Sri GuNa Rathna Kosam : Part 40: SlOkam 29

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Dear BhakthAs of Sri RanganAyaki:

 

In the previous slOkam , Swamy ParAsara Bhattar

explained why the VedAs are not eulogizing Sri RanganAyaki

(MahA Lakshmi) separately . He explained that Sri RanganAyaki

constitutes Her Lord's Qualities , which are inseperable

from Him. That is why , when He is spoken about and when

His auspicious attributes are referred to , it is to be

comprehended that She is as much the subject matter

as He is.

 

In this 29th slOkam , Swamy ParAsara Bhattar goes one step

further and points out that Sri RanganAyaki's auspiciousness

is SvaabhAvikam (innate) and the auspiciousness of the Lord

is a derivate of Her auspciousness (i.e.), He acquires His

auspicousness through His links(sambhandham)to Her.

 

The Twenty Ninth SlOkam

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Tava sparsAdh-Isam sprusathi KamalE! MangaLa-padham

tavEdham nOpAdhErupanipathitham SrIrasi yatha:

prasUnam pushyanthamapi parimalardhim jigadhishu :

na chaivam-thvA dEvam svadhatha ithi kascchith kavayathE

 

Meaning :Dr.V.N. VedAntha Desikan

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Oh MahA Lakshmi! Auspiciousness informs the Lord

only by reason of Your association . There is no meaning

in a question as to how You acquire it. It is Your own

natural attribute. A flower acquires a reputation from its

fragrance. No one can legitimately raise a question as

to how the fragrance itself acquires a reputation .

Fragrance is a necessary characterestric of the of the flower

and is inseperable from it. So also is your auspiciousness ,

an inseperable , meaning of Yourself . For You,

This auspiciousness is innate;for Your Lord ,

it is acquired form You!

 

Additional Thoughts from Dr.V.N.vedAntha Desikan(VNV)

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Oh MahA lakshmi! It is customary to use MangaLa Padham

while referring to Your Lord. For Instance , BhakthAs

salute Him : " MangaLam BhagavAN VishNu: MangaLam MadhusUdhana:I

MangaLam PuNDarIkAksha: MangaLam Garudadhvaja:II

PavithrANAm Pavithram yO MangaLAnAm cha mangaLam I

 

The above MangaLa padhams used in referring to Your Lord

arise from Your Sambhandham. The above MangaLa Padhams

really belong to You.They fit You perfectly. In Your case,

those mangala Padhams do not arise from any other connection.

They are Svatham ( innate) and are NirupAdhikam (without

any other dependence).This is SvabhAvikam ( natural)

and not OupAdhikam (artificial or unnatural).

 

A case in point is Mallikai flower.We praise it for its

fragrance.We do not get into exploring reasons why it is

fragrant.The fragrance of Mallikai or CheNpakam

is an innate attribute of these flowers. Similarly ,

Your MangaLathvam is NirupAdhikam . You are MangaLa-

Svaroopi. It is because of You and Your Mangalathvam

(innate auspicousness) that Your Lord qualifies for

MangaLa padha Vaachyathvam ( Object of salutations

with auspicous Naamams ).

 

Dr.VNV refers in passing to the 7th slOkam of

Sri Sthavam of Swamy KooratthAzhwAn and passages in

Swamy Desikan's Srimath Rahasya Thraya Saaram

(DhvayAdhikAram) to illustrate Her NirupAdhika mangalathvam

( innate Auspiciousness). adiyen will elaborate on those

two references below .

 

Additional Observations/Comments

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Swamy Bhattar points out that it is but natural

that the Lord is addressed by MangaLa Naamams

because of His Sambhandham to His divine consort

possessing such innate kalyANa GuNams.He says that

the flower with captivating fragrance is not questioned

by the poets as to where its fragrance came from . How

can the poet succeed in finding an answer to such queries?

It is futile to find an answer to such a question.

 

Swamy Bhattar says: " Tava sparsAth (thvath SambhandhAth)

SwAminam MangaLa Sabdha: sprusathi " ( it is because of

Your links that the MangaLa Padhams cling to Your Lord.

" Bhagavath MangaLathvE Sri DEvi SambhandO NiyAmaka: "

The auspicious attributes of the BhagavAn is intricately

linked to Her innate auspicousness.

 

KurEsar describes it in his 7th slOkam of Sri Sthavam:

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Isvaryam yath asEsha Pumsi yadhidham Soundarya-lAvaNyO:

Roopam yaccha hi MangaLm kimapi yallOkE sadhithyuchatE

tath sarvam tvadhadhInamEva yadhatha: SrIrithyabhEdhEna vaa

yadhvaa Srimath-ithIdhrusEna vachasA Devi! praTAmasnuthE

 

(Meaning): Oh MahA Lakshmi! All what one witnesses in

the people of the world as wealth , beauty, shapely form,

auspiciousness, these are all under Your control. They subside

in You and touch them . As a result , They exhibit the different

types of attributes that people take note of .These auspicousness

do not have any home except in You and therefore get elevated

to acquire Srimath Sabdham. VishNu PurANa SlOkam (1-9-29)

passage, " Yatha: Satthvam TathO Lakshmi: " refers to

Her pervasive presence , wherever there is some thing

noble or auspicious.

 

DhvayAdhikaraNam praising Her NirupAdhika Mangalathvam

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Swamy Desikan's salutations to MahA Lakshmi's NirupAdhika

MangaLathvam are abundant in DhvayAdhikaaram . We will

refer to a very revealing quotation there from

the Sri Sookthi of AruLALa PerumAL EmperumAnAr :

 

aakAriNasthu vij~nAnam aakAra-jn~Ana-poorvakam

tEnAkAram Sriyam Jn~AthvA Jn~athavayO BhagavAn Hari:

 

(meaning): Only after understanding the unique attributes

(visEshanam)of an object (Vasthu) , we can comprehend

the object clearly.PirAtti is the PradhAna ViseshaNam of

PerumAL. Hence , one should understand first the innate guNams

of PirAtti before comprehending the(derivative) attributes of

PerumAL in His sthAnam as Sriman NarAyaNan.

 

Similar is the counsel of Vedams and other PoorvAchAryAs!

 

SrimathE RanganAyaki SamEtha Sri RanganAtha ParabrahmaNE naam:

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SatakOpan