TiruvAymozhi & Bhagavad Gita

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Sri:

Srimathe Ramanujaya nama:

 

(1) "dEvAsura vibhAgam" - AH 189(dEvA asura vERupAdu)

 

BG 16.4: dhambhO dharpO 'bhimAnashca krODha: pAruShyam Eva ca |

aj~nyAnam cAbhijAthasya pArTha sampadham AsurIm ||

 

Lord exaplins:Pseudo-religiousness,pretentious pride,arrogance,

harshness and anger arise in those of demoniac nature O pArTha/

arjuna. Those of divine nature have been explained in 16.1-3. Thus

explains the distinction between the created beings of divine and

demoniac nature.

 

NammAzhvAr says the same thing in

 

"naNNA asurar nalla amarar" - TVM 10.7.5

 

(2) "vibhUthi yOgam" - AH 189 (ellAp poruLgaLilum kalandhu iruththal)

 

BG 10.19: hantha thE kaThaiShyAmi dhivyA hy Atma-vibhUthaya |

prADhAnyatha: kurusrEShTa nAsthi anthO vistharasya mE ||

 

Lord KrShNa tells arjuna that He would explain only His divine

personal majestic opulences that are prominent since there is no end

to His divine glories(as He is the beginning,the middle and end of

all living entities)

 

NammAzhvAr also says in

 

"nalguravum selvum" - TVM 6.3.1

 

(3)vishvarUpa dharshanam"

 

BG 11.15: pashyAmi dhEvAms thava dhEva dhEhE

sarvAms thaThA bhUtha vishESha-sanghAn |

brahmANam Isham kamalAsana-sTham

rshImsh ca sarvAn uragAmsh ca dhivyAn ||

 

Arjuna says "O Lord,I behold within Your body all the demi-gods,the

diverse species of all living entities,shiva,brahma sitting on a

lotus flower,the divine sages and the serpents".

 

NammAzhvAr talks about vishvarUpa dharshanam in

 

"nIrAy nilanAyth thIyAyk kAlAy neduvAnAy sIrAr sudargaL

iraNdAyc shivanAy ayanAnAy" - TVM 6.9.1

 

AzhvAr EmperumAnAr Jeeyar TiruvadigaLE sharaNam

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