Athimanushasthavam

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Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha

 

 

We are truly blessed to listen to upanyasams of great scholars in the

caliber of HH Vanamamalai Jeeyar Swami, Sriman U.Ve.E.Bhoovaraha

Swami, Sriman U.Ve.Velukkudi Krishnan Swami, Sriman U.Ve.M.A.Venkata

Krishnan and Sriman U.Ve.Srinidhi Swami. Their lectures are like "aRRa

amudu". Vedics organization is doing an immense kainkaryam of bringing

these scholars to our living rooms. Here is a synopsis of the last

lecture of Sri.Bhoovaraga Swami. All the credit in this write up goes

to Swamigal, and to my Acharya and all the errors are due to my

ignorance.

 

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We heard Sriman U.Ve.E.S.Bhoovaraha Swami last Saturday who continued

His Upanyasams on Athimanushathavam. Very briefly He recapped about

the Pancha Sthavams of Kurathazvan, 1st Srivaikuntasthavam, 2nd

Athimanushsthavam, 3rd Sundarabhagusthavam, 4th Varadharajasthavam and

the last one Sristhavam. Continuing on Athimanushasthavam He covered

the last 3 slokas about Rama. The most celebrated vibhavatharas are

Rama and Krishna and there were 17 questions to Rama, with the

exception of one, the other 16 covered His 16 kalyana gunas which were

mentioned in the beginning of Srimad Valmiki Ramayana.

 

In the 31st Sloka, Kurathazvan praises Rama about how He took the

whole lot back with Him to Srivaikuntam, (including tree, plants

movables, unmovable etc.) at the completion of His Avatar. Kulasekara

Perumal, (azhvar) in Perumal Thirumozhi sings "anru sarasarangalai

vaikuntaththethi". But how can that be? Those achiths can't do karma

yoga, though they have jeeva they have no angas, (arms and legs) to do

karma yoga, and they all went with Perumal to Paramapatham, all

because of Your Thiruvadi sambhandam. We can safely say that Rama, and

Swami Ramanuja walked the whole length of Bharatha bhoomi and it is

considered sacred and holy and one can presume that whoever has

Acharya or Perumal Thiruvadi sambhandam, can easily attain Moksha.

Those achiths from thretha Yuga had no samsara bondage, and attained

Moksha, just by the very fact that they were from your time.

 

Sloka 32

 

Oh! Raghava, You had won victory over the jeevathmas with Your

Kalyanagunaganas and Your enemies with Your valor. All and sundry that

couldn't bear Your separation went back with You, except Hanuman and

Vibhishana. In history there had been rare and scanty instances where

someone had declined Moksha. When Lord Aranganatha granted Moksha to

SriParasara Bhattar, He told Perumal, "If I don't see Your smiling

Thirumugam (face) there, I will rip a corner of Paramapatham and jump

back to earth. (Since we don't know that He was reborn on earth, it is

believed that He found Lord Ranganatha there). But the reasons for

Hanuman, not wanting to accompany SriRama are, "in Paramapatham

Ramayana is not savored, You will revert back to Srimannarayana, with

many Devis, while here Sita is Your Piratti. Finally "Oh Rama, you are

fearless and have won all Your enemies. Swami Desika in Raghuveera

Gadyam starts with Jaya Jaya Maha veera! You couldn't win over my

Bhakthi, You are my friend, and You have walked this earth. Without

any of this I have no taste for Moksha." Thondaradi Podi Azhvar sings

in Thirumaalai "achuvai peridum venden arangama nagarulane". Hanuman

is still living at the foot hills of Mount Himalaya where Ramayanam

chanting is going on even now. There are episodes in Mahabharata that

substantiates these events. Vibhishana who received SriRama's

kuladanam SriRanganatha didn't want to go to Moksha either. Both

Hanuman and Vibhishana had delved into the ocean of SriRama Bhakthi

and have sannidhis in SriRangam. Point to note here is Ramayana is

just not an Ithihasa; it gives meanings for all Rahasyas.

 

Sloka 33

In Sloka 33 we see His Daya. While Rama, Sita and Lakshmana were

staying in Chithra kootam, an incident happened which wasn't known

even to Ilaiazhvar. Sita Piratti narrates this to Hanuman. One day

while Perumal was resting His head on Piratt's lap, the son of Indra

called Jayanthan saw Sita's beauty and developed Kama towards Her. He

came in the form of a crow and started pecking on her chest. Sita

didn't move, for fear of waking Rama. When blood from the wound

spilled on Rama's cheek, He woke up and saw what was happening.

Immediately He picked up a blade of grass and converted it to

Brahmasthram and sent it after the crow, which flew to all three

lokas, looking for somebody to give him protection. Nobody would open

their doors for him, including his parents Indrani and Indra. With no

other refuge and out of sheer exhaustion he flew back and fell at the

Thiruvadi of SriRama with his crow's feet pointing towards Rama. Jagad

Janani, Sita Piratti full of compassion and with the love of a mother

turned him around. Saranagatha vathsalan He is, SriRama accepted this

as an act of surrender, and forgave him. But once sent, Brahmasthram

should be used, so it was ordered to take off an eye of the crow.

Though the crow had committed a sinful act, due to kripa of

SriRamachandra, more so due to the presence of Sita Piratti it was

saved. We need both Perumal and Piratti to protect us; otherwise one

may end up like Ravana, Surpanaka, and Thataka.

 

Azhvar Emperumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Saranam

Chinna Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Saranam