The lies and deceptions of "DharmaNation".

Śrīman Nārāyaṇa is that Lord who is the ātman of all that exists, the One who has all as His body. He is the final point of the spiritual journey, whose lotus feet destroys all faults. Adoring Him, bowing at His feet, always contemplating His form is the true goal of life. That Lord is overcome by the devotion of His pure servitors who have true knowledge, i.e who know that the self exists as His body and is totally subservient to Him, hence engaging constantly in His worship, who is the Highest Truth. He always guards His devotees from faults and nourishes them like a mother with the experience of His infinite beautiful qualities. Hence He is known as Bhaktavatsala.

To that Lord of all the worlds, who resides in Tirunindravur, the one worshipped by Tirumangai Alvar, let us offer our humble obeisance, to that One who is complete in every goodness, the Beauty of all that is beautiful, the Truth of all truths!

The final conclusion of all inquiry is God, and God is the Supreme Person praised in all the Vedas, Śrīman Nārāyaṇa, who is endowed with infinite auspicious qualities, who is very accessible to all!

Philosophers have endeavoured throughout many ages to find the path to peace, but the simple worship of Hari and folded hands at His divine feet drive away all that's inauspicious. Let us worship that Lord, for whom alone all exists. He is the Ultimate Goal.

Today is Vaikuntha Ekadashi. This is a highly auspicious occasion, as it is the day in which Nammalvar attained the Supreme Abode of Sriman Narayana, who is the Highest Truth.

Let us aspire to receive panca-samskaram or bharanyasam, where an Acharya will submit us through the Guruparampara up to Sri Ramanuja, by whose grace we will be ensured to travel the archiradi margam after leaving the body, rising through all the lokas of this material world, and finally attain the same Paramapadam where Nammalvar resides, where we worship the divine feet of Nammalvar eternally.

Srimate Shatakopaya Namah

The goal of life is to attain perfection. Without worshipping Śrī Rāma, who is Sarvalōka Śaraṇya (the One who delivers all the worlds), there is no way to attain perfection. He is the Supreme Truth, the Supreme Light, the Supreme Self. He is Puruṣottama, the forms of whose worship alone are all the karmas prescribed in the Vedas, who alone is discussed in the Vedānta.

Among the most erroneous and anti-Vedāntic ideas popular today is the idea that Śrīman Nārāyaṇa, who is called the Supreme Brahman, the Supreme Self and the Supreme Light in all the Veda, who is glorified as the Only God, who declares the same Truth Himself as the charioteer of Pārtha in Gītā, who clearly states that the worship of other deities leads to lesser results and not mokṣa, is equal to other deities.

This idea is the killer of true spiritual progress, as the ultimate goal of spiritual life is to totally surrender to Paramapuruṣa and experience His infinite beautiful qualities.

Parvatī Pati Śiva declares in Padma Purāṇam:

yastu nārāyaṇaṃ devaṃ brahmarudrādidaivataiḥ
samam anyair nirīkṣeta sa pāṣaṇḍī bhavet sadā

"He who regards the God Nārāyaṇa as equal to other deities such as Brahmā, Rudra, and the like, is a pāṣaṇḍī (hypocrite, blasphemer) always."

yathāgamaṁ yathājñānaṁ niṣṭhā nārāyaṇaḥ prabhuḥ |
na cainamevaṁ jānanti tamobhūtā viśāṁpate ||

It is declared by Bhishma Pitamaha in Mahabharata:

"It is established by the Scripture and true Knowledge that Nārāyaṇa is the Supreme Lord. Yet those who are overcome by ignorance do not know this, O protector of the people!" (Shanti Parva, Moksha Dharma Parva, 12.359.69-70)

In medical education, students might learn about ineffective or harmful treatments, but that doesn't mean those methods are actually the practice of medicine.

Similarly, philosophy may examine ideas like atheism, nihilism or skepticism (the notion that truth doesn't exist or is unknowable even if it does) but these lines of thought remain alien to the core essence of philosophy, which is to inquire into the Truth and find true wisdom. True philosophy culminates only in God, the Supreme Being, the Highest Truth (Satyam Param).

Let us surrender unto the beautiful Thief, who steals the jivātmā from the hold of her past punya and papa karmas, and claims her, being the rightful Owner. He remains in Paramapadam as the divine Leader of infinite nitya-sūris. Even those who have no knowledge, surrendering at His divine feet, attain the Highest Truth and reach Him easily. O Bhagavān! You reside in Tirumaliruncholai! Your blessed feet are the object of devotion for Emperumānār! Please free us from the shackles of egotism and make us lovingly attached to You!

Let us worship the Supreme Person, the sole Lord of all sentient and insentient entities, the Supreme Brahman who is the only goal of Vedānta, who is the Soul of all, who has all as His body. Knowing Him, Sundararāja, who has blessed Thirunagai, one crosses over all darkness.

Those who inquire into Truth and advance in knowledge ultimately come to the conclusion that every worldly desire/pursuit/attachment should be totally abandoned, and Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who is the Highest Truth, and none other, is to be always meditated upon and worshipped.

Whose name does Devarshi Narada recite always with great joy? Who is the shelter for the host of deities including Brahma, Rudra, Indra and so on? It is Hari, who played along the banks of Yamuna, that is the Supreme Brahman.

Lusts (desires for enjoyment, or physical pleasures), anger, greed, fear etc. are all covering the pure self and destroying one's true knowledge. One is practically powerless against these enemies as they have overcome the self since the beginningless bondage of prakriti sambandham.

However, after countless births and deaths, when one realises one's existence to be solely dependent on Śrī Rāma, who makes one firm in Dharma and renounce evils, who is the true protector, who is filled with infinite auspicious qualities, one easily becomes purified. Let us worship that Kakutstha, who is the true shelter for all beings!

Beautiful speech is that which praises Lord Hari, beautiful thoughts are those that think of Him, beautiful are the hands that work for Him and the feet that walk to His temple. Beautiful is the head that bows down to Perumāḷ. Existing for the sake of that Lord of Lakṣmī alone, one becomes filled with auspiciousness. He is the source of all Good, the Highest Truth, the Supreme Light. We exist not for our sake, but for Him - the One adored by Yatirāja - only!

Nārāyaṇa Nārāyaṇa

Emperumānār (Śrī Rāmānuja) has firmly established the Highest Knowledge for everyone's upliftment and opened up the path of Ekāntika-dharmam for all! Even the slight remembrance of Emperumānār destroys all miseries and sins! He has appeared in this world just to uplift everyone. His compassion far exceeds that of Bhagavān. Even the lowest person, taking shelter at his divine feet, becomes fully purified and filled with noble qualities. Having found Śrī Rāmānuja, who is very accessible and simple by nature, who is beautiful to behold, whose names are like nectar, I shall not go to any other shelter!

Once, a great Vaiṣṇava travels a long distance to receive some advice from Parāśara Bhattar. Quoting from Nammāḻvār's divine words, Parāśara Bhattar instructs that Vaiṣṇava that knowing Bhagavān is like eating a little, but knowing the Bhāgavata (the servitor of Bhagavān) is like filling one's stomach.

While being devoted to Bhagavān will uplift us for certain, taking complete shelter of Emperumānār (Śrī Rāmānuja) is certain to grant complete peace, knowledge, etc. as his compassion far exceeds that of Bhagavān.

Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the One who rules over all beings, who has all as His body. He is the treasure-house of infinite auspicious qualities. May He accomplish all His desires (of uniting with jīvātmās) and be filled with Joy (the Joy of mutual devotion with His servitors, for which He yearns), blessings be upon that Husband of Lakṣmī, Bhūmī and Nīlā.

Even a slight thought of Śrī Rāmānuja will rid one of all impurities and establish one in one's true nature which is total servitude (śeṣatvam) for Nārāyaṇa's divine feet.

A person should abandon all desires for lower things and totally lay everything at the lotus feet of Śrīman Nārāyaṇa who is the Supreme Light and the Supreme Truth, who is one's actual Owner and Protector, the Self of one's self. It is His glories alone that all the Vedas, which are the highest source of knowledge, sing. He is the One from whose lotus navel Brahmā is born. He is the Supreme Brahman, who has all as His body - and there is nothing and no one that compares to Him. He has the bright jewel of Kaustubha on His chest. That Lord is full of auspicious qualities that are never exhausted, beyond expression! Knowing Him as the ultimate, one should seek His divine feet, which are Everything!