KurEsar's Sri VaradarAja Sthavam :Part XV-- SlOkam 4

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Daer BhakthAs of Lord VaradarAjA :

 

Today , we will study the beautiful sounding (lilting)

Fourth SlOkam :

 

VallikA Sruthimatha-mallikAmayee

yEna pallavitha visvasAkhayA

SvasriyA karigirE: anukriyAm

vashti mrushta-Varadham tamAsrayE

 

Sabdha SlEsham or Double meaning is used by KurEsar

in this slOkam . Mrushta Varadhan or parama parisuddha

Varadhan is saluted here . That most sacred of

the sacred Varadhan (PavithrANAm Pavithra svaroopan)

and the most auspicious of the auspicious Boon-granting

Vardha Prabhu ( MangaLAnAm cha MangaLa Varadhan ) is

saluted here by KurEsar. He is sampoorNa Jn~Ana Moorthy

( Poornam idham Poornamidha: poorNAth poorNamudachathE ).

SaraNAgathi is performed by KurEsar to this Parama mangaLa ,

SampoorNa Jn~Ana Moorthy , Lord VaradarAjan .

 

KurEsar articulates the longing of the VedhAs , which wish to

emulate the Hasthigiri on which He stands; His form is like

a mighty tree with many creepers clinging to Him as the aadhAra

Vruksham for the Vedhams . The Elephant hill reveals to the world

the glories of the Lord standing on it , where as the VedhAs

circling Him are unable to reveal the glories of their Lord with

equal efficacy.They (the Vedhams )long to have the BhAgyam of

the Elephant hill , which permits it to have the felicity to

reveal the Vaibhavam of the Lord .

 

The prose order fo this slOkam is:

 

Sruthimatha-mallikAmayee vallika yEna pallavitha visvasAkhayA ,

svasriyA karigirE; anukriyAm vashti tamm Mrushta-Vardaham aasrayE.

 

1) Sruthimatha-mallikAmayee vallikA : Sruthi is Vedham ;

Sruthimatha-mallikAmayee is the most famous(celebrated Vedhams .

VallikA is creeper clinging to a tree (Kozhu Kombhu). What is

that Gigantic tree ? It is none other than Lord VaradarAjan

standing on top of the Hasthi Giri.

 

2) yEna pallavitha VisvasAkhayA : That tree has many branches

(SaakhAs like Vedha Saakhais). At the end of all these branches are

tender leaves and blossoms (visvasAkhayaa pallavitham). The sabdha SlEsahm

or double meaning is about the branches (SaakhAs) seen on the tree of Lord

and the Vedha Vruksham having many SaakhAs.

 

3) svasriyA KarigirE: anukriyAm vashti: The Vedhams through its

lustre (svasriyA ) would like to equal(anukriyA) the lustre of

Hasthi Giri,which is rsplendent with the lustre by having the Lord

on top of it. Vedham wishes (vashti)to have the samathvam in lustre

to the Kari Giri , which has been blessed to have the radiance

by virtue of the Lord taking residence on its top.

 

4) Tamm Mrushta Varadham AasrayE : adiyEn (KurEsar) would like

to take refuge at the sacred feet of Parisuddh Varahdan resting

on top of Hasthi Giri.

 

VedhAs are classified under three headings: the Knowledge (jN~Ana )

branch; the code of actions or conduct ( karma KaaNDam) and UpAsanA

( coming into the close proximity of the Supreme Self).The word Rk

stands for Jn~Anam , the Yajuh stands for Karma and Saama stands

for the UpAsanA . Each of these Vedhams have many branches (SaakhAs).

For instance Rg Vedham has 21 SaakhAs. Saama Vedham has 1000 saakhAs.

 

The Hiranyagarbha hymn ( Rg Vedham X.121) salutes the mighty

creator , " the source of golden light , the Lord of divine

effulgence " . This hymn concludes that Lord alone will be

the object of our adorations.

 

Yajur Vedham tries to describe the glories of the Lord

this way( Yajur VEdham: XL.8):

 

" He , the Lord , effulgent , --ever pure and very much

above the sins , has been circumscribing us from all the sides.

He is the One with penetrating wisdom (a superb poet), intelligence

personified , extending in all parameters, self-existing ,

and judiciously just as much and as it ought to be, He creates

commodities (of Knowledge and wealth) for His ever-existing people " .

 

Vedham tries thus to celebrate His glories and does not do

full justice. The Hasthi Girin however succeeds without any

strenous efforts by simply having the sambhandham of the Lord.

Vedham longs to have the bhAgyam of the Hasthigiri and tries

to attain equivalence to it by staying as the creepers circling

the Mighty Lord , who stands as a gigantic tree on

top of the Hasthi Giri.

 

Sri VaradarAja ParabrahmaNE nama:

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SatakOpan