Sarathy Thothathri

thathva thrayam (Commentary) – sUthram 23

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SrI: SrImathE satakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama:  Full Series << Previous sUthram 23 ஆர்ஹதர் ஆத்மாவை தேஹபரிமாணன் என்றார்கள். Arhathar AthmAvai dhEhaparimANan enRArgaL. Meaning: The jains (Arhathas) hold that the individual soul is of the same size as the body it occupies. Explanation Having established that the soul is निर्विकार (nirvikAra), the author now … Read more

thathva thrayam (Commentary) – sUthram 22

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SrI: SrImathE satakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama:  Full Series << Previous sUthram 22 இப்படியிருக்கையாலே ஶஸ்த்ரம், அக்3னி, ஜலம், வாதம், ஆதபம் தொடக்கமானவற்றால் சே2தி3த்தல், த3ஹித்தல், நனைத்தல், ஶோஷிப்பித்தல் செய்கைக்கு அயோக்3யமாயிருக்கும். ippadiyirukkaiyAlE Sasthram, agni, jalam, vAtham, Athapam thodakkamAnavaRRAl chEdhiththal, dhahiththal, nanaiththal, SOshippiththal seygaiykkE ayOgyamAyirukkum. Meaning: Because of its nature as explained above, the soul cannot be cut, … Read more

thathva thrayam (Commentary) – sUthram 21

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SrI: SrImathE satakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama:  Full Series << Previous sUthram 21 நிர்விகாரமாகையாவது – அசித்துப்போலே விகரிக்கையன்றிக்கே ஒருபடிப்பட்டிருக்கை. nirvikAramAgaiyAvadhu – achiththup pOlE vikarikkai anRikkE orupadippattirukkai. Meaning – It means that it always stays in one state and does not change like non-sentient things do. Explanation: Definition of nirvikArathva The term nirvikArathva refers … Read more

thathva thrayam (Commentary) – sUthram 20

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SrI: SrImathE satakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama:  Full Series << Previous sUthram 20 நிரவயவமாகையாவது அவயவஸமுதாயமன்றிக்கேயிருக்கை (niravayavamAgaiyAvadhu avayava samudhAyam anRikkE irukkai) Meaning: Being partless means that the soul is not an aggregate of parts. Explanation The soul is described in the śāstras as: विज्ञानमयः (vigyAnamaya:) – “of the nature of knowledge” [thaiththirIya upanishadh] … Read more

thathva thrayam (Commentary) – sUthram 19

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SrI: SrImathE satakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama:  Full Series << Previous sUthram 19 அசிந்த்யமாகையாவது அசித்தோடு ஸஜாதீயமென்று நினைக்கவொண்ணாதிருக்கை (achinthyamAgaiyAvadhu achiththOdu sajAthIyam enRu ninaikkavoNNAdhirukkai) Meaning: The soul is called achinthya because it cannot be thought of as belonging to the same category as insentient matter (achith). Explanation After describing the soul as avyaktha (not … Read more

thathva thrayam (Commentary) – sUthram 18

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SrI: SrImathE satakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama:  Full Series << Previous sUthram 18 அவ்யக்தமாகையாவது  க4டபடாதி3களை க்3ரஹிக்கிற சக்ஷுராதி3களால் தோற்றாதிருக்கை (avyakthamAgaiyAvadhu  ghata-patAdhigaLai grahikkiRa chakshurAdhigaLAl thORRAdhirukkai) Meaning: The soul is called avyakta because it cannot be perceived by the eyes and other sense organs that perceive objects such as pots, cloth, and other material things. … Read more

thathva thrayam (Commentary) – sUthram 17

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SrI: SrImathE satakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama:  Full Series << Previous sUthram 17 ஒருவன் ஏககாலத்திலே அநேகதே3ஹங்களைப் பரிக்ரஹிக்கிறதும் ஜ்ஞாநவ்யாப்தியாலே (oruvan EkakAlaththilE anEka-dhEhangaLaip parigrahikkiRadhum gyAna vyApthiyAlE) Meaning: A single soul can simultaneously assume and function through many bodies because of the pervasion of its knowledge. Explanation In the previous sUthram, it was established that … Read more

thathva thrayam (Commentary) – sUthram 16

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SrI: SrImathE satakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama:  Full Series << Previous sUthram 16 மணித்யுமணி தீபாதிகள் ஓரிடத்திலேயிருக்க ப்ரபை எங்குமொக்க வ்யாபிக்குமாபோலே ஜ்ஞாநம் எங்குமொக்க வ்யாபிக்கையாலே அவற்றை புஜிக்கத் தட்டில்லை (maNi-dhyumaNi-dheepAdhigaL Or idaththilE irukka prabhai engum okka vyApikkumAppOlE gyAnam engum okka vyApikkaiyAlE avaRRai bhujikkath thattillai) Meaning: Just as the radiance of a gem, sun or a lamp … Read more

thathva thrayam (Commentary) – sUthram 15

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SrI: SrImathE satakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama:  Full Series << Previous sUthram 15 அணுவாய், ஹ்ருதயத்தளவிலே நிற்குமாகில் சரீரமெங்குமொக்க ஸுகதுக்கங்களை புஜிக்கிறபடியென்னென்னில் (aNuvAy, hrudhayaththaLavilE niRkumAgil SarIram engumokka sukha dhukkangaLai bhujikkiRapadi en ennil) Meaning: If the soul is atomic in size and remains in the region of the heart, how does it experience pleasure and pain … Read more

thathva thrayam (Commentary) – sUthram 14

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SrI: SrImathE satakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama:  Full Series << Previous sUthram 14 ஹ்ருதயப்ரதேசத்தில் நின்றும் உத்க்ரமித்துப் போவது வருவதாமென்று சாஸ்த்ரம் சொல்லுகையாலே, ஆத்மா அணுவாகக்கடவது (hrudhaya pradhEsaththil ninRum uthkramiththup pOvadhu varuvadhAm enRu SAsthram sollugaiyAlE, AthmA aNuvAgak kadavadhu) Meaning: Since the scriptures speak of the soul residing in the heart, departing from it, travelling, and returning, … Read more