Sri Raama Navami Season 2005 : SankshEpa RaamayaNaPaarAyaNam : Part II

[Guest guest]

SrI:

 

Sri SeethA LakshmaNa Bharatha Sathrugna Hanumath

SamEtha Sri Raghunandhana ParabrahmaNE Nama:

 

Sage Naaradha responded positively and acknowledged that the combination of

such vast assembly of KalyANa guNAs in one "human Being " is rare ( Bahava :

GuNA: dhurlabhaa: ) and yet there is One , who has all these GunAs embodied

in Him . Sage Naaradha came straight to the point without too much beating around:

 

IshvAku vamsaprabhavO RaamO naama janai: srutha:

niyathAthmA MahAveeryO dhyuthimAn dhruthimAn vasee ----(I.1.8)

 

(Meaning): Yes, there is such a MahA Purushan , who is born in the IshvAku

vamsam . He is adored by the citizens of AyOdhya as the most endearing One .

He is of unwavering temperament (niyathAthmA ) , avikAran . His mind is fully

under His control He is MahA Veeran. He has a lustrous body . He is the embodiment

of Jn~Anam and dharmam . He is the abode of dhairyam (Courage )and dhruthi

( filled with aanandham and preethi towards all ) .

 

Sage Naaradha mplied here that in this sampratham lOkam , such a MahA GuNavaan

has hid His Parathvam and mingles with such soulabhyam among all of us .

 

In the 9th slOkam of this first Sargam , Sage Naaradhar continued saluting

the exquisite guNams of the Prince of AyOdhyaa:

BuddhimAn NeethimAn VaagmiSrimAn sathrunibarhaNa :

vipulAmsO Mahaa Bhaahu: kamBugrIvO mahAhanu: ----( I.1.9)

 

BuddhimAn : He is a Sarvaj~nan ( Omniscient) ; NeethimAn : He conducts Himself

according to the ancient ways established by the VedAs and His AchAryAs ; Vaagmee:

He is with the most auspicious speech illuminated by Vedic wisdom ( saanga Veda

PrachArakan) . SreemAn : He is the possessor of PoorNa Iswaryam . SathruniniBarhaNa:

Destroyer of His enemies ; VipulAmsu:one with broad shoulders ; Mahaa BhAhu:

One with mighty arms ; KamBhugreeva: One with neck like a conch ;MahAhanu:

One with muscular neck .

 

In the next two slOkams , Sage Naaradhar loses himself in the description of

the soundharyam of the limbs of Lord Ramachandra and attempts to bring

before Sage Vaalmki , the SamudhAya avayava sEvai of the DaasaraTi . These

carefully chosen words of Sage Naaradhar can easily be transformed in to

a NaamAvaLi by us :

 

MahOraskAya Nama: One with Broad Chest

 

MahEshvAsAya Nama: One with a celebrated , big Bow

 

GooDajathravE nama: One with His shoulder bladess hidden well by flesh

 

arindhamAya Nama: One who wins over His enemies with His prowess in the battle field

 

Sathru niBharhaNAya nama: One who controls His enemies with a mere HoonkAram

 

aajAnubhAhavE nama: One with the SaamudhrikA lakshaNam of arms extending

down to His knees.

 

SusirAya nama: One with the most beautiful face .

 

SulalADAya Nama: One with a beautiful forehead .

 

SuvikramAyA nama: One who has the majestic gait like an elephant or Lion or Tiger

 

SamAya Nama: One whose limbs are in equal proportions without being too short or too long.

 

Sama VibhakthAngAya Nama: One who has proportionate limbs beautifying each other .

 

snigdha-varNAya Nama: NeelamEgha SyAmaLan ( Dhrushti chitthApahAri ) .

 

PrathApavathE nama: One known for His ParAkramam .

 

peenavakshAya Nama:One with fleshy chest ( Before He was saluted as MahOraska: )

 

VisAlAkshAya Nama:One with broad eyes extending up to His ears .

 

LakshmeevathE nama:One with incomparable lustre( Before His Iswaryam was saluted: SreemAn )

 

SubhalakshaNAya Nama:One with all the 32 SaamudhrikA LakshaNams .

 

>From Here on ( SlOkam I.1.12 to I.1.16) , Sage Naaradhar instructs Sage Vaalmeeki on

the other auspicious attributes of the son of King DasraTa :

Dharmajn~a: Sathyasandhsccha prajAnAm cha hithE ratha:

yasasvee cha Jn~anasampanna: suchir-vasya: samAdhimAn ---I.1.12

 

(Meaning) : He is fully familiar with all the SaamAnya and VisEsha dharmams .

He never swerves from the vows He made . He is ever truthful to His words.

He is always interested in the welfare of His subjects . He has a great reputation.

He is the house of Tatthva Jn~Anam . He is SuddhAchAran . He has reverence

for His elders. He always comes to the right conclusion after fair minded

examination of all aspects of a question before Him .

 

PrajApathi sama: SreemAn DhAthaa ripunishoodhana:

 

rakshithaa sarva lOkasya dharmasya parirakshithaa

rakshithaa svasya dharmasya svajanasya cha rakshithaa ---( I.1.13)

 

(Meaning) : He is equivalent to PrajApathi ( Brahmaa) ; He is forever associated

with MahA Lakshmi ; He si the nourisher of the World ; He is the destroyer of

internal ( aandhra) enemies like Kaama-KrOdhams .

 

He is the protector of all the worlds (SarvalOkasya rakshitha: ) . He is especially

the protector of the lOka Dharmam (dharmasya Parirakshithaa) as well as

His own dharmam (Svasya dharmasya rakshithaa) . He takes good care of

His Bhandhu janams through the offer of protecton (Svasya rakshitha: ) .

 

Veda VedAnga Tatthvajn~a: dhanurvEdE cha nishtitha:

Sarva-saasthrArtha tatthvajn~a: smruthimaan prthibhAnavAn ---( I.1.14)

 

(Meaning) : He is fully familiar with the meanings of VedAs and its angams like

Niruktha-VyAkaraNams et al . He is especially adept in Dhanur vEdam . He is

an expert in comprehending the inner and true meanings of all Saasthrams.

He never forgets what He has leant from His AchAryAs and elders . Through

His sharp intelelct , He is capable of grasping even tatthvams that He was

not familiar with until then ( Prathibhaa mathi) .

 

SarvalOka priya: saadhu: adheenAthmaa vichakshaNa:

sarvathAabhigatha: sadhbhi: samudhra iva sindhubhi: ---( I.1.15)

 

(Meaning) : He has love for all the beings of the world . He has utthama anushtAnam

( Saadhu: = conduct and observance) . He has a majestic svabhAvam ( way of

carrying Himself) . He clearly comprehends all things ( vichakshaNa: ) . He is

attained by the people of good conduct like the rivers reach the Ocean naturally .

 

Aarya: sarva-samascchaiva sadhaika-priyadarsana:

sa cha sarva-guNOpEta: KousalyAnandha-vardhana: ----( I.1.16)

 

(Meaning) : He is sulabhan (easy to access) ; He is noble (aarya: ) . He is

soulabhyan : He can be approached by anyone independent of the differences in

Jaathi , GuNam , aachAram and Kulam . He is Sarva MangaLa Vigrahan ( He is

the embodiment of bodily beauty ) and dhivyAthma guNa sampannan ( abode of

all auspicious attributes) . He is the generator of ever growing happiness of

His dear Mother , KousalyA ( KOusalyA SuprajA Raaman) .

 

Now , Sage Naaradhar makes many comparisons ( UdhAraNams) to

highlight the matchless guNams of the Prince of AyOdhyAa:

 

Samudhra iva ghaambheeryE dhairyENa Himavaaniva

VishNunaa sadhrusO veeryam sOmavath priyadarsana: ---I.1.17

 

kaalAgni sadhrusa: krOdhE kashamayaa pruTvee-sama:

dhanadEnasamas-thyAgE sathyE dharma ivApara: ---( I.1.18)

 

In souseelyam , He is deep like the ocean ; in courage , He is mighty like

the Himaya parvatham ; in parAkramam , He is lofty like VishNu ;He is most

pleasing to look at and enjoy like Chandran .

 

When He gets angry , He is like the fire seen during deluge, which destroys

every thing . In patience , He is comparable to Earth . In speaking the truth ,

He is a veritable dharma dEvathai .

 

Thus Sage Naradhar sets the stage to enthuse Sage Vaalmiki to write about

the glorious charithram of Lord Raamachandran through description of

the guNams of the ParamAthma , who has assumed the human form

to mingle with fellow humans and teach them about dharmAnushtAnam .

This then was the intent of Sage Naaradhar and He succeeded in His efforts.

 

>From the 19th slOkam dealing with the intent of KIng DasaraTan to crown

Raamachandran as the YuvarAjaa to the 94th slOkam of this sargam ,

the entire Srimad RaamaayaNam is succinctly (samkshEpam ) covered .

 

I wish you a Happy Sri Raama Navami Celebration and recital of

Sri Raghuveera Gadhyam or PeriyavAcchAn PiLLai's Paasurapadi RaamAyaNam

or the Fidst Sargam of Baala KaaNDam , SrImadh RaamAyaNam on the avathAra

dinam of our Lord .

 

Sri Raamachandraath Param Kimapi Tatthvam na jaanE ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan KOil VaradAchAri Sadagopan