Unlocking The Values 42

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dhUthu pOnavan ERRam

 

Continuing the discussion on the fifth sUthram of Srivachana bHushaNam- let us now see how Sri MaNavALa mAmunikaL analyses the abovementioned term.

 

Though the job of emissary is good, it is not an exalted one.

Visualise a king and his messenger. The messenger has to don a pamphlet (Olai) on his neck indicating that he is the messenger of such and such person.

It is obvious that the emissary being a representative/agent of the king,definitely is in a lower status than that of a king.

 

If in relation to a king, the messenger’s status is low, imagine what will it become if it is compared to that of King of Kings, the Lord of Lords-The Supreme. It will be belittling His status.

 

However, svAmi piLLai LOkaChAr mentions this as an attribute and prefers this term to Supreme.

 

 

’ஈஸà¯à®µà®°à®©à¯ எனà¯à®©à®¾à®¤à¯‡ தூத௠போனவன௠எனà¯à®±à®°à¯à®³à®¿à®šà¯ செயà¯à®¤à®¤à¯?

 

svAmi maNavALa mAmunikaL explains this in detail

 

The reasons are:

 

a. The Lord out of compassion, saulabyam and sauselyam takes upon Himself this task.

 

b. The Supreme stoops down to this level for the sake of those who had taken refuge in Him.

 

Overlooking His greatness and ignoring the smallness of the job, Sri KrshNA took upon Him the task for the sake of pANDAVAs. This is the wonderful quality of -Asritha pArathanthiryam.

Is that not the reason why Kaliyan eulogised this great divine act as

 

’innAr dhUthan ena ninRAn' Periya Tirumozhi 2-2- 3.

'இனà¯à®©à®¾à®°à¯ தூதன௠என நினà¯à®±à®¾à®©à¯â€™ பெரிய திரà¯à®®à¯Šà®´à®¿ ௨-௨-௩.

 

 

AzvAr-s Divya SUkthIs are the source for AchAryAs to spell out these ideas. Is it not?

அவரà¯à®Ÿà¯ˆà®¯ திவà¯à®¯ ஸூகà¯à®¤à®¿à®¯à®¿à®±à¯‡ இவர௠இபà¯à®ªà¯à®Ÿà®¿ à®…à®°à¯à®³à®¿à®šà¯ செயà¯à®µà®¤à®±à¯à®•à¯ மூலமà¯;

 

Periya JEyar's vyAkyAnam-s are dense with such incisive, wonderful and in depth analysis.

 

These great attribtues of the commeantries are to be understood to realise the values.

 

dasan

vanamamalai padmanabhan