Dhati Panchakam

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Posted by: " TCA Venkatesan " vtca vtca

Fri Dec 28, 2007 10:07 am (PST)

Sri:

Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

Based on Sri P.B. Annangaracharyar Swami's Commentary

 

Like a forest fire to the forest of Pashandas,

Like thunder to Charvakas who are like mountains,

Like the morning Sun to the darkness that is the Bauddhas,

Like a lion to Jainas who are like elephants,

Like a Garuda to Mayavadis who are like snakes,

Like an ornament worn on the crest to Vaidikas;

Thus was present SriRamanuja Muni,

who placed the victory flag in Srirangam.

 

Commentary:

Pashandas are nAstikas - those that do not accept that there is a

Supreme and reject the Vedas as authoritative. They were spread

everywhere like weeds. Ramanuja removed them completely - like a wild

forest fire going through a forest. He was not like a small fire that

needs dry twigs to burn; he was like a forest fire that burns even

green trees. This comparison alsoe shows that he destroyed their

philosophy very quickly.

 

This is what is shown in his vAzhi thirunAmam as " aRu samayach chedi

adhanai adi aRuththAn vAzhiyE " .

 

Thiruvarangaththamudhanar also states in his Ramanuja Nutrandhadhi

" nAttiya nIsach samayangaL mANdana " and " thaRkach samaNarum sAkkiyap

pEygaLum ... nIsarum mANdanar " .

 

Charvakas can be taken as an expansion of the word Pashandas; or it

can be taken as Pashandas as well as Charvakas. Charvakas are those

that believe that only those things that are visible to the eyes are

true. Their philosophy is expressed as " pratyakshamekam chArvAka: " .

They stood rooted like mountains in this world and Ramanuja fell on

them like thunder falls on mountains and broke them. This is similar

to Indra using the Vajrayudha (the thunderbolt weapon) on the

mountains.

 

During Ramanuja's time, a darkness had surrounded the land due to the

bauddha philosophy. As the sun known as Ramanuja rose (rAmAnuja

divAkara:), this darkness was dispelled automatically -

Thondaradippodi Azhvar's verse " kadhiravan guNa dhisai sigaram

vandhaNaindhAn gana iruL aganRadhu " can be recalled here. This Sun did

not have to reach its apex. Just as the darkness is dispelled at the

advent of the early morning Sun, so too the bauddha philosophy was

destroyed the moment Ramanuja was born.

 

The Jainas were like elephants and Ramanuja became the lion that

chased them away. In a forest where a lion rules, elephants would not

exists and would get away - so to in the presence of Ramanuja, the

Jainas had to retreat.

 

Thiruvarangaththamudhanar calles Ramanuja as a strong lion that

derived its strength from Thirumangai Azhvars verses " vali mikka sIyam

irAmAnusan " .

 

Mayavadis are those who state that everything is false or an illusion.

If they are like serpents, then Ramanuja was like the Garuda whose

very shadow was sufficient to destroy them.

 

The Lord's panchAyudhas are weapons to those who oppose Him, but are

ornaments to Him in the presence of His devotees. Similarly, while

Ramanuja was as described above to those who rejected the Vedas and

Sriman Naranaya, he too is an ornament to those who accept the Vedas.

Thus he is like the ornament worn on top of the head, to Vaidikas.

 

Ramanuja thus established the victory flag of Srivaishnava

Sampradhayam in that most divine of places - Srirangam. Ramanuja is

praised as " Srirangesha Jayadvaja " . It is therefore that he is praised

" thennarangar selvam muRRum thiruththi vaiththAn vAzhiyE " , " manniya

thennarangApuri mAmalai maRRum uvandhidu nAL " and Srivaishnavas echo

his words everyday " srIman! yam anupadravAm anudinam

samvardhaya " .

 

Azhvar Emperumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Sharanam

adiyEn madhurakavi dAsan

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