BhOgyAmrutam - Clarification

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Jai Sriman Narayana,

Following is a clarification which my father had asked me to give regarding this

series. It gives more information about how he had developed the work.

 

BhOgyAmrutam follows totally Sri ParASara Bhattar's commentary on the viShNu

SahasranAmam. It is a new approach to link the sahasranAma with divya prabandha

pASurams. As, mentioned earlier, these pASurams were picked up arbitarily and

the nAma was interpreted with them, thru our AchAryA's grace.

 

Now, in some cases, to interpret a nAma closely to the pASuram under

consideration, one of its ardhAs viz the vAchyArdha or the lakShyArdha etc were

taken. ( direct meaning, figurative meaning, inference etc ).

 

This can be seen clearly for the first nAma, "ViShwam" itself (see post on

viShwam). In BhOgyAmrutam, "ViShwam" was interpreted as "ViShati iti" - "The one

who enters". Here the vAchyArdha was taken to interpret it closely with the

selected pASuram.

 

In our Sri ParASara Bhattar's commentary, which is the one of the most highest

and authentic works of our philosophy, this nAma "ViShwam" is given the meaning

of completness with respect to the kaLyANa guNams. It tells that the Lord is one

who is full of kaLyANa guNams.

 

So, there is a scope that BhOgyAmrutam's meaning "ViShati iti" (though correct)

can be taken to be not in line with Sri parASara Bhattar's commentary.

 

But, its not the case (which is what is being clarified here) :

 

While ending the interpretation for viShwam, BhOgyAmrutam completes it with the

meaning given by Sri parASara Bhattar ( "The name viShwam explains this total

completeness which you have"). Here, the completeness being talked about is the

completeness of Love that the Lord has for us, which made him enter our hearts

and stay there for ever. Thus it ended describing the total completeness aspect

of the Lord. The vAchyArdha ( direct meaning of "one who enters" ) was taken to

link it with the pASuram (periyALwAr Tirumozhi - 5-2-10) under consideration.

 

The objectives of this work were the following :

 

1) Linking the sahasranAma with the divya prabandha pASurams.

 

2) Getting a nice explanation in an innovative way from the pASurams.

 

3) In the process, giving an interpretation which is not against our siddhAntam.

(i.e., the Lord is full of kaLyANa guNams and is devoid of any hEya guNams and

the Love that He has towards us, the relationship that we share with Him and so

on).

 

4) This work acts as a supplement to Sri ParASara Bhattar's bhAShyam and closely

follows it. In some cases like for the nAma "viShwam", (where the direct meaning

was taken), it is shown that the nAma can be interpreted in this way also.

However, the main interpretation given by Sri ParASara Bhattar is covered in

such cases.

 

 

 

Sri ParASara Bhattar Divya TiruvaDigaLE SaraNam

 

Jai Sriman Narayana

 

Maruthi Ramanuja Das.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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