bhagavad dhyAna sopAnam - Slokas 4 to 6(of 12)

[Guest guest]

SrI:

SrI Lakshminrusimha ParabrahmaNE namaha

SrI Lakshminrusimha Divya PAdukA SEvaka SrIvaN SaThakOpa-

SrI nArAyaNa yateendra mahAdESikAya namaha

=====================================================================================

SlokA 4 :

kAmArAmasthirakadalikA stambha sambhavanIyam

kShaumAslistam kimapikamalA bhUminIopadhAnam |

nyamcatkAnci kiraruciram nirvisatyuru yugmam

lAvanyou sudvayamivamatih mamikaranga yunah || 4 ||

(this slokA descibes the lord's strong and sturdy thighs)

The lord's thighs resemble well grown plantain trees in manmAta's garden.

The silken robe, although inanimate, grips the thighs thight, litreally

enamoured of their charming appearance. Sri Mahalaxmi qnd Sri Bhudevi,

who massage the lord's thighs, rest on them when tired. The shee of the

flowing robes enhances the beauty of the thighs. "Methinks, the flooding

beauty, flowing like a river on the lord's winsome chest down to the navel,

has branched off as the twin thighs. How enchanting! No wonder, my mind

keeps revelling in it." Such is Swamy Vedantha Desika's trend of thought,

as revealed by him in this song virtually falling in line woth the pattern

of "amalanAthipirAn".

=====================================================================================

slokA 5 :

samprInati prarikalamasau mAnasam me sujAtA

gambhIratvAkvachancsamaye gUdhaniksiota visva |

nAlikenasphurita rajasA vedhasAnirmamAnA

ramyAvartadyutisahacarI ranganAthasya nAbhm || 5 ||

(From the thighs to the navel)

How is the navel of " Ani Arangan"? So deep it is, that one can very

well imagine how indeed the lord held within, during the deluge, the worlds,

one and all, with theor contents, mobile and stationary. From it's depth

emegred the lotus stalk whose flower with numerous sparkling petals is

the seat of origin of the countless brahmAs. The lord's navel looks like

the whirlpool with it;s vortex, deep down. formed while surging beauty

of the lord's various limbs in the upper regions rolls down, in sate. The

poet's mind swells up with joy every moment, as it contemplates the beauty

of lord ranganAthA's deep-set navel (nimagna nAbhi). It also occurs to

him that the setting is suggestive of al allegorical import - the comportment

of a chaste woman,born in a good family. She would suppress in her mind,

the internal bickerings of the family without publicising them, in the

least. Such a good natured lady gives birth to dutiful sons, of high degree

of exceellence like brahmA and lives happily with her husband.

=====================================================================================

slokA 6 :

srivatsenaprathita vibhavam sripadanyAsadhanyam

madhyAmcAhuh manivararuchA ranjitham rangadhAmnah |

sAndracchAyam taryitulasI chitrayavaijayanyyA

santApam me samayatidhiyah candrikodArahAram || 6 ||

(From the navel to the chest)

" The lord's chest displays the lovely mole, knows as 'sri vatsA'. It

also bears the saffron-smeared foot prints of thAyar ranganAyaki, inseprably

poised on it. Decorated by the ruby, 'koustubha', it's red sheen, of exceptional

brilliance, enhancees the charm of the lord's blue complexion manifold.

To cao it all, there is the impressive srray of garlands, the unique '

vaijayanthi mAlA', the pearl necklance, cool and refreshing like the moon-shine

and the swweet scent of tulasi wreaths. The lord's chest, in such an exhilarating

setting,cools me (Swamy Vedantha Desika) down, eliminatin, in toto,the

terrific heat generated by the turmoil in my mind."

=====================================================================================

To be continued........................

 

adiyEn sri mAlola narasimha dAsan,

Malolan Cadambi

_______Get your free @ address at