Sri HayagrIva SthOthram : Part IX--Second slOkam (continued)

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Sri HayagrIva ParabrahmaNE nama:

Srimath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

 

Dear BhakthAs:

 

We will proceed with the Paadham by Paadham

commentary on the second slOkam now.

 

The First Paadham is : " Svatha Siddhma Suddha Spatika

MaNI bhUbruth prathipaDam " .

 

We discussed in detail the Vedic significance of

the word , " Svathasiddham " in the previous posting .

 

The reamining words of the first paadham are:

" Suddha Spatika maNI bhUbhruth PrathibhaDam " .

Swamy Desikan says here " Let us eulogize

that blemishless spatika gem resembling that of a hill " .

Prathi+ bhaDam makes the word " PrathibhDam " . Prathi

as a seperable proposition means towards or in the direction

of some thing.Hence , PrathibhaDam means vying with

or rivalling .BhUbhruth means mountain . Therefore ,

" BhUbhruth PrathibhaDam " means resembling a mountain .

What is this mountain? What does this Savthasiddham

mountain made of and waht does it resemble ?

The answer is: It is made of sudhda sathva maya dhravyam ,

which has the hue of " suddha Spatika MaNI " or blemishles

spatika ( paLinkU) gem stone. The lustre of this Haya vadhana

Parabrahmam is " a challenge to a hill of pure white

crystal like gem " .

 

The Second Paadham :

 

" SudhA sadhrIchibhi: dhyuthibhi: avadhAtha thribhuvanam "

(idiMahi) is the prayer.We eulogize the self-evident

effulgence resembling a hill of pure crystal gem ,

" WHICH RENDERS THE THREE WORLDS TO A WHITE LUSTRE

RESEMBLING NECTAR " is the meaning of the second

paadham . In some paatams , " avadhAtha thribhuvanam "

is replaced by " apathApa thribhuvanam " according to

Sri D.Ramaswamy Iyengar. " avadhAtha thribhuvanam "

means rendering all the three worlds white by

its svayam jyothi (innate radiance). " ApatApa-

thribhuvanam " means banishing the tApams (sufferings)

of the three worlds . Sri HayagrIvan radiates white rays

resembling nectar for bhUtha sanjeevanam and

makes all the three worlds white. Thus , He showers

His grace over all the three worlds .

 

The Third Paadham :

 

" ananthai: thrayyanthai: anuvihitha hEshaa hala halam "

is the third paadham of the second slOkam .

 

VedAs and its branches are countless (ananthA vai VedA:).

The innumerable Veda saakhais are saluted by Swami

Desikan as " ananthai: thrayyanthai: " . One meaning of

Ananthai: is endless, infinite, eternal , boundless

and inexhaustible. The apourushEya Vedams ,

the breaths of Lord HayagrIvan are the endless

triplets( Rg Yaju: Saamaani). " Thrayyanthai: " is derived

from thrayi or triplet , the three VedAs taken

together. " ThrayimayAya nama: " is the salutation

for the Lord eulogized by the limitless three vedAs.

" anu+vihitha hEshaa hala halam " idImahi is the rest

of the third paadham . " anu " means after or along with ;

" vihitha " means done or performed .anuvihitha here means

that which is heard/performed continously . What is that

which is heard continously as the auspicious sound ? It is

the " hEshA hala halam " . " hEshin " means a Horse.

" hEsh " ( hEshA )means neighing of a Horse. " hEshA

hala halam " means the neighing sunAdham of the Horse-

faced Sri HayagrIvan , which sounds like " haal hala "

sabdham , which is echoed continously by

the eternal VedAs.

 

Fourth Paadham :

 

" hatha asEsha avadhyam Hayavadhanam idImahi maha:'

is the fourth paadham .

 

What does that kanai kural (neighing sound) of

Lord HayagrIvan do ? What is its impact ?

Swamy Desikan states that Sri Hayavadhanan's

" hEshA Hala halam " destroys (hatha)

without residue (asEsha) all the paapams

and inauspiciousness (avadhyam).Swamy Desikan

experiences Sri Hayagrivan as a JyOthirmaya

SvarUpan (maha:) and asks us to pray to Him

for removal of our aj~nams by having the good

fortune to hear His auspicious neighing sound

that is the rejuvenating nectarine oushadham

for banishing our samsAric afflictions.

 

Thus , this " Svathassiddha SvarUpi , Suudha

spatika maNi maya bhUbhruth prathibhaDa svarUpi,

SudhAsadhrIchibhi: dhyuthibhi: avadhAtha

thribhuvana SvarUpi " is invoked to bless us

and remove our paapams (avadhyams=faults,

defects, sins) through His " hEshA hala hala "

nadhams.The invocation of the " Hala Hala "

sabdham to invoke the neighing sound of a horse

is a brilliant use of onomateopia ( imitiation of

a sound effect through a choice of word or words)

is a rhetoric master piece by Swami Desikan .

This sabdhAlankAram is reverentially placed

at the sacred feet of Sri HyagrIva para Brahmam

by Swami Desikan .

 

Jn~Ananda Maya dEvAya namO nama:

Daasan, Oppiliappan Koil V.SatakOpan