bhOgyAmrutam 14 - puruShaha

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Jai Sriman Narayana

 

puruShaha (star-aSwini) = puru sanOti iti puruShaha = The one who gives in

abundance.

 

poem : iraNDAm tiruvandAdi - 38 ( of Sri bUttatALwAr )

 

Brief interpretation : His total grace is required for fulfilling all our good

wishes. Our mother LakShmi is instrumental in giving them. The one who gives

them is the nArAyaNa. We on our part have to just recite His divine names. No

additional effort is required from our side. Infact, this secret was disclosed

by the vEda itself. Our mother just signals her wishes through the movement of

her eye brows and He at once fullfills all our good wishes. And hence, the

puruSha sUktam declares Him as the one and only 'puruSha'.

 

Poem in English :

1) Not mistaking the wealth to be the protection

2) Knowing well in heart that mAdhava is our greatest wealth and our sole

refuge.

3) And reciting His names with your tongue is the knowledge.

 

Detailed Interpretation :

1) Not mistaking the wealth to be the protection : We consider that, which

fulfills our wishes and removes our difficulties/dislikes as our protection.

Never mistake it to be the wealth that we possess. It is only due to His

bountiful grace on us.

 

2) Knowing well in your heart that mAdhava is the sole refuge & the greatest

wealth : Knowing well that our mother SrI dEvi is instrumental in giving us the

protection and our father is our sole protector ;

 

3) And reciting His divine names with your tongue is the vEdam : To please that

Lord srIman nArAyaNa, all that we need to do is to recite His divine names with

our tongue. Thats all. Just reciting His name with the tongue (even though we

may not believe it in our hearts) is all we need to do. He showers all the good

wealths on us bountifully. The effort on our part (if we feel so) is negligible

and the results are huge and ever lasting.

 

If this is the case with us, then what to say about those who sing His glories

and names with utmost love. He makes those fortunate souls enjoy His endless

glories and He finally gives Himself to them.

 

Thats why our Lord is the one and only 'puruSha'. - The one who gives in

abundance.

 

Jai Sriman Narayana