The Ubiquitous Umbrella

[Guest guest]

Srimate SrivanSatakopa Sri

Vedanta Desika Yatindra Mahadesikaya nama:

 

The Ubiquitous Umbrella

 

For long, whenever a caricature is drawn of a Londoner, he has always

been picturised with a bowler hat on his head and an umbrella under

his arm. He may forget even his preferred breakfast of bacon and eggs

in the morning, but not to carry his umbrella, we are told. London

weather is said to be so nasty that precipitations occur frequently

and without notice-- hence its residents’ attachment to the

umbrella. We in India too like to carry an umbrella during the

monsoon season (which, alas, has become almost non-existent during

the last couple of years). And ladies prefer the umbrella during rain

or shine, to protect their lily-white complexions from the Sun. This

applies especially to Japanese ladies, whom you always find (at least

in movies) sporting trendy umbrellas in their hands—so much so

that it appears to be as much a part of Japanese traditional costume,

as the Kimono. However, as you would have observed, the umbrella

appears to be on its way out during recent years, replaced by

Raincoats, Duck-back wear and such-like, which provide comprehensive

and body-length protection against a downpour. The younger generation

perhaps considers the umbrella unfashionable and prefers to cover

itself with shiny plastic, leather and vinyl, as its answer to rains.

Before it becomes extinct, let us capture a few glorious glimpses of

the umbrella’s hoary history.

 

The Lord appears to have created us in His own mould, perhaps in the

fond hope that we would be as good and holy as He is. Though we have

belied His expectations, we do stick on to things that remind us of

our origins and parentage. We find, thus, that in carrying an

umbrella too, we are only copying Him.

 

My ever-critical daughter, peering over my shoulder, remarks,

“You have got away with quite a few wild statements in the

past. You have linked the most insignificant of things to the Lord,

like a speck of dust, a blade of grass, a strand of hair and even a

piece of stone. This time, however, you are going too far by trying

to connect a mere umbrella with Emperuman and are surely going to

fail! Let me see how you do it!”

 

Ruing the misfortune of having to answer to mere infants with

pretensions of being literary critics at sixteen and spurred on by

the compulsion of having to prove her wrong, I lay the following

lines before you, who are the final arbiters in the matter.

 

To repeat, it is very much the Lord who first held an umbrella.

Whenever you see sculptures of the DasAvatArAs, you find that each

avatAra is depicted with distinct items in the Lord’s hands.

For instance, you are able to recognise Sri Rama instantly by the bow

and arrow He holds stylishly, Sri Krishna by His flute, Sri Balarama

by the Plough and Sri Parasurama by the murderous axe slung over His

shoulder. Similarly, the observant among us would have definitely

noticed the distinctive feature of the VAmanAvatAra—the

Umbrella.

 

When the Lord makes His appearance at MahAbali’s asvamEdha yAga

in the form of an enchanting BrahmachAri, short and sweet, radiating

wisdom and penance, His attire is completely in tune with the role

adopted. As a BrahmachAri, He holds a Dandam (a stick of the PalAsa

tree) in His hand, has a belt of darbha grass, a yagyOpaveetam

sprawling resplendently in His chest and holds a Kamandalu or

water-container in His other hand. His chest is covered by deerskin,

which the Lord uses to hide the presence of the inseparable Sri

Mahalakshmi. Onlookers are so astounded by the beauty and splendour

of the small boy, that they rise to their feet automatically. They

wonder whether it is verily the Soorya BhagavAn who has honoured the

sacrifice with his presence, or the illustrious Agni himself. Such

was the impressive entry made by Emperuman at Bhrigukaccham on the

banks of the Narmada, where the asvamEdha yAga was in progress.

 

The point of this lengthy description is that the BhAgavata PurANa

tells us of one very important item held in the Lord’s hand,

viz., an Umbrella—

“Cchatram sadandam sajalam kamandalum vivEsa bibhrat hayamEdha

vAtam”. One wonders—against which element did the Lord

need protection, that He carried an umbrella? Was it against the

blazing Sun? It could not be, for the timely rise and set of the Sun

is attributed to his fear of the Lord—“bheeshOdEti

Soorya:” says the Taittiriyopanishad. Could it have been

against pouring rain? This again was not possible, for Varuna the

Deity of Waters, VAyu the Windgod and Indra the Chief of celestials,

all of whom jointly send down rains, are in equal fear of the Lord,

says the same Upanishad—“BheeshAsmAt VAta: pavatE,

bheeshAsmAt agnischa indrascha”.

 

We are told that the umbrella was a gift to the Lord by the heavens

above, just as the Yagyopaveetam was gifted by Brihaspati, the belt

of Munji grass by Kashyapa Maharshi, the kamandalu by BrahmA and so

on—“koupeenam AcchAdanam mAtA dyou: cchatram jagata:

patE:”

 

Does the umbrella’s association with the Lord stop with the

VAmanAvatArA? Not at all, as we shall see presently.

 

During the Ramavatara, in describing Sri Rama’s return from His

father’s palace without any of the trappings of the YuvarAjA

due to KaikEyI’s machinations, Kamban says,

 

“kuzhaikkindra kavari indri, kottra veN kudayum indri

azhaikkindra vidhi mun chella, Dharumam pin irangi Ega”

 

To Kousalya, who had been expecting Her darling’s return with

all the trappings of power like acolytes fanning Him on both sides, a

courtier holding aloft a decorated umbrella made of the purest of

white silk and so on, Sri Rama’s return unaccompanied by any of

the aforesaid adornments comes as a severe disappointment.

 

We see thus that the Umbrella has for long signified power, prestige

and honour. That this is true today too, even at much lower levels,

is seen from the lackey following the village landlord, holding an

umbrella over his head. And we find Emperors being described as

“Eka CchatrAdhipati”, indicating that their umbrella of

power extends over the whole world—this, however, is a

misnomer, for it is only Emperuman who could truthfully claim this

title, being the Supreme Lord of all the universes.

 

After His triumphant return from Lanka, Sri Rama accepts the throne of

Ayodhya at the request of Bharata. At the Coronation, signifying His

overlordship over all, a beautiful white umbrella is held over the

head of Sri Rama. The good fortune of holding the same falls to the

lot of Shatrughna—“Cchatram tu tasya jagrAha Shatrughna:

pANdaram shubham”.

 

If Sri Rama was accorded the honour of a ceremonial umbrella only at

His coronation, Sri Krishna managed to corner the same on the very

first day of His birth. It is raining cats and dogs, the

precipitation coming down in torrents, when Sri VasudEva leaves

KamsA’s prison for the safety of NandagOkulam, bearing the

just-born Krishna. He is worried what would happen to the infant, if

it were to be drenched in the downpour. He need not have been

concerned, for, the moment he stepped out of the prison, there was

AdisEsha, holding his hoods protectively over the Lord, ensuring that

not a drop of rain fell on the Paramapurusha’s tirumEni.

 

It is perhaps from this episode of the Strange Snake functioning as

the Lord’s umbrella, that Azhwars, come up with the following

formulation—

 

“chendrAl kudayAm irundAl singAsanamAm

nindrAl maravadiyAm—neeL kadaluL endrum

puNayAm maNi viLakkAm poompattAm, pulgum

aNayAm TirumArkku aravu”

..

Here too, the primacy of the Umbrella is evident from its being

mentioned ahead of the Lord’s throne, footwear, boat, luminous

lamp and the softest of beds.

 

We have seen that others hold an umbrella over the Lord’s head,

as a measure of protection, honour and adoration. Is there any

instance of Emperuman holding an umbrella over the heads of others?

Yes, indeed there is. He is so accessible and likes so much to mingle

with us, that He doesn’t shrink from performing even the most

menial of services for His ardent devotees.

 

The residents of Gokulam had the practice of performing poojA every

year to Indra, the Chief of Celestials, who ensured timely rains, so

essential for the sustenance of both man and cow. Sri Krishna, intent

on teaching arrogant Indra a lesson, convinced His father and GOpAs

that worship ought to be performed to the actual benefactors of

Gokulam, viz., the cows which showered wealth through their

munificent flood of milk, Brahmins who performed VEda pArAyaNam for

universal welfare and to the Govardhana hill, which was responsible

for the cows’ well being. The GOpAs, impressed by Sri

Krishna’s well-reasoned arguments, agreed and performed worship

to the aforesaid, ignoring Indra. Indra was furious at this and to

teach the ignorant cowherds a lesson they wouldn’t forget in a

hurry, sent down torrential rain, accompanied by terrifying claps of

thunder and continuous flashes of lightning, enough to blind the eye.

Due to the incessant rain, the entire Gokulam was almost submerged in

floods, with men, women and children shivering in the sharp wind and

drenched to their skins, not to speak of the cows and calves. And

there was absolutely no sign of the downpour letting up. All the

Gopas ran to Sri Krishna for succour. And the Lord came to their

rescue by holding up a huge umbrella, under which all of them could

stay safe and secure against the onslaught of rain and hail. And what

was this umbrella, which could accommodate hundreds of cowherds and

their families, along with the innumerable cows and calves of

Nandagokulam?

 

Assuring the shivering Gopas of immediate protection and to send a

strong signal to Indra, Sri Krishna, barely into His teens, just

plucked up the massive Goverdhana mountain with little effort (as if

it was just a toadstool) and held it up with a single hand for seven

continuous days, not even shifting a foot, affording protection to

all the residents, man and beast, of Nandagokulam. And Indra, having

found out to his chagrin that his powers were nothing before Sri

Krishna’s, stopped the rains and restored normalcy.

 

It is this episode, of the Lord having held a huge umbrella over His

devotees, which comes in for generous praise from all Azhwars.

 

Listen, for instance, to Sri Andal-“kundru kudayAi edutthAi guNam pOttri!”

 

Azhwars are so enamoured of the episode, of the little Lord having

held a massive mountain with His single palm for seven days together,

to protect unlettered cowherds and dumb cows and calves, that they

recount it time and again in their outpourings.

 

“malayai edutthu kal mAri kAtthu pasu nirai tannai

tolaivu tavirttha PirAn” says Sri Nammazhwar too.

 

However, I am forgetting the most obvious thing that comes to our

mind, when we talk about Umbrellas—they are the ones that Sri

Varadaraja sports magnificently over His majestic head, on the day of

the GarudOtsavam. These umbrellas are indeed stately specimens of

their species-- broad, wide and fitting in every way to the

Paramapurusha they serve. We are told by Sri DoddayAchAr Swamy that

these umbrellas are studded with precious stones, with their sides

decorated by pearls. It is indeed a great sight to witness Sri

Devadiraja adorned by these umbrellas.

A great roar of devotion rends the air, as Sri TEpperumAL , in all

Hismajesty and splendour, with a prasanna vadanam, withthe chAmarAs

waving gently, resplendent under thefamous umbrellas adorned with

pearls and preciousstones, appears at the temple entrance, ensconced

onSri Garuda.

 

It would appear that there is close competition between Sri Adisesha

and Sri Garuda, as to who would serve as an umbrella to the Lord.

For, during Sri Krishnavatara, Sri Andal tells us that VainatEya

circled overhead when the little Lord was tending to cows in the

meadows of Brindavanam, protecting the Paramatma from the blazing Sun

and thereby preventing His already dark body from acquiring a deeper

shade of black—

 

“mElAl paranda veyil kAppAn Vinatai siruvan siragennum

mElAppin keezh varuvAnai VirundAvanattE kaNdOmE”

 

It goes to the credit of the Umbrella that it is one of the items to

be offered to the Lord during daily worship or TiruvArAdhanam.

 

All of us may be having any number of umbrellas at home: we need,

however, to acquire one more—one which would afford us

comprehensive protection against a heat more cruel than that

generated by the Sun and more penetrating than mere torrents of rain.

This is the unbearable heat spawned by SamsAra, the unending and

vicious cycle of births and deaths.

Prapatti or Saranagati is the only umbrella, which can afford us the

shade of comfort against this heat. Once we surrender ourselves heart

and soul to the Lord, He gifts us this protective umbrella of

“abhayam”, providing us safety and security while we are

in this mundane land and unimaginable bliss at the end of this birth.

 

Srimate Sri LakshmINrisimha divya paduka sevaka SrivanSatakopa Sri

Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya nama:

Dasan, sadagopan

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>sadagopaniyengar <sadagopaniyengar

>The Ubiquitous Umbrella

>Fri, 16 Jul 2004 20:37:57 +0530

>

>

> Srimate SrivanSatakopa Sri Vedanta Desika Yatindra Mahadesikaya nama:

>

>

>

> The Ubiquitous Umbrella

>

>

>For long, whenever a caricature is drawn of a Londoner, he has always been

>picturised with a bowler hat on his head and an umbrella under his arm. He

>may forget even his preferred breakfast of bacon and eggs in the morning,

>but not to carry his umbrella, we are told. London weather is said to be so

>nasty that precipitations occur frequently and without notice-- hence its

>residents' attachment to the umbrella. We in India too like to carry an

>umbrella during the monsoon season (which, alas, has become almost

>non-existent during the last couple of years). And ladies prefer the

>umbrella during rain or shine, to protect their lily-white complexions from

>the Sun. This applies especially to Japanese ladies, whom you always find

>(at least in movies) sporting trendy umbrellas in their hands-so much so

>that it appears to be as much a part of Japanese traditional costume, as

>the Kimono. However, as you would have observed, the umbrella appears to

>be on its way out during recent years, replaced by Raincoats, Duck-back

>wear and such-like, which provide comprehensive and body-length protection

>against a downpour. The younger generation perhaps considers the umbrella

>unfashionable and prefers to cover itself with shiny plastic, leather and

>vinyl, as its answer to rains. Before it becomes extinct, let us capture a

>few glorious glimpses of the umbrella's hoary history.

>

>

>

>The Lord appears to have created us in His own mould, perhaps in the fond

>hope that we would be as good and holy as He is. Though we have belied His

>expectations, we do stick on to things that remind us of our origins and

>parentage. We find, thus, that in carrying an umbrella too, we are only

>copying Him.

>

>

>

> My ever-critical daughter, peering over my shoulder, remarks, "You have

>got away with quite a few wild statements in the past. You have linked the

>most insignificant of things to the Lord, like a speck of dust, a blade of

>grass, a strand of hair and even a piece of stone. This time, however, you

>are going too far by trying to connect a mere umbrella with Emperuman and

>are surely going to fail! Let me see how you do it!"

>

>

>

>Ruing the misfortune of having to answer to mere infants with pretensions

>of being literary critics at sixteen and spurred on by the compulsion of

>having to prove her wrong, I lay the following lines before you, who are

>the final arbiters in the matter.

>

>

>

>To repeat, it is very much the Lord who first held an umbrella. Whenever

>you see sculptures of the DasAvatArAs, you find that each avatAra is

>depicted with distinct items in the Lord's hands. For instance, you are

>able to recognise Sri Rama instantly by the bow and arrow He holds

>stylishly, Sri Krishna by His flute, Sri Balarama by the Plough and Sri

>Parasurama by the murderous axe slung over His shoulder. Similarly, the

>observant among us would have definitely noticed the distinctive feature of

>the VAmanAvatAra-the Umbrella.

>

>

>

>When the Lord makes His appearance at MahAbali's asvamEdha yAga in the form

>of an enchanting BrahmachAri, short and sweet, radiating wisdom and

>penance, His attire is completely in tune with the role adopted. As a

>BrahmachAri, He holds a Dandam (a stick of the PalAsa tree) in His hand,

>has a belt of darbha grass, a yagyOpaveetam sprawling resplendently in His

>chest and holds a Kamandalu or water-container in His other hand. His chest

>is covered by deerskin, which the Lord uses to hide the presence of the

>inseparable Sri Mahalakshmi. Onlookers are so astounded by the beauty and

>splendour of the small boy, that they rise to their feet automatically.

>They wonder whether it is verily the Soorya BhagavAn who has honoured the

>sacrifice with his presence, or the illustrious Agni himself. Such was the

>impressive entry made by Emperuman at Bhrigukaccham on the banks of the

>Narmada, where the asvamEdha yAga was in progress.

>

>

>

>The point of this lengthy description is that the BhAgavata PurANa tells us

>of one very important item held in the Lord's hand, viz., an Umbrella-

>

>"Cchatram sadandam sajalam kamandalum vivEsa bibhrat hayamEdha vAtam". One

>wonders-against which element did the Lord need protection, that He carried

>an umbrella? Was it against the blazing Sun? It could not be, for the

>timely rise and set of the Sun is attributed to his fear of the

>Lord-"bheeshOdEti Soorya:" says the Taittiriyopanishad. Could it have been

>against pouring rain? This again was not possible, for Varuna the Deity of

>Waters, VAyu the Windgod and Indra the Chief of celestials, all of whom

>jointly send down rains, are in equal fear of the Lord, says the same

>Upanishad-"BheeshAsmAt VAta: pavatE, bheeshAsmAt agnischa indrascha".

>

>

>

>We are told that the umbrella was a gift to the Lord by the heavens above,

>just as the Yagyopaveetam was gifted by Brihaspati, the belt of Munji grass

>by Kashyapa Maharshi, the kamandalu by BrahmA and so on-"koupeenam

>AcchAdanam mAtA dyou: cchatram jagata: patE:"

>

>

>

>Does the umbrella's association with the Lord stop with the VAmanAvatArA?

>Not at all, as we shall see presently.

>

>

>

>During the Ramavatara, in describing Sri Rama's return from His father's

>palace without any of the trappings of the YuvarAjA due to KaikEyI's

>machinations, Kamban says,

>

>

>

>"kuzhaikkindra kavari indri, kottra veN kudayum indri

>

>azhaikkindra vidhi mun chella, Dharumam pin irangi Ega"

>

>

>

>To Kousalya, who had been expecting Her darling's return with all the

>trappings of power like acolytes fanning Him on both sides, a courtier

>holding aloft a decorated umbrella made of the purest of white silk and so

>on, Sri Rama's return unaccompanied by any of the aforesaid adornments

>comes as a severe disappointment.

>

>

>

> We see thus that the Umbrella has for long signified power, prestige and

>honour. That this is true today too, even at much lower levels, is seen

>from the lackey following the village landlord, holding an umbrella over

>his head. And we find Emperors being described as "Eka CchatrAdhipati",

>indicating that their umbrella of power extends over the whole world-this,

>however, is a misnomer, for it is only Emperuman who could truthfully claim

>this title, being the Supreme Lord of all the universes.

>

>

>

>After His triumphant return from Lanka, Sri Rama accepts the throne of

>Ayodhya at the request of Bharata. At the Coronation, signifying His

>overlordship over all, a beautiful white umbrella is held over the head of

>Sri Rama. The good fortune of holding the same falls to the lot of

>Shatrughna-"Cchatram tu tasya jagrAha Shatrughna: pANdaram shubham".

>

>

>

>If Sri Rama was accorded the honour of a ceremonial umbrella only at His

>coronation, Sri Krishna managed to corner the same on the very first day of

>His birth. It is raining cats and dogs, the precipitation coming down in

>torrents, when Sri VasudEva leaves KamsA's prison for the safety of

>NandagOkulam, bearing the just-born Krishna. He is worried what would

>happen to the infant, if it were to be drenched in the downpour. He need

>not have been concerned, for, the moment he stepped out of the prison,

>there was AdisEsha, holding his hoods protectively over the Lord, ensuring

>that not a drop of rain fell on the Paramapurusha's tirumEni.

>

>

>

>It is perhaps from this episode of the Strange Snake functioning as the

>Lord's umbrella, that Azhwars, come up with the following formulation-

>

>

>

>"chendrAl kudayAm irundAl singAsanamAm

>

> nindrAl maravadiyAm-neeL kadaluL endrum

>

> puNayAm maNi viLakkAm poompattAm, pulgum

>

>aNayAm TirumArkku aravu"

>

>.

>

>Here too, the primacy of the Umbrella is evident from its being mentioned

>ahead of the Lord's throne, footwear, boat, luminous lamp and the softest

>of beds.

>

>

>

>We have seen that others hold an umbrella over the Lord's head, as a

>measure of protection, honour and adoration. Is there any instance of

>Emperuman holding an umbrella over the heads of others? Yes, indeed there

>is. He is so accessible and likes so much to mingle with us, that He

>doesn't shrink from performing even the most menial of services for His

>ardent devotees.

>

>

>

>The residents of Gokulam had the practice of performing poojA every year to

>Indra, the Chief of Celestials, who ensured timely rains, so essential for

>the sustenance of both man and cow. Sri Krishna, intent on teaching

>arrogant Indra a lesson, convinced His father and GOpAs that worship ought

>to be performed to the actual benefactors of Gokulam, viz., the cows which

>showered wealth through their munificent flood of milk, Brahmins who

>performed VEda pArAyaNam for universal welfare and to the Govardhana hill,

>which was responsible for the cows' well being. The GOpAs, impressed by Sri

>Krishna's well-reasoned arguments, agreed and performed worship to the

>aforesaid, ignoring Indra. Indra was furious at this and to teach the

>ignorant cowherds a lesson they wouldn't forget in a hurry, sent down

>torrential rain, accompanied by terrifying claps of thunder and continuous

>flashes of lightning, enough to blind the eye. Due to the incessant rain,

>the entire Gokulam was almost submerged in floods, with men, women and

>children shivering in the sharp wind and drenched to their skins, not to

>speak of the cows and calves. And there was absolutely no sign of the

>downpour letting up. All the Gopas ran to Sri Krishna for succour. And the

>Lord came to their rescue by holding up a huge umbrella, under which all of

>them could stay safe and secure against the onslaught of rain and hail. And

>what was this umbrella, which could accommodate hundreds of cowherds and

>their families, along with the innumerable cows and calves of Nandagokulam?

>

>

>

>Assuring the shivering Gopas of immediate protection and to send a strong

>signal to Indra, Sri Krishna, barely into His teens, just plucked up the

>massive Goverdhana mountain with little effort (as if it was just a

>toadstool) and held it up with a single hand for seven continuous days, not

>even shifting a foot, affording protection to all the residents, man and

>beast, of Nandagokulam. And Indra, having found out to his chagrin that his

>powers were nothing before Sri Krishna's, stopped the rains and restored

>normalcy.

>

>

>

>It is this episode, of the Lord having held a huge umbrella over His

>devotees, which comes in for generous praise from all Azhwars.

>

>

>

> Listen, for instance, to Sri Andal-"kundru kudayAi edutthAi guNam

>pOttri!"

>

>

>

>Azhwars are so enamoured of the episode, of the little Lord having held a

>massive mountain with His single palm for seven days together, to protect

>unlettered cowherds and dumb cows and calves, that they recount it time and

>again in their outpourings.

>

>

>

>"malayai edutthu kal mAri kAtthu pasu nirai tannai

>

>tolaivu tavirttha PirAn" says Sri Nammazhwar too.

>

>

>

>However, I am forgetting the most obvious thing that comes to our mind,

>when we talk about Umbrellas-they are the ones that Sri Varadaraja sports

>magnificently over His majestic head, on the day of the GarudOtsavam. These

>umbrellas are indeed stately specimens of their species-- broad, wide and

>fitting in every way to the Paramapurusha they serve. We are told by Sri

>DoddayAchAr Swamy that these umbrellas are studded with precious stones,

>with their sides decorated by pearls. It is indeed a great sight to witness

>Sri Devadiraja adorned by these umbrellas.

>

>A great roar of devotion rends the air, as Sri TEpperumAL , in all His

>majesty and splendour, with a prasanna vadanam, with

>the chAmarAs waving gently, resplendent under the

>famous umbrellas adorned with pearls and precious

>stones, appears at the temple entrance, ensconced on

>Sri Garuda.

>

>

>

>It would appear that there is close competition between Sri Adisesha and

>Sri Garuda, as to who would serve as an umbrella to the Lord. For, during

>Sri Krishnavatara, Sri Andal tells us that VainatEya circled overhead when

>the little Lord was tending to cows in the meadows of Brindavanam,

>protecting the Paramatma from the blazing Sun and thereby preventing His

>already dark body from acquiring a deeper shade of black-

>

>

>

>"mElAl paranda veyil kAppAn Vinatai siruvan siragennum

>

> mElAppin keezh varuvAnai VirundAvanattE kaNdOmE"

>

>

>

>It goes to the credit of the Umbrella that it is one of the items to be

>offered to the Lord during daily worship or TiruvArAdhanam.

>

>

>

>All of us may be having any number of umbrellas at home: we need, however,

>to acquire one more-one which would afford us comprehensive protection

>against a heat more cruel than that generated by the Sun and more

>penetrating than mere torrents of rain. This is the unbearable heat spawned

>by SamsAra, the unending and vicious cycle of births and deaths.

>

>Prapatti or Saranagati is the only umbrella, which can afford us the shade

>of comfort against this heat. Once we surrender ourselves heart and soul to

>the Lord, He gifts us this protective umbrella of "abhayam", providing us

>safety and security while we are in this mundane land and unimaginable

>bliss at the end of this birth.

>

>

>

>Srimate Sri LakshmINrisimha divya paduka sevaka SrivanSatakopa Sri Narayana

>Yatindra Mahadesikaya nama:

>

>Dasan, sadagopan

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka

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