Fw: Thiruvaheendhrapuram RathnAngi Kaimkaryam: Part 176 ( Mey Viratha Maanmiyam: Part 3 ): Paasurams 215-217)

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SrI:

 

Dear BhakthAs of Swamy Desikan :

 

Today , we will study the next three paasurams of

Swamy Desikan's Mey Viratha Maanmiyam .

 

215) Brahma DEvan's commnad to Visvakarman

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Yetthisai nilanum yeythi arum tavam seyhtha nannAL

Satthiya viratham selvAi yenRa ohr urayin sArvAl

atthisai senRu azhaitthu angu amararil yeduppAn tannai

utthara vEdhi sey yenRu urai aNangu iRai uraitthAn

 

(Meaning): The Lord of Saraswathi commanded VisvakarmA,

the architect of the DevAs to construct an Utthara Vedhi to

accomodate the Yaaga Vedhi (Yaaga SaalA ) for performing

AswamEdha Yaagam at a sacred site known as Sathya Vratha

KshEthram . This Brahma Devan did after listening to the divine

voice (asariree ) commanding him to go to Sathya Vratha KshEthram to

perform his elected yaagam . The divine voice instructed Brahma

after Brahma performed a severe penance seeking the directions

from the Lord about the most appropriate location to perform

the planned AswamEdha Yaagam.

 

Additional Comments: In the earlier prabhandha paasuram ,

Swamy Desikan referred to the agitated state of mind of

BrahmA over the impact of his KarmAs , which stood in the way of

the direct visualization of the Lord . He performed additional Tapas

and still could not see the Lord and was mortified over his

pitiable state. At that ime , the asarIree told Brahma that

his mind will become tranquil to see the Lord only after

performing 1,000 AswamEdha Yaagams .BrahmA was

worried that it will be very difficult to complete those

long yaagams and it will take a long, long time for finishing

them.The asariree responded and said that a single yaagam

performed at Sathya Vratha KshEthram would yield the fruits of

1,000 AswamEdha Yaagam and commanded BrahmA to go to

Kaanchi (Sathya Vratha KshEthram ), where the Lord resides

permanently on top of the Hasthi Giri . The asariree commanded

BrahmA to construct a Yaaga Saalai on top of Hasthi Giri and

perform the aarAdhanam of the Lord there through the Yaj~nam.

Brahma became delighted and called upon the architect of

DevAs to create that Uthara Vedhi for the Yaj~nam as well as

lovely accomodations for the participants and visitors

to the Yaj~nam at Kaanchi.Thus arose the Hasthi Giri

YaagasAla and the RaajadhAni of Kaanchi .

 

216) The Glories of Kaanchipuram

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Utthama amartalam amaitthathu ohr yezhil tanuvin uyttha kaNayAl

atthira arakkan mudi patthum oru kotthu yena uthirttha tiRalOn

matthu uRu mihuttha tayir moyttha veNnai vaitthathu uNNum Atthan idamAm

Athigiri patthar vinai totthu aRa aRukkum aNi AtthigiriyE

 

This is the 83rd Paasuram found in AdhikAra Sangraham dealing with

the SthAna VisEsha adhikAram of Srimath Rahasya Thraya Saaram ,

where the uniqueness of Kaanchipuram is celebrated.

 

(Meaning): Kaanchipuram is the KshEthram , where the heinous sins

of the chEthanams are utterly destroyed and in that context , Kanchi

is like the powerful Sudarsanam found in the hands of SrIman NaarAyaNan.

Here resides on top of Hasthi Giri , the heroic Lord , who cut asunder

the ten heads of RaavaNan in the mighty battle at Lankaa ; this is the same

Lord who showed valour as Veera Raaghavan during His RaamAvathAram

and demonstrated His soulabhyam during KrishNAvathAram , when He

swallowed copiously the navaneetham and curds in His Mother's house

and got tied by her to a mortar as punishmnet for His mischief.

 

217) BrahmA's delight over Visvakarman's creation

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TiNN-maNigaL ponnudunE sErthalAlum

sithayAtha nool vazhiyil sErtthiyAlum

vaNmai yezhum yeer iraNDu vaNNatthAlum

vAnavarkkum viyappAna vahuppinAlum

oNmayudai vaasi viLi osayAlum

oru kaalum azhiyAtha azhahinAlum

MaNN-mahaLArku alankAram yenna mannum

mathiL Kacchi nahar kaNDu MahiznthittAnE

 

(Meaning): Thus , the Kaanchi rAjadhAni created at the command of

BrahmA by ViswakarmA embraced all the rules of Silpa Saasthram .

In many sections, the gems encrusted in gold showed their glorious

lustre. The people of four varNams followed precisely their VarNAsrama

dharmams in this divine city .The neighing of aristocratic horses filled

the air everywhere demonstrating the richness of the city.Kaanchi was

resplendent as an exquisite aabharaNam for the Earth itself and drew

the admiration of the DevAs .Brahma saw the supreme beauty of this

RaajadhAni and was immensely pleased over the thought that it would be

the most appropriate setting for his AswamEdha Yaagam .

 

Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

SrI NaarAyaNa YathIndhra MahA DesikAya Nama:

Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan