SaraNaagati gadhyam :1950 Sriman Bhaashyam's release of Sri VishitAdhvaita PracharaNi sabha , Madras : Part III

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SrI:

 

Dear Bhagavad RaamAnuja SampradhAyins:

 

Exposition of " NaarAyaNa"

 

akhilahEyapratyaneeka KalyANaikatAna !

svEtara samastavastuvilakshaNa ananta-

Jn~AnandhaikasvarUpa! svAbhimatAnurUpa yEkarUpa achintya

dhivyAdhbhuta nitya niravdhya niradhiSaya oujjwalya soundharya sougandhya soukumArya lAvaNya

youvanAdhyanantaguNanidhi dhivyarUpa!

 

Translation of the Text:

 

(3) { Then follows invocations to the Lord with a description of all His qualities, His divine Form , and His weapons , etc }

 

With no person to surrender myself to, I take shelter unto Thine lotus feet, Oh Sriman NaarAyaNa ! The refuge of all the helpless , the Enemy of all Evil and the Abode of all beneficial qualities , perfect embodiment ( distinct from the forms of all other things) of immeasurable kanowledge and of bliss , bearing a form agreeable to Thee, unchanging beyond the reach of thought, Divine in essence wonderful to behold ; ever existing pure and unsullied; preeminently excellent , of Brilliant Loveliness; Sweet smelling , charming with the prime of Youthfulness --a form full of such and a whole treasure of excellences .

 

Commentary

 

3. Then follows the exposition of the meaning of the word NaarAyaNa found in the dhvaya mantram , the word indicating the person described , as the Substraction of Naara in dhvya. "Akhila heya" etc--Free from the pains and penalties or the changes which the sentient and nonsentient things are liable to in this world , "Pratyaneeka" denotes not merely the absence of evil qualities but that He destroys evil in others. The word "Ananada" means being good to oneself , and " anukoola " means good to others. It may also be taken to explain the word " KalyANaa".

 

" KalyANa AikatAna" mean the sole abode of and completely full of, all kinds of virtues. Besides, KalyANa means also good not only to one's self but also to others . "Eka" excludes the possibility of being Jada or in any portion .

 

Then RaamAnuja goes on to describe the dhivya vigraha , , i.e., Divine personality of the Lord. "abhimata anuroopa" are to be understood as before . "Ekaroopa " denotes that He is distinguished by His two qualities: (1) Freedom from evils/

blemishes and fullness of good qualities and hence to be worshipped (2) Being the object of attainment (upEya). "achintya"

that which is beyond reach of imagination or thought ."Divya" denotes that the Form is different in substance from common ordinary forms . The second "divya" means that He is also different in structure. "Adbhuta": presenting new forms of beauty every other minute ; Everlasting is "nitya" ;

"niravadhya" means flawlessness , the fault of being not easily meditable; unlike in the case of " Svaroopa"of God, His vigrahas more easy to contemplate -"Soundharya" :-loveliness-"LavaNya":-Charm of the whole structure-"adi" may denote other beauties , like roundness of limbs, length of arms.

( To Be Continued)

adiyEn SrI RaamAnuja DhAsan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan