Sri GuNa Rathna Kosam : Part XXXV: SlOkam 25

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Dear BhakthAs:

 

In this SlOkam , Bhattar focuses on the couch,

Adhiseshan on which the dhivya Dampathis are seated

at the ThirumAmaNi ManTapam . It appears that Bhattar

has been inspired by the first two pasurams of KulasEkhara .

In the first two paasurams of PerumAL Thirumozhi ,

KulasEkharar visualizes AdhisEshan providing bed ,seat

and VidhAnam for the divine coulpe " IruLiriya Sudar-

maNikaL imaikkum neRRi " and " PaNamAyirangaL aarntha

Aravarasa PerumchOthi Ananthan " . That VidhAnam and

the red flames of fire emanating from the breath of AdhisEshan

drives away all the enemies of the Lord. This is covered

in the first two paadhams of this slOkam .

 

Bhattar seems also has been inspired by ALavandhAr's

first slOkam of ChathusslOki that starts hailing

the greatness of Sri Devi : " KaanthastE PurushOtthama:

PANIPATHISSAYYAASANAM-- " and concludes with wonder about

his inability to fully comprehend and describe the glories

of Sri Devi ( SririthyEva cha Naama tE Bhagavathi

BhrUma: katham thvAm vayam?).

 

Swamy Desikan also decribes brilliantly the Seat of

the divine couple at the ThirumAmaNi ManTapam in

the final chapter (ParApthi Parvam) of his Parama

Padha SOpAna Rahasyam. Here , He salutes Sri Devi seated

on AdhisEsahn with Her Lord as " Sarva-prAkAra SamslEshi

( as the Divine consort united with Her Lord in all

aspects such as SvarUpam,Vigraham and AvathArams) " .

 

In the PrApthi Parvam of Parama Padha SOpAnam (8th

chapter:8.16 ) , Swamy Desikan also salutes the Aasanam

of the Lord ( SenRAl KudayAm irunthAl SingAsanamAm),

AdhisEsahn , who is the exemplar of " asEsha-SEsha

Vrutthi " .Swamy describes the fragrance of AdhisEshan,

who adds fragrance even to the " Sarva Gandhan " , his

Lord seated with " vEri mARAtha Poo mEl iruppAL "

( Sri Devi , who has nithya vaasam on the lotus of

never-fading fragrance).

 

The beauty of AdhisEsahn with PhaNA sahasram ( thousand

hoods) resembling PurNEndhu MaNdalas ( shining like

thousand full Moons) is saluted. Swamy Desikan goes on

to describe the progress of the Muktha Jeevan to reach

the Lord's proximity (athyantha SaamIpyam)after receiving

permission from the protective AdhisEshan.

 

The 25th slOkam : The Divine Couple seated on AdhisEshan

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tathra srak-sparsa-gandham sphurathupari-

phaNA rathna-rOchir-vithAnam

VisthIryAnandha-bhOgam tadhupari

nayathA visvamEkAtapathram I

thaisthai: KaanthEna SAnthOdhitha-guNa vibhavai:

arhathA thvAmasankhyai:

anyOynyAdhvaitha nishtA ganarasa

gahanAn DEvi! bhadnAsi bhOgAn II

 

The Meaning ( Dr.V.N.VedAntha Desikan )

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Oh Goddess RanganAyaki! Both of You are seated ,

in a majestic way on the AdhisEshA couch. It has

the pleasure of touch and the pleasure of flavour

like a flower garland. The canopy provided by

AdhisEshan has also the provision of a thousand

luminous lamps in the manner of gems on his hoods.

The Lord, the unquestioned ruler , enjoys there at ,

the innate Bhagavath GuNAs , in the SaanthOdhitha

dasai , as it is termed.

 

His sweet qualities transcend all counting operations.

One can only vaguelty contemplate on them and can not

count or list or describe them individually .One thing

(for sure) is certain. He MERITS YOU by these qualities.

You are His special Mate.You enjoy an one-ness with

Your dear consort.Enjoyment by You both knows no TWONESS.

It is a being of singular unity that is to be reckoned

at this instant. This state of both of being so absorbed

in a state of blessed bliss in terms of floods of

delicious experiences that You generate for the Lord

in that state of Your suzeranity over all the Worlds

is possible ONLY BECAUSE OF YOU.It is appropriate that

AzhwAr described your Lord as the fitting match for

You (UnakkERkkum KOla MalarppAvai).Here , the AzhwAr

is focusing on MahA Lakshmi and how appropriate She is

as a match for Her Lord; Bhattar turns around and

points out that the Lord is a fitting match for

MahA Lakshmi's anantha kalyANa GuNams , adhbutha

Soundaryam and limitless DayA .Foer Bhattar, The Lord

comes next to Sriranga Naayaki/MahA Lakshmi .

 

Additional Observations by AdiyEn

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Sitting under the canopy of AdhisEsahn ,

the Dhivya Damapthis are ruling the whole world

under one umbrella , as it were. YEka chathrAdhipathyam

is implied. " visvam VibhUthi-dhvayam YEkAdhipathyam "

and " anyOnyam parasparam adhvaitha nishtayA YEkibhAvEna

paraspara ghADAnurAgENa " nirvahathi is the commentary of

Sri Vathsya VeerarAghavAcchAr Swamy . They rule in unison

the two VibhUthis ( LeelA & Nithya VibhUthis). With mutual

intimacy and deep love for one another, they rule over

the worlds in an undivided manner.

 

Bhattar refers here to the Lord enjoying His innate GuNa

Vaibhavams in the ShAnOdithA state , while He is seated

on the Aasanam of AdhisEsahn as the Joint Emperor of

the World. The fourth slOkam of Swamy ALavandhAr's

ChathusslOki is very appropriate here to remember

the ShAnthAnandha MahA VibhUthi of MahA Lakshmi .

Swamy ALavandhAr's slOkam pays tribute to

the SaanthAnatha MahA VibhUthi of the Lord and

the yEkatattvam of the Nithya samslishtaa

dhivya dampathis :

 

ShAnthAnandha MahA vibhUthi Paramam yath Brahma rUpam HarE:

MUrtham Brahma TathOpi Tath Priyataram rUpam Yathadhyadhbhutham

yAnyAni YathAsukham viharathO rUpANi SarvANi thAni

Aahus svairanurUpa rUpa vibhavai: GhADOpagUDAni

--ChathusslOki: SlOakm 4

 

(meaning):The most sacred Ubhaya VibhUthI Naathan , who

is untouched by any blemish(akhilahEya PrathyanIkathvam)

and who is beyond any division by dEsam, Kaalam and

Vasthu (desa-Kaala-Vasthu paricchEdham) is Brahma-Padha

Vaachyan. MahA Lakshmi takes on the anuroopam ( fitting

match ) for any roopam taken by this Dhivya Mangala

Vigraha Moorthy in Vibhavam and other states. In all

these states, She does not leave Him even for a fraction of

a second (ahalahillEn yenRu AlarmEl Mangai Urai Maarbahn)

and stays united with Him in inseperable ,nithya samslishta

state. She stays like the fragrance in the flower and like

the radiance in the gems (BhAsakarENa PrabhA yathA).This is

the GADOpa-GUDAni state . She enjoys every measure of

the leela rasams with Her Lord through anuroopa-Roopa

Vaibhavam.

 

The first two paadhams of the 25th sLokam of Sri GuNa Rathna

KOsam covered the United rulership of the Dhivya dampathis

under one Umbrella ; the next two paadhams celebrate

the ShAnthathva-Akhila hEya PrathyanIkathvam and

the Ananthathvam aspects of the Lord and the " anyOnya

adhvaitha nishtA ghana rasa BhOgam " of Sri RanganAyaki

enjoying the Leela Rasam in a state of inseperable

union with her Lord.

 

Srimath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE Saranam,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SatakOpan