Sri Vilakkoli Perumal, Thoopul/ThirutthaNkA dhivya Desam: Nithya AarAdhana kaimkaryam for VilakkoLi PerumAL and Swamy Desikan : Part VIII: Fifth SlOkam

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SrI:

 

Dear BhakthAs:

 

Today , adiyEn will cover the Fifth slOkam

of Sri SaraNAgathi DhIpikai , where Swamy Desikan

uses double entendre(slEdai) to link the ThirumEni of

the Lord of ThirutthaNkA and the Lakshmi Saras

from which SrI Maragathavalli ThAyAr arose:

 

Swamin GabhIra-subhagam sramahAri pumsAm

Maadhurya-ramyamanagam maNibhnaga-dhrusyam

VEgaantharE vithunuthE prathiBhimbha-sObhAm

LakshmIsara: sarasijAsrayam-angakam tE---(5)

 

(Meaning): Oh Lord of ThirutthaNkA! Your ThirumEni

with its beautiful limbs is majestic and beautiful

(just as the LakshmI saras , which is deep and

beautiful); the beauty of Your ThirumEni removes

all the samsaaric afflictions of those , who are blessed

to have the darsana soubhAgyam ( just like LakshmI saras ,

which provides relief for the heat of summer for those ,

who dip in it ); Your ThirumEni is most bhOgyam ( just like

the enjoyable aspect of dip in the cool waters of LakshmI

Saras in the scorching summer); Your ThirumEni has all

saamudhrikA LakshaNam and hence it is blemishless ( just like

the LakshmI Saras has untainted water);Your ThirumEni is

like a beautiful piece of Indhra Neelam gem ( Just like

the deep blue waters of LakshmI Saras); Your ThirumEni

is the place of residence of MahA LakshmI/Maragathavalli

( just like the Lakshmi Saras is the home for lotuses);

Both Your ThirumEni and LakshmI Saras are adjascent to

Vegavathi river and Your shadows are beautifully

reflected in the middle of that river. Both Your

ThirumEni and LakshmI Saras have a lot in common.

 

Additional Comments: The key passage in this slOkam ,

where Swamy Desikan uses the slEdai playfully are :

" SwAmin! tE angam ,LakshmI Sara: VEgAntharE prathiBhimba

SObhAm vithanutE ".The place where the Lord's ThirumEni's

beauty and that of LakshmI Saras is the middle of

the river VEgavathi , where both are reflected as

Bhimbha-Prathibhimbham . The Lord's ThirumEni with its

blemishless limbs (anagam )are most enjoyable,majestic

and beautiful( maadhurya ramyam, gabhIram and subhagam).

Those captivating limbs on enjoyment removes the heat of samsAric

afflictions ( pumsAm Srama haari). The hue of the Lord's ThirumEni

resembles a piece of dark blue stone ( MaNi bhanga dhrusyam).

It is also the place of residence of ThAyAr ( SarasijA aasrayam).

Swamy Desikan suggests Lakshmi Saras to have attributes that

remind one of the ThirumEni of DhIpa PrakAsan and enjoys

both of them as Bhimbha-Prathibhimbham in the middle of fast

flowing (VEgavathi) river .

 

Sri Maragathavalli SamEtha Sri DhIpa PrakAsa ParabhramaNE Nama:

Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam,

Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SaThakOpan(Sadagopan)

 

P.S: Please come and join us in the NithyArAdhana Kaimkaryam

for Swamy Desikan and ThirutthaNkA Dhivya Dampathis. Your

participation and support for even a day's AarAdhanam will

be most appreciated by the Trust.