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Dear swAmy,
 
Even a casual reading of aruLich cheyal, will reveal that these deities have some powers and even that is derived from EmperumAn.
 
Did EmperumAN say this? Well EmperumAn has demonstrated this which is elaborated in idhihAsa purANam-s and described in aruLich cheyal.
 
The VyAkyAnam-s specially the EDu clearly elaborates this point.
 
'kANilum vurup polAr sevikkinAdha kErthiyAr,
'PEaNilum varam thara mudukkilAdha dhEAvarai" Thiruchandha vrutham 69;
 
This aspect has been discussed in this forum several times and I hope this suffices.
 
dAsan
vanamamalai padmanabhan
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Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 3:52 PM
Subject: [ramanuja] Nava-RathinaMAlai 5 - - question

Adiyan Ramanujadasan
 
Did the emperuman said that these deities have only nominal power?


Padmanabhan <aazhwar@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

DhEvathAnthram- Demi Gods:

 

 The demigods or other deities inherit their nominal powers from EmprumAn.They are subject to His will and wish. It is magnanimity that He has conferred such powers to them keeping in mind various factors

?dhisayum,dhisayUruth theivamum, theivath isaiyum karumangaL ellAm kAroDha vaNNan padaitha mayakku? Mudhal ThrivandhAdhi.

 

The fact that the deities have been installed in several directions and for different actions are all the illusion EmperumAn has created.

 

Adding to this the rajas and thamas nature of these deities make thim think themselves as supreme and act accordingly.

 

Sri Nam AzhwAr clears this illusion in several pAsuram-s. Here is one instance,

nAdi nEr vaNangum theivamum vummaiyum mun padiathAn,

kabala nan mOKKathuk kaNdu koN min? ThiruvAi Mohzi 4?10-2;

 

AzhwAr addresses the samsAri-s who presume that these deities are the prime

?These deities whom you approach and worship and you are all created by EmperumAn.

 

Thus, one should realize that these deities are subservient to the Lord, these act as if they are supreme and are devoid of knowledge and look upon EmperumAn during their distress.

 

dAsan

vanamamalai padmanabhan

 


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