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Sri:
Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

Sri Pillai Lokacharya's
Mumukshuppadi

Sutra:
35. ithil akAram Sakala sabthaththukkum kAraNamAy nArAyaNa
pathaththukku SankrahamAy irukkaiyAlE, Sakala jagaththukkum
kAraNamAy SarvarakshaganAna emperumAnais sollugiRathu.

Meaning:
The first akshara amongst the three aksharas of prAnavam, 
is akAram ("a"). This akshara is the cause for all the 
sounds (words); it also stands for NarAyaNa padam which 
itself stands for one who protects all. Thus akAram stands 
for Him who is the cause of all and the protector of all.

Sri PBA Swami's Sarartha Deepikai:
Here the meaning of the first aksharam is explained. The
meaning of akAram is He who is sakala jagat kAraNabhUta
(cause of all worlds) and sarva rakshaka (protector of 
all).

How are these brought out by akAram?
There are two rules to consider: prakruti sakthi and 
dAtu sakthi. The prakruti sakthi brings out the causal
nature and the dAtu sakthi brings out the protective
nature. 

Prakruti means natural being. The natural disposition of 
akAram is that it is the source of all sounds (as in the 
Thirukkural "akara muthala ezhuththellAm"). Sriman 
Narayana has a similar nature, of being the cause of 
everything. By this similarity, akAram stands for Him 
who is the cause of all. 

akAram also represents the dAtu "ava". This dAtu stands
for protection as in "ava rakshaNE". Thus akAram also
stands for Him who is the protector of all. 

Pillai Lokacharyar Thiruvadigale Saranam
Azhvar Emperumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Saranam

adiyEn madhurakavi dAsan
TCA Venkatesan

Mumukshuppadi Sarartha Deepikai Series:
http://www.acharya.org/vyakyanam/mumukshuppadi/index.html

Note:
HH Sri Vanamamalai Jeeyar is conducting an on-going 
tele-upanyasam on Mumukshuppadi in Tamil. Please check 
the following link for details on listening to an acharya
expound on this work in traditional kAlakshepam format.
http://www.radioramanuja.com/talks/vana.htm





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