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SrI:
SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya nama:

Dearest all,

How do we thus get rid of this suffering? By praising
the Lord; by uttering His divine names; By enjoying
his kalyANa guNAs; by contemplating on His most
beautiful form; by listening to the sthothras rendered
by others [if we do not know]..

Thirumazhisai AzhwAr says: theritthu yezhudhi
vaasitthum kaettum vaNangi vazhipattum poositthum
pOkkinEn poadhu. 

Which sthothras? ? Sri VishNu sahasranama sthothra is
more popular throughout our country  and is taught in
your age [those days] to all children at home. It is
recited everyday in temples, homes, and in ashrams,
and mutts. It is said to be the easy and unfailing
means for the attainment of all our that we desire and
avoidance of unwelcome things and even for the
realization of God. 

Sri Vishnu sahasranamam is one of the most popular and
well-knowen sthothras and there are nearly 40
vyAkhyAnams on the same. Sri Parasara Bhattar [son of
Sri KooratthAzhwAn] one of the Prime disciples of
Ramanuja; and 74 simhaasanaadhipathis of Sri Ramanuja,
has written a detailed commentary on it, which goes by
the name of ?Bhagavad GuNa darpaNa? [the mirror that
reflects the kalyANa guNAs of Bhagawaan]. 

Bhattar enumerates the following reasons to prove the
greatness, universal popularity and authoritativeness
of VishNu sahasranamam. 

The reasons are:
1.It is the essence of Mahabharatha which is like the
mine of good things
2.It has been sung by several sages in many places. 
3.It has been strung together by the great sage Vyasa.

4.It is the considered opinion of Bhishma that it is
best and the easiest of all dharmas.
5.It is accepted by all that it is easiest and most
successful means for the attainment of all fruits. 
6.It is in conformity with the teachings of Bhagavad
Gita and other religious texts. 

Then Bhattar passes on to comment on the thirteen
introductory slokas in the chapter on Sahasranama,
where she questions are put by Yudhishtra to Bhishma
and convincing answers are given by the latter. 
Here are the questions asked by Yudhishtra and their
answers by Bhishma: 

1.Which or who is the Supreme God? 
2.Which is Highest Goal that one should target?
3.Which or who is the God to be worshipped? 
4.whose names are to be chanted?
5.which is greatest dharma in your Opinion?
6.Which is the means that will bring about the release
from bondage? 

Bhishma answers them all [but in reverse order], sicne
there is connection between the answers. And in
getting the knowledge of the one leads to another. 
Bhishma answers: 

1.The chanting of the names of Sri Vishnu who is the
Supreme God ? Parathvam ? Paramaathmaa ? Purushotthama
? should be done for obtaining the release from all
these samsaaric afflictions. [this is an answer to
query no. 6]
2.Devaki Nandhana Krishna [i.e. Sriman Narayanan]
alone is to be worshipped and meditated upon with
intense devotion [this is an answer to query no.4]
3.The names of Bhagawaan Sriman Narayanan alone are to
be chanted [this is an answer to query no. 3]
4.It is my considered opinion that the recitation of
Bhagawaan Sri VishNu?s names is the Highest Dharma
[this is an answer to query no. 5]
5.Realization of the Lord Sriman Narayanan with the
divine great effulgence is the Supreme Goal 
6.Bhagawaan Sriman Narayanan is the Cause of the
Universe and is the Supreme Lordship. 

[Reference: Book Sri Vishnu sahasranama Bhashyam of
Sri Parasara Bhattar? translation in English by Prof
Sri A Srinivasa Ragahavan Swami] 

Taking all scriptural works as authorities,
Srivaishnavam upholds that Sriman Narayanan is the
Supreme Being and that Rudra as well as Chathurmukha
Brahma are subordinate souls constituting His glories
[vibhoothi]. They are more like exalted souls ?
jeevathmas and are only positions occupied by
jeevathmas due to their karma. It is not a mere dogma
or cult of ours. 

As mentioned in an earlier post, this truth is
declared by none other than Sage Veda Vyasa himself in
a very significant verse: 

alOdya sarva saasthrANi vichArya Cha puna: puna: |
idam yEkam sunishparNam dhyEyO nArAyaNa: sadhA: ||

After a very careful analysis and reaseach, after a
detailed examination of all the saasthrAs [sacred
works, texts], and after repeated [again and again]
investigation into their commentaries, inner meanings,
implied ones, etc.., we come to the One obvious
conclusion that opens to us crystal clear that the
Supreme Lordship who is to be meditated upon at all
times is Sriman Narayanan. 

There is no other God other than VishNu- says Veda
Vyasa. na vishNO paramO devO vidyathE nrpasattama? 

There is on other God higher than Narayana.
nArAyaNAth parO dEvO na bhoothO na bhavishyati..
[Varaaha puraNa] 

There is Higher one other than Vasudeva- na vAsudEvAth
paramasthi daivathAm..

onRE kulam; oruvanE Devan? - Only One kulam- vaishnava
kulam- vasudeiva kDumbakam? the family of Vaasudeva.. 
oruvanE Devan- Only One God for the whole Universe-
Narayana
what is the meaning of Narayana?
Why do Srivaishnavas worship only Him?
Is that not being narrow minded?
Tomorrow.... we will discuss this. 
asmadhAChArya paryanthAm vandhE guruparamparAm
Regards
Namo Narayana
dAsan


 
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