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SrI:
SrImathE Ramanujaya namah:

Dearest all

Even if the world does not ask for; the most
compassionate and most merciful one Ramanuja works
hard for removing the darkness of the entire world and
saving the humanity. His catholicity is amazing; yet
true. He is PuNNiya purushar- says Amudhanaar. 

maruLchuran^ thaakama vaathiyar kooRum,avapporuLaam
iruLchuran^ theyththa ulakiruL neengath,than
eeNtiyacheer
aruLchuran^ thellaa vuyir_katkum naathan aranganennum
poruLchuran^ thaan,em iraamaa Nnuchanmikka puNNiyanE.
91

due to the ignorance, there are many who mistakenly
think Rudran as the Parathvam and attempt to argue on
that. The world was thus engulfed by the ocean of
darkness and of ignorance. Ramanuja removed all
darkness and established Parathvam of Sri Ranganathan
[Sriya: Pathi Sriman Narayanan] and that all
jeevathmas [including Rudran] are His servants. It is
because of his abundant daya on everyone and the whole
world that they need to understand the truth and be
saved. What a Parama dhaarmikar! What a dhayALu!   

maruL surandhu aagama vaadhiyar- due to their
tremendous a~jnAnam, they aruge based on other aagamas
of theirs 
kooRum- mentioned
avam poruL- the tattvam and hitham [the entity and
means] that would not take anyone closer to mOksham at
all 
iruL surandhu- thus the whole world was getting
engulfed by darkness 
yeyttha ulagu- the poor world
iruL neenga- in order to get rid of this darkness
yem raamanusan ? Our Ramanuja ? Our EmperumAnAr 
aruL surandhu- showered his dayA 
ellaa uyirgatkum nAThan Arangan ? declared [based on
Vedas and Upanishads, Brahma sutra and GitA] that Sri
Ranganthan alone is the Master and Supreme God of all
jeevathmas [without any doubt or partiality] -
including those Saivites who think Rudran is their
nAthan 
ennum poruL- this most unambiguous vedic truth 
surandhaan mikka puNNiyan- This divine Acharya [mikka
puNNiyan] showered on the whole world ? thus making
everyone divinely blessed;

IT IS NOT OUR RELIGION THAT HAS MANY GODS. It is the
wrong /mis interpretation of Vedic truths and sruthis
that have given rise to. Have no doubts - not even an
iota of suspicion. Our ancestors have inherited a
great treasure. Don't feel great thinking that you are
the rich beggar among beggars. "HasthimE
hasthisailaagrE vasthu
paithaamaham dhanam" 

VyAsar blessed us with Vedantha sUthram, wherein he
ascertained the supremacy of Sriman Narayna in his
sUtram, and raised his hands above his head three
times and proclaimed that Sriman Narayna is the
Parathvam. (sathyam sathyam punas sathyam ....vedAs
saastrA param naasthi..na deivam kEsavaath param).

This sUtram was detailed and commented to a great
extent by BhOdhAyanar in his Brahma sUthram. After
BrahmasUthram, Brahmanandhi (dunkar, Dhramidar,
GuhadEvar) had also written purports for Brahma
sUthram but are lost somewhere and are not available
for us unfortunately.  (Brahma sUthram was studied by
Sri RamanujA and understood for his establishing the
VishishtAdvaitaic traditions.) Sri Ramanujar
established and re-organized the Sri VaishNava
SiddhAntham and explained the conflicts and wrong
interpretations in other SiddhAnthams and in other
religions. Our AchArya Paramparai (Guru Parampara)
traces back to Sriman Narayanan and MahAlakshmi
Themselves and is associated with such Greatest
sampradayam. The Siddhaantham of AchArya RamanujA is
an unambiguous most accurate interpretation of all
Vedic statements- I repeat ALL VEDIC STATEMENTS, with
no contradictions to sruthis. It is our Dearest Sri
Ramanujacharya whose Sri Sookthis have thrown light on
ALL VEDIC DOCTRINES and interpreted most accurately. 

Sriman NarayaNan along with His consort Sri
MahAlakshmi alone is the God (Deivam). He is the
Primordial Chief. He is the Chief of all dEvAs,
including Sivan and BrahmA. Vedas proclaim that Sriman
NarayaNan is the ParamAthmA, PeramporuL and
ParanjOthi. VedAs also say that except Him all
including dEvas, Sivan, BrahmA and Indran are all
jIvans. They are positions; various souls Being born a
SrivaishNavA and/or a bhakthA of Sriman NarayaNA, we
need not worship other devatAs. We are related to the
Great King Himself; why to go and beg the army chief,
minister or the Gate keeper? The king appoints them
and dismisses them as well.  

VedAs and SaastrAs say that even to think of Sivan and
BrahmA and other
dEvas as equal to God is a great sin (mahApaapam). For
that matter, Sivan and BrahmA themselves are great
bhaktAs of Sriman NarayaNA. It is due to their triguNa
sambhandham (like rajO, thamas and sathva guNAs) Sivan
gets into the enemy's (asurA- bhANAsura's) side. Our
Sriman narayana is of Pure Suddha Sathvam. 

When GajEndrA shouted for help "AdhimoolamE!"
(Primordial Chief!) it is NOT any name of God, he
called-please note! It is just calling the Primordial
Chief, the first one- the Parathvam! Nobody dared come
claiming for "Adhimoolam" post, it is our Sweet Lord
Sriya: Pathih Sriman Naraynan who appeared IMMDIATELY
on GarudA and saved the elephant. You may tell that it
is only the name and rose by any name will smell as
sweet. But it is vEdAs (which are eternal and
apaurushEyam) that proclaim that Sriman Naraynana is
the Supreme Godhead. It is not just a name. It is
kaaraNa peyar; name with a meaning in it; naaram +
ayaNam is Narayanan. (You need to study this Divine
name of Narayana and His meanings under the Feet of
your AchAryan). 

Hence, we should pay obeisance to only Sriman
Narayanan. We are His Seshan (servants). Even uttering
His name alone will yield tremendous benefits both in
this world and in the next. ( Sivan, himself tells
Parvathi to utter Rama naamam, when enquired by her as
to which is equal to the Thousand names of VishNu. -
Do we need any other proof?) 

For us, only vEdAs are the moola pramaaNam. (The
proof). VedAs were not created by anybody. They are
apaurushEyam. Vedas proclaim the Glories of Emperumaan
Sriman NarayaNan. It is He who takes Para, vyooha,
vibhava archa roopams. Sri Ranganthan thus is the very
Sriman Narayanan himself. 

[Extract from Sri Sadagopan Swami?s write up] - In the
paradEvathA-paaramArthyadhikAram of Srimadh Rahasya
thrya Saaram, Swami Desikan has clearly established
Sriman NaarAyaNa parathvam and the futility of
anya-devathA worship at many levels . 

ThiryvAimozhi Paasuram ( 10.10.3 ) is the beacon light
for us , whenever we get into doubt :

aavikkOr paRRuk Kompu NINNALAAL aRihinRilEn 
yaan mEvit Thozhum Biraman Sivan IndiranAdhikkellAm
naavik Kamala MudaRk kizhankE umparanthathuvE 

What we have to grasp and what we have to abandon are
clearly stated here. The first line of the Paasuram
categorically states that there is no support (
leaning stick )to the soul (jeevan) other than Sriman
NaarAyanan.

NammAzhwAr's aruLiccheyalkaL are our kalankarai
ViLakku (light house). Here is one to formulate our
code of conduct:

veevil Inbham miha yellainihazhantha namm Acchuthan ? 
veevil seeran malark KaNNan ViNNOr perumAn
--Thiruvaimozhi :4.5.2

Our Lord Achyuthan is the very boundary of
BrahmAnandham that Upanishads talk about. Limitless
are His auspicious qualities , also His charm and His
reputation as the Sarva lOka SaraNyan .He is the
unparalleled master of the NithyasUris and Brahma
SivAdhis. I sing about Him all the time without
let.This joy of singing Thiruvaimozhi about Him has
brought me close to Him .Now , my joy too has become
vast and limitless ,as He is said to be . 

NammAzhwAr's uplifting message to us is that Sriman
NaarAyaNan is the one and only Refuge for us , He is
the UpAyam , He is the UpEyam , Phalan .He is Praapyam
and he is the Parama- PurushArtham . None else ! 

Thirumangai in his Paasuram on ThirukkaNNapuratthu-
EmperumAn elaborates on this important topic:

maRRum Ohr dhaivam uLathu  yenRiruppArOdu
uRRilEn; uRRathum unnadiyArkku adimai
maRRellAm pEsilum ninn Thiru Yettezhutthum
kaRRu naan KaNNapuratthuRaiammAnE 
--Periya Thirumozhi: 8.10.3 

(Meaning): Oh Lord who resides permanently in
ThirukkaNNapuram ! I have learnt thoroughly the Sacred
ashtAkshara manthram that celebrates Your glories. I
have now learnt that the parama purushArtham is all
about being the servitor( Sesha BhUthan ) of Your
BhagavathAs . After comprehending this fundamental
doctrine , I have detached myself thoroughly from
anyone , who considers that there is a Supreme God
equal or greater than You. All of this bhAgyam came my
way by learning Thirumanthiram that celebrates You
directly ,from You as my AchAryan .

All our Ajn~Anam , AnyathA Jn~Anam and ViparItha
Jn~Anam will be destroyed to its root , once we
reflect on the AzhwAr's paasurams , AchArya Sri
Sookthis and keep repeating Swami Desikan's Statement
:

Sriman NaarAyaNO na: pathi: akhila tanu: mikthidhO
mukthabhOgya: 

I conclude this clarificatory note with some mula
pramANams about the parathvam of our Lord , which I
believe in :

Na VaasudEvAth paramasthi MangaLam
Na VaasudEvAth paramasthi Paavanam
Na VaasudEvAth paramasthi Dhaivatham 

EmperumAnAr ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam
Regards
Namo Narayana
dAsan 



 
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