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SrI:
 
SrI MalOla ParabrahmaNE Nama:
 
Sri NaarAyaNa YathIndhra MahA DesikAya Nama:
 
Dear SishyAs and AbhimAnis of SrI Matam :
 
In the 85th slOkam of the First Chapter , Swamy  DEsikan explained to us
the ancient nature of SaraNAgathy and its unfailing power . Now we start
with the question of VivEka MahaarAjA's wife , Sumathy .

Sumathy: The Mumukshus ( those who desire Moksham ) worship gods like
Brahma Devan . In that case , why do we cite Sriman NaarAyaNan as the sole 
UpAyam and UpEyam for Moksham ?
 
RaajA : Oh Dear One , who is able to grasp the intricate tatthvams !
Lord Madhusoodhanan's greatness can not be shared by anyone.
There is none , who is equal or Superior to Him .
 
Puraa Vedha: stamBAvadhi purusha-srushTE:  sTithimathy
sTirA bhakthi: soothE vipathuparitham pumsi ParamE
tadhanyAn abhyarchan abhilashitha mukthi: suragaNAn
udanyAm prALEyai: upasamayithum vaanchati JaDa :  ( SlOkam 86)
 
(Meaning ) : The durable Bhakthi to the Supreme Being alone releases one
from the dangers arising from the sins . This Supreme Being is responsible 
for the creation of every thing starting from a blade of grass (small )
to the mighty Brahma DEvan .Those who seek other gods for Moksham
are fools , who are comparabe to those , who wish to quench their thirst
by consuming dew . 
 
This Supreme Being exists even before creation (during PraLayam too)
and destroys our Paapams : " PoorvOsmAth SarvasmAth ; sarvAn 
paapmana oushath" . His Supermacy is " Sarva Paapa Naasana- 
roopArTa Parathvam ". Worshipping others for Moksham will be
fruitless ( Nishphalam). Such an act is like drinking dew
( Hima=udhanyaa)  instead of water for quenching one's thirst.  
 
RaajA continues :" Na khalu sahasramapi aalOkya Divasakaraa 
andhakAram prathikshipanthy " ( Even thousands of
images of Sooryan painted on a wall will not be able to
remove the prevailing darkness ) , Similarly
 
AaBadhnathee vigatha-saanthim anAdhi-nidhrAm
chEtasvina: thriguNa sakthimayee thriyaamaa
NaTasya kEvalamasou narakAnthakarthu :
Sankalpa-Soorya-vibhavEna samaapaneeyaa --- SlOkam 87
 
( Meaning ): The enduring and ancient darkness of ajn~Anam  
created in the jeevans by the thriguNa maayaa sakthi will be
removed only  by the power of the Sankalpa Soorya Vaibhavam
of the NarakAsura SamhAri , our Supreme Lord .   
 
The will (sankalpam) of the assembly of demigods ( dEva gaNA:)
is like the images of Sooryan painted on the wall , which is powerless
to banish the darkness of the night . " NarakAsura Naasaka Sreesa
Sankalpa soorya yEva Jn~AnanAndhakAra  nivarthakam " (  Only
the Sankalpa Soryan of the slayer of NarakAsuran can banish
totally the darkness of ajn~Anam . Such is the Glory (Vaibhavam ) of
the Sankalpa Sakthi of the Lord , Sriman NaarAyaNan .
 
(Sumathy) : Oh Raajaa ! I agree that the Noble one , who is the Creator
of this world  is the sole grantor of Moksham . Even the devAs stumble on
determining that Parama Purushan . How does one conclude that it  is
Sriman NaarAyaNan ?
 
(VivEka RaajA ) : Devi ! This determination about Sriman NaarAyaNan
being the sole-grantor of Moksham is arrived at  from a deep understanding of
the doctrines enshrined in Smruthi and PurANams aimed at explaining the Veda
manthrams and Upanishads . 
 
(To Be Continued )
 
Srimath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan
 
  


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