nAnmugan thiruvandhAdhi-12

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Sri Parthasarathi thunai

Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha

Sri Vara Vara MunayE Namaha

Sri vAnAchala mahA munayE Namaha

 

 

 

Paasuram-6 (contd.)

 

 

 

(SiriyAr sivapattAr seppil) The Buddhist and Jains did not even accept the

pramanams. But the saivaites accept the pramanams (the Vedas) to an extent but

still they are unable to understand the pramEyam (bhagavan, Sri:pathi) properly.

It has been declared in all the Vedas that emperuman is both the

nimiththakAranam and the upAdhAna kAranam but the saivaites argue that he is

only the nimiththakAranam. While deciding whom the parabrahmam is, they choose

a naran (jeevatma) leaving the parAthparan, narayanan. So they are considered

as siRRarivinar (people with little knowledge).

 

 

 

[While making a pot, we require a potter, clay and the rod for shaping the pot.

Out of these the potter who has knowledge to make the pot and who intends to

make it is called as the nimiththakAranam. The clay used is called as the

upAdhAna kAranam and the rod is called as sahakAri kAranam. According to our

sampradayam emperuman, Sriman nArAyanan remains as all three karanams in the

srushti of the world. How he remains as all three is a big vedantic discussion

not pertaining to our subject at present.]

 

 

 

(seppil) Even trying to talk about the above said people is so disheartening.

They have a philosophy and practice that makes even the sathvikas who have a

great control over their senses to get angry. So though it is not so good for

us to talk about these people still for the sake of making others understand the

differences in the philosophies it becomes necessary.

 

 

 

(veriAya) “sarvagandha:” declares the Vedas the greatness of emperuman.

Emperuman is like a collection of all sweet smelling objects. This indicates

his niradhisaya bhOkyathvam (the supreme among the things that have to be

enjoyed). But don’t the flowers also have a sweet smell what is special about

emperuman?

 

 

 

(mAyanai) Ashcharyabhoothan-The one who has the great qualities and talent that

surprises everyone. He is the one who creates, sustains and destroys this world

of mAyai and hence called as mAyan. “mAyAm thu prakruthim vidhyAn mAyinam thu

mahEswaram” (know the prakruthi (nature) to be the mAyai and the maheswaran to

be the mAyi) declares the Vedas.

 

 

 

If he is a person of surprise then will he be hard at heart?

 

 

 

(mAlavanai) He has a special soft corner for his devotees.

 

 

 

(mAdhavanai) On top of all these he is lakshminAthan. Thayar is a

personification of love and grace. Being her husband emperuman has the same

love and affection towards his devotees.

 

 

 

(A-thAdhAr) those who do not praise this supreme emperuman

 

 

 

(AdhalAl EnavarE endru) So they are considered to be lowly since they do not

praise that loveable sri:pathi.

 

(veriyAya…A-thAdhAr EnavarE) People in this world get attracted to anything

that is beautiful and enjoyable. But in spite of emperuman being ‘

sarvagandhan’ if one does not appreciate him then what to say about that person?

Some don’t get attracted to just sight and look into the action. But in spite

of emperuman’s surprising activities if one doesn’t appreciate him then what to

say about his knowledge? Some don’t appreciate beauty or knowledge but fall for

one’s loving nature. What to say about a person who doesn’t even appreciate the

great love emperuman shows towards his devotees who are filled with sins? On

top of all these shouldn’t one appreciate emperuman not for his qualities but

for the great grace showered on each one of us by his spouse Sridevi nAchiyar?

If one person exists like a hard rock ignoring all these then he is supposed to

be the lowest of the lowest human being. Today he is like that but probably he

will climb up the stairs some other day and understand

the grace and love of the divya dampathis.

 

 

 

(To be continued)

 

 

 

Azhvar emperumAnAr Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharaNam

 

 

 

Adiyen ramanuja dAsee

Sumithra Varadarajan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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