[SriParakalaMatham] Sri Guna Rathna Kosam : Part 67: slOkam 57, SRI-RANGANAAYAKI AND SITAAVATHAARAM

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SrI:

 

Dear BhakthAs of Sri RanganAyaki ThAyAr:

 

In the 57th slOkam , Swamy Parasara Bhattar states

that all of MahA Lakshmi avathArams such as SitA PirAtti

were dress rehearsals to Her final avathAram as ArchA

Moorthy , SrI-RanganAyaki at SrI-Rangam :

 

OudhArya kaaruNika Aasritha vathsalathva-

poorvEshu sarvam adhisAyitham athra Maatha: !

SrI-Ranga dhAmni yadhutAnyadh udhAharanthi

SeethAvathAra-mukham yEthath amushya yOgyA

 

--SlOkam 57, SrI GuNa Rathna KOsam

 

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

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Oh Mother! All Your traits such as bounteousness , Mercy ,

Sympathy for the surrendered one, and the like shine in

Your divine station at SrI-Rangam with great lustre.

Evidently , these qualities were also recokned in Your

avathArams such as SeethA PirAtti that You took ;

this is no wonder since, as I percieve , all Your

avathArAs were only rehearsal-acts for this final

portrayal as SrI-Ranga NAyaki.

 

Additional Commnets (V.S):

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In Your SthAnam as ArchA Moorthy at SrI-Rangam , all of

Your limitless auspicious attributes such as OudhAryam

(generosity ), KaaruNyam ( compassion ) , Aasritha-

Vaathsalyam ( affection for those , who surrenderd

unto You )and the like shine resplendently . People

may say that such qualities of Yours were displayed

during Your Vibhava avathArams like SItA avathAram ,

while You accompanied Your Lord during His RaamAvathAram.

I have to respond to them by pointing out all those

demonstrations and displays of Your auspicious

attributes during VibavA avathArams were like

preliminaries for the final act of Your appearance

as ArchA Moorthy , SrI RanganAyaki to accompany Your

Lord , SrI RanganAthan . After these rehearsals ,

these guNAs reached their perfection in Your

ArchAvathAram.

 

Swamy ParAsara Bhattar has visualized SrI-RanganAyaki

as SitA PirAtti in number of earlier slOkams of

SrI GuNa Rathna kOsam ( example: slOkams 14 ,50,51 and 54).

Swamy ParAsara Bhattar belonged to the SitA PirAtti's

ghOshti and supported Sage ValmIki's statement

that SrImath RaamAyaNam is " SitAyA's charitham

mahath " (SitAyaNam) . His devotion for SitA PirAtti was

boundless.He saw SrI-RanganAyaki in SitA and SitA in

SrI-RanganAyaki. He has addressed therfore SrI-RanganAyaki

as " MyTili " and " JanakAthmajA " in earlier SlOkams.

 

SitA PirAtti's Svaroopa, Roopa , GuNam vaibhavams are

invoked Here to set the stage for comparing them with

Her ArchAvathAra manifestation as SrI-RanganAyaki.

 

SrI RanganAyaki is Sarva lOka Swamini and Sarva niyAmini

( Mistress of all universes and the commander of them ).

Veda manthram salutes Her as " VisvAchI bhadrA ,

SumanasyamAnA -- " . She is recognized as Sarva lOka

VyApini and with sObhana manas ( auspicious mind).

Because of that Sumanas and Bhadrathvam , any one

who is the benficiary of Her auspicious glances

becomes blessed as Manthra dhrashtA,dhanavAn,

dhAnyavAn and GuNavAn (Vedic scholarship ,

owner of riches and abundant food and possessor

of auspicious attributes).Jn~Anam , Isvaryam and

Sukham come the way of the chEthanam on whom

SrI RanganAyaki's side glances fall . Hence , She

is saluted as " SoubhAgya Lakshmi " .

 

Her Sahara naamAs such as " SOka-Naasini, RakshA ,

KshamA , SaanthidhA , GOdhA , HlAdhini ,AnugrahA ,

VagIsvari, KshAnthi, SrImathi , Moksha LakshmI ,

VaishNavi, Sarva-ManthrAthmikA , Hari-BhadrA ,

SarvadhObhadrA ,Nithya KalyANi ,Kali-Naasini ,

Tatthva GarbhA , LOka dhaariNi , Jagath PriyA ,

SitA , MyTili ,SarvOtthamA ,SarvathO mukhyA ,

SaasvathI ,SarasvathI , MangaLa dEvathA , SARANYAA,

Anantha SrI , Aanandha RoopA ,YOga kshEma VahA ,

Veda SrI , Jagath Kudumbini, ShADguNya PoorNA "

attest to a small list of Her limitless GuNams

that She displays as SrI RanganAyaki.

 

SrI RanganAyaki is Vedavalli ( Vedam says in

this context , " Saa hi SrI: " , all Veda Vidhyais

are attributes/vibhUthis of SrI Devi). She is

the one , who dries up the ocean of our miseries :

" SarvArTi Samudhra parisOshiNi " .She grants us

as boon the supreme Moksha Sukham ( Para-nirvANa

dhAyini , vimukthi phala dhAyini).

 

Smruthi reminds us about Her glories as

UdhAraa (supremely generous) this way:

 

Sarva-kAma-pradhAm RamyAm SamsrArNava-thAriNIm

kshipra prasAdhinIm LakshmIm SaraNyAm anuchinthayEth

 

(meaning): We should think of this ArchAvathAra LakshmI,

SrI RanganAyaki as the grantor of all that one desires,

most beautiful, uplifter from the ocean of bottomless

samsAram , refuge for SaraNAgathAs and quick responder

to our appeals during our times of distress.

 

SWamy ParAsara Bhattar says here that SrI RanganAyaki

perfected all these auspicious attributes during

the earlier Vibhava avathArams and is blessing us

in Her ArchAvathAram at SrI-Rangam with the integrated

essence of these anantha klayANa guNams.

 

Sri RanganAyaki ThAyAr ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Daasan, Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SaThakOpan /Sadagopan