SrI Ranganatha Temple BrahmOthsavam : Part VI ---- BhEri ThADanam.2

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SrI:

 

 

kamapyAham Gurum vandhE Kamalaagruha-mEdhinam

pravakthA chandhasAm vakthaa PaancharAthrasya yassvayam

 

Dear Vaideekaas and BrahmOthsava sEvA abhimAnis :

 

 

In this posting adiyEn will focus on the 33 slOkams used for

BhEri TaaDanam . adiyEn will cover 17 slOkams today

and complete the rest tomorrow .

 

As adiyEn mentioned in the previous post , there are

thirty three slOkams that need to be recited so that

NO ONE OR NO ACHETANAM is left out .These are

endearing and warm welcones to join BahgavAn's

BrahmOthsavam .In the olden days of Kings and

Emperors , public announcements were made thru

servants of Kings seated on elephants and

beating the BhEri on the elephant's back to

announce major celebrations . For the RaajAthi

Raajan and Deva Raajan as well as AkhilANDa

Koti BrahmANDa Naayakan , Sri Ranganathan ,

it is only approrpate to send waves of BhEri

Naadham to invite one and all for the BramOthsavam .

The 33 slOkams for BhEri ThaaDanam are from

KoothapAkkam RaaghavAchArya Swami's monograph .

English translations of the slOkams are adiyEn's .

 

We will add the SlOkams in Sanskrit later.

 

33 SlOkams used in the Evening BhEri ThADanam

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The invitations have a sense of Urgency as indicated

by the Chathurtha (Fourth) Paadham of each of these

slokams , which is like a refrain :

 

" SrI-BhUmeeSasya VishNO: thvaritham

iha samAyAnthu dhivyOthsavArTam"

 

(Meaning ) Please arrive/assemble without loss of time

( quickly) here for the dhivyOthsavam ( BrahmOthsavam)

of Sri and BhUmi Devi samEtha VishNu BhagavAn .

 

First slOkam: Invitation to the 8 weapons of the Lord

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Sankham Chakram GadhAbhjam musala masivara: kaarmukham dhivya BhANA:

VishNOrashDAyudheeyam prachuratara nijAlOKap00rNAkhilASA

dhrapya drakshOnihanthree thridaSasamudhAya bhethi dhAthree sugAthree

SrIbhUmiSasya VishNO: thvarithamiha samAyAnthu dhivyOthsavaarTam

 

(Meaning): Oh Lord"s eight weapons ( Conch, Disc, Mace , Ulakkai,

Sword,Padhumam , Bow and arrow) ! You are renowned for Your valour

to shine brilliantly and destroy assemblies of AsurAs and RaakshasAs

and make the DevAs free from fear .Please hurry here to enjoy the Lord's

BrahmOthsavam with friends and Family !

 

Second SlOkam : Invitation to AdhiSEshan

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SEshaS-SeershOjvathbhi: MaNivaranikarai: bhUshithas-svaiS-chathurbhir--

dhObhirBibradhadhraTAngam halajalajagadhA: SrISakaikamryadhurya:

prOdhyathArAdhinaaTa-prathibhaDa bhayakrunnhtyasooryagragaNya:SrI-BhUmiSasya VishNO: thvarithamiha samAyAnthu dhivyOthsavArTam

 

(Meaning): Oh AdhjSEshA ! You are the blessed servant of the Lord

at all places and times .You are the King of snakes luminescent with

bright gems in every one of Your hoods .Bearing Conch, Disc, Lotus

and mace in Your four hands , please rush with delight to join in

Sridharan"s BrahmOthsavam .

 

Third SlOkam : Invitation to Garudan

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Sankham Seershe himAbham sphaDikamaNinibham vAmapANA vanantham

KaarKODam dhUmra dEham hrudhi cha kaDitaDE Takshakam pingaLAkangam

PadhmoupadhamAbhingou SravaNapuDayugE Vaasukim Yajn~asoothram

SONAbham dhOrshNi VaamE GuLikamaNinibham BibhradhAyAthu Taarkshya:

 

(Meaning): Oh GarudA adorning snow white Sankhan( a Serpent king) ,

the Mahaa Sarpam Ananthan on Your left hand ,the virulent KaarkODakan

on Your chest , Vaasuki as Your sacred thread , Takshaka serpent on your

waist ,Snake Padhuman in Your ears as AabharaNams , Please come

without delay to take part in BhagavAn's BrahmOthsavam !

 

Fourth SlOkam : Invitation to VishvaksEnar

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VishvaksEna: KireeDee HarimaNi sadhrusa: poorvapANyOsccha tarjan-

mudhrAm KoumEdhakeem chAparakara-yugaLE Sankha-chakrE dhadhAna:

peenAngO lamBhakukshi: PrathibhaDabhayakruth pingalaSmaSrulAsya:

SrI-BhUmiSAsya VishNO: thvarathimiha samAyAnthu dhivyOthsavArTam

 

(Meaning): Oh Commander in Chief of Maadhavan's army ! Oh Lord

having the hue of Marakatham ! Having the chastising mudhrA , Disc,

Conch and Mace in Your four hands , with copper hued beard and with

big belly and mighty body , please rush to participate in the Lord's

BrahmOthsavam !

 

Fifth SlOkam : Invitation to the asembly of Ministers of VishvaksEnar

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rAgAchandra-pravALadhrutha-kanaka-mahAneela sankAsagAthrA:

vEtaNDAsyaSccha kAlaprakruthi raTa jayathsEna simhAnanAdhyA:

chathvArO manthriNOamee bhujagasayagANAdheeSithuschhanDa roopA:

SrI BhUmisaSAsya VishNO: thvarathimiha samAyAnthu dhivyOthsavArTam

 

(Meaning): Oh the Commnader-in-chief VishvaksEnar's intelligent

ministers with the names of Lion Faced, Elephant faced , Kaala-

Prakruthi , JayathsEnar , Sapphire, White Moon , Jaathi Coral

and the Golden hued ! Please come and participate without delay

in the MahOthsavam for Sriman NaarAyaNan !

 

Sixth SlOkam : Invitation to the Division heads in the Lord's army

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dEvair-dhaithyais-samathou sakumudha KumudhAkshahvayou

saakam sangai: PithruNAm niSicharabhujagair-VaamanS-SankukarNa:

Gandharvais-SarpanEthra: SumukhasamabhidhO yakshapais-Suprathishta:

aiSAchais-sAkamEthE thvarithamiha samAyAnthu dhivyOthsavArTam

 

(Meaning) : Oh KumudhA , KumudhAkshA , VaamanA , PuNDareekA ,

SankhukarNA , SarpanEthrA , SumukhAuprathishtA , Oh all the eight

group commanders of the Lord's army ! Please join the MahOthsavam

with Your retinues and participate in it without delay !

 

Seventh SlOkam : Invitation to the Humans and PraSnigarbhar

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bhUshA-vEshaabhirAmou Subhataravasanou dhivyagandhAnulEpou

sEvAhEvAkavanthou sarasijanilayA bharthurthyugraveeryou

bhUmisTai siddhasangais-satatamanusruthou mAnavapraSnigarbhou

SrI-BhUmiSasya VishNO; thvarithamiha samAyAnthu dhivyOthsavArTam

 

(Meaning): Oh Heros who engage in the Kaimkaryams of the Lord

while decorating yourselves with beautiful jewelery , lovely dresses and

fragrant Tilakam ! Oh PraSnigarbha saluted by the SiddhAs ! Oh humans!

Please come and participate in Lord VishNu's MahOthsavam !

 

Eighth SlOkam : Invitation to PaarishadhyA:( Parijanams of Thirumaal)

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yE VishNO; PaarishadhyA: nikhila bhuvamagaa prOdhbaDAScchOdhbaDAdhya:

tE kruthsnA: SvEthamruthsnAvirAchitha niDila bhrAjamAnOrdhva PuNDrA:

chakram Sankham cha PaaSAnkuSa-musala-gadhA BhibrathO BaahudaNDai:

SrI-BhUmiSasya VishNO: thvarithamiha SamAyAnthu dhivyOthsavArTam

 

Oh Parijanams of the Lord spread in all eight directions with long

shoulders adorning sankha chakrams and other upper limbs displaying

the sacred Urdhva PuNDrams ! Please come and participate in

the Lord's MahOthsavam !

 

Ninth SlOkam : Invitation to AzhvArs and AchAryAs

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PoorvAchAryas-SaThAri: KalimaTana sarOyOgibhuthAbhidhAnA:

bhrAnthAkhyO BhakthisAra: Subhatamacharithou bhattabhakthAngrirENu:

KoulESO yOgivAhO MadhurakavivarO NaaTapATOruhAkshou

Raama: SrIyAmunAryO YathinrupathimukhA: Seegram Aayanthu sarvE

 

(Meaning): Oh Poygai. BhUtham , pEy, Maaran , Madhurakavi ,

PaaNanAr , VishNuchittha , the jyOthi of Mazhisai , King of ChEra ,

ThoNDaradippodi , Thirumangai , Naathamuni , RaamAnuja ,

VedAntha Desikaa ! Please hurry and take part in VaikuntanATan's

MahOthsavam and sing PallANDu for Him !

 

Tenth SlOkam : Invitation for the Sages who protected the Aagamams

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SaanDilYAdhyAsccha saakshAnmadhumaTana krupA labdha dheekshaabhishEkA:

thrAtha-SrIpAancharAthrA: sakalamapijanam SuddhayAgaikasaktham

KurvANaa: paanchakAlya prakaDana nipuNaa: panchasamskArabhAja:

SrI BhUmeeSasya VishNO: thvarithamiha samaayAnthu dhivyOthsavaArTam

 

(Meaning): Oh SaaNDilya and other sages , who recieved dheekshai

with the anugraham of NamperumAl ! You protected the PaancharAthra

Saasthram blessed to you by Sriman NaarAyaNan Himself . You recieved

Pancha samskAram and perform the pancha kaala poojA and spread

the kramam of BhagavAn's ThiruvArAdhanam . Please come and participate

in the Lord's MahOthsavam without delay !

 

Eleventh SlOkam : Invitation for the Lofty SrI VaishNava GhOshti

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RaajA RukmAngadhAkhya : Sukhamuniranagha: PuNDareekO vikukshi:

PrahlAdhascchAmbhareeshas-sanaka munimukhA: JaamBhavAn RaakshasEndhra:

SugreevascchaangadhAdhyA:Pavana sutha imE VaishNavaikAgragaNyA:

SrI-BhUmeeSasya VishNO: thvarithamiha samAyAnthu dhivyOthsavaarTam

 

( Meaning ) : King AmbhareeshA , Sukha Brahmam , PuNDareekaa ,

Naaradha , PrahlAdha, Ambhareesha , AngathA , NaLa who built

the Raama Sethu , Sanaka and others , VibhIshaNaa , Sugreevaa,

HanUmAn , Jaambavaan ! Please come and perform Kaimkaryam

for Lord Ranganathan at His MahOthsavam !

 

Twelfth SlOkam : Invitation to the Four Muktha Vargams

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kEchith saalOkyabhAja: kathichana KamalAdheeSa saarrupyabhAja:

kEchith saameepyabhAja: kathichidhaninimisha-prArTya-saayujyabhAja:

Vaikunta sTAnabhAjO niravadhi bhagavath bhakthyO mukthavargA:

SrI-BhumISasya VishNO: thvarithamiha samAyaanthu dhivyOthsavArTam

 

Oh the four kind of Muktha vargams enjoying Saaroopya ,

SaalOkya, Saameepya and Saayujya Mukthis ! Oh great ones

filled with abundant Bhakthi for the Lord ! Please come , join

and delight in the MahOthsavam of Lord RanganAthan !

 

Thirteenth SlOkam : Invitation to Chathurmukha Bhramaa

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BrahmasvarNaabhagAthra: karatala vilasath kuNDikassAkshamAla:

soumyair-vakthraiScchathurbhi jalanidhitanayAvallabham samsthuvAna:

yukthOdhEvair-MareechyAdhyakhila munijanair-dhivya hamsAdhirooDa:

SrI-BhUmISasaya VishNO: thvarithamiha samAyAnthu dhivyOthsavArTam

 

(Meaning): Oh Bhramma dEva seated on the Swan with Your golden

hued body ! Oh Lord who created the Universe and holding Japa Maalai ,

GiNDi in Your hands ! Oh Supreme BrAhmaNan praising the glories of

Lord PadhmanAbhan with Veda Mantrams! Please come to Your Lord's

BrahmOthsavam with sage Mareechi and glorify this MahOthsavam !

 

Fourteenth slOkam :Invitation to Rudhran

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KaalAshaS-SoolapANi: karadhrutha DamaruScchOkshavaahAdhirooDa:

nakashathrAdheesmoulir-basithasithatanur-Hemavathyaa samEtha:'

saardham VaithALasArTam pramaTasamudhayais-kamdhalamBhOdharAdhyai:

SrI-BhUmiSasya VishNO: thvarithamiha samAyAnthu dhivyOthsavArTam

 

(Meaning): Oh Lord having three eyes and having the Bull as Your

Vaahanam! Oh Lord holding the udukkai in Your hand , crescent Moon

and Gangai on Your matted locks ! Oh Arhanaareeswara adorning

the VibhUthi on Your forehead ! Please come with Your PraTama

gaNam (vEthALam) , Skandhan and GaNEsa and recieve

Lord Madhusoodhanan's blessings at His MahOthsavam !

 

Fifteenth SlOkam : Invitation for Dhig PaalakAs

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suthrAmaa chithrabhAnur dhyuMaNitanubhavO yanthrurAD pASapANi:Vaayur-yakshAdhinATa: kshithidharatanayAvallabhO ashtou dhigeeSa:

Puthrair-mithrai: kaLathrair-nikhila parijanair-vAhanais-sAkamEthE

SrI-BhUmiSasya VishNO: thvarithamiha samAyaanthu dhivyOthsavArtam

 

(Meaning): Oh Indhra! Dhananjaya! DharmarAja! NiRRuthi! VaruNa !

Vaayu , Yaksha Deva( KubhEra) , Bhutha dEva( Isaanan) ! Please

come with Your sons, friends , wives and other relatives and

participate in the MahOthsavam of Sriman NaarAyaNan .

 

Sixteenth SlOkam : Invitation to all celestials

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AadhithyaarudhradEvA: Pithruvasumarutha: saadhyasptharshi siddhA:

ViSvEdEvAsccha vidhyAdharavaranikarA: kinnaraadhasrayakshA:

GandharvAguhyakEndhrA: SubhanavanidhayaScchApsarasthreenikAyA:

SrI-BhUmiSasya VishNO: thvarithamiha samAyaanthu dhivyOthsavArTam

 

(Meaning): Oh Vasu-rudhrAdhithyAs , Saptha Rishis, Maruths , Pithrus,SaadhyAs , VidhyAdharaas, ViSvadEvAsm GandharvAs, KinnarAs,

TasrAs, YakshAs , Nava nidhis! Please come joyously and take part

in the MahOthsavam for Sriman NaarAyaNan !

 

Seventeenth SlOkam : Invitation to the Navagrahams

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MaartANDas-SeethalAmsur-dharaNitanubhavascchandhra soonu surArya:

dhaithyAchArya: sarOjapriyatanayatama: kEtavO rASivargaa:

DhAkshaNyO Marechi prabhruthi munivarais-saaka moutthanApAdhi:

SrI-BhUmISasya VishNO: thvarithamiha samAyaanthu dhivyOthsavarTam

 

(Meaning): Oh SooryA! Cool ChandrA ! Son of Bhuvi , BudhA ,

Bruhaspathi , SukrA , Son of Sooryan , Raahu and kEthu ! DakshA's

daughters , Mareechi and other sages , Dhruvan filled with utmost

Bhakthi ! Come immediately and participate in our Lord Sriman

NaarAyaNan's MahOthsavam !

 

( To be continued)

 

V.Sadagopan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NamO SrI RanganAthAya ,

Oppiliappan Koil V.Sadagopan