Guest guest Posted January 6, 2003 Report Share Posted January 6, 2003 nArasimha vapuhu = nArasimhasya vapuhu yasya saha = The one who has the Narasimha rUpam. pASuram : Siriya tirumaDal – 43, 44, 45 (Tirumangai AlwAr tiruvaDigaLE SaraNam) samanvayam with pASuram : HiraNyakaShipu who considered himself as Brahma died a ghastly death. He couldn’t protect his body. Is he the Brahma then?. The one who broke open the pillar and thrashed that HiraNya is the real Brahma. That day, He roared and proclaimed to one and all that He is the Lion among all and He is the antaryAmi of all. He displayed His all protective power and mad love for His devotees. nAra – Amongst the AtmAssimha – The pre-eminent onevapuhu – who shines with such a splendid divya mangaLa vigraham. pASuram :(43) pOrAr neDuvElOn | pOn peyarOnThe fighting HiraNya with the long spear Akattai | kUrArnda vaLLukirAl | kINDu He tore that HiraNyA’s body with His sharp and sturdy nails KuDal mAlai | (44) SirAr | tirumAr binmEl kaTTiAnd wore the intestines as a garland over His chest, which is the auspicious abode of mother lakShmi. Senguruti SorAr kkiDandAnai | kungumattoL koTTiHe knocked down the blood smeared arms of the HiraNya who lay bleeding profusely (45) ArA yeZhundAn | ariyu ruvAiAnd flourished rapidly in His roaring nrusimha form. Detailed Interpretation : 1) Of the fighting HiryaNya with the long spear : HiraNya considered himself as the Brahma and all others as totally insignificant. This thought was his spear. He used to wage a war with it against everyone who challenged his supremacy. 2) He tore such HiraNyA’s body with strong & sturdy nails : Those who consider themselves as Brahma require such a thought (such a weapon) to defend their standpoint. Of what necessity is any such weapon to the One who is naturally powerful; who is the epitome of all the kaLyANa guNAs like Souryam, dhairyam, parAkramam…He pounced upon HiraNya and teared him apart with just His nails. 3) And wore the intestines as a garland over His chest : His chest is the auspicious abode of mother LakShmi. He decorated such a chest with the entrails of HiraNyakaShipu. This was purely due to the fact that HiraNyakashipu was related to His ardent devotee, PrahlAda. He adorns Himself with anything that has a bhAgavatha sambandham and gives it a position equal to our mother SrI. This act exemplifies His boundless love towards His devotees. 4) He knocked down the blood smeared arms of the HiraNya who lay bleeding profusely : Those hands of HiraNya inflicted pain on many bhAgavatAs, over-powered many women and forced them to surrender to him. He knocked them down with an aggrieved heart as they were not instrumental in doing bhAgavath-bhAgavatha kainkaryam and were instead involved in unpardonable acts. 4) And flourished in His roaring Nrusimha avatAram : His roar vividly promulgates the praNavArdham. "I am your protector. You are not the protector. When you cannot safeguard yourself, How come you pose as the protector of all others?. Are you the Brahma?. Are you that supreme truth?. I am that Brahma, that supreme truth. Know me as the sarva rakShaka, as the sarvAntaryAmi - the supreme controller.” Lord Nrusimha flourished in each and every department, each and every quality. HiraNya was muffled into a nothing. This was one of the most celebrated incarnations of the Lord. He displayed in an astounding manner, His all protective prowess, His mad Love for His devotees, and the truth of He being the inner controller of all. He is the one with inimitable kaLyANa guNAs and divya mangaLa vigraham and He is the greatest of all the nArams (nArasimha vapuhu). Jai Sriman Narayana Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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