Thiruvaheendhrapuram RathnAngi Kaimkaryam series: Posting 282 /Desika Prabhandham : Nava MaNi Maalai: Part I

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SrI:

 

Dear BhakthAs of Lord DevanAtha PerumAL :

 

Swamy Desikan named this SrI Sookthi as

" Nava Mani Maalai " following the Tamil grammar

traditions in observing the rules of poetry

metres . In such poetry , there are 9 paasurams

(verses) just like the nine gems in a Nava Rathna

MaNi Maalai .

 

These Paasurams shine like the nine gems representing

the nava grahams :

 

1. Ruby for Sun ( Sooryan)

2. Pearl for Moon (Chandran)

3. Red Coral for Mars(AnghArakan)

4. Emerald for Mercury (Budhan)

5. Yellow sapphire for Jupiter(Guru)

6. Diamond for Venus

7. Blue Sapphire for Saturn(Sani)

8. Hessonite for Raahu

9. Cat's eye for KEthu

 

Please refer to SrI Mutthuswamy Dheekshithar's

Nava Graha Keethanais to learn more about

these nine grahams .

 

There are Veda Manthrams for each of the above

nine grahams( Gems) for Navagraha Saanthi Homam

for those who wish to get the blessings of these

individual grahams . A prapanna SrI VaishNavan

does not perform worship to any one of these grahams

but only to SrIman NaarAyaNan , the indweller of

them all .

 

Many however wear Navarathna Maalai or ring

consisting of these nine gems with Ruby at the center

and the rest in their alloted positions around the Sun

in a square pattern to ward off Nava graha dhOshams .

 

Swamy Desikan in one of the powerful SrI RanganAtha

PaadhukA Sahasra slOkams paid tribute to the PaadhukAs

of Lord RanganAtha as the controller of the power of

these Nava grahams( SlOkam .

 

Two or three years ago , we were fortunate to

present a double strand Nava Mani Maalai to

Thiruvaheendhrapuram SrI DevanAtha PerumAl

and a MummaNikkOvai to His Divine Consort Sri

HemAbhjavalli ThAyAr . The concluding phase of

that series of Kaimkaryam will arrive soon with

the SamarpaNam of the RathnAngi for Lord DeavanAtha

PerumAL .

 

Garuda PurANam(68.17) and Agni PurANam (246.7-8)

dwell on the auspiciousness conferring power of these

gems as long as they are " high born " and blemishless

( SujanithA amalam ).

 

A synopsis of the nine paasurams of Nava MaNi Maalai

along with the Phala Sruthi Paasuram has been archived

at Oppiliappan List ( March 28 , 2003 : Thiruvhaeendhrapuram

RathnAngi series: Part XVIII):

 

http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia/oppiliappan

 

In the subsequent postings related to Nava Mani

Maalai , adiyEn will cover the Paasurams one by

one in little more detail .

 

Sarvam KrishNArpaNam asthu ,

 

Daasan , Oppiliappan KOil VaradachAri SadagOpan

Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka

SrivaNN Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama: