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The Three roles rolled into one


Sri Sadagopan swami finally elaborates on the aspect of Lord Almighty donning 
three roles of creation, sustenance and destruction as mentioned by kaliyan in 
the final pAsuram of first thirumozhi in the third ten.

mUvarAgiya oruvan

The three fold Cosmic functions (viz)., Creation , 
Sustenance and  Dissolution of the Universe and 
its beings are linked to Moovar : Brahma , VishNu and SivA.
Kaliyan states that Lord DevanAthan is the primary cause of
those three fold functions and is the Parabrahman with
Brahma-VishNU-Rudra Roopam to execute them. Upanishads recognize 
that Brahman as the cause for the three fold cosmic function:

yathO vaa imAni bhUthAni Jaayanthe , yEna jaathAni jeevanthi ,
yath prayanthi abhisamvisanthi , tad vijij~nasasava ,
TAD BRAHMETHI -- TaittirIya Upanishad: III.1

(Meaning): " That verily  from which these beings are born ,
that by which when born , they live, that into which , 
when departing they enter , THAT , seek to know:
THAT IS BRAHMAN "

Brahma LakshaNam is given here in terms of the Trifold
cosmic Function by VaruNaa.

Veda VyAsa , the author of Brahma Soothrams based 
his VedAntha Soothram ( Janmaadyasya yatah) on the  above
Upanishadic pasage. Janma ( Creation/origin), Sthithi
(Sustenance ) and Laya (dissolution) have the underlying 
cause of Brahman , the MoovarAhiya Oruvan . It is the defining 
characterestric of Brahman . It is His visEshaNa lakshaNams.

That  Brahman carries out the trifold functions (through 
different Moorthys) and is the source of the Universe is
described by the ChaandhOgya Upanishad passage:

sanmUlah saumya imaah sarvaah prajaah sdaayatanaah
sapratishtithaah --ChAndhOgyam: VI.8.4

(meaning): " All these beings , my  dear , are having
"Sath"(Brahman) alone as their cause. All these beings are
living in Sath and all these brings are withdrawn into Sath".

Chathur Mukha BrahmA and  Lord Sivan  have as indweller 
(antharyAmi Brahman) VishNu NaarAyaNan . Infact Brahman
pervades the entire universe as AntharyAmi Brahman as 
one of the most important  sections of BruhadAraNyaka Upanishad
instructs us. Sage Yagnyavalya explains the concept of
antharyAmi Brahman to UddAlakaa , the son of AruNA.
Not only  does the Brahman dwell in these sentient 
beings but also controls them (antaro yamayati).

Our Lord of Thiruvaheendhrapuram is therefore
the Para  Brahman (MoovarAhiya Oruvan ) who is
the indweller and  controller of Brahmaa and SivA ,
while staying as Himself to perform Sthithi functions.  

The Atharva Veda  manthrams (Hymns 7 and 8 of Book X)
salutes this JyEshta Brahman ( the Para Brahman) and
is the supporter of all the three functions (SarvAdhAran):
"Tasmai JyEshtAya BrahmaNE nama: " ( AV X.7.34).

He is the Final reality ( Uchcishta/ut-sista Brahman) 
" for when nothing exists at the time of final great 
dissolution (MahA PraLayam) and the creation passes into
primordial matter , devoid of name and form , then 
the Supreme Self alone persists ( since He is not subject
to change , decay or  death)".       

Concluded by
 Sri Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan








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