Fw: Thiruvaheendhrapuram RathnAngi Kaimkaryam: Part 180 ( Mey Viratha Maanmiyam: Part 7.1 ): Paasurams 226 )

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Dear BhakthAs :

 

Today we will study one of the most brilliant summaries of

the Four Chapters of Brahma Soothrams. The quintessence of

each of the chapters is orgainzed in 32 lines and set in the poetic

Chandha Viruttham of InrupattheNN SeerAsiriyam .This is the 19th

Paasuram of Mey Viratha Maanmiyam Prabhsndham .

 

We will focus on the first 8 lines of this Paasuram, which is a summary of

the First Chapter of Brahma Soothram dealing with the omnipotent

Supreme Brahman that creates all the sentient and insentient beings

of this universe:

 

Chitthu-achitthu yana viritthu uraitthana

anaitthum amaytthu uRayum IraivanAr

 

siRiya-periya uru udaya udalam yena

nadalam ilathu ilahu nilayinAr

 

chitthiratthezhilai ottha pattharodu

mutthar pitthi yenum uNarvinAr

 

sithaivu il maRai neRiyilyeRiya-vurumuRai-kaNN

muRiya siRai ariya niRaivinAr

 

The First chapter of Brahma Soothram has four Paadhams.

 

The first two lines cover the meaning of the first paadham of

the First Chapter that salutes Lord VaradarAjan as the Supreme

Brahman , who is the power behind the creation of this

universe constituted by the sentients and the insentients

These Brahma soothrams provide the basis for the summary :

 

JanmAdhyasya yatha: ( 1.1.2): " Brahman is that Omniscient ,

Omnipotent , all merciful being from whom proceed the origin

etc.( i.e, origin , sustenance and dissolution) of this (varied and

wonderfully fashioned world ) " .

 

Gathi SaamAnyAth (1.1.11) : " On account of the uniformity of view

(of all scriptural texts relating to the origin of the world ) " .

 

The third and the fourth lines deal with the second Paadham of

the First Chapter.The second Paadham celebrates the Svaroopam

of the Supreme Being , wo has all the sentients and the insentients

as His body . One of the Key Brahma Soothram of the second

Padham of First Chapter relating to the third and fourth lines

of this Paasuram is : " AntharyAmi , adhidEvAdhilOkAdhishu

taddharma vyapadEsAth " ( The ruler within of the gods ,

the worlds and so on ( is Brahaman) on account of the qualities

of that (Brahman ) being mentioned . That quality is SarIra-

SaarIraka relationship.Our Lord's savroopam to have the jeevans

and Prakruthi as His SarIram (Body) and Him being the antharyAmi

inside them all .

 

The fifth and the Sixth line deals with the third Paadham of

the First Chapter of Brahma Soothrams. This Paadham salutes

the Sankalpam (volition ) of the Lord to be the aadhaaram

(base and support ) for the world and its beings just as

the wall is the base and support for the painting on it.

This reveals that our Lord does not need any aadharam

for Himself.One of the relevant Brahma Soothram relating

to this tatthvam is : dhyubvAdhyAyatanam sva-sabdhAth( I.3.1).

 

The seventh and the eighth lines of this 19th Paasuram of

Mey Viratha Maanmiyam deals with the essence of the fourth

paadham of the First chapter of Braham Soothram . This fourth

paadham focuses on the limitless glories of the Lord and establishes

that the Supreme Being alone is the cause for the origin of the universe

(Jagath KaaraNam ) and not Prakruthi/achEthanam as argued by

the uninformed.

 

The Brahma Soothram I.4.29 , the last Soothram of the fourth

Paadham sums it all up ( yEthEna sarvE vyAkhyAthA vyAkhyAthA: ):

" Only an all-knowing , all-powerful Brahman different from the sentient

and the insentient alone " is the Jagath KaaraNam .

 

Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan