ThiruviNNagarappan Thirumanjanak Kattiyam : Part 3

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Sri Oppiliappan Thirumanjanak Kattiyam (Continued )

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9. SvAmi SvasEsham Svavasam SvabharathvEna nirbharam I

Svadhattha SvadhiyA SvArTham Svasmin nyasyasi mAm Svayam II

 

( This slOkam is one of the most important slOkam of

SWami Desikan's NyAsa Dasakam , where he performed

SaraNAgathi at the lotus feet of Our PerumAL standing

as archA on top of Hasthigiri .We recite it regularly

to remind of the Sesha-Seshi relationship that cna not

ever be cut asunder between us and the Master , our Lord .

This uRavu is " ozhikka OzhiyAthu " as Bhumi Piratti pointed

out in Her THiruppaavai paasuram .This is the uRavu that

ANDAL's father , PeriyAzhwAr , referred to in his

ThiruppallANdu paasuram :

 

" Yenthai tanthai tanthai tanthai tamm

mUtthappan yEzhpaDik kaal thoDangi

vanthu vazhi vazhi aatc cheyhinROm "

 

Swami Desikan instructs us here about Saathvika ThyAgam

constituted by its three parts (viz)., Karthruthva thyAgam,

MamathA thyAgam and Phala thyAgam , in this most important

slOkam . The gist of the meaning of this slOkam is as

follows : Sriman NaarayaNan is the Lord of us all .

I am his bonded servant . I stay totally at His command .

He gave me Himself this jn~Anam about my status

and eternal relationship . With the blessings of this

jn~Anam , He has made sure that I understand

that there is nothing else for me to do for my protection

and has accepted total responsibility for my protection .

The fruits arising out of my protection also belongs to Him .

He has made sure that I am not connected with that fruit of

that rakshaNam and has now placed me at His own lotus feet and

releived me of all responsibilities and concerns.

 

10. naNNalariya pirAnE NaaraNA neerAda Vaaraai

vaaitha puhazh MaNivaNNA manjanamAda nee vaarAi

vaNNam azhahiya namBee manjanamAda vaarAi

mANikkamE yenn maNiyE manjanmAda vaarAi

 

The above four lines are from PeriiyAzhwAr's

NeerAttam paasuram that we recite during the Lord's

Thirumanjanam . Here PeriyAzhwAr transforms Himself

into YashOdhA piratti , the anxious mother chasing

the Aayar kulak kozhundhu and persuading her dear son

to stand still so that she can enjoy bathing Him .

 

The meaning of these four lines assembled here are :

 

Oh, My NaarAyaNA !Oh Lord who is not easy to approach

normally ! Please come hither for Your enjoyable bath .

 

Oh Lord with gem-bedecked aabharaNams ! Oh Lord with

the hue of blue sapphire ! Oh Lord of fixed glory !

Please come near to take Your sacred bath .

 

Oh Lord with the ThirumEni celebrated for its unparalleled

soundharyam ! Please come over here to permit me to bathe You.

 

Oh my cherished red ruby ! my dear gem of a son !

Please do not run away . Come now and come here

so that I can perform Thirumnajanam for You .

 

11. ninRa marAmaram saaytthAi nee piRantha ThiruvONam

inRu, nee neerAdavEndum EmpirAn OdAthE vaarAi

nin thiratthEnallEn namBee nee piRantha ThirunannAL

nanRu nee neeradavENdum NaaraNA OdAthE vaarAi

 

These portions of the Neeraattam paasurams from periyAzhwAr

remind YasOdhA Bhaagyam that it is His birthday , when

SravaNa nakshathram is in ascendance and it is essential

that He should receive His visEsha Thirumanjanam on this

special day . YasOdhA appeals to her quick-footed son not to

run away from her . She concedes that she does not fully

comprehend His glories as SarvEsvaran , who felled the

YamaLArjunams ( the twin marutham trees in her garden )

and performed many adhbhuthams as Her son in gOkulam as

an infant .

 

(To be Continued )

Oppiliappan Koil Varadachari Sadagopan