Position of thAyAr - By Sri T. Parthasarathy.

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Sri T. Parthasarathy has written this so beautifully,

 

>SRIMATHE RAMANUJAYA NAMAHA

>APPAN THIRUVADIGALE SARANAM

>

>You pretty well know there are 3 basic ‘thathvas’ in

>our philosophy. One Easwara thathva and only one can

>be considered as Easwara. No doubt it is Emperuman

>only. Second ‘Achethana vargam” or matter which cannot

>express itself. Definetely ‘Thayar’ will not fit in

>this catogery. Next is ‘Chethana vargam’ or jeevas.

>The problem is how ‘Thayar’ can be included in

>this category? Is it not below her dignity? Is it

>not injustice?

>

>Is she inseparable like ‘Siamese twins’?

>

>There is a sutra im ‘Mumukshuppadi”

>Sutra:41 athra bagavathSEnApathimisrar vAkyam: "avan

>mArbai vittup piriyal ivvaksharam vittup pirivathu".

>

>Piratti has been accomadated in Emperuman’s chest

>This should be taken to mean that Piratti is dear to

>Emperuman and she always resides in his thoughts.

>Otherwise how the following facts can be justified?

>In Ramavathar she was separated by Ravana and was in

>Lanka for ten months.

>

>Again she was sent to forest by Rama himself. On the

>third occasion, when Rama asked her to prove her

>“Ananyarhathvam” she departed from him once for all.

>In archavatharam, there is a pasuram”Akalakillen

>Iraiyum enru Alarmel mangai urai marba'. . This is

>with reference to Lord Sreenivasa of Tirumalai

>hills. In fact the lord is in Thirumalai and Thayar

>is in Thiruchanoor far away from the hills..

>There are separate sannadhis for Thayar in many

>temples.

>

>So, the point of “inseparability” should be taken to

>mean their thoughts are identical and one cannot

>think in variance with the other. This stand can be

>proved very easily.

>

>Rama was always thinking of Sita only. His anguish

>is well exhibited in Ramayana that he did not take

>food properly and did not have sleep properly while

>Piratti was away in Lanka. Similarly Sita Piratti has

>also exhibited her feelings that she will not live

>long if Rama did not recue her quickly.

>You may refer to Sutra 112 of Sreevachanabhooshanam

>“Anasooyaikku Piratti arulicheyth vaarthayai

>smarippathu”

>

>Here Piratti informs that her love towards Rama is a

>natural one. It is not on account of his character

>etc., as believed by ordinary people.

>So, their love towards each other was so intimate

>and mutual that it can be termed, as they are

>inseparable wherever they are.

>

>Now the objection remains that it is not befitting

>to Piraatti in Jeevas category.

>Let us examine this position also.

>>From the angle of ‘Thatva” out of 3 options, two are

>ruled out.

>The one remaining is this only. Jeeva category. Will

>it be wrong to include Piratti in this category?

>Who are Jivas?

>1. Nithya soori who have no birth atall.

>2. Mumukshus who were jeevathams from some time and

>later got released from samsara.

>3. Other jeevathmas who toil in samsara forever.

>Piratti will not fit in the cases 2and 3.

>She is above Nithyasooris and has a unique place.

>She is Acharya for all jeeva vargam and her Acharyan

>is Emperuman only.

>

>Let us consider Stotra 38 &39 of stotra ratna by

>Alavandhar wherin the description of Piratti is

>given.

>

>Pirati and Perumal are made for each other and she

>is being entertained by strange wonderful pleasant

>leelas. She is seated in Seshaasanam with Emperuman.

>

>Again let us consider ‘Chatus sloki” by Alavandar,

>entire 4 slokas dedicated to Piratti only. She is

>worshipped by all devathas and their wives are her

>attendants. Even Emperuman may not know her

>greatness. The world would not have born with out

>her consent of merciful glance of her eyes.

>Emperuman does everything as per her wishes, which

>he understands automatically and so on.

>In fact Piratti is ‘swroopa nirupaka bhoothai ‘of

>Emperuman.

>

>When we say’ Jasmine flower’, it means white flower

>with inseparable pleasant aroma which cannot be

>seperated from the flower.

>Again, when say a lighted lamp, the rays coming out

>of the lamp and the other components of lamp are

>inseparable.

>

>So, Piratti though, physically separate from

>Emperuman, she is part and parcel of his very

>existence and holds an exalted position which no

>body has. In noway, she need be confused with

>ordinary jeevas toiling in samsara.

>

>Adiyen Ramanuja dasan, T.Parthasarathy.