SrImate SrI ra'nga rAmAnuja mahA deSikAya namah.
tAtparya ratnAvaLi - Part 17 - Slokam 12 - tiruvAimozhi.1.2-Part 1.
Slokam 12 (tiruvAimozhi 1.2):
svAmitvAt su-sthiratvAt nikhila-nirupadhi-svAtmavid-grAhya-bhAvAt
tAdRk-sarvAnukUlyAt cyavanavad-itara-prApya-vaishamyavatvAt |
sarvatrApakshapAtAt Subha-vibhavatayA mAnasAd-yarcya-bhAvAt
sa'nkoconmocakatvAt jagadanatayA upAdiSat sarva-yogyam ||
AzhvAr enjoyed bhagavAn's paratvam in the first tiruvAimozhi. In the
second, he is giving upadeSam to others. SrImad tirukkuDanthai
ANDavan points out that it is not because AzhvAr is satisfied with
the enjoyment of bhagavAn that he has turned to giving upadeSam to
others, but it is because he is overwhelmed by his joy of enjoying
bhagavAn that he wants to share his joy with others. So he is
addressing those who are receptive, and tells them that they should
discard their bad tendencies and acquire devotion to Him; he hopes
that he can then enjoy bhagavAn together with the people who have
thus become purified. The first pASuram of the second tiruvAimozhi
starts with "vIDumin muRRavum" ? muRRavum vIDumin ? give up
everything that is opposed to worshiping Him as the Supreme Deity.
The guNam that svAmi deSikan has identified for this tiruvAimozhi is
that bhagavAn is sarva-yogyan - One whom everyone should be able to
worship with equal ease (found in the lat line of Slokam 12 above);
He is sarva-saman ? equally accessible to all, impartial to
everyone; He is sarva-ArAdhyan ? fit to be worshiped by all. The
ten guNa-s of the ten pASuram-s of this tiruvAimozhi are those that
have been chosen such that they stand in support of this guNam at the
daSakam level.
- pASuram 1.2.1, starting with `vIDumin muRRavum'. The guNam
identified by svAmi deSikan is svAmivAt ? Lordship over all. The
phrase that reflects this guNa in the pASuram is "um uyir vIDu
uDaiyAn iDai vIDu SeitiDumin" ? surrender your AtmA to Him whose
abode it is"; or, vIDu uDaiyAn iDai ? surrender to Him Who has SrI
vaikunTham as His abode. AzhvAr also tells us how to surrender to
Him ? vIDumin muRRavum ? give up attachment in everything else, and
surrender to Him alone as the only Object to be attained.
(Remember the guNa at the daSakam level, sarva yogyan (sarva saman,
sarva ArAdhyan), as we go through each pASuram. vIDu or moksham is
available equally to everyone, without distinction. BhagavAn is
sarva-saman, and is available for everyone to surrender to. SrI UV
refers us to the Upanishad vAkyam ? sarvasya SaraNam suhRt ? He
considers anyone who surrenders to Him unconditionally as extremely
dear to Him.
- pASuram 1.2.2, starting with "minnin nilai ila". The guNam
chosen by svAmi deSikan is su-sthiratvAt ? He Who alone is permanent,
not subject to any change, decay, aging, birth, etc., unlike
everything else in all the worlds, which are all subject to change
and decay. Our body is even less permanent than lightning ? at
least, the lightning first appears and then decays, but the body can
die in the womb itself, before even appearing outside.
The choice of the word su- in su-sthirtatvam of emperumAn by svAmi
deSikan is very significant. Our AtmA is also sthiram, and is
neither born nor perishes or ages. But it clings to the imperfect
body for the purpose of enjoying its karma-s. Unlike this soul of
ours, bhagavAn is su-sthiran, with no limitations of any kind.
In the first pASuram, AzhvAr advises us to give up attachment to
everything else, and surrender to Him. The current pASuram tells us
the reason why we should give up interest in everything else ? it is
because they are all a-sthira or transient and impermanent, or sthira
with some caveats; He alone is su-sthira.
- pASuram 1.2.3, starting with "nIr numadu enRu ivai". The
guNam chosen for this pASuram by svAmi deSikan is 'nikhila nirupadhi
svAtmavid grAhya bhAvAt' ? He Who is grasped by those who have
overcome the obstacles of the feelings of `I' and `mine'. upAdhi
means `limitation'. The upadhi-s are identified by nammAzhvAr in the
pASuram ? nIr, numadu enRu ivai ? the feelings of `I' and `mine'.
svAtma-vit refers to one who has realized his true nature, as one
subservient eternally to SrIman nArAyaNa, and one who has realized
that performing eternal kai'nkaryam to Him is the only goal to be
attained.
The choice of words by AzhvAr are very significant. nIr numadu enRu
ivai vEr mudal mAittu ? completely ridding oneself of the feelings
of `I' and `mine' with all the roots ? vEr mudal mAittu. iRai
SErmin ? surrender to Him; uyirkku adan nEr niRai illE ? there is
nothing more important or more precious for the AtmA to attain, and
this the atyanta hitam, the ultimate good for our soul. SrImad
tirukkuDanthai ANDavan refers us to the following: "acyuta! aham
tavAsmi iti sa eva samsAra bheshajam" ? "acyuta! The only cure for
the affliction of samsAra is to surrender to You, with the full
faith ? mahA viSvAsam, that I belong only to You, and that You will
protect me without any doubt whatsoever". SrImad ANDavan also gives
another reference from SrI vishNu purANam:
anAtman-yAtma-buddhir-yA asve svamiti yA matih |
avidyA taru sambhUteh bhIjam etat dvidhA sthitam || (V.P.
6.7.11)
"The feeling that this body which is not the soul is indeed same as
the soul, and the feeling that that this soul belongs to us when in
fact it belongs to emperumAn, are the twin seeds of the continued
growth of the tree of samsAra".
The ultimate limit to which those who who have realized Him rid
themselves of the aha'nkAram amd mamakAram (the feelings of `I'
and `mine') is signified by AzhvAr through the choice of his
words `nIr' and `numadu'. He is telling us: "You should get rid of
the feeling of `you' and `yours'"; he carefully avoids using the
words `we should rid of the feeling of `nAm, namadu', because he has
reached the stage where he can't even bear to say words that suggest
that he may still have any trace of the feelings of `I' or `mine'
SrImad tirukkuDanthai ANDavan's anubhavam is that nammAzhvAr's tongue
will feel scorched if it has to utter the words `I' and 'mine'.
SrImad ANDavan's words are: "ivar `nAn', `ennuDaiyadu' enRu,
viDuvadAgac connAlum, ivaruDaiya nAkku vendu viDumAm".
-To be continued
-dAsan kRshNamAcAryan
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