PurattAsi SravaNam:Swamy Desikan's MangaLAsAsanam at Kanchi: Part 3

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SrI:

 

SrI MahA Devi SamEtha Sri VaradarAja ParabrahmaNE nama:

 

Dear BhakthAs:

 

In the last posting , we saw Swamy desikan approaching

ThAyAr Sannidhi and having the Darsanam of Her KalyANa Koti

VimAnam . The following slOkam celebrating the glories of

KalyANa Koti vimAnam will be recited :

 

YacchAyam samupEthya ThAthayaguru: LakshmIkumArAbhidha:

KanyAnAm sathalaksha lakshitha mahAdhAnEna sadhvarNitha:

gArhasTAsramamAkalyya Varadham prINAthi tamm bhAsvaram

sEvE SrI nilayam vimAnamaparam KalyANa kOtyAhvayam

 

Here, the salutations to the KalyANa Koti VimAnam is linked

with remeniscences about Pancha Matha Banjana ThAtha Desikan

(1509-1591 C.E), a disciple of the 6th Azhagiya Singar of

AhObila Matam and his famous son , Koti KanyA dhAnam

SrI Lakshmi KumAra ThAtha Desikan ( 1572-1632 C.E).

Both are very closely linked with many kaimakryams

at Kaanchipuram temple and their Sri Saila VamsatthAr

are continuing those traditions . The golden plates over

KalyANa Koti VimAnam , many aaabharana samarpaNams

are associated with Sri Lakshmi KumAra ThAtha Desikan.

He was saved by SrI Komalavalli ThAyAr of Thirukkudanathai,

when he had a serious illness. Later PerumdEvi ThAyaar

told him in his dream that he will recieve a golden pot

full of gold coind and that he (Lakshmi Kumara ThAtha Desikan)

should use that wealth for many temple kaimkaryams. He obeyed

PerumdEvi ThAyAr's command and excelled in all types of

Kaimkaryams. Many Vaahanams , Many special pieces of

jewelery worn by ThAyAr and PerumAL at Kaanchi are

samarpanams of Lakshmi KumAra Desikan. One such aabharaNam

is the diamond and gem studded ThoppAram worn by Lord

VaradarAjan during His special Vaikaasi GarudOthsava sEvai .

Two years ago , one of the vamsatthAr with the same name as

Lakshmi KumAran presented RathnAngi and Paandyan KoNdai

for Lord VaradarAjan . This vamasatthAr have recognized

rights of Mudhal Theertham , Mudhal Maalai, Thriumanjana

Kattiyam recital, Manthra Pushpam recital rites , PurANa Patana

recital on Kaisika EkAdasi day and other special recognitions

at the temple.

 

Arrival at the Mukha Mantapam of ThAtyaar Sannidhi

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Swamy now moves on to KaNNan sannidhi located at

the muhappu of ThAyAr Sannidhi . Haaratthi for KaNNan takes

place and four slOkams are recited by the GhOshti starting

with the DasAvathAra SthOthram saluting Lord KrishNa in

the Sardhoola VikrIditham metre :

 

NaaTAyaiva nama: padham bhavathu na: chithrai: charithrakramai:

bhUyOpi bhuvanAnyamUni kuhanaa gOpAya gOpAyathE

KaaLinthIrasikAya KaaLiyaphaNisphArasohaDAvADikA

rangOthsanga Visanga chankramadhurAparyAya charyAyathE

 

The very many wonderous deeds that KaNNan performed on

the banks of Yamunaa river as a shepherd boy --His play with

Gopis , Dance on the serpent KaaLiyan's hood --are recalled

and He is saluted also for His Jagath RakshaNa vyApAram here.

 

The other three slokams start with these words:

 

a. KamsadhvamsaikaveerO --

 

b. yEkIbhavEthbhirayuthairapi manmaTAnAm---

 

c. PraNipathAmi Bhavantham ananya dhee:

akhila kaaraNam aasritha charaNam

anugamAdganidhampraTamA gira:

kimapi yathpadham yEkamdhIyathi

 

After these slOkams are recited , Swamy Desikan recieves

MaryAdhai from KaNNan and in the ardha Mantapam of ThAyaar

Sannidhi , the recital of SrI GopAla Vimsathi commences.

 

The next major stop for Swamy Desikan is at His

Mother's sannidhi, where She has been waiting patiently

for Her son to arrive.

 

(To be continued)

 

Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

SrI MahA Devi samEtha Sri HasthigirIsAya namO nama:

Daasan, Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan