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SrI  sAra  sAram â I (45)
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I â ThirumantrAdhikAram 
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The Significance of ânArAyaNanAyaâ   
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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
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