Sri Guna Rathna Kosam : Part 49: slOkam 38

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SrI:

 

Dear BhakthAs:

 

In the previous slOkam (37th), Swamy ParAsara Bhattar

referred to the doctrines elaborated by his father

( Sri KurEsar's) in his Sri Sthavam. " YasyA Mukham veekshya

SARVAM CHA KURVAN HARI: " was KurEsar's mangaLAsAsanam .

Sriman NaarAyaNan looks at the Thirumukha MandaLam of

His PirAtti, takes the hint from there and takes care

of every thing ( destruction of Sins and granting of

Moksham ). Regarding Sri RanganAyaki's Vaibhavam being

beyond the reach of one's words (VaachAm agOcharam) ,

Kuresar says: " TaavakA: GuNA: VaachAm manasAm cha

durgrahathayA khyAthA: " (Your GuNAs knowmn for the fact

that theycan not be comprehended by either by Mind

or speech). Bhattar echoed this sentiment with

" VaachAm abhUmi:(She is beyond all words) " .

 

In today's 38th slOkam , Bhattar describes the special sEvai

of Sri RanganAyaki on the 7th day of the NavarAthri Uthsavam

at her sannidhi. The slOkam is as follows:

 

yEkam nanjchya nathikshamam mama param chAkunjchya PaadhAmbujam

madhyE vishtara puNDarIkAmabhayam vinyasya hasthaaambhujam

thvAm pasyEma nishEdhusheem prathikalam kAruNya-kUlankasha-

sphArApaanga tarangamambha ! madhuram mughdham mukham! BibrathIm

 

Meaning according to Dr.V.N.VedAntha Desikan

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Oh my Mother! I dare describe Your pose as follows:

Your right foot of a lotus is kept hanging below;

the left foot is kept folded on to the seat-lotus .

The right palm-lotus shows us the gesture of " no fears! " .

Your face , the eye-glances , which are waves of

graciousness dashing against one another , all are

ever comforting to us. May we ever incessantly

envision this enchanting sight of Yours!

 

Additional Comments:

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Sri RanganAyaki's adhiadhbhutha sEvai is described

here. " yEkam paadhAmbhujam DakshiNam nyamcha prasArya

param itharath Vaama PaadhAmbhujam Aakunchya thiryagithi-

sEsha:( The right foot is stretching below the Lotus

on which She is seated and the left foot is folded and

is seen on that aasana padhmam . The lifted lower right

hand is displaying the symbol of abhayam (abhaya soochakam).

Her glances are filled with KaaruNyam for Her children

and they dart about like waves in an ocean of DayA. Those

rejuvenating glances uplift us. They are madhuram (sweet),

bhOgyam (most enjoyable) and Sundaram (besutiful).Bhattar

prays on all of our behalf to Her to bless us with this

visva-rakshaNa sEvai for all times to come (Santhatham

sEvaneeya:).

 

Srimath Azjagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SatakOpan