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"tiRambAmal malai eDuttEnE ennum…." (tirambAmal – flawlessly)
(nammAzhvAr, tiruvAi. 5.6.5)
Eleven pASurams of periyAzhvAr tirumozhi (3-5) are all dedicated to the
govardhana incident.
b) SrI Sa’nkara’s interpretation uses the meaning dharA – earth.
dharAmdhaArayan dharAdharah. His actual vyAkhyAnam is: “amSaih aSeshaih
SeshAdyaih a-SeshAm dharAm dhArayandharah" – He Who supports all the
earths through His amSa-s such as Adi-Sesha.
SrI rAdhAkRshNa SAstri points out the other forms, such as varAha, the
eight elephants of the eight directions, etc. He quotes the Sruti vAkhyam in
support: yene me vidhRte ubhe; vishNunA vidhRte bhUmi; dAdhartham
pRthivImabhitomayUkahih |
SrI cinmayAnanda gives a different anubhavam of His being the “sole support
of the earth”. He interprets earth here to refer to matter in general, and
observes that bhagavAn is the very essence from which matter has come to
express itself, both its gross and subtle forms. He continues: “Geographically,
the earth is supported by water, water by atmospheric air, and air by space. If
one enquires further and questions what supports space, we know that space is
a concept which we experience by our intellect. All experiences of the intellect
are established in Consciousness, and therefore, the ultimate support for the
entire world is the Supreme nArAyaNa”, and so He is dharAdharah.
The dharma cakram writer explains bhagavAn’s “support of the earth”, starting
from the pa’nca bhUta-s in their sUkshma form, and how they combine
together to evolve into their sthUla forms. His “support of the earth” is really
a part of His support of the pa’nca bhUta-s. He is the Creator of everything,
and He is the ultimate Abode of everything, and so He is dharAdharah. Several
are the concepts that are hidden in this mantra “dharAdharAya namah”. Just
like all the other mantra-s (and remember that each nAma is a mantra), this is
another very potent mantra.
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