KurEsar's Sri VaradarAja Sthavam :Part XXII-- SlOkam 11

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SrimathE RaamAnujAya nama:

 

Dear Sri VaradarAja BhakthAs:

 

In the 11th slOlam , KurEsar commences His celebration of

the Anantha KalyANa GuNams of the Lord of Hasthigiri.

In the previous slOkams , he had concentrated on the glories of

the sacred Hasthigiri on which Lord VaradarAjan stands .

In the 11th slOkam , KurEsar criticizes those , who hold

the view that Brahman is without attributes (nirguNa Brahman)

and begins to provide proof for Him as the abode of limitless

auspicous attributes :

 

GuNA yattham lOkE guNishu hi matham MangaLapadham

viparyastham Hasthi-Kshithi-dharapathE ! tath thvayi puna:

GuNA: sathya-Jn~Ana-prabhruthaya ithi TvadhgathatayA

subhIbhUyam yaathA ithi niraNaishma SruthivasAth

 

(Meaning): In this world , every one accepts that the ones

with auspicous guNams are revered because of such GuNams

have taken residence in them. In the case of the Lord of

Hasthigiri, this situation is reversed , since auspicious

attributes (guNAs) achieved the state of auspiciousness

because of finding their sacred home in Him . We have

come to this conclusion with the help of the path shown

by the VedAs.This truth has been established clearly by

Brahma Soothrams as intrepreted by AchArya RaamAnujA in

His Sri BhAshyam as Brahma-Svaroopa-niroopaka Dharmams .

 

(Comments): Sri SrivathsAngAcchAr Swamy points out that

this slOkam is an echo of similar thoughts expressed by

KurEsar in the 22nd slOkam of Sri SundarabhAhu Sthavm

( GuNajam GuNinO hi MangaLathvam--) and the 48th slOkam

of Sri VaikuNta sthavam ( Sarvasya chaiva--). All these

slOkams point out that all the GuNams become auspicious

(MangaLathvam) as a result of finding their home in

the Lord . In the case of man , the situation is

the opposite. Man is considered an auspicious one because

of these kalyANa guNams taking their residence in him.

 

In the seventh slOkam of Sri VaradarAja Sthavam ,KurEsar

has already indicated that Lord varadarAjan is

" Thunga MangaLa GuNAspadhan " (abode of all of these

auspicious GuNams , who became auspicious because of

their residence in Him ). Sri SrivathsAnkAcchAr Swamy

points out further that this conclusion is proven by

Sri BhAshyakArar's intrepretation of the JanmAdhyadhikaraNam

of Brahma Soothram.He is the MangaLam-conferring Lord

for all these " MangaLa GuNams " .Without His sambhnadham ,

they would not have their MangaLathvam. He is the " MangaLAnAm

MangaLam " .

 

Sri SrivathsAnkAcchAr Swamy points out also that Swamy Desikan

had such a high regard for this slokam passage ( GuNA Yattham

lOkE guNishu hi matham MangaLa-padham ) that He cited it

as PramANam for His commentaries in Abhaya ParadhAna

Saaram (SaraNya Seela PrakAsana PrakaraNam ) and in

PradhAna Sathakam ( 15th sthakam).

 

Sri VaradarAja PerumAL ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SatakOpan