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From: "sridharan pillai pakkam nattu" <sri1942@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 2:17 PM
Subject: Aswatha vriksham Vs Samsara Vriksham


> U.Ve. Sri V.Sadagopan,
> Inspite of reading BG Chap 15 on the above topic 
>from several books, I have > not fully understood 
>the full  significance- Is it possible to give a 
> Tabular statement of each part of Aswattha 
>tree and corresponding aspects of  Samsara 
>Vriksham to see one to one correspondence.

> Acharyan Thiruvadigale Saranam,
> Dasan,P.N.Sridharan

Dear Sri Sridharan :

Let me share the response to your good
question with the other list members .
 
Bhagavaan describes the ever flowing /continuing (avyayam)
SamsAra Vruksham as the aswattha ( ever changing )tree with its roots 
spreading upward ( Urdhva Moolam) and its branches 
spreading downwards (adha: saakham) .Our Lord describes 
the leaves on its branches as the Vedams (ChandhAmsi 
yasya ParNAni ) and concludes by declaring that any one 
who understands this doctrine will a Veda Vith( One who
knows the true purport of the VedAs) .

A. This tree is the Prapancham . Its roots are situated above
instead of under ground . Why does VedAs describe it 
this way ? The creator of this Prapancham on the Lord's
order is Brahma Devan , who sits above all the 7 lokams .
He is the Aadhi for this samsAra Prapancha vruksham .
Hence the root of this Tree is Brahma in the upward region
(Urdhva Moolam).

B. This SamsAric tree has many branches in the region
below Brahma .These are the humans , animals and plants 
created by Brahma according to the jeevan's karma vibhAgam.
Hence they are seen as spreading downward (adhO mukham).

C. Aswattham means  ever changing . It is not the same as
it was seen yesterday .

D. Aswattham prAhu: This means the VedAs describe it 
this way : " yEshOswattha : SanAthana: " according to
Vedam . 

E. avyayam : Untill Vivekam and Tatthva Jn~Anam
dawns , this SamsAram continues for the humans .
That is why it  is avyayam ( without end) . When one cuts
this samsAra Vruksham with the axe of VairAgyam 
(nonattachment ) , this samsaric Tree is destroyed .

F.ChandhAmsi yasya PrNAni: The reference is to the leaves
of this SamsAric tree , which are the Veda BhAgams 
dealing with Kaamya KarmAs of Karma KaaNDam .
Here some one asks for Phalan thru performance of
a Yaj~nam . Once he gets those phalans that he sought ,
then he is mired further in SamsAram . The leaves here 
hide the true nature of the SamsAric tree and keep it
growing forever for all except the Tatthva Jn~Ani.

G. Ya: tamm Veda sa Vedavith : One who understands 
these truths comprehends the VedAs (Veda BhAgams 
dealing with Moksham and nishkAmya karmA's phalan ).
The means for cutting this samsAric tree to get 
deliverance (Moksham) are Veda Siras ( Upanishads) .

The upadEsam is that the root of the SamsAra Vruksham
is in the Brahma lOkam ( Upward region) and the branches
are in this earth ( downward region in relation to Brahma
lOkam ). The karmAs make the branches grow and spread .
The nonatttachment to the three guNams destroys
this samsAra Vruksham .SaraNAgathy at the sacred feet
of the Lord helps us from the sadness of returning to
this samsAric world ( anAdhi : timeless).

The 5th and the 6th slOkma of this 15th adhyAyam
describes the attributes of one , who achieves such
a lofty goal of Moksham thru SaraNAgathy at the sacred
feet of the Lord .

In the 15th slOkma of this 15th adhyAyam , the Lord 
reveals :

" vedaisccha sarvai: ahamEv avEdhya:
   vEdAntha kruth vEdavidEva chAham " 

(Meaning): I am the One to be understood thru the VedAs .
I am the one who grants the fruits that the VedAs
talk about.I am the One who has the clearest 
comprehension of the true meanings of the VedAs.

In the 18th slOkam of this chapter, the Lord reveals 
that He is the PurushOtthaman( PurushEbhya : Utthama:,
PurushANAm utthma: , PurushEshu Utthama: ). Vedam 
salutes this Utthama Purushan : "Sa  Utthama Purusha: ".  
In the 15th SlOkma , the Lord reveals that He sits in
the heat lotus of all Jeevans ( sarvasya chAham hrudhi
sannivishta: ) and asks Arjuna to become the krutha 
kruthyan( one who has performed the upAyam of
SaraNAgathy to the Lord) through His upadEsam on
the PurushOtthama yOgam( 15th Chapter) describing 
the ways to cut the SamsAric tree with its roots spreading
upwards.

GeethAchAryan ThriuvadigaLE SaraNam ,
Oppiliappan Koil V.Sadagopan 
  


 







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