22:00- 23:00 IST, 19th May, 2007
how tirumantram fulfills our welfare
prapanna jaati is higher than 4 varNas.
tirumantram will give both kainkaryam and material welfare for devotees
how tirumantra is granting...
Not all adhikaris have same desires...
tirumantram has capability to satisfy all the desires.
aishwaryaarthi...
aihika aiswaryam, swargam, paaraloukika aiswaryam, kaivalyaanubhava(enjoyment of own atma, at the outer layer of vaikuntam, it is like death of soul, but tirumantram can grant this too), and bhagavad anubhavam
tirumantra japa/homa is upayam
karma/gnana/bhakti yoga nishta- tirumantram becomes auxilary help
karma yoga is very difficult, many obstacles-- tirumantra removes them
even to start gnana yoga, one should have karma yoga, and then there are many obstacles- should meditate like oil flow on emperuman
bhakti yoga- without karma, gnana... there is no bhakti. Should not hear anything other than emperuman. very difficult to achieve.
For all these three states.... tirumantra helps.
for prapannadhikaris----
we donot do 1000 times anusandhanam
no homam
we donot need any fire sacrifices
tirumantra helps us to contemplate on God, and enjoy His qualities. It is how prapannas pass time.
It gives us knowledge to enjoy emperuman's qualities, as we donot have the necessity to save ourselves.
for karma yoga- good physical body, and so on. But karma/gnana/bhakti yogas are against jiva's swarupa
sita piraatti says: I could have killed ravana by a look, but it is against my swaroopa. To be protected by the Lord is the only proper process.
Upaayaantara is against jivatma's swaroopa.
tirumantram is like milk, honey and nectar- alwar says.
If some one likes alwar, must also follow.
what are all the meanings we enjoy from tirumantram.
What is knowledge?
sutram 23: artha panchakam.
For each of these pancha artha gnanam have obstacles.
all the veda, vedanta, and rishis ultimately speak only this artha panchakam
and the whole topic of tirumantram is artha panchakam.
chaturdhi vibhakti of tirumantram--
acharyas are always contemplating on the tirumantra.
Until they got this tirumantram, they considered themselves unborn. Birth of knowledge for atma comes from tirumantram. They never leave anusandanam of tirumantram.
always their works comprised tirumantram embedded.
pillai lokacharya at every instance recalls the practises of purva acharyas, and only repeat the same in sutrams.
We also should always contemplate on guruparampara.
Our heart is a real temple.
What is the need of emperuman? tirumantram gives everything. But our acharyas insisted that only emperuman is the upayam and upEya.
vachakam(tirumantram)- vachya(emperuman) prabhavas
why is this so?
prapannas do think that emperuman alone is upaya and upeya.
artha panchakam:
seshatvam, and paaratantrya are important swaroopam of jivas.
the result of prapannas is moksha.
reference of archiraadi margam-- susumna naadi- brahma randhram-- (reference also in bhagavadgeeta)
Saturday, May 19, 2007
sri vaishnava lakshanangal - narasimhan swami
23:00-23:30 IST, 18th May, 2007
What is lakshanam of sri vaishnava, we will lead upto srivaishnavam.
Base: vedam, vedangas, vedanta, upanishads, itihasas, puranas(mainly vishnu purana)
Veda vyAsa: repeatedly confirmed narayana's paratvam.
sidhantam: visishTadvaitam
Philosophy: 3 truths: chit, achit, isvara
sarIra- sarIrI bhaava.
jagat-karaNa = narayana
Why alwars took avatara?
Blemishness is given to normal people and made alwars by emperuman.
Then alwars could not control their emotions, and revealed their experience as flow of 4000 pasurams(Divya prabandams)
guruparampara - dwayam to be chanted always.
urdhvapundra at 12 places.
sanka on left, chakra on right arm.
tulasi mala...
initiation ceremony--- very important ritual.
10 lakshanas.
empruman-only narayana can give parathvM.
we should love acharya and perumal
1. We have to hold bhagavad vishayam completely. alwar says, those who love aiswaryam or kaivalyam have no love towards Emperuman.
ananyas chintayantomaam ye janaaH paryupaasatE
tEshaam nityaabhiyuktaanam yogakshemam vahaamyaham.
Example: vibhishaNa- first tells ravana to get rid of sita piratti and leave Her in bharat. and he pleads to leave sita in different ways.
Then he is thrown out of lanka, and valmiki calls him sriman. Because he holds the unbinding SrI.
We should leave all other binding SrI and catch hold of unbinding eternal SrI, saraNam of emperuman.
What is lakshanam of sri vaishnava, we will lead upto srivaishnavam.
Base: vedam, vedangas, vedanta, upanishads, itihasas, puranas(mainly vishnu purana)
Veda vyAsa: repeatedly confirmed narayana's paratvam.
sidhantam: visishTadvaitam
Philosophy: 3 truths: chit, achit, isvara
sarIra- sarIrI bhaava.
jagat-karaNa = narayana
Why alwars took avatara?
Blemishness is given to normal people and made alwars by emperuman.
Then alwars could not control their emotions, and revealed their experience as flow of 4000 pasurams(Divya prabandams)
guruparampara - dwayam to be chanted always.
urdhvapundra at 12 places.
sanka on left, chakra on right arm.
tulasi mala...
initiation ceremony--- very important ritual.
10 lakshanas.
empruman-only narayana can give parathvM.
we should love acharya and perumal
1. We have to hold bhagavad vishayam completely. alwar says, those who love aiswaryam or kaivalyam have no love towards Emperuman.
ananyas chintayantomaam ye janaaH paryupaasatE
tEshaam nityaabhiyuktaanam yogakshemam vahaamyaham.
Example: vibhishaNa- first tells ravana to get rid of sita piratti and leave Her in bharat. and he pleads to leave sita in different ways.
Then he is thrown out of lanka, and valmiki calls him sriman. Because he holds the unbinding SrI.
We should leave all other binding SrI and catch hold of unbinding eternal SrI, saraNam of emperuman.
Mumukshuppadi kalapshekam-kanthan swami
22:00-23:00 IST, 18th May, 2007
all mantras classified into 2.
1.vyaapaka(only 3, viz., narayaya, vasudeva, vishnu) 2. avyaapaka(unlimited)
vyaapaka mantras are supreme in efficacy.
Even among them.... periya tirumantram is held supreme.
artha purti.
asishta parigraha...
incompleteness
vasudeva, vishnu are very much touched by advaitis and other kudrushtis.
4 categories of authorities have accepted tirumantram
1. vedas
2. rishis
3. alwars
4. acharyas
upanishads prefer narayana sabdam.
tittiriya narayana prefers narayana's paratvam.
entire vedantam is condensed into narayana anuvakam, and there narayana's greatness
in mahopanishad also-- at pralaya kalam- only narayana existed. none or nothing else.
narayana is all pervading.
all atmas are emberuman's sarIra. all achith is emperuman's sarira.
If we are His sarIram, will our mistakes affect The Lord.
These qualities donot affect Him.
wherever paramatma is explained in full, narayana sabdam is used.
Vedam being itself an authority, has confirmed narayana's supremacy.
Puranas and itihasas prove sad maharishis have accepted.
narayana sabdam is exhalted by many rishis from puranas and itihasas.
alwars.... who consider emperuman----- as dharakam, poshakam, bhogyam
greater than rishis
They consider narayana to be the supreme name.
acharyas who strictly follow alwars, held the same view.
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tirunama vaibhavam
Even greater than Lord. He is far away, but His name is near to us.
For draupadi, when she is in great trouble, only tirunamam could help her.
all mantras classified into 2.
1.vyaapaka(only 3, viz., narayaya, vasudeva, vishnu) 2. avyaapaka(unlimited)
vyaapaka mantras are supreme in efficacy.
Even among them.... periya tirumantram is held supreme.
artha purti.
asishta parigraha...
incompleteness
vasudeva, vishnu are very much touched by advaitis and other kudrushtis.
4 categories of authorities have accepted tirumantram
1. vedas
2. rishis
3. alwars
4. acharyas
upanishads prefer narayana sabdam.
tittiriya narayana prefers narayana's paratvam.
entire vedantam is condensed into narayana anuvakam, and there narayana's greatness
in mahopanishad also-- at pralaya kalam- only narayana existed. none or nothing else.
narayana is all pervading.
all atmas are emberuman's sarIra. all achith is emperuman's sarira.
If we are His sarIram, will our mistakes affect The Lord.
These qualities donot affect Him.
wherever paramatma is explained in full, narayana sabdam is used.
Vedam being itself an authority, has confirmed narayana's supremacy.
Puranas and itihasas prove sad maharishis have accepted.
narayana sabdam is exhalted by many rishis from puranas and itihasas.
alwars.... who consider emperuman----- as dharakam, poshakam, bhogyam
greater than rishis
They consider narayana to be the supreme name.
acharyas who strictly follow alwars, held the same view.
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tirunama vaibhavam
Even greater than Lord. He is far away, but His name is near to us.
For draupadi, when she is in great trouble, only tirunamam could help her.
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Mumukshuppadi -kanthan swami
23:00-23:30 IST, 17th May, 2007
birth of tirumantram.
emperuman saw all beings suffering, making Himself both acharya and sishya.
What is the need for emperuman to be a sishya? did he not get anyone in the world to become a sishya?
Since the people of the world did not know the qualification of a good student, He Himself wanted to set an example.
Manavala mamunigal explains:
sishya has to be
i) astika, theistic
ii) dharma seelam, regulated ethical life
iii)should be a vaishNava
iv) gambhiram - like a sea, which doesnot get disturbed by small small abberations
v) everything of a sishya only for serving acharya- this is the most important quality (body, health, wealth, house, ....)
nyasa vimsati of Vedanta desika
a) budhi is clear
b) sadhu buddi - sadhu sEvi
c) strict adherence to varna asrama
d) eagerness to learntattva hita purushartham
e) susrUsha towards acharya
f) ahankara is not there during service to acharya
g) disposition to prostrate of acharya in every respect
h) we should be awaiting right time to clear our doubts
i) control over senses
j) total control on mind
k) no jealousy
l) surrender to acharya waiting at the door for acharya to come out
m) sastras should be trusted fully, in complete
n) ready for surprise tests, should be grateful to acharya for those
People in the world dont follow these principle, Lord Himself exhibited them, being as nara, the perfect disciple.
He also wants to show that these are principles that can be followed.
Emperumanar had to go 18 times to tirukoshtiyur nambi, to demonstrate the same qualities.
All the scriptures, cant they be read by ourselves?
Why cant we learn by ourselves?
mantra janya gnanam (the knowledge of thirumanthra given to you by acharya, it is like inherited wealth), sastra janya gnanam (swayam arjitam, self attained with hard work)
acharya gives us tirumantra , it is like inheritance of property from acharya.
sastras are very complicated, and mind has a lot of complication to understand scriptures
desikan in munivahana bhOga, commentary of amalanadhipiran....
I follow the footsteps of sadacharya. Every one give me the title vedantacharya. As for as myself considered, I only take shelter in my acharya parampara.
the vEdanta has put me into a great difficulty, I have studied all the divya prabandas, and got my mind cleared.
tirunamam sankirtanas are plenty in the world.
Then why tirumantram so special?
It is from rangaraja stavam, Bhattar says says...
Oh namperumal, your kalyana gunas are indescribable, uncountable so are the Avatharas describing them
vishNu dharmam---- Amongest the plenty of gunas oh Vishnu 6 of them are important for you
Lord has taken countless number of avataras...
mantras of perumal are also unlimited. Sahasranamas are also far from exhaustive.
Out of countless mantra
1. vyApaka (all pervading nature of bhagavan are explained in these mantras) 2. avyApaka mantras (one or few avataras and kalyana gunas)
only 3 vyaapaka mantras
amongst avyApaka mantras, the 3 vyApaka mantras are more important
vishNu gayatri- if we add om and namaH to narayanam vasudeva, vishnu- they become mantras. These are better than avyApaka mantras.
Out of these, narayana mantram is the most important.
birth of tirumantram.
emperuman saw all beings suffering, making Himself both acharya and sishya.
What is the need for emperuman to be a sishya? did he not get anyone in the world to become a sishya?
Since the people of the world did not know the qualification of a good student, He Himself wanted to set an example.
Manavala mamunigal explains:
sishya has to be
i) astika, theistic
ii) dharma seelam, regulated ethical life
iii)should be a vaishNava
iv) gambhiram - like a sea, which doesnot get disturbed by small small abberations
v) everything of a sishya only for serving acharya- this is the most important quality (body, health, wealth, house, ....)
nyasa vimsati of Vedanta desika
a) budhi is clear
b) sadhu buddi - sadhu sEvi
c) strict adherence to varna asrama
d) eagerness to learntattva hita purushartham
e) susrUsha towards acharya
f) ahankara is not there during service to acharya
g) disposition to prostrate of acharya in every respect
h) we should be awaiting right time to clear our doubts
i) control over senses
j) total control on mind
k) no jealousy
l) surrender to acharya waiting at the door for acharya to come out
m) sastras should be trusted fully, in complete
n) ready for surprise tests, should be grateful to acharya for those
People in the world dont follow these principle, Lord Himself exhibited them, being as nara, the perfect disciple.
He also wants to show that these are principles that can be followed.
Emperumanar had to go 18 times to tirukoshtiyur nambi, to demonstrate the same qualities.
All the scriptures, cant they be read by ourselves?
Why cant we learn by ourselves?
mantra janya gnanam (the knowledge of thirumanthra given to you by acharya, it is like inherited wealth), sastra janya gnanam (swayam arjitam, self attained with hard work)
acharya gives us tirumantra , it is like inheritance of property from acharya.
sastras are very complicated, and mind has a lot of complication to understand scriptures
desikan in munivahana bhOga, commentary of amalanadhipiran....
I follow the footsteps of sadacharya. Every one give me the title vedantacharya. As for as myself considered, I only take shelter in my acharya parampara.
the vEdanta has put me into a great difficulty, I have studied all the divya prabandas, and got my mind cleared.
tirunamam sankirtanas are plenty in the world.
Then why tirumantram so special?
It is from rangaraja stavam, Bhattar says says...
Oh namperumal, your kalyana gunas are indescribable, uncountable so are the Avatharas describing them
vishNu dharmam---- Amongest the plenty of gunas oh Vishnu 6 of them are important for you
Lord has taken countless number of avataras...
mantras of perumal are also unlimited. Sahasranamas are also far from exhaustive.
Out of countless mantra
1. vyApaka (all pervading nature of bhagavan are explained in these mantras) 2. avyApaka mantras (one or few avataras and kalyana gunas)
only 3 vyaapaka mantras
amongst avyApaka mantras, the 3 vyApaka mantras are more important
vishNu gayatri- if we add om and namaH to narayanam vasudeva, vishnu- they become mantras. These are better than avyApaka mantras.
Out of these, narayana mantram is the most important.
bhagavad guna darpanam (1-30) kalyan swami
22:00-23:00 IST, 17th May, 2007
1.viswam- purnatvam (moksha dharma quotes, Lord enters in every thing) and makes everything full and complete.
2.vishnu = visatiti vishnu- all pervasiveness(vishnu includes everything, excludes nothing) isavasya upanishad reference.
3.vashtkaara: = vash is root- under control to the Lord
4.bhuta bhavya bhavat prabhu: - the master of all times, seshi
5. bhutakrut- refers to creation, all beings are created by Him
6. bhuta bhrut- He supports all beings
7. bhaava:- bhavatIti bhAva: everything is included in Him , all are His vibhUtis, everything is within Him
8. bhUtaatma- bhUtaanaam atma bhUtaatma - He is the atma of all bhutas, bhuta is one which has a body and controls it. sarIra-sarIri sambandam
9. bhUta bhaavana:- the nourisher and maintainer of all creation, sesha sEshi sambandam
10. putaatma- not affected by karmas
11. Parama:tma:-adding to wat devareer wrote, He unites all Jiva:tmas with each other and with Himself
12. muktaanaam paramaam gatihi - muktatma is free from karma and sins. PlUral in the muktaanam indicates, multiple muktas, and Lord being different from them. vaikuntam or paramapadam is the place from where there is no return.
13. avyayah-after raching Him, none will be returned or separated from Him
14. purushah-He gives in plenty and allows muktas to enjoy His Kalyana Gunas
15. sakshi-in mukti Brahman gives ananda and see them enjoying
16. Kshetrajnah-knower of a region beyond matter for Muktas to live unaffected by Prakrti--paramapadam is kshetram
17. akshara: - inexhaustible store of bliss. His gunas will never diminish with enjoyment.
18. yOga: - He is the the only upayam and goal.
19. yogavidam neta: - who doesnot take Him as upayam- even for them, He is the controller of their efforts and also the end result giver. Out of grace, Lord stays in their atmas.
20. pradhana purusheswara: - He cuts all relations with prakriti.
21. naarasimha vapu: - he came down as narasimha to protect greatest bhakti yOgi, prahlaada
21. SrImaan - unrivalled beauty. Lord narasimha is most beautiful
22. kEsava: - He has curled locks of hair with enchanting beauty.
23. purushOttama: - the best of all purushas. Greater than all chetanas, muktas, and nityas.
24. sarva: - He is all, as He pervades everywhere. He protects everything as everything is His own body.
25. Sarva: - Lord destroys all sins, whoever is His body.
26. Siva: - gives auspiciousness to everyone.
27. stanu: - ever at the call of His devotees, His results are permanany
28. sthanuh--he is firm and unshakable and continuously confers that which is good and auspicious
29. bhUtaadi: - He is sought after by all bhUtas
30. Nidhiravyayah-he is indestructible treasure
1.viswam- purnatvam (moksha dharma quotes, Lord enters in every thing) and makes everything full and complete.
2.vishnu = visatiti vishnu- all pervasiveness(vishnu includes everything, excludes nothing) isavasya upanishad reference.
3.vashtkaara: = vash is root- under control to the Lord
4.bhuta bhavya bhavat prabhu: - the master of all times, seshi
5. bhutakrut- refers to creation, all beings are created by Him
6. bhuta bhrut- He supports all beings
7. bhaava:- bhavatIti bhAva: everything is included in Him , all are His vibhUtis, everything is within Him
8. bhUtaatma- bhUtaanaam atma bhUtaatma - He is the atma of all bhutas, bhuta is one which has a body and controls it. sarIra-sarIri sambandam
9. bhUta bhaavana:- the nourisher and maintainer of all creation, sesha sEshi sambandam
10. putaatma- not affected by karmas
11. Parama:tma:-adding to wat devareer wrote, He unites all Jiva:tmas with each other and with Himself
12. muktaanaam paramaam gatihi - muktatma is free from karma and sins. PlUral in the muktaanam indicates, multiple muktas, and Lord being different from them. vaikuntam or paramapadam is the place from where there is no return.
13. avyayah-after raching Him, none will be returned or separated from Him
14. purushah-He gives in plenty and allows muktas to enjoy His Kalyana Gunas
15. sakshi-in mukti Brahman gives ananda and see them enjoying
16. Kshetrajnah-knower of a region beyond matter for Muktas to live unaffected by Prakrti--paramapadam is kshetram
17. akshara: - inexhaustible store of bliss. His gunas will never diminish with enjoyment.
18. yOga: - He is the the only upayam and goal.
19. yogavidam neta: - who doesnot take Him as upayam- even for them, He is the controller of their efforts and also the end result giver. Out of grace, Lord stays in their atmas.
20. pradhana purusheswara: - He cuts all relations with prakriti.
21. naarasimha vapu: - he came down as narasimha to protect greatest bhakti yOgi, prahlaada
21. SrImaan - unrivalled beauty. Lord narasimha is most beautiful
22. kEsava: - He has curled locks of hair with enchanting beauty.
23. purushOttama: - the best of all purushas. Greater than all chetanas, muktas, and nityas.
24. sarva: - He is all, as He pervades everywhere. He protects everything as everything is His own body.
25. Sarva: - Lord destroys all sins, whoever is His body.
26. Siva: - gives auspiciousness to everyone.
27. stanu: - ever at the call of His devotees, His results are permanany
28. sthanuh--he is firm and unshakable and continuously confers that which is good and auspicious
29. bhUtaadi: - He is sought after by all bhUtas
30. Nidhiravyayah-he is indestructible treasure
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
amalanadhipiran 6th pasuram - ranganathan swami
22:00-23:00 IST, 16th May, 2007
6th pasuram:
throat or neck of Perumal
partial
siva
his trouble
one who solved this problem
one that has beautiful feathers
the land of tiruvarangam
one who is swami, who resides there
brahmandam
outside the andam
held by seven great mountains
everything else has been swallowed
It made me live
stomach, chest and kantam (endowed with relationship to prakriti)
udaram has signifincance during pralayam
srivatsam- mula prakriti
kantam(throat) has first contact than udaram
greatness of throat:
Rudra who doesnot have complete moon but a fraction of it on forehead.
brahma has 5 heads, but was removed one head by rudra, because of ego clashes.
brahma was created by narayana and rudra is in turn created by brahma.
It is like a subordinate disrespecting superior
brahma cursed the skull will not leave rudra. it stuck to his hand.
He must accept alms in the skull, when it is filled only, it will be broken.
Siva is very absorbed in tapas. He left everything like a renunciant. Still holds moon, which is representation of pleasure.
Such desires led to ego.
The skull has to be filled to remove his dosham.
harasaapa vimochana perumal has removed the pain of rudra.
Siva was hiding from place to place before Lord removed him for that suffering.
chandra had several wives. and was cursed by inlaw, to never be a full person.
To get rid of this curse, he came to srirangam, and chandra pushkarini is celebrated even now, commemorating the protection offered by ranganatha.
upanishads confirm, Lord being the creator of all devas, starting from brahma, rudra,...
Lord is appan(father) of all.
Lord is merciful to rudra.... and saved as ranganatha.
In this tiruvarangam, there are several pastures. Bees make music, as they live in the pastures.
In the pastures which are very very inviting, because of vegetation, they are so involved in the pasture lands, and they seem to enjoy there. They seem to be completely immersed in happiness of enjoying those resources.
In the same way, alwar is also absorbed in the perumal's throat.
It is not possible for somany bees to be at one place, they must have come from different places. They find refuge there.
See the kantam. It is not ordinary throat.
The brahmanda is inhabitated by all jivatmas, who are yet to attain moksha.
The entire brahmandam or prithvi is being supported by 7 great mountains.
jivas, andas, and all the organisations and frameworks of those organisations, without exceptions all of them are swallowed through the throat.
alwar finds this very enjoyable. The experience is enhanced by these words of description of alwar.
Real greatness of this sequence of swallowing is unthinkable.
alwar is so completely satisfied with this experience of throat.
Alwar has not seen perumal swallowing, but by merely looking at His throat, he immediately inferred.
It is this throat protecting alwar's atma.
paramatma is smaller than jiva as antaryami. And greater than anything when He swallows the brahmanda.
The throat has given atmagnanam.
azhagiya manavala nayanar: for the same pasuram....
we rely on some planets or animals for medicines. But if the herb itself is affected by disease, it is a great calamity.
Sankara is an obstacle remover in general, but he himself is put to trouble now, by brahma's kapalam.
tirumangai alwar says:
sriranganatha along with periya piratti,...
protected the ugly looking rudra, because of kapalam in his hand....
by distroying that kapalam
such a Lord's tiruvadi must be sought.
tiruvarangam appears to be a great place because of periya perumal.
If that is the state of bees, what is state of perumal, if that is the state of perumal=> what is the state of His throat?
The throat has captured or even arrested alwar's thought.
alwar surrendered as adiyen
the great throat gave alwar seshatva gnanam
tiruppanalwar tiruvadigale saranam
emperumanar jeeyar tiruvadigale saranam
6th pasuram:
throat or neck of Perumal
partial
siva
his trouble
one who solved this problem
one that has beautiful feathers
the land of tiruvarangam
one who is swami, who resides there
brahmandam
outside the andam
held by seven great mountains
everything else has been swallowed
It made me live
stomach, chest and kantam (endowed with relationship to prakriti)
udaram has signifincance during pralayam
srivatsam- mula prakriti
kantam(throat) has first contact than udaram
greatness of throat:
Rudra who doesnot have complete moon but a fraction of it on forehead.
brahma has 5 heads, but was removed one head by rudra, because of ego clashes.
brahma was created by narayana and rudra is in turn created by brahma.
It is like a subordinate disrespecting superior
brahma cursed the skull will not leave rudra. it stuck to his hand.
He must accept alms in the skull, when it is filled only, it will be broken.
Siva is very absorbed in tapas. He left everything like a renunciant. Still holds moon, which is representation of pleasure.
Such desires led to ego.
The skull has to be filled to remove his dosham.
harasaapa vimochana perumal has removed the pain of rudra.
Siva was hiding from place to place before Lord removed him for that suffering.
chandra had several wives. and was cursed by inlaw, to never be a full person.
To get rid of this curse, he came to srirangam, and chandra pushkarini is celebrated even now, commemorating the protection offered by ranganatha.
upanishads confirm, Lord being the creator of all devas, starting from brahma, rudra,...
Lord is appan(father) of all.
Lord is merciful to rudra.... and saved as ranganatha.
In this tiruvarangam, there are several pastures. Bees make music, as they live in the pastures.
In the pastures which are very very inviting, because of vegetation, they are so involved in the pasture lands, and they seem to enjoy there. They seem to be completely immersed in happiness of enjoying those resources.
In the same way, alwar is also absorbed in the perumal's throat.
It is not possible for somany bees to be at one place, they must have come from different places. They find refuge there.
See the kantam. It is not ordinary throat.
The brahmanda is inhabitated by all jivatmas, who are yet to attain moksha.
The entire brahmandam or prithvi is being supported by 7 great mountains.
jivas, andas, and all the organisations and frameworks of those organisations, without exceptions all of them are swallowed through the throat.
alwar finds this very enjoyable. The experience is enhanced by these words of description of alwar.
Real greatness of this sequence of swallowing is unthinkable.
alwar is so completely satisfied with this experience of throat.
Alwar has not seen perumal swallowing, but by merely looking at His throat, he immediately inferred.
It is this throat protecting alwar's atma.
paramatma is smaller than jiva as antaryami. And greater than anything when He swallows the brahmanda.
The throat has given atmagnanam.
azhagiya manavala nayanar: for the same pasuram....
we rely on some planets or animals for medicines. But if the herb itself is affected by disease, it is a great calamity.
Sankara is an obstacle remover in general, but he himself is put to trouble now, by brahma's kapalam.
tirumangai alwar says:
sriranganatha along with periya piratti,...
protected the ugly looking rudra, because of kapalam in his hand....
by distroying that kapalam
such a Lord's tiruvadi must be sought.
tiruvarangam appears to be a great place because of periya perumal.
If that is the state of bees, what is state of perumal, if that is the state of perumal=> what is the state of His throat?
The throat has captured or even arrested alwar's thought.
alwar surrendered as adiyen
the great throat gave alwar seshatva gnanam
tiruppanalwar tiruvadigale saranam
emperumanar jeeyar tiruvadigale saranam
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