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SrI:

Dear SrI VaradarAja BhakthAs :

Let us reflect  on the Fifth Paasuram  of
Thirucchinna Maalai ( Paasuram 273 of Desika
Prabhandham ) in this posting . It deals with
the significance of "NaarAyaNa " sabdham :

273. ulahellAm uLLE vaitthu umizhndhAr vanthAr
            ulahu udambAit-tAmm uyirAi ninRAr vanthAr
         alai kadakAi aanandham adaiynthAr vanthAr
            aLavillA AruL Aazhip-PerumAL vanthAr
         tilkam yenum thirumRni selvar vanthAr
            sezhum guNangaL irufmoonRum udayAr vanthAr
         ilahu sudar muzhu nalamAm iniyAr vanthAr
            yellArkkum gathiyAnAr vanthAr thAmE

(Meaning): PeraruLALar is the Lord , who protected the world
during PraLaya kaalam by placing it inside HIs stomach and released
it during the time of creation . He has the sentients and insentients
as His body and stays inside them as their antharyAmi (indweller).
Just as the ocean water becomes the foam and the waves , He transforms
through pancha bhUthams as the diverse chEthanams and achEthanams.This
He accomplishes through His sanklapa Balam alone and enjoys such
transformations.  He is of the form of Ocean with infinite dayA .
He has the matchless divine beauty , which stands out as the tilakam
to highlight the soundharyam of the created world. He is the BHagavAn
with the famous six guNams( Jn~Anam , Sakthi , Balam , Isvaryam ,
Veeryam and tEjas).He is of the form of infinite bliss and perfect Jn~Anam.
He stays as the means and goal for all. Lord VaradarAjan of such
Vaibhavam has arrived now amidst as revealed by His Thirucchinna oli.

This Paasuram is the elaboration of NaarAyaNa Sabdham of AshtAksharam
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Line 1:  "   UlahellAm uLLE vaitthu umizhnthAr VanthAr " :

This refers to His being the aadharam and KaaraNam for every thing:
ChEthanams and achEthanams .  The two passages of NaarAyaNAnuvAKam:
" VisvamEvadham Purusha: " , " Tattvam NaarAyaNam Para; " explains
the NaarAyaNa is the aadharam (foundation ) for all Tatthvams and Universe.
They point out that NaarAyaNan is " Viswa SarIrikan " and Tatthva SarIrikan
( He has chEthanam and achEthanam as His Body and is the aadharam for
both). At time of MahA PraLayam , He retains the Universe in a small portion
of
His stomach and protcects them in a subtle form without NaamAs and Roopams .
At the time of creation , He releases them or spits them out and they become
later the Naama -Roopa Prapancham.He is thus the material and instrumental
cause of the srushti and dissolution of the Universe .

ChAndhOgya Upanishad ( III.14.1) supports this with the famous Manthram :
"Sarvam khalu idham Brahma--" ( " Verily , all this is Brahman , because all
this originates from , ends in and is sustained by Brahman"). Brahman is
the entire universe of ChEthanams and achEthanams , which represents
the body ( SarIra) of Brahman. The same Brahman is the indweller
or antharyAmin and is the the self of SarIra ( SarIrin) . This is the core
doctrine of VisishtAdhvaitham:, SarIra-SarIrI sambhandham ( The organic
relationship of Brahman and the Universe of ChEthanams and achEthanams).

Line 2: Ulahu udampAi ThAmm uyirAi ninRAr vanthAr"

The relationship (Sambhandham) between the Universe and Iswaran as
SarIra ( body ) and the self of SarIra ( SarIri) is reiterated here .

Line 3: "alai kadalAi aanandham adainthAr VanthAr"

the " tanamai" (nature ) of being Leela and Nithya VibhUthi is being
referred to here . The joy that He derives from transformations
that He manifests through the power of His sankalpam (Volition)
to be bubble , foam and the wave ( the various objects of Prapancham)
is pointed out here.

Line 4: "aLavillA aruL Aazhi PerumAL VanthAr"

Here the limitless aruL (grace/compassion ) of the Lord
for us the erring jeevans is being saluted.

Line 5: " Tilakamenum ThirumEni chelvar vanthAr"

The dhivya MangaLa Vigraham of the Lord is saluted here .
SavisEsha Brahmathvam is emphasized here as underlined by
VedAntha SoothrAs is the focus.This dhivya MangaLa vigraham has
a dhivya roopam, dhivya BhUshaNam and dhivya aayudham ( Divine
Body, aabharaNams and weapons ) as saluted by the PurANams and
AzhwArs .

Line 6:  "Sezhum GuNangaL iru-mUnrum udayAr vanthAr "

The six auspicious , defining GuNams of the Lord leading to Him being
addressed as BhagavAn are indicated here . These six according to
VishNu purANam are ( Jn~Aana, Sakthi, Bala, Isvarya , veerya
and tEjas/ Knowledge Power, strength , Lordship , virility and
splendour). These are the "sezhum GuNangaL ".

Lines 5 and 6 form the core of VisishtAdhvaitham as emphasized by
AchArya RaamAnujA : " Brahma sabdhEna SvabhAvathO  nirastha
nikhila dOsha anavathikAdisaya asankhyEyaKalyANa guNa gaNa
PurushOtthamO abhidheeyathE /By Brahma sabdham ,the PurushOtthamn
(Supreme Being ) , who is devoid of all imperfections and endowed with
limitless auspicious attributes is indicated). It is SavishEsha Brahman
andNOT nirvisEsha Brahman that is being accepted .

Line 7: " ilahu sudar muzhu nalamAm iniyAr vanthAr"

The dhivyAthma Svaroopam of the Lord , where He shines as
Jn~Anandha Svaroopan is referred to.The svaroopam (innate
nature ) of Brahman as "Satyam , Jn~Anam and Anantam "
( according to TaitthirIya Upanishad) is being hinted here.
Ilahu or Satya Svaroopam with out undergoing any VikAram
(Change) , Sudar( Jn~Ana Svaroopam )  and Muzhu nalam
( ParipoorNa aanandha svaroopam) are covered here as
the defining features of PurushOtthaman , Sriman NaarAyaNan.

Line 8:  "Yellarkkum GathiyAnAr  vanthAr ThaamE "
Here the Tatthvam of SrIman NaarAyaNan being the means
and Phalan ( UpAyam and UpEyam for all ) is being saluted .

In Moola ManthrAdhikAram , there is a slOkam that sums up
SrIman NaarAyaNan being the KaaraNam for the universe
and being the upAyam as well as UpEyam as established in
VedAntha Saasthrams :

" KaarANathvam aBhAdhyathvam UpyathvamupEyathA
  ithi SaarIrakasTApyam  iha chAapi vyavasTitham "

The full meanings of NaarAyaNa sabdham as per
this slOkam are:

Line 1 : Aadharathvam and KaarANathvam
Line  2: SarIrAthma BhAvam
Line 3:  Ubhaya VibhUthi NaaTathvam
Line 4:  DayA Svaroopam
Line5 & 6: Dhivya MangaLa vigraham & KalyANa GuNams
Line 7: Jn~Anantha Svaroopam
Line 8: Being Both UpAyam and UpEyam .

NaarAyaNa , NaarAyaNa , NaarAyaNa
Daasan ,  Oppiliappan Koil VaradachAri Sadagopan

Srimate Sri Lakshminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka
SrivaNN  SaThakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama:



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