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SrI sAra sAram â I (48)
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I â ThirumantrAdhikAram
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The Significance of ânArAyaNanAyaâ
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SwAmi Desikan refers to statements of SvEtASvatara and other Upanishads which
eulogize the Lord as having various qualities of excellence:
âSvEtASvatarAdi-kaLil connapaDiyE, jIva-ISvarar-kaLuDaiya cEtanatvamum,
svAbhAvika-mAna bhEda-mum, jIvarkaLuDiya anyOnya-bhEda-mum, sarvarukkum ISvaran
oruvanE sakala-abhimata-hEtu-vAnamuDiyum, upAya-bhootan tAnE prApyanAnapaDiyum,
ithukkuc cErntha ubhaya-lingatvamum, ubhaya-vibhooti-yOgamum,
sarva-vidha-bandhutvamum itthirunAmatthilE samkshiptangkaL.â
SvEtASvatara and similar Upanishads praise various aspects of the
greatness of the Lord. All these are contained, in a contractual form, in the
name, ânArAyaNaâ. SwAmi Desikan lists out these:
1) âjIva-ISvarar-kaLuDaiya cEtanatvam,â:- Both the jIvas and the Lord
are sentient.
2) âsvAbhAvika-mAna bhEdamâ :- The essential nature of the jIvas is
different from that of the Lord.
3) âjIvarkaLuDiya anyOnya-bhEdamâ:- The jIvas and the Lord are mutually
different.
4) âsarvarukkum ISvaran oruvanE sakala-abhimata-hEtuâ :-- The Lord alone
grants all the benefits sought by all the jIvas.
5) âupAya-bhootan tAnE prApyanâ:-- The Lord alone is the means for the
jIvas to attain mOksha and He Himself is the fruit enjoyed by them.
6) âithukkuc cErntha ubhaya-lingatvamâ:-- In keeping with this, He has two
aspects â a) He is devoid of all negative qualities; and b) He is the
repository of innumerable auspicious qualities.
7) âubhaya-vibhooti-yOgamâ:-- He is Lord of this world (leelA vibhooti) and
the Paramapada (the Nitya-vibhooti).
8) âsarva-vidh-bandhutvamâ:-- He remains all types of relation to the jIvas.
âitthirunAmatthilE samkshiptangkaLâ:--
All these nuances are contained in this name, ânArAyaNaâ, in an abridged
form, says Swami Desikan.
(To continue)
dAsan
anbil S.SrInivAsan
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