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Sri Parthasarathi thunai
Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha
Sri Vara Vara MunayE Namaha
Sri vAnAchala mahA munayE Namaha
 
Paasuram-6
 
"ariyAr samaNar ayarththAr pavuththar
siriyAr sivappattAr seppil-veriyAya
mAyavanai mAlavanai mAdhavanai A-ththAdhAr
EnavarE AdhalAl endru"
 
In the previous paasuram, listening to azhvar's words, "neeyE ari" (Oh lord! 
You yourself understand) emperuman was taken aback. He started wondering,"Is 
there not even a single person in this vast stretched world to understand me?" 
Azhvar answers, "In this world filled with jains, Buddhists and saivaites who 
constitute the veda bAhyas (those who do not accept the Vedas as pramanas) and 
the Veda kudrishtis (those who interpret the Vedas in theirown mode restricted 
to their own knowledge) it is very difficult for anyone to understand you in 
the right way." But there were a few like the mudalazhvars who understood the 
Vedas and the bhagavan in the proper way? But among the whole mass of people, 
the mudal azhvars were only three and hencecan be considered even negligible 
and hence due to his deep sorrow thirumazhisai azhvar complains that there is 
absolutely no one to understand the greatness of the paramatma in the right 
sense.
 
(ariyAr samaNar) Who are these people-samaNar?  
 
[Though their philosophy is highly confusing and not necessary for our 
sampradayam still let us elaborate a little on their philosophy due to two 
reasons. First thing all philosophies in this world were created only by 
emperuman. He created the good and the bad. But why? Only in the dark we 
realize the greatness of light. So only when we see the good and the bad we 
will know the difference. Emperuman didn't stop with creating the good and the 
bad instead he has given us the knowledge to analyse. We have been blessed with 
our great acharyas to take us in the right path. So at this stage, even though 
if it is not necessary for us to know about the other religions/philosophies as 
we have a staunch belief in the path shown by our acharyas but still it is 
essential for us to know those philosophies also, so as to cherish the divine 
greatness of our acharyas who have removed all confusions from our mind and 
without any difficulty taken us in the right and easy path to attain the
divine feet of emperuman. Moreover when we see the other philosophies then only 
we will know how crooked our minds can think if not guided by our acharyas. The 
philosophies we are going to see in the following paragraphs will be confusing 
and even more difficult for adiyen to explain still let ustry the level best to 
write and understand due to bhagavat/acharya krupai] 
 
"syAdhasthi syAnnAsthi, syAdhasthi cha nAsthi cha, syAdhasdheethi vAkthavyam, 
syAnnAsdheethi vAkthavyam, syAdhasthi cha nAsthi chEthi vAkthavyam,sarvadhA 
vAkthavyam cha" -sapta bhangi (seven ways)
 
1. It might be there;
2. It might be that it is not there;
3. It might be that which is there or not there;
4. We can say that it might be there;
5. We can say that it might not be there;
6. We can say that it might be or may not be there;
7. We can say it in any way.
 
This is how the Jains analyse an object. Can they ever understand 
emperuman??????
According to them, since at one time a pot exists we can say that it is there; 
while at another time/place it doesn't exist we can say that it is not there; 
considering the two times/places we can say it in both ways or in any way we 
want. Such is the argument of the Jains. That is why they are called "tharkka 
samaNar". Their arguments never end. 
 
[But in front of Swamy emperumanar not one but all the Jains who came to argue 
with him have to accept their defeat and fall to his feet. To have thedarshan 
of that victorious emperumanar, rush now to "thondanoor". The thirumeni of 
swamy there talks his victory even today.]
 
Swamy Parasara bhattar condemns this silly talk of the Jains in his 
Srirangarajastavam, "angeekruthya thu sapthabhangi kusruthim syAdhasthi 
nAsadhyAdmikAm?"
 
(ayaththAr bhavuththar) The Buddhist does not accept even the jeevatma who has 
knowledge to understand, to be real. If there is no one to understand and even 
the knowledge is kshanikam (exists only for a second) then where is the chance 
for them to understand emperuman? According to them everything is 'soonyam' (a 
big zero). The world that is zero is created from a zeroand finally it attains 
a zero. Is there any logic in their talk? Still the religion exists due to 
bhagavat sankalpam.
 
(To be continued)
 
Azhvar emperumAnAr Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharaNam
 
Adiyen ramanuja dAsee
Sumithra Varadarajan

 


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