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Title: Saranagati Volume 1 Issue 8
 

SrI:
 
Dear BahkthAs :
 
Aruttha Panchakam is about Lord VaradarAjan of Kaanchipuram as Meyviratha
Maanmiyam and  Adaikkala Patthu .The Prabhandham deals with five topics
(ArTa Panchakam ) that Swamy  Desikan will elaborate in SrImadh Rahasya
Thraya Saaram ( Chapter 4) later in His life.
 
The senior contemproary of Swamy  Desikan , Swamy PiLLai LokAcchAr
has written an outstanding MaNipravALa grantham entitled "Aruttha Panchakam "
which has been translated in to English by SrI A . GovindAchArya .This grantham
in original MaNipravALam text and its English translation can be  accessed at :
 
http://www.srivaishnava,org/sva/lokacar/apanca.htm
 
 
The Five truths/doctrines (arTa panchakam ) that a Mumukshu (One who desires
Moksham) should know are:
 
1. The Svaroopam of BhagavAn , who should be enjoyed by us(Paasurams 248-249)
2. The  Svaroopam of Jeevan , which enjoys its Lord ( Paasurams 250-251)
3. The obstacles until now that prevents us from gaining BhagavAn( Paasurams 252-253 )
4. The means practised for gaining Moksham: Bhakthi or Prapatthi yOgam ( 254-255)
5. The chief phalan of Bhagavath anubhavam from  one of the two upAyams practised (256-257).
 
Each of these 5 doctrines are thus explained with two paasurams each. The 11th Paasuram
is the Phala Sruthi ( Paasuram 258) for this Prabhandham.
 
248 . The Svaroopam of Brahman
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Amalan aviyAtha-sudar aLavillaa-AarAmudham
amala uru guNangaL aNi aayudhangal adiyavarkaL
amala azhiyAtha nahar azhinthu yezhum kaavudan yellAm
Kamalayudan arasALum Karigiri mERk-KaavalanaE .......Paasuram 1
 
(Meaning): In this karma bhUmi (SamsAra MaNDalam ) , EmperumAn has as
His sport , the distribution of phalans to each JeevAthmA according to its
accumulated karmA . Therefore , this SamsAra MaNDalam is recognized as
the nandhavanam (play ground) , where the Lord  engages in such sports .
 
There is no limit to our Lord's auspicious guNAs .He has both " Svaroopa Niroopaka
VisEshaNams(SNV) " and "Niroopitha Svaroopa VisEshaNams(NSV) among His guNams.
VisEshaNam means a distinguishing feature that sets it apart from others .
 
Svaroopa NirUpaka visEshaNams  are those guNams ( attributes) without which
the Svaroopam ( inherent nature ) of the object can  not be explained correctly .
After comprehending the Svaroopam with nirUpaka visEshaNams , we seek out other
attributes as VisEshaNams to reveal the glories of the object under consideration .
These guNams are recognized as "NirUpitha Svaroopa VisEshaNams".
 
The Svaroopa nirUpaka GuNams of SrIman NaarAyaNan are five in number :
 
1. Sathyathvam: Invariant nature at all times( "aviyAtha " term in the Paasuram ).
 
2. Jn~Anathvam: His  Jn~Ana SvarUpam never diminishes ( "Sudar" term refers to
this in the Paasuram ) .  
 
3. Ananthathvam: His presence (vyApthi) at all places and times and vasthus
without restrictions of any kind ( The term "aLavillA " in Paasuram refers to this). 
 
4. Aanandhathvam: He exists as the Bliss principle and therefore as Aanandha SvarUpi
( The term "AarAvamudham " in the paasuram refers to this principle linked to
His Svaroopam ) .
 
5. Amalathvam: His Svaroopam is qualified as Blemishless ( The Term " Amalan"
in the Paasuram refers to this doctrine).
 
After comprehending the true nature of the Lord's attributes with the above five
SvarUpa NirUpaka VisEshaNams , the other attributes ( NirUpitha SvarUpa
VisEshaNams) reveal the glory of the Lord such as Souseelyam , KaaruNyam ,
Vaathsalyam and others .
 
This Lord with Svaroopam defined by the five nirUpaka GuNams rules over
His two VibhUthis ( LeelA and Nithya VibhUthis : BhU Lokam and SrI Vaikuntam)
with SrI PerumdEvi PirAtti.
 
249) All the Vasthus are under the control of BhagavAn's Sankalpam
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uLLa poruL anaitthukkum uruva nilai karumangaL
teLLisaivin vasamAkkit-thihazhnthu uyirAi uRaihinRAn
naLL iruL theertthu adiyavarkku nalam kodukkum ThiruvudanE
VaLLal AruLALar yenum VaaraNa veRppu IRayavanE ----Paasuram 2
 
(Meaning): This Lord of Atthigiri with His divine consort , PerumdEvi ThAyAr
pervades all objects of His creation as the indweller (antharyAmi Brahman)  
and controls with His sankalpam their Svaroopam , Sthithi (existence)
and Pravrutthi  ( karmic activiites ). The Lord of Hasthigiri cuts the bonds of
SamsAram for those , who perform SaraNAgathy at His sacred feet
and grants those blessed jeevans MokshAnandham.
 
SrImath NaarAyaNa YathIndhra MahA DesikAya Nama:
Oppiliappan KOil VaradAchAri SadagOpan /SaThakOpan
  
 
 
                 

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