SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: SrI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama:
avathArikai (Introduction)
Now, nAyanAr shows how brAhmaNyathva (being a brAhmaNa) and vaishNavathva (being a vaishNava) is achieved by karma nishtas and kainkarya nishtas respectively.
chUrNikai 37
adhyayana gyAna anushtAnangaLAlE brAhmaNyam AgirAp polE chandhangal Ayiramum aRiyak kaRRu vallArAnAl vaishNavathva sidhdhi
Simple Explanation
Just as brAhmaNyam (being a brAhmaNa) is achieved by studying vEdhas, understanding their meanings and practising the principles in real life, those who study thiruvAimozhi, understand its meanings and practise the principles in real life, will become a vaishNava.
vyAkyAnam (Commentary)
That is – as said in vEdham “svAdhyAyOdhyEthavya:” (vEdham is to be learnt), first one should study vEdham by the method of learning the collection of syllables by AchAryan reciting the passages first and the Sishyan repeating the same; subsequently, by listening to mImAmsA (analysis of vEdham), etc, one should acquire the meanings of vEdham; consequently one should put those learnings into practice; this is how one acquires brAhmaNyam; similarly, as said in thiruvAimozhi 10.9.11 “sandhangaL Ayiram” (among the thousand pAsurams which have different metres), thiruvAimozhi which is in the form of songs, as said in “adhyEthavyam dhvija SrEshtai: vEdha rUpam idham krutham” (this thiruvAimozhi which is made in the form of vEdham, is to be learnt by brAhmaNas) and in thiruvAimozhi 5.5.11 “aRiyak kaRRu vallAr vaittaNavar” (those who can learn and meditate upon the meanings of this decad to have their knowledge shining, will live, having distinguished relationship with bhagavAn), those who learn it through the method of AchAryan reciting a passage and Sishyan repeating it, understand the meanings through instructions and only when one is able to practise it as per the learnings, one acquires vaishNavathvam.
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