Aadi AmavAsyai & Thirupputkkuzhi SrI VijayarAghava PerumAL: Part II

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>SrI:

 

Dear SrI Raama BhakthAs:

 

The valor of Lord Raamachandran is matchless.

In DaNdakAraNyam , He destroyed 14,000 asurAs

single handedly. He pulverized RaavaNA's army and

finally RaavaNan Himself in a great battle.

In AaraNya kANdam , our Lord's parAkramam is

saluted as He destroyed Kharan , DhUshaNan ,

Thrisiras and the Moola Bhalam . Through His heroic

acts, He destroyed the asurAs and made the lives of

the Sages of DhaNdakAraNyam comfortable and free from fear.

 

Swamy Desikan has saluted these valourous deeds in

SrI Raghuveera Gadhyam's AaraNya and Yuddha KhANdams

following the foot steps of Aadhi Kavi , Sage VaalmIki.

Swamy Desikan's summation of the Lord's Valour is housed in

three salutations of SrI Raghuveera Gadhyam:

 

AsahAya Soora !

AnapAya Saahasa!

Raagava Simha !

 

In ParamArTa Sthuthi, Swamy Desikan continues

celebrating the valour of the Lord of AyOdhyA

and points out that He is the PaarijAtha tree

at the banks of JatAyu PushkariNi (Grudhra Saras):

 

SrImadh-grudhra-saras-theera PaarijAtham upAsmahE

yathra Thungai: athungaisccha pranathai: gruhayathE Phalam

 

--First slOkam of SrI ParamArTa Sthuthi(anushtup metre)

 

At Thirupputtkkuzhi, the destroyer of RaavaNA

and his clan gives His darsanam as Vijaya Raaghavn

and is ready to grant all the boons that bhakthAs

seek of Him just like a PaarijAtha tree in IndhrA's

garden.

 

On the banks of the JatAyu PushkariNi with its

nourishing water is a mighty tree with sweet fruits.

There the lowly (athungai: )and the mighty(thungai:)

worship the Lord , perform SaraNAgathi and

are treated equally with respect to the Phalans

without consideration of their Jaathi-KUlam -GuNam and

material possessions. That is indeed a miracle brought

about by the PaarijAtha Tree (SrI Vijaya Raaghavan )

of Thirupputtkuzhi. Swamy says that he meditates on

that PaarijAtha tre ( Srimath-grudhra-saras-theera

paarijAtham upAsmahE).Both the lowly and the lofty

prostrate before this Grudhra Saras theera PaarijAtham

and becomes kruthArTaas.

 

Second SlOkamm :

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After Composing the first slOkam in anushtup

metre, Swamy Desikan sets the rest of the 9 slOakms

of SrI ParamArTa Sthuthi in lilting Oupacchandasikam

metre:

 

Gurubhis-Thvadhanya SarvabhAvai:

guNa-sindhou krutha-samplavas-ThvadhIyE

RaNapungava vandhi-bhAvam icchan

aham asmi yEkam anugraha aaspadham tE

 

Oh the Lord of Thirupputkkuzhi, who is celebrated

for Your valour in battles ! Oh Vijaya RaaghavA!

Our AchAryAs do not house anyone in their heart

lotuses except You.They focus on You and You

alone and shine as ParamaikAnthis (Thvadhanya

Sarva-bhAvai: ). They have trained me to

be deeply immersed in the ocean of Your anntha

kalyANa guNams ( Gurubhi: ThvadhIyE GuNa Sindhou

krutha samplava: asmi) and adiyEn desires deeply to

eulogize You (vanhdhi bhAvam icchan aham asmi).

adiyEn has positioned myself to be the chief object of

Your anugraham ( Vandhi bhAvam icchan aham , tE yEkam

anugraha aaspadham asmi).

 

Swamy Desikan reminds the Lord of the Upadesams of

his AchAryans about ananya bhakthi(avyapachAra Bhakthi)

to the Lord to become qualiifed as a ParamikAnthi.

Then , Swamy Desikan states that he wants to go beyond

the meditation about the Lord and engage in composing

a Sthuthi about the Lord of Thirupputtkuzhi. He hints that

his efforts to compose a sthuthi wont bear fruit unless

he is so blessed by the Grudhra-saras-theera PaarijAtham.

Therefore , Swamy Desikan prays to the Lord to bless

him to create a sthuthi on Him .

 

Third SlOkam

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BhuvanAsraya bhUshaNAsthra-vargam

manasi ThvanmayathAm mamAtanOthu

vapurAhavapunga ThvadhIyam

MahIshINAm animEsha darsaneeyam

 

Swamy Desikan points out about two things here:

 

(1) The entire assembly of ChEthnam and achEthanam

adorn the Lord's ThirumEni as dhivya aabharanams

and Dhivya aayudhams/weapons( BhuvanAsraya BhooshaNa-

asthra vargam ThvadhIyam Vapu: ).

 

(2) SrI DEvi and BhU Devi and other consorts of

His can not take their eyes off from such a beautiful

ThirumEni . They do not close their eye lids

for fear of missing even a fraction of second's enjoyment

of His dhivya soundharyam ( MahIshINAm animEsha darsaneeyam

ThvadhIyam Vapu:).

 

Swamy begs the Lord to grant him the boon as

Grudhra-saras-thera PaarijAtham to make His manas

become totally immersed in His beauty and anantha

kalyANa guNams so that he can succeed in composing

a Sthuthi befitting Him .

 

SrI VijayarAghavan blesses Swamy Desikan and grants

him the requestd boon and Swamy starts in right earnest

with His sthuthi proper:

 

abhirakshithum agratha: sTitham ThvAM

PraNavE PaarTaraTE cha bhAvayantha:

ahitha-prasamai: ayathna-labhyai:

kaTayanthi Aahavapungavam guNa~jnaa:

 

-- SrI ParamArTa Sthuthi: SlOkam 4

 

Oh Vijaya RaaghavA! PraNavam is made up of three

Letters: A+U+M (akAra-ukAra-makArams). The first

letter is " A " (akAram denoting your Sarva Rakshakathvam

( protecting one and all that perform SaraNAgathi to You ).

Swamy says: " Abhirakshithum PraNavE agratha: sTitham ThvAm).

 

Swamy goes on to point out where else He sat in front

(agratha: sTithaam ). He sat in front portion ( the charioteer's

seat ) of the car (raTam ) of Arjunan and performed

GIthOpadesam) ( PaarTa RaTE cha agratha: sTithAm ThvAm ).

 

Those who possess unimpeachable aathma guNams reflect

on this important tatthvam and meditate on the meaning of

PraNavam to banish their desire, anger et al. They recognize

that You did not need to take weapons against the evil

KouravAs. You won the victory over them by mererly sitting

in the front seat of the raTam.These superior souls comprehend

Your parAkramam to destroy Your and Your BhagavathA's

enemies by Your sheer presence and eulologize You hence

as asAdhAraNa RaNa Punghavan (Aahavapungavam kaTayanthi).

 

SlOkam 5:

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Swamy Desikan now shifts his attention to

another aspect of SrI Vijaya Raaghavan :

His performance of the SaraNAgathi Yaj~nam

with His dharma pathni, SrI DEvi (SrI Maragathavali

ThAyAr) under the shade of VijayakOti VimAnam at

JatAyu KshEthram to protect PrapannAs :

 

KamalA nirapAya DharmapathnI

KaruNAdhyaa: svayam ruthvijO guNAstE

avanam srayathAm ahInamAdhyam

Sa cha dharmas-Thvadhanya sEvaneeya:

 

Oh Vijaya RaaghavA ! Your ThirunAmam , " RaNa Pungavan "

has two meanings: (1) The greatest One in battles

and (2) the greatest One in performing Yaj~nams .

You perform a Yaagam with Your dharma PathnI ,

SrI Maragathavalli , who is never ever separated

from You.In that Yaagam , Your kalyANa guNams like karuNai

serve as the Rthviks (officiating priests).The name of

Your Yaagam is " SaraNAgatha Rakshanam " ( SrayathAm avanam

aadhyam ahInam ).That sanctimonious yaagam can not be done by

anyone other than You (Sa dharma cha Thvadh ananya sEvanIya:).

 

AhInam is a Soma Yaagam that takes many days to perform .

Swamy Desikan hints that this " SaraNAgatha Vrathi " continues

to do this Yaagam of SaraNAgatha RakshaNam without interruption

while accompanied by His PirAtti.

 

SrI VijayarAghava ParabrahmaNE Nama:

Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan