Nrisimhan

[Guest guest]

Dear Nrsimha-bhaktA-s of the Bhakti group,

 

The past week has been blessing ! We've all got to read a lot of posts on

Ahobilam, Nrsimhan. It's a pleasure listening in on the beauties of

Azhagiyasinga-peruman, thanks to Sri.Sadagopan. I also enjoyed

eaves-dropping on the conversation between Sri.Bharadwaj and Sri.Sempath

Rengarajan on various "nrsimha-stotrA-s".

 

It was nice too to hear Sri.Sundarrajan mention my "manaseega-AchAryan"

Sri.Mukkur Swamy II in his post on "Noble Personages".

 

Mukkur Swamy II himself once composed a simple but extremely beautiful hymn

on Lord Malolan called "malOla-panchakam".

 

I simply love this poem and am very fond of reciting it any time, any where

I please. My "AchAryan" composed it in a rare moment of expansiveness many

years ago after he had had a deep "dhyAna" of the "mantra-raja-pada-stotram"

and of the memory of the 42nd Azhagiyasingar, Srimad InjimEd Swamy. The hymn

has also been hailed by the 44th Azhagaiya singar, "Mukkur Swamy" -I !!

 

Here is the exquisite little hymn which I appeal to all of you to please

study and, if possible, recite yourself :

 

yogithyEyam sadAnandam

bhaktAnAm abhayankaram

malOlam pundareekAksham

shamshrayE varadam harim

 

sarga-sthi-thi vinAshAnam

karta-kartru-pati: svayam

malOlam pundareekAksham

shamshrayE varadam harim

 

ramAsakam dayA pUrnam

sarvalOka namaskrutham

malOlam pundareekAksham

shamshrayE varadam harim

 

prahlAda-varadam shrEshtam

garUdAdri nivAsinam

malOlam pundareekAksham

shamshrayE varadam harim

 

vEdAnta-gurunA nityam

sEvyamAnam param shubham

malOlam pundareekAksham

shamshrayE varadam harim

 

 

(phala-shruti):

 

sri ranga yogi krupayA

prOktam stOtram idam shubham

yaf-paTtEth shraddhayA nityam

sarva pApaI: pramUcchyathE !

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Even the very sound of the phrases used in the poem is so soothing to the

ears, isn't it ?!! It has a soft rhythm and a dainty gait !! It is so full

of auspicious sentiments !! It is such a humble and worshipful piece !!

 

 

srimathe srivan satagopa sri narayana yatindra mahadesikaya namaha

sudarshan