Inputs for CD ROM : XI.9:ThiruvAimozhi

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Dear BhakthAs :

 

Here are few examples of the Vedic passages from

Saama vedam that connect to the thoughts expressed

by Swamy NammAzhwAr in ThiruvAimozhi prabhandham :

 

1) upa thvAgnE dhivEdhivE dhOshAvasthArdh dhiyA vayam I

namO bharantha yEmasi II...SaamA Vedam :PurvArchikA 14

and Rg Vedam I.1.7

 

(meaning): Oh Supreme Lord! Day and Night , we approach

Thee with reverential homage and with noble thoughts

and deeds .

 

The Thiruvananthapuram Paasurams are dealing

with this type of homage.

 

Sitting at the shade of the divine Tamarind tree

(Adhi Seshan) at ThirukkuruhUr AdhippirAn's temple ,

Swamy NammAzhwAr's dhruva smruthi ( uninterrupted

dhyAnam) was all about the Supreme Lord , Sriman

NarAyaNan and His dhivya leelAs and anantha kalyANa

guNams . By mind , body and speech , Swamy NammAzhwAr

approached the Lord and offered his homage.This mood

is pervasively present in many paasurams of ThiruvAimozhi.

 

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(2)na ki Indhra thvadhuttharam na jyAyO asthi Vruthrahan I

na kyEvam yaTA Thvam II...Saama PurvArchikA 203 and

Rg Vedam IV.30.1

 

(Meaning): " There is no One , Oh resplendent dispeller

of darkness, Superior to You; no One better than You ;

there is no One , verily , such as You are !

 

Parathvam of the Lord is celebrated Here.

One of The source TVM paasuram is TVM I.1.3

This Pasuram is about the Parathvam of the Lord ,

which is central to AzhwAr's upadEsams.

 

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(3)kadhu prachEtasE mahE vachO dEvAya sasyathE I

tadidhyasya vardhanam II...Saama PurvArchikA :224

 

(Meaning): " How amazing ! Even a little praise of Him ,

He magnifies and accepts it with delight , indeed, while

we exalt Him , we exalt ourselves.

 

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(4)maa cidh anyadh vi samsata sakhAyO maa rishayantha I

indramth sthOthA vrushaNam sachA sutE muhur ukthA cha

samsatha II...Saama PurvArchikA:242 , Rg.Vedam VIII.1.1

and Atharva Vedam:XX.85.1

 

(Meaning): " Oh Friend ! Do not worship anybody but Him ,

the Divine One. Let no grief perturb you . Praise Him

alone , the radiant , the showerer of benefits . During

the course of self-realization go on repeatedly uttering

hymns in His honor. "

 

ananya saraNathvam is emphasized here.

 

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(5) AgnimIdE purOhitham yaj~nsya dEvam rithvijam I

HothAram rathnadhAtamam II..Rg Vedam I.1.1 and

Saama Veda PUrvarchika : 605

 

(Meaning): " We worship the adorable God , the One of

foremost position or of the First Priority , the Divine ,

the One who works through eternal laws , and who feeds

and sustains all that is divine and luminous. "

 

The Rtham and Satyam aspects of Sriman NaarAyaNan

is another central theme of Swamy NammAzhwAr's

ThiruvAimozhi.

 

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(6)IndrAya Saama gAyatha viprAya BhruhathE bhruhath I

BrahmakruthE vipascchithE panasyavE II..Saama Vedam

UttarArchika :1025, Rg Vedam : VIII.98.1

and Atharva Vedam: XX.62.5

 

(Meaning): " Sing a Saaman hymn , a Bhruhath song to

the Mighty , the resplendent Sage ; to the performer

of sacred deeds , to the all knowing One , and the One

who loves to receive sincere devotion. "

 

Aasritha Vaathsalyam of the DayA Moorthy , Sriman

NaarAyaNan is another major theme of the Upadesams

of Swamy MaaRan SatakOpan.

 

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(7) AgnE Thvam nO anthama utha thrAthA SivO bhuvO varuTya:

---Saama UttarArchika : 1107; Rg Vedam: V-24;Yajur

Vedam: III.25,XV.48 and XXV.47

 

(Meaning): " Oh adorable Lord , be our nearest friend ,

a protector benefactor and a gracious friend " .

 

ananya gathithvam is invoked here.

 

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(8) mahAm IndhrO ya OjasA parjanyO vrushtimAm ivaI

sthOmairvatsasya vAvrudhE II..UttarArchikA 1307 ,

Rg Vedam : VIII.6.1, Yajur Vedam:VII.40 and

Atharva Vedam: XX.138.1

 

(meaning): " The Lord resplendent is glorified by

His dear ones through hymns. He is great in His

might like a charged cloud rich in rain . "

 

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(9)Yam AgnE pruthsu martayam avA vAjEsu Yam junAh I

Sa yanthA sasvathIrisha: II... UttarArchika Saaman:1415,

Rg vedam: I.27.7 and Yajur Vedam: VI.29

 

(Meaning): " Oh adorable God ,the man whom You protect

in internal and external comflicts , becomes free from

all vices and he attains eternal wisdom " .

 

rakshakathvam and MahA VisvAsam of the Lord

is celebrated here.

 

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(10) Agni: priyEshu dhAmasu kAmO bhUthasya Bhavyasaya I

SamrADakO vi rAjathi II...UttharArchika Saaman: 1710

and Yajur Vedam:XII.117

 

(meaning): " The adorable Lord is present in all His

loving regions. He has been our sole reliance in

the past , and so will He be in future .He shines forth

alone as a soverign Lord. "

 

The Supermcay , Omnipotence , Aadharathvam and Omnipresence of

the Lord is saluted here.

 

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The scholarly monograph on " Phiosophy and Theistic Mysticism

of the Alvaars " By dr.S.M.S. Chari is an excellent source

book to understand the Tamil Marai aspect of AzhwAr's

aruLiccheyalkaLs. Prof.Chari analyses the Ubhaya vedAntham

aspects under the six broad headings :

 

1.Doctrine of Ultimatate reality (Para Tattvam)

2.Doctrine of God ( Isvara)

3.Doctrine of the Individual Self( Jiva)

4.Doctrine of Sadhana( means to a goal)

5.Doctrine of Sureme Goal( Parama PurushArtham)

6.Theistic Mysticism

 

Excellent cross links to VedAntham and Tamil Marai

are woven in this monograph.

 

After completing the life and works of Thirumangai

in the next post as the last item on the coverage of

inputs for the AzhwAr CD ROM , adiyEn will come back to

further contributions on the links between

AzhwAr AruLiccheyalgals echoing the profound

doctrines covered by Vedam and VedAntham (Upanishads).

 

Srimath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE saraNam ,

Daasan , Oppilaippan Koil VaradAchari SatakOpan