Sudarsana Sathakam Part VI: SlOakms 3& 4

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SrI:

 

Dear Sudarsana BhakthAs:

 

Today , we will bask under the warmth of

the 3rd and the 4th slOkams of SrI Sudarsana

Sathakam.

 

SlOkam 3:

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poorNe poorais-sudhAnAm sumahathi

lasathassOma BhimBhAlavAlE

BaahA saakhAvaruddha kshithi-

gagana dhivascchakrarAja-dhrumasya

jyOthiscchadhmA pravALa: praKAditha

sumanas-samphadhutthamsa LakshmIm

pushNan nAsAmukhEshu pradhisathu

bhavathAm samprakarsham praharsham

 

Here the boon granting Sudarsana BhagavAn

is visualized as the Karpakaa tree and the abundance of

flowers on that boon-yielding dhivya vruksham is

described.The recitation of the slOkam will remove

one's worries and klEsams and confer undecaying

happiness to the upAsakan.

 

The benediction by SrI Koora NaarAyaNa Jeeyar is:

 

" JyOthi: BhavathAm praharsham pradhisathu "

 

May the JyOthi of Sudarsanar confer on You

supreme Joy !

 

(Meaning of the SlOkam): The JyOthi of Lord

Sudarsanar is the embodiment of perfection and is

filled with amrutha pravAham /nectarine flow

( PoorNE poorai: sudhAnAm).It shines in the glorious

fields of chandra bhimbham ( Sumathi lasath

Soma BhimBhAlavAlE). This ChakrarAjan shines like

the KalpagA tree , whose sacred hands spread

everywhere from Earth, Sky and Svarga lOkam

and is notable for its abundance of flowers

on those branches . The jyOthi spreads everywhere

and adorns all it touches as SirObhUshanam .

It exceeds the wealth seen at Deva lOkam and

beautifies all it touches.May this tender shoot

of Sudarsana JyOthi grant You the rarest kind

of exultation and Joy !

 

Additional Notes:

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The comparison of the JyOthi of Lord Sudarsanar

to Kalpa dhrumam ( Kalpaka tree) is beautiful.

This divine tree is known for its power to grant

all the boons that one seeks. In the previous slOkam ,

the benediction was : " ChAkram Maha: BhUthayE va: sphurathu " .

The tEjas of ChakrarAjan was invoked there to confer undiminishing

wealth. Here, the prayer is for conferral of Supreme joy.

 

In this slOkam , Lord SudarsanA's JyOthi , the power behind

that boon granting capability is visualized as the celestial

KalpakA tree/creeper known for its abundance of beautiful

white blossoms (flowers). Pushpa samruddhi reminds the poet

of the cool rays of the comforting Moon with its abundant

nectraine flow . The branches of this tree filled with

flowers is visualized as reaching every direction on

earth, sky and svarga lOkam .VyApthi and unfettered

presence of Sudarsana JyOthis is indicated here .

That jYothi is blemishless and perfect (PoorNam).

That JyOthi is filled with rejuvenating nectar

( SudhAnAm poorai:).It deines the wealth of the dEvAs

( JyOthis-cchadhmA pravALa: prakaDitha Sumanas-

sampadhutthamsa LakshmIm).

 

SrI KooranArAyaNa Jeeyar prays to this powerful and

yet tender sprouts of Sudarsana JyOthi to confer

superior ( saprakarsham ) Joy that stands out.

Praharsham is extreme joy or rapture. Jeeyar prays

that " Praharsham " (Joy) is delivered with " Saprakarsham "

( exceedingly well ). The complete prayer is:

 

" Chakra Raaja JyOthi: bhavathAm saprakarsham

Praharsham pradhisathu " .

 

SlOkam 4:

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aarAdhArAth sahasrAth visarathi

vimathakshEpa dhakshAdhya dhakshAth

naabhEr-bhAsvath-nAbhEr nijabhava

paricchinna bhUmEsccha nEmE:

aamnAyair-EkakaNDai: sthutha-

mahimamahO Maadhaveeyasya hEthE:

TaddhvO dhikshvEdamAnam chathasrushu

chatura; pushyatAth pUrushArTAn

 

The prayer and revelation here is that

the tEjas/JyOthi of ChakrarAjan arising from

all His limbs will bless uswith all the four

PurushArTams: aRam,poruL, inbham , veedu (Dharma,

arTa, Kaama mOksham).

 

This Chakram of the Lord has the glory of being

praised with one voice (yEka KaNdam) by the VedAs

(AamnAyai: yEka kaNDai:sthutha:).The JyOthi from

that HethirAjan spreads from aram to aram ,

from aksham to aksham and from Naabhi to aram

and from aram to aksham and back and forth.It is

a continous , great ball of flames enveloping

Lord Sudrsanan. It is a mangaLa jyOthi.

 

(meaning ): The limbs of Sudarsana BhagavAn are

Aram , Aksham , Naabhi and nEmi. The JwAlai that

shoots out of these limbs of the Lord is revered as

Sudarsana JwAlai. May that Sudarsana JwAlai confer on You

the boons of the four kinds of life's quests!

 

Additional Notes:

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Aram means the spokes of a wheel orspokes of

a round rotating entity.Here, it is the spoke of

a time wheel (Kaala chakram) as well.ArANAm samUha:

(assembly of Aram) is derived as Aaaram here .

 

Aksha: means axle .

 

naabhi means navel or navel like cavity or

the nave of a wheel or epicenter of a wheel.

 

nEmi means the circumference of a wheel.

 

All these four limbs of HethirAjan genarate

abundant , sacred JyOthi that has the power

to confer the four-fold purushArTams on

the UpAsakAs.

 

There will be detailed salutations to these four

limbs of Lord Sudarsana in the subsequent slOkams

of this Sathakam by Koora NaarAyana Jeeyar .

 

Jaya Jaya SrI Sudarshana , Jaya Jaya SrI Sudarsna

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan