Meaning of Sri Ramachandra srithapaarijAtha

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SrI:

 

Dear Raama Bhakthai :

 

This is a slOkam recited by those who perform

RaamAyaNa ParAyaNam at the end of the day's

PaarAyaNam or 7 or 9 days PaarAyaNam of

Sundara KaaNDam .

 

This slOkam is sung at the end of Karnatic Music concerts

by the likes of Sangeetha Kalaanidhs Ariyakkudi RaamAnuja IyengAr

and Semmangudi SrinivAsa Iyer .It is a MangaLa slOkam to

conclude the concert .

 

The Meaning is :

 

May Lord Raamachandra , who is like the wish-granting PaarijAtha Tree

to those who seek his AasrayaNam ( protection as SaraNAgathAs) confer

always all MangaLams ( auspiciousness) !

 

May Sri Raamachandran , the ocean of all all KalyANa GuNams

( Abode of all auspicious attributes ) bless me with all lasting

MangaLams !

 

May that honey bee circling around the lotus-like (enchanting) face of

SithA PirAtti confer all mangaLams on me that last permanently !

 

That Lord Raama chandra is Aasritha PaarijAtham ( Divine wish-granting

kalpaka

tree) is a reassuring thought to all Raama BhakthAs . The word Aasritha is

chosen to

emphasize the fact that Srimath RaamAyaNam is SaraNAgathy Saasthram and

every

one of the KhANDams deal with Lord's Abhaya PradhAnam . Swamy Desikan has

blessed us

with a blessed work ( SrI Sookthi ) named Abhaya PradhAna Saaram to clebrate

this Aasritha PaarijAtham aspec tof Sri Raamachandra, the KaruNAmaya Moorthy

..

 

The salutation to the Lord , " Samastha KalyANa GuNa ambhurAsi: " is

a celebration of the Lord following the Ubhaya Linga soothram of

Sage VyAsA's Brahma Soothrams . Here the Para Brahmam is identified

as SavisEsha Brahman ( abode of all KalyANa guNams and free from

any hEya guNams ( inauspicious guNams) . Ambhu means water and

ambhurAsi refers to the vast Ocean ( of Samastha KalyANa guNams) .

 

The praNAmams : " SeethA mukha ambhurOha sanchareeka: " refers to the Lord

circling around like a honey bee around the blossomed lotus flower of SeethA

PirAtti's face . This is a poetic expression to recognize the divine

beauty( dhivya

soundharyam ) of SeethA PirAtti and the athyantha ( profound) prEmai that

the Lord has for His Devi .

 

Sri Jaanaki SamEtha Sri Raamachandra ParabrahmaNE Nama:

Oppiliappan KOil VaradAchAri Sadagopan

 

P.S : The Ahobilavalli team is planning to bring out a special e-book

on Sundaara KhANDam coauthored by Sriman Anbil Swamy

and adiyEn during the Raama Navami Uthsava season this year :

http://www.ibiblio.org/sadagopan/ahobilavalli

 

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" vmarjuna " <vmarjuna

<Oppiliappan >

Saturday, March 03, 2007 7:18 PM

Meaning of Sri Ramachandra srithapaarijAtha

 

 

> Greetings,

>

> I am unsure if this is the right forum but I was wondering if anyone

> can help me with the meaning of this sloka and where does it originate

> from?

>

> Sri Ramachandra srithapaarijAtha : Samastha KalyANa guNAbhirAma : I

> SitAmukhAmbhOruhachancharEkO nirantharam MangaLam aatanOthu II

>

> Many thanks,

> Vani

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