Dear BhakthAs : In the previous posting , we studied the 19th Paasuram of Meyviratha Maanmiyam , which is a treasure house on the Brahma Soothrams . Prior to summarizing the sixteen individual Paadhams of the four chapters to bring out the salutations of Brahama Soothram to the Supreme Brahman ( Lord VaradarAjan here ) , let us give a gist of the content of Brahma soothrams (BRS) as per MahAmahOpdhyAya Navalpakkam RaamAnuja TatAchAr Swamy: 1.The Nature of Brahman (Ultimate Reality ) as revealed by the Upanishads . 2. The Nature of the Jeevan (individual soul) and its relation to Brahman. 3. The nature of Jagath (Universe ) as it relates to Brahman. 4. The nature of Saadhana ( Means& pracises ) to attain Brahman. 5. The nature of Parama PurushArTa (Supreme Goal ) known as Moksha. According to AchArya RaamAnuja , Brahman is SavisEsha (endowed with auspicous attributes ) and is the One reality as organically related to both sentient souls (chith) and the non-sentient matter (achith) , both of which are real (Cidh-acidh-Visishta Brahman) . In SrI BhAshyam , AchArya RaamAnujA establishes firmly that Brahma SoothrAs support this doctrine without any sectarian or preconcieved ideas to infuence his thesis . Swamy Desikan , who is a keen student and intrepreter/advocate of AchArya RaamAnujA's darsanam taught SrI BhAshyam at least. 30 times in His life time and has written extensively about the Brahma Soothrams in AdhikaraNa SaarAvaLi and other Sri Sookthis such as Mey Viratha Maanmiyam (19th Paasuram ). The greatnes of the 19th Pasuram is the elegant and effective way in which the 32 lines capture the essence of the 16 Paadhams of the four Chapters /adhyAyams . Dr.S.M.S.Chari Swamy has summed up the purport of the four chapters of BRS this way: 1. First AdhyAyam: SamanvayAdhyAyam " devoted to establish the correlation of various texts of the Upanishads with Brahman as the ground of the Cosmos ". 2. Second AdhyAyam: AvirOdhAdhyAyam devoted to proving " the absence of contradictions in upholding the main thesis of the first chapter (i-e)., Brahaman is the primary cause of the Universe . This chapater refutes the contradictory positions taken by other darsanams dealing with VedAntha ". 3. The third chapter is SaadhanAdhyAya and it deals with the ways and means to attain Brahman through different UpAsanAs and VidhyAs . 4. The Fourth adhyAya is the Phala adhyAya . It deals with " fruit of spirtual discipline , the nature of the Supreme goal of endeavour (PurushArTa ) , the manner of observing the prescribed Saadhana is to be observed , the exit of the Jeevan from the physical body at the time of liberation from bondage , the path through which the liberated soul passes to reach the ultimate goal and the nature of Moksha or final liberation from bondage ". The 19th Paasuram of Mey Viratha Maanmiyam ************************************** Today , we will study in this context , the details of this important 19th Paasuram dealing with the Four Paadhams of each of the four chapters of Brahma Soothrams and develop an appreciation of Swamy Desikan's extraordinary skills to provide the essence of these Chapters : 1. Ist AdhyAyam: 1st Paadham: ************************* Lord VaradarAjan is the creator of all sentients (ChEthanmas) and insentients (achethanams) and is the Master , who resides in them as antharyAmi Brahman. 2. 1st AdhyAyam: 2nd Paadham ************************* He shines inside the sentients and insentients and has them both as His sarIram ; while He stays as their indweller , He is not affected even by an iota by their blemishes. 3. 1st Chapter: 3rd Paadham *********************** He has the sankalpam to be the sustaining (supporting) wall for the BhakthAs and MukthAs , He is like the wall for pictures supported by that wall . 4. First Chapter: 4th Paadham: ************************** He is the one with limitless glories as the sole cause for the creation of the universe . AchAryAs have established with many nyAyams that achethana prakruthi can never ever substitute the Lord's role as the Jagath Srushti KaaraNam . 5. Second Chapter: 1st Paadham **************************** Lord VaradarAjan is the Supreme Lord with mysterious (Vichithra) sakthi to banish the jalpa vaadham of the HethukAs . Thus , the virOdhams cited by Paramatha Vaadhins about Prakruthi as the cause for the origin of the world are destroyed . 6. Second Chapter: 2nd Paadham *************************** Lord VaradarAjan is the Supreme Brahman , who blesses us with Paancha-rAthra Saasthram to destroy the faulty arguments of Para Mathams . 7. Second Chapter: 3rd Paadham ************************** Lord VaradarAjan is the Supreme Purushan endowed with the power to create Pancha Bhoothams and the Jeevans with their appropriate attributes. 8. Second Chapter: 4th Paadham *************************** He is like the Sage , who can directly visualize the eleven Indhriyams with fierce vyApArams and is the cause for their creation. 9. Third adhyAyam: 1st Paadham **************************** He is the most skilled One to conduct the affairs of samsAram for the jeevans and stays as the controller in the states of wakefulness , dream , sleep , susupthi and death . 10. Third adhyAyam: 2nd Padham *************************** As the indweller in the world of chEthanms and achEthanams , he is devoid of dhOsham inspite of intermingling with them and shines uniquely. 11. Third adhyAyam: 3rd Paadham **************************** Bhakthi yOgam leading to Mokham is observable with the help of many vidhyAs described by the Upanishads. While Brahman has to be meditated upon with one vidhyai , the other guNams of the Supreme Being celebrated by the other vidhyais should be included . He is the One , who is the object of meditation (UpAsanaa) by many vidhyAs affiliated with Bhakthi yOgam . 12.Third Chapter: Fourth Paadham *************************** Lord VaradarAjan is the DayA Moorthy , who is delighted by the observers of Bhakthi Yogam accompanied by Saathvika ThyAgam . He is pleased with the chEthanam's performance of the VarNAsrama dharmams prescribed by Him and blesses them with the Supreme boon of Moksham . 13. Fourth Chapter: 1st Paadham ************************** He is the Omnipotent One to destroy both the Paapams and the PuNyams of the Jeevan bound to samsAram . 14. Fourth Chapter: 2nd Paadham *************************** He is the powerful Lord , who is capable of letting Prapanna Jeevans enter the Brahma nAdi as the first step of their journey to His Supreme abode. 15. Fourth Chapter: 3rd Paadham *************************** He is the compassionate and purposeful Lord , who orchestrates the liberated jeevan's path to His Supreme abode through His prime servants ( aadhivAhikAs ) responsible for the different stations in the path of light . 16. Fourth Chapter: 4th Paadham ***************************** The Liberated Jeevans arriving at SrI Vaikuntam stand at the sacred feet of their most merciful Lord, enjoy His divine beauty with fervour , reverence , awe and feel grateful over their rare soubhAgyam . We will now move on to the 20th Paasuram of Mey viratha Maanmiyam . Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka Srivan Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama: Yahoo! 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