Sri GuNa Rathna Kosam : Part XXXVI: SlOkam 26

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Dear BhakthAs of Sri RanganAyaki:

 

In the 26th slOkam , Bhattar describes the complimentary

relationship between Periya PirAtti , BhU Devi and NeeLA

Devi (Napinnai).

 

The Twenty Sixth SlOkam

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bhOgyA Vaamapi nAntharIyakathayA pushpAngarAgai: Samam

nirvruttha praNayAthi-vAhana-vidhou neethA: parIvAhathAm

Devi! thvAmanu NeeLayA saha Devya:sahasram taTA

yAbhisthvam sthana bAhu dhrushtibhiriva svAbhi: priyam slAgasE

 

Meaning (Dr.V.N.VedAntha Desikan )

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Oh MahA Lakshmi! When the Lord and Yourself are

engaged in love sport , all the other consorts

including BhUmi and NeeLai would serve You and Your

sport , as subordinate insentients(achiths) , somewhat like

flowers and sandal paste . They would not harbor any

jealousy . In fact , they serve to increase the quantum of

bliss between You and the Lord.

 

On the other hand , I imagine the love sport that

You engage the Lord in the ecstacy-flood exceeds all

bounds ; one could say that the banks would be breached

to entail the loss of flood waters. To protect the safety

of a tank or dam , the overflowing water would be let out

through conduits by opening the flood-gates. BhUmi and

NeeLA Devis and other thousands of consorts serve in

this manner; they share in the excess pleasure so as to

safeguard the tank.

 

This paves the way for a contented enjoyment of bliss,

not entailing a damage to the storage. The participants

remain intact without suffering harm.

 

In another intrepretation , the reason for not having

jealousy among the consorts of the Lord is explained

this way: OH MahA lakshmi! When the Lord enjoys those other

consorts , You feel as if the Lord is engaged with Your

sensitive organs for aesthetic satisfaction . Thus all are

assured of satisfaction , there being no scope for

Saapathnya Kalaha BhAvamm or SakkaLatthi Kaacchal or asooyai .

 

Additional Thoughts & Elaboration by AdiyEn

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Periya PirAtti and PerumAL are objects of

enjoyment for the other Devis of the Lord

Like BhUmi and NeeLA PirAtti. They take on the role

of BhOga UpakaraNams such as Flower , Sandal paste

etc and become indispensable for the enhancement

of the Ananda anubhavam of the Dhivya Dampathis.

 

Dr.VNV suggsted that this Paasuram fits closely

with Bhattar's nirvAham for the Thiruviruttham

Paasurams of Swamy NammAzhwAr ( Paasurams 52)

and the Poygai AzhwAr's 42nd Paasuram .These two

Paasurams deal with the reaction of BhUmi DEvi,

when She sees the Lord enjoying the bliss of

Union with periya PirAtti. Bhattar intreprets

these two paasurams by placing BhUmi DEvi

in the Upakarana GhOshti , when the Lord is

united with Periya PirAtti. This anubhavam

inspired Bhattar to compose the 26th slOkam

of Sri GuNa Rathna Kosam that is being discussed

today.

 

Sri Thirumalai NallAn Raama Krishna IyengAr's

Tamil translation of Bhattar's 26th Paasuram

is beautiful to enjoy:

 

Iruveerkkum anubhavitthaRkku iniyarAhi

inRiyamayAthu malar Saanthu pOlap-

perukArkkum prEmatthin VeLLam kEdu

piRappiyAvAramaittha maRukALAi ninn-

poruvArkkum Puvi MadanthaiOdu Neelai

pOnRa Aayiram DevimArkaLuLLAr

irupArkkum Vizhi Kongai kai koNDenna

yEnthalai neeyavarAlinpurutthi Devi!

 

Iruveerkkum refers here to BhUmi and NeeLA Devi

in the context of the blissful union of Periya

PirAtti with Her Lord. BhUmi Devi and NeeLA

Devi become indispensible(inRiyamAyuthu) such as

the two pleasure giving objects(bhOgOpakaraNams):

like Flower and Sandal paste(Malar Saanthu pOla).

The flood of bliss overflows ( perukArkkum prEmatthin

VeLLam ). That should nor endanger the bunds or

the dam ( VeLLam kEdu piRappiYAvARu ); a sluice is

constructed to remove the presssures of the flood

of BhOgAnubhavam ( VeLLam kEdu PiRappiyAvARu

amaittha maRukAL). What are these sluices that

relieves the pressures of the overflowing bliss

experience ? They are BhUmi Devi , NeeLA Devi

and the thousand other consorts of the Lord

in union with Periya PirAtti ( MaRukAlAi ninn-

poruvArkkum Puvi MadanthaiOdu Neelai pOnRa

Aayiram DevimArkaLuLLAr). Oh MahA Lakshmi!

When the lord enjoys His other Devis like

BhUmi , Neelai and others, You feel as if the Lord

is enjoying Your sensitive organs of aesthetic

satisfaction (Vizhi Kongai kai koNDenna

yEnthali Nee avarAl inbhurutthi Devi).

 

Sri ParAsara Bhattar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

Daasan, Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SatakOpan