PurattAsi SravaNam MangaLAsAsanam at Kaanchi: Nrusimhan and GodhA Sannidhis:Part VI

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SrI:

 

SrI MahA Devi SamEtha Sri VaradarAja ParabrahmaNE nama:

 

Dear BhakthAs:

 

After the honors for Swamy Desikan at the Garudan Sannidhi

and the recitation of Garuda daNDakam , Swamy Desikan arrives

at Guhai Narasimhan Sannidhi. Haaratthi is performed for

Narasimha BhagavAn. Eight slOkams are recited dealing with

the different aspects of the Vaibhavam of NrusimhAvathAram:

 

1. kimathra Haririthyata prakaDithaOpahAsakramam

HiraNya kara gaDDithAth sapadhi jrumbitha: sthambhatha:

pura: sphurathi ssambrama sphuDsaDAcchachaDAchODana

thrudadh gana ganAravadhviguNa brumhitha: SimharAD

 

Here the NarasimhAvathAram in response to the hitting of

the pillar by HiraNyakasipu with the question to his son :

Is Your Master Hari in this pillar (Kimathra Hari?). Our

Lord jumped that instant out of the pillar that was hit by

HiraNyan and came to the rescue of PrahlAdhan .

The King of Simhams (SimharaaD ) jumped out of

the struck pillar.

 

(BhakthAs are requested to identify the source of this

powerful slOkam with the figure of speech of alliteration ).

 

2. Bhakthasya dhAnavasisO: paripAlanAya

bhadrAm Nrusimha kuhanAm adhijagmushas thE

sthambhaikavarjam adhunApi karIsa noonam

ThrailOkyam yEtadhakhilam Narasimhagarbham

 

---23rd SlOkam , SrI VaradarAja PanchAsath

 

(Meaning): Oh PeraruLALa PerumALE ! Once an asuran

by the name of HirNayan displayed enimity towards his son ,

PrahlAdhan , a great BhAgavathan with limitless towards you .

Hiranyan exposed his son to cruel punishments for displaying

bhakthi to You. You jumped out of a pillar of HiraNyan's

court with the form of the mnost beautiful Narasimha Roopam

to protect Your dear Bhakthan. You destroyed HiraNyan and

You took the Sanklapam to be present in every object of

the Universe to be there , if HiraNyan pointed his fingers

at any object and questioned his son about Your being there.

HiraNyan chose to hit the pillar in his court and You came

out of it immediately to prove that You are there and

to protect Your dear Bhakthan on that day.OH Varada NarasimhA!

From that time on until now and forever , You are presetn in all

vasthus in the form of Narasinghan.Therefore all the objects in

the three worlds have You in their wombs (inside them). This is

for Sure !

 

3. SaDApaDalabhIkshaNE sarabhasADDahAsOdhbhaDE

sphurathkrudhi parisphuDadhbhrukuDikEapi vakthrE kruthE

krupA kapaDakEsarin ! dhanujaDimbha dhatthasthanA

SarOjasadhrusA dhrusA vyativishajya thE vyajyathE

 

---- KaamAsikAshtakam : SlOkam 7

 

(Meaning): Oh Lord of ThiruvELukkai ! Oh NarasimhaA!

Your kaaruNyam is matchless. You devised a unique scheme to

come to the rescue of PrahlAdhan and to destroy his

offending fathe HiraNyan ;that scheme did not violate any

boons given to HiraNyan by other devathAs. You took

the Nrusimha roopam , which is neither man or lion

and uses the weapon of Your nails to tear HiraNyan apart

at saayam sandhyA , while sitting on the door steps

of his palace. At that time , Your rapidly moving manes

loud , angry looks created terror in the heart of HiraNyan.

At the same time , You cast Your cool glances at PrahlAdhan.

Your compassion reached out to HiraNyan as terror-generating

glances and as cool , nectarine and comforting glances for

PrahlAdhan. This was indeed a miracle that the same glance

created terror in the hear tof HirNyan and comforted

Bhaktha PrahlAdhan.That DayA of Yours served as the breast

milk of the Mother feeding Her darling little child , PrahlAdhan.

Oh VELukkia EmperumAn! We understand now the nature and

quality of Your KaaruNyam !

 

4. prathyAdhishta purAdhana praharaNa grAma: kshanam pANijai:

avyAth thrINi jagathyakuNDamahimaa VaikunDakaNDIrava:

yathprAdhurbavanAdh avandhya jaDarA yaadhrucchikAdh vEdasAm

Yaa kAchith sahasA mahAsura-suragruhasTUNA pithAmahyabhUth

 

----DasAvathara SthOthram: slOkam 5

 

(Meaning):

 

5. vikasvara nakhasvarukshatha HiraNya Vaksha: sTalI

nirargaLa vinirgaLadh rudhira sindhu sandhyAyithA

avanthu madhanAsikA manujapanchavakthrasya maam

aham praTamikA miTa: prakaDithahavA bAhava:

 

--- SrI KaamAsikAshtakam: SlOkam 6 in praise of the nails

of Narasimha BhagavAn.

 

(meaning): The powerful nails in the hands of Nrusimha

BhagavAn have expanded to reach a huge form to tear

the heart of the offending HiraNyan. They had the strength

and power of VajrAyudham . When Lord Narasimhan tore the chest

of HiraNyan , the blood that gushed forth reddened both of

His hands. That extended red glow looked like a red garland.

Those hands compete with each other to perform the duties

of Bhaktha RakshaNam and Dushta nigraham. May those hands of

KaamAsikA Narasimhan protect adiyEn !

 

6. dhambhOLisrENidhIpyath khara nakhara-mukhaksuNNa dhaitEyavakshO

nishDyUthaa-sruksravanthI-bharitha dasa disA darsithApUrvasandhya:

Swami dhvamsaprakupyath suraripu pruthanAsthOmarUpam sa yEsha

BrahmasthambhaikachandrO bahubhiriha karairandhakAram nirundhE

 

SrI NrusimhAvathAram is once again celebrated here.

 

(BhakthAs are requested to participate in the quiz to

identify the source of this descriptive slOkam and the two

more below).

 

7. VidhArayathi dhAruNair-BalabhidhasthrabhanggOthbhaDAm

saDA vidhuthisambrama bramitha sapthalOka sTithi:

kulAchala silAtala dhraDimaDambarassthambineeam

Prabhu: dhvishadhura stalIm nakhara srungadambhOlibhi:

 

SrI celebration of NrusimhAvathAram is the topic of this slOkam.

 

(BhakthAs are requested to particpate in this quiz

as well to identify the source of this verse . I will

come back , if there are no responses ).

 

8. PrahlAdhAhlAdhanAni praNatha-surajana-prANanaprINanAni

PrathyUDasTEma bhIma praLaya ghanaghaDA ghOshanAmbharANi

Kshubhath-sapdhAmbhudhIni kshuraparusha nakhakrIDitha kshuNNa sasthrO:

asmath bhIthivyapOham vivadhathu NruharE: attahAsAdhbhuthAni

 

( another topic for the Source identification Quiz)

 

The events after the destruction by Lord Narasimhan

are saluted here. Lord Narasimhan's adhbhutha attahAsams

during this avathAram and the Lord's beckning of prahlAdhan

to come near Him are covered here.

 

Swamy Desikan recieves MaryAdhai from Lord Narasimhan.

GhOshti recieves theerthama nd SatAri. The MangaLAsAsana

yathrai attives now at GodhA PirAtti sannidhi.

 

The dhyAna slOkam of GodhA Sthuthi rings forth now:

 

sathamaNineelA chAru-kalhAra-hasthA

sthanabhara namithAngI sAndhra-vAthsalya sindhu:

alakavinihithAsragbhirAkrushDDa NaaTA

vilasathu hrudhi GodA VishNuchitthAmajA na:

 

(meaning): The dear daughter of PeriyAzhwAr , GOdhA ,

has the bluish hue like a IndhraneelA gem (sapphire).

She adorns a red lotus ( senkazhuneer flower) in her

hand. Her heavy breasts make Her bend forward somewhat.

She is the One , who forgives our trespasses and showers

infinite affection on us. She is the One , who used the garlands

worn on Her tresses to bring the Lord under Her control to

help us. May that daya Moorthy, GOdhA be seated in our heart

lotus always!

 

 

After sannidhi honors are presented to Swamy Desikan

on behalf of GodhA PirAtti. Now GodhA Sthuthi is

recited majestically.

 

(To be continued)

 

Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan