bhOgyAmrutam 10 -pUtAtma

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pUtAtmA (star - aSwini) = pUtah AtmA yasya saha = The one who is absolutely pure

by nature.

 

poem : periya tirumozhi - 2-2-8 (of Sri Tirumangai ALwAr)

Brief interpretation : What ever He does, He does it only for our good. Thus, He

is the purest in all ways.

 

Poem in English :

1) The first cause Lord SrIman NarayaNa who became Brahma, Siva and Indra

2) Who expounded the vEdAs

3) The sacred one with the beautiful colour of a nice flower (atasI)

4) The impartial, truthful one and the Lord of the celestials.

5) The unparalled one, the distant one - though He is only one...

6) He is a totally sweet and enjoyable one to His devotees

7) Our father, Our Lord - who reclines in TiruvaLLUr

 

Detailed Interpretation :

1) The first cause Lord who decided to create : He decided to create all these

worlds only to uplift all of us. It was in no way intended to exhibit His

paratvam(supremacy). Thus, our Lord, with His totally pure intention is pUtAtmA.

 

2) The Lord who became the 3 - He took the incarnations of sankarSaNa, pradyumna

& aniruddha to do the actual creation, annihilation and maintainance. He became

the indweller of Brahma, Siva and Indra to give them the capability to create,

destroy and maintain (at the gross level). He is totally bent upon giving us the

required resources and take away unwanted things. All of this is aimed at our

upliftment. He doesnot do all this as an exhibition of His capability to create,

destroy & maintain & thereby petrify and intimidate us. He is always on the move

to give us better and better oppurtunities for improvement. Thus, that Lord,

with such divine and noble intentions is undisputedly the purest one (pUtAtmA).

 

(To be continued...) Jai Sriman Narayana