bhOgyAmrutam - viSwam

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ViSwam (star-aSwini) - viSati iti viSwam = The one who enters.

 

Divya Prabandham : PeriyALwAr Tirumozhi 5-2-10

 

The supreme Lord has entered our hearts along with His

serpent bed Adi SESha, along with the beautiful milky ocean,

along with our divine mother and His great devotees.

Sri ViSNu CittA is praising that benevolent Lord amidst

the sounds of the waves in the milky ocean, for protecting

his body.

 

Interpretation of viSwam with the poem :

1) Along with the bed, SESha : O Lord, you have entered

my heart along with your serpent bed, AdiSESha. You get

the name viSwam purely due to this reason. It is because

of the love we have towards Sri AdiSESha, who is none

other than our Sri Bhagavad Ramanuja. (Our kUrattALwAn

had to bear the seperation from you in SriRangam, as the

seperation from our Ramanuja was more painful for him).

 

2) Along with the beautiful milky ocean : I am calling you

by the name viShwam purely for the reason that you have

entered my heart along with the beautiful milky ocean. This

ocean is extremely dear to me as it is the birth place of

our mother SrI. It is the place where we get infinite love,

care and honour.

 

3) Along with our mother : Our mother is there along with

you. It is giving us extreme happiness. (Probably, we

couldn’t have been so happy if you alone were present,

without our mother.) This happiness is making us dance with

joy.

 

4) Along with devotees: You have entered my heart along with

all the devotees who keep singing your glories. This is

giving me unthinkable and inexplicable joy.

 

(To be continued...)

Jai Sriman Narayana | Maruthi Pavan Ramanuja Dasa |