ThiruvahIndhrapuram RathnAngi Series:Part 74: SlOkam 27-28 of Sri DevanAyaka PanchAsath

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SrI:

 

Dear BhakthAs of Lord Dhaiva Naayakan :

 

Twenty Seventh SlOkam ( The Beauty of the Lord's Lips)

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AaruNya Pallavitha youana pArijAtham

aabhIra yOshidh anubhUtham amarTyanATa

vamsEna sankhapathinA cha nishEvitham tE

BhimBhAdharam sprusathi raagavathI mathirmE

 

Extended Meaning

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Oh DevanATA ! My mind engages passionately in

the contemplation (as SrI VenkatanAyaki) to enjoy Your

red lips; they remind me of the ripe kOvai fruit(BhimbhA

fruit). Oh Lord ! Your lips are shining with a unique

red hue. Your nithya youvanam ( enduring , eternal youth)

is like the wish granting PaarijAtha tree. The tender red

shoots of that tree evoke the color of Your lips with

its unmatched beauty.The Gopis had the soubhAgyam of

enjoying with pleasure those delicious lips of Yours.

Your flute and Conch (Paanchajanyam) have the soubhAgyam

of being in contact with those lips of Yours and enjoy

them.AdiyEn's mind wishes to engage in the anubhavam of

those celebrated lips.

 

Additional Comments:

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The Lord's BhimBhAdharam ( red lips reminding the BhakthAs

of the hue of the ripe Kovai fruit) is celebrated here.ANdAL

has inquired the Lord's Paanchajanya, about the adhyanthAnubhavam

of contact with those delectable lips of the Lord in Her

NaacchiyAr Thirumozhi(Seventh Thirumozhi):

 

" ThiruppavaLa SevvAy thAnn thitthirikumO? "

 

" Madhusoodhan Vaayamudham paNNALum uNhinRAi "

 

" senkaNNmAl tannudaya vAi theertham pAynthAdavallAy

valampuriyE "

 

Andal wonders about the unique SoubhAgyam of the Paanchajanyam

over the 16,000 Devis at DhwArakai . So does SrI Venkata

Naayaki in this slOkam.

 

In the 13th Thirumozhi, NaacchiyAr salutes the curative

power of the theertham from the lips of SrI VeNugOpAlan

when he plays the flute in BrundhAvanam:

 

" AarAvamudhanaiyAnRan Amudha VaayilooRiya

neer thAnn koNarnthu pularAmE parukki iLaippai

neekeerE " ..NTM: 13.4

 

Her Father , PeriyAzhwAr devotes a whole decad to

the dhivya VeNugAna nAdham arising from those lips(PTM:3.6):

 

" kuzhaliruNDu suruNDEria Kunchig-Govindhanaduya

kOmaLa vaayil, kuzhal mushainchinaihaLodu kumiztthuk-

kozhitthizhintha amudap-punal Tannai , KUzhal muzhavam

viLampum PudhuvaikkOn-- " ..PTM: 3.6.11

 

The enjoyment of the Lord's tender red lips by

the Gopis is the subject of many slOkams of

SrI KrishNa KarNAmrutham and SrI Jaya DEvA's

Gita Govindham.

 

SlOkam 28: (The Beauty of the Lord's Neck)

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PadhmAlayA valaya dhattha sujAtha rEkhE

Thvath kAnthi mEchakitha sankhanibhE mathirmE

vismEra bhAva ruchirA vanamAlikEva

kaNDE gnneebhaavthi DevapathE ThvadhIyE

 

Extended Meaning

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Oh DhiavanAyakA! On Your majestic neck are some lines.

They were formed by SrI HemAbhjavalli's golden bangles,

when her hands tightly embraced You .When adiyEn enjoys

Your conch like neck, adiyEn wonders whether the white

Paanchajanyam resting on Your left upper hand acquired a blue

hue because of its proximity to your blue hued neck. As adiyEn's

mind roams around the beauty of Your beautiful neck ,

it is in a fully blossoemd state as a result of that

aanandha anubhavam and resembles the state of Your VanamAlai

that roams round and round Your neck.

 

Additional Comments:

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The rEkhAs ( distinct marks) on Your sacred neck

are formed by the impressions , when SrI Devi's bangles

pressed against Your neck , when she tightly embraced You

( PadhmAlayA valaya dhattha sujAtha rEkhE). Since these

rEkhAs originated from MahA Lakshmi, they are saluted as

" SujAtha RekhA:). Isvaryam and Auspiciousness are associated

with them.The bluish hue ( neelamEkha nibha shyAma varNam)

of the neck and ThirumEni is reflected on the white Conch

(Paanchajanyam) and it takes on Your (the Lord's) bluish hue

( Thvath kAnthi mEchakitha Sankha nibhE).adiyEn's mind

is in a fully blossomed state due to the enjoyment of

the beauty of Your neck region and has circled itself

around the soundharyam of Your neck just as the VanamAlai

with its fully bossomed flowers from the forest (wild

flowers) circles around Your neck. adiyEn's mind is

deeply involved in this enjoyable anubhavam ( guNeebhavathi).

 

NamO SrI DevanATAya,

Daasan, Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan

 

P.S: May the beautiful KaNDam of Lord DeavanAthan

inspire you to join in His RathnAngi Kaimkaryam.

Sapphires will be part of the gems adorning the Lord.