Guest guest Posted January 1, 2008 Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 Sri:Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama: Dhati Panchakam Shloka 2 Based on Sri P.B. Annangaracharyar Swami's Commentary pAShaNDaShaNDa girikhaNDana vajradaNDA: prachChanna bauddha makarAlaya manthadaNDA: | vedAntasAra sukhadarshana dIpadaNDA: rAmAnujasya vilasanti munestridaNDA: || Meaning:khaNDana vajradaNDA: - Like the thunder stick that breakspAShaNDa ShaNDa giri - the mountain ranges that are Pashandas,mantha daNDA: - like the churning stickprachChanna bauddha makarAlaya - that churns the ocean which is the hidden bauddhas,dIpadaNDA: - like a lighted torch sukha darshana - that shows easilyvedAnta sAra - the inner meanings of Vedantas,vilasanti - thus beautifully present mune: tridaNDA: - are the three sticks that Ramanuja holds in his hands. Commentary:In this work, shlokas 2 & 3 talk about the greatness and beauty of the Tridandam that Swami Ramanuja holds in his hands. It is this that Embarpraised as "muppuri nUlodu mun kaiyilE thigazh mukkOl than azhagum".As opposed to Advaita sanyasis who carry Ekadandam (one stick) in theirhands, Srivaishnava sanyasis carry Tridandam (three sticks) in theirhands. Hence they are also called Tridandi sanyasis. By praising theTridandam in these shlokas, the greatness of Swami Ramanuja is broughtout. Pashandas are like mountain ranges; a single mountain is itself difficult to attack, so what to say about a whole range of mountains.Yet Swami's one dandam fell on them like Indra's Vajrayuda falls onmountains. This is similar to what was said in shloka 1 as "chArvAkashailAshani:". pracchanna bauddhas refers to the sampradhayins that claim to followthe Vedas but misinterpret them. They are mentioned in Swami's nALpAttu as "sankara bhAskara yAdava, bhAtta, prabhAkara ..". Theregular bauddhas rejected the Vedas altogether; pracchanna bauddhasaccept the Vedas as authority but interepret them incorrectly. So,even though they accept the Vedas, they are refered to as bauddhas.It is thus the our elders called one group as prakAsha bauddhas andthe other as pracchanna (hidden) bauddhas. Such pracchanna bauddhas stood like an ocean - big and making lotsof noise. Swami Ramanuja's other dandam is like the stick thatchurns this ocean (just like the milky ocean was churned). To churn this ocean is not just to destroy their philosophies but also to win them over (such as the victories of Ramanuja over Yagnyavalkya,Yadavaprakasha and others). Swami's third stick is like a lighted torch that shows the great hidden truths of Vedanta comfortably to one and all. Swami's nine gems, such as Sri Bashya, Vedarttha Sangraha, Vedanta Deepa, etc bring the Vedantic concepts to everyone. Unlike other sampradhayamsthat considered only certain portions of the Vedas (such as thebheda sruti, abheda sruti, etc), Swami expounded the visishtadvaitaby including all the sruti vakhyas and in a manner that made itaccesible to all. Such a Tridandam of Ramanuja was present as the one that showedthe true meanings of Vedanta. It is therefore that Thiruvarangaththamudhanar said "nAraNanaik kAttiya vEdham kaLippuRRadhu". Azhvar Emberumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Sharanam adiyEn madhurakavi dAsan http://www.acharya.org/vyakyanam/Dhati-Panchakam/index.html Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2008 Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 mukkOAl pagavargaL ThirumazhisaippirAn records the fact that Thirdhanda SrivaishNavaites were present in and aroudn Srirangam ' ..sitReyiTRu muTRal mUngil munRu thaNdar onrinar, aTRa bakthar suthi vAzhum aNdha nEr arangamEA" Thiruchandha vrutha 52; The ancient tamil texts -sanga pulavargaL - also underscore this by mentioning mukkOAl pagavargaL. dasan vanamamalai padmanabhan - TCA Venkatesan Ramanuja ; JET USA Tuesday, January 01, 2008 6:27 AM [sri ramanuja] Dhati Panchakam 2 Sri:Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama: Dhati Panchakam Shloka 2 Based on Sri P.B. Annangaracharyar Swami's Commentary pAShaNDaShaNDa girikhaNDana vajradaNDA: prachChanna bauddha makarAlaya manthadaNDA: | vedAntasAra sukhadarshana dIpadaNDA: rAmAnujasya vilasanti munestridaNDA: || Meaning:khaNDana vajradaNDA: - Like the thunder stick that breakspAShaNDa ShaNDa giri - the mountain ranges that are Pashandas,mantha daNDA: - like the churning stickprachChanna bauddha makarAlaya - that churns the ocean which is the hidden bauddhas,dIpadaNDA: - like a lighted torch sukha darshana - that shows easilyvedAnta sAra - the inner meanings of Vedantas,vilasanti - thus beautifully present mune: tridaNDA: - are the three sticks that Ramanuja holds in his hands. Commentary:In this work, shlokas 2 & 3 talk about the greatness and beauty of the Tridandam that Swami Ramanuja holds in his hands. It is this that Embarpraised as "muppuri nUlodu mun kaiyilE thigazh mukkOl than azhagum".As opposed to Advaita sanyasis who carry Ekadandam (one stick) in theirhands, Srivaishnava sanyasis carry Tridandam (three sticks) in theirhands. Hence they are also called Tridandi sanyasis. By praising theTridandam in these shlokas, the greatness of Swami Ramanuja is broughtout. Pashandas are like mountain ranges; a single mountain is itself difficult to attack, so what to say about a whole range of mountains.Yet Swami's one dandam fell on them like Indra's Vajrayuda falls onmountains. This is similar to what was said in shloka 1 as "chArvAkashailAshani:". pracchanna bauddhas refers to the sampradhayins that claim to followthe Vedas but misinterpret them. They are mentioned in Swami's nALpAttu as "sankara bhAskara yAdava, bhAtta, prabhAkara ..". Theregular bauddhas rejected the Vedas altogether; pracchanna bauddhasaccept the Vedas as authority but interepret them incorrectly. So,even though they accept the Vedas, they are refered to as bauddhas.It is thus the our elders called one group as prakAsha bauddhas andthe other as pracchanna (hidden) bauddhas. Such pracchanna bauddhas stood like an ocean - big and making lotsof noise. Swami Ramanuja's other dandam is like the stick thatchurns this ocean (just like the milky ocean was churned). To churn this ocean is not just to destroy their philosophies but also to win them over (such as the victories of Ramanuja over Yagnyavalkya,Yadavaprakasha and others). Swami's third stick is like a lighted torch that shows the great hidden truths of Vedanta comfortably to one and all. Swami's nine gems, such as Sri Bashya, Vedarttha Sangraha, Vedanta Deepa, etc bring the Vedantic concepts to everyone. Unlike other sampradhayamsthat considered only certain portions of the Vedas (such as thebheda sruti, abheda sruti, etc), Swami expounded the visishtadvaitaby including all the sruti vakhyas and in a manner that made itaccesible to all. Such a Tridandam of Ramanuja was present as the one that showedthe true meanings of Vedanta. It is therefore that Thiruvarangaththamudhanar said "nAraNanaik kAttiya vEdham kaLippuRRadhu". Azhvar Emberumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Sharanam adiyEn madhurakavi dAsan http://www.acharya.org/vyakyanam/Dhati-Panchakam/index.html Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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