sakala graha bala nIne

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Sri:

Srimathe Ramanujaya nama:

Dear devotees,

Sri Purandara dAsa(SrimanNArAyaNa bhaktA)had composed a

beautiful krti "sakala graha bala nInE" addressing none other than

NArAyaNA. I don't understand why srivaishNavAs see jAthakam/worship

demi-gods. Enjoy the song and its meaning. Watch the movie "swara

bhUSaNi" if possible. It's about Purandara's life.

 

sakala graha bala nInE sarasijAkshA |p|

nikhila vyApakanE vishwa rakshaka nIne |a|

 

 

Meaning : O Lord with eyes resembling lotus, you are the one who has

powers of all grahAs (planets), and protects the entire universe.

 

 

ravi candra budha nInE rAhu kEtuvu nIne

kavi guru shaniyu mangaLanu nInE

divarAthriyu nIne nava vidhAnavu nIne

bhavarOgahara nIne bEshajanu nInE |1|

 

 

Meaning :

 

You are sun, moon, venus, rahu,ketu,or any other planet. You

are day or night, you are the nine vidhAnAs (6 vedAngAs, mImAmsa,

nyAya, vyAkaraNa), you are the physician who can cure 'bhava' disease

(which makes us take birth in this world).

 

 

pakshmAsavu nIne parva kAlavu nIne

nakshatra yOga tithi karaNa nIne

akshayavAgi draupatiya mAnakAyda

pakshivAhana nIne rakshakanu nInE |2|

 

Meaning :

 

You are the pakshamAsa (the month which is suitable to give tarpaNa

to our forfothers), you are the parva kAla (eclipse), you are good

times or inauspicious times, you, the one who protected draupadi by

giving infinite saree, are the one who has garuDa as your vehicle and

protects everyone.

 

rtu vatsaravu nIne pruthivigAdiyu nInE

kratu hOma yagna sadgatiyu nInE

jitavAgiyennoDeya purandara viTalane

shrutige silukada apratima mahima nInE |3|

 

 

Meaning :

 

You are rtu vatsara, ugAdi (year begining), all kinds of hOmas, and

yagnas, you are the one to be reached (mOksha), O my Lord, purandara

viTala, you are the one who is beyond even the vEdAs (the one who

cannot be known just by vEdAs either).

 

AzhwAr EmperumAnAr Jeeyar TiruvadigaLE saraNam

nappinnai