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srI:
SrI sAra sAram â I (62)
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I â ThirumantrAdhikAram
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The Meaning of the Thirumanthiram as a Whole
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SwAmi Desikan concludes this chapter on the Thirumanthiram with a verse in
Tamil summarizing the essence of this mantra:
âuRavai isainthu iRaiyillA oruvaRkenRum
oNsuDarAi Orezhuththil Ongki ninROm
thuRavaRamum thoomathiyum thuyaram-theervum
thooyavarkaTku Anamaiyum iraNDil uRROm
aRamuyalum anaiththu uRavAi anaiththum Enthum
ambuyaththAL kaNavanai nAm aNukappeRROm
piRaviyaRuththu aDisooDi aDimaiyellAm
piriyAtha amararuDan peRROm nAmE.â â
Meaning:
âOrezhuththilâ -- In the PraNava consisting of a single word;
âiRaiyillA oruvaRkuâ â with the Lord Who does not have any Lord superior
to Him;
âenRum uRavai isainthuâ â accepting the everlasting relationship
(SEsha-SEshi);
âoNsuDarAi Ongki ninROmâ â we stand elevated as a dazzling glow;
âiraNDilâ â In the middle word consisting of two syllables (namah);
âthuRavaRamum thoomathiyumâ -- renouncement (of ahangkAram and mamakAram)
and pure knowledge (in the form of surrender);
âthuyaram theervumâ â freed from the suffering (which is due to thinking
oneself as independent);
âthooyavarkaTku Anamaiyum uRROmâ â becoming servants of the pure (the
bhAgavathas) â all these we attained;
âaRamuyalumâ -- (as indicated by the next word, ânArAyaNaâ) the One
Who is trying to keep up the righteous act (of saving those surrendered to
Him);
âanaiththu uRavAi anaiththum Enthumâ â Who protects all as a close
relative in all respects;
âampuyaththAL kaNavanaiâ â the Consort of SrI, who resides in the lotus;
ânAm aNukappeRROmâ â We attained the closeness (with Him);
âpiRaviyaRuththuâ â (as signified by the fourth-case suffix, âAyaâ
of nArAyaNa) cutting off re-births;
âaDisooDiâ â wearing His feet on our heads;
âaDimaiyellAmâ -- all types of services;
âpiriyAtha amararuDanâ -- and to join the nitya sooris who never had
separation from the Lord;
âpeRROm nAmEâ -- we attained all these.
Summary:
We feel proud of ourselves after learning from the import of the praNava of the
Thirumanthiram that we are of the form of consciousness and are eternally
related to the Lord. From the next word, ânamahâ, we learnt about the need
of the removal of ahangkAram and mamakAram, about saraNAgati (surrender),
about getting over the thought that we are independent and the need for
realizing that we are the servants of the Lordâs devotees. From the word,
ânArAyaNaâ, we learnt of the auspicious qualities of the Lord Who like a
close relative, is the protector of all things. By the fourth-case suffix,
âAyaâ attached to it, we learnt that we become eligible to be rid of this
worldly life, to adorn our heads with the Lordâs feet and to render divine
service without any break along with the nitya sooris (ever-free souls).
With this Tamil verse, SwAmi Desikan concludes this chapter on the
Thirumanthiram.
// SrimathE nigamAnta dESikAya namah //
dAsan
anbil S.SrinivAsan
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