Teliyatha Marai Nilangal Teligindrome-10

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Srimate SrivanSatakopa Sri Vedanta Desika

Yatindra Maha Desikaya Nama:

 

Teliyatha Marai Nilangal Teligindrome-10

 

Having sung Emperuman’s Paratvam repeatedly, the

Upanishad moves on to codify the other attributes that

contribute to Paratvam, in the second half of the

fifth mantra-

“yet Ekam avyaktam ananta roopam viswam purAnam

tamasa: parastAt”

“Ekam”-At the time of PralayA, with all beings

subsiding in Him, Emperuman presents the picture of

one undifferentiated , single entity. This state of

Paramatma is portrayed by Sri Nammazhwar thus- “Eka

moorthi”

“oozhi mudalvan oruvanE”

“tAnor uruvE “, tanian “, “ oru moortiyAi” etc.

 

“ananta roopam”, “ visvam”- Emperuman does not

relish His single state (« sa EkAkee na ramata ») and

in his infinite mercy, creates beings by assuming , as

the upAdAna kAraNA, countless forms and shapes as

humans, animals, birds and infinite other creatures

and things that comprise this diverse universe..

Listen to Kurugur Nambi’s words on this-

“”Eka moorti iru moorti moondru moorti pala moorti

aagi”

« neerAi nilanAi teeyAi kAlAi neduvAnAi,

seerar sudargal irandAi sivanAi ayanAnAi » etc.

_« avyaktam »--This refers to the imperceptibility of

Brahman to human faculties. While there is an

elaboration of this concept in the mantras to follow,

this part of the mantra lays the foundation by placing

the Paramatma beyond the grasp of human senses

(indriya agrAhyam).As even the veda purusha finds it

impossible to capture His true measure, we poor

mortals, with our faulty faculties, hardly stand a

chance.

“nigamAntai: adunApi mrigyamANam” says Swami Desikan.

This is portrayed by Sri Nammazhwar thus-

“uNarndu uNarNdu uNarilum irai nilai uNarvaridu”

« yArum Or nilaimayan ena arivariya emperuman »

“aridal aarkkum ariyAnai”, evarkkum sindaikkum

gOcharam allan”

« pulan aindukkum solappadAn”etc.

 

« PurANam » Paramatma is

ancient,without a beginning (anAdi).

“dEvarkatku ellAm viruddhA”,

“yAdum evarkkum munnOn”, “ulagukku Or mundai” etc. are

the equivalents in the DrAvida vedam.

 

-to be continued- dasan,sadagopan.

Srimate Sri LakshmiNrsimha divya paduka sevaka Srivan

Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Maha desikaya nama:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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