ThiruvahIndhrapuram RathnAngi Series: Part 57/SrI DevanAyaka PanchAsath (Continued): SlOkma 10

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SrI:

 

Dear BhakthAs:

 

Now that SrI Rama Navami celebrations of SvabhAnu Samvathsaram

are over ,let us return to topics closer to ThiruvahIndhrapuram

in the context of Lord DevanAthan's RathnAngi Kaimkaryam.

 

adiyEn started the series of postings on ThiruvahIndhrapuram

RathnAngi KaimkAryam with SrI DevanAyaka PanchAsath

(SlOkams 1-9 from Sep 14,2002 to Jan 03,2003), continued

with salutations to the 10 Paasurams of Kaliyan ( Feb 17 to

March 13 , 2003). adiyEn covered (briefly) next MummaNikkOvai,

Nava MaNi Maalai of Swamy Desikan. Then came SrI Raama Navami

and Abhaya PradhAna Saaram of Swamy Desikan was enjoyed.

April 10 was SrI Raama Navami day and few Krithis of a great

Raama BhakthA were next covered .

 

Today , adiyEn will revert to the study of SrI DevanAyaka

PanchAsath from where we left (ninth slOkam ) and continue

the study of this great tribute of Swamy Desikan to conclusion.

The structure of the whole Dhaiva Naayaks PanchAsath(with 53 slOkams)

has been covered in the September 14, 2002 posting archived in

the Oppiliappan List . Please refer to that posting prior to

getting immersed in the aanandhAnubhavam of SrI DevanAyaka PanchAsath

for the next few weeks.

 

Tenth SlOkam of SrI DevanAyaka PanchAsath

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dhivyE padhE jalanidhou nigamOtthamAngE

svAnthE sathAm savithru-maNDala-madhya-bhAgE

BrahmAchalE cha bahumAnapadhE muneenAm

vyakthim Tava ThridasanATa vadhanthi nithyAm

 

Extended Meaning

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This slOkam is about the description of the various

abodes of the Lord including the dhivya dEsam of

ThiruvahIndhrapuram.

 

Oh DhaivanAyakA! Those who are proficient in PurANams

and SaasthrAs state that You reside as Para VaasudEvan

at SrI Vaikuntam and as the KsheerAbdhi NaaTan on the bed of

AdhisEshan at the Milky Ocean . You are also described by

them as residing on Veda Siras (Upanishads) and are saluted

by them. You are recognized by them as the resident of the heart

lotuses of righteous ones and in the middle of the orbit of

Soorya (Soorya MaNDalam). These respected PourANikAs point out

that You are present in Your archA form at BrahmAchalam

(ThiruvahIndhrapuram) , which is a dhivya dEsam of great

reverence for the Sages .

 

At one time , Chatur-mukha BrahmA was travelling around

the BhUlOkam on the back of His Vaahanam , the Swan .

He arrived at the banks of Garuda Nadhi and saw a fragrant

nandhavanam (sougandhya Vanam) on top of the hill known

as Oushadha Giri. The fragrance of the divine flowers from

that nandhavanam overwhelmed Brahma Devan . He heard then

an asarIri vaak (voice in the ether) , which commanded

Brahma Devan to stay on that mountain and perform tapas .

Lord DevanAthan was pleased with the penance of His son

on what came to be known later as BrahmAchalam and blessed

Brahma dEvan with His anugraham.

 

Additional Thoughts on the various residences of the Lord

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Today , we will focus on the first ofthe five abodes of

the Lord giving His sevai as Lord DeavanATan at Thiruvayindhai.

 

1. Dhivya Padham : The first of the abodes of the Lord

saluted by Swamy Desikan is the dhivya padham of SrI Vaikuntam

( Dhivya padhE Tava Vyakthim nithyAm vadhanthi).

 

This dhivya Padham is one of the five manifestations of

the Lord: Param , VyUham, Vibhavam, antharyAmi and archA.

Param is where Parama padha NaaTan shines in His Supreme

glory and is slauted by AzhwArs and AchAryAs as " TeLi Visumpu ,

ThirunAdu , nalamanthamillathOr naadu , Sudar oLiyAi ninRa

Tannudai ChOthi " . To attain this dhivya padham is the sole

goal of the Jeevan (Vaikuntham puhuvathu maNNavar vidhiyE).

There are 36 AzhwAr Paasurams on this Dhivya padham (vyOma puri):

 

aNdatthamarkaL soozha atthANiyuLL-angu irunthAi..PeriyAzhwAr

PoocchUttal Paasuram 9

 

Reference here is to the Lord seated on AdhisEsahan

under AnanthAnga VimAnam on the banks of aayiramatha pushkaraNi

in SrI Vaikuntam

 

MaamAyan Maadhavan Vaikunthan yeRenRu--

ANDAL: ThiruppAvai paasuram 9 salutation to SrI Vaikunta Naatan

 

ViNNuLAi...punanthuzhAialamkalam PunithanE

Thirumazhisai: Thirucchantha Viruttham 45

on Lord of Vaikuntam with the garland of

sacred ThuLasi.

 

ViNnahatthAi..naal vEda PaNNahatthAy

Poygai: Mudhal ThiruvandhAthi Paasuram 68

 

The Lord of Vaikuntam is saluted here as

Chathur Vedha Purushan.

 

NalamanthamillathOr naadu

Swamy NammazhwAr: ThiruvAimozhi 2.8.4

 

Sudar oLiyAi ninRa Tannudai ChOthi

Swamy NammAzhwAr: ThiruvAimozhi 3.10.4

 

TeLivisumpu ThirunAdu--Swamy NammAzhwAr: TVM 9.7.5

 

TeLithAhiya sENN visumpu --Swamy NammAzhwAr: TVM 10.8.4

 

The parathvam (Supermacy ) of the Lord is manifest

in a permanent way at Sri Vaikuntam saluted by Swamy

Desikan as " DhivyE PadhE " in this PanchAsath sLokam.

 

AchArya RaamAnujA's outpourings at the blessed sight of

SrI Vaikuntam , while he stood in front of BhUlOka

Vaikunta Naatan at SrI Rangam took the form of

SrI Vaikunta gadhyam.The raptourous description of

the dhivya soundharyam of SrI VaikuntanAthan by

AchArya RaamAnujA has no parallel in its beauty .

AchArya RaamAnujA prostrates before the Lord of

SrI Vaikuntam with the salutation:

 

" Samastha ParivArAya SrImathE NaarAyaNAya nama: "

 

Our AchArya utters the Moola manthram thereafter

and begs for the blessings of nithya kaimkaryam

at SrI VaikuntanAthan's Thiruvadi :

 

" Bhagavann! mAm IykAnthikAthyanthika parcharyAkaraNaaya

ParigruNishva "

 

adiyEn refers you to the excellent translations of

SrI Vaikunta Gadhyam by SrI MadhavakkaNNan Swamy of

Simhapuri :

 

http://members.tripod.com/~sriramanuja/gadya-trayam.html

 

 

Sri HemAbhjavalli SamEtha SrI DevanAta ParabrahmaNE Nama:

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil Varadachari Sadagopan

seeking Your participation in the kaimkaryam

for the Lord of ThiruvahIndhrapuram .