Additional Tribute to HanumAn on His Birth day

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Dear BhakthAs of AnjanEyA !

 

I will start with few salutations to Rama DhoothA

on this sacred day of His birth . These will complete

the salutations cited by Sri Anbil SwamigaL in his

well-researched posting .

 

goshpadheekruthavArAsim masakikrutha rakshasam I

RAAMAAYANA MAHAAMAALAA RATHNAM vandE anilAthmajam II

 

aanjanEyamathipaatalAnanm kanchanAdhri kamaneeya vigraham I

paarijAtha tarumoola vaasinam bhavayAmi pavamAna nandhanam II

 

manOjavam mAruthitulya vegham

jitEndriyam budhdimathAm varishtam I

vAthAtmajam vAnarayoothamukhyam

SRI RAAMA DHOOTHAM SIRASAA NAMAAMI II

 

Hanumadh DhyAnam

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sarvArishta nivArakam subhakaram pinkAshamakshApaham

SeethAnveshaNa tathparam kapivaram koteendhu surya prabham I

LankhA dveepa bhayankaram sakaladham Sugreeva sammAninam

DevEndrAdhi samastha deva vinutham KAAKUTHSTHA DHOOTHAM BHAJEH II

 

SUNDARA KHAAANDHAM & HANUMAAN

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The most auspicious Sundara Khaandham is rich with

references to the heroic deeds of this Rama Dhootha. Sita

Devi and HanumAn dominate the incidents described by

Vaalmiki Kokilam . That is why this KhAndahm has been

saluted as Srimadh Sundara Khaandham . The recitation

of Sundara KhAndham is recognized as SarvAbheeshta Pradham .

Individual sargaas have been prescribed to overcome the Navagraha

peetai and for banishing the ills of SamsArA . For instance ,

one suffering from Sani dasai can get relief from the adversities

of Sani dasai by reciting the 48th sargam of Sundara KhAndham.

If Budha Bukthi causes harm during the reign of Sani Graham ,

the recitation of the 54th sargam dealing with the burning of

the city of LankhA by HanumAn is recommended . If Sukra bukthi

is enmeshed in Sani dasA , the 38th sargam dealing with the

samarpaNam of ChooDamaNi by HanumAn to SitA devi is

recommended for recitation .

 

The most sacred sargam (15th ) dealing with the success of

HanumAn's efforts to locate SitA Devi in LankhA is recommended

for those , who wish to shed off poverty .

 

HanumAn is recognized as a BhagvathOttamA by Saint ThyagarajA.

This Rama BhakthA saluted the other Rama BhakthA standing in the

front row of Rama BhakthAs of all times in his Vasantha VarALi and

PurNa LalithA raaga Krithis .

 

Vasantha VarALi Krithi : Paahi Rama Dhootha Jagath PrANa Kumara , Maam

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(Meaning ) ; O Messenger of RamamchandrA ! Please bless and protect me !

You have jumped over the vasrt expanse of the ocean and killed the son of

RavaNA by the name of Akshaya KumArA ! Your lotus-like face shines

with the lustre of early morning sun ( TaruNAruNa vadhanaabhja ) .

You shine with the brilliance of crores of Suns. You have the good

fortune of holding Sri RamachandrA's lotus feet in your hands. You are

the cyclone that drives away the cloud of sins of the Kali Yugam . You

destroyed the dreaded RakshasAs of LankhA , just as sage Agasthya

drank up the oceans in a sip .

 

You always execute successfully , whatever task is assigned to You

by your Lord . O dweller under the celestial tree of

PaarijAthA ! Your movement is swift as the wind . You conquer Navagraha

peetAs with your strong and sacred feet ( paadha vijitha Dushta Graha).

You are the redeeemer of the fallen ( Pathitha loka paavana ) . You are well-

versed in VedAs and SaastrAs ( Veda saastra nipuNa varya ) . You are the best of

 

beings (Varya ) . You have always a blemishless mind ( Vimala chittha sathatham

) .

You are the house of abundant compassion ( KaruNA rasa ParipurnA ) .

Your body resembles the golden mount Meru ( KaanchanAdhri Sama Deha ).

You are the foremost among the Lord's BhagavathAs ( Parama Bhagavatha

VarENya ) . O Giver of Boons (Varada ). Please protect me !

 

PURNA LALITHAA KRITHI

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This krithi begins with the pallavi : " Kalugunaa padha

neeraja seva ? Gandhavaaha Tanaya ". Here he wonders

whether he(Saint ThyagarajA ) would ever be priveleged to

witness HanumAn"s Nitya , Niravadhya Kaimkaryam to

the Lord . He says : " You are the foremost among Sri RamA's

BhakthAs ( BhakthAgrEsara ) . You shine with the supreme

bliss(BrahmAnandham ) as a result of your frequent darsanam of

your Lord .

 

Can I also have the blessed fortune to see the Lord of the Universe

, Sri RamA , directly performing His daily anushtAnams, getting up early in

the morning , having his Amrutha snAnam , holding Your hand , offering

BhogA to Sri RanganAtha , partaking of the PrasAdhA from SitA's

blessed hand and commanding you to read the holy PurANAs ?"

 

Here Saint ThyagarAja yearns for participation in the Nitya kaimkaryam

for the Lord just as HanumAn .

 

Mutthuswaami Dikshithar & HanumAn Krithis

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Sri Mutthuswamy Dikshitar has given us an elegant krithi composed in

Raga Kaanada : " Veera HanumathE , NamO namO ". He praises HanumAn

as " sarva VidhyA dhaana NipuNa " or the one one who is able to bless us

with all types of Knowledge . In his krithi celebrating NarasimhA of Sholingar

(KatikAchalam ) , Dikshithar pays His tribute to Yoga HanumAn having SankhA

and chakra and standing opposite Yoga Narasimhan in the hills of Sholingar.

Dikshithar chose Ragam Mohanam ofr this krithi and salutes both HanumAn

and NarasimhA this way : " Dheera tara katikaachalEswara sowratara Hema

Koteeswara veera vara mohana vibhAswara maara vara maanava Hareeswara ,

Mura hara naka tara sarasija kara parama purusha pavanaja subha kara

suruchira kari giri varada vichara sarasa guru guha hrudhya saha chara

(Narasimha Aagaccha )".

 

Purandara Daasa & HanumAn Krithis

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Purandara Daasa belonging to Udippi Matam tradition , where HanumAn

is a presiding deity as Mukhya PrANan , eulogised HanumAn in number

of Krithis . In his NagasvarAli krithi with the pallavi of " PrANa nAtha PaalisO

" ,

he salutes the Rama dhoothan. In his Reethi GowlA krithhi starting with the

Pallavi , " Mukhya PrANa yenna Mula GuruvE " , Dasar says " Bhumi neenE yenakE ,

 

Buddhi yuneenE , Nema neetE yenakE , NishtayuneenE

prema neenE yenakE , priyaLu neenE

Swami neenE yenakE sakalavu NeenE . The nemam , nishtai, buddhi , priyam

and all (sakalm ) are all identified as HanumAn by Daasar in this krithi .

The concept of HanumAn being mukhya PrANan is a fundamental

doctrine of Maadhva sampradhAyam .

 

In his SaarangA raga Krithi starting with the Pallavi line of

" Koosina Kanteera mukhya PrANana kanteera " , he offers His

profound salutations to HanumAn in a way that reminds one of

the highlights of this Rama BhakthA's life :

 

CharaNam 1 : anjana udharathi janisithu koosu

Ramana paadhakkerikuthu koosu

SeehtEkunkarakottithu koosu

lamkApuravanu suttithu koosu

 

CharaNam 2 : panti annava undithu koosu

chittili daityana konthithu koosu

vishataalattikE metthithu koosu

matathikE pushpava kottithu koosu

 

CharaNam 3 : MayAvAdhikala ketthithu koosu

madhav madhavanu uttarisuthu koosu

summenE Udipili nimthithu koosu

Purandara vitalana puNyatha koosu

>From his birth as the son Of AnjanA to his heroic deeds

in LankhA , AnjanEyA is saluted here.

 

In his KalyANi krithi with Anupallavi , " Sanjeevi Rayara

smaraNa maadhitha melE , Daasar describes the palam

of worshipping HanumAn , who brought sanjeevi parvatham

to help the stricken Rama and LakshmaNA .

 

In his Mohana raaga Krithi , " GetthayO HanumanthA " ,

Daasar celebrates the heroic deeds of HanumAn in the

battle field and His unshakable devotion to Sri RamA .

He says that there is no one equal to HanumAn in his

auspicious qualities , parAkramam , generosity and

majesty :

 

" EerELu jagadhoLakE innu mattE Yaaru Sari NinaKE

Veera Maha Bala SurAParakrama DheerA samirA udharA gambheerA

vamchita pala veevaa natha mukhya PrANa MahAnubhaavA

chimchithkashtava pataleesA bhaktharakE pamsajanya

tara Purandara Vitalana daasa ( EerElu ) ".

 

On this note of high tribute of Purandara Daasa , we will

conclude this night's celebration of the Vaibhavam of

HanumAn and seek His blessings .

 

Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchaari Sadagopan