ThiruvahIndhrapuram RathnAngi Kaimkaryam: Part V

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ChithrabhAnu Kaarthikai Krishna Paksha panchami, Poosam

 

SrI:

 

Dear BhakthAs:

 

Let us enjoy the fourth slOkam of Sri DEvanAyaka

PanchAsath today:

 

SlOkam IV

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Maathas-thvamBuruhavAsini kimchidhEtath

vij~npyathE mayi kurushva taTA prasAdham

AakarNayishyathi yaTA VibhudhEswarastE

prEyanasou pruTuka jalpithavan madhukthim

 

Extended Meaning

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Swamy Desikmn makes a moving appel to the dhivya

KaruNAmayi, SrI HEmAbhjavalli ThAyAr , the divine

consot of DEvanAyaka PerumAL of ThiruvahIndhrapuram

in this slOkam . In the previous slOkam , Swamy Desikan

made reference to the sacred utterances (sUnrutha

ukthi) of ancient bards like Sage ValmIki and pinted out

their Ukthis had Vedic base . Here , Swamy Desikan

refers to his own utterings ( Madh Ukthi)and appeals

to his most compassionate Mother to treat them as

the lisps and prattlings (Mazhalai sol ) of a baby

and plead for him with Her powerful Lord , who

will never ignore Her recommendations .

 

Swamy Desikan sayshere : " Oh Mother , who resides on

the red lotus flower ! adiyEn has to bring to Your attention

a small matter (i-e)., adiyEn has commenced my effort to

eulogize Your Lord , DEvanAyakan. Out of His affection for

You , He will not brush aside any pleas/requests that You make.

You must intercede with Him to accept this sthOtram of

adiyEn with compassion even if it is full of blemishes ,

just as a father joyously enjoys the lispy prattlings of

his child . You should make Him listen to my prattlings

(sthOthram ) in this mode. Oh Mother HEmAbhja Valli!

You must bless adiyEn with this boon .

 

Additional Thoughts

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Swamy Desikan pleads for a boon with HEmAbjavalli

ThAyAr this way : " Ambhuruha Vaasini ! Maatha !

Thvam mayi prasAdham kurushva! yEtath kimchith

vij~nApyathE " . He actully asks for a PrasAdham .

Swamy Desikan wishes to be the PrasAdha pAthram

(object of the favor). PrasAdham refers to any thing

offered to the Lord . PrasAdhanam means free from

impurities . Swamy Desikan seeks the prasAdham

of the Lord's svIkaraNam (acceptance )of his sthOthram

even if it had blemishes and asks for His divine

consort's intercession in this matter to acquire

a favorable result. He asks Her to present his poetic

naivEdhyam to Her Lord , make Him joyously accept it

using Her own influence over Him and return to him

that prasAdham . This is adiyEn's little plea

( yEtath kimchith vij~pyathE). You are so dear to

Him and He is pulled towards You through His

affection for You ( thE preyAn asou VibhudhEswara:

YaTA aakarNayishyathi). Please use Your abundant

influence over Your Lord and make Him accept my

jalpanam ( babblings , prattlings , garrulous

speech) which takes the form of a sthOthram

about Your Lord. Please ask Him to accept it

as His child's incoherent babbling ( Madh ukthim

pruTuka jalpithavath YaTA aakarNayishyathi)

Your Lord may not pay attention and may

not choose to hear my prattle .You should help

to make Him listen to my blemish filled babbling

with intent and affection just as a Father

would listen to his child's mazhalai .This is

the prasAdham that I seek from You ! PurushakAra

Samarpanam is made here to recieve the PrasAdham

from the Lord by Swamy Desikan .

 

Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE saraNam ,

SrI Taranga Mukha Nandini SamEtha SrI DeavanAyaka SwAminE nama:

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan/SaThakopan