Sri Alavandhaar's SthOthra Rathnam- verse 21- Obeisance to You again and again- again and again!

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Sri:

SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah:

Dearest Srivaishnavas

 

In above verses, the Lord’s Supremacy [Parathvam] and

sowlabhyathvam [easy accessibility or stooping down to

our level]; the enjoyment that he grants us; the

sankalpam to get us rid of karmic diseases and hence

creates the universe through Chathu mukha brahmA,

brings out the jeevans, establishes saasthrAs through

sages, acharyans, and AzhwArs. Thinking of these,

Alavandhar desires for getting rid of the samsaaric

affliction and attain mOksham and wishes to take

refuge at His Feet. With an apprehension and fear

about the terrible samsaaram, feeling remorseful for

his own past, with utter helplessness [aakinchanyam],

realising His Parathvam, alongw with His sowseelya,

sowlabhyam, knowing that He is ubhaya vibhUthi nAthan

and it is only He who can take one from this vibhUthi

to another and grant mOksham, none else can be sought

after for this – Alavandhar clearly understands. And

thus he pleads and appeals for the same and prays for

removing the hurdles for performing his path of

saranagathi- and hence he pays his obeisance again and

again.

 

namo namo vaangmanasaati bhoomayE

namo namo vaang manasaika bhoomayE

namo namo (S)nantha mahaavibhoothayE

namo namao(S) nantha dhayaika sindhavE [21]

 

One who is Beyond the reach of speech, and mind-

obeisance to You again and again; One who is the Only

object of the same speech and mind- obeisance to you

again and again; One who has infinite greatest powers

– Swami for the two worlds- namely leela vibhUthi and

Nithya vibhUthi- obeisance to You again and again; One

who is the repository and ocean of compassion-

obeisance to You again and again.

 

Unless He showers His grace, he can not be the object

of one’s speech and mind; Even if one is blessed by

His grace, does not mean, it is poorNam; He can not be

uttered completely fully comprehending His glories.

But He is the sole object of Speech and mind- even

though Vedas mentioned that yathO vaachO nivartthanthE

aprA Apya manasaa sa:… where speech does not reach, my

mind also does not and both return back failing in

their mission to fully praise Him… The very purpose of

our speech and mind – being blessed with such speech

and mind- is to praise Him and contemplate on Him.

Else they are waste. Like Him, we need to also

comprehend His two vibhUthis quite well and know His

unbounded worlds. He is ubhaya vibhUthi nAthan. Since

He is so, He alone can take the beings from one place

to another. None else can. Then only our mind would

desire to reach his other vibhUthi and for that what

is the means or way to reach? His grace alone is

required. What we can do is to offer our praNAmams

again and again at His feet- so does Alavandhar.

 

If one eats thirty two handfuls of food, it is enough

if we say- he ate food. Why should we say again and

again- why did Alavandhar say namO namO so many times.

When someone talks due to ecstatic love and intense

love, the words would come more times; it is normal

and seen in the day to day life itself. Muktha jeevans

always perform their nama: (praNamams) using their

mind, speech and action at all times.

 

Also PaaramEswara samhitha says: dwidhA pradhakshiNam

kruyaath praNAmancha thathaavidham; naika thripancha

sapthAkya gaNanaavishamancha yad yadhassamO hi

bhagawaan dEvas sarvasya vai hari: - odd number of

pradhakshinam and praNAmams is not allowed as per this

samhitha. And hence since it should be even,

Alavandhar mentions even numbered nama: Also he

mentions four times twice namO – meaning- ashtAnga

praNamam to the Lord. Also the mind, speech and body

all- performing praNamams to You again and again- also

may be the interpretation.

 

The leelA vibhUthi [this world] and nithya vibhUthi-

Srivaikuntam- both are eternal- meaning- this world

will also remain as sookshuma roopam in his stomach

during mahaa praLayam. The leelA vibhUthi has the

upper boundary- but not lower. The Nitha vibHuthi has

got lower boundary but not upper. Since only due to

Your grace one can get rid of samsaaric world, please

bless me so and hence offering my praNamams.

 

Alavandhar ThiruvadigaLE saraNam

Regards

Namo Narayana

dAsan

 

 

 

 

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