Sri Varadaraja Sthvam: part XXVII: SlOkm 16
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• January 24, 2002
Dear Sri VaradarAja BhakthAs: Today , adiyEn will cover the 16th slOkam of SrI VaradarAja Sthavam dealing with the Vyuha Tatthvams : GuNai: shaDbhisthvEthai: praTamatara moorthystava Bhabhou tatha:thisra: tEshAm Thriyuga! yugaLairhi thribhirabu: vyavasTA yaa chaishA nanu Varadha! saa-aavishkruthivasAth BhavAn sarvathraiva thvagaNitha mahAmangaLa guNa: Prose order Meaning ******************* Thriyuga! Varadha! = Oh Lord VaradharAjA with three pairs of primary GuNams (ShAdguNYa Moorthy)! praTamatara Moorthy: Your primordial form of Para VaasudEva Thai: shaDbhi: guNai: = is defined by all of the above Six guNams Babhou (Jn~Ana, Sakthi, Bala , Isvarya ,Veerya and tEjas). tatha: tisra: tEshAm thribhi: yugaLai:abhu: = possessing selected six guNams arose the three Moorthys ( SankarshaNa -Pradhyumna- Aniruddha )with charactrestric pairs of GuNams (Two each) and they are resplendent with their unique pair of guNams . yEshA yaa vyavasTA saa aavishkruthivasAth = This classification as three Moorthys are defined by the above unique pair of guNams that they are known for. thu BhavAn sarvathra yEva agaNitha mahA mangaLa guNa: = But , You, as Lord VaradarAjan in all Your five states ( Para, VyUha, Vibhava , ArchA and Hartha roopams) display limitless auspicious attributes. The six guNAs are not confined to Your VyUha state. Extended Meaning (Based on SrIvatsAngAcchAr Swamy's commentary) : *************************************************************** The VyUhaa states are four in number: VaasudEvan-SankarshaNan-Pradhyumnan-Aniruddhan . In the above Four VyUha roopams, the first One ( VaasudEvan) is identical with Para VaasudEvan of SrI Vaikuntam . Both have all the Six guNams ( Jn~Anam , Bhalam , Veeryam , Isvaryam , Sakthi and Tejas ). Thus PaancharAthra Saasthrams inform us that the other three VyUha Moorthys have unique pairs of the above six guNams between Them . According to this view , SankarshaNan has exclusive ownership of Jn~Anam and Bhalam pair ; Pradhyumnan has Veeryam and Isvaryam; Aniruddhan has Sakthi and Tejas. This is the view of PaancharAthra Aagamam. The VaikAnasa Aagamam identifies on the other hand the Four Moorthys of the VyUham as : Purusha-Sathya-Achyutha-Aniruddha Roopams .Aniruddhan is thus common to both the Aagamams. If Para VaasudEvan is identical to the VaasudEva Roopam of the four VyUhams of PaancharAthram , then the total number of VyUhams can be reduced to just three ( Thri-vyUha Paksham ). Even with all these splits of the six guNams between the three VyUha Moorthys, they have inherently all the six guNams at all states. It is only for the convenience of UpAsakAs , the six GuNams are split as three diads and are linked to each of the three VyUha Moorthys. We have to remember again the ShAdguNya Poorthi ( embodiment of all the Six GuNams) is manifested in all the five states of the Lord ( Para-VyUha-Vibhava- ArchA and antharyAmi).That is why KurEsar chooses the word " Sarvathra" to emphasize this fact. Swamy Desikan has chosen this SlOkam of Sri VardarAja Sthavam as the pramANam for his elaboration of the VyUhA and other derivative VyUhA concepts ( vyUhAntharam). In Srimath Rahasya Thraya Saaram , Swamy Desikan has used this slOkam to reconcile the fact that the VyUham can be either Three or Four. Swamy Desikan has also referred to the meanings of this slOkam in the context of his commentary on VyUham in the Chillarai Rahasyams of Sri Tatthva Maathurkai and Sri Tatthva Thraya chuLakam . Swamy Desikan provided pramANam for the three fold VyUham view ( Thri-VyUha-paksham View) in His Taathparya Chandrikai, which is a commentary on GithOpanishad of Lord KrishNaa. Out of the Four VyUhams arise the twelve KesavAdhi Roopams. Three VyUhantharams are linked to each of the four VyUhams to yield the Twelve VyUhAnthara Roopams , which we wear as Urdhva PuNDrams at different parts of the upper torso invoking the presence of these 12 VyUhAnthara Moorthys: 1.Kesavan : Chathuscchakram namasyAmi Kesavam Kanakaprabham 2.NaarAyaNam :NaarAyaNam ghana-shyAmam chathussankham namAmyaham 3.Maadhavan (4) Govindhan (5) VishNu (6)Madhusoodhanan 7.Thrivikraman (8) Vaamana (9)Sridharan (10)HrishIkEsan (11) PadhmanAbhan and (12) DhAmOdharan. Each of these 12 VyUha Moorthys are linked to each of the Twelve AdhithyAs ; Each of these 12 VyUha Moorthys are also associated with each of the twelve months starting from Maarghazhi. Thus the Four VyUhams and their derivative Twelve VyUhAntharams are linked to the 12 PuNDrams, 12 Months and 12 AdhithyAs (as NirvAhakars for them). All of these glories are assoicated with Lord VaradarAjan is the upadEsam by KurEsar in this slOkam. KurEsar takes care to point out that the Three fold classification of VyUhams elaborate on the particular pair of GuNams attributed to the individual VyUha Moorthy to help the UpAsakAs and yet each of Them have the Six GuNams at all states and at all times. The meditation (UpAsanai) on the individual VyUha Moorthys in the PaancharAthrAdhikaraNam section of SrI BhAshyam of AchArya RaamAnujA. KurEsar's precocious son, Sri ParAsara Bhattar , who recieved NaamakaraNam form AchArya RaamAnuja , has commented further on VyUha Moorthys in His commentary on SrI VishNu Sahasra Naamams ( SrI Bhagavath GuNa dharpaNam ) . He elaborates on the VyUha Tatthvams during his commentaries on the naamms from 128 ( janArhdana:) to the 140 ( Chathur-vyUha:). 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