Narayana Narayana
The Lord continued, "Although a Brahmana learns all the parts of Veda
viz., Shiksha, Vyakarana, Chandas, Nirukta, Jyotisha and Kalpa, and
all the four Vedas along with them, he shall not be considered dear
to me, if he neglects the Dravida Vedam. Just as a person is
initiated into Brahmanya with shodasha karma and samskritha Veda
patham, so will a person attain Vaishnavatvam (will be called as a
Sri Vaishnava) by undergoing the Pancha samskaaram and learning the
Dravida Vedam. During my Aradhanam, Yatra and Mahotsavam, Dravida
Vedas should be chanted. Only then will I be satisfied with the
kainkaryam. Let your language -Tamil- be untouched by Viswakarma's
curse. I have given such a high preference to your mother tongue.
Viswakarma spelt two more curses on you. Is it not? Let those curses
affect you only once in your life time, and that will also be for the
welfare of all the Devas and Brahmanas. Just as Agni remains
untouched by any faults although he consumes anything and everything
he gets, so will you remain pure, faultelss, although you will be
affected by the curse. This was already decided by me long ago.
This is my promise to you. So, don't you worry at all."
Having spoken thus, the Lord returned to Parama Padam, just as
Agastya beheld the divine form with eyes wide open with excitement,
and tears filled in them. Agastya was happy that he was freed from
the curses. He then performed Aradhanam to Sri Srinivasa Perumal at
that place and continued his journey southwards, to Malaya mountains.
I would like to add a point here. It is usually said that Tamil Vedam
is more sacred than the original Vedas. That is because the Vedas
teach a man about all the three gunas (sathwa, rajas and tamas). But
the Dravida Vedas teach only sathwic qualities, and thus Sriman
Narayanan likes the Tamil Vedam more than the original samskritha
Vedas. This is shown in most of the temples beautifully, during
Utsavams. The Goshti chanting the Tamil Vedas go in front of the
Lord, and those chanting the samskritha Vedas follow the Lord. This
clearly shows that those who follow the samskritha Vedas have to go
in search of the Lord, where as Narayana himself goes in search
of those who chant the Tamil Vedas.
This is the reason why all Sri Vaishnavas chant the Tamil Vedas. I
hope this topic has interested all Bhagavathas. I shall write more
about the Lord residing at Terakanambi, and about the place in the
forth coming mails. They shall appear under the title "Sri Dakshina
Sheshadri".
(concluded)
Srinivasa Rajan Ramanuja Dasan.
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