Guest guest Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Dear sri vaishNava perunthagaiyeer, Post 13 Dear sri vaishNava perunthagaiyeer, Continuing on that naama 'neeraja nayanaaya namah', - perhaps you all may feel how long to continue on that lotus eyed raama – it struck me suddenly why not on seethaa –– so I will just change that naama as 'neeraja nayanaayai namah' – the sthOthram of the 'lotus eyed seethaa' - instead of raama. Then I checked whther thyaagaraaja has given any krithi exclusively on 'seethaa maathaa' – yes, here it is - raagam: rathnaangi. thaaLam: aadhi Pallavi: kalasa vaaridhijaam sathatham bhajE kamala lOchanaam sree ramaam maam [ kalasa] Anupallavi: kaLabha gaamineem karibhir vruthaam kamalanaabha hrudh kamala sthhithaam [ kalasa] CharaNam: kamaneeya jaya dhana dhaanya roopaam kanakaadhi dhairya lakshmee svaroopaam kamalaam mahaa santhaana roopaam kamala aalayaam thyaagaraaja mOksha pradhaam [or roopaam] [ kalasa] summarised meaning: thyaagaraaja says "I always worship the Lotus Eyed Lakshmee who is born in milk ocean; whose gait is like that of a young 'she elephant'; is gaja lakshmee - being surrounded by elephants, abides in the Lotus of the heart of vishNu who has a Lotus in his navel. has the pleasing forms of jaya lakshmee, dhana lakshmee, dhaanya lakshmee, kanaka lakshmee, dhairya lakshmee, padhma lakshmee [or is it aadhi the original then subsequent forms of 8] mahaa lakshmee and santhaana lakshmee; resides in the Lotus; bestows emancipation or moKsham – liberation to this thyaagaraaja. Perhaps you may note in the above list of 8 lakshmees, thyaagaraaja gives a variation and counts 8, whereas we know of the list of 8 lakshmees, they are Aadhi lakshmee Dhana lakshmee KaaruNya lakshmee Santhaana lakshmee Vijaya lakshmee Vidhyaa lakshmee Gaja lakshmee Dhaanya lakshmee Why suddenly this switch over from raama to seethaa – is not only to highlight on lotus eyed seethaa but to corraborate with raama's own words. For raama himself says 'my lakshmee, that janaka's daughter, my dear - priyaa - is having lotus eyes'. Just thinking of her separation in the 'vasantha season' raama in his sorrowful mood on separation from seethaa does this 'pulambal' - dheepayanthee iva mE kaamam vividhaa mudhithaa dhvijaah | syaamaam chandhra mukheem smrithvaa priyaam padhma nibha eekshaNaam || 4-1-100 meaning: raama to lakshmaNa, "Enkindling the passion in me, are these umpteen gladdened birds, reminding me of my dear one, [seethaa] who is in the middle of her youth, that moon faced, and with the glances from her lotus eyes... [4-1-100] syamaa padhma palaasa akshee priyaa virahithaa mayaa | katham dhaarayathi praaNaan vivasaa janaka aathmajaa || 4-1-105 meaning: That youthful, lotus-petal eyed beloved of mine, that Janaka's daughter... how can that helpless lady bear her lives without me... [4-1-105] thath chaaru anchitha padhma akshaam sugandhi subham avraNam | apasyathah mukham thasyaah seedhathi iva mathih mama || 4-1-109 meaning: raama continues, " She, who has a pretty and beaming face with lotus eyes, that face which is fragrant, auspicious and scarless, and not seeing such a face my mind is as though sinking'... [4-1-109] point: see here raama thinks of that youthful face, lotus eyes etc in the spring season and that makes raama to express his separation. But nearby standing is lakshmaNa and he is separated from his wife for 13 years now - whereas raama is separated for few months now – maybe for a season – can be 2 or 3 months only. Oh lakshmaNa, you are great. Dhasan Vasudevan MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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