AlavandAr's stotra ratnam - slOkam 6

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namO namO yAmunAya yAmunnAya namo nama:

namO namO yAmunAya yAmunnAya namo nama:

 

Slokam 6:

 

yanmmoordhnimE srutisirassu cha bhAti yasminnasmatmanOratha pathassakalassamEti

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stoshyAmina: kuladhanam kuladaivatam tatpAdAravindsmaravindavilOchanasya||

 

yat - which divine feet, mE - my, moordni - in my head, cha - and, sruti -(on)

vedas,

sirassu - on the heads (in the vEdAnthas), bhAti - is shining, yasmin -

in which two lotus feet, sakala - entire, asmat + manOratha + patha: - the path

to the fulfilment of my desires, samEti - merge, na: - to us, kuladhanam

kuladaivatham -

is the family treasure and deity, aravindavilOchanasya tatpAdAravindam -

paramAtma

whose eyes are like magnificent lotus flowers, stOshyAmi - I sing in praise of.

 

tAtparyam:

 

SrimannArAyanA's divine feet shine on my head. They also shine on the vEdAnthas.

The path to the fulfilment of my desires also merge in those feet. I sing in

the praise of the divine feet of paramAtma whose eyes are magnificent like the

fully bloomed lotus flowers. I consider these divine feet as our family treasure

and deity.

 

Note:

 

While describing bhagavAn's divine eyes and feet often an analogy to lotus

flower is drawn by most poetic composers. This is because there is nothing else

even nearly equal. Whereas Swami nammAlwAr in tiruvoimozhi 3-10-2 concludes

"katturaikkil tAmarai nin kaN pAdam kai ovva" meaning that the lotus flower

can never be equal to His eyes and feet.

 

AlavandAr tiruvadigalE saranam.

 

 

 

 

 

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