NOTE: Readers having difficulty in reading the text may need to change their encoding to UTF-8. ------------ srI: SrI sAra sAram â I (18) -- I â ThirumantrAdhikAram -- The Significance of the âaâ in PraNava (continued) --- SwAmi Desikan just showed us that the primitive letter âaâ indicates that the Supreme Lord is our protector and the affix of âAyaâ in the dative case indicates He is the SEshi of all. Now he says that these two natures of the Lord help the jIvas in great measure both in their bonded state and in the liberated state: âingu prakruti-pratyayangkaLAlE thOTRna rakshakatva-cEshitvangkaLukku aj~nAna-duhkhbahulaiyAna leelA vibhootiyilum rakASAdi-bahulaiyAna nitya vibhootiyilum prAcuryENa upayOgam. âkAraNabhootan rakshakanâ enkaiyAlE pithAvinudaiya rakshakatvam pOlE ithu viSvasaneeyatamamAm. âSEshi rakshakanâ enkaiyAlE priyanAna pati vaidyanAmApOlE hrudyatamamumAm.â We shall now study this statement in detail. âingu prakruti-pratyayangkaLAlE thOTRna rakshakatva-cEshitvangkaLukkuâ â Here, âprakrutiâ refers to the syllable, âaâ which is the primary letter. We have already seen that this indicates the protecting nature of the Lord. âpratyayaâ is the affix, that is âayaâ which indicates that the Lord is the Master, that is, âSEshiâ. âaj~nAna-duhkhbahulaiyAna leelA vibhootiyilum rakASAdi-bahulaiyAna nitya vibhootiyilum prAcuryENa upayOgam.â -- The two aspects of the Lord are prominent in this world as well as SrI VaikuNTam. This world, which is known as âleelA vibhootiâ, is full of ignorance (avidya) and misery (duhkham). The nitya vibhooti, that is, SrI VaikuNTam, is full of glow, because of j~nAna and Bliss. In both these worlds, the Lord is the protector and Master of the sentient beings. âkAraNabhootan rakshakanâ enkaiyAlE pithAvinudaiya rakshakatvam pOlE ithu viSvasaneeyatamamAm.â -- It has also been seen earlier that as the syllable, âaâ, is the cause of all letters, the Lord is the original Cause of everything. As He is the Cause, we can be sure of His being our protector. In our life, we see this directly. Cannât we believe that the father protects his son in this world? It is the fatherâs right as well as duty. Similarly, as the Lord is the Cause and the Father of the world, will there be any doubt about He will certainly protect the world? It is totally believable â âithu viSvasaneeyathamamâ. We must take a special note of the expression, âviSvasaneeya-thamamâ, used by Swami Desikan. Had he said âviSvasaneeyaâ, it would have meant merely trustworthy; had he said âviSvasaneeya-tharamâ, it would have meant more trustworthy compared to another. But, SwAmi Desikan has used the term âviSvasaneeya-thamamâ only to emphasize that it is the most trust-worthy. Next, SwAmi Desikan says that if the Lord Who is the Master tries to protect the sentient being, it certainly most pleasant, isnât it? For this he cites an example: ââSEshi rakshakanâ enkaiyAlE priyanAna pati vaidyanAmApOlE hrudyatamamumAm.â -- In this world, if the husband, who is lovable for the wife, happens to be a doctor also taking care of her health, will there be anything more pleasant to the heart than it? SwAmi Desikan says it is âhrudyatamamumAm.â â The most pleasing to the heart. Had he said merely, âhrudyaâ â it would have meant mere âpleasingâ. If he had said, âhrudya-taramâ, it would have meant, âmore pleasingâ, compared to something else. Since he has used the term âhrudya-tamamâ, he wanted to mean âmost pleasing to heartâ, with no comparison. (To continue) dAsan Anbil S.SrInivAsan --------- Messenger blocked? Want to chat? Go to http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/webmessengerpromo.php ------------------------------------ Oppiliappan Koil Varadachari Sadagopan http://www.sadagopan.org Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:Oppiliappan-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:Oppiliappan-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Oppiliappan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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