TiruvAymozhi & Bhagavad Gita

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Sri:

Srimathe Ramanujaya nama:

 

Sri Azhagiya MaNavALa PerumAL NAyanAr eplains the reasons for the

greatness of TiruvAymozhi over Bhagavad Gita. Bhagavad Gita is a

"thathva upadhEsham" or a "theory(aRivurai)". TiruvAymozhi is

a "thathva dharshi vacanam" or a "practical". That is,NammAzhvAr has

seen EmperumAn/God and TiruvAymozhi is the effect/result of that

experience/anubhava or the God's grace(a cause which is causeless).

 

"adhu thathva upadhEsham;idhu thathva dharshi vacanam" - AH 190

 

BG 7.6: "Ethad yOnIni bhUthathAni sarvANIthi upaDhAraya |

aham krthsnas ya jagatha: prabhava: praLayas thaThA ||

 

Lord says: "I'm the cause of all the worlds and every living entity.

I'm the creater,sustainer and the destroyer. I'm the seshi(master)

and therefore I'm the "para" thatvam and there is no greater thatvam

than I am. So,take refuge in Me alone." Lord explains His own

greatness and lesser brains will not accept and realize this. On the

other hand NammAhvAr,as an unfailing judge,shares his

experience/anubhava of having seen EmperumAn/God and lesser brains

can accept and appreciate this.

 

"maNNum viNNum ellAm udan uNda nam

kaNNan kaN;alladhu illaiyOr kaNNE" - TVM 2.2.1

 

"kaNNan allAl illai kaNdIr sharaN

thiNNamA num udaimai uNdEl avan

adi sErththu uymminE" - TVM 9.1.10

 

PS:If the usage of words convey something different from the

interpretations of our Acharyas,please don't hesitate to send a note

or verify the actual meaning. I'm also learning and try to clarify my

doubts with erudite people like Sri Parthasarathy,Sri Padmanabhan and

others.

 

AzhvAr EmperumAnAr Jeeyar TiruvadigaLE sharaNam

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