Bhagavath GuNa anubhavam : Part II ( DramidOpanishad Taathparya RathnAvaLi/DramidOpanishad Saaram)

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Oppiliappan List Archive Oct 1996

 

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SRI : Dear BhakthAs of Swamy NammAzhwAr :

 

I would like to take another approach to Bhagavan's

Gunams celebrated as Daya/Anukampaa /Kshamaa et al .As it is rightfully observed

, Swami Desikan is no casual

user of words . He was also deeply influenced by NammazhwAr's

Thiruvaimozhi . As a Ubaya Vedantha Acharya , he established

Eikakantyam(Unison of thought ) betwen Sanskritic and Tamil Vedas .

Through his profoundly illuminating works known as Dramidopanishad

Taatparya RatnAvaLi , Dramidopanishd Saaram and other works in Tamil

dealing with the Divya Prabhandhams , He has clearly brought out the

central message of Nammazhwaar , who celebrated Bhagavan's

daya Svarupam in the thousand plus verses of Thiruvaimozhi .

The same approach has been taken by MaNavALa Maamunigal

in his Thiruvaimozhi Nurranthaadhi and and the the other work

named Sri Bhashya Aagama Adhyadasaka Dvandhva Eikakantyam .

 

Daya satakam of Swamy DEsikan celebrates Srinivasa anukampaa. Srinivasaa is

recognized as " Dayaambhodhi " (the ocean of Dayaa) and the Acharyaas as "

Srinivasa

Dayaambhodhi pareevaha parampara " . The word Anukampaa means

sympathy , compassion in the literal translation ( Vyankyaartham or

Sakyaartham ) . The deeper meaning (Svaapadesam or Anyaapadesam )

however defies the simple meaning of compassion or sympathy .In his magnificient

book " Aazhwaar ThiruvuLLam " , my neighbor

from Oppiliappan Koil Sannadhi Theru , Dr. V.N. Vedantha Desikan

has summarized the meanings of Nammazhwaar's Thiruvaimozhi

verses according to the many commentators ( Idu ) and correlated them

with the works of Swami Desikan and MaNavALa maamunigal . This is

a set of two volumes published by Sri Vaishnavaa Research Center

in 1994 and 1995 . These volumes are recommended for anyone,

who wants a serious study of the subject of Nammazhwaar's Bhagavad

anubhavam of the auspicious KalyaNa Gunam celebrated as Dayaa

or Anukampaa .

 

In the next few postings , I will summarize BRIEFLY the thoughts

of Nammazhwaar on the subject of Bhagavaan's Dayaa and

their resonances in Swami Desikan's illustrious works . All of

the discussions revert back to the three Mantraas that are unique to

Sri Vaishnavaas. Starting with PraNavam (A-U-M ) , the three constituting

letters symbolize in one intrepretation the creative , protective and

samhaara aspect of the Lord's play. Anukampaa seems to belong to the

deeply caring and protective aspect of Sriman NarayaNaa. He

protects , comes to our rescue in so many ways. Acharyas also have

an important role in us receiving that protection and Dayaa of the Lord

since they unite the Jeevaathmaa with the Paramaathmaa through the

performance of Bharanyaasam for us . It has also been pointed out that

the first letter of PraNavam , A, stands for demonstrating the Paramaatmaa

proving His Rakshakatvam as Avyaaja KaruNaamurthy . He protects us and

brings us closer in so many ways that were described with joy by

Nammazhwar in the many verses of his Thiruvaimozhi .

 

I will illustrate them in the manner in which the name sake of Swami

Desikan describes it in his master treatise , Azhwaar ThiruvuLLam

following the illustrious commentators belonging to our Acharya Paramparaa .

 

AKRUTHYAANAAM KARANAM KRUTHYAANAAM VARJANAM CHA MEH I

KSHAMASVA NIKILAM DEVA PRANATHAARTHIHARA PRABHO IINamO Sri HayagrIvAya

,Oppiliappan Sannidhi V. Sadagopan

 

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