" Naama KusumamulachE" Krithi in Majestic SrI Raagam : Part II (ThiruvahIndhrapuram RathnAngi Kaimkaryam series: part 49)

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Dear BhakthAs of SrI Raamachandra!

 

Today , we will enjoy the moving krithi of Saint ThyagarAjA

on the Naama Kusuma anjali to SrI Raamachandran set in

SrI Raagam and dEsAdhi Taalam . It has been pointed out by

our AchAryaas like Swamy AaLavanthAr that the folded hands

(anjali and anjali bhaddha hastham of a Bhakthan ) melts

the heart of the Lord and He forgets about all the aparAdhams

done by the Jeevan earlier. When Naama Kusuma Anjali is added ,

then the unfettered DayA of the Lord breaks all bounds

and immerses us instantly in the nectar of the enjoyment of

His Dhivya MangaLa Vigraham and DhivyAthma Svaroopam.

That is the power of Naama KusumAnjali celebrated by

ThyAgarAja SwamigaL.

 

Pallavi

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Naama-kusumamulachE poojinchE

nara-janmamE janmamu manasaa

 

(meaning): Oh my mind ! That Saadhakan's life alone

is life , who performs aarAdhanam to the Lord through

the offer of nAma kusumAs ( flowers of His dhivya NaamAs)

That nara janmam alone reciting the Lord's thousand

names is worthy of salutation.Rest of the nara janmams

are just wasted lives not worthy of paying attention.

That nara janmam alone is worthy of recognition and

the rest are vyartha janmams ( futile and worthless births).

 

Anupallavi

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Sreeman-mAnasa kanaka peetamuna

chelaga jesikoni vara Siva Raama (Naama Kusuma)

 

(meaning): Oh my mind! That Saadhakan's life alone

is life , who worships and adores RaamA enshrined on

the golden throne of his own really auspicious mind.

As a human birth , that Saadhakan's life devoted

to the aarAdhanam of the Lord seated on the Golden

throne of his blessed mind is the most exemplary one

to follow by the rest. Siva here stands for auspiciousness

of Raama Naamam.

 

CharaNam

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naadhasvaramanu varanavarathnapu

vEdhikapi sakala leelA-vinOdhuni

nOdhuni , ParamAthmuni , SrIrAmuni

paadhamulanu , ThyagarAja-hrudhbhUshaNanuni

(Naama KusumamulachE poojimchE)

 

(Meaning): Oh my Mind! That blessed Saadhakan's life

alone is the most precious , who worships the sacred feet of

that Supreme Being with the flowers of His naamAs.

Such a blessed one , who makes those nAmA-floral offerings

(samarpaNams) at the feet of RaamA , the Supreme One ,

is the one with the most blessed life. Such a fortunate

Saadhakan places the Lord , who is the reveller of His leelas

such as the creation and sustenance of the universe on

the gem-bedecked throne of his heart made up of saptha

svarAs born out of Naadha. That reveller in the sport of

the universe is the jewel adorning the heart of

ThyagarAja.

 

The imagery that ThyAgarAja SwamigaL brings to

bear in this moving keerthanam is matchless.

He visualizes the splenderous saptha svarAs to

the dazzling nava rathnams forming the radiant

throne found in His heart , where the Lord of

AyOdhya , the Supreme One , is seated recieving

the Naama KusumAnjali.

 

ThyAgarAja compares the nAmAs of the Lord to flowers

(KusumAs). Even the most fresh flowers will fade and

lose their fragrance over time , but not the nAma kusumAs.

The nAmAs of the Lord uttered with vaathsalyam will

fall at His sacred feet as He sits on the throne

inside the BhakthA's heart and the fragrance of

the Naama KusumAs will be enhanced through contact

with the Lord's auspicious feet.

 

Here , ThyagarAja SwamigaL has an intimate conversation with

his mind (Maanasa sambhAshanam) and says that a human life

devoted to aarAdhanam of the Lord through archanaa consisting of

the flowers of the Lord's names is the only one worthy of

celebration and emulation.

 

In the anupallavi, SwaamigaL uses a phrase , " SrIman-mAnAsa "

to refer to the loftiness of the Mind that is fortunate

to have Raama seated on the golden throne recieving

Naama KusumAnjali from His blessed bhakthan . SrImad Sabdham

is usually added to sacred and auspicious entities (e.g).,

SrImad RaamAyaNam . This manas is no ordinary manas but

"SrImanmanas" says ThyagarAja SwamigaL . The loftines of

Maanasa aarAdhanam and MaanasIka Bhakthi is covered by

Swaamigal here.

 

SrImad Gaambheeryam ( the auspicous majesty ) of SrI Raagam

is the apt one for such a noble krithi of SwamigaL.

We might recall that the great Pancharathna Krithi of

"YentharO MahAnubhAvulu " was set in the same SrI Raagam

by ThyAgarAja SwamigaL .

 

Detailed significance of SrI Raagam in the context

of the above Pancha Rathna krithi (YentharO MahAnubhAvulu)

has been covered in the URL:

 

http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/feb2002/0027.html

 

The greatness of SrI Raagam and the Naama KusumAnjalis

housed in the Naattai Pancharathnam ( JagadhAnadhakArakA)

are covered in another earlier posting :

 

http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/feb98/0078.html

 

These postings cover the Naama KusumAnjali and

NaamArchanai ; their significance from a Vedic,

Upanishadic and PurANic point of view is covered

in the above posting ..

 

As adiyEn was writng these few lines , a MahAthmA called

and contributed 2,000$ for the ThiruvahIndhrapuram

RathnAngi Kaimkaryam especially at a time , when adiyEn

was disheartened about making progress on this Kaimkaryam

dear to the heart of many bhakthAs . adiyEn can not

describe in words the state of my gratitude to the leelAs of

the Lord . adiyEn is convinced that the Lord and AchAryA's

anugraham will take us to October 5 , 2003 (PurattAsi

SravaNam , the birth day of Thirumalai SrInivAsan and

Swamy Desikan ) , when the New AabharaNam of RathnAngi

would be presented to the Lord by His children from

all over the world at ThiruvahIndhrapuram . We are at

the 3 Lak Rupees stage of the Kaimkaryam with Lord's

anugraham and Your participation , adiyEn feels hopeful

to raise the remaining 7 laks needed to reach Kaimakrya

Poorthi(Completion of this Kaimkaryam) . Please , Please join

in this once-in-a life time kaimkaryam and recieve

SrIman NaarAyaNan's paripoorNa anugraham .This kamkaryam

is dear to the hearts of every SrI Vaishnavite AchArya.

adiyEn is only a tool in the Lord's hands.

 

Please enjoy the darsana soubhAgyam of

SrI HemAmbhuja Naayaki SamEtha SrI DevanAtha PerumAl

of ThiruvahIndhrapuram for whom this NoothanaAabharaNam

is being created by Master Jewelers from KeraLa :

 

http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/temples/tiruvahindrapuram/index.html

 

YentharO MahAnubhAvulu anthariki Vandhanamu,

SrI DeavanAtha CharaNou Saranamaham PrapadhyE,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan