Yesterday's Vairamudi sEvai at ThirunArAyaNapuram

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Dear BhakthAs :

 

This is a belated tribute to ThirunArAyaNan of Melkote.

Yesterday was the BahudhAnya year's Vaira Mudi Sevai

for Sri YathirAja SampathkumAran at ThirunArAyaNapuram .

On this special day , the Lord known as Chella PiLlai

and Raamapriyan wears the Vairamudi brought from

Sri Vaikuntam by Garudan on this special day .

 

In each Sri VaishNavaa Home , we hear the slOkam eulogizing

ThirunArAyanan as Yathusaila Deepam .He is the Deepa PrakAsan

on top of Yadhugiri and is saluted along with Sri Ranganaathan,

Sri VenakatanAthan and Sri VaradarAjan this way :

 

Sri Ranga MangaLa nidhim karuNA nivAsam

Sri VenkatAdhri SikharAlaya KaaLamEgham

Sri Hastigiri SiksrOjvala PaarijAtham

Sreesam namAmi SirasA yadhusaila dheepam

 

At ThirunArAyanapuram , the Lord is Prathyaksham

to AchArya RaamAnujA and VedasvarUpan, Garudan .

Nine hundred years ago , AchArya RaamAnujA arirved

here at the age of 82 and stayed for 12 long years

performing AarAdhanam to Yadhugiri NaacchiyAr samEtha

Sri Sampath KumAran . Our AchAryaa bulit the gopuram

for ThirunArAyaNan and performed the prathishtai for

Him after recovering from Him , where He was hiding

under an ant hill . Today standing under the Aananda

VimAnam , He looks with affection at our AchAryA

and reminesces about the hasty journey back with him from

the Delhi SultAnA's inner chambers after being" rescued by "

His dear Bhakthan . Blessed are the people , who have the

darsana SoubhAgyam of the Lord at ThirunArAyaNapuram

on this Vairamudi Sevai day along with the darsanam of

Sri Yadghugiri NacchiyAr , Yoga Narasimhan on the adjacent

hill and AchArya RaamAnujA .

 

It has been said that Acharya RaamAnujA offered

the ThiruvAimozhi 4.1 decad to ThirunArAyaNan as

MangaLAsAsanam from NammAzhwAr :

 

orunAyakamayODavulakDnANDavar

karunAi kavarntha kaalar sithaikiya Paanayar

perunAdu kANa immayilE picchai taam koLvar

THIRUNAARANAAN thALL kaalam peRac chinthitthuyninE

 

The fourth line of the above Paasuram is considered

as the Dhvaya Manthra artham by Sri Rahasya Thraya Saaram .

 

Meaning of the above paasuram as per Dr.V.N. Vedantha Desikan

Swamy : " men, who ruled over vast territories with an unquestioned

suzeranity , are one day driven out ,and are driven to the plight of

living on alms , roaming , unnoticed in dark night , out of sheer

shamefulness . Black dogs chase them and bite their legs.

What a fate ! With cheap metal dish on hand , trying to avoid

the sight and identification by people , whom he would have sent

away , when he was on the throne , he now has to livea humble life

of begging -in the same life; that is the worst part of it.

So, please learn the ephemeral and fickle nature

of prosperity. Contemplate on the Lord's feet in order to

gain the real prosperity of salvation . And do it immediately-

not putting it off ".

 

It is my pleasure to refer you to Sri MadhavakkaNNan's

Bhakthi-soaked translations of the other paasurams

of this 4.1 decad of ThiruvAimozhi to offer your individual

salutations to the Lord of Yaadahava Giri , ThirunArAyaNan .

 

The lasting Isvaryam is pointed out by AzhwAr as

Nithya kaimkaryam to Sriman NaarAyaNan at ThirunArAyanapuram

( Sri VaikuNtam ). AzhwAr concludes this decad on Sriman NaarAyaNan

of ThirunArAyaNapuram this way : " So has SatakOpan sung a thousand

verses on the holy feet of the Lord , pointing them out , as the right

path for salvation and the life of service to Him . Of them all ,

whosoever masters this decad without a flaw , will be freed of all

grief and will attain the desired goal of nithya kaimkaryam

at THrunArAyaNapuram aka Sri Vaikuntam ".

 

Hence let us learn and recite this decad on Sriman NaarAyaNA

and understand the nature of everlasting wealth awaiting us .

 

Sriman NaarAyaNam BhajAmi sathatam ,asEshAn thyajAmi

Daasan , Sadagopan

 

P.S : I would like to add a small krithi to be sung in

Raagam Suddha SaavEri , a Janya Raagam of Hari KaambhOji

for the BahudhAnya Vairamudi Sevai day about Sri MahA Lakshmi .

 

This is about AbhishEkavalli ThAyAr of ThirukkaNNamangai,

the dear consort of Bhaktha Vathsala PerumAL standing under

UthpalA VimAnam . AbhishEka Valli ThAyaar is SaakshAth

MahA lakshmi , when She was bathed in sacred waters by

the ashtasgajmas and DevAs as well as sages prior to Her selecting

Sriman NaarAyaNA as her husband after the churning of the milky ocean

by the Lord to acquire Amrutham for the DevAs . She is

the Sarva Mangala Maangalya PeNnamudhu that the Lord opted for ,

while he gave away the other Amudhu to the DevAs .

 

The Suddha SaavEri Krithi for the Vairamudi Sevai day

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Palalvi: AarAdhayaami AbhishEkavalleem

Aanandha lahareem manasA

 

Anupallavi: AakAra Thraya sampannaam Aravindha lOchanAm

Bhaktha vathsala Naayakeem Bhava Naasineem (aarAdhayAmi)

 

SaraNam : Chandhra SahOdhareem KsheerAbdhi TanayAM

Umaa VaaNi SamsEvitha Charana Kamalaam

PoorNa ShaatguNya VigrahAM Udhaaraam

HiraNmayeem Hemamaalineem Dhayaanidhim (AaradhayAmi)

 

Notes :(1) Aanadha Lahareem = about the One , who is the embodiment

of the waves of BrahmAnandham for her BhakthAs , when

they meditate on Her thru recitation of sthOthrams like

AlavandhAr's ChathusslOki,KurEsan's Sri Sthavam and

Swami Desikan's Sri Sthuthi .

 

(2)AakAra Thrya sampannAM : The detailed commentary on

Her Aaakara Thrayam has been included in my earlier

Bhakthi List postings archives on the 8 MahA lakshmi Krithis

of Sri Mutthuswamy Deekshithar .

 

(3) UdaarAm : MahA lakshmi feels so generous that She blesses

us with Isvaryams of every kind . Even after that , She feels

uncomfortable that She has not given enough .That is the nature

of Her UdhAra SvabhAvam .

 

(4) Poorna ShAtguNya VigrahAM : She shares the six GuNAs

that the Lord is celebrated for . His great status

is due to the fact that He is associated with Her

as described by AlavandhAr's ChathusslOki and Swami

Desikan's commentary on it. H.H. the current Azhagiyasinghar

discusses this subject in Nrusimha priyA and quotes

Swami Desikan's words : " athra Samanvaya -avirOdha -

saadhana -Phala - SaarIraka ChathuradhyAyi Samadhigathasya

Bhagavatha:,SARVA PRAAKARA ABHIMATHA ANUROOPA

SAHADHARMACHAARINEE VISISHTATAYAAOI SARVAADHIKATHVAM --".

 

BhagavAn is comprehended by Saariraka Saasthram

(Sri Bhaashyam ). It has four chapters : Samanvayam ,

AvirOdham , Saadhanam and Phalan . To this Lord understood

by the four chapters of Sri Bhaashyam , Sri Devi is helpful

in every way , besides being His Sahadharma ChaariNi .She

enhances Her Lord's glory through Sarva Praakara Abhimatha -

anuroopa- svaroopa-roopa guNams including jagath KaaraNathvam .

NaarayaNan with Sri becomes Sriman NaaraayaNan and gets elevated

thru manthra rathnam , Dhvayam . They become together yEka

sEshithva dampathis and JagadhAmpathis .

 

NamO NamO Sriman NaarAyaNA ,

Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan