Sri GuNa Rathna KOsam : Part 41(SlOkam 30)

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Dear BhakthAs:

 

In this slOkam , Bhattar describes the power of

the auspicious glances of Sri RanganAyaki.

 

SlOkam 30

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apAngA bhUyAmsO yadhupari Param Brahma tadh-abhUth

amI yathra dhvithrA: sa cha sathamakhAdhis tadadharAth

atha: SrIrAmnAyas-tadhubhayamusamsthvAm praNijagou

prasasthissaa Raaj~nO yadhapi cha purIkOsa-kaTanam

 

(Meaning by Dr.V.N.VedAntha Desikan ):When Your eye glances

falling are one, two or three, say, then the object becomes

dEvAs like IndhrA , the four-faced BrahmA and the like ,

subordinates to Your Consort . When , therefore , Para-brahman

or the lesser gods are referred to in the VedAs , the actual

reference is to be understood to point to YOU. After all , if One

is praising the affluence of a kingdom , the abundance of riches

in the treasury etc,that praise only devolves on the ruler.

So here also praise of the Lord ( or the lesser gods) is

equivalent to Your praise. You are the cause of their greatness.

 

Earlier (28th slOkam ), Bhattar pointed out: " tvAm na pruTagabhi-

dhatthE Sruthirapi " ( The VedAs do not spell out Your auspicious

guNAs separately from that of Your Lord because You constitute His

GuNAs , which are indistinct and inseperable from Him ).Here, Bhattar

says a similar situation exists , when one praises the abundant riches

of the King's treasury.That praise in reality is a praise of the King

Himself. The root cause behind the exalted sthAnams of Indhran and

BrahmA is indeed the power of the benovolent glances of PirAtti.

 

adiyEn's additional Comments : KurEsar , the father of ParAsara

Bhattar conceded in His Sri Sthavam that MahA Lakshmi's auspicious

GuNAs and the effects of Her MangaLa dhrushtis can not be

described adequaely by words : " SrI:! tAvakA guNA: vaachAm

manasaam cha dhurgruhathayA khyAtha: " ( Sri Sthavam: slOkam 4).

 

Kuresar goes on to say that the Isvaryams enjoyed by

the human beings---be it small or great--- originate

from the mangaLa dhrushti of MahA Lakshmi. He extrapolates

this truism to Sriman NaarAyaNan Himself with the subsequent

statement: " JagannATa: NaarAyaNa: api Tava EekshaNAth

SvAthmAnam dhanyam manyathE " ( The Lord Sriman NaarAyaNan ,

who is both His own Lord and the Lord of the Universe

considers Himself mightily blessed by being the object

of Your auspicious glances). One of Your name is Sraddhaa.

The PramANam says in this context states that You provide

SarvEsvarathvam to Your Lord through your apAngam (glances):

" SraddhayA DevO Devathvam asnuthE " . KurEsar cites this as

His reason for seeking MahA LakshmI's refuge :

 

yasyA: kaDAksha mrudhu veekshaNa dhIkshaNEna

sadhya: Samullasitha-pallavam ullalAsa:

Visvam viparyaya-samutTa-viparyayam prAkk

ThAmm Deva-dEva-mahishIm Sriyam aasrayAma:

 

(Meaning): This Universe , which had experienced

decline , when Your auspicious glances did not fall on

it , grew beautifully , when the anugraha sankalpam of Your

benovolent glances fell on it. Those uplifting glances

rejuvenated it to great beauty and strength. It shot up

like a young creeper reaching for the sky. We seek

the protection of that great Empress , the Divine Consort of

Deva Raajan.

 

Sri ParAsara Bhattar points out that the Roopam and

SthAnam of Sriman NaarAyaNan to BrahmA to Rudran to

other DevAs are only due to the power of MahA Lakshmi's

KaDAksha Vaibhavam ( Tvath KaDAksha-labdha-VibhavathvAth

--Parabrahma-Vidhi-Siva-SathamakhAdhi Roopam ).

 

Such is the glory of the Glances of Sri RanganAyaki !

May She take residence in the new temple built for Her

at Pomona, NY and bless all Her devotees !

 

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SatakOpan