Sri VaradarAja Vaibhavam: Part I

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Dear BhakthAs:

 

In memory of Vaikunta Vaasi , Desika Bhaktha Rathna

SevA Swamy , adiyEn had indicated my wish to release

a series of postings on the Vaibhavam of PEraruLAla PerumAL

of Hasthi Giri . adiyEn seeks Sri SevA Swamy's and PerundEvi

SamEtha DevapperumAL's anugrahams to initiate this effort .

May the Boon-Granting Varadhan look favorably on adiyEn's

feeble efforts.

 

adiyEn's late Father of blessed memory was named " VaradAchAryan "

by my grand parents . Hence these postings are also placed at

this Vaikunta Vaasi's sacred feet .These pages are also dedicated

to another Vaikunta Vaasi and great Sri VaradarAja Bhakthar ,

Sri D.Ramaswamy Iyengar . He was a great rasikA of Swamy

Desikan's Sri Sookthis and BrahmOthsavams.

 

Sources for the Postings :

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(1) Sri VaradarAja PanchAsath BhAshyam: Sri SevA Swamy

has released a rich & Scholarly monograph on Swamy Desikan's

Sri VaradarAja Sthavam in 1999.

 

This was released in five languages to celebrate

the SamarpaNam of RathnAngi for Lord VaradarAjan

presented by the Delhi Advocate , Sri Lakshmi KumAra

ThathAchAr Swamy.

 

(2) Sri VaradarAja Sthavam of KurEsar : Sri U.Ve. VidvAn

Paimapadi Chetlur Sri VathsAngAcchAr Swamy's commentary , 1998.

 

(3) Sri Hasthigiri MahAthmyam of SWamy Desikan :Commentary

by Vaikunta Vaasi Sri U.Ve. VidvAn , Sri V.N.SrirAma DesikAcchAr

Swamy .Third Edition of ChillaRai RahasyangaL of Swamy Desikan

released by H.H Srimath PoundarIkapuram Andavan .

 

(4) Adaikkala Patthu: Swamy Desikan's Kocchaka KalippA

Sri Sookthi , Sri U.Ve.Srirama DesikAcchAr Swamy's

Desika Prabhandham, 1982 , Third edition.

 

(5) NyAsa Dasakam : Swamy Desikan

 

(6) Brahma Soothrams

 

(7) Dhivya Prabhandham

 

(8) AdhikAra Sangraham : 44

 

(9) Meyviratha Maanmiyam: Desika Prabhandham,

U.Ve.Vidvan , Sri Srirama DesikAcchAr Sawmy :

First Edition ,1944.

 

(10)Thirucchinna Maalai , Desika Prabhandham ,

U.Ve.Vidvan , Sri SrirAma DesikAcchAr Swamy,

Third Edition, 1982.

 

(11) DevarAja Mangalam from VaradAbhimAna SthOthram

 

(12) DevarAjAshtakam: Thirukkacchi NambigaL

 

(13) DevarAja MangaLam : Sri MaNavALa MaamunigaL

 

(14) Swamy ALavanthAr's SthOthra Rathnam

 

(15) Other Miscellaneous Sri Sookthis.

 

AdiyEn will conclude this first posting with

the first two slOkams of Sri VaradarAja Sthavam of

KurEsar .The first slOkam is a prayer to the dhivya

Dampathis of Hasthigiri to confer MangaLam by KurEsar

as he stood before Lord VaradarAjan and composed this

sthOthram at the request of his AchAryan , Bhagavath

RaamAnmujar.

 

First MangaLa SlOkam of Sri VaradarAja Sthavam

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Svasthi Hasthigiri MasthashEkara:

SanthanOthu mayi Santhatham Hari:

nissamAbhyadhikam abhyadattha yam

Devam OupanishadhI SarasvathI

 

This is an akshara Laksha slOkam .The chandham

is captivating .The meanings are deep .The salutation

is moving .

 

(Meaning): May the Lord revered as PraNathArthiharan

and who is recognized as the well known DevathA-

Saarvabhouman by the sacred Upanishadic pasages ,that

extoll Him as the One without equal or superiors ,

confer on adiyEn auspiciousness always! May that Lord

shining as the crown for the Hasthi Giri bless me

with MangaLams always!

 

The second slOkam of Sri VaradarAja Sthavam

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Srinidhim nidhim-apAram-arTinAm

arTithArTa paridhAna dhIkshitham

Sarva-bhUtha-suhrutham DayAnidhim

DevarAjam AdhirAjam AasrayE

 

This slOkam is a distillation of the Upanishadic

meanings and Tamizh Vedams as well as GitA Saaram.

Most importantly , this slOkam contains in itself

Sri DeavarAja Manthram and also has the essence of

Dhvaya Manthram. This is a very powerful slOkam

with manthra sakthi .Sri VaradarAjan is " the Srinidhi

Swamy " standing resplendent on top of the Hasthi Giri .

 

(meaning): He is the wealth of PerumdEvi ThAyAr

( Thiruvukkum ThiruvAhiya Selvan--Kaliyan).He is

like the deep mine of treasures for those , who

seek boons from Him (Kaliyan got the directions

for a hidden treasure from Lord VaradarAjan for

his kaimkaryam).He has vowed to bless one with

the desired goals of life (purushArthams) , when

they pray for them .He always thinks about conferring

auspiciousness on animals, birds , trees, DevAs

and Human beings (Sarva BhUtha Suhruth).He is

a treasure house of DayA .He is the Supreme Master

(Sarva Seshi and AdhirAjan) of all and the Emperor of

DevAs ( DevarAJa PerumAL or ThEpperumAL).adiyEn

seeks refuge at His sacred feet (Sriman DevarAja

Charanou SharaNam prapadhyE).

 

Sri Varadhan gave Lord RanganAthA two boons : AchArya RaamAnujA

and Swamy Desikan . Both AchAryAs were born near Kanchi

(Sri PerumbhUthUr and ThUppul). Varadhan would have preferred

both to stay near Him . He gave them away to the Lord of Srirangam

to enrich Sri VaishNava Kulam there.He is thus the Supreme

" Varam Tharum Varadhar " .

 

May we seek Sri PerumdEvi ThAyAr SamEtha VaradharAja

PerumAL 's anugraham in our efforts to celebrate His

vaibhavam.

 

Srimath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SatakOpan