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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 





 

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