Dear BhakthAs : Today we will study one of the most brilliant summaries of the Four Chapters of Brahma Soothrams. The quintessence of each of the chapters is orgainzed in 32 lines and set in the poetic Chandha Viruttham of InrupattheNN SeerAsiriyam .This is the 19th Paasuram of Mey Viratha Maanmiyam Prabhsndham . We will focus on the first 8 lines of this Paasuram, which is a summary of the First Chapter of Brahma Soothram dealing with the omnipotent Supreme Brahman that creates all the sentient and insentient beings of this universe: Chitthu-achitthu yana viritthu uraitthana anaitthum amaytthu uRayum IraivanAr siRiya-periya uru udaya udalam yena nadalam ilathu ilahu nilayinAr chitthiratthezhilai ottha pattharodu mutthar pitthi yenum uNarvinAr sithaivu il maRai neRiyilyeRiya-vurumuRai-kaNN muRiya siRai ariya niRaivinAr The First chapter of Brahma Soothram has four Paadhams. The first two lines cover the meaning of the first paadham of the First Chapter that salutes Lord VaradarAjan as the Supreme Brahman , who is the power behind the creation of this universe constituted by the sentients and the insentients These Brahma soothrams provide the basis for the summary : JanmAdhyasya yatha: ( 1.1.2): " Brahman is that Omniscient , Omnipotent , all merciful being from whom proceed the origin etc.( i.e, origin , sustenance and dissolution) of this (varied and wonderfully fashioned world )". Gathi SaamAnyAth (1.1.11) : " On account of the uniformity of view (of all scriptural texts relating to the origin of the world )". The third and the fourth lines deal with the second Paadham of the First Chapter.The second Paadham celebrates the Svaroopam of the Supreme Being , wo has all the sentients and the insentients as His body . One of the Key Brahma Soothram of the second Padham of First Chapter relating to the third and fourth lines of this Paasuram is : "AntharyAmi , adhidEvAdhilOkAdhishu taddharma vyapadEsAth " ( The ruler within of the gods , the worlds and so on ( is Brahaman) on account of the qualities of that (Brahman ) being mentioned . That quality is SarIra- SaarIraka relationship.Our Lord's savroopam to have the jeevans and Prakruthi as His SarIram (Body) and Him being the antharyAmi inside them all . The fifth and the Sixth line deals with the third Paadham of the First Chapter of Brahma Soothrams. This Paadham salutes the Sankalpam (volition ) of the Lord to be the aadhaaram (base and support ) for the world and its beings just as the wall is the base and support for the painting on it. This reveals that our Lord does not need any aadharam for Himself.One of the relevant Brahma Soothram relating to this tatthvam is : dhyubvAdhyAyatanam sva-sabdhAth( I.3.1). The seventh and the eighth lines of this 19th Paasuram of Mey Viratha Maanmiyam deals with the essence of the fourth paadham of the First chapter of Braham Soothram . This fourth paadham focuses on the limitless glories of the Lord and establishes that the Supreme Being alone is the cause for the origin of the universe (Jagath KaaraNam ) and not Prakruthi/achEthanam as argued by the uninformed. The Brahma Soothram I.4.29 , the last Soothram of the fourth Paadham sums it all up ( yEthEna sarvE vyAkhyAthA vyAkhyAthA: ): " Only an all-knowing , all-powerful Brahman different from the sentient and the insentient alone" is the Jagath KaaraNam . Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at MyInks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/mOAaAA/3exGAA/qnsNAA/XUWolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ 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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