Thirucchandhaviruttham- 11th verse- How will I be able to praise such Greatest You!

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Sri:

SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah:

 

Dearest Srivaishnavas,

 

Thus AzhwAr described in all earlier verses that

Sriman Narayanan is:

 

Sarva antharyaami (indweller and inner commander)

Sarva hithapravartthakan (who is the way or the means;

who is known and to be known by the study of all

vedas, saasthras and Upanishads)

UbhayavibhUthinAthan (one who has this leelA vibhUthi

and Nithya bibhUthi- or this world and the upper

world- Paramapadham)

One who takes various avatArams and takes different

births for protection of dharma and destruction of

evil;

One who creates chathur mukha brahmA and entire

Universe and all beings (through Brahmaa);

One who supports everything and everyone else

One who is above even Rudran

One who is the cause even for NithyasUris and kaala

tattvam

Only One who is known, and to be known by the study of

all Vedas and Upanishads;

One who is the material and instrumental cause for the

Universe.

 

After having enlisted the above, AzhwAr asks: How will

I be able to praise such Greatest You in this

prabandham when even BrahmA and Rudran could not?

 

sollinaaltho darchchin^ee

solappadumpo ruLumn^ee,

sollinaalso lappadaathu

thOnRukinRa sOthin^ee,

sollinaalpa daikkan^Ipa

daikkavanthu thOnRinaar,

sollinaalsu runkan^in_ku

NankaL solla vallarE? (11)

 

You are the combination of all words – i.e. all

prabadhams. You are the essence or meaning of all of

those verses. [You are the only one who is referred to

by all names in the world]. You are Param jyOthI

swarUpi..- shining lustrously due to Your swarUpa

prakaSam and SwaprakAsam. You created BrahmA and he

created the worlds and beings (with You as the

in-dweller) utilizing the words of Vedas. Even such

BrahmA is not able to comprehend Your greatness and

praise You in entirety and do justice to your

greatness, who can praise You listing down your most

auspicious attributes (anantha kalyANa guNAs)! (not

even at least summary of your guNAs)

 

Sollinaal thodarcchi nee- You are the One who creates

the connection between words and letters. It mat also

mean: Unlike falling into the trap of Aishwarya

(wealth) and kaivalyam (enjoying ones’ own soul-

athmAnubhavam), when one understand true purport of

Vedas and perceives You as VedavEdavEdhyan

understating that You are the Supreme Brahman (from

words- of Upanishads); You are the Supreme Light etc..

 

 

Everything has got names; yaavadharTham vai

nAmaDhEyaSabdhaa: There are scholars who undesratnd

those words and names. But all may not know that You

are the antharyaami in them in everything and in

everyone. Every word denotes a thing and ultimately

denotes You. Sometimes directly and sometimes

indirectly or implicitly. When they do not understand

this and they do not tell that it denotes You, You are

unuttered then (sollap padaathu thOnRuginRa jyOthi

nee).

 

You are not to be bound by these names or words; for

example- BrahmANo na surAm pibEth; brahmANo yajEtha-

Brahmins can not drink and Brahmins need to perform

yagnam etc.. are not to refer to You directly and You

are not bound by these statements [sollinaal

solappadaathu].

 

Also it may mean: Even when someone attempts to utter

using vedic hymns and praise You they can not complete

or claim completion of praising You fully- never.

 

You are Supreme Light; ParanjyOthi; Thus using such

words and vedic statements if one utters (including

BrahmA and Rudran), they still can not do justice to

their praising You listing down all Your glories and

guNAs.. as they (the guNAs and glories) are limitless

and infinite.

 

Thirumazhisai AzhwAr ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

Regards

Namo Narayana

dAsan

 

 

 

 

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