Sri Alavandhaar's SthOthra Rathnam verse- 36- Shining most beautiful Crown and divine ornaments declaring His Parathvam!

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SrI:

SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah:

 

The most wonderful divine garments, jewellery that He

wears, garlands and weapons have all become ornaments

for Him.

 

sphurat kireetaangada haara kantikaa

maNeendra kaanchee guNa noopuraadhibi:

rathaanga sanakhaasi gadaa dhanur varai:

lasatthuLasyaa vanamaala yOjjvalam [36]

 

The Most beautiful resplendent Lord with shining,

bright kireetam [crown]; the shoulder ornaments

[thOLvaLai]; gem stone bedecked necklaces; garland of

pearls; the kausthubham, the waist band; anklets; and

with the divine ChakrA; Sankhu; Sword; mace; the

divine excellent Bow; and the most beautiful, soft

fragrant thuLasi garland.

 

Kadhiraayiaramavi kalandeRitthAlottha neeL mudiyan-

PeriyAzhwAr pAsuram and

mudichOthiyaay un mukha jOthi malarndhadhuvO? –

NammAzhwAr pAsuram- declare His most beautiful crown-

such most lustrous shining rathna kireetam;

Other divinely wonderful ornaments;

Since there is no enemy in Paramapadham, all the

divine weapons also have become ornaments for Him;

thUlasi, vanamaala, and in addition, pearl and gem

necklaces;

Ubhaya viBhuthi nAThan; Supreme Lordship- worshipped

all devas including Chauthur mukha brahmA and

Rudra.—thus declaring His Parathvam wearing thuLasi,

vanaamalai on Hi divine Chest;

 

We can here enjoy Swami Desikan's anubhavam of the

Kireetam of BhUlOka VaikuNta naathan at Sri Rangam in

the ninth verse of Sri Bhagavadh DhyAna sOpAnam as an

elaboration of his anubhavam in Parama Padha sOpAnam :

[from Sri SatakOpan mama’s post few years ago:]

 

maalyairantha: sthira parimaLai : vallabhA sparsa

mAnyai: kupyath

chOLee vachana kutilai: kunthaLai: slishta mUlE I

rathnApeeta

sapalithE Rangabharthu: kireetE Raajanvathya:

sthithimathigathA

vrutthaya: chEthasO mE II

 

The Lord of Sri Rangam is adorning His radiant

kireetam on His black tresses. Those tresses are

already encircled by the fragrant flower garlands .

Hence, the tresses are filled with the most

captivating fragrance that extends to the kireetam .

Those dark tresses under the kireetam have the

auspicious contact of the hands of His Consorts , who

comb those locks of hair and

decorate them with the flower garlands prior to

placing the tall , navarathna kireetam on those curly

tresses , which resemble in their curliness the vakra

vachanams (non-straight , crooked speech ) of the

women of ChOLa desam , when they get angry . The base

of the kireetam is pressed tightly against those curly

tresses and the

lustre of the nava rathnams spreads over those dark

kesabhaarams .

 

My mind is deeply attached to that beautiful kireetam

of my Lord . My mind, which until now was roaming all

over and now it is locked in the enjoyment of the

Lord's most beautiful kireetam and hence my mind is

under control like the blessed pathivrathai, whose

total devotion is to her Lord .

 

Such is the anubhavam of Alavandhaar, when he enjoys

the jyOthi of the tall Kireetam of the Supreme Lord.

 

Alavandhaar ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam

Regards

Namo Narayana

dAsan

 

 

 

 

 

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