A Praarthanai to Sri Kanakavalli SamEtha Sri VeerarAghava Prabhu

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Sat, 21 Nov 1998 20:37:41

Sadagopan <sgopan

A Praarthanai to Sri Kanakavalli SamEtha Sri VeerarAghava Prabhu

 

Dear BhakthAs :

 

The visit on the 1998 PurattAsi EkAdasi Friday

to Thiru evvuLL KshEthram and the enjoyment of the

most beautiful Thirumanjana sEvai of the divya dampathis

are now deeply etched in my memory . I wish to celebrate

that parama BhAgyam with a krithi set in the majestic

NaatAi raagam that rmeinds one of the ghOsham of

the Kodhandam of Sri Raghuveeran on the battle front

in action .

 

I conclude this kruthi with a personal prayer in

gadhyam style from the divya naamAs used at this

divya desam .F irst the kr*thi and then the Gadhyam paasage.

 

The inspiration for these krithi and Gadhya vaakyams

have come from reading the ThiruveLLUr Sthala PurANam ,

Sri KimgruhEsa SthOthram , Sri Veerarghava AshthOthra

Satha NaamAvaLi , Sri Swathi ThirunAAL's naatai

Krithi on Sri Aantha PadmanAbhan of Thriuvanathapuram .

 

The English translation of the padhams and Vaakhyams

used are given at the end of the Sanskrit passages :

 

Keerthanam on Sri VeerarAghavan

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Pallavi : Raksha maam SaraNAgatham , Samraksha maam

SaraNAgatham , Sri Veeraraghavaa(raksha maam )

 

Anupallavi: Bhuvana Paavana punyAyathana

mahA thIrtha divya vana prabhAvA (Raksha maam )

 

CharaNam : VeekshAraNya vihAra Rasika ! adhbhutha lakshaNa

Vasumathi manOllaasakara ! dEvathA saarvabhouma !

Aasritha virOdhi nirasana vratha maahthmya !

Vijaya kOti VimAnanthargatha para VaasudEvA !(Raksha Maam )

 

Gadhyam : BhaudhAnya Samvathsara BhadrapAtha Sukra vAra ekAdasyam

tithou tava sannidhAnam aagathOsmi ! ananyagathinam

akinchanam aparAdha Chakravarthim maam dayayA rakshasva !

 

" asEsha pumsAm hrudhi sannivishta ! analpa sakthyAthi

gunair visishta ! Sri Saali hOthra sirasA dhrutha

hastha padhma !KimgruhAdhipa! Madhu KaiDabha bhanjana!

JagannAtha ! purANa Purusha ! SaraNAgatha Vathsala !

mandhasmitha lasath vakthra !dharmaartha kaama kaivalya

sakalAbhIshta vara dhAyaka ! sarvOpdhrava naasana!

sankarArchitha !Sri Kanakavalli samEtha Sri VeerarAghava !

Sri Lakshmi Nrusimha divya paadhukhA sEvaka SrivaNN

SatakOpa Sri NaarAyaNa Yatheendhra Mahaa dEsikEna

samarchitha Paadha padma ! Praadhur bhava !tvam mayee

SuprasIdha ! tvadh charaNou SaraNam prapadhyE ! Rakshasva!

DaasOham ! DhanyOham ! anugruheethOsmi !

 

Keerthanam:

 

Palalvi : Oh Sri VeeraraaghavA protect me , who has

fallen at Your lotus feet seeking the boon

of the acceptance of my saraNAgathi !

 

Anupallavi: Bhuvana Paavana puNyAyathana , mahA thIrtha ,

divya vana prabhAva ( Raksha Maam )

 

(meaning ) : Oh Sri VeerarAghavA of the purest and most

sacred temple (aayathanam ) in the world , Oh Lord with

the highly celebrated theertham ( Hrudh Paapa Naasini

pushkaraNI waters) and the divine forest known

for its glory because of Your presence as

sesha talpa sayanan in the middle of that forest ! Please

protect me from the overpowering samsAric afflictions !

 

CharaNa Vaakhyams :

 

1. VeekshAraNya VihAra Rasika = Oh Connosieur of

residence and sanchAram in the verdant forest of

VeekshAraNyam , where You permit Yourself to be seen

by human beings with their maanusha chakshus

(human eyes) !

 

2. Adhbhutha LakshaNa Vasumathi manOllAsakara =

Oh Lord who charms and delights the mind and

heart of the most beautiful consort of Yours ,

who has the divine lakshaNams that has earned Her

the naamAs such as UthpalAkshI , Neela kEsini

and Mandha Gaamini !

 

3. dEvathA Saarvabhouma = the undisputed emperor

of all the devAs

 

4. aasritha virOdhi nirasana vratha MahAthmya =

Oh Lord , who has taken the vratham to destroy

the enemies of your BhakthAs , who sought

refuge at Your lotus feet !

 

5. VijayakOti VimAnAnthargatha Para VaasudEva =

Oh Lord , who is inside the Vijaya kOti VimAanam

as Para VaasudEvan ! Please protect me !

 

Translation of the Gadhya Vaakhyams :

 

Oh ! Lord VeerarAghava! I have arirved at Your

sannidhi on this EkAdasi Friday of the BahudhAnya

year PurattAsi ! I have no other refuge and protection !

I am meek and helpless ! I am however the emperor of

all trespasses ! Please have mercy on me and protect me

from all my accumulated apachArams and accept my SaraNAgathi

at Your sacred feet !

 

asEsha pumsAm hrudhi sannivishta= oh Lord described by

wami Desikan as the resident of the heart lotuses of

every one !

 

analpa sakthyAdhi guNair visishta=Oh Bhagavan with

he six divya guNAs of jn~Anam , Balam , Isvaryam ,

Veeram , Sakthi and Tejas !

 

Sri SaalihOthra sirasA dhrutha hastha padma=

Oh Lord with the lotus hands resting on the head

of SaalihOthra Maharishi !

 

KimgruhAdhipa = Oh Master of Thiru EvvuLL !

You asked SaalihOthra Muni for food ,water

and shelter to rest ( annam dEhi , Jalam dEhi

sthAnam kinjith pradEhi mE nidhrAm karthum

sukEna adhya Gruham dEhi) .You appeared before

SaalihOthrar as a tired, hungry, thirsty old

Brahmin and asked him : kim gruham ? where shall

I rest ? After resting in the humble hut of the sage ,

You revealed then Your true svarUpam and made

this kshEthram known as KimgruhEsa KshEthram and

became the Lord of this sacred spot in the middle of

VeekshAraNyam .

 

Madhu KaiDabha Bhanjana= Oh Lord , who fought

ferociously with the two asurAs , Madhu and KaiDabhA

and destroyed them for the purposes of lOka KshEmam !

 

Jagannatha = Oh Lord of the whole Universe !

 

SaraNAgatha Vathsala = Oh Lord , who is very fond of

those , who seek Your lotus feet as prapannAs !

 

mandha smitha lasath vakthra= Oh Lord with the face

shining with the gentle , all knowing smile !

 

dharmArtha kaama kaivalya sakalAbhIshta vara dhAyaka=

Oh Prabhu who grants all the boons -dharmam , artham ,

aamam ,moksham and kaivalyam- that Your bhakthAs seek !

 

sarvObhadrava naasana = Oh Powerful Lord , who wards

of all types of dangers that one comes across!

 

SankarArchitha Sri Kanakavalli samEtha Sri VeerarAghava=

Oh Lord who removed the Brahmahatthi dhOsham of Rudran ,

who sent Veerabhadran to kill His father-in-law , Daksha

PrajApathi , when latter insulted Him and thus

acquired Brahma hatthi dhOsham .

 

Sri Lakshmi Nrusimha PaadhukhA sEvaka SrivaNN

SatakOpa SRI NAARAYANA YATHEENDHRA MAHAA DESIKENA

samarchitha paada padma = Oh Lord , whose lotus feet

are well eulogized by Sri NaraayaNa YathIsvarAl ,

who has rights for Your worship on a heridetary basis

as the current simhaasanAsAdhipathi of the Sri Matam .

 

PrAthur bhava , Tvam mayee suprasIdha ! tvadh CharaNou

SaraNam prapadhyE ! Rakshasva! DaasOham ! DhanyOham !

anugruheethOsmi = Oh Lord ! Please appear in my mind's

mirror and come before me ! please shower Your grace on me !

I have surrendered at Your sacred feet and performed

prapatthi and seek aathma rakshaNam by the samarpaNam

of my Bharam . Please accept my self-surrender!

I am your adiyEn ! I am truly blessed to perform

prapatthi at Your sacred feet with Your own blessings !

I consider myself fulfilled !

 

RaaghvA Simha ! KaruNAkarA ! Tava DaasOham !

 

Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan