Dhaniyans for Bhattar Bhashyam of Sahasranaamam

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I came across these "dhaniyan"s associated with the "bhagavat guNa tharpaNa",

or Sri Paraashara Bhattar's bhaashyam of the Sahasranaamam. These might make an

appropriate addition to this effort. - Sundar

 

Transliteration notes : tha, THA, dha, DHA, na and ta, TA, da, DA, NA.

 

shree:

 

Dhaniyan for Sri Paraashara Bhattar.

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shree paraashara bhattaarya: shree rangesha purohitha: |

shreevathsaangasuthas shreemaan shreyase me asthu bhooyase ||

 

Sri Parashara Bhatta, who is purohita (literally, one who is put in front)

for Sri Ranganatha, and who is the son of Srivatsaanga Mishra (

Koorathaazhvaan ), who is

favored of Gnyana Lakshmi, Mother of Wisdom, may he grant me 'shreyas' -

spritual

riches.

 

These following shlokas are composed by Sri Bhattar.

 

Salutations to the Lineage of Preceptors .

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vande govindathaathau munimaTHamanavai lakshmaNaaryam mahaantham

dhyaayeyam yaamunaaryam mamahrdithanavai raamamevaabhiyaayaam |

padmaaksham prekshisheeya praTHamamapimunim naaTHameeDe shaTaarim

sthaumi preksheya lakshmeem caraNamacaraNa: shreedharam samshreyeyam ||

 

I salute Govinda Bhatta and my father Srivatsaanga Mishra. Then, I am

beholden to think always of Sri Ramaanuja. I meditate on Periya Nambi (

Mahapurna ). I place Yaamunachaarya in my heart. May I reach the grace of

Sri Rama Mishra, and doing so attain the darshana of Pundareekaaksha, the

lotus-eyed one. The first acharya of the tradition, Sri Nathamuni, I

worship him. I praise Nammaazhvaar. May I gain the grace and vision of Sri.

As one without other refuge, I surrender to Shreedhara.

 

Salutations to Vishvaksena

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om namo gajavakthraadhyai: paarishadhyai: prashaasthe |

shreerangaraaja senaanye soothravathyaa sameyuSHe ||

 

With Sutravati for a wife, he rules with the help of his four "parivaara" -

lords,

named Gajaana, Jayastena, Harivaktra, and Kaalaprakrti Samagnya. He,

Vishvaksena,

Sri Rangaraja's senapati - general, I sAulte him by saying "Om".

 

Salutations to Vedavyaasa

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namo naarayaNaayetam krSHNadhvaipaayanaathmane |

yaTHaamuSHyaayaNaa vedhaa: mahaabhaarathapancamaa: ||

 

Siman Narayana was born as Sri Krishna Dvaipaayana ( this is a reference to

Vyasa's

being dark of complexion, and being born of Satyavati on an island shrouded

by mist

caused by Shri Parashara, who was his father ). From him were born ( he

organized and

compiled them) the four vedas and the Mahabhaarata, which is the fifth. I

salute him.

 

Parashara Bhatta Describes Himself (in the third person).

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jaatho lakshmaNamishra samshrayadhanaac creevatsacinhadrusher

bhooyo bhattaparaaashareeti bhaNitha: shreeranga bhartra svayam |

shree shreerangapathi prasaadha dhrSHaya shreeranganaaTHaahvaya:

shreerangeshvara kaaritho vivrNuthe naamnaam sahasram hare: ||

 

All the fortune Shreevatsaanga Mishra had was being the one next to Sri

Ramanuja.

Of that great Kuresha he was born. He was titled Bhatta by Sri Ranganatha

himself.

This Bhatta was also named Sriranganatha. This Sahsranama Bhashya was caused

by Sri Ranganatha, and for the desire for Sri Ranganaatha's blessing does

this Bhatta

undertake this task.

 

Salute to the Assembly of Scholars.

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samsaaro ayamapaNditho bhagavathi praageva bhooya: kalau

poorNammanyathame jane shruthishiro guhyam bhruve saahsaath |

thathra sthothramidham prakaashayathi a: sthuthyashca yasthaavubhau

vyaasa: kaaruNiko harishca thadhidham maurkhiyam sahethaam mama ||

 

This world and life has never had wisdom in matters of the divine. To

explain this

secret of vedanta to people who are convinced they are full of knowledge

is, on my part, foolhardiness. May Sri Vyasa and Sriman Narayana, who

created this shloka and

are worshipped in it, tolerate my ignorance.

 

arTHe harau thadhapiDHaayinee naamvarge

thadh vyanjake mayi ca banDHavisheSHamedhya |

sevatvamedhathamrtham praNipatya yaace

madhyastha mathsarijanaa iha maa ca bhoovan ||

 

Enjoy this amrtha-nectar, with a sort of love for Sripati, who is the

meaning of this Sahasranaama, and the names that tell of him, and for me

who translates them. I

salute you and pray of you. May no one be disappoined in this or have

enmity because

of this.