Sri Vishnu Sooktham : Part II

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Dear BhakthAs:

 

The Taitthiriya Samhithai has seven manthrams

assembled under the title of Sri Vishnu Sooktham section.

The Vaishnavas have the version that has 13 manthrams .

Additional manthrams are from Rg vedam and elsewhere.

adiyEn will focus on the latter.The VaishNavAs recite

these 13 mnathrams during Bhagavath AarAdhanam

and Thirumanjanam to salute the Lord's glories.

 

As referred to earlier , Sri Vishnu Sooktham is

a celebration of the Lord's ThrivikramAvathAram ,

the avathAram that fascinated the AzhwArs and

AchAryAs like Swamy Desikan ( DehaLIsa SthOthram).

 

Manthram 1:

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VishNOrnukam veeryANi pravOcham

ya: paarthivAni vimamE rajAmsi

yO askabhayadhauttharam sadhastham

vichakramANasthrEdhOrugAya:

--TaitthirIya Samhithai: 1.2.27 & Rg.vedam 1.154.1

 

(meaning): With reverence , adiyEn will describe now

the brave , divine and wonderous deeds of the Lord

Thrtrivikraman .He measured the Universes with three

steps. He is the One eulogized profoundly by the sages,

who had the bhAgyam to witness this great performance .

This amazing Lord set in order the Earth and the other

worlds , which in deomensions are like dust specks from

His Thiruvadi. He stabilized the upper regions like

Svargam and made them stay firm through His power .

 

 

Manthram 2:

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VishNOr rarADamasi VishNO: prushtamasi

VishNO: snapthrE sTo

VishNO: syUrasi VishNOrdhruvamasi

Vaishnavamasi VishNavE thvA

 

(meaning): Oh my Mind ! You serve as the face of the Lord.

You are the seat for the Lord . You have become the instrument to

know our Lord. You serve as the firm seat made up of the stitching

of nerves on both sodes to hold Him firm .You have become

the permanent place of residence of the Lord of infinite glories.

Oh my mind! You are the property of the Lord. adiyEn presents you

to Your Swami , the Owner.

 

Manthram 3:

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tadasya priyamapi pATO asyAm

narO yathra dEvayavO madhanthi

Urukramasya sa hi bhandhuriTTA

VishNO: padhE paramE madhva uthsa:

--Rg Vedam I.154.5

 

(meaning): Therefore adiyEn will partake the holy

water flowing from the sacred feet of Thrivikraman

that is dear to all. Those devotees , who never ever

want to be separated from the Lord partake this

SripAdha Theertham and feel mentally fulfilled.

That Lord , who grew quickly to stride over the Universes

binds these devotees to Himself and stays at His Supreme Abode

of Srivaikuntam conferring bliss to all MukthAs and

Nithyasooris.

 

Manthram 4:

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pra tadhvishNu: sthavathE veeryAya

mrughO na bheema: kucharO GirishtA:

yasyOrushu thrishu vikramaNEshU

adhikshayanthi bhuvanAni visvA

Rg Vedam I.154.2

 

(meaning): The all-pervading Thrivikraman dominates

by His prowess like a powerful mountain lion.Within

His three extended strides , all His creations rest

(find their home). Just as an exraordinarily powerful

lion strutting at the foot of the mountain jumps and

reaches in a flash the top of the mountain , Our Lord

extended His feet to measure all the Universe. Every one

who wishes to attain glory eulogizes the Lord in this way.

 

Mantram 5:

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parO mAthrayA tanuvA vrudhAna na

tE mahithvamanvasnuvanthi

ubhE tE vidhama rajasI pruThivyA:

VishNO dEva thvam Paramasya viTsE

--Rg vedam 7.99.1

 

(meaning): Oh Lord ThrivikramA of many mysteries!

You grew into a gigantic form never seen before to

measure the universe with Your three strides! Nobody

fully comprehends Your infinite glories . Therefore You

are the Supreme Lord (Parama Purushan/ PurushOtthaman ).

You measured this enchanting BhU Lokam with one of Your

stride and the upper Svarga lOkam with another stride.

This we know of ;however, You alone know about the greatness of

Your Parama Padham. You begged for three steps of land

with Your small feet as Vaamanan at MahA Bali's Yaaga Saalai.

You had in mind two measures for striding over the earth

and Upper lOkam. In that case , You did not then need

the third measure at all. That was our understanding.

You had some thing else however in mind . You wanted

to place that third step of Your Thiruvadi on the head of

MahA Bali , who was born in the vamsam of a great BhaagavathA

like PrahlAdhan . You begged MahA Bali therefore for

the third measure of land to confer Your supreme anugraham.

You alone were privy to this plan. We learnt about it

(your purpose)later.

 

(To Be continued)

 

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil V.SatakOpan