bhagavad dhyAna sopAnam - SlokAs 7 to 9(of 12)

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SrI Lakshminrusimha ParabrahmaNE namaha

SrI Lakshminrusimha Divya PAdukA SEvaka SrIvaN SaThakOpa-

SrI nArAyaNa yateendra mahAdESikAya namaha

 

 

slokA 7 :

 

ekamlIlopahitamitaram bAhumAjAnu lambam

prAptArange sayaturakhila prArthanA pArijAtam ||

drptA seyam drdhaniramitA rasmibhirbhUsanAnam

cintAhastinyanubhavatime citramAlAnayantram || 7 ||

 

(This slokA describes the sinewy shoulders of Lord Ranganatha)

 

The sinewy shoulders of Lord Ranganatha beam forth their immense

potentiality to grant the wishes of one and all, whatever they seek(here

and yonder). The right arm, held akimbo(bent upwards), points to his

crown, the symbol of his overlordship of brahmA, rudrA ad all else,

while the left arm, stretching down to the knee, points to the lord's

feet, down below, the have, sure and safe, for the supplicants. [ Refer

the slokA " kiritam sri rangesayatur.....AjAnu nihitah " in " Sri

RangarAjastvam " of Sri PrasAra Bhattar.]

 

Thus the tow arms of Lord Rangantha proclaim the unique blend,in him,of

unrivalled supremacy and amazing simplicity. Even as the close

associates of bigwigs get puffed up with pride, achArya Vedanta

Desikar's mind, on getting hold of Lord Ranganathas' arms of great

potentiality, got swollen with pride and ran amok like a male elephant.

But then, it was tamed and chained to the sturdy pole, the lord's

shoulders, by means of chains, in the form of the owerpowering radiance

of the lord's jewels. And now, acharya vedanta desikar's mind revels in

the sweet contemplation of the shoulders, the might and majesty.

 

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slokA eight:

 

sAbhiprAyasmita vikasitam cArubimbAdharostham

duhkhAoAyapranayanijane dUradattAbhimuknyam |

kAtam vaktramkAnakatilakAlankrtam rangabhartuh

svAntegAdham vilagatimama svAgatidAranetram || 8 ||

 

The jubilation of Lord Ranganatha in beholding the devotees, dear to

him, compels him to relax the norms of his iconic manifestation. He

exhibits them, his sparkling smiles, lighting up, at once, his coral

lips and face, bringing into their focus their exceptional charm.

Tormented by the meaner cares of earthly life, the devotees are on their

way to the shrine worship the lord and secure from whom the much needed

mental respite. The omniscient lord (seemingly asleep,relaxed in bed)

reads the pulse of each one of them and faces them even when they are

still at some distance. And, as they enter the sanctum, a little later,

he sheds on them his exuberant grace. The golden 'tilkas' on his face

illumines it. His lovely pair of lotus-eyes beam forth warm welcome to

the worshippers. " ha! such an enchanting face of Lord Ranganatha is

deeply imprinted in my psyche. " exclaims acharya vedanta desikar.

 

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slokA 9 (most important) :

 

mAlyairantassthira parimalairvallabhAsparsamAnyaih

kupyaccolIvacanakutilaih slistamUle

rathApIdadyuti sabalite rangabhartuh kirIte

rAjascatya sthitimadhijatA vrttayascetasome || 9 ||

 

[The ladder (sopAnam) has taken acharya vedanta desikar to the very top,

the lord's majestic crown,unlike pAn peerumAl whose mental upward march

got halted on the way, literally cordoned off by the lord's enchanting

eyes]

 

In this sloka, acharya vedanta desikar acknowledges how his turbulent

mind, the wandering wits, got steadied by the lord's crown and how, as a

result thereof, he now remains calm and collected. As observed every now

and then, the lord's crown symbolizes his sovereignty of the whole

universe. It's aristocratic aroma gets flavoured further by the

fragrance of the lord's locks,tuckled inside,what with their natural

aroma and the fragrance of the flowers, worn on them augmented still

further by the combing of the locks by the sweet smelling divine couple

- their fragrant touch! The lord's locks are curly [vide. 'lalAta

paryanta vilambitAlakam - Stotra Ratna - 35].

 

The curly locks are among the facets of the physiognomy of the great

ones - 'uttama purusa lakshna'. The sheen of Ornaments,set with may a

gem, throwing up a variety of colours,is reflected in the crown,making

it look multi-coloured, a spectrum of matchless grandeur! Here then is a

monarchy with an ideal king ruling over it. In the new dispensation

there is no longer any room for chaos and anarchy, which had bedevilled

acharya vedanta desikar's mutinous mind earlier.

 

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

 

adiyEn sri mAlola narasimha dAsan,

 

Malolan Cadambi

 

 

 

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