Iraamaanusa nooRRanthAthi- 91st verse- Unparralleled Supreme Lord is Sriman Narayana

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SrI:

SrImathE Ramanujaya namah:

 

Dearest all

 

Even if the world does not ask for; the most

compassionate and most merciful one Ramanuja works

hard for removing the darkness of the entire world and

saving the humanity. His catholicity is amazing; yet

true. He is PuNNiya purushar- says Amudhanaar.

 

maruLchuran^ thaakama vaathiyar kooRum,avapporuLaam

iruLchuran^ theyththa ulakiruL neengath,than

eeNtiyacheer

aruLchuran^ thellaa vuyir_katkum naathan aranganennum

poruLchuran^ thaan,em iraamaa Nnuchanmikka puNNiyanE.

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due to the ignorance, there are many who mistakenly

think Rudran as the Parathvam and attempt to argue on

that. The world was thus engulfed by the ocean of

darkness and of ignorance. Ramanuja removed all

darkness and established Parathvam of Sri Ranganathan

[sriya: Pathi Sriman Narayanan] and that all

jeevathmas [including Rudran] are His servants. It is

because of his abundant daya on everyone and the whole

world that they need to understand the truth and be

saved. What a Parama dhaarmikar! What a dhayALu!

 

maruL surandhu aagama vaadhiyar- due to their

tremendous a~jnAnam, they aruge based on other aagamas

of theirs

kooRum- mentioned

avam poruL- the tattvam and hitham [the entity and

means] that would not take anyone closer to mOksham at

all

iruL surandhu- thus the whole world was getting

engulfed by darkness

yeyttha ulagu- the poor world

iruL neenga- in order to get rid of this darkness

yem raamanusan – Our Ramanuja – Our EmperumAnAr

aruL surandhu- showered his dayA

ellaa uyirgatkum nAThan Arangan – declared [based on

Vedas and Upanishads, Brahma sutra and GitA] that Sri

Ranganthan alone is the Master and Supreme God of all

jeevathmas [without any doubt or partiality] -

including those Saivites who think Rudran is their

nAthan

ennum poruL- this most unambiguous vedic truth

surandhaan mikka puNNiyan- This divine Acharya [mikka

puNNiyan] showered on the whole world – thus making

everyone divinely blessed;

 

IT IS NOT OUR RELIGION THAT HAS MANY GODS. It is the

wrong /mis interpretation of Vedic truths and sruthis

that have given rise to. Have no doubts - not even an

iota of suspicion. Our ancestors have inherited a

great treasure. Don't feel great thinking that you are

the rich beggar among beggars. " HasthimE

hasthisailaagrE vasthu

paithaamaham dhanam "

 

VyAsar blessed us with Vedantha sUthram, wherein he

ascertained the supremacy of Sriman Narayna in his

sUtram, and raised his hands above his head three

times and proclaimed that Sriman Narayna is the

Parathvam. (sathyam sathyam punas sathyam ....vedAs

saastrA param naasthi..na deivam kEsavaath param).

 

This sUtram was detailed and commented to a great

extent by BhOdhAyanar in his Brahma sUthram. After

BrahmasUthram, Brahmanandhi (dunkar, Dhramidar,

GuhadEvar) had also written purports for Brahma

sUthram but are lost somewhere and are not available

for us unfortunately. (Brahma sUthram was studied by

Sri RamanujA and understood for his establishing the

VishishtAdvaitaic traditions.) Sri Ramanujar

established and re-organized the Sri VaishNava

SiddhAntham and explained the conflicts and wrong

interpretations in other SiddhAnthams and in other

religions. Our AchArya Paramparai (Guru Parampara)

traces back to Sriman Narayanan and MahAlakshmi

Themselves and is associated with such Greatest

sampradayam. The Siddhaantham of AchArya RamanujA is

an unambiguous most accurate interpretation of all

Vedic statements- I repeat ALL VEDIC STATEMENTS, with

no contradictions to sruthis. It is our Dearest Sri

Ramanujacharya whose Sri Sookthis have thrown light on

ALL VEDIC DOCTRINES and interpreted most accurately.

 

Sriman NarayaNan along with His consort Sri

MahAlakshmi alone is the God (Deivam). He is the

Primordial Chief. He is the Chief of all dEvAs,

including Sivan and BrahmA. Vedas proclaim that Sriman

NarayaNan is the ParamAthmA, PeramporuL and

ParanjOthi. VedAs also say that except Him all

including dEvas, Sivan, BrahmA and Indran are all

jIvans. They are positions; various souls Being born a

SrivaishNavA and/or a bhakthA of Sriman NarayaNA, we

need not worship other devatAs. We are related to the

Great King Himself; why to go and beg the army chief,

minister or the Gate keeper? The king appoints them

and dismisses them as well.

 

VedAs and SaastrAs say that even to think of Sivan and

BrahmA and other

dEvas as equal to God is a great sin (mahApaapam). For

that matter, Sivan and BrahmA themselves are great

bhaktAs of Sriman NarayaNA. It is due to their triguNa

sambhandham (like rajO, thamas and sathva guNAs) Sivan

gets into the enemy's (asurA- bhANAsura's) side. Our

Sriman narayana is of Pure Suddha Sathvam.

 

When GajEndrA shouted for help " AdhimoolamE! "

(Primordial Chief!) it is NOT any name of God, he

called-please note! It is just calling the Primordial

Chief, the first one- the Parathvam! Nobody dared come

claiming for " Adhimoolam " post, it is our Sweet Lord

Sriya: Pathih Sriman Naraynan who appeared IMMDIATELY

on GarudA and saved the elephant. You may tell that it

is only the name and rose by any name will smell as

sweet. But it is vEdAs (which are eternal and

apaurushEyam) that proclaim that Sriman Naraynana is

the Supreme Godhead. It is not just a name. It is

kaaraNa peyar; name with a meaning in it; naaram +

ayaNam is Narayanan. (You need to study this Divine

name of Narayana and His meanings under the Feet of

your AchAryan).

 

Hence, we should pay obeisance to only Sriman

Narayanan. We are His Seshan (servants). Even uttering

His name alone will yield tremendous benefits both in

this world and in the next. ( Sivan, himself tells

Parvathi to utter Rama naamam, when enquired by her as

to which is equal to the Thousand names of VishNu. -

Do we need any other proof?)

 

For us, only vEdAs are the moola pramaaNam. (The

proof). VedAs were not created by anybody. They are

apaurushEyam. Vedas proclaim the Glories of Emperumaan

Sriman NarayaNan. It is He who takes Para, vyooha,

vibhava archa roopams. Sri Ranganthan thus is the very

Sriman Narayanan himself.

 

[Extract from Sri Sadagopan Swami’s write up] - In the

paradEvathA-paaramArthyadhikAram of Srimadh Rahasya

thrya Saaram, Swami Desikan has clearly established

Sriman NaarAyaNa parathvam and the futility of

anya-devathA worship at many levels .

 

ThiryvAimozhi Paasuram ( 10.10.3 ) is the beacon light

for us , whenever we get into doubt :

 

aavikkOr paRRuk Kompu NINNALAAL aRihinRilEn

yaan mEvit Thozhum Biraman Sivan IndiranAdhikkellAm

naavik Kamala MudaRk kizhankE umparanthathuvE

 

What we have to grasp and what we have to abandon are

clearly stated here. The first line of the Paasuram

categorically states that there is no support (

leaning stick )to the soul (jeevan) other than Sriman

NaarAyanan.

 

NammAzhwAr's aruLiccheyalkaL are our kalankarai

ViLakku (light house). Here is one to formulate our

code of conduct:

 

veevil Inbham miha yellainihazhantha namm Acchuthan …

veevil seeran malark KaNNan ViNNOr perumAn

--Thiruvaimozhi :4.5.2

 

Our Lord Achyuthan is the very boundary of

BrahmAnandham that Upanishads talk about. Limitless

are His auspicious qualities , also His charm and His

reputation as the Sarva lOka SaraNyan .He is the

unparalleled master of the NithyasUris and Brahma

SivAdhis. I sing about Him all the time without

let.This joy of singing Thiruvaimozhi about Him has

brought me close to Him .Now , my joy too has become

vast and limitless ,as He is said to be .

 

NammAzhwAr's uplifting message to us is that Sriman

NaarAyaNan is the one and only Refuge for us , He is

the UpAyam , He is the UpEyam , Phalan .He is Praapyam

and he is the Parama- PurushArtham . None else !

 

Thirumangai in his Paasuram on ThirukkaNNapuratthu-

EmperumAn elaborates on this important topic:

 

maRRum Ohr dhaivam uLathu yenRiruppArOdu

uRRilEn; uRRathum unnadiyArkku adimai

maRRellAm pEsilum ninn Thiru Yettezhutthum

kaRRu naan KaNNapuratthuRaiammAnE

--Periya Thirumozhi: 8.10.3

 

(Meaning): Oh Lord who resides permanently in

ThirukkaNNapuram ! I have learnt thoroughly the Sacred

ashtAkshara manthram that celebrates Your glories. I

have now learnt that the parama purushArtham is all

about being the servitor( Sesha BhUthan ) of Your

BhagavathAs . After comprehending this fundamental

doctrine , I have detached myself thoroughly from

anyone , who considers that there is a Supreme God

equal or greater than You. All of this bhAgyam came my

way by learning Thirumanthiram that celebrates You

directly ,from You as my AchAryan .

 

All our Ajn~Anam , AnyathA Jn~Anam and ViparItha

Jn~Anam will be destroyed to its root , once we

reflect on the AzhwAr's paasurams , AchArya Sri

Sookthis and keep repeating Swami Desikan's Statement

:

 

Sriman NaarAyaNO na: pathi: akhila tanu: mikthidhO

mukthabhOgya:

 

I conclude this clarificatory note with some mula

pramANams about the parathvam of our Lord , which I

believe in :

 

Na VaasudEvAth paramasthi MangaLam

Na VaasudEvAth paramasthi Paavanam

Na VaasudEvAth paramasthi Dhaivatham

 

EmperumAnAr ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam

Regards

Namo Narayana

dAsan

 

 

 

 

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