Thiruvaheendhrapuram RathnAngi Kaimakryam: Part 121 ( Desika Prabhandham-- XII: Paasurams 80-83

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Dear Swamy Desika BhakthAs:

 

In this posting , adiyEn will cover 4 more Paasurams( 80-83) of

Desika Prabhandham , which are the 41st to the 44th Paasurams of

AdhikAra Sangraham.They deal with Tatthva Thraya chintanAdhikAram

and the glories of the Lords of SrIrangam, ThiruvEnkatam and Kaanchi

respectively.

 

80) The way in which Tatthvams rest in the Lord's Body

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Lord VearadarAjan of Kaanchi shines as the lamp on top

of the Hasthigiri hill and has the chEthana , achEthana tatthvams

as pieces of jewelery and weapons on His sacred body.

There He stands as to delight the hearts of every one.

 

The key words of this paasuram are : " Garudan uruvAm

MaRayin poruLAm KaNNan , Karigiri mEl ninRu anaitthum

KaakkinRAn " ( The Lord , who is the meaning of the VedAs ,

which are the body of Garudan , standa atop Hasthigiri and

protects the Universe and its beings ).

 

As the Lord stands on top of the Hasthi Giri, He displays on

His sacred ThirumEni many types of Jewels and weapons ,

which are associated with all the Tathtvams . The links

are as follows:

 

1. Jeevan = KOusthibha Gem on His chest

2. Eternally existign mUla Prakruthi = the Mole , SrIvathsam

3. Mahath Tatthvam = the Mace, KOumEdhaki

4. Jn~Anam = the Sword, Nandhakam

5. Ajn~Anam = the sheath for the sword , Nandhakam

6. Sarngam & Paanchajanyam = Taamasa & SaathvIka ahankArams

7. Manas = Sudarsana chakram

8. Jn~Ana & Karma Indhriyams = the ten arrows

9. Five TanmAthrams & Pancha BhUthams: VanamAlai, Vaijayanthi

 

81) The Greatness of SrIrangam: SthAna VisEsha adhikAram: Part I

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The dhivya dEsam of SrIrangam has the eternal presence of

Lord RanganAtha and is like the embodiment of the Lord's

compassion that has taken the form of insatiable nectar

( AarAdha aruLamudham pothintha Koil); SrIrangam was

bequeathed to King IshvAku by Brahma DEvan ( AmbhuyatthOn

AyOddhi mannaRkku aLittha Koil); It has the vaibhavam as

a temple worshipped by Lord Raamachandran Himself during

His Vibhava avathAram ( tOlAtha tani veeran thozhutha Koil);

This is the koil that is the support for VibhIshaNan , who gave

his support to Lord Raamachandra in the fight against his brother

( thuNaiaana VeDaNarkku thuNayAm Koil); It is the Koil ,

which can bless the worshippers with anugrahams that can not be

gained anywhere else( sErAtha payan yellAm sErkkum Koil) ;

It is the KOil, which has the VimAnam in the shape of PraNavam

( sezhu maRayin mudhal yezhutthu sErntha Koil ) ; It has the power

to destroy all kinds of sins ( theerAtha vinai yellAm therkkum Koil);

It is the dhivya dEsam of SrIrangam , which is the top most among

all dhivya dEsams ( Thiruvarangam yenat-thihazhum Koil thAne).

 

82) ThiruvEnkatam's glories: SthAna VisEsha AdhikAram: Part II

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ThiruvEnkatam hills is the holy hill that has the power to reveal

the sacred feet of the Lord (m KaNNan adi iNai yemakku kAttum

veRppu ). The hill of the Lord has the power to destroy every kind of

sin committed by the chEthanams ( kadu vinayar iru vinayum kadiyum

veRppu ); This hill has the glories to be recognized as SrI Vaikuntam

( TiNNamithu veedu yenna thihazhum veRppu); This hill has

the vaibhavam of having sacred waters like KonEri, PaapanAsam

and others ( theLintha perum theertthangaL seRintha veRppu) ;

This is the hill , which is recognized as the embodiment of

all PuNyams ( PuNNiyatthin puhal ithu yenap-puhazhum veRppu);

ThiruvEnkatam is the holy hill , where all the bhOgams enjoyed in

Parama Padham are made within the reach of the residents of

this earth( PonnulahiR-bhOgamellAm puNarkkum veRppu);

This is the auspicious hill desired as a placeof residence by

the DEvAs and the residents of this BhUlOkam ( ViNNavarum

MaNNavarum virumbum veRppu ); This is indeed the hill

celebrated by the VedAs and is revered as the ThiruvEnkatam

hills ( Venkata veRppu yena viLangum Veda VeRppE ).

 

83) The Vaibhavam of Kaanchi: SthAna VisEsha adhikAram: Part III

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This is the dhivya dEsam of Hasthi Giri , where the Lord stands

to destroy totally all the sins of those , who seek His protection

(Bhatthar vinai thotthu aRa aRukkum AtthigiriyE) . This is

the dhivya dEsam of the Lord , who revealed His heroism

by cutting down the ten heads of RaavaNan with an arrow

of unmatched power in a great battle at LankA . This is

the dhivya dEsam of the Lord , who showed His meekness

and soulabhyam by going after the VeNNai and curds

that His mother YasOdhA had set aside and got threatened

by her for consuming them secretly ( matthu uRu tayir vaithathu

meyttha VeNNai uNNum Atthan idam AtthigiriyE ).

 

Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan

 

Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka

SrivaNN Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama: