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6.uNarndhuNarndhu izindhaganRu

uyarndhu uruviyandha innilaimai

uNarndhuNarndhuNarilum

iRainilai unarvu aridhu uyirgaaL

uNarndhu uNarndhu uraitthu uraitthu

ari ayan aran ennum ivarai

uNarndhu uNarndhu uraitthu uraitthu

irainjumin manappattadonRe

 

Oh sentient beings, by knowledge and experience, uNarndhu uNarndhudu, it is possible to understand the real nature of the individual self which is all pervading yet subtle like an atom, izindhaganru uyarndhu uriviyandha. But to understand the real nature of the Lord irainilai uNarvu aridhu, is not easy. By proper enquiry and study and listening, Unarndhu uNarndhu uraitthu uraitthu, to the nature of the three manifestations of the Lord as the creator, Brahma, annihilator, Siva and the protector, Hari, come to a conclusion and stick to that which appeals to your mind.

 

By reading the sasthras and by contemplation the individual self can be understood as having the jnana as its essential attribute which is contracted in the embodied state and all pervading in its real state and thus it is different from body, mind and intellect. But through these means alone the real nature of the Supreme self cannot be understood.

 

Then how to understand the real nature of the Supreme Self? It is possible, says Azvar. Vedas denote the Brahman by several epithets which are examined and affirmed to denote only Brahman and not the entities mentioned by the Vedanta suthras. Among all the three entities, ari, ayan aran, Hari, the, protector, Brahma , the creator and Rudra the annihilator, are the most important. After enquiring into these manifestations and listening to the ithihasa and puranas, we have to understand that Narayana, synonymous with the Brahman of the upanishats, is the prime cause of all manifestations.

 

7. onrRenap palavena aRivarum vadivinuL ninRa

nanRezil naaraNan naanmugan aran ennum ivarai

onRa num manatthu vaitthu uLLi num iru paSai aRutthu

nanREn nalam Seivadhu avanidai nammudai naaLE

 

 

Understanding the manifestation of the Lord Narayana as the one and many, and examining the nature of the three manifestations of Brahma, Vishnu and Siva, attach yourself with the Lord while this life is there casting off the attachment to others.

 

The Vishnupurana says.

 

srshtisThithyanthakaraNeem brahmavishnusivaathmikaam

sa sajnaam yaathi bhagavaan eka eva janardanaH

 

The one and only Supreme Being, Janardhana, manifests Himself as Brahma the creator, Siva the annihilator and Vishnu , the protector. Narayana is the One who becomes many, onrena palavena aRivarum vadivil ninRa, and it is difficult to understand whether he is one or many. Only through knowledge and contemplation, onRa num manatthil vaitthu uLLi, one can give up the attachment to other forms, irupaSai aRutthu, and devote oneself to Him, nanRen nalam seivadhu avanidai, within the span of life, nammudai naaLe.