SrI:
SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah:
Dearest Srivaishnavas,
Let us begin to enjoy the majestic wonderful
prabandhams of Thirumazhisai AzhwAr, namely
Thirucchandhaviruttham. There are 120 PAsurams.
adiyEn's pErAsai (greed) to complete the free
translation of these 120 verses based on beautiful
vyAkhyAnam written by Sri UttamUr Swamy.. [Please
forgive errors and omission in my rambling; it is only
due to my lack of udnerstanding, laick of Snaksirt,
Tamil and English language skills:-(
bhU^nilaaya vainthumaayp
punaRkaN_n^inRa naan_gumaay,
theen^ilaaya moonRumaaych
siRandhakaa liraNdumaay,
meen^ilaaya thonRumaagi
vERuvERu thanmaiyaay,
neen^ilaaya vaNNan^innai
yaarn^inaikka vallarE? (1)
In this dhivya Prabhandham , AzhwAr refers to the
Tattva- Hitha-PurushArthams in his first three
paasurams respectively..
All things in this world are formed by five elements
basic- called pancha bhUthAs. Earth, water, fire, air
and ether (AkAsA). You are the antharAthmA in those
five elements, organs, - etc.. and also the indweller
of Chethanaas and achEthanAs- and are still never
touched by their imperfections ? the way ? YOU stand
(as AthmA in all of them)- as Sareera SarIri bhAvam-
except for those TRUE VedAnthins, who else can
comprehend You?
bhU nilAya aindhumaay -The five materials, the five
great elements, the five sensory organs, etc., and the
mind (manas)
punal kaN ninRa naangumaay- - there is rasam (taste in
waters) etc.. like (rasam, gandham, sparsam, sabdam)
thee nilaa moonRumaay- the roopam (form) that is in
Fire.. thus.. sparsam (touch), sabdham (sound) and
thEjas (luster) added to that is Rasam which is in
waters; added to fragrance- it is pruthvI- earth
Thus vaavyu- from Space;
Fire from Vaayu;
Water from Fire and
Earth from waters
Further there are five subtle elements (tanmaathrAs)-
these are sound (sabda), touch (sparsa), form or sight
(roopa), taste (rasa) and smell (gandha). These subtle
elements are intermediate stages between two gross (or
basic elements- Bhuthas) like earth, water etc. [this
is what described above by AzhwAr].
We experience these. i.e. sound, touch, form, taste
and smell through out indriyas (senses) i.e. ear,
skin, eye, mouth and nose. These are called jnAna
indriyas. We hear sound through our ears, etc?(and get
jnAnam- knowledge about the subject).
The five senses or indriyas of action are called karma
indriyas which are organs of speech, hand, leg, organ
of excretion, and of reproduction, making up total of
ten indriyas. The eleventh is mind or manas.
Thus from prakrithi, mahath is formed. Ahankaaram is
formed from mahath. This ahankaaram is divided into
three called Satva, Rajas and thamas ahankaaram. From
Saatvika ahankaaram- the eleven indriyas (including
mind) and from thaamasa ahankaram, comes the pancha
bhUthas (earth, water etc.._).
That is: thaamasa ahankaaram- sabdha thanmaathram-
AkAsam (ether)- sparsathanmaathram- vaayu (air)-roopa
thanmaathram ? fire (thEjas)- rasathanmaathram- jalam
(waters)- gandhathanmaathram- bhUmi (earth) etc. are
formed. That is the sequence. These five elements
constitute the whole physical prabanjam(cosmic
universe).
In other words, all these are His and belong to Sriman
Narayanan. There was nothing before creation, neither
world nor skies; before creation, there was only
Sriman Narayanan, the Paramaathma. From Him, came the
Akaasa (space); All things and being emanated from Him
(as per Lor?d sankalpam- free will) and end up in Him;
from AkAsA- spring PrANa, manas, indriyas, agni,
water, and the base for the world (prithvI). thEjas
was born and there was urge to multiply. BrahmA was
created and he (with the Lord as indweller in him)
using Vedas and scriptures, created names and forms?
The body consisting of these five elements and the
eleven indriyas) all of the above and the soul that is
housed in the body- The Lord is the indweller and
enables them to act as antharyami. Sri Bhagawath
Ramanuja darsanam- inspired from AzhwArs and
Acharya?s works ? establishing the Sareera sarIri
bhAvam- which is the proprietary (pradhAna
prathithanthram) of VisishtAdvaita- is the doctrine
that solves all contradictions of Vedic statements.
This is based on Ghataka sruthi.. Who else but these
Vedanthins can comprehend You?- says AzhwAr.
BhUthas are objects and hence are Lord?s sareera.
Thus, sicne they are His Body, they are none other
than He can also be inferred. BhUthas properties
though can not be called as ?He?, those properties
have arisen due to His granting the same to BhUthas
(elements). For example, the color blue also denotes
the object whose colour is blue. Thus, the sparsa,
rasa, gandha etc.. also denote Sriman Narayanan-
ParamAthmA, extending the same sareera sarreri bhAvam.
Sriman Narayanan is the supporter (AdhAram) of these
five elements and thus those attributes of the
elements as well (namely- rasa, gandha etc..) [this
is all decribed in rasO(S)hamapsU- GitA sloka]. This
can also be perceived and understood after having
learnt Bhashyam and thaathparyachandhrikA from an
acharya.
Thus, in one verse, AzhwAr establishes the
VisishtAdavita siddhAntham in an unambiguous manner
and crystal clear form. There is nothing that moves
without His sankalpam (or will); In other words,
avananRi OraNuvum asaiyaadhu..
AzhwAr says: only vedaanthins can comprehend you. Sri
Uttamur swamy writes: Those who have learnt Vedas (and
understood them) and also these Tamil Vedas can only
comprehend you. Else, one will talk: Brahman alone is
sathyam; everything else is false; OR Brahman is
different; jeevathmas, BhUthas, are all different; The
guNAs (attributes) of these jeevan, bhUthas can not be
in Brahman etc..
All this is possible and are housed in Sriman
Narayanan. Unity in diversity (with SareerAthma
bhAvam) established by Bhagavath Ramanuja in his
wonderful Sri sookthis commented based on all Vedic
statements without violating any. (taking the cue from
Tamil Vedas as well.)
Thirumazhisai AzhwAr ThiruvaDigaLe saraNam
Regards
Namo narayana
dAsan
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