Digest Number 774 - Srirangam Chakravarthy <srirangam_chakravarthy@...> Subject: Looking for sanskrit words

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Respected Shri Srirangam Chakravarthy <>

 

Since you are on the lookout for the most suitable word, you may refer to

three sources, two from orthodox, widely accepted works related to the

most ancient wisdom i.e. the Vedic system, and the third from the modern

old Testament, which incidentally is a direct adaption of the Vedic truth.

 

1. Bhagvat Gita, where the Lord clearly declares that HE is embedded in the

holiest of the holiest word "OM"

 

2. Patanjali Yoga Sutras, Chapter I, sutra 27, Sage Patanjali clearly

declares that God is represented in "OM"

 

3. The first two verses of the Old Testament, which as some are aware is

much much before the birth of Christ is verse (1) "In the beginning was the

WORD,

(2) "and the WORD was GOD"

 

(Readers may pardon this writer for referring to a different scripture

unconnected with ShriVaishnava tradition. It is a humble request that the

spirit behind the reference may be looked into and the reference itself may

not be construed as the writer's belief and/or championing some other cause

and/or faith)

 

Therefore, this single most potent word may be adapted, if it so appeals

to you.

 

Om Tat Sat

Tat Tvam asi

 

 

 

 

 

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Srirangam Chakravarthy <srirangam_chakravarthy

Looking for sanskrit words

 

Namaskaram

 

I need a small favour from bhagavathas

Looking for sanskrit words which are in tune with our

vaishnavite/hindu tradition.

equivalent for

 

I am looking for forming a company which will serve the intrests of

Vaishnavites/Vaishnava culture.

 

I am looking for some ideas for a name which has

sanskrit/tamil and traditional equivalents ( which also looks good in

the modern world ) from people who have more

knowledge on slokas/sastras etc

 

( 1 ) Gold

 

example

 

swarna,kanaga etc

 

( 2 ) Kingdom/Empire

 

example

rajya,samrajya,chakravarthy,etc

 

( 3 ) Tradition/Culture

 

samskriti,kalalaya,alaya,divyadesa etc

 

I could think of some of these.

I need some help on this from sri vaishnavites

 

Srirangam chakravarthy

 

 

Sumithra Varadarajan <sumivaradan wrote:

Sri Parthasarathi thunai

 

Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha

 

Sri Vara Vara munayE Namaha

 

Sri vAnAchala mahA munayE Namaha

 

 

 

In the previous posting we enjoyed emperuman as 'ponnuru'. Next azhvar

attributes the qualities of precious gems to emperuman - 'maNiyuruvil

bhoodham IyindhAi'. Emperuman is like a precious gem and he is the five

bhoodhas, Akasam (sky), vayu (air), agni (fire), jalam (water), bhoomi

(earth). Sri kulasekara perumal in his divine work 'mukunda malai'

beautifully portrays emperuman as 'maNi' as follows:

 

 

 

"bhakthApAya bhujanga gArudamaNi:

 

trilOkya rakshAmaNi:

 

gOpeelOchana sAdhakAmbhudhamaNi:

 

soundarya mudrA maNi: I

 

ya: kAnthAmaNi rukmini ka nagucha

 

dvanthvaikka bhooshAmaNi:

 

srEyO dEvasikAmaNi: dishatu nO

 

gOpAla choodAmaNi: II

 

 

 

Keeping the same in mind Thirumangai azhvar calls emperuman to be

'maNiyuruvil bhoodham IyindhAi'. Emperuman stays as the body made of

pancha bhoodhas and has the qualities of the gems. Sri Periya vAchan

pillai compares the qualities of emperuman and the gems as 1) vadivil

tEjOmayan- emperuman glitters like the gems 2) mAnikka seppilE pon pOlE

tanakkAsrayamAna svaroopaththikkum svaroopAsrayamAna guNangalukkum thAn

suddha sattvamaya mAgaiyAlE prakAsakamAyirukkai- Take for example a gem

studded plate decorated with gold. Emperuman being suddha sattva mayan

his glory spreads to both the svaroopa that gives him form and also the

qualities that depends on the svaroopam. 3) thAn svaroopaththai kAttilum

bhOkyamAyirukkai - highly enjoyable. So there by azhvar showed that

emperuman is someone much different from the chit and the achit and is a

supreme tattva. Thereby the tattva traya knowledge was clearly imparted

by azhvar following which another doubt arises in our minds. Then is

emperuman such a high tattva that cannot be reached by us? The answer

follows in the next line.

 

 

 

Meanwhile let us see what geethAcharyan has to say about the above words of

azhvar.

 

 

 

"bhoomirApO nalO vAyu: kam manO bhuddi rEvacha I

 

ahankAra etheeyam mE bhinnA prakruthirashtathA II" [7-4]

 

 

 

[know that this nature spread as panchabhoodhas earth, water, fire, air and

sky and manas, mahan and ahankAram, so totally 8 different things all

belong to me]

 

 

 

"mayi sarvamidham prOktham sootrE manikaNA eva" [7-7]

 

 

 

[All these things are joined to me like the beads connected with a string]

 

 

 

In this example, geethacharyan shows his sAmyam (similarity) with the

thread/string that connects all the beads in a chain of beads. Like the

thread all the chetanas and achetanas are connected with emperuman. The

thread goes into the beads and binds all of them together. Similarly all

the chetanas and achetanas remain as the body and emperuman their athma.

A single thread holds all the beads similarly emperuman alone supports all

the chits and achits. The thread is hidden at the back of the beads still

it doesn't need the support of the beads. Similarly emperuman is hidden

by the other tattvas but he doesn't need the support of the other tattvas.

If the thread is removed then the beads fall down which indicates that

only the thread holds the beads and the thread is independent. Similar is

the case with emperuman and the other two tattvas. Though all these

similarities hold good between the thread example and emperuman they lays

one difference. As per the sastric verse,

"anthar bahischa tat sarvam vyApya nArAyaNa: stita: [in all the objects in

this world narayaNa: remains inside and outside] which doesn't suit the

thread case.

 

 

 

"rasOhamapsu kowthEya prabhAsmi sasisooryayO: I

 

pranavas sarva vEdEshu saptha: kE powrusham nrushu II" [7-8]

 

 

 

[Kunteeputra! Iam the taste in water, light of the sun and the moon,

pravanam among all the vedas, the sound characteristic of the sky, and the

maleness of the males. ]

 

 

 

Let us enjoy the sowlabhyam of emperuman in the next posting.

 

 

 

(To be continued)

 

 

 

Azhvar EmperumAnAr Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharanam

 

 

 

Adiyen ramanuja dAsee

 

Sumithra Varadarajan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

azhwAr emberumAnAr jeeyAr thiruvadigalE saranam

 

 

 

 

ramanuja/

 

ramanuja

 

 

 

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azhwAr emberumAnAr jeeyAr thiruvadigalE saranam

 

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