SrI SundarabAhu Sthavam : PartIV (SlOkams: 18-19 )

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SrI:

 

Dear BhakthAs of SundarabAhu PerumAL of ThirumAlirum ChOlai :

 

We will study the SlOkams 18-20 of SundarabAhu Sthavam today .

 

SlOkam 18: May the Lord of Solaimalai choose our heart for His residence !

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pruTivyAthi ya: athmAntham niyamayathi Ya: tatthva nikaram

tathantharyAmee tath vapu: avidhitha : tEna BhagavAn

Sa yEsha svaisvaryam na vijahath asEsham Vanagirim

samathyAseenO nO visathu hrudhayam Sundarabhuja:

 

(Meaning): May Lord SundarabAhu , who resides at ThirumAlirum ChOlai

choose our hearts as His abode ! ( Vanagirim SamadhyAseena:

Sundara Bhuja: na: hrudhayam visathu ! ) . He is the indweller of

the assembly of Tatthvams from Earth( insentients) to JeevAthmA

( Ya: PruTivyAthi aathmAntham tatthva nikaram , tath antharyAmee ) .

He has also the sentients and the insentients as His body ( Ya: tath vapu: ) .

Inspite of the fact that He is both the antharyAmee and the SarIram

for this assembly of Tatthvams , He is not comprehended by them

( tEna avidhitha: ) . He as Bhagavaan with the six GuNams ( Jn~Anam ,

Sakthi , Bhalam , Iswaryam , Veeryam and Tejas) controls them all

(tEna avidhitha: BhagavAn niyamathi) . During His archai as Sundara Bhujan ,

or incarnations , He never leaves aside His six guNams and Iswaryam

( Sa: yEsha: Svaiswaryam na vijahath).

 

Special Notes from U.Ve. Sri SrivathsAngAcchAr Swamy

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This slOkam is based on the section( PrakaraNam) known as AntharyAmee BrAhmaNam

from BruhadhAraNyaka Upanishad . This PrakaraNam is very important for our siddhAnthAm.

This prakaraNam reveals that the Lord is pervasively present as the indweller in all

the tatthvams ranging from PruTvee (Earth) to JeevAthmA and commands them in

their activities and yet they do not know Him as the indweller and commander

( Example of PruTvee: " Ya: pruTivyA anthara: Yamm PruTivee na Vedha , Yasya PruTvee

sareeram , Ya: pruTiveemantarO yamayathi , yEsha ta aathmA antharyAmi amrutha: ) .

Having the status of antharyAmee inside PruTvee , AakAsam , Tamas , agni , anthariksham ,

PrANan , Vaak , Manas , Vij~nAnam , rEthas , Jeevan etal ( all the Tatthvams: tatthva nikaram) ,

the Lord directs them in all their activities . The antharyAmi adhikaraNam of SrI BhAshyam

and SubhAlOpanishad expound further on the antharyAmi Brahma tatthvam . Here , KurEsar

focuses on this important Tatthvam ( Ya: pruTivyAthi AathmAntham tathtva nikaram

tadhantharyAmee) .

 

The Lord of Solaimalai (archAvathAran) of this Vaibhavam is not without His six

GuNams as BhagavAn . He stays as PoorNa ShADguNyan even in His archA manifestation

( svabhAvam ajahath sasvath ajOapi sann avyayAtmaa).

 

KurEsar prays now for the Lord in his hrudhaya kamalam (heart lotus) . The question may arise:

Was not He there as antharyAmee all this time ? Why invite Him afresh with the plea: "visathu" .

KurEsar follows the anubhavam of the AzhwAr : " ThirumAlirumchOlai Malai yenREn yenna

ThirumAl vanthu yenn nenju niRayap-puhunthAn " , " Malai mEl taann ninRu yenn manatthuL

irunthAnai " AzhwAr says that the Lord on top of Solia Malai is also inside His Hrudhaya Kamalam .

AzhwAr says further that he uttered the name , ThirumAlirumchOlai and the Lord used it

as an excuse to enter His heart . Until that time , his heart was filled with desire and hatred

(Raaga dhvEshams) and the Lord and it was impossible to recognize the indwelling Lord

( raagadhi-dhUshitE chitthE naspadhee Madhusoodana: ) . Once those interfering factors

exited , the darsanam of the indweller was easy . KurEsar prays for the Lord to enter now

to be seen clearly .

 

SlOkam 19: Salutations to Sundara aayutha Bhujan

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pratyagAthmani kadhApyasambhavadh

bhUmabhUmim abhivakthi yamm sruthi:

Tamm VanAdhri nilayam susundaram

SundarAyatha bujam bhajAmahE

 

(Meaning) : We offer our salutations to the Lord with the beautiful arms

(Sundara Baahu) , who is beautiful(Susundaram) in every way and

resides in ThirumAlirum chOlai (VanAdhri nilayam bhajAmahE) .

He is the Lord , who is Bhuma GuNa Visishtan ( One who possesse

the Vaibhavam that is not possessed by the Jeevans) .

 

The BhUma VidhyA of ChAndhOgya Upanishad is referred to by KuResar

Here . The BhUma VidhyA points out that ParamAthmA is distinctly different

from JeevAthma even in its state of Mukthi . For instance ParamAthmA

alone( NOT JeevAthma ) can grant Moksham ; ParamAthmA alone can be

established in His Mahimai (SvE mahimnE prathishDitha:) . Our Lord

alone can be present inside all jeevans ( SarvAthmakathvam) . That Lord

( Para Brahman) , the BhUmA visishtan is blessing us with His sEvai

as Lord Sundara Baahu at ThirumAlirumchOlai .

 

KurEsar helped AchArya RaamAnujA write his magnum opus , SrI BhAshyam .

He was naturally conversant with all aspects of Sri BhAshyam . In this context ,

KurEsar composed the 17th slOkam of Sundara Baahu Sthavam to summarize

JyOthiradhikaraNam of SrI BhAshyam . In the 16th slOkam ( gathisAmya labdha),

the reference was to Yeekshathya adhikaraNam . The 18th slOkam referred to

AntharyAmadhikaraNam . In the 19th slOkam , BhUmAdhikaraNa vishaya vAkya

sOdhanam (examination of the meaning of BhUmAdhikaraNam) becomes the focus .

Swamy KurEsar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

 

SrimathE SrIvaNN SaThakOpa NaarAyaNa YathIndhra MahA DesikAya Nama:

 

Daasan Oppiliappan KOil VaradAchari Sadagopan