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Yogaha(star-aSwini) = The one who is the perfect ?means?.

pASuram : periya tiruvandAdi ? 1 ( NammALwAr tiruvaDigaLE SaraNam)

samanvayam with pASuram : A yearning of the highest order is the perfect 
pre-requisite for realizing Him. To stimulate it in our minds, He should 
possess unparalled fame and glory (SrI kIrti). Then only such an attainment is 
made possible.

pASuram : 
muyatti Sumandu yezhundu munduttanenjnE
O mind with full of eagerness

iyattu vAi yemmoDu nI kUDi
Lets together extol

nayappuDaiya nAvIntODai kiLavi yuL
With hymns full of meaning, flowing from the sweet tongue.

pOtivOy narpUvai ppUvInra vaNNan pukazh
The glories of the supreme Lord with the hue of an enticing flower

Detailed Interpretation : 
1) O mind bubbling with eagerness, lets together extol : A mind filled 
withextreme eagerness for Him puts us on the path of progress and prosperity. 
The indriyAs and the Atma should be backed by their good old friend (the mind) 
in praising Him. Whats then, the best way of praising Him?

2) With hymns full of meaning flowing from the sweet tongue : The words 
ofadulation should be replete with intense love and longing for Him. The sweet 
tongue should assist in mellowing them further to perfection. But, How would 
this be possible?.
For being so, the object of such an adulation should be full of all the 
glorious divine qualities.

3) The glories of the supreme Lord with the hue of an enticing flower : What 
does such a beautiful flower indicate?. ? It signifies His auspicious 
attributes viz soundaryam(beautiful countenance), soukumAryam(extreme 
tenderness), souSIlyam (condescending attitude), soulabhyam (extreme 
accessibility) etc. He is the one full of such innumerable auspicious 
qualities. They are the sources of His overwhelming fame and glories.
Such an unparalled fame alone is capable of turning theadamant mind towards Him 
and fill that mind with the eagerness to know more and more about Him.
Thus His distinguished fame serves as the perfect means to attain Him.
It?s customary to refer to a person full of knowledge as knowledge itself. ( O 
great Knowledge!! ? refering to the one who possesses it). Similarly we cannot 
separate the Lord and His kaLyANa guNAs. The Lord with His kaLyANa guNAs forms 
the one and only sublime means for realizing Him. Andso, we attribute the nAma 
?yOgaha? only to Him.

Summary : He is the End (the goal to be achieved). His captivating qualities 
pull us towards Him and thus form the means. Since those guNAs areinseperable 
from the Lord, He Himself becomes the means; as well as the End - a striking 
rarity!!.

Jai Sriman Narayana



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