Sri Guna Rathna Kosam : Part 56: slOkam 47

[Guest guest]

Dear BhakthAs of Sri RanganAyaki ThAyAr:

 

In the 46th slOkam , Swamy Parasara Bhattar

eulogized the divine beauty (dhivya soundharyam )

of His Mother . In the 47th slOkam , Bhattar points

out that the dhivya Aayudhams and the DhivyAbharaNams

of the Lord are shared by Sri RanganAyaki ThAyaar

Herself although the Lord out of consideration

spares Her from discomfort of wearing His heavy

aayudhams inview of Her delicate ThirumEni :

 

SaamAnya bhOgyamapi Kousthubha VaijayanthI--

panchAyudhAdhi ramaNa: svyamEva Bhibhrath

tadhbhAra-khEdhamiva tE pariharthukAma:

SrirangadhAma maNi manjari ! gaahathE thvAm

 

Meaning according to Dr.V.N.VedAntha Desikan :

***********************************************

Oh precious gem-cluster that is the treasure of

Srirangam City! The KhousthubhA gem , the Vaijayanthi

garland, the five weapon-ornaments such as Chakra ,

Saranga , etc., are all common decoration ornaments

for both of You . Both can wear all of them. May be,

the Lord wears them all lest their weight should harm

Your too-sensitive body You are to be spared the strain

of load-bearing.

 

Additional Comments :

**********************

Swamy ParAsara Bhattar salutes Sri RanganAyaki

ThAyaar with a beautiful nAmam: " Sriranga-DhAma-

MaNi-Manjari. " She is recognized here as

the invaluable gem-assembly of Sriranga dhivya

Desam . She is the crest jewel (rathna gucchikA )

of Sriranga-dhAma Hari, Sri RanganAthan.

 

She and Her Lord are joint owners of all the divine

weapons and auspicious ornamments that the Lord

traditonally wears . Both of them are entitled to

wear them . The Lord thinks about Her slender and

delicate frame and spares Her the burden of wearing

these heavy weapons and AabharaNams . He wants to enjoy

Her free of any discomfort caused by the protocol

to wear these heavy AabharaNams and Aayudhams.

He wants to spare Her any fatigue from wearing

Vahana aayaasam )these heavy entities . The discomfort

arising from adorning of heavy aabharaNams

and aayudhams is referred to as " BhAra KhEdham " .

As " Lakshmi Rakshakan " , Lord RanganAthan ,

the LakshmI SahAyan , bears the burden , which

is too much for His Devi's KomaLAngam .

 

Sri RanganAyaki ThAyAr ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Daasan, Oppilaippan Koil VaradAchAri SatakOpan