Sri Guna Rathna Kosam : Part 53: slOkam 43

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Dear BhakthAs of Sri RanganAyaki ThAyAr:

 

In this slOkam , Swamy ParAsara Bhattar visualizes

the stage of siundharyam of SriranganAyaki as

some where between a child (saisavam) and feminine

youth (Yuvathi) :

 

aamaryAdham-akaNDakam sthana-yugam naadhyApi naalOkithA

bhru-bhEdha smitha vibramaa jahathi vaa naisargikathvAyasa:

soothE Saisava-Youvana vyathikarO ghAthrEshu tE sourabham

bhOga-srOthasi kaantha-dEsika kara grahENa gaahakshama:

 

(Meaning According to Dr.V.N.VedanthAdEsikan): " Your eternal

state is the intermediate stage between childhood and feminine

youth. The breasts have just started growing , one should say.

The brow-raising , the smile ,etc. are said to be parts of

the prelude to the love-sport ; they would be feigned by

a girl , who has reached the full youth . But then Mother

Lakshmi has then almost as natural features even in

the pre-youth stage. May be it is regarded as a demerit

for the female in the mundane world! That stage has not yet

passed off in Mother's case as yet! When You descend in

the ocean of love-bliss , the Lord Himself would act

as tutor to you in the art of erotics ,giving a helping

hand , making You fit for immersion --when You acquire

a new fragrance fit and commensurate for the amorous

sport , even in that pre-youth state , permanent though.

 

(Comments): The enduring stage of the beauty of

Sri RanganAyaki is frozen between that of a girl child

(Saisavam ) and a fully-blossomed feminine youth

( TaruNa Yuvathi). AzhwArs are also fond of visualizing

the Lord in this fashion. For instance , One of

the AzhwArs describes the Lord as " ILam Kumaran"

in one of the ThiruviNNagar Paasuram . Here , the AzhwAr

visualizes the Lord's beauty as some where between saisavam

(childhood) and Yuvan ( Nithya YuvA as visualized by Vedam).

 

All the feminine feaures illustrate this unique state

of Sri RanganAyaki. The stage is beginning stage of

Youvanam and the Saisavam has not completely left Her.

As a result , Her breasts are not fully developed

(AamaryAdham akaNDakam Sthana Yugam) .This is also

the case of ParAnkusa Naayaki (MulayO Muzhu MuRRum

pOnthila) as described by Swamy NammAzhwAr. Vaathsya

VeerarAghavAchArya Swamy comments in this context:

" Sthana parimANa Poorthi: adhyApi na jAthEthi"

( The dimensions of Her breasts have not yet attained

full development ). Only during PoorNa Youvanam ,

the breasts attain their full dimensions ( "PoorNa

Youvana yEva PariNama Poorthi: syAth ").

 

Another feature of PoorNa Youvanam is that the woman

displays readily the bewitching play of the movement

of the brows as a prelude to amorous play with Her lover.

Sri RanganAyaki has not crossed however the stage of

full blossomed Youth and yet Her bending of the brow

and sweet smile suggest that She has reached the stage of

fully grown woman. This is some what of a slander (apakIrthi)

to the stage She really is in , since Her childhood

has not completely left Her.

 

Her Lord becomes Her Desikan (preceptor) in the engagement

of love play : "BhOga SrOthasi Kaantha Desika:" .He lends

His hand as it were to swim easily in the flood of love

play (Kara GrAhENa BhOga SrOthasi Kaantha: Desika: BhabhUva).

He becomes Her AchAryan for Kaama kalai. His help helps Her to

become fit for the KrIDA PravAha aanandham .Oh RanganAyakI !

You at the junction of saisavam and Youvanam . Your limbs

and body movements attain an unparalled fragrance as a result

of Your attaining the status of BhOga Naayaki for Your Lord!

 

Sri RanganAyaki ThAyAr ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SatakOpan