[srivenugopala] Srimath Azhagiya Singar's approaching 75th Birthday completion celebration (Nov 26): Vedic Reflections NavAham (Nine days of salutation based on the Seventh canto Manthrams ): (fwd)

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Dear Sri Ramanuja :

 

It is most welcome that you added the corrections

in intrepretations for four of the 12 attributes

of BahgavAN narasimhan . I welcome your corrections .

Any time in future, please feel free to catch any

mistakes .Thanks in advance.

 

I was distracted by the derivative meanings and

lost sight of the literal meanings here.

 

Additional comments on the four items:

 

(4) AanandhAvahathvam : Yes, " Aavaha " means to invoke

or produce or create or bring forth. We say Sriman NaarAyaNam

aavAhayAmi.Sri Sooktham passages are other

instances (e.g)., ThAmm ma aavaha jaathaVedhO

LakshmIm-anapagaminIm , SooryAm HirNmayeem LakshmIm

JaathavEdhO ma Aavaha " .

 

In addition to the time of His avathAram , even today

the darsana SoubhAgyam of MalOlan produces in us

waves of aanandham/bliss in us.

 

(5) Ina Koti sankAsathvam : Yes, Ina refers to Sooryan.

Saint ThyagarAja addresses Lord Ramachandran as " Ina

Kula TilakA " Back of my mind , I had the Vedic

word , Yenam or Yenasam (Agam/Paapam )meaning sins in

the back of my mind , when I translated and rushed

to the non-literal translation . You are absolutely

right in your correction. My apologies.

 

(9) Aghatitha GhatanA SaamArhtyam : Swamy NammAzhwAr's

ThiruvAimozhi (VI.3) on Sri ThiruviNNagarappan is all about

the eulogy to this unique saamarthyam of the Lord .

Here Swamy NammAzhwAr pays tribute to the Lord's

saamarthyam in being inside polar opposites . I stay

with this view .

 

(10) The mix up betwen Sadhya and Sathya was unfortunate.

Thanks for pointing it out. Lord NarasimhA's aavirbhAvam

is SadhyOjjAtham indeed !

 

I welcome any comments/corrections that you make

and request you to make them. Thanks again ,

V.Sadagopan

 

At 06:29 PM 11/5/01 +0530, you wrote:

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>Sri V.Satagopan wrote,

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>> 4. AanandhAvahathvam ( Possession of the qualities of

>>    Bliss , Aanandhamaya Svaroopanm at the sight of

>>    His dear Bhakthan).

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>> 5. Ina Koti SankAsathvam ( destruction of the crores of

>>    sins and apachArams through His merciful glances).

 

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>> 9. Agatitha GadanA Saamarthya Pradarsakathvam ( Unique

>>    ability to unite polar opposites in Him )

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>> 10. Sathya yEva Phala Prathathvam ( Ability to yield

>>     the fruits of UpaasakA based on Truthful behavior

>>     alone).

>>

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>Here Adiyen would like add a few remarks.

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>4) AanandAvahatwam means ability to cause Aananda or joy to the devotees.

>That is what Nrusimhar caused in all the devas and rishis by appearing

>suddenly to kill Hiranya. (Aavaha = creating or producing)

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>5) Inakotisankaashatwam - Ina is Soorya or The Sun. That is nrusimhar has

>the effulgence of a crore of Suns. blinding the eyes of viewers.

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>9) Agatita Gadana saamarthya - Actual word is aGhatitha Ghatanaa

>saamarthyam - which is the ability to make something happen, that has

>not happened before, that has been unprecedented. Never had He come out of

>a pillar before. That He made possible now.

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>10) Sathya yEva Phalapradatwam - Actually it is - sadya Eva phalapradatwam

>that is capable of giving fruit immediately (sadya: like in sadyOjaata) on

>the spot.

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> There is another great sloka on Ahobila nrisimhar

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>ahO veeryam ahO Sauryam ahO bAhuparAkramam!

>nArasimham param deivam ahO balam ahO balam!

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>Adiyen dasan

>Ramanuja

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