ChakkaratthAzhwAn /Sudarsana Bhagavaan Vaibhavam: Part II

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Dear Sri Sudarsana BhakthAs:

 

The six Questions posed by Sri GhOshtipuram

RaamAnujAchArya Swamy and his responses to them

are summarized below with some additional

comments :

 

1. Who is referred to by the name " Sudarsanan " ?

 

Swamy Desikan gives the answer to this question

in the very first slOkam of Sri ShOdasAyudha SthOthram:

 

sva-sankalpa kalA-kalpair-Aayudhair-AayudhEsvara:

jushta: shOdasibhir-dhivyair-jushathAm Va: PARA: PUMAAN

 

(Meaning): May the Lord of weapons of Sriman NaarAyaNan ,

(i-e) Sudarsana BhagavAn confer auspiciousness on You all.

He is the one worshipped by the sixteen divine weapons ,

which stand as the small portions of the Lord's Sankalpam.

Sudarsana BhagavAn is the Parama Purushan worshipped by

these Sixteen powerful weapons , which are yEkadEsa-thulya

bhAgams of Sriman NaarAyaNan's Sva-Sankalpam.

 

The second and the 18th slOkams of Swamy Desikan's

ShOdasAyudha SthOthram throw additional light on

the Tathtvam standing behind Sri Sudarsana BhagavAN:

 

YadhAyattham jagacchakram Kaalachakram cha Saasvatham

Paathu vasthath PARAM CHAKRAM Chakraroopasya ChakriNa:

 

(Meaning): May the ChakrAyudham ( one of the sixteen

divine weapons ) adorning the hands of ChaakratthAzhwAn

protect you all ! The universe is rotating eternally

driven by the tatthvam of Kaalam ( Second-minute-hour-day-

month-year ).This Kaala Tatthavm is under the control of

the ChakrAyudham , which is the chief among the weapons

of the Lord. He ( The Lord) Himself takes on the form of

this Chakram (Sudarsana Roopam ).

 

asthra-grAmasya kruthsnasya prasUthim yam prachakshathE

sOavyAth SudarsanO Visvam Aayudhai: ShOdasAyudha:

 

(meaning): May Lord Sudarsanan adorning all the sixteen

divine weapons protect the entire universe with them!

He is indeed the origin of all the assembly of weapons

in this world. SaashtrAs identify Him as the source

kaaraNam for the entire assembly of weapons .

 

Thus , By the Naamam Sudarsanan , we understand that

He is (1) form of the Sankalpam of the Lord (2)He is

the Lord of Kaala Tatthvam and (3)He is the source sthAnam

( Uthpatthi ShtAnam) for all the weapons of the world.

 

Lord's sankalpam is behind the creation , protection

and destruction of the universes and its beings

(Sentients and Insentients). That renowned Sankalpa ninaivu

(thought) is Sudarsana Bhagavaan( Jagath prakruthi-bhAvO

Ya: Saa sakthi: parikeertthithA ).

 

Our Lord has six GuNams as ShAdguNya ParipoorNan .

These are Jn~Anam , Bhalam, Sakthi, Veeryam , tEjas

and Isvaryam. He is therefore known as Para Brahman

displaying all these GuNAs in their entirety.This

Supreme Being desires to become many (Bahu syAm ithi)

and that sankalpa Sakthi is Sudarsanan :

 

ShADguNyam Tath-Param Brahma Svasakthi-pari-brumhitham

Bahu syAmithi SANKALPAM BhajathE Tath SUDARSANAM

 

 

 

Question 2: What is the meaning of the Naamam , " Sudarsana " ?

 

There are three ways to comprehend the meaning of

the ThirunAmam of Sudarsanan .

 

adiyEn will cover these meanings as explained by

ThirukkOttiyUr RaamAnujAcchAr Swamy in the next posting .

 

Sri Sudarsanaaya Nama:

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SatakOpan