Raghuveera Gadhyam: Yuddha KhAndham--Part 15

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GS 75 : SWAMIN ! JAYA ! JAYA !

 

(Meaning ) : O Lord of all the universe ! Hail to Thee !

Hail to Thee! O BhoothAthmA , the inner soul of ALL beings!

Hail to Thee! O Bhuthakrith , the creator of ALL beings and such their

YajamAnA ! Hail to Thee! O Bhootha Bhavya Bhavath prabhu , the

swami (master ) of all things of the past , future and the present !

Hail to Thee ! O VashatkArAha swami , the one who controls and directs

and thereby lords over the universe ! Hail to Thee ! O Bhootha bhavana

bhootesa swami , the sustainer and the Lord of this universe !

Hail to Thee! O Lord saluted by svetasvatAra Upanishad as :

" Superior to Him , there is no one whatsoever (yasmAth param nAparam

asthi kimchith ) ! Hail to Thee ! O PradhAna Purushevara , the Lord of

primordial matter and PurushAs ! Hail to Thee !

 

GS 76 : Raghava Simha ! Jaya ! jaya !

 

(Meaning ) the exalted one among the scion of Raghu !

Hail to Thee! Hail to Thee !

 

(Commnets ) : The kings of Raghu Vamsam are famous

for protecting those , who sought refuge in them . There is

however no one in your vamsam , who excells you in the

matter of Abhaya PradhAnam and SaraNAgatha Rakshakathvam .

In the divine story of yours told by Sage Vaalmiki , every khAndam

of that epic is full with stories of your protection of saraNAgathAs .

IN bala KhAndham ,DevAs sought your refuge at the milky ocean

to protect them from the terrors of RavaNA . You protected them .

In AyodhyA khaandham , your brother LakshmaNA fell at your feet

and performed Prapatthi and gained the fruits of that Prapatthi by

being blessed to join you in Your exile .

 

In AaraNya KhAndham , the sages of DandakAraNyam sought

your protection and performed SaraNAgathi . You destroyed Kharan ,

DhushaNan and others and came to their rescue. You accepted the

SaraNAgathi of the aparAdhi, the KaakAsuran and did not kill him

for his unforgivable offense . In KishkindhA KhAndham , you

responded the SaraNAgathi of Sugreva and saved him from the

terrors of his brother Vaali . In Yuddha KhAndham , You gave

Abhaya PradhAnam to VibhishaNA and accepted his SaraNAgathi.

What Vibhishana relly wanted was Kaimkaryam to You . He received

the total response to his paripurNa saraNagathi and even today ,

he serves you at Srirangam . Your prakAsam (effulgence) as

SaraNYa seelan (Rakshakan ) and your Vaibhavam as the

unfailing observer of SaraNya vratham entitles you to the title of

RAGHAVA SIMHAM . Hail to Thee ! Hail To Thee !

 

with this 76 th salutation , the Yuddha KhAndham section

of Swami Desikan's Raghuveera Gadhyam comes to an

auspicious conclusion .

 

Rama: PitA Raghava yeva MaathA

Ramassubhandhusccha sakhA hitasccha I

RaamO gururmE paramam cha dhaivam

Ramam VinA nAnyaham smarAmi II

 

Sri VaishNava Daasan ,

 

Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan