Sri Parthasarathi thunai
Srimathe ramanujaya Namaha
Srimad Vara Vara munayE Namaha
Sri vAnAchala mahA munayE Namaha
Paasuram-73
"arEarivAr anaiththulagum vuNdumizhindha
pErAzhi yAntan perumaiyai-kAr seRindha
kaNdaththAn enkannAn kAnAn avanvaiththa
pandaiththAna ththin pathi"
In this paasuram, thirumazhisai piran elaborates the prApya vaibhavam
(greatness of ultimate goal). The greatness and the immense happiness attained
by understanding the essence or the meaning conveyed by the charma sloka cannot
be understood even by the brahmarudras. Otherwise, this paasuram can also be
considered to give the charma sloka vaibhavam (greatness of the charama sloka)
The meaning conveyed by the charma sloka is not only not understood by the
ignorant souls, but is unreachable by even the so called maha jnanis brahma or
rudra.
Sri parasara bhattar immersed in the divine arthas of these two paasurams
lucubrates them, quotes periyavachan pillai in his commentary.
(ArE arivAr anaithulagum vuNdumizhindha pErAzhiyAn tan perumaiyai) Who will
understand the greatness of that supreme lord who placed all the worlds inside
his stomach during the time of cosmic destruction, saved everything from any
damage and delivered them out during the time of creation?
"apramEyO mahOdhadhi:" -that supreme lord with remarkable divine qualities
(pEr AzhiyAn) compared to the big ocean.
Here according to appillai another commentator to this divine work, pEr azhiyan
refers to the lord Krishna who holds the divine sudarsana chakra in his hand as
a weapon to protect his devotees,
In tamil, Azhi means both ocean/sea and chakra/discus
Won't the four-faced brahma and three-eyed rudra understand the greatness of
the supreme lord and his divine abode?
(kAr seRindha kaNdaththAN) Rudra esteems himself to be the all-powerful one who
swallowed the deadly poison (AlakAla visham) and protected all the devas.
(eN kaNNAn) Brahma is filled with pride since he possesses 8 eyes and hence
being able to visualize things simultaneously in all 8 directions and act
accordingly.
Inspite of all their powers both brahma and rudra are incapable to visualize
the almighty. The divine abode of emperuman is unreachable.
(avan vaiththa pandaith thAnaththin pathi) Emperuman has made this ancient
abode due to his permanent wish forever that cannot be visualized by anyone.
Many pramanas from vishnupurana and bharata substantiate the above. Thus the
prapya vaibhava is elaborated in this paasura.
Otherwise,
Who will know the greatness of that ocean of valour, the almighty who swallowed
the worlds during pralaya, saved them inside his stomach and then created the
exact replica during creation? He is the unconditional means. Did he swallow
the world due to anyone's request or with anyone's support? Did he bless the
jeevas with a body due to anyone's prayers or does he hold the divine chakra to
protect anyone in danger due to any reason other than his wish? Though filled
with knowledge even the brahma rudras or incapable to understood the divine
essence of the charama sloka preserved as a secret by emperuman. Charama sloka
declares emperuman to be the ONLY ABSOLUTE UPAYA (means to attain the ultimate
goal, the moksha, the divine abode of the almighty)
(To Be Continued)
Azhvar emperumAnAr Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharaNam
Adiyen ramanuja dAsee
Sumithra Varadarajan
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