GREATNESS OF "2"
GREATNESS OF "2"
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Sent: Wed, November 24, 2010 1:41:35 PM
Subject: [sri ramanuja] The Integer - 2
Sreemathey Ramanujaya Namaha
Respected Bhagavatha Bandhus
When we think of the number 2, (which is also means a couple, or a
pair) what does it remind us of ? Well it may differ from person to person. But
for a Sri Vaishnava, it obviously reminds us of Dhivya Paadas/ Thiruvadi or the
Divine feet of Sriman Narayana. The divine feet, constitute the ultimate
solace of all sorrows, which is glorified by all the alwars. and of course, it
is the lord's divine feet which have incarnated as Nammalwar. & the vertical
white lines (thiruman kappu)which adores the forehead of a Sri Vaishnava also
represents the same. In this article, let us what is so special about the
number 2.
1) The 1st integer 2 stands for the Dvaya maha mantra,with its two sentences"Sreeman Narayana Sharanow sharanam praptthye" "Sreemathey Narayana Namha" with which sharanagathi is performed, and is also
very special when compared to other 2 rahasyas.that is charma slokam & thirumantram.
2) Divya Dhampathis that is the Lord Narayana and his Piratti Sri Devi
nacchiyar are called "mithunam" (a pair), it is unique to Sri Vaishnava
Sampradhayam that we take refuge in the divine pair.and our sampradhya always
calls for worship of perumal,along with piratti. In Srimadh Ramayanam.
Surpanaka longed for the lord but she disliked piratti, and for the same she was
severely punished by Laxmana. and similarly Ravana was attracted towards
piratti, but he detested the Lord, thus met his end.
Perialwar in his Thirumozhi praises Lord Rama as "Thangayai mookum thamayanai
thalaiyum thadittha em dasarathee"
Thus Sri Vaishnavas take refugee in Emperumaan along with Thayar.
3) The greatest epics Srimadh Ramayanam & Mahabaratham are 2 in number.
4) Of all the avataras of the Lord, the 2 vibhava avatars as Sri Rama & Sri
Krishna are considered to be poorna avtaras
5)The Vibuthis are also 2 in number namely the Leela Vibuthi & the Nitya Vibuthi
Leela Vibuthi (Material world):-
The area which has no lower boundary is subject to transformation and mixture
of three gunas. These are subject to leela's of EmpeurmAn namely His creation,
sustenance and destruction. in this process He also takes incarnations, gives
sasthrams and also deputes Azwars & Acharyas. However, this vibhuthi, since,
it is mixture of the guaAs is under control of sensory organs and also the
knowledge is limited. Therefore, the desires and lust override knowledge and aim
to attain salvation.
Nithya Vibuthi (Sri Vaikuntam):-
In sharp contrast, the area which has no upper boundary is the NIthya vibHuthi
which is permanent and the Lord rests in the Supreme Divya kshetram over there.
It is only of sattvam or the purest of attributes and therefore the aim there is
to serve the Lord and there is no negative qualities over there.
6)2 alwars were given to us by Sri Villiputtur divya desam that is Perialwar and
Andal, similarly 2 acharyas namely Sri Naatha munigal and Aalavandhar were
blessed to us from Kattumannar koil
7) Among many sishyas (that is 700 sanyasis (yathis) & 12,000 Bhagavathas) of
Swamy Ramanuja, Only 2 were considered as Thandam and Pavithram, that is
Mudalyandanwas his thandam & koorthalwan was Pavithram.
8) Many incidents in the Life of Swamy Ramanuja were held when his age was
being in the multiples of 2 examples
2 x 8 = 16th year -
Swami got married & entered gruhasta ashram in (1033 AD)
2 x 9 = 18th year - Swamy accompanied by his guru Yadhava Praksha went to
Kasi yatra in (1035 AD)
2 x 16 = 32nd year - Swamy under took Sanyasa ashramam at Kanchi & became
"Yathiraja" in (1049 AD)
2 x 32 = 64th year - Swamy won over Yagna moorthy after 18
days debate in (1081 AD),and gave him the title "Arulala perumal
Emperumanaarwho gave us Gyana saaram & Prameya saram
2 x 35 = 70th year - Swamy along with Koorthalwan in(1087 A D) and others
travelled to Kashmir to get the "Bodhayana Vritti" to author Sri Bashyam
2 x 36 = 72nd year - Swamy Ramanuja blessed us with "Sri
Bashyam", "Geetha bashyam","Vedantha saram","Vedantha
Deepam"and "Vedanthasangraham".& also started his divya desam Yatra in (1089 AD)
2 x 37 = 74th year - Swamy became acharya to "Thirukurungudi
Nambi" and named the lord as "Vaishnava Nambi" & established "Ramanuja
Matam" there in (1091 AD)
2 x 38 = 76th year - Swamy got his titile as "Bhashyakarar" from
Sri Saraswathi Devi (1093 AD )
2 x 40 = 80th year - Swamy Ramanuja leaves Sri Rangam,(1097
A D) due to Kirumi Kanda Chozan and travels to Karnataka
(Mel Naadu)
2 x 41 = 82nd year - Swamy Ramanuja with the help of the King
Vishnu Vardhan located the moolavar lord Thirunarayanan in the year
Bagudhanya (1099 AD) & performed consecration at
Melkote.
2 x 50 = 100th year - Swami Ramanuja with Mudaliandan in the
year Helavilambi (1117 A D ) did Pancha Narayana Pratishtai which constitue
Keerthi Naryanan, Sriman Narayanan, Veera
Narayanan, Vijaya Narayanan & Kesava Naryanan
2x 60 = 120th year - Swamy Ramanuja completed his task inthisBhooloka, and
entered the eternal abode Sri Vaikuntam, on the Pingala Year (1137 AD)
9)Time factor has been divided into various divisions or classifications. A
year is divided into 2 halves, that is aayanam
the first 6 months beginning with the month "Thai" constitute "Uttharayanam" and
the second 6 months beginning with "Aadi" month constitute "Dakshinayanam"
10) Similarly, 2 months constitute a rithu, totally a year consists of 6 rithus
and a day is divided into 2 x 12 hours.
11)A pair of sandals/Padhukas of Lord Rama ruled,the country, it took the place
of the lord for 14 years, as the symbolic king, under whose banner Bharatha
served & discharged the kingly duties. The Padhukas represented the Lord himself, In fact it was Bharatha who was the 1st great soul, who wore the divya padhukas on his head and did paduka pattabishekam and ruled until the return of the lord from the exile. Thus, Bharatha became the 1st blessed great
soul, who showed the glory of the padhukas andspread their message to the
world.Thus the number 2 is very special.
Let us all take refuge in the pair of divine padhukas of the lord, which bears
the the lord one who bears all the world, and who is the supreme resort to all
the worlds. The greatness of the Padhukas are not graspable & perceivableeven
to Bramha ,Siva & other devatas also.
Adiyen Ramanuja Dasan
Geetha Vasudevan
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Sent: Wed, November 24, 2010 1:41:35 PM
Subject: [sri ramanuja] The Integer - 2
Sreemathey Ramanujaya Namaha
Respected Bhagavatha Bandhus
When we think of the number 2, (which is also means a couple, or a
pair) what does it remind us of ? Well it may differ from person to person. But
for a Sri Vaishnava, it obviously reminds us of Dhivya Paadas/ Thiruvadi or the
Divine feet of Sriman Narayana. The divine feet, constitute the ultimate
solace of all sorrows, which is glorified by all the alwars. and of course, it
is the lord's divine feet which have incarnated as Nammalwar. & the vertical
white lines (thiruman kappu)which adores the forehead of a Sri Vaishnava also
represents the same. In this article, let us what is so special about the
number 2.
1) The 1st integer 2 stands for the Dvaya maha mantra,with its two sentences"Sreeman Narayana Sharanow sharanam praptthye" "Sreemathey Narayana Namha" with which sharanagathi is performed, and is also
very special when compared to other 2 rahasyas.that is charma slokam & thirumantram.
2) Divya Dhampathis that is the Lord Narayana and his Piratti Sri Devi
nacchiyar are called "mithunam" (a pair), it is unique to Sri Vaishnava
Sampradhayam that we take refuge in the divine pair.and our sampradhya always
calls for worship of perumal,along with piratti. In Srimadh Ramayanam.
Surpanaka longed for the lord but she disliked piratti, and for the same she was
severely punished by Laxmana. and similarly Ravana was attracted towards
piratti, but he detested the Lord, thus met his end.
Perialwar in his Thirumozhi praises Lord Rama as "Thangayai mookum thamayanai
thalaiyum thadittha em dasarathee"
Thus Sri Vaishnavas take refugee in Emperumaan along with Thayar.
3) The greatest epics Srimadh Ramayanam & Mahabaratham are 2 in number.
4) Of all the avataras of the Lord, the 2 vibhava avatars as Sri Rama & Sri
Krishna are considered to be poorna avtaras
5)The Vibuthis are also 2 in number namely the Leela Vibuthi & the Nitya Vibuthi
Leela Vibuthi (Material world):-
The area which has no lower boundary is subject to transformation and mixture
of three gunas. These are subject to leela's of EmpeurmAn namely His creation,
sustenance and destruction. in this process He also takes incarnations, gives
sasthrams and also deputes Azwars & Acharyas. However, this vibhuthi, since,
it is mixture of the guaAs is under control of sensory organs and also the
knowledge is limited. Therefore, the desires and lust override knowledge and aim
to attain salvation.
Nithya Vibuthi (Sri Vaikuntam):-
In sharp contrast, the area which has no upper boundary is the NIthya vibHuthi
which is permanent and the Lord rests in the Supreme Divya kshetram over there.
It is only of sattvam or the purest of attributes and therefore the aim there is
to serve the Lord and there is no negative qualities over there.
6)2 alwars were given to us by Sri Villiputtur divya desam that is Perialwar and
Andal, similarly 2 acharyas namely Sri Naatha munigal and Aalavandhar were
blessed to us from Kattumannar koil
7) Among many sishyas (that is 700 sanyasis (yathis) & 12,000 Bhagavathas) of
Swamy Ramanuja, Only 2 were considered as Thandam and Pavithram, that is
Mudalyandanwas his thandam & koorthalwan was Pavithram.
8) Many incidents in the Life of Swamy Ramanuja were held when his age was
being in the multiples of 2 examples
2 x 8 = 16th year -
Swami got married & entered gruhasta ashram in (1033 AD)
2 x 9 = 18th year - Swamy accompanied by his guru Yadhava Praksha went to
Kasi yatra in (1035 AD)
2 x 16 = 32nd year - Swamy under took Sanyasa ashramam at Kanchi & became
"Yathiraja" in (1049 AD)
2 x 32 = 64th year - Swamy won over Yagna moorthy after 18
days debate in (1081 AD),and gave him the title "Arulala perumal
Emperumanaarwho gave us Gyana saaram & Prameya saram
2 x 35 = 70th year - Swamy along with Koorthalwan in(1087 A D) and others
travelled to Kashmir to get the "Bodhayana Vritti" to author Sri Bashyam
2 x 36 = 72nd year - Swamy Ramanuja blessed us with "Sri
Bashyam", "Geetha bashyam","Vedantha saram","Vedantha
Deepam"and "Vedanthasangraham".& also started his divya desam Yatra in (1089 AD)
2 x 37 = 74th year - Swamy became acharya to "Thirukurungudi
Nambi" and named the lord as "Vaishnava Nambi" & established "Ramanuja
Matam" there in (1091 AD)
2 x 38 = 76th year - Swamy got his titile as "Bhashyakarar" from
Sri Saraswathi Devi (1093 AD )
2 x 40 = 80th year - Swamy Ramanuja leaves Sri Rangam,(1097
A D) due to Kirumi Kanda Chozan and travels to Karnataka
(Mel Naadu)
2 x 41 = 82nd year - Swamy Ramanuja with the help of the King
Vishnu Vardhan located the moolavar lord Thirunarayanan in the year
Bagudhanya (1099 AD) & performed consecration at
Melkote.
2 x 50 = 100th year - Swami Ramanuja with Mudaliandan in the
year Helavilambi (1117 A D ) did Pancha Narayana Pratishtai which constitue
Keerthi Naryanan, Sriman Narayanan, Veera
Narayanan, Vijaya Narayanan & Kesava Naryanan
2x 60 = 120th year - Swamy Ramanuja completed his task inthisBhooloka, and
entered the eternal abode Sri Vaikuntam, on the Pingala Year (1137 AD)
9)Time factor has been divided into various divisions or classifications. A
year is divided into 2 halves, that is aayanam
the first 6 months beginning with the month "Thai" constitute "Uttharayanam" and
the second 6 months beginning with "Aadi" month constitute "Dakshinayanam"
10) Similarly, 2 months constitute a rithu, totally a year consists of 6 rithus
and a day is divided into 2 x 12 hours.
11)A pair of sandals/Padhukas of Lord Rama ruled,the country, it took the place
of the lord for 14 years, as the symbolic king, under whose banner Bharatha
served & discharged the kingly duties. The Padhukas represented the Lord himself, In fact it was Bharatha who was the 1st great soul, who wore the divya padhukas on his head and did paduka pattabishekam and ruled until the return of the lord from the exile. Thus, Bharatha became the 1st blessed great
soul, who showed the glory of the padhukas andspread their message to the
world.Thus the number 2 is very special.
Let us all take refuge in the pair of divine padhukas of the lord, which bears
the the lord one who bears all the world, and who is the supreme resort to all
the worlds. The greatness of the Padhukas are not graspable & perceivableeven
to Bramha ,Siva & other devatas also.
Adiyen Ramanuja Dasan
Geetha Vasudevan
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