Deivathin Kural Series - 139

Om Namah Sivaya.
Deivathin Kural # 139 of 17 Jan 2007.
1. These e-mails, are chapter wise translations of the lectures given by, Sri Chandra Sekharendra Swamigal, of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam. Every day, after the daily Puja, He used to talk, on various aspects concerning Hinduism. These are published, in Tamil, by Vanady Padippagam, T.Nagar, Chennai, as Deivathin Kural, in seven volumes of a thousand pages each.
2. To-day's talk is titled, 'Agniyil Adangiya Avatara Purushargal', ie., 'Divine Incarnations that Settled in Fire', in pages 629 to 632, of Deivathin Kural, Volume 1.
3. Kumarila Bhatta, settled in fire to become, Kumara Swami. For Dharma, he sacrificed his body. Such greats have given a strong basement of supreme sacrifice, to our religion, that come what may, in the form of, Avaidikam or Agnostism or Reforms based on the so called, 'paguth arivu vadam'; that there is nothing to panic. We may never have to feel, 'Hinduism khatre mein hai!'.
4. Here, Gnana Sambandar too, disappeared, walking into a huge fire. At that time he was only 16 years old. Within that period of life, this child had countered all other so called religions and re-established Vaidik Dharma.
5. Acharyal (meaning Adi Sankara), also had completed writing the Bhashyas on Prasthana Thraya, (ie., his commentaries on Upanishads, Brhma Sutra and Bhagavath Gita), by sixteen years of age. But, Vyasa requested him, by saying, " Don't be in a hurry to drop your earthly body. Whatever you have written, You have to preach. You have to win over other religionists in debates. You have to give the pleasure of your company, to the common masses of India, by going to them yourself." So Acharyal retained the human form for another sixteen years.
6. Acharyal had the onus to rekindle and reawaken the Vaidika Dharma, all over the Baratha Varsha, before He was 32 years of age. (Half of his resposibility of countering Buddhism though, had been done already by Kumarila Bhattar and one Udayana Achariyar. This latter was a Nyaya Sastra expert. We will talk about him later.) Sambandar had to do this in the South India, by 16 Years. What the Father had to do for the whole country in 32 years, the Son had to do only for the South, in 16 years!
7. The Father jumped directly from Brhmacharya to Sanyasa and completed His Avatara Karya. The Son, (had a knick name, 'Aludai Pillai'), did His Avatara Karya, while still in Brhmacharya !
8. When Sambandar was 16, He was requested by his relatives and followers, that He should accept Gruhasta Asrama and get married. Having fed on the milk of Mother Ambal herself, for him all women were equally the same Mother only. ( In 'Soundarya Lahari', Acharyal says, "Amma, the special effect of Your Milk, makes both your sons forever celibates!". In North, Karthikeya is an utter Brhmacharyar. There is no talk of Valli and Devasena, there! ) Gnana Sambandar was like that only. Knowing the divine purpose, He accepted. His marriage took place in Thirunallur Perumanam. Once the 'Panigrahanam' was over, He went to the Temple of that place, with the Bride and all the friends and relatives. The whole Temple was Jyothirmaya. He walked into the Jyothiswaroopa, with all assemblage! That was literally the biggest marriage or 'Perumanam', for all time to come, anywhere in the world! This is the Panjatchara Padigam, He was singing at that time:-
"Kadalagi kasindu kanneer malgi
Odhuvar thamai nannerikku uippathu
Veda nankinum meipporulavathu
Nadan namam namachivayave!"
9. Marriage, is defined elsewhere as, 'meeting of the minds, body and soul of two people, with no sense of seperate identity left'. Here, not only the bride and groom, but the whole Marriage Party, attained to Oneness !
10. Kumara Swami is directly the fire out of Siva's third eye! He is Gnana Agni, which could burn fire itself, as Thiruppugazh, says, 'neruppaiyum erikkum gnana agni'. In both Avataras, He ended the worldly life, by fire. Though he is the fire of Gnana, in heart He is very cool, because He is also closely related to Water. The sparks of Siva's third eye, were recieved in Saravana Poigai and became Murugan. Saravana Poigai has the Ganges as the source. So Ganga is also another Mother for Him. So He has another name as 'Gangeya'. As Gnana Sambandar also, He recieved Mother's milk on the banks of a Temple Pond only.
11. All woman are His Mothers. He is a child to Karthik Stars. The sixth in the order of Stars is Kruttika. The sixth day after the new / full moon is Sashti. He has six faces. His Mantra is six lettered, SA RA VA NA BA VA. He destroyed six Asuras. By being devoted to Him, we can forever master the six enemies of, Lust, Anger, Greed, Passion, Pride and Stupefaction(that is Kama, Krodha, Lobha, Moha, Mada and Ascharya). He is the Deva Senapathi with Six Padai Veedugal or Army Formations.
12. One Avatara of Subrahmanya, Kumarila Bhattar by name, Acharyal met face to face and won Him over. The other Avatara, Thiru Gnana Sambandar by name, Acharyal has descried as 'Dravida Sisu', in Soundarya Lahari. Some people say, that He refers to Himself as 'Dravida Sisu'. Whatever it may be, let me tell you the meaning of the Sloka, starting with the words, 'Thava sthanym manye'.
13. Acharyal says, "Amma! who is the daughter of Himagiri. Your milk is the Amrutam coming from your heart. You not only give all Your blessings and grace through that, it also imparts the power of speech, to be able to convey Your Grace to all the people of this world. This milk is eternal(saraswatham), and Saraswathimayam. This South Indian Baby, which has drunk, the outpouring of Your milk, has outpoured poems and flooded the world! You gave all your Love, to the Baby, that it has become the greatest poet and won over everybody's hearts."
14. First of all, Muruga was a Sanga-p Pulavar, one of the Bards of the Board! Then with with poetical genius, Sakthi, Gnanam, Vaidikam and Saivam, He came as Gnana Sambandar, to protect the South India. He calls Himself, 'Nan marai Gnana Sambandan'. He did the same job of re-establishing Vaidika Dharma, as was done by, Kumarila Bhatta, in the North.
Sambhomahadeva.