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SrI:
SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah:
Dearest Srivaishnavas, 

We appear to ask AzhwAr: Just like Vaishnava
matham, Saivites also exist in the world; why do you
tell Sriman Narayanan's greatness and Supremacy
alone-AzhwAr replies [as if the Lord Himself asks] :
That needs to established with the help of statements
from scholars and Vedaanthins who prove Your Supremacy
with pramANam (proof) from Saasthras and Vedas
effortlessly and very easily. 

thaathulaavu konRaimaalai
  thunnucheNYcha daichchivan,
neethiyaalva NaNGkupaatha
  ninmalaa!n^i laayaseer
vEthavaaNar keethavELvi
  neethiyaana vELviyaar,
neethiyaal vaNangukinRa
  neermain^in_kaN ninRathE     (9)

Oh Lord- akilalahEyaprathyaneeka! (one who is devoid
of any imperfections!) ananthakalyANa guNaarnavaa!
(Lord possessed with the most auspicious attributes!)
The One whose Lotus feet are worshipped in strict
protocol (by offering flowers and praising You with
sthOthras) by Sivan (who has matted locks with flowers
of konRai and garlands)! This worshippable nature of
Yours and only Yours is established very clearly with
saasthric proofs and logical explanation quoting Vedas
by the great scholars who have studied Vedas and
Saasthras; who perform Saama gaana yag~nas; who have
studied tarkka (logic) saasthras and meemaamsa
saasthrAs. It lies only in You.   
  
There are many who pray to Siva- yes. It is true. But
Sivan himself does consider himself as Parathvam
(Supreme Lordship) and shows that through his
anushtAnam (practice). All flowers are meant only for
SarvEshwaran i.e. You and hence, he has taken only
koNrai flower for himself, if someone is to worship
him. He also wishes to serve you as your sEshan and
shows to the world the same. Thus, he is not beyond
imperfectiosn and he has something to be cleansed by
praying to You. That?s the reason He does severe
penance meditating Your lotus feet and detaching
himself from pleasures with vairAgyam. Thus You, being
meditated by Sivan- are the ninmalan; amalan and
vimalan (without any kind of imperfections). Even
Sivan?s sins get cured due to Your grace alone is
proved here. If such is the case and if he is
Srivaishnavan, should he not have such marks, and why
does he wear ashes all over his body? He does due to
(neediyaal vaNanguginRa) atharvasiras. In atharva
siras, there is away of devotion indicated and he has
immersed himself in it and hence has applied the ashes
as mentioned. 

You have mentioned to him:
Tvam hi rudrO mahAbAhO mOhasaasthrANi kaaraya |
alpAyAsAm darsayithvA Salam sIgram pradarsaya: ||

Also, You have instructed him to move hands, go ahead
and propagate mOha saasthram to the world and make
aasuric people act. And grant them fruits
materialistic that they ask for- Thus You granted such
a capability to Sivan. He does what is instructed by
You. He is not to be blamed nor You; as it is karma
and your sEshithvam (mater to him). You are thus
akilahEya prathyaneekan and only You.        

With these vacahanams of Yours (as above), these
people themselves add some more and establish and
propagate Saiva matham; But the vedaanthic scholars
who know all sthuthis, smruthis and ithihaasa purANAs,
logic and saasthrAs, knowing fully well of the
undisputed Supremacy of Yours, establish Your
Parathvam very easily. vEdAnAM SaamavEdhOsmi; They
perform nishkAmya yaagams and with full of Sattva
guNAs; scholars and hence what they says is true.. 

Sathyam Sathyam Punas sathyam? Vyasa says: Vedaas
saathram param naasthi NA DHAIVAM KESAVAATH PARAM.
Thus, considering the Saiva Agamam, which is against
Vedas, we (VaidIkAs) will not consider Sivan as
Parathvam. 

It is also well established by our Acharyas and sages:
By YamunAchAryar in SthOthra Rathnam, Paraasarar in
Vishnu purANam. 

Thus this pAsuram mentions that the devotees who want
other materialistic and other fruits and the
Paramaikaanthis as well ? consider Sriman Narayanan
alone as Parathvam as openly shown and instructed by
Rudran himself.

eKa yEva nArAyaNa aaseeth na brahmA; naISAna: Sruthi
establishes clearly. Only Narayanan was there during
Cosmic dissolution; not BrahmA; Not Isan?  

When considering nyAyam, logics, saathrAs, as per
Sages, scholars who have studied Vedas- ViswarUpan
VishNu alone is ArAdhyan; He alone is Paradevatha is
unambiguously explained. Further ?Paasupata Saivam?
uses ?Anumaanam? and does not accept the Veda. Using
the same Anumaana pramaana it is also possible to
prove anything.. ?Anthavatvam Asavagjnyathaa Va? If it
is again taken that Pasupathi is as such told in
Paasupatha Saivam itself, then he too has to become
the subject of creation, sustenance and destruction.
Therefore it is proved that Pasupathi does not turn up
with omnipresence, omniscience and omnipotence, purity
and divinity. Therefore the ?Paasupatha Saivam? which
is the philosophy and practice of ?Paasupatha Saiva
Aagamam? by Pasupathi (Paarvathy Pathi Rudra) is
illogical. It is not only against the Veda but also
against logic.

All Vedas and other holy scriptures talk about Him as
He is BrahmA, Siva, Indra, AkAksA, et al. He is
ParamaswarAt. The universe came out of Vishnu. He
created thus Chathurmukha BrahmA and others to
undertake specified dutries (onRum dEvum ulagum-
NammAzhwAr TVM- 4.9). All including BrahmA and Rudra
are subservient to Him. He is AdhidEvA. Creation is
child?s play to Him; He is not subservient to anyone.
Vishnu is sarvagnan, Sarva shakthan; SarvEshwaran,
Sriya: Pathi, Parama kaaruNikO Bhagawaan. 
There is no God greater than Vishnu; No one can
measure His greatness either. There is nothing equal
to Vedas and saasthrAs- says Sage Vyasa.  

[Swamy Desikan states in SaraNagati Deepika-sloka 19-
For those, who have found that Siva is under Your
control from episodes, known as (1) Battle of Kaasi,
(2): Vrukaasuran history (3) History of anthakan (4)
Siva?s bow (5) BANAsuran (6) Origin of river Ganges
(7) Siva?s birth, naming and his conversation with
Naanmukhan and the like 

and Siva?s own words from the episode of the fear
which emanated out of a crime against Ambareeshan, a
great devotee and from the Sage?s curse, which Siva
had to face; Thus Swamy Desikan says: who else is
there to be reached other than You as the refuge..]

Thirumazhisai AzhwAr ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam
Regards
Namo narayana
dAsan


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