Sri GuNa Rathna Kosam : Part XII : Fourth SlOakm/Section 1

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Srimathe RanganAyakyai Nama:

 

Dear BhakthAs:

 

The fourth slOkam celebrates Sri RanganAyaki's Vibhuthvam

and Isvarathvam . Vibhu means Supreme being , Soverign of

all .In NyAyA philosophy , it means eternal , existing

every where , all pervading. Isvarathvam means having

all the six guNams of Isvaran (Bhagavaan). That is why ,

Sri RanganAyaki , who confers on Her bhakthAs every kind

of Isvaryam that they desire is understood as IsvarI.

She has PoorNathvam as VaishNavI , just as her Lord ,

VishNu.

 

Sri RanganAyaki's Vaathsalyam ( affection and tenderness

to Her offsprings ) overlooks all of our defects (dhOshAmsams)

and comes to our rescue , as we seek Her as our refuge.

There are atleast ten definitions of the DayA Tattvam of

the dhivya Dampathis . She is known as DayA Devi.

He is Known as DayALu . In this DayA guNam aspect ,

the SaraNYa Dampathis are tulyam (Identical).

 

Swamy ParAsara Bhattar will be elaborating upon the tulyam

aspects between the dhivya Dampathis , when it comes to

Jn~Ana SakthiyAthikaL , Isvarathvam ,UpAyathvam , PrApyathvam

in Sri GuNa Rathna slOkams such as "prsakana Bhala jyOthir-

Jn~AnaisvarI--"( SlOkam 32).For now , we will focus on

the Fourth SlOkam of Sri GuNa Rathna Kosam :

 

yadh-bhrU-bhangA: pramANam sTirachara-rachanA

taaratamyE MurArE:

VedAnthAs-tatthvachinthAm Murabhidhurasi

YathpAdha-chihnais-taranthi

BhOgOpOdhgAtha kELee chuLakitha-bhagavath

Vaisva-roopyAnubhAvA

Saa Na: SrirAsthruNIthAm amrutha-laharidhee

lankaneeyai-rapAngai:

 

(Meaning according to Dr.V.N.Vedantha Desikan):

 

" There are ups and doewns in the world order,

under the dispensation of the Lord, for whom ,

to maintain such discriminaitons , the brow-raising

and brow-lowering by MahA Lakshmi would be the guiding

authority.For that matter , the Lord is accorded

the Supermacy among Gods only on the basis of

His(Him) being Lakshmee's consort. The Upanishads

tide over their troublesome responsibility in this

matter of identifying the Supreme God only by

reference to the imprints of lac-dye that the feet

of MahA Lakshmi have left on the chest of NarAyaNA .

All that for the Vedic scriptures , which are the most

fundamental , primeval authority ( "Aadhou VedA:

PramANam"--Sree RangarAjasthavam, Uttara Sathakam:19).

 

The Lord in His desire to enjoy Lakshmee in its(Her)

totality , takes a mammoth stature and employs

thousands of arms. With all this , His ability

does not measure up to the Ocean of bliss that

the divine Mother's delectability yields.

His attempts look like One seeking to measure

the water of the Ocean by puny handfuls.

 

May that Lakshmee(RanganAyakee) sprinkle

the nectar stream of Her eye-glances on me-

this nectar is one that must be enjoyed

intellectually ".

 

AdiyEn will take up the deep meanings of

the four paadhams of this Fourth SlOkam

in the next posting .

 

(praNavam) Hari VallabAyai nama:

( " ) Dharma NilayAyai nama:

( " ) Visva Jananyai nama:

( " ) Loka Soka-vinAsinyai nama:

( " ) Sarva-bhUtha Hitha PradhAyinyai nama:

( " ) NaarAyaNa SamAsrithAyai nama:

( " ) Vara Lakshmyai nama:

 

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SatakOpan