Dear BhakthAs : Today we will continue to study one of the most brilliant summaries of the Third Chapter of Brahma Soothram with its four paadhamds by Swamy Desikan . Third Chapter of Brahma Soothram ***************************** We will focus now on the 17th to the 24th lines of this Paasuram, which is a summary of the third Chapter of Brahma Soothram dealing further with the omnipotent Supreme Brahman worshippable by the route of Bhakthi yOgam : otthu anaitthu ulahum oRRi oRRi varum ibbavatthu isayum isaivinAr uruvam aruvam yenum ulahin muduhu ilathil uvamai ilathu ilahu talaivanAr utthamap-padi vahuttha vitthaihaLil uttharikka uNar guNavanAr uriya girisahaLil ariyathoru virahu teriya virayumavar parivinAr The first two lines ( otthu anaitthu ulahum--isaivinAr) deal with the first paadham of the third chapter of Brahma Soothram (BRS) : Our Lord is the One , who is the commander ( nirvAhakar/person in charge) of the immortal Jeevan in the body during the states of wakefulnees, dream , sleep , uncosciousness (Moorcahna) and death . The next two lines ( Uruvam aruvam ---talaivanAr) deal with the essence of the second paadham of the third chapter. Here , the upadEsam is that even if he is together with the sentients and insentients as their indweller , He is not affected by their dhOshams. The subsequent two lines of this prabhandham cover the many means of Bhakthi yOgam by which the Lord is mediated upon ( UpAsanais of Brahmam for Moksham like Dahara , SaaNDilya , Para and other vidhyais ). This is the essence of the third paadham of the third chapter of the BRS. The final two lines ( Uriya kirisaihaLil---parivinAr ) deal with the summing up of the fourth paadham of the third chapter of the BRS. Here the reference is to the Supreme Being ( Para Brahman) , who responds with alacrity to the saadhakAs , who follow the prescribed VarNAsrama dharmams ( performance of the nithya-naimitthika-kAmya karmAs with Saathvika thyAgam ) . For them , the Lord comes forward and grants readily the desired fruits of Bhakthi yOgam ( Moksham ) The essence of the Four Chapters of Brahma Soothram (BRS) ************************************************* The first chapter of BRS deals with the establishment of Brahman as " the ground of the Cosmos" based on correlation with Upanishadic texts (samanvayAdhyam). The second chapter of BRS (avirOdhAdhyAyam) supports the theme of the first chapter and refutes the theories advanced by rival schools of thought that are inconsistent with VedAnthic tenets. The third adhyAya ( SaadhanAdhyAya) deals with the ways and means to attain Brahman. It deals with the state of mind of the jeevan engaged in pursuing these means , the dispassionate approach , the cultivation of ethical values and finally the different upAsanAs ( Meditations) to practise for realizing Brahman . So far , Swamy Desikan followed the lay out of the Brahma- SoothrAs and discussed the nature of Brahman ( Tatthva dealt in the first and second chapters ) , the saadhana to attain it (third chapter) and the supreme goal of that Saadhana ( PurushArTa ) in the fourth chapter of BRS( PhalAdhyAya) . We will study next the PurushArTa (lines 25 to 32 of the 19th Paasuram of Mey viratha Maanmiyam) . Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam , SrImath Azhagiya Singar Thiruvadi , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan 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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