SrI sArasAram -- I (18)

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SrI sAra sAram – I (18)

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I – ThirumantrAdhikAram

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The Significance of the ‘a’ in PraNava (continued)

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SwAmi Desikan just showed us that the primitive letter ‘a’ indicates that

the Supreme Lord is our protector and the affix of ‘Aya’ in the dative case

indicates He is the SEshi of all. Now he says that these two natures of the Lord

help the jIvas in great measure both in their bonded state and in the liberated

state:

“ingu prakruti-pratyayangkaLAlE thOTRna rakshakatva-cEshitvangkaLukku

aj~nAna-duhkhbahulaiyAna leelA vibhootiyilum rakASAdi-bahulaiyAna nitya

vibhootiyilum prAcuryENa upayOgam. “kAraNabhootan rakshakan†enkaiyAlE

pithAvinudaiya rakshakatvam pOlE ithu viSvasaneeyatamamAm. “SEshi rakshakanâ€

enkaiyAlE priyanAna pati vaidyanAmApOlE hrudyatamamumAm.â€

We shall now study this statement in detail.

“ingu prakruti-pratyayangkaLAlE thOTRna rakshakatva-cEshitvangkaLukku†–

Here, ‘prakruti’ refers to the syllable, ‘a’ which is the primary

letter. We have already seen that this indicates the protecting nature of the

Lord. ‘pratyaya’ is the affix, that is ‘aya’ which indicates that the

Lord is the Master, that is, ‘SEshi’.

“aj~nAna-duhkhbahulaiyAna leelA vibhootiyilum rakASAdi-bahulaiyAna nitya

vibhootiyilum prAcuryENa upayOgam.†--

The two aspects of the Lord are prominent in this world as well as SrI

VaikuNTam. This world, which is known as ‘leelA vibhooti’, is full of

ignorance (avidya) and misery (duhkham). The nitya vibhooti, that is, SrI

VaikuNTam, is full of glow, because of j~nAna and Bliss. In both these worlds,

the Lord is the protector and Master of the sentient beings.

“kAraNabhootan rakshakan†enkaiyAlE pithAvinudaiya rakshakatvam pOlE ithu

viSvasaneeyatamamAm.†--

It has also been seen earlier that as the syllable, ‘a’, is the cause of all

letters, the Lord is the original Cause of everything. As He is the Cause, we

can be sure of His being our protector. In our life, we see this directly.

Cann’t we believe that the father protects his son in this world? It is the

father’s right as well as duty. Similarly, as the Lord is the Cause and the

Father of the world, will there be any doubt about He will certainly protect the

world? It is totally believable – ‘ithu viSvasaneeyathamam’. We must take

a special note of the expression, “viSvasaneeya-thamamâ€, used by Swami

Desikan. Had he said “viSvasaneeyaâ€, it would have meant merely trustworthy;

had he said “viSvasaneeya-tharamâ€, it would have meant more trustworthy

compared to another. But, SwAmi Desikan has used the term

“viSvasaneeya-thamam†only to emphasize that it is the most trust-worthy.

Next, SwAmi Desikan says that if the Lord Who is the Master tries to protect the

sentient being, it certainly most pleasant, isn’t it? For this he cites an

example:

“‘SEshi rakshakan’ enkaiyAlE priyanAna pati vaidyanAmApOlE

hrudyatamamumAm.†--

In this world, if the husband, who is lovable for the wife, happens to be a

doctor also taking care of her health, will there be anything more pleasant to

the heart than it? SwAmi Desikan says it is “hrudyatamamumAm.†– The most

pleasing to the heart. Had he said merely, ‘hrudya’ – it would have meant

mere ‘pleasing’. If he had said, ‘hrudya-taram’, it would have meant,

‘more pleasing’, compared to something else. Since he has used the term

‘hrudya-tamam’, he wanted to mean ‘most pleasing to heart’, with no

comparison.

(To continue)

dAsan

Anbil S.SrInivAsan

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