NOTE: Readers having difficulty in reading the text may need to change their encoding to UTF-8. ----------------- srI: SrI sAra sAram â I (45) -- I â ThirumantrAdhikAram -- The Significance of ânArAyaNanAyaâ --- SwAmi Desikan now explains the word, âayanamâ: ânArangkaLukku ayanam ennumpOthu ayana Sabdatthukku âgatirAlambanam tasyaâ enRu vyAkhyAnam paNNukaiyAlE ithil karaNa-vyuthpatthiyAlE upAyatvamum, karmaNi vyuthpatthiyAlE upEyatva-mum, adhikaraNa vyuthpatthiyAlE AdhAra-thvamum siddhikkiRathu.â In the expression, âthe abode of nAras (the class of sentient beings)â, the word, âayanaâ is being interpreted by sacred texts as âgatir Alambanam tasyaâ, both the goal to be attained and the means to attain it. This quote is part of a SlOka, supposed to be from PAdmOttara Samhita. Let us see the SlOka in full: ânArastviti sarvapumsAm samoohah parikeertitah / gatirAlambanam tasya tEna nArAyaNah smrutah //â (PAdmOttaram) Meaning: By ânAraâ is meant the entire class of jIvas. As the Lord is the goal to be attained by them and the means as well, He is known as nArAyaNa. SwAmi Desikan shows that the word, âayanaâ has three related connotations, two of which have already been brought out in the quote above. We shall see all the three. 1) The Lord is the goal to be attained by all the jIvas; 2) He Himself is the means for the attainment; 3) He remains the only support of all. How these meanings are derived from the word, âayanaâ is explained thus: The word, âayanaâ is derived from the verbal root, âiNâ, which means âto goâ, in three ways: (1) âIyatE anEna iti ayanaâ â âayanaâ is that by which one goes. Here, it refers to the instrument or aid (karaNa). When derived in this way, the Lord becomes the âupAyaâ or the means. (2) âIyatE asau iti ayanaâ â âayanaâ is that which is attained. In this derivation, the Lord becomes the âupEyaâ, the goal to be attained. (3) âIyatE asmin iti ayanaâ â âayanaâ is that in which all dwell. In this derivation, the Lord becomes the support, âAdhAraâ on which everything rests. SwAmi Desikan explains further: âiv upAyatva-upEyatvangkaL cEthnanaik kuRitthavaiyAi, AdhAratvam pramANa-anusAratthAlE cEthana-acEthanangkaL iraNDaiyum paRRavAkinRathu.â -- The meanings of âthe means to attainâ and âthe goal to be attainedâ pertain to the jIvas, while the third meaning, i.e., âthe supportâ pertains to both the jIvas and the non-sentient things. This is based on the authoritative scriptural statements, says SwAmi Desikan. (To continue) dAsan anbil S.SrInivAsan --------------- Share files, take polls, and make new friends - all under one roof. Go to http://in.promos.yahoo.com/groups/ ------------------------------------ Oppiliappan Koil Varadachari Sadagopan http://www.sadagopan.org Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:Oppiliappan-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:Oppiliappan-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Oppiliappan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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