AlavandAr's sthotra ratnam - slokam 5

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Slokam 5:

 

namO namO yAmunAya yAmunAya namO nama:

 

namO namO yAmunAya yAmunAya namO nama:

 

 

 

mAthA piTha yuvataya sta nayA vibhooti:

 

sarvam yadEva niyamEna madanvayanAm

 

Adyasyana: kulapathE rvakulAbhirAmam

 

srImattadangriyugalam praNamAmi moordhnA:||

 

madanvayAnAm - those born in our clan, ya dEva - (which) nammaLwAr's sacred

feet, niyamEna - forever,

 

mAtA - loving like a mother, pitA - well wisher like a father, yuvataya: - being

source of pleasure like youthful womenfolk, tanayA: - protectful like children,

vibhooti: - luxurios like welath, sarvam - even a desired state different from

all these, na: - for us who belong to srimannAthamuni's sampradAyam, Adyasya -

the first Acharya, kulapatE: - one who is known as "praapanna jana kootastha" ,

vakulAbhirAmam - one who looks so captivating and adorning garland of "vakula"

flowers, srImat - luminous, tat - such a desirable , angriyugalam - pair of

feet, moordhnA - with my head, praNamAmi - I bow.

 

tAtparyam:

 

In this slOkam, Swami NammALwAr is paid obeisance. He is known by several names

srI satakOpa, pArAnkusha, vakuLAbharaNa, "vEdam tamiL saida perumAL" . He is

like a loving mother, well-wisher like a father, source of pleasure like

damsels, care taker like children, source of wealth (in the form of devotional

love) and all other desired states. I pay obiesance to the luminous pair of feet

of such a nammALwAr who is so captivating adorned by garland of vakuLa flowers.

 

AlavandAr tiruvadigalE saranam.

 

 

 

 

 

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