Guest guest Posted May 8, 2005 Report Share Posted May 8, 2005 SrI : Dear BhakthAs of Periya PerumAL : The 14th SlOkam compares Lord RanganAtha to the Ocean/Samudhram : MaNivara-ruchi-vaahee matsya-roopam dhadhAnO lalitha-dhavaLa-sankhO langayannEva vElAm vidhrutha-bhuvana-bhArO veekshyasE RangadhAman apara iva vapushmAnApagAnAnAmadheesa: Dr.S. PadmanAbhan's Comments on this slOkam **************************************************** The Lord of Srirangam is compared to an ocean containing many a precious gem ( MaNivara-ruchi-vaahee) , varieties of fish (matsya roopam dhadhAnO) and also white conches ( lalitha dhavaLa sankhO) . The Ocean never transgresses the limit ( langannEva vElAm ) and contains all the waters in itself ( Bhuvana-bhArO) . As for Lord RanganAtha , these same words can be applied in a double entendre manner to show His Saadharmyam (Similarity) with the Ocean . Lord RanganAtha is bedecked with a number of Jewels ( MaNivara-ruchi-vAhee) ; He too has the Matsyaa( as the form during the MatsyA incarnation = matsya-roopam-dhadhAnO) ; He holds a white conch named Paanchajanyam ( lalitha dhavala sankhO) ; He supports the Universe ( Bhuvana bhArA ) and does not waste time (vElA ) , that is , delay in saving His devotees from distress . Swamy ParAsara Bhattar's Introduction ****************************************** NaayantE ! Thou art the embodiment of another kind of Samudhram ( VadivudaitthAna vERu oru samudhram ) . You created the water first thru pancheekaraNam ( Mixing of panchabhUthams in different proportions to create different entities) : " nanmai punal paNNi , Naanmukhanaip-paNNi " . You created the benovolent water first and then Brahma dEvan . Sruthi states: " aapO vaa idhamagrE salilamEva Aaseeth " ( at the beginning of creation , water alone existed in the form of ocean ) . Therefore First srushti is Jalam / Samudhram . On that Ocean , the Lord rested on AdhisEshan ( ThAnOr peruneer tannuLLE thORRi , athanuL kaNN vaLarum ") . Brahma dEvan came next and the Lord entered inside him to create the four kinds of Srushti ( DevAs , humans , animals and insentients ) . To protect these four kinds of Srushti , the Lord willed to exist in the VyUha , Vibhava , antharyAmi and Archaa forms . Oh Lord of Srirangam ! You are now ready to enjoy Your Thirumanjanam to reduce the thApa thrayam of the Jeevans . Hence , it is appropriate to compare You to the Jala Tatthva- roopa Samudhram . Bhattar's commentary on the slOkam passages *************************************************** 1. MaNivara-ruchi-vaahee: The saamyam (Similarity between the Ocean and Yourself) is along these lines : Your hue is that of MaNi shyAmam ( of that of Indhra Neela gem) . Samudhram is described as " kuvalaya-daLa shyAmala ruchi: " . Both of You have the ShyAmaLa ruchi . 2. Matsya Roopam dhadhAna: You have been saluted as : " Matsya roopa ! NamOsthutE ! " . You took MatsyAvathAram . The Ocean ( Samudhram) houses gigantic fish forms like the whale and sharks ( Timimakara timingilAdhi mathsyai: athigahanO ) . 3. Lalitha dhavaLa sankha: NaayantE ! Sri RangarAjaa ! You adorn the white conch named Paanchajanyam in your hand . Samudhram has many conches inside it : " MalarmEl Mangayum Sangamum tanguhinRa alai kadal " . 4. LankayannEva vElAm : NaayantE ! You do not transgress the protocol (MaryAdhai) established by You ( MaryAdhAnAm cha lOkasya karthA KaarayithA cha Sa: ) . As for Samudhram , it never transgresses its shores ( YathA vElAm hi Saagara: "). 5. Vidhrutha bhuvana bhAra: NaayantE ! You support this earth and all the universes ( " VishNunA vidhrutE BhUmi : , Vaiyyam yEzhum kaNDAL PiLLai VaayuLE " ) . All the seven worlds were inside Your mouth as seen by Your mother YasOdhA ( SishumukhE dhrushtvA samastham jagath ) . As for samudhram , Bhuvana sabdham is Jala ParyAyam ( Jalam/ samudhram is another name/ParyAyam for bhuvanam/universe ). Hence , Samudhram can be considered as " Vidhrutha Bhuvana bhAra: " Oh RanganAthA ! There is thus saamyam between Yourself and Samudhram in many ways . SrI RanganAtha ParabrhamaNE Nama: Daasan , Oppiliappan KOil VaradAchAri Sadagopan Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka Srivan Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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