Thiru NaRaiyoor - part xx - pakshi rAjan ursavam

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Dear bAgwathALs, today the 19 of march the kal garuda sErvai

is being celebrated in nAchiyaar koil. Last year when wrote

the thala purAnam for this temple presented two of the 5 varnanais

of swami desikan from garuda panchAsath. I had then promised to

present the rest for another garuda sevai. I am preseting two more

of the varnanai now.

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Sarpa Naasa varNanaai

 

He squeezes and wrinkles his eyebrows and starts off (flying)

flocking like a thunder bird and trembles the sky and earth

both at the same time. With his round shaped eyes, and bent

charming (nErthiyAna) pointed nose, sharp nails and canine

like sharp teeth, he served the Lord as the victorious chariot

(in Srimad bAgwatham and during gajEndra mOksham and narakasura

vatham). Seeing such Garuda, the snakes attempts to run away and he

pecks them easily. Such garudan must save us from the dangers.

 

 

Due to his (garuda's) relationship as the brother of aruNan,

Indra gained some guts and pleaded to garuda to spare the

snakes that he (indra) uses to mount the horses in his chariot

known as indra vAhanam. Shiva is worried in himself that if

garuda will take away the naan or tang or string of the bow

known as siva danus. Lord Vishnu also *kindly* told him to keep

his eyes off adiseshan, HIS bed. Thus the garudan who is capable of

destroying all the nAgAs may also be merciful to us.

 

 

When he sees his refelction in the siro rathnam the precious

stone on the sirus or head of the snakes, he thinks that they

are using their "padam" in a defensive posture to save themselves

from him. Thus he shows mercy for them. At the same time When

he moves around, his shadow also moves paralell and he doubts that

there is another garudan coming to compete him and gets angry and

comes pounding. Such Garudan must nullify the pApa rAsis

(sinful fate) of us.

 

 

Due to his long breathing the stars and the galaxies have been

sucked in, and they fall on his face due to this suction created

by his breathing. While they fall they arrange themselves similar

to a pearl necklace with several strands in it. Due to his

powerful flocking the ocean water was split and he appeared between

such split waterfold as if he is residing in a cave. His sharp eye

sight with very long focus served as a messenger for his teeth to

spot the snakes. He uses his body to compress his hip (a typical

bird movement when they take off and fly) and flock and jump and

thump on them. Such garudan must save us.

 

 

He flies between pAthALa lOkam and Brahma lOkam very rapidly

and suddenly charges like a thunder fall and touches the

thershold of pAthALam without anyone to challange or hinder him

from his rapidly changing course. Such Garudan must remove our

garpa vaasam in karmas.

 

 

He splattered all the siro rathnams or the precious stones on

the head of snakes. He sharpens his curved beak on the

turtle's shell that is stronger than mountains, and rushes

fast to harvest those snakes who are created like a cultivated

crop on the soils of pAdhALa lOkam. Such Garudan must teach us

good conduct.

 

On seeing his rapid speed certain nAha paththinis had premature

delivery or akAla prasavam. From a small atom to lord brahma

shivered, and all the oceans were agitated, and everywhere the loud

noise

was echoed when he was flocking rapidly.

The sharp ears of snakes were deafened.

The hills extended upward not bearing the decibals of vibrations

created by this noise and poked open the curtain of the sky. Such rapid

speed must bless us.

 

 

The sea opened and never closed again. Due to lightening speed of

his flocking the sun rays couldnot cross the barrier posed by the

speed of the flocking and hence sun rays could not penetrate to

pAdhAlAm. (He is faster than light !) In this situation, Garudan

appeared as if the kasturi concentrate or lava of kasturi was painted

on him due to the coating of all the poisons oozed out by the snakes

he captured in his beak. And with this kOlam or appearance he

returned to his place as his realtives were praying and receiving him.

Such Garudan should save us.

 

 

All his realtives compete among themselves and pray him in a chorus

and unison voice and the dEva gaNas that are essential for

the booloOgam plead for their life. Sarpa rAjan offers him " I will

send one snake per day" and garuda accepts such offer and

the compassion thus is born in the mind of garudan who is the

brother of arunan. Such garudan must save us.

 

 

All the bones of the snakes are crushed and heaped in one place, and

in a nearby another place the blood is overflowing and all the skin

are peeled off and the special stones are scattered all around. And

in such a place each day one snake arrives as per the turn

and he plays around sometime with such snake for sometime.

Such Garudan, must provide us the welfare and wellbeing in our

lives.

 

 

alaNkAra varNanai

 

The snakes are featuring his body as its jeweleery and amsams that

constantly present all over his body. adiseshan and kuligan are his

left and right bracelets (2). Vasuki is his holy thread or poonul (3).

dhakshagan is his waist band (4). kArkodan is his aaram (5). On his

left and right ears padma mahApadmar are the kuNdalams or thOdus (7).

sanka pAlan is his kreetam (8). Such Garudan must save us.

 

Inside their head the poison is spread as the oil on the head or the

padam and the thread or thiri like tongues are there and the precious

stones glitter. WIth such appearances the snakes always shake their

head in sway similar to taking "aarthi" for garudan. Such snakes must

fulfill our wishes.

 

 

The snakes that are his Abaranams appear to taste the amirtham that is

hidden and spread all over his body. Such snakes are pressed as they

cling onto his body with a feeling of animosity and shyness as well.

When the pathni rudrai hugs garudan with love, these snakes are pressed

further. Such snakes must be there for our good.

 

 

On the several studded stones or special rathnams the snake

sanka bAlan appears in reflection in several folds and

as many moorthis. Due to this he appears as if he is ready to

save his inam or clan of snakes that are living in puRRus.

As simialr to the "sarath kaala mEham" that surrounded the

golden mountains he must provide us all the kshEmams.

 

 

The karNa paasa rays of garudan that defeats the snakes and make

them to coil themselves and shrink themselves similar to a kuNdalam.

Such snakes open their mouth slowly to breath. This appearance and their

reflection from the mirror like beak of garudan and such appearances

looks as if they attempt to hide somewhere. Such must remove our faults.

 

 

The snake that appears like a garland on his chest circles its tail

and head and features with its stone in their head. Its belly is white

and other places are black and mixed in color. All over garudans body

there are scars due to the vajrAyudam and such scars are like uneven

bumps and dips in his skin. These snakes rub on these bumps and dips

and are lying silently as if they are sleeping. Such snakes must get rid

off

our sins.

 

 

The snake that features as his poonal changed its colors and always

sleeps in happiness due to its association with the garlands that are

on garuda's chest and are inflated and blown out each time he

breathes in and out. Such snake must reduce our fear to nil.

 

 

One of the sarpam that is appearing as his bracelt, thought his

arms was the strong branch of a sandalwood tree. The association with

the lava of kumkumam of rudhrai sukeerthis, made it long for

the fragrance and dances with its padam and makes it thus look

beautiful. Such snake must destroy our paapa raasis.

 

 

The snake that is adorning the waist appears to hug his waist in

sorrow due to its relatives inside his stomach and also due to

quenching his hunger that made him ate all his relatives. Such snake

breathes long and such must keep our causes of samsAra away.

 

 

The snake that is pressed onto his red colored dress, with its

precious stone and due to the glittering light of the waist band appear

more reddish as similar to reflection of a lightening through the

evening clouds around vindya mountains. Such must bear with our

naturally occuring faults that are boundless.

 

 

Sri pakshi Rajan thiruvadikaLE charaNam

Sampath Rengarajan

 

Note : there is an analysis that is coming out of this

that I will present later.