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SrI:
SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah:
Dearest Srivaishnavas,
MokshAnubhavam has to be granted by Me alone - But you
can get rid of paapams by praying to other demi gods
[idhara devathas]; AzhwAr answers this question in the
next three verses: 
 
neRRipeRRa kaNNanviNNi
NnaathanOdu pOthinmEl,
naRRavaththu naathanOdu
maRRumuLLa vaanavar,
kaRRapeRRi yaalvaNanku
paatha!n^aatha! vEtha,nin
paRRalaalor paRRumaRRa
thuRRilEnu raikkilE. (87)

Rudran- who was blessed to have the Third eye on the
forehead; the Swaraat- chief of Deva- DevEndran;
Chathur mukha brahmA- performing thapas on lotus
flower [which sprouted out of the Navel from Lord
Mahavishnu]; and other devathas (demi gods) all of
them also, based on what little they know or are
blessed with, prostrate at the Feet of Yours alone! Oh
Sarva SwamI! Sarva SEshI! (Lord of all and Master of
all)! The object and essence of Vedas! if one needs to
say, it is this: But for taking refuge at Your Feet,
there is no relationship or association for me at all
with anyone else.  

Right from Chathur mukha brahmA (four faced BrahmA),
Rudra and Devendran upto all demi gods, based on what
little they have comprehended and realized to their
capacity and limitations have praised You and
prostrated at Your feet; They have not fully seen You
or realized You. Thus You are the Grandest One! Lord
of all! You are the Master of all! Why should I go to
them when You are their Lord! why should I take refuge
at them when they thesmelves are prostrating at Your
feet? Even if I address You in different name (or some
other name- if I need to say) it means You only. 

Because You are the Veda Vedhyan. One uttered by all
sruthi vaakyams! Though Vedas mention other names like
Siva, Indra et al, these names only mean you with
Chaga pasu nyAyam. 

The Chaaga pasu nyaayam of poorva mimaamsa also
declares that "Narayanan" is the Brahman, denoted by
all common nouns (Sambhu, Siva, Hiranyagarba, Iswara,
Maheswara, Sat, Aatma, Brahman, Indra, Purusha, 
MahaPurusha, Uttama Purusha, Staanu, Swambhu etc) in
the context of cause of universe, granter of
liberation etc as the name "Naaraayanan" is a
particular/proper noun identifying the Lord of Lakshmi
- Vishnu. [extract from Sri MS Hari's write up on
Chaga pasu nyAyam] 

You are the in-dweller (antharyaami roopam) of these
Devas and thus you are only referred to. When such is
the case, when i address You straight, without any
doubt on Your Supreme Lordship, how can that be equal
to holding onto other demi gods? When I say KaNNA!
some one may say it is neRRi kaNNan [third eye on
Forehead- i.e Rudran], even to refute that and say no
itself is untenable to me.. because I do not wish to
give even a semblance of doubt there at all. sonnAl
virOdham. 

the essence is that the term "Narayana" denotes the
ultimate as per the shastras.  Vyasa's quote might be
helpful to us here - " alodya sarva shasthraani
vicharya cha muhur muhuhu. idamekam sunishpannam
dhyeyo narayanaha sadaa"  - which means " after
contemplating on all the shastras and re examining it
several often one thing stands out clear (for
humanity)- one should always meditate on "narayana".

Thirumazhisai Piraan ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam
Regards
Namo Narayana
dAsan



        
                
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