THiruveLLUr MahA SamprokshaNam: PrrathA: SandhyA,Fifth Day

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Dear Sri KimgruhEsa KainkaryaparAs :

 

At the outset , BhagavAn has now helped us to

reach the 36% ( $1,800 )mark in our race towards the target of

$5,000 . The individual contributions range from 25$ to

$525 so far .We need a few more contributors to

reach first the 50% mark ( $700 More ) and then

on to the finish line . Please help .

 

I hope with the additional participation and support

from other members of the Bhakthi and SaraNAgathi group ,

We will deserve to become the fitting sons and

daughters of the divya dampathis on this extraordinary

occasion . Please come forward and become part of

this MahA SamprOkshaNa Kaimkaryam at ThiruveLLUr .

Whatever prosperity we have , whatever health we have ,

whatever AchArya Bhakthi we have is a direct result of

the blessings of the SaraNya Dampathis. May all of

these Subhikshams grow for every one of You ! Every

dollar helps to get closer to the finish line !

 

 

The glory of the Lord of ThiruveLLUr

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The Lord of ThiruveLLUr appeared before SaalihOthra

Maharishi and asked " annam dEhi , Jalam dEhi , sthalam

dEhi " ( uNNum sORu , Parhu neer and a place to rest ).

He partook of the food and water offered with affection

by the Sage and rested in the site pointed out by him .

The Lord who is saluted as KodhaNda Raaman , VeerarAghavan

and Vijaya Raaghavan got the answer for his query , " EvvuLL ? "

(kim gruham ) and rested at the site (home ) selected by

the sage . He became kimgruhEsan or EvuuLL kidanthAn .

SaalihOthra Maharishi "released " the Lord from his

heart cavity and let Him rest in the exterior hall

that he had chosen for Him for all to see .

 

The antharyAmi Brahmam , who rests in all of our heart lotuses

decided to rest in an external place and thus removes both the

Aha IruLL and PuRa IruLL as expalined at the Pittsburgh

conference by Sri RengarAjan . Thirumangai experienced

KimgruhEsan as " EvuuLL kidantha perumalai " ( the great

mountain resting at ThiruevvuLL ) .The vimanam under which

he rests came to be known as VijayakOti vimAnam to associate

it with the VijayarAghavan's amitha parAkramam ( unexcelled

valour in battle ) .

 

In the room of that house ( Vijaya kOti Vimanam )located

in the forest known as VeekshAraNyam , the Vijaya Sri

of the Lord rests forever and led to this kshEthram

being called PuNyAvartha KshEthram .

 

Thirumangai in his Thirumadal enjoyed Him as

" Yennudaya Innamaudhai, EvvuLL PerumaLayai"

( My great mountain at ThiruevuLL and my sweet nectar ) and

Thirumazhisai saluted this Aadhi nedumaal as " NaahatthaNai

--ThiruvevvuLL kidakkum Aadhi nedumaal " and reminds us

that this Lord will be easily accessible to His bahkthAs ,

who seek the cool shade of His lotus feet. The corrolary

is that He would be inaccessible to those , who have no

visvAsam in Him as Aapath Bandhu and AnAtha Rakshakan .

Those who had dvEshti ( resentment and hatred ) towards

Him were pulverized by the Lord even if they had great

boons such as akhila Jagadh adhika Bhuja Balam ( the greatest

prowess in all the worlds ) granted by other demi-Gods .

His anugraham even to the enemy RaavaNan has been described by

the MahA Kavi KaaLi Daasan this way to invoke His dayA

svarUpam ( KaruNA Kaakuthsa svabhAvam ) . Not only did the Lord

send RaavaNan back to his palace overnight to rest from

his battle fatigue , but He also cut off RaavANA's ten heads

next day in a very special manner that caused him

minimum suffering .Sriman Purisai KrishNamAchArya Swami

points out this anubhavam of KaaLi Daasa , who gave us

the illustrious Raghu Vamsa Kaavyam :

 

tEna manthra prayukthEna nimEshArthAth apAdhayath

sa RaavaNa sira: pankthim aj~nAthavruNa vethanAm

 

He is the most merciful Lord even to His sworn enemies .

He therefore spared the pain for RaavaNA by cutting

all the ten heads in a fraction of a minute instead

of cutting those ten arrogant heads one by one and

thereby letting RavaNA feel the pain .KaaLidAsan reminds

himself of the Lord's KaruNai this way .

 

MutthuswAmi Deekshithar's salutation of Sri Veeraraaghavan

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Thirumangai saluted the Lord of ThiruveLLUr in one

of his Paasuram as " Saamiyappan " ( One who is

worshipped by Saama Vedam ) . Saama Vedam is

the one Vedam that is sung and it is the source of

the UpavEdam , Ghaandharva Vedam practised by

NaadhOpAsakAs . Sri Deekshithar saluted

this Saamiyappan ," AnAdhi madhya anthamasEsha nAthan "

( the One Lord who has no beginning , middle

or end and the Lord of all )and reminded us

about the Veeram aspect of the KaruNA Kaakuthsan .

Deekshithar used Ghaandarva Vedam to offer his

own salutation .

 

kOkilArava Raaga kruthi

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Sri Deekshithar chose this mELa karthA raagam ,

which is also known as kOkila PriyA . It belongs

to the Nethra Chakram in the MeLa karthA scheme .

This nEthra SowbhAgyan ,who is a joy for the eyes

of the for BhakthAs and the terrifying fire

to the enemies was saluted by Deekshithar this way ;

 

Pallavi : KodhaNda Raamam anisam BhajE

kOkilArava Jaanaki RamaNam

 

CharaNam : Paadhaja paamsu paalitha Ahalyam

ParamEsvara Guru Guha Vaathsalyam

VedhAntha Vedhyam ATHI KOUSALYAM

VisvAmithra Hitham AKOWTILYAM

( KodhaNda Raamam anisam BhajE )

 

The DankAra Dhvani of KodhaNdam is invoked

in the context of the valour of the Lord in battle .

For whom did he make this mighty battle ? It is for

the dear consort of His with the voice sweeteer

than the Kokilam ( Kuyil ) , Jaanaki Devi . He is

Jaanaki RamaNan . This salutation of SithA manOharan

as " Jaanaki RamaNan " is an echo of Sri ThyagarAja

SwamigaL's Suddha Seemanthini Krithi , " Jaanaki

RamaNA " .

 

In two of his other krithis , the contemproary

of Deekshithar , Saint ThyagarajA explained the marmam

behind Jaanaki MaathA ,the dharma Pathni of

the Lord with Veeraraaghava svabhAvam . The saint

suggested that Jaanaki maathA is matchless ( Sari

YevvarE ! Sri Jaanaki !/ Sri Ranjani Raaga Krithi ) .

Here he states , " Oh My Mother! You are matchless .

You have chosen to follow him to the dreadful forest

and provide Him in every place there with Royal comforts

and pleasures ". No wonder the Lord is known as

Jaanaki RamaNan .In the KaambhOji krithi , " Maa Jaanaki " ,

the saint goes on to say that Lord VeerarAghavan became

famous and great by taking the hand of our Jaanaki MaathA

and acquired thereby the glory of being recognized as

the vanquisher of RaavaNA . In yet another krithi set in

Raagam kalakanti , " Sri Janaka TanayE " , the saint

clearly states that She is the wind that blows away

the clouds of demons like RaavaNA as Veera Lakshmi .

 

In the rest of the krithi , Deekshithar salutes

Sri VeerarAghavan as the One , who with His sacred paadha

rENu ( dust form His holy feet ) removed the curse that

transfromed AhalyA into a stone by the wayside

( paadhaja paamsu paalitha AhalyAm ) . He recognizes

the Lord of ThiruveLLUr as the friend of SivA ,

SubrahmaNyA and the protector of Sage VisvAmithrA's

Yaagam .

 

He salutes Him as " VedhAntha Vedhyan " , who blessed us

with Vedha UpabrahmaNam , Bhagavadh GitA in a later avathAram .

He is saluted by VedhAs themselves as " yathO vAchA nivarthanthE,

aprApya maansA saha ".

 

As antharyAmi Brahmam saluted by the VedAs , He is seated

in the heart cavity of every one with immeasurable kalyANa GuNAs

( asEsha pumsAm hrudhi sannivishtam , analpa sakthyAdhi

guNair visishtam ---KimgruhEsam -- bhajE ) . The vAkhyams

of KimgruhEsa sthuthi salutes further His Vedha Vedhya

Svarupam : " tvam sarvavith tvam KamalA sahAya : ,

tvamEva VEDHAANTHA VACHOAVASEYA : " .

 

Two key words in this kOkilArava Krithi are " ATHI KOUSALYAM

AND AKOWTILYAM " . Kousalam means skillfulness ( Yoga:

karamsu kousalam ). Athi Kousalam means extremely skillful .

Kousalam also means welfare . That the Lord was

very skillful in showering His mercy

on the Friend like SugreevA , enemy like MaarIchan ,

the four footed like the squirrel , the flying kinds

like JatAyu and KaakAsuran (after his saraNAgathi) .

" Athi Kousalyam Kodhanda Raamam anisam bhajE " is

the apt salutation of Deekshithar here .

 

AKOWTILYAN means one , who is not deceitful

or crooked or fradulent . Kodhanda Raama was as straight

as the flight path of His arrows and did not have

any vanchaka svabhAvam .He lived the most righteous life and

followed His father's command and lived in the forests

for 14 years and earned the title , " DharmO VigrahavAn

or the embodiment of Dhrama " .

 

After saluting the Illustrious Hero , Kodhanda Raaman ,

Deekshithar went on to salute His anantha KalyANa guNams

in other brilliant krithis with immense artha pushti

and Bhakthi .

 

May Sri VeerarAghavan's blessings be always with

all the members of this special group ofAasthikAs !

 

Oppilaippan Koil VaradAchaari SadagOpan