Sri HayagrIva SthOthram: Part XXV-- Slokam 15

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SrimathE RaamAnujAya nama:

 

Dear BhakthAs:

 

In the previous slOkam , Swami Desikan began

to focus on the power of Sri HayagrIvan to confer

the boon of Veda Vaak . In this fifteenth and

the subsequent two slOkams , Swami focuses on

the dhyAna-anubhava-janitha sukham and blessings

granted by Lord HyagrIvan.

 

The fifteenth slOkam salutes the effulgent white

lustre of Sri HayagrIvan and states that even

half a second dhyAnam on this form yields

the greatest of Vaak siddhis:

 

api kshaNArdham kalayanthi yE thvAm

aaplAvayantham visadhair-mayUkai:

VaachAm pravAhair-anivArithais tE

MandhAkinim manadhayithum KshamanthE

 

(meaning): Oh Lord HayagrIvA! Those fortunate ones ,

who contemplate on Thee for even half-a-moment

receive the benefit of being drenched by

the spotlessly white rays emanating from You .

That cause has the effect of the creation of

the torrent of Veda Vaak in them , whose speed

and flow exceeds that of AakAsa Gangai ( MandhAkini)

leaving the HimAlayan heights.

 

Oh Lord HayagrIva! Your upAsakAs do not need to

meditate on You for more than ardha-KshaNam .

KshaNam is a time measure of 4/5th of a second.

Hence ardha-KshaNam is 2/5th of a second . That

is all it takes to receive the immense and

incomparable benefits of uninterrupted

Saarsavatha-PrayOgam for Your upAsakAs.

 

During that half-a-second , the upAsakAs are

drenched in the rays of nectar emanating from

Your manthra-maya sarIram . The power of that

drenching , gifts them with the speed and

clarity of divine speech , that far exceeds

the velocity and force of AakAsa Gangai

descending on the plains . Indeed the speed

of AakAsa Gangai pales into insignificance

compared to the speed of speech of those

blessed by Lord HayagrIvan in their debates

with contestants. Their Vaak is uninterrupted

( AnivArithai: VaachAm pravAham ).

 

The cause behind that blessing is the drenching of

the UpAsakAs by the crystal clear white

rays emanating from the Lord ( visadhai: mayUkai:

aaplaavayantham ). MayUkhai: means rays or KiraNams.

"Visadhai:" in this fifteenth slOkam has echoes

with "Visuddha " in the fifth slOkam where ,

" the Visuddha Vij~yAna ghana svarUpam " of

Lord HayagrIvan is linked with the powers of

blessing one with VisEsha Jn~Anam ( vij~yAna-

visrANana Bhaddha Dheeksham ). That visesha

Jn~Anam is conferred on those , who meditate

on Lord HayagrIvan even for less than half a second

according to Swamy Desikan. Such a blessed one

is inundated with and submerged ( aaplavanam )

in the spotless and sanctifying white beams

originating from the Lord ; he becomes the possessor

of Veda Vaak to defeat all contestants in the defense

of the kula dhanam , the parama -Vaidhika Matham .

 

The One who is prayed to is Lord HayagrIvan .

The beneficiary of that prayer is the UpAsakan,

who meditates on the Lord even for half a second .

The prayer of the UpAsakan is captured well in

the Rg Veda manthram : " aathvA juvOrArhaNA (I.134.1):

 

" Oh Lord ! May Your SWIFT AND FAST DIVINE WAVES ,

bring You hither , so that You may be the first

to accept the sentiments of our devotion. May our

discriminating and sincere praises rise high to

Your standards . May Thou come with Your aura of

vitality for the devotional prayers presented

to You ; Come , O Vital Lord to grant us

the objects of our worship ".

 

The next Rk (I.134.2) starting with "mandhanthu

thvA mandhinO --)" reminding one of the celestial

Ganges, MandhAkini continues with the prayEr

of the UpAsakan:

 

" Oh Lord ! May our devotional loving sentiments of

prayer , which are well-rendered , opportune and

flowing out of our hearts in due season , be pleasing

to You .May Your divine WAVES bring You here , in

this sacrificial hall , to accept our offerings

( sadhrIchInA niyuthO dhAvEna dhiya upa bruvatha

eem dhiya:). All pious and active worshippers

praise You in this congregation with a view to

obtaining Your blessings ."

 

Sri Hayavadhana Para BrahmaNE Nama:

 

(PraNavam) Vaathsalyaika VibhUshaNAyA nama:

( " ) SaanthAthmanE nama:

( " ) Kali Kaalushya NaasanAya nama:

( " ) Parama VaikuNtasthAya Nama:

( " ) Vaadhi JihvA BhadrAsana -AasthithAya nama:

( " ) TarkAya Nama:

( " ) SanAtana DharmAya nama:

 

Srimath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SatakOpan