Rg Veda Manthram & Three Important SthOthrams

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SrI:

 

Dear BhakthAs:

 

There is a Rg Veda Manthram that triggered my thoughts

on the importance of sthOthrams about SrIman NaarAyaNan.

This manthram is housed in the seventh canto of Rg Vedam

( VII.32.13):

 

mantram akharvam sudhitham supESasam dhadhAtha yag~iyEshvA

poorviscchana prasitayas taranti tam IndhrE karmaNA bhuvath

 

(Extended Meaning): oh Mumukshu ! Recite a hymn (eulogy)

that is deep in artham , well composed(uttered) and

which is auspicious by all counts(SravaNa MangaLam ,

Manana mangaLam et al). To such a bhAgyasaali , the snares

and the bonds of the world will stay away ( will not

entangle him ) since he has surrendered himself at

the sacred feet of the Supreme Being thru his devotion

and MahA VisvAsam .

 

Swamy Desikan's sthOthrams are in this category .

 

Swamy Desikan himself was inspired by other

sthOthrams of PoorvAchAryALs like Swamy ALavanthAr,

KurEsar , ParAsara Bhattar and of rishis .

 

adiyEn will focus on three sthOthrams .Two of them are

in SrI VishNu DharmOtharam: (1) Srimath ApAmArjana

SthOthram (2) SrI MaangaLya Sthavam .

 

The third one is jithanthE Sthothram . It has Vedic

links. Swamy Desikan quotes some of these slOkams

in his magnum opus , Srimath Rahasya Thraya Saaram.

 

Does anyone have a full Sanskrit text of JithanthE

SthOthram and PeriyavaacchAn PiLlai's Commentary?

Please let adiyEn know. Thanks in advance.

 

In the coming days , adiyEn will post articles on them

and seek SrI OppilA-appan's anugraham to engage in this

Kaimkaryam .

 

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SaThakOpan

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Sri:

 

Dear Sriman Sadagopan Mama,

 

The Jitante Stotram was discussed in the Bhakti List about 2 years back. I have posted below the link which has periya-vacchan pillai's commentary on the same. On a related note U.Ve.K.S.Narayanachar of Dharwad emphasizes the fact that the jithante stotram (khila) from the rig vedam is the most appropriate mantra for bhagavataas to chant everyday. To quote Sri.KSN Swami in his own words, he says that the hall mark of the param-aikanthi parampara is to chant the jitante stotram(khila) of the rig vedam.

 

Here is the link which devareer might find useful:

 

http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/may2000/0017.html

 

Regards,

 

Adiyen Ramanuja Dasan,

 

Malolan Cadambi