Sri GuNa rathna KOsam : Part V--> Slokam I (Continued)

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SrimathE RaamAnujAya nama:

 

Sri ParAsara Bhattar's First slOkam of

Sri GuNa Rathna kOsam is as follows:

 

SRIYAI: Samastha-chidhachith vidhAna vyasanam HarE:

angIkAribhi: aalOkai: saarTyanthyai: KRUTHONJALI:

 

In the previous posting , we explored the significance

of the anjali performed by Bhattar (KruthOnjali:) to

Sri RanganAyaki ThAyAr at the start of his SthOthram .

 

We will now move on to the other key words and word groups

chosen by Bhattar to eulogize Sri RanganAyaki beyond

" SRIYAI: KRUTHONJALI:".

 

Sri ParAsara Bhattar visualizes Our Lord , Hari-RanganAthan

engaged in the creation of all sentients and insentients

(samastha Chidhachith Srushti)in this first slOkam .

He visualizes further Our ThAyAr at the side of the Lord

as a witness to this scene (aalOkai:).

 

Dr.V.N.VedAntha Desikan's Commentary:

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Although , the creation of this Universe is a play

for the Lord , It is still an effort for the Lord

according to Bhattar and he suggests that the Lord

is some what distressed over the enormous effort of

creating the sentients and the insentients .Bhattar refers to

the Sramam (AayAsam )experienced by the Lord during

the leelai of Jagath-Srushti.

 

Sri RanganAyaki is witnessing this srushti of

the chEthanams and achEthanams by Her Lord

and approves His splendid creations with

an encouraging nod . Lord sees the anghikAram

(approval) of His dEvi and feels fulfilled .

He considers now that all His efforts were

worth the while ;He feels relieved from

the reading of the signal from His PirAtti.

 

What signal did Sri RanganAyaki give

to her Lord? She did not say anything

through words. She just moved Her brows

and eyes as a sign of Her AamOdhanam

and angIkAram ( encouraging approval ).

As an Empress of the World and MahA RaaNi

including Sri Ranga RaajadhAni , She will

only display Her sign of approval of the Lord's

efforts with the modest and beautiful movement of

Her brows without aayAsam ( stress ).

 

Sri RanganAthan is immensely pleased with

this feedback from Sri RanganAyaki and

feels fulfilled about His accomplishments.

That made His day as it were! He considers

His Srushti acts as saphalam(fruitful) and

meaningful after reading that signal of approval

from His dEvi.

 

KurEsar refers to this KatAksha-AnghIkAram in

of Sri Devi his Sri Sthava SlOkam :

 

" YasyA: Veekshya mukham tadhangitha-

parAdhInO vidhatth akhilam

krIDEyam kalu nAnyathAsya rasathA

syAth IykarasyAth DayA "

-- Secoind half of Sri Sthavam : First SlOkam

 

(Meaning): Our Lord follows the hints given by

His dEvi's face to perform His Srushti, Sthithi ,

SamhAra Leelais as well as granting the PurushArthams

according to their karmAs . If He did not heed

those cues and goes about His own way , He would

feel that He is deprived of the joys resulting

from His Leelais .When the Lord grants the sentients

their BhOgya , BhOgOpakaraNa , BhOga SthAna

PathArthams , He follows the unspoken cues

( the movement of the brows ) of His Devi

and enjoys His leelAs out of a sense of

Iykarasyam ( Enjoyment in Unison with His dEvi).

 

ParAsara Bhattar invokes the spirit of the above

Sristhava SlOkam of His Father and performs his

anjali to Sri RanganAyaki so that his efforts

to create the sthuthi of Sri RanganAyaki

(Sri GuNa Rathna Kosam ) will be meaningful

(saarTam =saha+artham ).

 

Additional Comments by VS:

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ParAsara Bhattar takes poetic liberty and

suggests that the Lord experiences some

distress (Vyasanam ) during His efforts

to create the sentients and the insentients

( Chidhachith VidhAnam ).This is for RasOkthi

( statement for our enjoyment).

 

ParAsara Bhattar as Parama VedAnthin is

fully aware of the Brahma Soothram :

JanmAdhyasya yatha:( All Those which

are seen in this Universe are Creations from

Him , the Supreme Brahman). These are all

VishNu VibhUthis created by the Lord like

an effortless play (KrreeDA HarEritham

Saravam: Saanthi parvam of MahA BhAratham).

His leelais (chEshtithams) are compared to

that of the child's play by VishNu PurANam:

"kreeDathO BaalakasyEva chEshtaam Tasya-".

 

ParAsara Bhattar says in this slOkam

that the Lord welcomes , nay waits for

the angIkAram from His dEvi regarding His Jagath

Srushti leelais , since He is LakshmI-SahAyan

and feels fulfilled through Her sign of approval.

His fatigue (vyasanam ) disappears at

the sight of Her approving brow movement

(HarE: VidhAna-Vyasanam , Sriyai: angIkAribhi:

aalOkai:Saartham ).His heart is filled with joy

over His srushti accomplishments that have met

with the approval of His dEvi.

 

We will move on to the second slOkam

in the next posting.

 

Srimath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SatakOpan

 

 

 

 

 

 

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