Fw: Magnanimity 8

[Guest guest]

- Padmanabhan

ramanuja ; Oppiliappan ; vanamamalai

Friday, July 22, 2005 9:22 PM

Magnanimity 8

antharyAmithvam

 

The invisible Lord -who is spread everyhwere -who resides in all, also possesses

the magnanimous qualities. How can the Lord who does not show Himself in any

form can display such pleasing and wonderful qualities? may be a qustion

springing up in the mind.

 

He always strives for the welfare of the jEvAthmAs. However, the souls who are

submerged in the mundane and materialistic pursuits, may reject Him, if He

reveals His identity. They may ignore Him if He tries to help them overtly.

This is akin to a a son who had quarrelled with his parents takes refuge in an

inn nearby. The mother realising that he will be hungry supplies food through

the inn-keeper, that night, without revealing that the food is given by her.

Otherwise, due to the disgruntlement, the boy may reject the food.

'irA maDam vUTTuvAraip pOlEa' says swAmy Azhagia maNavALap perumAL nAyanAr in The AchArya Hridhayam.

 

SwAmi nam-AzhWar also talks of this aspect of the Lord entering His mind surreptiously

'nErmaiyAl nenjam vanjithup pugundhu" . Out of His great magnanimity the Lord

surreptiously entered the mind lest He be not allowed to enter at all.

 

The Almighty resides inside each and every Atman and thinks for their good. This

is reinforced by Sri thiruvarangathamudhanAr in the irAmAnusa nURRandhAdhi 'vuL

ninRuyirgaLukku vuRRanavEa seiddhu -avarkku vuyave seiiyum paran'

 

 

The vibhavam of course is to rescue the souls of the upper world who never let

the Lord rest in peace. They call HIm off and on to rescue them.

 

The Lord of course always thinking How to retrieve the souls 'vuRanguvAn pOle

yOgu' are the words of mARan in thiru-voi-mozhi.

 

The magnanimity thus pervades like antharyAmithvam and is latent like the vibhavam.

 

dAsan

vanamamalai padmanabhan