bhOgyAmrutam - puruShOttamaha

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puruShOttamaha (star-aSwini)

 

= The best among the purushAs

 

purusha = The one residing in the puram (body)

 

purA -> The primordial one

puru -> The one who gives in abundance

 

 

Divya Prabandha Poem: TiruvAimozhi – 2-5-8 (of SrI NammALwAr)

 

Brief Interpretation : puram means body. Those who stay in a body are called

puruShAs. There are two such puruShAs who reside in the body – Atma & paramAtma.

Among the two, the best one is the paramAtma. And hence He is called as the

puruShOttama.

 

 

 

Poem in English :

 

1) My Lord is the one with a sparkling crown and is an immensly capable fighter

 

2) He has four great arms and is untouched by any kind of mortality

 

3) He is the one with a cool tulasi garland

 

4) Discounting my lowliness, He became one with me as my soul mate

 

5) I have no words to describe Him; Tell me !!! – What can I say?..

 

 

 

Detailed Interpretation :

 

 

 

1) My Lord is the one with a sparkling crown : The sparkling crown shows His

supreme sovereignty. The fact that His supreme sovereignty and magnificience are

unmatched is clearly indicated by the radiance of His great crown.

 

Being the possessor of such an unmatched wealth and fame, He

automatically becomes the best among the magnanimous souls – The best among

those who give the best things bountifully – Isn’t it?. !!

 

 

 

puru = In abundance Sha = Those who give uttama = The best one

 

 

 

The puruShOttama nAma correctly alludes only Our Lord – Lord SrIman Narayana.

 

 

2) The capable warrior : It is not enough if one has an unmatched opulence and

prosperity. He should also possess the requisite capabilities to exercise an

unquestionable freewill and independence while granting the wishes of His

seekers. He should have the unequalled autonomy and power with which He can

impede those who oppose Him and try to come in the way of the loving grace that

He showers on His people. Only such an emperor can be fittingly called as the

puruShOttama. He is none other than the supreme Lord SrIman NarayaNa.

 

 

 

3) My Lord : I am His possession. Where ever He likes to keep me, He keeps me

there. Like His dearest possession, He takes utmost care of me.

 

As I too stay in this puram, whether it be that of a man, a

woman, an animal, a plant, a stone or a creature – I can also be called as the

puruSha. To some extent and till some day, this body obeys some of my orders.

So, I am its Lord in a partial sense. Similarly, My Lord is my Swamy. The major

difference between both of us is that My Lord has a full control at all times on

me and my body. So, I am merely a purusha and my Lord is the puruShOttama.

 

Not just me, every soul is a puruSha. My Lord who has all of

them as His precious possessions is the puruShOttama.

 

 

 

(To be continued...)

 

Jai Sriman Narayana