Sri HayagrIva SthOthram: Part XI--SlOkam 3: Paadham 2-4

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Namo NaarAyaNAya !

Srimath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE Saranam

 

Dear BhakthAs:

 

In today's posting , adiyEn will cover the rest of

the three paadhams of the third slOkam :

 

Paadham 2:

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" laya: prathyUhAnAm lahari-vithathir-BhOdha-jaladhE: "

 

The prose order is : " PrathyUhAnAm laya: BhOdha jaladhE:

lahari vithathi " .

 

PrathyUha: means impediment , obstacle or

hindrance . These impediments realte to

the acquisition of true knowledge. The Hala-Hala

dhvani destroys those impediments .The " prathyUhams "

reach the state of layam . " Hayavadhana hEshA hala-hala:

prathyUhAnAm laya: " is what Swamy Desikan reveals

to us as the Vaibhavam of Sri HayagrIvan.

 

" hEsha hala-hala: " is being described further

in this Paadham.Sri HayagrIvan's neighing sounds

echoing continously and creating sarva mangaLams

are like the never-ceasing waves (lahari vithathi:)

from the ocean of Jn~Anam (BhOdha jaladhE:). These waves

bathe one in the nectar of dhivya Jn~Anam .These are

the BhakthAs of Sri HayagrIvan who receive such

anugrahams. These Hala-hala dhvanis have the power

of anishta -nivrutthi (removal of inauspiciousness)

and also remove the impediments ( Vigna Naasanam).

These waves originating from Lord HayagrIvan

are Jn~ananda maya lahari( embodiments of

the waves of Jn~Anam and Bliss combined).

 

Swamy Desikan recognizes Hala-hala Dhvani as the cause

behind the removal of all hindrances for acquisition of

Knowledge of every type. Besides anishta nivrutthi,

one is also blessed with ishta prApthi ( obtaining

one's object of desire). Sri HayagrIvan is

Sreya: Pradhan and the best of SrEyas is VidhyA-

anugraham .He is tamo Haran and hence , the removal

of Aj~nAnam is an easy task for Him. He is Vaakpathi

and therefore , He can bless one immediately with

Saarsvatha Vaak (vedic Speech). He is sarva Saasthrakruth ,

SakalOpanishad sthuthyan and hence it is effortless

for Him to bless us with true insights about

most complex tatthvams. His " VidhyA SaamrAjya sampatthi "

( the wealth of the kingdom of VidhYais )has

the unfailing result of " Mokshaika Phala Saadhanam "

( blessing us with Moksha siddhi).

 

Third and the Fourth Paadhams:

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" kaTA dharpa kshubhyath kaTaka kula kOlAhala bhavam

haarathu anthar-dhvAntham Hayavadhana hEshA Hala-Hala: "

 

The prose order is : " Hayavadhana hEshA hala-hala: kaTa

dharpa Kshubhyath kataka kula kOlAhalabhavam

anthar dhvAntham harathu " .

 

Parama Padha Vaasi Sri D.Ramaswamy Iyengar ,

a great Desika BhakthA gives us the meaning of

these two paadhams : " The prayer voiced in

the slOkam is that our inner darkness be dispelled

by those hala-hala sounds. The cause for that inner

darkness (avidyA) settling in our minds is defined

in the third quarter of the slokA as the confusion

and chaos caused by the clamouring noise of vain

and haughty disputants propounding the superiority of

the various systems of thought rooted

in avaidhika and kudhrushti mathams.The sounds of

the God of Knowledge alone can dispel the confusion

caused by their uproar ( KolAhalam )of disputants " .

 

Let us now analyze the meanings a little more.

The prayer is for the auspicious and welcome

dhvani of Sri HayagrIvan's Hala-Hala naadham

to dispel the inner darkness ( Hayavadhana

hEshA hala-hala: anthardhvAntham harathu).

" Tamaso maa Jyothir gamaya " is the prayer .

 

Thirumangai Mannan asks for such help from

Sri HayagrIvan at ThiruveLLaRai dhivya dEsam:

 

" vasayil nannmarai keduttha ammAlAyaRkkaruLi

munn ParimuhamAi ,isai KoLL Veda NoolinRivai

payanthavanE YENNAKKU ARUL PURIYE "

--Periya Thirumozhi:5.3.2

 

Thirumangai Mannan visualizes ThiruveLLaRai

PerumAL as Sri HayagrIvan . The Sanskrit name

of this KshEthram is SvEtha Giri ( Thiru VeLLarai).

When Thirumangai mannan had the darsana soubhAgyam

of SvEtha Giri , He was reminded of the blemishless,

white crystal mountain like form of Sri Hayagrivan

that would be saluted later by Swami Desikan as

" Nirmala SpatikAkruthi , Suddha Spatika maNi

bhUbhruth prathibhaDam " . Thirumangai Mannan

asked for the boon of Jn~aNam of the Four vedAs

from VeLLai Parimukan. In one of the TherazhundhUr

Paasurams( Periya Thirumozhi: 7.8.2) , Thirumangai

has again the vision of HayagrIvan , who blessed him

with such Vedic knowledge and introduces this

Veda Moorthy to us with pride :

 

" munnivvlahEshum iruL maNDiuNNa

munivarOdu DhAnavarkal thihaippa,

vanthu pannukalai naal VedapporuLai yellAm

ParimuhamAi aruLiya yenn paraman KaaNNmin " .

 

Swamy Desikan refers to " KaThA dharpa kshubhyath

kaThaka kula kOlAhala bhavam anthardhvAntham

Hayavadhana hala-hala: harathu " .

 

" kathA " means disputations ; kathAchalam means

giving a false account of some thing based on

ViparItha Jn~Anam. These disputants are taken up

with themselves and are haughty and their mind

is agitated ( dharpa Kshubhyath) . They are

in groups ( kathaka kulam ) and raise a lot

of din and noise ( kOlAhalam ). Those noisy

protestations of these kumathis confuse the mind

of listeners ( KolAhala Bhavam anthar dhvAntham),

who begin to wonder whether their false claims

are true. There is the darkness of Aj~nam

looming over the horizon. Swamy Desikan

prays to the JyOthirmaya HayagrIvan to intervene

and chase away that darkness of aj~nam from

all of us . He is requesting Lord HayagrIvan

to destroy that Aj~nAnam with His Hala-Hala

dhvani ( Hayavadhana hEshA hala-hala: harathu).

 

Sri Hayavadhana ParabrahmaNE nama:

Daasan , Oppilaippan koil VaradAchAri SatakOpan