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SrI  sAra  sAram â I (7)
-- 
I â ThirumantrAdhikAram 
-- 
The Eminence of Thirumantra (continued) 
--- 

        SwAmi Desikan now quotes from Thirucchantha Viruttham, to establish the 
greatness of the Thirumantram: 
âeTTezhuththum OthuvArkaLâ â 
Those who recite the ashTAkshara mantraâ. 
        Let us consider the verse in full:
âeTTumeTTumeTTumAi  orEzhumEzhumEzhumAi
  eTTumoonRum-onRumaki  ninRa Adi dEvanai
  eTTinAya bEthamOdu  irainjininRu avanpeyar
 eTTezhutthum OthuvArkaL vallar vAnamALavE.â  (Thirucchantha Viruttham-77)

Meaning:
âoru eTTum eTTum eTTumAiâ â as the 24 tattvas; 
âoru Ezhum Ezhum EzhumAiâ â as the 21 worlds;
âeTTu moonRum onRumâ â as 8 tattvas, 3 tattvas and the single tattva;
âAki ninRaâ â thus manifesting;
âAdi dEvanaiâ  -- the primordial Lord;
âeTTin Aya bEthamOduâ â having eight types of differences;
âiRainchi ninRuâ â standing and saluting;
âavan peyarâ â His name;
âeTTu ezhutthumâ â the ThiruvashTAkshara mantra;
âOthuvArkaLâ â those who do utter;
âvAnamALa vallarâ â are capable of ruling  even the Parama-padam. 

        Through this verse, Sri Thirumazhisai AzhvAr urges us to resort to the 
means of prapatti to attain SrI VaikuNTam. For that, mere reciting the 
ashTAksharam is helpful as the Lord of all the worlds will be pleased with our 
uttering this mantra. On the other hand, other means like bhakti-yOga are 
difficult to practice and moreover, one is not sure if he will attain the 
Lordâs abode at end of this life itself. 
        However, a question is raised: If one adopts prapatti, is devotion is 
not necessary? The AzhvAr, by way of answering this query, gives the next verse 
from which SwAmi Desikan gives the next quote: â'dfedZtfTmf varmak 
OTvaafkqfâ, âeTTezhuththum vAramAka OthuvArkaLââ Those who keep on 
uttering the ashTAkshara mantra.  Let us study the verse in full: 
âcOrvilAtha kAthalAl thodakkaRA  manattharAi
   neer-arAvaNaik  kidantha  ninmalan  nalangkazhal
  ArvamOdu iraincininRu avan peyar-eTTezhutthum
  vAramAka OthuvArkaL  vallar vAnamALavE.â   (Thirucchantha Viruttham-78)

        The significant message given by this verse is:
        By reciting the ashTAkshara mantra, one can attain the Paramapadam, 
said the AzhvAr in the previous verse. In reply to a question as to what is the 
form of the Lord that should be meditated upon while reciting this mantra, the 
AzhvAr gives a clue here. While meditating on the Lord as He is in the Milky 
Ocean and with extreme love for Him, if one recites the ashTAkshara, he will be 
the fit person to rule the Paramapadam. Here, the emphasis is on the Lord in 
the Milky Ocean for the meditation and the deep feeling of bhakti. Even in the 
bhakti-yOga, one has to have the feeling of love. But, mere love for the Lord 
does not help with out our mind continuously resting the Lordâs form. The 
recitation of the ashTAkashara mantra will make this effort an easy one. If one 
follows the instruction of the AzhvAr, he is sure to attain the Paramapadam 
where he will be crowned with the Lordâs feet to rule the Empire of 
Kainkaryam.  SrI PeriyavAcchAn Pillai quotes a
 SlOka from the scripture that will be the standing guidance for the mumukshu 
(the aspirant):
 âAseenA vA SayAnA vA tishThantO  yatra kutra vA /
  namO nArAyaNAyEti  mantraikaSaraNA  vayam //â (nAradeeyam)
(Whether sitting, or lying on the bed, or standing any where, we are ever 
sticking to the recitation of the mantra, ânamO nArAyaNAyaâ.)  
        
SwAmi Desikan says, âenRu immoola  mantraththaiyE 
param-purushArththa-moolamaka  aruLic  ceithArkaL.â â 
        AzhvArs have stressed this mantra alone as the means for attaining the 
highest goal. 

(To continue)
dAsan 
Anbil S.SrInivAsan
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