Sri hayagrIva Sthothram: Part XXVI--SlOkam 16

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SrimthE RaamAnujAya nama:

 

Dear BhakthAs :

 

Swamy Desikan continues with the anubhavam of

the bhAgyasaalis , who meditate on Lord HayagrIvan

in the sixteenth slOkam:

 

SvAmin Bhavath dhyAna SudhAbhishEkAth

vahanthi dhanyA: pulakAnubhandham

alakshithE kvApi nirUDamoolam

angEshvivAnandhatum-ankurantham

 

(Meaning): Oh Swami HayagrIvA ! A few puNyasAlis

meditate on You without let. For them , such dhyAnam

is like being immersed in a flood of nectar.

Thrilled by that delightful anubhavam , they

experience horripulations . One wonders whether

this great joy of experiencing You in their

hrudhayAkAsam itself has led to the effect of

their hairs standing on end . It appears that

their blissful experience of contemplation

on You has developed first roots in their hearts

which later sprouts externally on their limbs

as hair standing on end.

 

In this slOkam and the next slOkam , Swamy Desikan

describes the anubhavam of the blessed ones engaged

in dhyAnam of Lord HayagrIvan . RomAnjali and

the flow of tears of Joy (aanandha BhAshpam )

are the two perceivable effects as attested by

onlookers . The sprouts of Aanandham seen on

the limbs of the upAsakAs are mapped to

the roots located in their hearts.

 

In this slOkam and the next one , NigamAntha

Mahaa Desikan addresses the Lord in front of

him as " SvAmin " with great humility and affection .

He says that the dhyAnam on Lord HayagrIvan for

the fortunate ones is like SudhAbhishEkam ( neerAttam/

bathing in the river of nectar ).The result is

Pulaka anubhandham ( series of horripilatory

experiences , one chasing the other )seen on

the exterior of the body (angEshu ankurantham ).

Where is the root for those experiences ? Swamy Desikan

answers that question by tracing their origin

to invisible portion of the heart , where such an

aanandham is rooted (sTithi padham ).

 

Sriman D. Ramaswamy Iyengar , a great BhakthA of

Lord VaradarAjA and Swamy Desikan reminds us of

the 45th slOkam from Sri VaradarAja PanchAsath

to illustrate the blissful anubhavam of

Sri VaradarAja BhakthAs that results in

similar horripilations and aanandha BhAshpams :

 

bhUyO BhUya: pulaka nichithai: angairEthamAnA:

sTUla sTUlAn nayana mukuLai:BibrathO BhAshba Bhindhan

DhanyA: kEchith Varadha Bhavatha: samsadham bhUshayantha:

svAnthai: antharvinaya nibruthai: svAdhayanthE padham tE

 

Swamy Desikan describes here the frequent

horripilations of the rasikAs of Lord VaradarAjan

as they enjoy His indescribable beauty ; their eyes

are also filled with big and copious tears of joy.

Sri HaygrIva BhakthA's dhyAna-janitha-aanandham

leads to a similar experiences .

 

Sva-manthrarAja-nishtatadhisaya-dhAyinE Nama:

Sri Hayavadhana ParabrahmaNE Nama :

Srimath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

Daasan, Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SatakOpan