Sri Varadaraja Sthvam: part XXIX: SlOkm 18

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Dear Sri VaradarAja BhakthAs:

 

Today , adiyEn will cover the 18th slOkam of

SrI VaradarAja Sthavam dealing with the celebration

of Vibahava , archA and antharyAmi states of the Lord

( In the previous two slOkams , KurEsar focused on

the Para and VyUha forms Of Lord VaradarAjan ):

 

ParO yaa VyuhO vaa Vibhava utha vaa-archAvataraNa:

Bhavan vaantharyAmee Vara-Varadha! yO yO bhavasi vai

sa sa Thvam sann eisaan varaguNaguNAn bhibrath akhilAn

bhajadhbhyO bhAsyEvam sathatham itharEbhya: thu itaraTA

 

-- 18th slOkam of SrI VaradarAja Sthavam

 

(meaning): Oh Lord VaradarAjA granting the best of boons !

You might take on the Para VaasudEavA form seen in

SrI Vaikuntam or the VyUha form or Vibhava form like

Raama and KrishNA or the ArchA form seen at dhivya dEsams

or the antharyAmi form found inside the heart lotus of

the chEthanams . In every one of these Five forms ,

Oh VaradarAjA , You adopt the appropriate auspicious

guNams befitting that state and bless Your BhakthAs.

Those who are not fortunate to have the bhAgyam of

closeness with You do not get blessed to see the glories

of Your svaroopam and do not become beneficiaries of

experiencing Your anantha kalyANa guNams. This is indeed

a pity !

 

Prose order Meaning

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Vara Varadha! = Oh Lord granting the choice boons!

 

Thvam Para vaa = Whether YOu are in the ParA form

as Para VaasudEvan in SrI Vaikuntam

 

VyUha Vaa = or in the VyUhA state( as VaasudEVa-

SanakarshaNAdhi VyUha states at the milky

ocean )

 

utha Vibhava Bhavan vaa = or in Vibhavaa states like RaamA

or KrishNA

 

archAvatharaNa Bhavan vaa = or as ArchA Moorthy in SrIrangam ,

ThiruvEngadam et al

 

antharyAmI vaa = or in the state of indweller in the hearts

of all

 

Ya: Ya: Bhavasi vai = or whatever other states You exist in

 

sa: sa: sann = staying in those appropriate forms

 

EisAn = having the unique aspects of Yours as Isvaran

 

akhilAn vara guNAn bhibhrath = You display all of Your

auspicious guNams.

 

Bhajathbhya: bhAsi = You shine for those , who have sought

refuge in You .

 

itharEbhay: thu = For all the others however , who do not

have the good fortune to be Your dear ones.

 

itharathA asi = You stay as non entity (Jata Brahmam).

 

In the earlier slOkams , KurEsar established that

Lord VaradarAjan is anantha kalyANa guNa visishtan

( Possessor of limitless auspicous attributes). Then,

he proceeded to explain that Para VaasudEvan alone

has the PoorNa shADguNyam ( having the complete six

pradhAna guNams ) and the VyUha Moorthys have two

specific guNams each to take care of their specific

duties. Next , KurEsar pointed out that the Lord in

His vibhava avathArams possesses all six guNams. Here,

KurEsar asserts that even in antharyAmi and archA states ,

the Lord has all the six pradhAna guNams. Thus , KurEsar

instructs us that Lord VaradarAjan has PoorNa ShADguNyam

in all of the five states ranging from ParA to

antharyAmi state. He concludes by saying that for

the Bhagavath dhvEshis and sinners , this ShAdguNya

paripoorNathvam will not be apparent following

the aruLiccheyalkaLs of number of AzhwArs like

Swamy NammazwAr and Thirumazhisai AzhwAr.

 

additional comments :

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In this 17th slOkam , KurEsar is raptourous over

the reflection on the souseelya guNam of Lord VaradarAjan

which makes Him hide His Vara GuNa GaNams and mingle

with every one equally in His avathArams. In the 18th slOkam ,

KurEsar links the archai and antharyAmi states of Lord

VaradarAjan with His Para , VyUha and VIbhava forms.

He states that Lord's PradhAna GuNams are transparent to

those , who seek refuge at His Thiruvadi and will be

invisible to those , who do not seek His protection.

 

Sri VardarAja ParabrahmaNE Nama:

Daasan, Oppiliappan Koil V.SaThakOpan