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Sri Parthasarathi thunai
SrimathE rAmAnujaya Namaha
Sri Vara Vara MunayE Namaha
Sri vAnAchala mahA munayE Namaha
 
In the first paasuram in his prabhandam thirumazhisai azhwar declared that 
narayanan was the sole creator of even the brahma and rudra. In the 
secondpaasuram, he clarified that since according to the vedas the supreme is 
only one all three brahma, Vishnu and Siva cannot become the jagatkAranam. 
Further in the third paasuram azhvar staunchly established his belief that he 
alone knows about the greatness (mEnmai) and simplicity (neermai) of emperuman 
(as shown by emperuman himself). At this instant some saivaites questioned 
azhvar as follows: ?EkO hi rudrO na dveetheeyOya thasthu:? (Rudra is only one 
there is no one to second) ?yO devAnAm prabhavas shOthbhavascha vishvAdhikO 
rudrO maharishi: I hiranyakarppam janayAmAsa poorvam sanO bhuttyA subhayA 
samyunakthu II? (The one who is responsible for the creation and sustanence of 
even the devas, the one who knows everything and thatrudran who first gave 
birth to hiranyakarpan let he grant us good knowledge) ?thasmAth sarvakath: 
siva:?
(So sivan knows everything) ?sarvasya prabhumeeshAnam? (the leader to 
everything, EsAnan) ?mAyinanthu mahEswaram? (understand the maheswaran to be 
filled with mAya) Thus goes a number of Vedic verses. Then how is that you 
declare narayanan to be the creator of the universe? There are Vedic verses 
which declares narayanan as supreme and there are some others as a few 
mentioned above which declare the supremacy of rudran. Then shouldn?t we 
consider both of them to be supreme? How do you say that you aloneknow about 
the sole supremacy of narayanan? Questioned the saivaites. In this fourth 
paasuram, azhvar answers this question.
 
?ArusadaikkarandhAn andarkOn thannOdum
koorudaiyan enbhaduvum kolkaiththE-vEroruvar
ellAmai nindrAnai emmAnai epporutkum
sollAnai sonnEn thoguththu?
 
It is for sure that some of the Vedic verses declare one Sivan as the supreme 
but shouldn?t you all just analyse if that Sivan said in the Vedas is the same 
as the sivan you all think? 
(Aru sadaikkarandhAn) During the vamana/Trivikrama avathara of emperuman, the 
divine feet of emperuman reached the abode of Brahma. To honour emperuman 
Brahma washed the divine feet of emperuman. The water started flowing as the 
divine river ganga. To make himself pure Sivan held this river ganga on his 
head. ?thriveebhUdhas thathA dharmO hari bhakthyA mahAmunE??.varshAyudhAyatha 
bhahoon na mumOcha thathA hara: II? 
[rishi srEshta! (While bhagavan was pleased) at that time due to the bhakthi 
towards hari dharma became water. For the happiness of the jagannAthan, (me 
called as brahma) took that water of dharmA and washed his divine feet with 
great bhakthi. PAdhyam, arkyam etc were also given. Looking at the falling 
water Sivan decided ?I am eligible to be cleansed? and held the water in the 
center of his hair lobe (jadai) Then he retained it for many thousands of 
years] Thus declares brahma in Ishwara samhitha.
(Aru sadaikkarandhAn) The word Sivan means one who has purity by nature. 
Shouldn?t we analyse if the rudran you refer to as Sivan have this divinepurity 
always?
(sadai) This is an indication that he does some sAdhanAnushtanam (some 
activities done to attain some goal) that shows that he cannot be a paramatma.
(sadaikkarandhAn) the one who accepted emperuman?s Sripada theertham (water 
used to pay homage to the divine feet of emperuman) on his head.
(karandhAn) one who preserves the holy water on his head like a person 
safeguarding huge wealth in a safe locker.
 
(andarkOn thannOdum) through his act of measuring the whole world emperumanhas 
shown his supremacy (dEvAdhi dEvan)
 
(koorudaiyan enbhadhuvum kolkaiththE) After all these can we accept gangAdharan 
to partake emperuman?s seshitvam (leadership), jagatkAranathvam (creator of the 
universe), sarvavyApithvam (omnipresent), mumukshubhAsyathvam (one who grants 
moksha)?
 
(Arusadai?..kolkaiththE) ?Eka prAseesharath pAdham?.. dEshukaNyathAm? [one 
person lifted his feet high; one, with great pleasure washed it, another held 
it on his head. Among these who can be considered great?]  

A further question arised,?How do you say that Sivan doesn?t have the above 
qualities like narayanan?? Azhvar further continues to answer.  
 
(To be continued)
 
Alwar EmperumAnAr Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharanam
 
Adiyen rAmAnuja dAsee
Sumithra Varadarajan
 
 
 
 
 
 


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