AdiyEn's Sep 10-17 visit to India : Part XII / ThirukkOshtiyUr Visi

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SrI:

 

Dear BhakthAs:

 

Today , we will study the Fourth paasuram of Thirumangai

on ThirukkOttiyUrAn .

 

Fourth Paasuram :

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yErum yERi ilangum oNN mazhup-paRRum Isarkku isainthu udambilOr

kooRu thAnn kodutthAn Kula-maamatkku- iniyAn

nARu saNpaka mallikai malar pulhi inniLa-vaNDu

nall naRum tERal vaay madukkum ThirukkottiyUrAnE

 

(Meaning) : The Lord of ThirukkOttiyUr , who presented His

broad chest as the fitting palace for the residence of Sri DEvi

wished to confer a boon on His grandson , Rudran , who has

the bull as his vAhanam and a beautiful mazhu ( short club

with an axe at its side) as his weapon . Thus , ThirukkOttiyUrAn

demonstrated His soulabhyam and souseelya guNams by

accomodating Rudran on the right side of His sacred body

( ThirumEni) . At His dhivya dEsam of ThirukkOttiyUr , the honey

bees enjoy honey from the fragrant Mallikai(Jasmine) flowers

and wander around performing Hari Naama sankeerthanam .

 

Fifth Paasuram

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Vanga-maa-kadal-vaNNan Maa-maNivaNNan viNNavar-kOmAn

madhu-malart-thongal NeeNN-mudiyAn NediyAn padi kadanthAn

mangul-thOy-maNi-maada veNN-koDi maaham-meethu uyarnthu yERi

vaan-uyar thingaL-thAnn-aNavum ThirukkOttiyUrAnE

 

(Meaning): The Lord of ThirukkOttiyUr has the svabhAvam

( intrinsic nature) as the deep ocean housing all mysteries.

He has a lustrous glow like a bluish-black gem . He is the Lord of

Nithya sooris like AdhisEshan and Garudan . He adorns a tall crown

on His siras . In His avathAram as Thrivikraman , He measured

the entire universe with One step. At His dhivya dEsam of

ThirukkOttiyUr , the gem-laden mansions carrying white

banners reach up to the sky , where the Moon roams .

the height of the sky .

 

The dhana (material wealth) samruddhi (abundance) of

the blessed citizens of this dhivya dEsam is referred to here .

 

Paasuram 6

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Kaavalan Ilangaikku iRai kalanga charam sela uytthu

maRRavan yEvalam tavirtthAn yennayALudai EmpirAn

naavalam bhuvi mannar vanthu vaNanga Maal uEaihinrathu

ingu yena Devar vanthu iRainjum ThirukkOttiyUrAnE

 

Here the glories of the AkAr vaachya Sarva rakshakan

( the protector of all celebrated by the letter "A" in PraNavam)

is celebrated as One , who incarnated as Lord Raamachandran

to rid the world of the dangers posed by RaavaNan , the king of

LankApuri. Azhwar describes the scene , where the kings of

Jambhu dhveepam -- celebrated in VishNu purANam--

and the dEvAs from the celestial regions throng to have

the blessed darsanam of ThirukkOttiyUrAn .

 

(Meaning) : Here at ThirukkOttiyUr , my Sarva Swamy resides ;

He is the protector of all and took the Vibhava avathAram as

Raamabhadran to destroy the power of the arrows of

the king of Lankaa (RaavaNan) with the power of His

own arrows and destroyed him in the battle . He is worshipped by

the assembly of kings from Jambhu Dhveepam ( Naavalam Bhuvi) .

Here resides with delight Soumya NaarAyaNan and is the object of

worship by the Muppatthu mukkODi dEvAs.

 

One Srimath BAgavatha SlOkam spells out the importance of

worshipping Lord Raamachandra by all including DevAs , Humans

asurAs (VibhishaNa) or animals ( Monkeys , Bears as in RaamAvathAram):

 

surOsurO vaapyaTa vaanarO nara:

sarvAthmanA ya: sukruthaj~nam utthamam

bhajEtha Raamam manujAkruthim Harim

ya: uttharAnanayathkOsalAndhivam

 

--- Srimath BhAgavatham : 5.19.8

 

(Meaning) : Whether one is Dean or asuran or human or a monkey ,

they should all make a special effort to worship Raamachandran.

He is the Supreme among the gods . He will never forget anyone ,

who makes even a small effort to perform aarAdhanam for Him .

One should therefore worship the most merciful Lord of Utthara-

Kosala dEsam , whose citizens were lifted to Sri Vaikuntam at

the end of His avathAram .

 

The manthram for the worship of Raamachandran offered by

Sukha Brahmam in Srimath Bhaagavatham is :

 

Om namO BhagavathE Utthama slOkAya nama aarya lakshaNa

seela-vrathAya nama upasikshithAthmana upAsitha-lOkAya nama:

Saadhu-vaadha-nikashaNAya namO BrahmaNya-dEvAya MahApurushAya

MahA-RaajAya Nama ithi

 

-- Srimath Bhaagavatham : 5.19.3

 

(Meaning): Salutations to the Utthama slOki , who is the embodiment of

PraNavam ! NamaskArams to the Lord , who has the suspicious conduct

and vows of the revered elders ! Salutations to the Lord , who has absolute

control over His indhriyams(senses) and who is fully familiar with the ways

of the world ! NamaskArams to the lofty One , who is the reference object

( urai kall) for the Saadhus ( Knowledgable about VedAs). He is very fond of

those Veda Viths. NamaskArams to that PurushOtthaman and Emperor of

the Universe , Sri Raamachandran !

 

Soumya NaarAyaNa ParabrahmanE Nama:

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VraradAchAri Sadagopan