Repository of mercy
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May 06, 2021 22:53 IST
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Kooratazhvan, in his Varadaraja Stavam refers to Lord Varadaraja of Kanchi as Srinidhim and also Dayanidhim. The description of the Lord as Srinidhim reminds us of the role of Goddess Mahalakshmi in bringing us close to the Lord, and thereby paving the way for our eventual liberation. He is also Dayanidhim He is the repository of daya (mercy). His mercy is not finite. It is a wealth of mercy, which is what saves His devotees. Kooratazhvan also uses the description ‘sarva bhoota suhrdam’ for Lord Varadaraja. That means He has no enemies. But if that were so, then why did He kill during His avataras? Those He killed were inimical to His devotees, and this earned His wrath. They were punished for the sin of tormenting His devotees, elaborated P.B. Rajahamsam in a discourse.
Devaki gets a boon
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January 11, 2021 21:58 IST
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In His avataras, Lord Narayana had parents of His choice. Even in the case of Narasimha, Vedanta Desika says that since He emerged from a pillar, the pillar became Brahma’s grandmother! Brahma is Vishnu’s son, and if the pillar is Narasimha’s mother, then it becomes Brahma’s grandmother. Desika’s poetic imagination came up with such an interesting interpretation. But in terms of the Lord’s parents, none had the good fortune of Devaki, said M.A. Venkatakrishnan, in a discourse. Whatever Devaki wanted in her child, that was granted to her. She wanted the Lord as her child. But she was not content with this. She wanted the Lord to be dark like a cloud. The Lord is neela megha shyamala. She wanted Him to have lotus eyes. This is a defining feature of the Parabrahma. Chandogya Upanishad says ‘yathA kapyAsam pundareekam evam akshinee’ that is the Paramatma’s eyes are like lotuses. S
Greatness of archa form
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December 31, 2020 02:51 IST
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Poigai Azhvar, in one of his pasurams, says Lord Narayana takes the form in which we want to worship Him. He is glad to be called by whatever name you prefer to call Him, said Kidambi Narayanan, in a discourse. One day, when Parasara Bhatta returned from worshipping Lord Ranganatha of Srirangam, his sishyas asked him if he had had good darshan. Parasara Bhatta replied that he had seen both Rama and Krishna in Ranganatha. His sishyas were puzzled. How was this possible, they asked. Bhatta explained that Ranganatha was chubby and this reminded him of Krishna, who feasted on butter. But while this explanation seemed acceptable, how could he also have seen Rama? Despite being born in a royal family, Rama had spent fourteen years in the forest, living a frugal life.