Sri Guna Rathna Kosam : Part 55: slOkam 46

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Dear BhakthAs of Sri RanganAyaki ThAyAr:

 

In the 46th slOkam , Swamy Parasara Bhattar

the divine beauty (dhivya soundharyam ) of

His Mother :

 

Kanaka rasanaa mukthaa thADanga haara lalAdikaa--

maNisara tulAkODi prAyair JanArdhana JeevikE !

prakruthi madhuram gAthram jaagarthi mugdha-vibhUshaNai:

valasakalair-dhugdham pushpaisccha kalpalathA yaTaa

 

Meaning according to Dr.V.N.VedAntha Desikan :

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(As)The life-giving creeper that You are to the lord

JanArdhanan , I address You this way . You are inherently

very sweetly beautiful. As if one can add charm to this

supreme charm of Yours , You adorn Yourself with gold

girdle-belt , pearl earrings , pearl necklaces, forehead

pendant , gem-laces,anklets etc.Are these but sugar candy

bits added to sweeten (further) the milk that Your

inherent beauty is ? Yes.

 

Or are they the flowers that have bloomed on the Kalpaka

creeper that Your charm can be figuratively pictured ? Yes.

 

Additional Comments : Sri RanganAyaki is like a Sanjeevini-

Kalpala lathai to Sri RanganAthan. Her inherent beauty

does not need any additional ornaments . When such ornaments

are added by the kinkaris (servants ) of the inner chamber ,

then the samudhAya soundharyam (Collective beauty ) is enhanced

many fold and that dhivya Soundharyam captivates the Lord.

He falls under Her spell .If Sri Ranganaayaki of limitless

innate beauty is the life-giving creeper to JanArdhana-Rangan ,

then the ornaments added to enhance Her dhivya soundharyam

are like the budding , beautiful blossoms on that Kalpakaa

creeper.

 

The naamam "Janaarrdhanan" is the 128th Sahasra Naamam

of VishNu.The explanation given by Swamy ParAsara Bhattar

for this naamam is : " RakshAprathipakshAn janaan anapEkshO

ardhayathi ithi" He is the destroyer of persons , who are

antagonostic. He is known as Janaardhana , since He destroys

without expecting any outside help those , who are

antagonisitic to BhakthAs).Sri RanganAyaki is reognized as

"JanArdhana JeevikA " , the life-giving creeper of Her Lord.

She removes His aayAsams (fatigue/KaLaippu ) and restores

Him back to His erstwhile joyous state.She is like a moolikai

for Him ; She is the Rangaraja Jeevana Oushadhi. Her charm

and beauty is natural (SvabhAva Ramyam )and the adorning of

the beautiful jewelery (Sundara AabharaNams) makes Her

appear like a Kalpaka Creeper in bloom .The aabhraNams add

to Her natural beauty and enhance Her natural beauty like

the sweetness of milk enriched by the addition of Sugar.

 

Sri RanganAyaki ThAyAr ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Daasan, Oppilaippan Koil VaradAchAri SatakOpan