A Peep into Periya ThriuMozhi 43

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The Three roles rolled into one

 

 

Sri Sadagopan swami finally elaborates on the aspect of Lord Almighty donning

three roles of creation, sustenance and destruction as mentioned by kaliyan in

the final pAsuram of first thirumozhi in the third ten.

 

mUvarAgiya oruvan

 

The three fold Cosmic functions (viz)., Creation ,

Sustenance and Dissolution of the Universe and

its beings are linked to Moovar : Brahma , VishNu and SivA.

Kaliyan states that Lord DevanAthan is the primary cause of

those three fold functions and is the Parabrahman with

Brahma-VishNU-Rudra Roopam to execute them. Upanishads recognize

that Brahman as the cause for the three fold cosmic function:

 

yathO vaa imAni bhUthAni Jaayanthe , yEna jaathAni jeevanthi ,

yath prayanthi abhisamvisanthi , tad vijij~nasasava ,

TAD BRAHMETHI -- TaittirIya Upanishad: III.1

 

(Meaning): " That verily from which these beings are born ,

that by which when born , they live, that into which ,

when departing they enter , THAT , seek to know:

THAT IS BRAHMAN "

 

Brahma LakshaNam is given here in terms of the Trifold

cosmic Function by VaruNaa.

 

Veda VyAsa , the author of Brahma Soothrams based

his VedAntha Soothram ( Janmaadyasya yatah) on the above

Upanishadic pasage. Janma ( Creation/origin), Sthithi

(Sustenance ) and Laya (dissolution) have the underlying

cause of Brahman , the MoovarAhiya Oruvan . It is the defining

characterestric of Brahman . It is His visEshaNa lakshaNams.

 

That Brahman carries out the trifold functions (through

different Moorthys) and is the source of the Universe is

described by the ChaandhOgya Upanishad passage:

 

sanmUlah saumya imaah sarvaah prajaah sdaayatanaah

sapratishtithaah --ChAndhOgyam: VI.8.4

 

(meaning): " All these beings , my dear , are having

" Sath " (Brahman) alone as their cause. All these beings are

living in Sath and all these brings are withdrawn into Sath " .

 

Chathur Mukha BrahmA and Lord Sivan have as indweller

(antharyAmi Brahman) VishNu NaarAyaNan . Infact Brahman

pervades the entire universe as AntharyAmi Brahman as

one of the most important sections of BruhadAraNyaka Upanishad

instructs us. Sage Yagnyavalya explains the concept of

antharyAmi Brahman to UddAlakaa , the son of AruNA.

Not only does the Brahman dwell in these sentient

beings but also controls them (antaro yamayati).

 

Our Lord of Thiruvaheendhrapuram is therefore

the Para Brahman (MoovarAhiya Oruvan ) who is

the indweller and controller of Brahmaa and SivA ,

while staying as Himself to perform Sthithi functions.

 

The Atharva Veda manthrams (Hymns 7 and 8 of Book X)

salutes this JyEshta Brahman ( the Para Brahman) and

is the supporter of all the three functions (SarvAdhAran):

" Tasmai JyEshtAya BrahmaNE nama: " ( AV X.7.34).

 

He is the Final reality ( Uchcishta/ut-sista Brahman)

" for when nothing exists at the time of final great

dissolution (MahA PraLayam) and the creation passes into

primordial matter , devoid of name and form , then

the Supreme Self alone persists ( since He is not subject

to change , decay or death) " .

 

Concluded by

Sri Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan