(i) It is God that created the entire Universe. The relevant expressions in ‘Chāndogya Upaniṣad’ are ‘Sadeva’ ‘Ekameva’ and ‘advitīyam’, indicative of the fact that the Lord combines in Himself all the three causes of creation, namely, the ‘Upādhāna’ (material cause) ‘Sahakāri’ (Operative cause) and ‘Nimitta’ (Instrumental cause). The fact that the Lord is the sole cause
In this inaugural pāśuram of the sixth chapter of the fifth decade, our revered pūrvācāryas, beginning with the great Śrī Nanjīyar, set the stage for a profound spiritual drama. The mother of Parāṅkuśa Nāyaki, who is none other than Nammāzhvār in the state of divine feminine love, stands completely bewildered. She observes her daughter, who has become entirely possessed