SrImate Ra'nga RAmAnuja MahA DeSikAya namaH
tAtparya ratnAvali - Submission 81 - Slokam 27 Part 4
tiruvAimozhi 2.5 - pASuram 2.5.9 to 2.5.10.
 pASuram 2.5.9:
SollIr en ammAnai en AviyAvi tanai
ellai il SIr en karumANikkac cuDarai
nalla amudam peRaRkariya vIDumAi
allimalar virai ottu ANallan peN allanE.
nalla amudam peRaRku ariya vIDumAy alli malar virai ottu AN allan peN allan
ellai il SIr en karu mANikkac cuDarai en AviyAvi tannai en ammAnai SollIr â
All of you should sing the praise of my Lord who is Supreme Nectar here itself,
obtained only through realizing and adopting Him as the only means, is like the
fragrance of the lotus flower, very different from all those called men and
women, is endowed with infinite auspicious qualities, is enjoyable and shining
like the precious blue diamond, and is the Lord of my soul.
SvAmi DeSikan has described the main guNam sung in this pASuram as âsad-guNa
Amoda hRdyamâ â (Amoda â delight, joy, pleasure; hRdya â loved.) â
He who is extremely likable because of His infinite kalyANa guNa-s and His
delightful appearance. SrI UV lists the following guNa-s sung by AzhvAr in
this pASuram:: ammAn â svAmittvam, His being the Lord of all; Avi â His
act of controlling everything; en karu mANikkac cuDar â His saulabhyam or
easy accessibility; ellai il SIr â His unlimited generosity associated with
His unlimited wealth). In another dimension, He is a delight to enjoy in all
respects: SuDar â a delight for the eyes; amudu â a delight for the
tongue; virai â a delight for the nose; Avi â a delight for the mind; and
SollIr â a delight for the ears.
 PASuram 2.5.10:
AN allan peN allan allA aliyum allan
kANalum AgAn uLan allan illai allan
pENumkAl pENum uruvAgum allanumAm
kONai peridu uDaittu em-pemmAnaik kUrudalE.
My Lord is not like the males in all the worlds, nor like any woman, nor
a sexless person. He is of easy access to a believer, and impossible to access
for a non-believer. He takes whatever form a believer wants Him to take, but
at the same time, He is not One who can be said to have that as His form. In
short, my Lord is beyond any description in a straightforward way.
SvAmi DeSikan captures the spirit of this pASuram with the words âviSva
vyAvRtti citramâ â âHe who is of a wonderful appearance that is unlike
anything else that exists in all the worldsâ (vyAvRtti - exclusion,
distinction, removal, difference). Recall that the guNam at the daSakam level
is âvraja yuvati gaNakhyAta nItyA.anvabhu~Ngta - (vraja yuvati gaNAH â
the gathering of cowherd girls; khyAta nItyA â by the same rule, in the same
way; anvabhuângta â rejoiced, felt immense pleasure) â AzhvAr felt happy
the same way the cowherd girls felt happy because kRshNa was happy by
associating with them. In the current pASuram, AzhvAr sings the exceptional
beauty in form and in guNa-s that is natural to BhagavAn, and this is a natural
result of His happiness in uniting with His devotee.
Several supports are given from the Sruti-s that convey the point that BhagavAn
is beyond description, which is what AzhvAr is conveying in this pASuram.
 na bhUta sangha samsthAno deho'sya paramAtmanaH (MahAbhArata - SAnti
parva 206-60) - His body is not made up of the combination of elements like
earth, water, etc. etc.
 nainam vAcA striyam bruvan nainam astree pumAn bruvan pumAmsam na
bruvan nainam vadati vadan kaScana | a iti brahma | (Rg veda AraNyaka 2.2)
âOne who tries to explain the paramAtman neither describes Him as a male, nor
a female, nor a eunuch; that Supreme Brahman is represented by the letter
âaâ.
Â
sa vai na devAsura-martya-tiryang
na strI na shaNDho na pumAn na jantuH |
nAyam gunaH karma na san na cAsan
nishedha-Sesho jayatAd aSeshaH ||
âHe is neither demigod nor demon, neither human nor bird nor beast. He is not
woman, man or neuter, nor is He an animal. He is not a material quality, a
fruitive activity, a manifestation or nonmanifestation. He is the last word in
the discrimination of "not this, or not that," and He is unlimited. All glories
to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. (8.3.22-24).
In the ten pASuram-s of this tiruvAimozhi , AzhvAr enjoys and describes the
Supreme Bliss of PerumAl. This Supreme Bliss is attributed to His having
mingled with His devotee - AzhvAr. sAkshAt svAmi describes this guNam of
BhagavAn as âsvApti muditatvamâ. AzhvAr in turn rejoices because PerumAL
is happy. SvAmi deSikan compares AzhvArâs joy with that of the gopi-s â
whose whole joy in mixing with BhagavAn is purely based on the fact that
BhagavAnâs happiness is because He is mingling with His devotees â vraja
yuvati gaNakhyAta nItyA.anvabhu~Ngta. In the ten pASuram-s, we will be seeing
AzhvAr describing BhagavAnâs Supreme Bliss from different aspects:
- His whole divine tirumEni and His divine weapons etc., get a new
effulgence when BhagavAn gets to unite with His devotee (2.5.1)
- He intermingles with His dear devotee with all the intense affection
towards a beloved (2.5.2)
- He acquires a whole new level of effulgence and grows like a glittering
mountain when He mingles with His devotee intimately, and this unique
effulgence is seen in His beautiful eyes, His reddish hands that look soft like
the fresh lotus petals, etc. (2.5.3)
- He continues to be the Insatiable Nectar and a delight to the devotee
irrespective of how many yuga-s have passed (2.5.4)
- He showers His mercy on His devotees like a fresh water-laden cloud
during the rainy season (2.5.5)
- He presents Himself with a variety of beautiful ornaments, in
innumerable forms, etc., to the devotee because of His joy in mingling with the
devotee (2.5.6)
- He is full of many famous sports (leelA-s) that are motivated by His
desire to please His devotee (prakhyAta â famous; prIti leelam â His famous
sports that are meant to please His devotee). (2.5.7)
- He is attached to His devotees beyond description through words (2.5.8)
- He presents Himself as extremely likable to the devotee through His
infinite kalyANa guNa-s and His delightful appearance. (2.5.9)
- He possesses guNa-s that are beyond description, as well as a form that
is beyond description. (2.5.10)
dAsan kRshNamAcAryan
-To be continued
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