SVS 56

50 OM VISWAKARMANE NAMA: ॐ विश्वकर्मने नम:

All worldly affairs are His doings.

Today’s [29^th April 2008] lecture is from Kanchipuram in Thondai mandalam [region] [ தொண்டை மண்டலம்] . Kanchi means belt and this place is like the belt for Sri Bhoomadevi. Ka means Brahma and anchita means established. Here the Lord Sri Varadaraja was installed by lord Brahma. So this place got the name Kanchi. Many Acharyas have originated from this place. Swami Ramanuja was born in Sri Perumbhudur, also in Thondai mandalam and visited Thirupputkuzhi nearby for learning under Swami Yadavaprakasa. Later serving the Lord of Kanchi, he was blessed to go and take over from Swami Alavandar for spreading Visishtadvaitam. Thirukkacchi nambigal [Kanchipoorna] was doing the Thiru Aalavattam [fanning] service for the Lord Sri Varadaraja and at that time the Lord used to converse with Swami Kanchipoorna. There he got special tips from the Lord Swami Ramanuja. [ஆறு வார்த்தைகள் ]

Viswakarma means the creator of the Universe. Though Brahma is said to have created the Universe, the inherent power within Brahma is Lord Sriman Narayana and so He is the real Viswakarma. He created lord Brahma when nothing was there. The Upper Seven worlds – Bhoo, Bhuva, Suva, Maha, Jana, Tapa and Satya lokas, and the seven lower worlds – Athala, Vithala, Rasathala, Thalathala, Surathala, Mahathala and Pathala worlds; all these 14 worlds constitute Universe.

Vi also means bird and denotes Garuda. So this name suggests the Lord, Who has Garuda as vehicle and is not bound by Karma [akarma], He is Viswakarma. Kanchi Garuda seva is world famous. Swami Ramanuja had a doubt cleared and requested Swami Kanchipoorna to get the clarification from Lord Sri Varadarajan. Sri Varadaraja mentioned Six sentences to Kanchipoorna as clarification. Of those Six sentences the First is ‘ I [the Lord Sri Varadaraja], the Husband of Sri [Sriyapathi], am the Parathatvam [the Most Superior Entity or God or Paramatma]’ [ ஸ்ரீமானான நாமே பர தத்வம் ]