Dear BhakthAs :
In the previous posting , we studied the 19th Paasuram of
Meyviratha Maanmiyam , which is a treasure house on
the Brahma Soothrams . Prior to summarizing the sixteen
individual Paadhams of the four chapters to bring out
the salutations of Brahama Soothram to the Supreme
Brahman ( Lord VaradarAjan here ) , let us give a gist
of the content of Brahma soothrams (BRS) as per
MahAmahOpdhyAya Navalpakkam RaamAnuja
TatAchAr Swamy:
1.The Nature of Brahman (Ultimate Reality ) as
revealed by the Upanishads .
2. The Nature of the Jeevan (individual soul) and
its relation to Brahman.
3. The nature of Jagath (Universe ) as it relates to
Brahman.
4. The nature of Saadhana ( Means& pracises ) to attain Brahman.
5. The nature of Parama PurushArTa (Supreme Goal )
known as Moksha.
According to AchArya RaamAnuja , Brahman is SavisEsha
(endowed with auspicous attributes ) and is the One reality
as organically related to both sentient souls (chith) and
the non-sentient matter (achith) , both of which are real
(Cidh-acidh-Visishta Brahman) . In SrI BhAshyam , AchArya
RaamAnujA establishes firmly that Brahma SoothrAs
support this doctrine without any sectarian or preconcieved
ideas to infuence his thesis .
Swamy Desikan , who is a keen student and intrepreter/advocate of
AchArya RaamAnujA's darsanam taught SrI BhAshyam at least.
30 times in His life time and has written extensively about
the Brahma Soothrams in AdhikaraNa SaarAvaLi
and other Sri Sookthis such as Mey Viratha Maanmiyam
(19th Paasuram ).
The greatnes of the 19th Pasuram is the elegant and effective
way in which the 32 lines capture the essence of the 16 Paadhams of
the four Chapters /adhyAyams . Dr.S.M.S.Chari Swamy has
summed up the purport of the four chapters of BRS this way:
1. First AdhyAyam: SamanvayAdhyAyam " devoted to
establish the correlation of various texts of the Upanishads
with Brahman as the ground of the Cosmos ".
2. Second AdhyAyam: AvirOdhAdhyAyam devoted to proving
" the absence of contradictions in upholding the main thesis of
the first chapter (i-e)., Brahaman is the primary cause of
the Universe . This chapater refutes the contradictory
positions taken by other darsanams dealing with VedAntha ".
3. The third chapter is SaadhanAdhyAya and it deals with the ways
and means to attain Brahman through different UpAsanAs
and VidhyAs .
4. The Fourth adhyAya is the Phala adhyAya . It deals with
" fruit of spirtual discipline , the nature of the Supreme goal
of endeavour (PurushArTa ) , the manner of observing
the prescribed Saadhana is to be observed , the exit of
the Jeevan from the physical body at the time of liberation
from bondage , the path through which the liberated soul
passes to reach the ultimate goal and the nature of Moksha or
final liberation from bondage ".
The 19th Paasuram of Mey Viratha Maanmiyam
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Today , we will study in this context , the details
of this important 19th Paasuram dealing with
the Four Paadhams of each of the four chapters of
Brahma Soothrams and develop an appreciation of
Swamy Desikan's extraordinary skills to provide
the essence of these Chapters :
1. Ist AdhyAyam: 1st Paadham:
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Lord VaradarAjan is the creator of all sentients
(ChEthanmas) and insentients (achethanams) and
is the Master , who resides in them as antharyAmi
Brahman.
2. 1st AdhyAyam: 2nd Paadham
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He shines inside the sentients and insentients
and has them both as His sarIram ; while He
stays as their indweller , He is not affected
even by an iota by their blemishes.
3. 1st Chapter: 3rd Paadham
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He has the sankalpam to be the sustaining
(supporting) wall for the BhakthAs and MukthAs ,
He is like the wall for pictures supported by
that wall .
4. First Chapter: 4th Paadham:
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He is the one with limitless glories as the sole
cause for the creation of the universe . AchAryAs
have established with many nyAyams that achethana
prakruthi can never ever substitute the Lord's role
as the Jagath Srushti KaaraNam .
5. Second Chapter: 1st Paadham
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Lord VaradarAjan is the Supreme Lord with
mysterious (Vichithra) sakthi to banish the jalpa
vaadham of the HethukAs . Thus , the virOdhams
cited by Paramatha Vaadhins about Prakruthi as
the cause for the origin of the world are destroyed .
6. Second Chapter: 2nd Paadham
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Lord VaradarAjan is the Supreme Brahman ,
who blesses us with Paancha-rAthra Saasthram
to destroy the faulty arguments of Para Mathams .
7. Second Chapter: 3rd Paadham
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Lord VaradarAjan is the Supreme Purushan
endowed with the power to create Pancha Bhoothams
and the Jeevans with their appropriate attributes.
8. Second Chapter: 4th Paadham
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He is like the Sage , who can directly visualize
the eleven Indhriyams with fierce vyApArams
and is the cause for their creation.
9. Third adhyAyam: 1st Paadham
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He is the most skilled One to conduct the affairs of
samsAram for the jeevans and stays as the controller
in the states of wakefulness , dream , sleep , susupthi
and death .
10. Third adhyAyam: 2nd Padham
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As the indweller in the world of chEthanms and
achEthanams , he is devoid of dhOsham inspite of
intermingling with them and shines uniquely.
11. Third adhyAyam: 3rd Paadham
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Bhakthi yOgam leading to Mokham is observable
with the help of many vidhyAs described by the Upanishads.
While Brahman has to be meditated upon with one vidhyai ,
the other guNams of the Supreme Being celebrated by
the other vidhyais should be included . He is the One ,
who is the object of meditation (UpAsanaa) by many
vidhyAs affiliated with Bhakthi yOgam .
12.Third Chapter: Fourth Paadham
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Lord VaradarAjan is the DayA Moorthy ,
who is delighted by the observers of Bhakthi
Yogam accompanied by Saathvika ThyAgam .
He is pleased with the chEthanam's performance of
the VarNAsrama dharmams prescribed by Him
and blesses them with the Supreme boon of Moksham .
13. Fourth Chapter: 1st Paadham
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He is the Omnipotent One to destroy both the Paapams
and the PuNyams of the Jeevan bound to samsAram .
14. Fourth Chapter: 2nd Paadham
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He is the powerful Lord , who is capable of
letting Prapanna Jeevans enter the Brahma nAdi
as the first step of their journey to His Supreme abode.
15. Fourth Chapter: 3rd Paadham
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He is the compassionate and purposeful Lord ,
who orchestrates the liberated jeevan's path to
His Supreme abode through His prime servants
( aadhivAhikAs ) responsible for the different
stations in the path of light .
16. Fourth Chapter: 4th Paadham
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The Liberated Jeevans arriving at SrI Vaikuntam
stand at the sacred feet of their most merciful Lord,
enjoy His divine beauty with fervour , reverence ,
awe and feel grateful over their rare soubhAgyam .
We will now move on to the 20th Paasuram of
Mey viratha Maanmiyam .
Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan
Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka
Srivan Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama:
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