Thiruvaheendhrapuram RathnAngi Kaimkaryam series: Posting 281 /Desika Prabhandham : MummaNikkOvai/ Part 7 or 8 ?

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SrI:

 

Dear BhakthAs of Lord DevanAtha PerumAL :

 

Let us study today the 8th , 9th and the 10th Paasurams of

MummaNikkOvai . With this posting , the series on MummaNikkOvai

will reach the Poorthy stage .

 

Foreword for the Paasurams

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In the 8th Paasuram , Swamy Desikan celebratates

the Parathvam (Supermacy ) and Soulabhyam (Ease of

access) of Lord Dhaiva Naayakan . In the 9th Pasuram ,

the foster mother of Venakata Naayaki is on a mode of

conversation with the birth mother about her daughter's

unquenchable love for the Lord of Thiruvaheendhrapuram .

In the concluding 10th Paasuram , Venkata Naayaki sings

further about the glories of the Lord of Thiruvaheendhrapuram .

Beyond this 10th paasuram , the remaining 20 paasurams of

MummaNikkOvai are no longer available to us due to our

misfortunes .

 

The Eighth Paasuram

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AaraNangaL tEda Ayindhai nahar vanthu uthittha

KaaraNarAy ninRa Kadal VaNNar -- NaaraNanAr

ippadikku mikka anRu yeduttha paadham kazhuva

mey padikkam aanathu ponn veRppu

 

(Meaning ) : Adiyavarkku Meyyan ( Natha Sathya PerumAL)

measured the entire universe with one of His feet and let

the other foot travel upto Brahma lOkam . There Brahma

Devan performed Thirumanjanam for the Lord's sacred

feet and the waters that flowed from that abhishEkam

was held by MahA Meru Parvatham serving as a storage

vessel. Unsurpassable is the glory of this Lord ! While the VedAs

search to find words to describe the Vaibhavam of this Lord ,

who is the cause of this universe , He arrives at this Karma BhUmi

for protecting His devotees and stands at Thiruvaheendhrapuram

to be enjoyed by His parama bhAgavathAs .

 

The Ninth paasuram

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veRppudan onRi Ayindhayil vevvinai theer marunthu onRu

aRputhamAha amarnthamai kEttaruL vENDi niRkka

paRpil amarntha SeyyAL padi kAttiya paNpudai yemm

vill puruvak-- kodikku ohr vilangA mayal peRRanamE

 

(Meaning ) : In the worldly parlance , the oushadhams

growing in the mountains are capable of curing the diseases

of the Human beings. The medicine known as Natha Sathyan

standing near OushadhAdhri however is powerful to cure

the debilitating disease of SamsAram . My dear daughter

knowing the power of this medicine known as Dhaiva Naayakan

wishes to partake this rare medicine . My beautiful

daughter like the lady having Her home in the Lotus flower

(MahA Lakshmi ) can not bear to be seperated from her Lord .

Her bow--shaped brows and golden-hued body can send

anyone who sees her into raptures . My daughter known for

this exquisite beauty is suffering now from her inability

to have the desired union with her Lord .

 

The Tenth Pasuram:

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The Natha Sathya PerumAL fears now that His

further delay in appearing before the longing

Venkata Naayaki will cause damage to His Sarva-

rakshathvam and ultimately would lead to the loss of

Venkata Naayaki herself . He was afraid that others

may chastise Him for His indifference . Hence , He appeared

before Venkata Naayaki so that she can enjoy Him

to the fullest . Venkata Naayaki was now overwhelmed

with that aanandha anubhavam and broke out into

an exquisite paasuram eulogizing her Lord :

 

peRRanai NeeyE maRRuLavellAm

peRuvathu Ninnai uRuvathu koLvAr

NinnAl anRi mannAr inbham

Nee Ninporuttu Nee yenn poruttu illai

Ninn uru ninRum minnuru thOnRum

Ninn Tanakku nihar Ninnadi adaivAr

Ninn PaalanRi anbAl uyyAr

VaaraNam azhaikka vantha KaaraNanE

 

(Meaning ) : Oh Lord who rushed to this earth , when

Gajendran screamed " AadhimUlamE " to invite Your

attention for rescuing him from the jaws of the powerful

crocodile ! You ran to the rescue of GajEndhran and

gained the title of Sarva Rakshakan . Those seeking Your

refuge recognize You as the Jagath KaaraNan and

accept You as their upAyam and Gathi(Phalan ) . There is

no one besides You , who blesses the saraNAgathan with

Moksha Siddhi . No other divinity has the power to grant

that parama purushArTam .The fruits of all karmAs are

enjoyed by You even if the karmas were directed at some other

god (Sarva dEva namaskAram Kesavam prathigacchathi) .

All the objects in this universe were born out of Your body .

Those who prostrate before You and perform AarAdhanam

for You become almost equal to You. There is no room for

any one to thrive unless they hapepn to be Your devotees .

 

Sarvam KrishNArpaNam asthu ,

 

Daasan , Oppiliappan KOil VaradachAri SadagOpan

Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka

SrivaNN Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama: