TiruvAymozhi & Bhagavad Gita

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Sri:

Srimathe Ramanujaya nama:

 

(1) "sAngabhakthi" AH 189 (angangaLudan kUdina bhakthi)

 

BG 9.34: manmanA bhava madhbhakthO madhyAji mAm namaskuru |

mAmEvam iShyasi yukthvaivam AthmAnam mathparAyaNa: ||

 

Lord KrShNa talks about bhakthi with karma,j~nAna as attachments

(angas): Always conscious of Me,worship Me,be My devotee,offering

prayers to Me,dedicate your mind and body completely to Me,and having

Me as your Supreme goal,you will reach Me alone.

 

NammAzhvAr says the same thing in

 

"mAlai naNNi kAlai mAlai kamala malar ittu

thozhudh ezhuminO" - TVM 9.10.1

 

(2) "prapaththi dhvaividhyam" - AH 189 (iruvagaiyAna prapaththi)

 

There are two types of prapaththi (i)anga prapaththi (ii)swathanthra

prapaththi.

 

(i)anga prapaththi:

 

BG 7.14: dhaivi hyEShA guNamayI mama mAyA dhurathyayA |

mAmEva yE prapadhyanthE mAyAm EthA tharanthi thE ||

 

The Lord says:This divine illusion(mAyA consisting of the three modes)

of Mine,is very difficult to overcome. Only those who surrender

(prapatti)unto Me, with the knowledge of bhakti as an anga,will cross

this mAyA.

 

NammAzhvAr says exactly the same in

 

"avanudaiya uNarvu koNdu uNarndhu" - TVM 1.3.5

 

(ii) swathanthra prapaththi:

 

BG 18:66 sarva dharmAn parithyajya mAm Ekam sharaNam vraja |

aham thvA sarvapApEbhyO mOkshaiShyAmi mA suca: ||

 

Abandoning all dharmAs(whatever has been prescribed in shruti,smrthi

etc),surrender(sharaNam) to Me alone(mAm Ekam). I will relieve you of

all sins and grant mOksha. Don't grieve.

 

NammAzhvAr says that

 

"sharaNamAgum thanathAL adaindhArkkellAm

maraNam AnAl vaikuntham kodukkumpirAn" - TVM 9.10.5

 

With this the comparison is over and Sri Azhagiya ManavALa PerumAL

NAyanAr says that TiruvAymozhi and Bhagavad Gita are equal! The

actual sUtra 189 is:

 

"manam sei ellaiyil j~nAna inbaththai ninmalamAga

vaiththavar,j~nAnapirAnai j~nAnaththu vaimmin enRa idhu

(TiruvAymozhi),

 

thathva vivEka, nithyathva anithyathva, niyanthrthva, saulabhya,

sAmya, ahankAra dhOSha,indhriya bala, mana: prADhAnya,

karaNa niyamana, sukrthi bhEdha, dhEvAsUra vibhAga, vibhUthi yOga,

vishvarUpa dharshana, sAngabhakthi, prapaththi dhvaividhy-

 

AdhigaLAlE anRu Odhiya gIthA samam ennum"

 

In the next five Sutras(Acharya Hrdayam 190-95),Sri Azhagiya MaNavALa

PerumAL NAyanAr makes it very clear that TiruvAymozhi is superior to

Bhagavad Gita. Will be posted next.

 

AzhvAr EmperumAnAr Jeeyar TiruvadigaLE sharaNam

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