SrI:
Dear BhakthAs :
In this posting adiyEn
would focus on Acharya
RaamanujA's
summary of the FOUR AdhyAyAs ( Chapters) of FOUR
PaadhAs
each of which contain various adhikaraNAs ( the
complete
argument that covers one issue under discussion
and
the conclusions about that issue ).
Prior to that , adiyEn will
cover Swamy Desikan's summary of AchArya
RaamAnujA's
sangraham of PaadhArTams .
This summary of the 16 paadhAs is known as "Saareeraka adhyAya
PaadhArTa Sangraha: ". There are in total 16 PaadhAs with individual
adhikaraNAs belonging to them
.
SWAMY DESIKAN'S SUMMARY OF THE 16
PAADHAAS
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Our Swamy Desikan , one of the
authorities on Sri BhAshyam
of AchArya RaamAnujA summarizes the content of
these 16 Paadhams
in the 19th slOkam of his AdhikaraNa SaarAvaLi :
Srashtaa dEhee Swanishta: Niravadhimahimaa
apAstaBhAdha: srithAptha:
KhAthmAdhE: indhriyAdhE:
uchitha-janana-kruthsamsruthO tantravAhee
nirdhOshatwAdhiramyO Bahujanapadham
svArha-karma-prasAdhya:
pApascchit Brahma-nADi-gathikruth Aadhivahan
sAmyadha: cha athra vEdhya:
The Lord ( Brahman , Sriman
NaarAyaNan) is described in
the 16 PaadhAs of Sri BhAshyam as
:
(1) SrashtA = The Creator of this
Universe
(2) dEhee = the Possessor of this
world ( sentients and insentients)
as His
body (Sareeram) .
(3) Svanishta: = One who has
only Himself for His support and
One who does
not seek support from any other
sources .
(4) Niravadhimahimaa = resplendent
with limitless Vaibhavam
and
pervading every thing in His Creation .
(5) apAstaBhAdha: =
One who can not be
denied
(6) SrithAbhdha: = Achyuthan , One
who does not let down
any one ,
who sought Him as refuge & Protection. He is
an
unfailing , reliable friend to those aasritha janams
(aNDinOrai
tavarAthu Kaappavan).
(7) KhaathmAdhE: = One who is the
creator of AakAsam et al
( Moola
Prakruthi) and the Jeevans .
(8) IndhriyAdhE: = One who is the
Creator of the senses and
the PrANAs
as well .
(9) Uchita-Jananakruth SamsruthO
tantravaahee = One who is
the
controller of the unceasing tides ( movements, gathi) of
SamsAraa
.
(10) nirdhOshatvAth adhiramya: =
Beautiful because He is untouched by
any dhOshams ( defects, blemishes). An abode of perfection
.
(11) Bahu-jana padham = One who is
the object (goal) of many kinds of
UpAsanAs( devotional worships)
prescribed by the Upanishads .
(12) SvArha-karma-prasAdhya: = One
who is pleased with the performance of
the prescribed duties for the Jeevans .
(13) Paapaschith = One who destroys
all the sins of the PrapannAs
(14) Brahma-nADi-gathi-kruth = One
who leads the liberated Jeevans
through the Brahma NaDi during the time of the falling of the body
( dEhAvasAnam).
(15) Aadhivahan = One who leads the
Jeevan further through ArchirAdhi
maargam ( the path of
light ) with His AadhivAhAs ( assigned representatives) .
(16) Saamyadha: = One who grants the
status of equality with Himself
for the Muktha Jeevans at Sri Vaikuntam to enjoy the
BrahmAnandham
with Him and the eternally liberated Jeevans ( nithya sooris)
.
Swamy Desikan in his own
inimitable style states that Our Lord
has to be understood in this manner
(athra vEdhya: ) as saluted by
the 16 PaadhAs of Brahma SutrAs .
Next , we will take up AchArya
RaamAnuja's summary of the Four
AdhyAyaas with their 16 PaadhAs that
formed the basis of
summary in the 19th slOkam
of his AdhikaraNa SaarAvaLi ;
That posting on the summary will
serve as the introduction
before we bask under
the warmth of the Dheepam
of VedAntham
lit for us by AchArya RaamAnujA
.
Sri RaamAnuja CharaNou SaraNam PrapadhyE
,
Daasan , Oppiliappan KOil VaradAchAri Sadagopan
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