PurattAsi SravaNam MangaLAsAsanam at Kaanchi: VishvaksEnar Sannidhis:Part VII

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SrI:

 

SrI MahA Devi SamEtha Sri VaradarAja ParabrahmaNE nama:

 

Dear BhakthAs:

 

After the honors for Swamy Desikan at Godhai's Sannidhi

and the recitation of GOdhA sthuthi , Swamy Desikan arrives

now at VishvaksEnar Sannidhi. Haaratthi is performed for

VishvasEnar. Two slOkams are recited that deal with

the Vaibhavam of VishvaksEnar from YathirAja Sapthathi and

DayA sathakam . Swamy Desikan recieves MaryAdhai from

SEnai MudaliyAr and another slOkam is then recited in praise of

VishvaksEnar . The first slOkam is:

 

VandhE VaikunDa sEnAnyam dEvam SoothravathI-sakham

yadh-vEthra sikhara-spandhE visvamEtat vyavasthitham

 

--SrI YathirAja Sapthathi: slOkam 3

 

(meaning): adiyEn salutes VishvaksEna BhagavAn , who is

the commander in chief of SrIman NaarAyaNan's army .He is

the husband of Soothravathi Devi . The movement of the cane

in His hand ( pirambai sodukkuvathAl )makes the people of

the world fearful and prevents them from swerving away

from the Lord's Commands. He has been given this adhikAram

by SrIman NaarAyaNan Himself and controls the activities of

the DevAs and the ChEthanams thru upadesams and punishmnets

to bring them back to the righteous fold .

 

The Second SlOkam saluting Lord VishvaksEnar

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asEsha vigna samanam anIkEswaram aasrayE

SrImatha: KaruNAmbhOdhou sikshAsrOtha ivOtthitham

 

--SrI DayA Sathakam : SlOkam 5

 

(meaning): adiyEn worships Lord VishvaksEnar , who is

the commander in chief of SrIman NaarAyaNan's army .

The Lord of SrIvaikuntam is like a mighty ocean.Many

streams ( kaalvAikaL) flow out of that DayA samudhram.

One of the major outlets from that ocean flows a stream

named VishvaksEnar ( SrImatha: KaruNAmbhdhou utthitham

Aneeka Isavaram aasrayE) . He is the embodiment of upadEsa sakthi

and nigraha (punishment ) sakthi(SikshA srOtha iva).

EmperumAn has appointed VishvaksEanar as His chief of command

(AnIkEswaran) and empowered him to handle all activities

through UpadEsam to and sikshai of those who err .His punishmnet

of those , who commit offenses against Bhagavath Saasthrams

is intended to correct them and bring them back to

the righteous way. He thus removes all obstacles (asEsha

Vigna samanam) to sathgathi. Therefore , we perform VishvaksEna

AarAdhanam at the beginning of all Vaidhika KarmAs.

 

The Third SlOkam offerign Prapatthi to VishvaksEnar

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After honors for Swamy Desikan , the following slOkam

of Prapatthi to VishvaksEnar is recited since He is

the third in the line of our AchArya Paramparai.

He follows after our PerumAL and ThAyAr:

 

SurAsurAdhIsvara mouLighAthAth

visIrNa jAmbhUnadha vEthrasrungam

aalakshya santhOsham alakshyam-

anyai: AnIkanEthAram prapadhyE

 

Arrival at the foot of the sacred Hasthigiri

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After the mangaLAsAsanam at SrI VishvaksEnar Sannidhi ,

Swamy Desikan arrives at the foot of Hasthigiri hill

and three slOkams from his SrI sookthis are recited :

 

tasyAsthIrE sarsijabhuva: soumya vaithAna vEdhi:

dhivyam kurvan dhramida vishayam dhrusyathE Hasthisaila:

yasyOpAnthE kruthavasathayO yApayithvA sarIram

varthishyanthi vithamasi padhE VaasudEvasya dhanyA:

 

Here Chathurmukha BrahmA's conductance of a great Yaj~nam

using Hasthigiri as the Utthara Vedhi and the appearance of

Lord VaradarAjan from that altar with PuNyakOti VimAnam

is referred to. The bhAgyam of those , who reside in

the proximity of Hasthigiri and their worhipping

the Lord of Hasthigiri and reaching the Supreme abode

is also referred to here.

 

The nostalgic visualization of the Lord on top of Hasthi Giri

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sanchinvAnA TaruNa tuLasI dhAmabhi:svAmabhikhyam

asyAm vEdhyAm anuvidhadhathI syAmaLam havyavAham

bhOgaisvarya priyasahacharai: kApi LakshmI KaDAkshai:

bhUya: syAmA BhuvanajananI dEvathA sannidhatthE

 

The dhivya mangaLa vigraham of the Lord of Hasthigiri

with garlands made of freshly blooming Tulasi flowers

and leaves is invoked here in anticipation of His darsanam

on top of the hillock. The ShyAmaLa Moorthy arising out

of the Agni Kuntam is visualized here .

 

This slOkam is a slight variation of the 50th slOkam of

SrI VaradarAja PanchAsath:

 

vyAtanvAnA TaruNa TuLasI dhAmabhi: svAmabhkhyAm

MaathangAdhrou Maragatharuchim pushNathI manasE na:

BhOgaisvarya priya sahacharai: kAapi LakshMI KaDAkshai:

bhUya: ShyAmA Bhuvana JananI dEvathA samnidhatthAm

 

(Meaning): May the Lord VaradarAjan reside forever

in our hearts . He is adorned with fresh green

TuLasI garlands and His ThirumEni is even more

darkened (shyamALa ThirumEni) with the glances of

MahA LakshmI , the sweet companion of the Lord

associated with Moksham in the other world and Isvaryam

in this world . There on top of the Hasthigiri presides

the wonderous Lord , who spreads His emerald like hue

every where and is responsible for the origin of

the Universe(Jagath KaaraNan).

 

Tribute to SrI NadathUr AmmAL mantapam

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A slOkam from Sankalpa SooryOdhayam is now recited

to salute SrI AmmAL Mantapam on top of Atthigiri in

the form of AchArya Salutation:

 

Baladarsana mantapam sruthInAm

Bahubhir-bhAvitha vaibhavam pramANai:

avadhUtha rajastamaskamEthath

sumathEs-sathvamayam vibhAthi soudham

 

This strength giving Mantapam shines as the embodiment of

Sathtva gunam of the sacred AchAryAs and is free from any

admixture with rajO and TamO GuNams. This strength giving

Mantapam is resplendent with the glories of many pramANams

enshrined in the different sruthIs.

 

Salutation to the 24 steps leading to the top of Hasthi Giri

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Swamy Desikan is now before the 24 steps leading up to

the top of Hasthi Giri. A respectful salutation to

the steps of the Hasthi Giri itself is offered now:

 

iyam akhila pumarTa prArTanA KalpavallI

sthitamathibhirananyai: sEvithA siddhabrundhai:

dhyuthibhiraviralAbhir-dhyOtayanthI dhiganthAn

visathi sumathisoudham VishNubhakthirvisuddham

 

Here , the Hasthi Giri is saluted as " Sumathi soudham '

and " Visuddha Soudham of VishNu Bhakthi " . The Upparikai

on top of the 24 steps constituting Gaayathri Manthram

is recognized as the abode of purest VishNu Bhakthi and

the abode where AchAryAs of noble mind and anushtAnam

have worshipped .This Hasthi Giri is also recognized as

the boon-granting KalpakA creeper for all PumarTams

( all the four PurushArtams)because of the residence of

Lord VaradarAjan , who grants all the desired boons

in every one of the four yugams .

 

Hasthi Giri steps are Sudhda Satthva mayam

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The next slOkam celebrating the sacred most steps

(Suddha satthva maya steps) shown to us by the great

AchAryAs leading up to the proximity of Sriya: pathi

is saluted this way:

 

nirapAya DEsika nidarsithAm imAm

KamalAsahAya karuNAdhirOhaNIm

kramasOsadhiruhya kruthina: samindhathE

parisuddha satthva parikarmithE padhE

 

Salutation to the Blemishless AchArya Paramparai

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Once again , Swamy Desikan is overwhelmed by

the NirapAya Desika paramparai and the SrI NadAthUr

AmmAL's KaalakshEpa ghOshti and the sacred pravachanams

there leading up to the creation of Srutha PrakAsikai.

 

A slOkam from SrI Sankalpa SooryOdhayam is recited now in

anticipation of the imminent visit to the sacred site ,

where the KaalakshEpa GhOshti including Swamy Desikan's

own AchArya thrived:

 

dhivi bhuvi cha nivishtAn DEsikAN dhivya bhUmna:

praNathi niyatha vrutthi: prArTayE kanchidharTam

adhijigamishurAdhyam dhAma yushmath prabhAvAth

priyagathiranugruhya prEkshyathAm bhruthya yEsha:

 

As the one belonging to the illustrious AchAryans

of resplendent glories staying in SrI Vaikuntam or here ,

Swamy Desikan prays for their anugraham as the servant

indebted to them.

 

(To be continued)

 

Swamy NigamAntha MahA Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan