Vishnu Sahasra Naamam-Vol III-RR-edit.pub - Ibiblio

mANikkamE!En maradagamE! MaRRu oppArai illA Anip ponnE!" - The Gem
that measured thethree worlds! My favorite Emerald! The Incomparable
Pure Gold!
�Tirum'ngai AzhvAr describes the beautiful golden hue of perumAL in
periatirumozhi 4.9.8 as follows: "ponnin vaNNam maNiyin vaNNam puraiyum
tirumEni" - (in tretAyugam), Your hue is golden, and (in dvApara yugam),
Your hue is blue..
SrI bhaTTar gives supports from the Sruti and smRti-s, where
paramAtman'ssuvarNa varNam is referenced:-
yadA paSyah paSyate rukma varNam kartAram
ISam purusham brahma yonim
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(muNDakopanishad 3.3)
"When the seer sees the purusha, the golden-hued, creator, lord...".
praSasitAram sarveshAm aNIyAmsam aNorapi |
rukmAbham svapanadhIgamyam vidyAttam purusham param ||
(manu smRti - 12.122)
"Let him know the Supreme Purusha, the Sovereign Ruler of them all, smaller
than the smallest, bright like gold,
and perceptible by the intellect only when in a state of abstraction".
Aditya varNam
He Who has the lustre of the sun.
ya eshontarAdiye hiraNmayah purusho dRSyate
hiraNya smaSruh hiraNya keSa ApraNakAt sarva eva suvarNah |
(purusha sUktam 20)
(chAndog. 1.6.6)
"That golden Person who is seen within the sun, with golden beard and golden
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