[rangasamprokshanam] Pomona Sri RanganAthA Temple MahA samprOkshaNam: Sri RanganAyaki Sannidhi( 7 of the 8 Sannidhis): Part II : Her Vaibhavam

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Vishu Samvathsaram: VaikAsi Sukla Paksha Dasami

 

AakAra Thraya SampannAm aravindha nivAsinIm

asEsha-jagahadhIsithrIm VandhE varahda-VallabhAm

 

Dear BhakthAs of Sri RanganAyaki:

 

Sri RanganAyaki has been the object of sthuthi

from time immemorial by DevAs ( Indhran/Lakshmi

AshtOtthram), Maharishis ( ParAsarar/VishNu PurANam),

AchAryAs ( ChathusslOki/AlavandhAr,Sri Sthavam/KurEsar ,

Sri GuNa Rathna Kosam/ParAsara Bhattar, Sri Sthuthi/Swamy

Desikan ), Composers ( Seven Mahaalakshmi Krithis by

Mutthuswamy DhIkshithar in Raagams Desi SimhAravam,

LalithA , DhanyAsi, SourAshtram, Sri , Maadhava ManOhari

and MangaLa Kaisiki). There are number of adiyEn's postings

archived on the above Sthuthis on MahA Lakshmi.

 

Swamy AlavandhAr pointed out that even Her Lord ,

the Sarvaj~nan does not know the extent of Her

Vaibhavam ( yasyAsthE mahimAnam Athmana iva

tvadh-vallabhObhi: Prabhu: naalam Maathum-iyatthayA

niravadhim nithyAnukoolam Svatha:).

 

KurEsar developed this theme further in the 8th slokam

of His Sri Sthavam :

 

Thvan mahimAvathirna: HariNA nApi ThvayA Jn~ayathE

yadhyapyEvam aTApi naiva YuvayO: Sarvajn~athA heeyathE

 

(Meaning): Oh RanganAyaki! The limits of Your Vaibhavam

is beyond the comprehension of even Your Lord ; You

Yourself are not aware of those boundaries.This does

not affect both of Your description as Omniscient

(Sarvajn~ars).

 

KurEsar concluded his Sri Sthavm with a prayer

for Her Dayaa-laden glances to fall on him .

He pointed out that any one , who has the Bhaagyam

of receiving those glances become enriched with

indescribable wealth including Kaimkarya Sri:

 

YasyA: Kataksha-VeekshaNa-lakshyam lakshithA mahEsA: syu:

SRIRANGARAAJA-MAHISHI SAA MAAMAPI VEEKSHTHAAM LAKSHMI:

 

MahA Lakshmi's special role and relationship to

the Lord with respect to the prapatthi performed

by the Jeevans is extensively described by

Lakshmi Tanthram . NadadUr AmmAL's Prapanna

PaarijAtham develops these ideas further.

 

In the PaancharAthra Saasthram , the Lord Sriman

NaarAyaNan explains Lakshmi Tatthvam to the attentive

VishvaksEnar this way:

 

" After collecting all the materials for the worship of

Myself(Hari), One shall worship then the Goddess

(MahA Lakshmi) , who is My Consort ".

 

" Just as the universe is pervaded by Me, both in essence

and quality, all this is pervaded by Her(Sri RanganAyaki)

also. Therefore , She is the disposer and Ruler of All".

 

" She is pervaded by Me and similarly I , the Lord

am also pervaded by Her. Hear, therefore , SenEsA !

the difference between Me and Her: My consort, who is

the ruler of all is subservient to Me. To Her as well as

the universe that I am the Lord is well known in the VedAs".

 

Parasara Muni, the author of VishNu PurANam describes

MahA Lakshmi's glories this way :

 

" She is Eternal , the Mother of the Universe,

the glory of VishNu (Sri RanganAthan) ..Just as

VishNu is all pervading , so also is She.

 

I salute that consort of the bestower of boons

(Varadha-VallabhA ), who by being the Beloved One

of the Lord (Sri RanganAthan ) previous to Their

having recourse to her Lord , occupies of Her own

accord , the position of mediatrix to Jeevans

and promotes affection , mercy in Her Lord towards

the jeevans solely addicted to sinful deeds.

At the time of His becoming the means (upAyam) ,

She fosters knowledge, energy and other attributes

in Him through PurushakArathvam ".

 

In Moksha dasai, She blesses Moksham to the Jeevan

that has performed Prapatthi through a SadAchAryan

along with Her Lord because of her YekasEshithvam .

 

Swamy Desikan's Sri Sookthi passages are to

be remembered in this context:

 

"BhAvArooDou Bhagavathi YUVAM DAMPATHI DHAIVATHAM NA:"

( Both of You of united mind become our ParadEvathais).

 

" YuvayO: yEka-sEshithvam" ( Both of You have equal

rights in receiving the havis of prapatthi performed

by a Jeevan in the Saasthraic manner).She still points

out Her Lord as ParadEvathai. That is her uniqueness".

 

In the 18th slOkam of Sri Sthuthi, Swamy Desikan

points out the indispensability of Sri RanganAyaki

in securing Moksha Siddhi ( Urikarthum Kusalamakhilam--).

 

adiyEn will conclude this salutation to Sri RanganAyaki

with her dhyAna SlOkam housed with affection by

Swamy Desikan in his Sri Sthuthi:

 

kalyANAnAm avikalanidhi: kaapi KaaruNyaseemA

nithyAmOdhA nigamavachasAm mouLimandhAramAlA

Sampath dhivyA Madhuvijayina: SamniddhAttAm sadhA mE

SAISHAA DEVI SAKALA BHUVANA PRAARTHANAA KAAMADHENU:

 

May that Sri RanganAyaki adored by Her Lord and Our

AchAryAs bless all of her BhakthAs assembled in front of

Her during the MahA SamprOkshaNam at Her newest abode

at Pomona , NY .

 

Srimath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE saranam,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchaari SatakOpan