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avathArikai (Introduction)
Previously, nAyanAr, in the 31st chUrNikai, identified the difference in the adhikAram (qualification) for karmam and kainkaryam; in the 32nd chUrNikai, he identified the huge difference to sever the connection; starting here, for those who are focussed in karmam and kainkaryam, thinking to reveal the difference in their birth etc, he first explains the difference in their births.
chUrNikai 33
vEdha viththukkaLum mikka vEdhiyarum chandhasAm mAthAvAlum adhukkum thAyAyth thAyinum Ayina seyyum aththAlum piRappikkum adhu iruvarkkum SrEshtajanmam
Simple Explanation
Those who are experts in vEdham and those who are experts in vEdha thAthparyam (essence), are born again in best birth, respectively, through gAyathri manthram which is the mother of all manthras and thirumanthram which is the mother of gAyathri manthram too.
vyAkyAnam (Commentary)
That is – the experts of vEdham who are focussed on pUrva bhAgam (first portion of vEdham which talks about worship of bhagavAn) as said in mahAbhAratham AraNya parvam 86.26 “ yEcha vEdhavidhOviprA:” (Those who know the vEdhams), are born through gAyathri manthra upadhESam, where that manthram is mother of all chandhas (manthras) as said in thaiththirIyam “gAyathrIm chandhasAm mAthA” (mother of all chandhas) – this birth is the best birth for karma nishtas.
The experts of vEdha thAthparyam are known as mikka vEdhiyar, due to being the essence of all of vEdham as said in SrI pAncharAthram “ruchO yajumshi sAmAni thathaiva atharvaNAnicha sarvam ashtAksharanthastham” (rig, yajur, sAma, atharvaNa vEdhams and other SAsthrams are fully present in ashtAksharam); ashtAksharam is the mother of even such gAyathri. Unlike the mother who gives birth to the body, this thirumanthra upadhESam (instruction) will lead to knowledge for liberation, as said in periya thirumozhi 1.1.9 “peRRa thAyinum Ayina seyyum” (will help even more than the mother). For kainkarya nishtas, such birth through thirumanthram is the best birth.
As said in Apasthamba sUthra 1-1-6 “SarIramEva mAtha pithA janathaya: | sa hi vidhyAthas tham janayathi thach chrEshtam janma ||” (mother and father create only the physical form for the child; it is AchAryan alone who creates AthmA through knowledge; it is this AthmA which is the superior birth), instead of just saying “janmam” (birth), here nAyanAr is saying “SrEshta janmam”.
Since that [birth] is apt for the vidhi nishEdhams (ordained and forbidden acts) and anushtAnams (conduct) and pala prApthi (the attainment of goal) based on those vidhi nishEdhams, as per each varNa, this is best birth for those persons [who are engaged in vEdham] . Since this [birth] is apt for the vidhi nishEdhams and anushtAnams and pala prApthi based on those vidhi nishEdhams, as per the true nature of the self, this is the best birth for these persons [those who are engaged in kainkaryam].
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