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Padmanabhan • December 23, 2002 


                                        GURU KULA VASAM


Three divine names of the Lord are specifically uttered in the ninth pAsuram(thUmaNI mAdathu). These three are prelude for uttereing further thirunAmangaL-nAmam palavum.

These three thirunAmangaLare mAmAyan, mAdhavan, vaikunthan.

mAmAyan refers to the fact of Lord krishNa descending to the levels of gopikAs and being easily accessible through his pranks and other such wonderful deeds. We observe in this World that a person is not easily accesible when he is  a bit elevated either in status or otherwise. Lord krishNa who is the Lord of everything   is  easily accessible. He is supreme. Hence,nature of independence and the innate characteristics of supremacy come naturally to Him. This saulabhyam - attracting the gopiKAs with this deeds- is it not strange to his supremacy?

Oh! He mastered this art in Gurukula vAsam. One enters gurukulavAsam when one wants to master a subject. The sustained stay in the teacher's residence enables one to master the niceties and nuances of the subject. This elevates HIm to a state where it is difficult to discern whether what he has mastered, is inherent or imbibed.

The Lord, who is the epitome of supremacy, mastered this art of saulabhyam in gurukulavAsam. We know that the Lord stayed with sAnthEpani. That was for worldly studies. Here He went to learn the art of saulabhyam with pirAtti. That is why the term 'mAdhavan' is mentioned.

The commenatry runs like this "saulabhyathukku,gurukulavAsamAna idam" when referring to the term mAdhavan.

The Lord's saulabhyam springs up from the togethrness with the pirAtti is the inner meaning.

When one is easily accessible,the value is enhanced only when He is also valuable.There is no surprise when one is accessible when he is not exalted. The Lord being supreme and also along with pirAtti is immensely valuable and saulabhyam sparkles as He is supreme and the supremacy sparkles as He is easily accessible and both is possible because of pirAtti-mAdhavan.

"mAmAyan, mAdhavan,vaikunthan "

vAnamAmalai padmanAbhan














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