Thiruvaheendhrapuram RathnAngi Kaimkaryam: Part 183 ( Mey Viratha Maanmiyam: Part 7.4 ): Paasurams 226/Fourth chapterof Brahama soothram )

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Dear BhakthAs :

 

Today we will conclude the study of the 19th Paasuram

of Swamy Desikan's Mey Viratha Maanmiyam : the summary of

the Fourth Chapter of Brahma Soothram with its four paadhams .

 

Fourth Chapter of Brahma Soothram

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We will focus now on the 25th to the 32nd lines of this Paasuram,

which is a summary of the Fourth Chapter of Brahma Soothrams

dealing with the fruits (Phalans) of the UpasanAs:

 

satthu asatthu yenum anaitthu aNaittha vinai

thotthu aRukka vala thuNivinAr

 

sariyumaLavil uriyavarai aRivu ariya

tamani neRi seruhu virahinAr

 

tatthuat-tiraL uthaitthu uthaitthu adaivu

tatthuvikkumavar TalaivanAr

 

taruhai uNarumavar saraNam aNuha vidal

ariya aruL Varadhar adiyamE

 

Meaning & significance :

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The above 8 lines summarize the instructions of

the fourth Chapter of Brahama Sooothram ( BRS)

with its four paadhams .

 

The compassion (DayA ) of Lord VaradarAjan , who is

pleased with the chEthanams observing His dharma Saasthrams ,

is celebrated here .He is the Varam tarum VaradarAjan

(Boon granting Lord of Lords ) . The steps by which the Lord

of Kaanchi blesses these chEthanams obeying His commands

are described in this section.

 

Lines 25-26: The first Paadham of the 4th Chapter of BRS

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The First Paadham of the fourth chapter of BRS is about the firmnes of

resolve of the Lord to remove without residue both the Paapams and

the PuNyams of the Jeevan , which has performed SaraNAgathy at

His sacred feet . The golden fetter of PuNyam and the iron fetter of

Paapam are destroyed by the compassionate Lord in the case of

the Jeevan that has observed Bhakthi or Prapatthi yOgam.

Satthu here refers to PuNyam and asatthu is Paapam .

Lord VaradharAjan is " anaitthu vinai thutthu aRukka vala

thuNivinAr " . He has the power and resolve to destroy the entire

assembly of vinaikaL (anaitthu vinai aRukka thuNivu koNDavar) .

 

One of the relevant Brahma Soothrams linked to the first

paadham of the 4th Chapter of the BRS is:

 

" bhOgEna thviatarE kshapayithvAaTa

sampadhyathE " --BRS: 4.1.19

 

(Meaning): " But having destroyed by experience of the other

two (i-e. good and evil deeds that have begun to yield fruits) ,

then the jeevan attains Brahman " .

 

 

Lines 27-28: The Second Paadham of the 4th Chapter oof BRS

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The second Paadham deals with the anugraham of the Lord

to direct the Jeevan eligible for Moksham to enter the Brahma

Naadi for the beginning of the travel to SrI Vaikuntam .

 

When the body falls ( sariyum aLavil) at the end of bodily existence ,

our Lord of Kaanchi has the power to let the eligible ones

( Who have qualified to gain MOksham through observance of

SaraNAgathy or Bhakthi ) to enter the Brahma Naadi ( Tamani

neRi seruhu virahinAr). Tamani neRi is the 101 st Naadi ( Moordhanya

Naadi) through which the soul of a Muktha Jeevan departs from the body

with the help of the Lord . The power of the Lord of Kaanchi ( virahu)

to make it happen is referred to here ( Seruhu virahinAr).

 

The Muktha Jeevan leaves via the Brahma Naadi towards

the Path of light (archirAdhi maargam ) presided over by

the Aaadhi VaahikAs. The bound jeevans leave via anyother

one of the other 100 naadis to be born again in the samsAric

world . The muktha jeevan begins the journey to SrI Vaikuntam

by following the rays of the Sun/archis ( the archirAdhi mArgam :

" RasmyanusAri " --BRS : 4.2.17).

 

The teachings of ChAndhOgya Upanishad (VI.viii.6) are reminded

here : " When a person departs from here , his speech reaches

the mind , the mind reaches the PrANaa , the PrANaa reaches

the Fire and the Fire reaches the Supreme Deity " .

 

Lines 29-30: The third Paadham of the 4th Chapter of BRS

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" Tatthuavat-tiraL uthaitthu uthaitthu adaivu tatthuvikkumavar

TalaivanAr " constitute the 29th and the 30th lines of this

Mey Viratha Maanmiya Paasuram .

 

" tatthuvat-tiraL " stands for the entire assembly of achEthana

tatthuvams linked to Prakruthi . Our Lord kicks them away

with His powerful feet (Uthaitthu uthaitthu) so that they wont

block the path of the departing muktha jeevan to leave

the bodily cage via the Brahma Naadi . Once the jeevan

exits the body , our Lord commands His servants ,

the Aaadhi vAhikAs to welcome the jeevan and

travel with it through their respective domains until

it reaches SrI Vaikuntam . With the help of these

AadhivAhikAs , the Jeevan crosses SamsAra MaNDalam

and reaches Parama Padham .This is the subject of

the third paadham of the Fourth chapter of BRS

(PhalAdhyAyam).

 

The Jeevan travels by the celebrated ArchirAdhi

mArgam ( archirAdhinA tathpraTithE : /BRS: 4.4.1).

There , the Muktha Jeevan is guided progresively by

the rows of Aadhi vAhikAs to the boundaries of

SrI Vaikuntam.

 

The 4th Paadham of the Fourth Chapter of BRS

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" taruhai uNaramuavar saraNam aNUha

vidal ariya aruL Varadhar adiyamE "

 

Our Lord is the One , who gives " Taruhai " :

He blesses us with the Phalan , the fruits of

upAya anushtAnam ( performance of the prescribed

means for Moksham ). He is taruhai tarubhavan.

We as jeevans perform the upaasanAs cited by

the Upanishads ( uNarumavar). That upAsanam

is for approaching the sacred feet of the Lord

( SaraNam aNUha). Our Lord is the Achyutha -

Varadhan , who never abandons such Muktha Jeevans

(Vidal ariya aruL Varadhar ). We are indeed supremely

blessed to be His adiyavarkaL ( aruL Varadhar adiyam ).

 

Lord VaradarAjan grants the supreme boon of inseperableness

for the Muktha Jeevan from Him in the state of liberation

( avibhAgEna dhrutathvAtha: BRS 4.4.4).

 

Lord VaradarAjan grants the boon of all powers

to the released soul except jagath vyApAram ( cosmic

activities like Creation , sustentiation and destruction ).

Our Lord reserves these cosmic activities to Himself :

 

" Jagadh vyApAra varjam prakaraNAth

asannihitha-tathvAccha " ...BRS: 4.4.17

 

After sharing all of the BhOgams of the Lord

except cosmic activities in the state of Mukthi ,

the jeevan never returns to the samsAric world .

They never experience rebirth in the abode of

sorrow ( samsAra MaNDalam ). The released soul

has thus cut off itself from Karmas with the power of

the Lord and regains its nature anchored in the experience of

the Lord ( ParipoorNa BrahmAnubhavam).

 

Thus ends the magnificent 19th paasuram of

Mey viratha Maanmiyam of our Great AchAryan .

 

Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan

 

 

Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka

Srivan Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama: