Devanayaka Pancasat (Part 2) - Ibiblio

The divine sword of the Lord named Nandhakam represents Jn~Anam, which is
not specifically included in the count since it is visEshaNam to Jeevan.
(23) MahAn (KoumEdhakam-Gadhai or the divine Mace)
(24) Prakruthi (SrI Vathsam mole)
(25) Jeevan (KousthubhA gem)
The 26 th Tatthvam is Iswaran, who stands in ArchA form at
ThiruvahIndhrapuram as Dhaiva Naayakan; on His ThirumEni, the 25 Tatthva
entities are seen as either special weapons or unique AabharaNams in the
above manner.
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ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS:
Swamy Desikan describes in this slOkam, the 25 Tatthvams shining as either
weapons or as Aabharanams. All of them except Jeevan are subdivisions of
achEthanam. achEthanam itself divides in to Prakruthi (Thriguna Dhravyam),
Kaalam and Suddha Sathvam, which are not pertinent to this slOkam.
Prakruthi in turn gives rise to MahAn, AhankAram, Manas, five
Jn~anEndhriyams, Five KarmEndhriyams, Pancha BhUthams and Pancha
TanmAthrais. These 24 divisions of achEthanam including Prakruthi and its 24
derivatives along with ChEthanam (Jeevan) constitute the 25 categories of
Tatthvams.
In a famous paasuram of Tatthva Thraya ChinthanAdhikAram of SrImad
Rahasya Thraya Saaram, Swamy Desikan salutes Lord DevarAjan (some times I
wonder whether Swamy Desikan elected to stay at ThiruvahIndhrapuram, since
the name of the Lord here is DevanATan, which is identical with the name of
His AarAdhana Moorthy, Kaanchi DevarAjan, who has been saluted as ImayOr
Talaivan by Swamy NammAzhwAr).
This famous Tamil paasuram connecting the 25 Tatthvams to the specific
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