The Dhivya Desam of NaimisAraNyam

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Dear BhakthAs :

 

NaimisAraNyam is the dhivya dEsam celebrated

by Sri Thirumangai AzhwAr early in his Periya

Thirumozhi .

 

After celebrating the glories of AshtAksharam

which he received as UpadEsam from the Lord

Himself (PeethakavAdaip PirAnAr , who presented

Himself as Brahma Guru) in the first decad of

Periya Thirumozhi , Thirumangai went on a trip to

the HimAlayan Dhivya Desams of Thiruppirithi ,

Thiru Badari , SaaLagrAmam and arrived at

NaimisAraNyam , where the whole forest itself

is worshipped as BhagavAn.

 

Here , Thirumangai Mannan performed

MangaLaasAsanam for Lord DevarAjan and His

divine consort, Sri Harilakshmi on the banks of

Gomudhi river. This was the celebrated penance grove

of great Maharishis of Yore. This is where the sacred

grass (Dharbham /Thuppul) rolled itself into a ball

and landed to show the Maharishis that it is

the sacred grove that is fit for their penance

and worship of the Dhivya Dampathis. The Lord is

in the form of a forest here .

 

Here , Sootha PurANikar recited the 18 PurANams

for the benefit of the Maha Rishis. Here arrived

the revered 43rd Jeeyar of Ahobila Matam , HH Sri

VeerarAghava YathIndhra MahA Desikan in a HEviLambhi

year Kaarthikai month for the MangaLAsAsanam of this

Dhivya Desam . After a few days of stay , HH the Jeeyar

of revered memory ascended paramapahdam on a Sukla

ThrithIyai day .

 

HH the Jeeyar known as the DevanArviLakam

Jeeyar was visiting NaimisAraNYam as the 106th Dhivya Desam

during his yAthrAs. The remainig two dhivya desams

among the 108 dhivya desams sung by AzhwArs are

ThiruppARkkadal and Sri VaikuNTam , which are not

reachable by anyone with human body . HH Sri VaNN SatakOpa

Sri VeerarAghava SatakOpa Yahtindhra MahA Desikan

left this earth for completion of his 108 dhivya desa vijayam

from NaimisArANyam . Today , there is a sannidhi

for this great AchAryan of Ahobila Matam at NaimisArANyam.

Because of those links , Sri Ahobila Matam sannidhi

nithyAnusandhAna Kramam includes the ten paasurams

of Kaliyan on the EmperumAn of NaimisAraNyam for

daily recital . These ten begin with the passuram

" VaaNilAmuRuval siRu nudha perumthOL-- " .

 

adiyEn would summarize the MangaLAsAsana anubhavam of

Kaliyan of the " NaimisAraNyattthuLenthAi " in the next

posting . These are beautiful paasurams of Kaliyan

worth deep reflection by us all.

 

Srimans Varahdan and Mani VaradarAjan have posted

today their informative comments on a passage from

Kaliyan's Periya Thirumozhi Paasuram 1.6.9 :

" Naanudait tavatthAL ThiruvadiyadainthEn " .

 

adiyEn would summarize the meanings of these

beautiful 10 paasurams , where Kaliyan with

great humility expresses his gratitude to

the Lord for His anugraham .

 

After NaimisArANyam , Kaliyan travelled to

AhObilam , ThiruvENkatam , ThiruveLLUr and

arrived at the sacred feet of GeethAchAryan

at the ThiruvallikkENi KshEthram ,who said

to us : Sarva DharmAn parithyajya MaamEkam SaraNam

Vraja , aham thvA sarva PaapEbhyO MokshayishyAmi

Maa Sucha: " .

 

Daasan, Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SatakOpan