Thirucchandaviruttham - 17th verse- Glorious archA mUrthi

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Sri:

SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah:

 

Dearest Srivaishnavas,

 

AzhwAr enjoys archA avathArams in next PAsuram:

 

Ekamoorththi moonRumoorththi

naalumoorththi nanmaisEr,

pOkamoorththi puNNiyaththin

moorththiyeNNil moorththiyaay

naakamoorththi sayanamaayn^a

lankadalki danthu,mEl

aakamoorththi yaayavaNNa

menkolaathi thEvanE! (17)

 

Adhi DevanE! Jagath kaaraNa SarvEshawaraa! The

primordial Cheilf! Lord of everyone! Having

AdhisEshan’s ThirumEni as the bed (or the seat) and

having Your Yoga nithrA on grand Milky Ocean! Further,

You appear as One mUrthy; three mUrthis; four mUrthys;

the mUrthy depending and based on [our] enjoyment;

mUrthy based on puNyas (good deeds) and many others.

Thus there are numerous mUrthys and various archA

mUrthys- in most goregeous dhivya mangaLa vihrahams in

Divya Desams. Why and how? (en kol)

 

Poorvaacharyas comment that first three lines refer to

Para vyUha, vibhava avathArams and finally they all

became archA mUrthys- why? We can enjoy that manner.

 

Also these Para vyUha vibhava have already been dealt

with by AzhwAr in earlier verses. With Them as Base,

these archAvathArams have take n place – commentaries

mention for this verse.

 

Eka mUrthy- ParavaasudEva muRthy;

Sankarshana, Pradhyumna, Aniruddha mUrthys- are trio-

three mUrthys.

Including vyUha Vaasudevan- four mUrthys.

Nanmai sEr- unlike other mUrthys- these mUrthys – as

meant for enjoyoment of devotees- ArAdhakars as well

as those assembled- enjoy Him – bhOga mUrthy- which

does good to those who assemble to pay their

obeisance, perform anjali and prostrate.

 

Archya: sarvasaahishNu: archaka

paraDhInAKhilAthmAsThithi: Sarva aparAdhAs (all

trespasses and transgressions) are forgiven by the

Lord while performing ArAdhanam to Him [Aaathu perumAL

and the Lord in the temples- archA mUrthis] and still

He grants good to the Asrithars (devotees)- nanmei

sEr.

 

Thus all ArchAs are bhOga mUrthy – nanmei sEr bhOga

mUrthy.

Even vibhava avathArams – were there to be seen and

enjoyed by phycial eyes. Thus those who had done good

deed can only enjoy and see Him in vibhava avathArams.

Thus- He is the mUrthy for Punya janaas. Also only

those who have done some good deeds-can get to enjoy

the Lord in divya Desams as well.

 

Also the vibhava avathARams appeared to establish the

dharma and also performed anushtAnams thus- puNya

mUrthys they are.

 

One can remember and enjoy GitA slOkam- Ch 4- 11th

verse-

 

yE yaThA mAm prapadhyanthE thAmsthaThaiva bhajAmyaham

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mama varthmAnuvartthanthE manushyA: pArTha sarvaSa: ||

 

Those who seek refuge in Me- in my whatever form (i.e.

any avthAram or archAi) I favour them in the same

manner… Arjuna, people experience My form in all ways

thereafter. I show myself in that form once they take

refuge in Me in any form- whatsoever. Swamy desikan

mentions that archA form is mentioned here by the

Lord. Here Srinivasa Ranga varadha rUpams are referred

to perhaps.

 

ArchaavathAram also can be referred to in this verse

wholly – Sri UttamUr Swamy writes: Eka mUrthy- the

archA form SaaLagrAma mUrthy at home; (can be in one);

 

Or at temples; three mUrthys- Moolavar; uthsavar and

Sayana mUrthy;

bHoga mUrthy- archA (or SaaLagrAmam) enjoys the

upachArams performed during ThiruvArAdhanam; like

bathing (Thirumanjanam), dressing, adorning Him with

ornaments, ThuLasi, etc.. are all performed touching

Him. Haarathi (with camphor) upachAram is performed

from a distance. Offering of food is also performed

from a distance. SaamsparSika, aupachArika,

aabhyavahArika bhOgams.

 

Thus there are mUrthys who accept these upachArams;

there are mUrthys who grant good to those who come and

prostrate, perform anjali.(puNya mUrthy);

There are mUrthys who recline on AdhisEshan

(naagamUrthy);

 

AgamUrthy- Agam- yaagam- archai- Thus archA mUrthy.

 

Thirumazhisai AzhwAr ThiruvaDigaLE saraNam

Regards

Namo Narayana

dAsan

 

 

 

 

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