Thiruvaheendhrapuram RathnAngi Kaimkaryam series: Posting 216/Desika Prabhandham : Thirucchinna Maalai ( Part 5)/Paasuram 273

[Guest guest]

SrI:

 

Dear SrI VaradarAja BhakthAs :

 

Let us reflect on the Fifth Paasuram of

Thirucchinna Maalai ( Paasuram 273 of Desika

Prabhandham ) in this posting . It deals with

the significance of " NaarAyaNa " sabdham :

 

273. ulahellAm uLLE vaitthu umizhndhAr vanthAr

ulahu udambAit-tAmm uyirAi ninRAr vanthAr

alai kadakAi aanandham adaiynthAr vanthAr

aLavillA AruL Aazhip-PerumAL vanthAr

tilkam yenum thirumRni selvar vanthAr

sezhum guNangaL irufmoonRum udayAr vanthAr

ilahu sudar muzhu nalamAm iniyAr vanthAr

yellArkkum gathiyAnAr vanthAr thAmE

 

(Meaning): PeraruLALar is the Lord , who protected the world

during PraLaya kaalam by placing it inside HIs stomach and released

it during the time of creation . He has the sentients and insentients

as His body and stays inside them as their antharyAmi (indweller).

Just as the ocean water becomes the foam and the waves , He transforms

through pancha bhUthams as the diverse chEthanams and achEthanams.This

He accomplishes through His sanklapa Balam alone and enjoys such

transformations. He is of the form of Ocean with infinite dayA .

He has the matchless divine beauty , which stands out as the tilakam

to highlight the soundharyam of the created world. He is the BHagavAn

with the famous six guNams( Jn~Anam , Sakthi , Balam , Isvaryam ,

Veeryam and tEjas).He is of the form of infinite bliss and perfect Jn~Anam.

He stays as the means and goal for all. Lord VaradarAjan of such

Vaibhavam has arrived now amidst as revealed by His Thirucchinna oli.

 

This Paasuram is the elaboration of NaarAyaNa Sabdham of AshtAksharam

**********************************************************

Line 1: " UlahellAm uLLE vaitthu umizhnthAr VanthAr " :

 

This refers to His being the aadharam and KaaraNam for every thing:

ChEthanams and achEthanams . The two passages of NaarAyaNAnuvAKam:

" VisvamEvadham Purusha: " , " Tattvam NaarAyaNam Para; " explains

the NaarAyaNa is the aadharam (foundation ) for all Tatthvams and Universe.

They point out that NaarAyaNan is " Viswa SarIrikan " and Tatthva SarIrikan

( He has chEthanam and achEthanam as His Body and is the aadharam for

both). At time of MahA PraLayam , He retains the Universe in a small portion

of

His stomach and protcects them in a subtle form without NaamAs and Roopams .

At the time of creation , He releases them or spits them out and they become

later the Naama -Roopa Prapancham.He is thus the material and instrumental

cause of the srushti and dissolution of the Universe .

 

ChAndhOgya Upanishad ( III.14.1) supports this with the famous Manthram :

" Sarvam khalu idham Brahma-- " ( " Verily , all this is Brahman , because all

this originates from , ends in and is sustained by Brahman " ). Brahman is

the entire universe of ChEthanams and achEthanams , which represents

the body ( SarIra) of Brahman. The same Brahman is the indweller

or antharyAmin and is the the self of SarIra ( SarIrin) . This is the core

doctrine of VisishtAdhvaitham:, SarIra-SarIrI sambhandham ( The organic

relationship of Brahman and the Universe of ChEthanams and achEthanams).

 

Line 2: Ulahu udampAi ThAmm uyirAi ninRAr vanthAr "

 

The relationship (Sambhandham) between the Universe and Iswaran as

SarIra ( body ) and the self of SarIra ( SarIri) is reiterated here .

 

Line 3: " alai kadalAi aanandham adainthAr VanthAr "

 

the " tanamai " (nature ) of being Leela and Nithya VibhUthi is being

referred to here . The joy that He derives from transformations

that He manifests through the power of His sankalpam (Volition)

to be bubble , foam and the wave ( the various objects of Prapancham)

is pointed out here.

 

Line 4: " aLavillA aruL Aazhi PerumAL VanthAr "

 

Here the limitless aruL (grace/compassion ) of the Lord

for us the erring jeevans is being saluted.

 

Line 5: " Tilakamenum ThirumEni chelvar vanthAr "

 

The dhivya MangaLa Vigraham of the Lord is saluted here .

SavisEsha Brahmathvam is emphasized here as underlined by

VedAntha SoothrAs is the focus.This dhivya MangaLa vigraham has

a dhivya roopam, dhivya BhUshaNam and dhivya aayudham ( Divine

Body, aabharaNams and weapons ) as saluted by the PurANams and

AzhwArs .

 

Line 6: " Sezhum GuNangaL iru-mUnrum udayAr vanthAr "

 

The six auspicious , defining GuNams of the Lord leading to Him being

addressed as BhagavAn are indicated here . These six according to

VishNu purANam are ( Jn~Aana, Sakthi, Bala, Isvarya , veerya

and tEjas/ Knowledge Power, strength , Lordship , virility and

splendour). These are the " sezhum GuNangaL " .

 

Lines 5 and 6 form the core of VisishtAdhvaitham as emphasized by

AchArya RaamAnujA : " Brahma sabdhEna SvabhAvathO nirastha

nikhila dOsha anavathikAdisaya asankhyEyaKalyANa guNa gaNa

PurushOtthamO abhidheeyathE /By Brahma sabdham ,the PurushOtthamn

(Supreme Being ) , who is devoid of all imperfections and endowed with

limitless auspicious attributes is indicated). It is SavishEsha Brahman

andNOT nirvisEsha Brahman that is being accepted .

 

Line 7: " ilahu sudar muzhu nalamAm iniyAr vanthAr "

 

The dhivyAthma Svaroopam of the Lord , where He shines as

Jn~Anandha Svaroopan is referred to.The svaroopam (innate

nature ) of Brahman as " Satyam , Jn~Anam and Anantam "

( according to TaitthirIya Upanishad) is being hinted here.

Ilahu or Satya Svaroopam with out undergoing any VikAram

(Change) , Sudar( Jn~Ana Svaroopam ) and Muzhu nalam

( ParipoorNa aanandha svaroopam) are covered here as

the defining features of PurushOtthaman , Sriman NaarAyaNan.

 

Line 8: " Yellarkkum GathiyAnAr vanthAr ThaamE "

Here the Tatthvam of SrIman NaarAyaNan being the means

and Phalan ( UpAyam and UpEyam for all ) is being saluted .

 

In Moola ManthrAdhikAram , there is a slOkam that sums up

SrIman NaarAyaNan being the KaaraNam for the universe

and being the upAyam as well as UpEyam as established in

VedAntha Saasthrams :

 

" KaarANathvam aBhAdhyathvam UpyathvamupEyathA

ithi SaarIrakasTApyam iha chAapi vyavasTitham "

 

The full meanings of NaarAyaNa sabdham as per

this slOkam are:

 

Line 1 : Aadharathvam and KaarANathvam

Line 2: SarIrAthma BhAvam

Line 3: Ubhaya VibhUthi NaaTathvam

Line 4: DayA Svaroopam

Line5 & 6: Dhivya MangaLa vigraham & KalyANa GuNams

Line 7: Jn~Anantha Svaroopam

Line 8: Being Both UpAyam and UpEyam .

 

NaarAyaNa , NaarAyaNa , NaarAyaNa

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradachAri Sadagopan

 

Srimate Sri Lakshminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka

SrivaNN SaThakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama: