE charaNam

vanamamalai padmanabhan

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Dear Swami,

Wonderful,

This reminds me about the Sri Vasana

Bhushanam

Sixth Prakaranam (last prakaranam) Charama

Prapya Prabhaka prakaranam

and Artha Panchagam, regarding the most

compassionate of Acharyan.

Please continue.

We should be very proud of you being

in our group.

"Thalayallal

Kaimaaru Kanakillen"

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08/17/2004 07:50 PM

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DEGREE

OF COMPASSION

 

 

 

How does one measure compassion?It

is a subjective and relative one. Is it subject to comparison? It is not

quanitifiable like bananas or oranges. Hence, can be termed as compassionate,

more compassionate and most compassionate or no compassion.

 

Who is the most compassionate one?

The Lord of course. He is the most compassionate Supreme Being who strives

for our retrieval and again and again creates the universe and gives us

opportunity directly or through AzhwAr-AchAryAs despite our indifference.

He takes pity on us and tries to elevate us from this samsAra and grant

us salvation. He resides in the inermost of our souls and thinks and does

things for our good. He is thus the most compassionate being.

The first sUthram of AchArya hrdhayam

will amply corroborate this point.

"kAruNikanAna

sarvEswaran aRivilA manisar vuNarvenum chudarvilakku yERRi....."

The compassionate Lord bequeaths

the sAsthric knowledge for the good of the souls for discerning between

good and the bad.

He does not come in front of the

soul as the soul may reject Him outright. Notwithstanding this indifference,

The Lord does good for the souls remaining in the backstage and seeing

to it that the soul attains the benefit.

 

Full of compassion is the attribute

of the Lord. Having said so, can His compassion be compared with Others?

Is there any chance for anybody else to near to His compassion? Being a

subjective phenomenon can this study be undertaken? After observing that

He is the most compassionate one, it can be mathematically argued

that nobody else can be as compassionate as He is.' He being less compassionate

and anybody more' can be categorised into a null set.

 

Nevertheless, if somebody else can

shower more compassion which in a way eclipses His, can it not be termed

as less compassion or compassionless? That is really implausible. However,

thiru arangahtamudhanAr in his 'irAmAnusa

nURRandhAdhi'

has dealt this very topic in the

following pAsuram:

 

"vuL

ninRu vuyirgaLukku vuRRanavE seiyyum , avarku vuyavE paNNum, paranum

parivu ilan Am padi,

palluyirkum viNNin

thalai ninRu vEd aLippAn em irAmAnusan maNNin thalthudithu, maRai nAlum

vaLarthananE"

irAmAnusa nURRandhAdhi 95

 

The Lord is inside every soul -antharyAmi-

and does only the good for them for their betterment. However, even the

Lord can be termed as compassionless- parivu

ilan Am padi - when

compared to sri rAmAnujA who by his works and deeds granted salvation to

one and all by descending to the earth from the Lord's abode.

 

AzhwAr emperumAnAr jEyar thirvadigaLE

charaNam

vanamamalai padmanabhan

 

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