Unjal Prabhandhams for Sri RanganAyaki and Lord Ranganatha by PiLLai PerumAL IyengAr& His grandson : Part II

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Sri:

 

Dear Sri Ranganatha BhakthAs :

 

The taniyan and the Kaapu Paadals for the Unjal Prabhandhams for both Sriranga Naayaki and Sri RanganAthan are the same .

 

Taniyan

 

anDAppantariRpaRRukkAlhaLAha

vaRivuvittankaraNamsankilihaLAha

koNDapiRappEpalahahaivinayasaippOr-

kodunarahasuvargappooveLikadammiR-

RaNDalilERRammiRakkantangalAhat-

tadumARiyidaruzhakkumoosanmARat-

thoNDarkkAmaNavALarpErarkoodit-

thohuttittArThiruvarangatthUsaRAnE

 

anvaya kramam/Word order:

 

Andam pantaril paRRu kaaLAha , aRivE vittam(aaha) , karaNam sankilihaLAha , koNDa piRappE palahai(aaha) , vinai asaippOr(aaha) , kodu naraham svarkkam bhU veLikal tammil iRakkam taNDal il yERRam(aaha) , tadumARi idar uzhakkum , Usal maaRa ThoNDarkku MaNavALar , pErar Thiruvarangatthu Usal .

 

Word by word Meaning :

 

anDam pantaril= with the this Universe becoming the pandal( thatched roof)

 

paRRu kaalkaLAha= with the worldly attachments ( Paasams) becoming the pillar to support the cross beam ( vittam)

 

aRivu vittamAha= with the intelligence becoming the vittam(cross beam) to attach the chains

 

karaNam sankilihaLAha= with the indhriyams becoming the chains holding the plank

 

koNDa piRappE palahayAha= with the taken birth serving as the plank for seating

(the Unjal palahai) .

 

vinai asaippOr-Aha= the two karmAs ( PuNyam and Paapam) being those , who move the unjal up to down

 

kodu naraham suvarkkam bhU veLikaL tammil= travelling (moving) amidst the spaces of the fearsome narakam , plesant svargam and the earth

 

iRakkam taNDalil yERRam tangal aaha= Moving upward effortlessly or traveling downward with ease or staying stationary

 

tadumARi idar uzhakkum Usal maaRa = to remove the sorrows experienced(idar uzhakkum) of these confusing movements ( tadumARRam) hither and thither at dizzying speed ( relating to the speed of the swing)

 

thoNDarkku MaNavALar pErar thohuttittAr Thiruvarangatthu Usal= is the Unjal Prabhandham(Usal) presented ( composed) by Azhagiya MaNavALa DhAsar and his grandson (Koneri appan IyengAr) for the adiyArs of Sri Rangam dhvya dampatis dealing with Their rAjadhAni of Sriranga dhivya dEsam .

 

Comments:

 

PiLLai PerumAL IyengAr ( Azhagiya MaNavALa DhAsar) and his grandson ( Koneri

appan Iyengar) created this Sri RanganAtha and Sri RanganAyaki Unjal PaatukaL.

The Taniyan states that these two prabhandhams were created by the two poets to chase away the confusions and agitations in the mind of the servants of the Lord

( ThoNdars) , who are affected by the terrifying swinging movements (of the jeevans) as they rock betwen the cycles of their births and deaths. The supporting roof , the cross beam attached to it for positioning the hooks from which the chains of the swing are connected , the sitting plank , the movers of that unjal , the places that unjal stops over during the upward , downward and stationary positions as the unjal rocks are connected allegorically to the Universe, the samsAric bonds , the dharma bhUta Jn~Anam , the Jn~Ana -Karma indhriyams , the birth taken , the places stopped during the movement of this Unjal and the loss of balance ( the spinning of the head). It is suggested that the study and the reflection on these Unjal prabhaNDhams would banish all these agitations of the minds of samsAris as they experience their karmic activities .

 

aNDam is the ulaham , where this "unjal" takes place . It serves as the roof. The

Aasaa Paasams that one is tempted by are like the firm pillars supporting that roof.

the cross beam fastened to the roof is one's Jn~Anam ( aRivu). the Indhriams ( sensory and karmEndhriyams) are the chains attached to the hooks in the cross beam at one end. on the other end is hooks attached to the sitting plank of the swing.The seat of the unjal is the birth of the jeevan in this world ( piRappu) in an

embodied state.Those who rock this unjal are the two kinds of vinais ( PuNyams and Paapams accumulated ). The unjal goes up , comes down and some times remain stationary in space ( yERRam , iRakkam ,Tangal) .It undergoes all these varied

giddying ( TadumARRam) movements linked to the forces of the movers. The removal of all these sorrows experienced by the adiyArs of the Lord of Srirangam have been programmed to be removed by the two poets thru the effect of the two unjal Prabhandhams .

 

Kaappu Paadal

 

PuthuvainagarbhattarpirAn saraNkaL pORRi

PoygaibhUtanpEyAr paadham pORRi

chathumaRaicchorrSaThakOpan SaraNam pORRI

TamizhppANanrooNDaradippodi tALL pORRi

muthupuhazhSErmazhisayarkOn PdhankaL pORRi

MadhurakaviyethirAsankooratthAzhwAn

VaazhvAnabhattar ThiruvadigaL pORRi

 

Anvaya Karamam

 

Puthuvai Nahar Bhattar PirAn CharaNkaL pORRi

Poygai BhUtan pEy Paadham pORRi

chathu maRai soll SaThakOpan SaraNam pORRi

Tamizh PaaNan ThoNDaridippodi thALL pORRI

Muthu puhazh sEr Mazhisayar kOnn padhankaL pORRi

mudik-KulasEkharan Kaliyan kazhalkaL pORRi

Madhurakavi YethirAsan KooratthAzhwAn

VaazhvAna Bhattar ThiruvadikaL pORRi

 

Meaning:

 

May the sacred feet of Bhattar PirAn ( PeriyAzhwAr) who incarnated in

SrivilliputthUr as GarudAmsar be the object of my worship !

 

Salutations to the sacred feet of Poygai, BhUtam and pEy AzhwArs born in the month of Iypaasi at Thondai MaNDalam !

 

adiyEn seeks as refuge the sacred feet of KuruhUr SaThakOpan , who provided the meanings of the four sanskrit Vedams thru His immortal paasurams in sweet Tamizh language .

 

Praise unto the sacred feet of ThiruppANar who composed delectable prabhandhams in Tamizh and the RanganAtha Pativrathai , ThoNDardippodi AzhwAr !

 

adiyEn's salutations to Thirumazhisai AzhwAr of ancient fame !

 

Praise be to the sacred feet of King KulasEkahra and Thiru AalinAdAn , Thirumangai

AzhwAr !

 

Salutaions to YathirAjar , KurEsar and ParAsara Bhattar of sucharitram !

 

First of the 32 Unjal Paattus

 

ThiruvAzhat-thiruvAzhi-sankham vAzha

Thiruvanatan-Garudan-SEnayarkkOn vAzha

varuNmARan-mudhalAmAzhwarkaL vAzha

vaLavil-guNat-tetirAsan-adiyAr vAzha

virunAlu-thiruvezhutthin-yERRam vAzha

vEzhulahu-nAnamRayauminitu vAzhap-

peruvAzhvu-tantaruLum-PerumAnengaL

Periya-PerumAlarangarAdirUsal

 

Meanings:

 

Thiru vAzha= for MahA Lakshmi to live well( thrive and prosper)

 

Thiru Aazhi Sankam vAzha= for Your disc(Lord Sudarsana) and Sankham( Panchajanyam) to thrive and live well

 

Thiru Anatan Garudan SenayarkkON VAzha= for AdhisEshan ( Your bed ),Garudan

( Your transport) and Senai MudaliyAr ( Your Commander in chief) to live well

 

aruL MaaRan mudalAm AzhwArkaL vAzha= For NammAzhwAr , the recipient of your

divine grace and all the other AzhwArs to live well

 

aLavu il guNatthu YethirAsan adiyAr vAzha= for the adiyArs of YathirAjar of limitless auspicous attributes to prosper

 

iru naalu Thiruvezhutthin yERRam vAzha= for the splenderous growth of the glories of the AshtAksharam

 

yEzh ulahum nAnn maRayum inithu vaazha = for the maintenance of the deelctable lives of the beings of the fourteen worlds ( Seven above and seven below) and the four VedAs

 

PeruvAzhvu tantaruL NamperumAL YengaL Periya PerumAL Usal Aadeer ! =Oh Lord who blesses us with the Parama PurushArtham ( the supreme goal of Life , Viz.,

Moksham) ! Oh Our Lord ! Oh the great Lord at Srirangam ! Please enjoy Your Unjal

utsavam !

 

Sri RanganAyaki SamEtha Sri RanganAthan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

DhAsan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan

 

P.S : The samplings from Srirangam Unjal Paattus renderd by Dr.M.S.Subbulakshmi

are being sent seperately as Posting # 3 in this series .Thanks Sriman VaasudEvan for making it possible to enjoy this delectable anubhavam of Periya PerumAL's sEvai !