Vishnu Sahasra Naamam-Vol V-Rr-edit.pub - Ahobilavalli

anyway.
SrI kRshNan adds that Siva who was fortunate enough to have borne the
SrIpAda tirtham of bhagavAn (in the form of ga'ngA) in his head, or brahmA
who is the best among those who have been endowed with knowledge (brahma
vidAm varaH), are not able to see His true nature eventhough they have been
performing penance for this for a long, long time. He refers us to toNDaraDip
poDi AzhvAr:
peN ulAm SaDaiyinAnum piramanum unnaikkANbAn eN ilA Uzhi Uzhi tavam
SeidAr veLgi niRpa …..
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(tirumAlai 44)
nammAzhvAr points out that brahmA can know things that he created, but
cannot have full knowledge of all things that existed long before he was
created. Thus, his knowledge of the One who created all the things including
brahmA, is not totally within his comprehension:
Surar aRi arul nilai tiruvAi.1.1.8
uNarndu uNarndu uNarilum iRai nilai uNarvaduaridu uyirgAL
(tiruvAi.1.3.6)
In fact, bhagavAn is One whose greatness is such that even He cannot know it
tanakkum tan tanmai aRivaRiyAn.
SrI v.v. rAmAnujan gives several supports from divya prabandham:
kaTkariya piraman Sivan indiran enRuivarkkum kaTkariakaNNanai….
(tiruvAi. 7.7.1)
"We humans cannot see, with our physical eyes, the likes of brahmA, Siva,and
indra. Exactly in the same manner, they also cannot see my Lord kRshNa".
tirumAl! nAnmugan, Se'n-caDaiyAn enRuivargaL en perumAntanmiyai yAr
aRigiRpAr? pESi en?….
(tiruvAi. 8.3.9)
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