Dhati Panchakam (Concluded): Shloka 5

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Sri: | Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

 

pa:shanda sa:gara maha:bad:aba: mukha:gnihi

shri:ra~ngara:ja charana:mbuja mu:lada:saha |

shri:vishnulo:ka manimandapa ma:rgada:yi:

ra:ma:nujo vijayate yatira:jara:jaha ||

 

Meaning Based on Sri P.B. Annangaracharyar Swami's Commentary:

 

maha:badaba: mukha:gni: - Like the Badaba fire in controlling

pa:shanda sa:gara - the ocean of Pashandas;

shr:ra~ngara:ja charana:mbuja mu:lada:sa: - having paramabhakti at the

divine lotus feet of Sri Ranganatha;

shri:vishnulo:ka manimandapa ma:rgada:yi: - giving the path to the divine

Mandapa at Paramapadha;

vijayate: - thus is victoriously present

rAmAnuja: - Ramanuja,

yatira:jara:ja: - the king of Yatis.

 

Commentary:

pa:shanda sa:gara -

Pashandas were like a great ocean. It was during the time that they were active

that Swami Ramanuja appeared like the Badaba fire.

 

maha:badaba: mukha:gnihi -

Badaba is the name of a female horse. Puranas say that there is a

female horse in the middle of the ocean; that it has a fire on its

face that never goes out; it is this fire that absorbs the excess

water coming into the ocean and prevents it from breaching its

shores; and that during the pralaya, it is this fire that comes out

and destroys the worlds. Similar to this, it is said that there is

a fire inside our stomachs called Jatara:gni that absorbs all the

food put into it.

 

Ramanuja controlled the ocean of pashandas like the Badaba fire. He exhibits the

quality of fire to both create and destroy - he sheds light on the right path to

the devotees while he also acts like a wild fire ( " dAva dahana: " ) in destroying

the other sampradhayams.

 

 

shri:ra~ngara:ja charana:mbuja mu:lada:saha - Thiruvarangaththamudhanar said

" thennarangan kazhal sennni vaiththu thAn adhil mannum irAmAnusan " , Ramanuja has

his head at the divine feet of Lord Ranganatha always. Amudhanar also said " pon

arangam ennil mayalE perugum irAmAnusan " .

 

shri:vishnulo:ka manimandapa ma:rgada:yi: -

Showering grace on the devotees is not just removing their obstacles

(anishta nigraham), such as defeating the pashandas; it is also

giving them what they seek (ishta prApti). Thus, Ramanuja also showed

the path to liberation. He set the path to the divine maNdapa that

is in the Lord's abode (thiruma:mani mandapam).

 

ra:ma:nujo: vijayate yatira:jara:jaha -

Thus Ramanuja is present victoriously as the king of all Yatis at Srirangam. He

was present, is present and will be present as long as this leela vibhu:ti

exists.

 

ra:ma:nuja:rya divya:njnja: vardhata:m abhivardhata:m

ra:ma:nuja:rya divya:njnja: prativa:saram ujjvala:

 

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