The Lord?s aspects religion http://www.hindu.com/2007/10/29/stories/2007102956020900.htm CHENNAI: The transcendental form (Para) of the Supreme Being is beyond the ken of human experience and hence He has four more aspects to relate Himself to His creation. They are the Vyuha (cosmic form), Vibhava (incarnations), Antaryamin (indweller in all) and the Archa (consecrated images), which He assumes for different purposes. This is central to Visishtadvaita conception of Godhead. Another distinguishing feature of this theology is the description of the Lord as the abode of infinite auspicious qualities. In his discourse, Utthamur Sri Rajagopalachariar said the Azhwars with their mystical insight often relate different forms of the Lord in the same verse. This is to reiterate that He who is beyond human grasp makes Himself accessible for the sake of His devotees. One such verse is that of Bhutatazhwar in his hymn Irandam Tiruvandadi in which He refers to all the five forms: ?The sky and Earth praise Him as the Lord of gods (Para). The ocean-reclining Lord (Vyuha) resides in Venkatam (Archa), in the beautiful, unimaginable Arangam (Archa) and in the hearts of all (Antaryamin). He ripped the horse?s jaws as the Gokulam child (Vibhava).? It is to be remembered that His inimitable qualities which distinguish Him as the Absolute are present in the same measure in all His aspects. In His incarnation as Rama His auspicious qualities were fully evident for human experience. Valmiki describes Rama as the epitome of all human excellences. But, Rama also expressed His anger towards Ravana as it was to fulfil His promise to the celestials that He would punish him that He incarnated. In the case of the Lord even His anger becomes a benevolent quality because it is necessary for Him as the one who dispenses justice to punish those who transgress Dharma (for their own good). Bhutatazhwar thus says, ?When He came, He marched over to Lanka in anger. When He fought, He killed Ravana. When He stood, it was in the midst of Bamboo thickets in Venkatam.? In His descent as Rama He walked all over the land during His exile and thereby sanctified it and in order to be accessible to humanity He resides in Archa form in Tiruvenkatam __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com 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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