Having discussed in brief the 10th pasuram of Tiruppavai swami continued with the 2nd pasuram of Tirunedunthandakam. In the determination of Paratvam all thirty three crores of devathas got eliminated in the first round itself. The three remaining were Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. When devathas are in trouble they seek the advice of Shiva . When Shiva faces a problem he goes to consult Brahma and when Brahma is in a fix he seeks the help of Vishnu. But Vishnu does not seek ashrayam (asylum) anywhere and is Swatantran (independent) He however acts in accordance with the direction of acharyas .He is” Desika aadheshakanshi “(awaits directions from acharyas).All three are endowed with shakthi(strength). The hirnayagarbhan Brahma gets upadesham of Vedas from Perumal and does his job of creating .Agni(fire) is the hue of the dancing Shiva .From the sound of his drum were born vykarana sastram( Sanskrit grammar).Vishnu has the colour of the deep ocean and does rakshanam (protection).Krishna tells Draupadhi that even the oceans could dry up but He would never go back on His words. An ocean is a vast expanse and is very deep. It is a virtual treasure house with corals and pearls and several gems.All rivers end in the sea, so also all gods merge in Keshavan. The ocean has sousheelyam as its salty water is converted to rainclouds which fall down on earth as bountiful rain. Vishnu is rakshanamurthi and He takes on whatever colour He desires. While on earth we take care of our shariram(body) by taking tonics and getting ayushomams done. But these cannot change the day our shariram will fall down. The day we will die is determined by our karma. Similarly men hoard as much wealth as they can and Bhooma Devi laughs at such persons who forget that they will have to leave behind all treasures when they die. Atmarakshabharanam is His responsibility. After giving shristi to Brahma and samharam to Shiva, He does rakshanam and has palana samarthyam ( the capacity to execute) He makes the sun set for Arjuna, He tells Bheema how to kill Duryodhana and by taking Draupadhi to Bheesma procures his ashirwadam for her. Vyhuha, vibhava and archamurthis all have the qualities of Paravasudevaroopam. His dark blue colour is the colour of karuna (mercy) and He is Shuddhasatvamurthi.
Worshipping Brahma will foster interest in material pleasures.The desire for gold keeps increasing and the child who sights Brahma while in the mother’s garbham(womb) will be always desirous of material pleasures. The baby who sights Shiva while in the mother’s womb will be prone to destroying things and will exhibit destructive tendencies. The one who sights Vishnu in the womb will be endowed with Vishnu bhakthi and will desire freedom from further births. He will have a cool disposition and will not be prone to anger and agitatedness. Thus He alone is worthy of being worshipped. Shiva pulled off one of the heads of Brahma and it stuck to his fingers. Only Vishnu redeemed him. So we need to be sehabhuthas to Perumal alone who is like a white blanket ( sastras say that those who donate blankets reduce their sins. He is compared to Indra gopam, Kusumba flower and lightning. Though He takes the hues He desires as Paramapadhanathan His colour is that of the rain-bearing clouds.
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