Guest guest Posted April 14, 2005 Report Share Posted April 14, 2005 SrI : Dear BhakthAs of Periya PerumAL : On this Tamil New Year day , when the Lord of Srirangam enjoys His Thirumanjanam with the Kattiyam being recited by the Heriditary Bhattars from the vamsam of Swamy ParAsara Bhattar , let us reflect reverentially on the Third SlOkam of the Kattiyam for Periya PerumAL . Swamy PrAsara Bhattar arrived at the Sannidhi of Lord RanganAthA , enjoyed the Thirumanjanam and blessed us with this slOkam , where he compares the Lord's Saamyam/Saadharmyam ( Similarities in attributes ) with Aadhithyan (Sooryan ) . KumkumAruNam-udhanchitha Sriyam kOmalAruNa SarOja-samsTitham Rangamandhira ! tamO-nivAraNam sankathE tapana dheedhithim jana: (Comments acording to Dr.S.Padmanabhan ) : " The Lord in the Sanctum Sanctorium is also compared to the Sun ; Our Lord dispells the internal darkness in comparison with the Sun , who dispells the outside darkness . Our Lord is red in complexion due to the heavy applications of Saffron and is beautiful in the company of Lakshmi . He has the soft red lotus as the seat . The Sun rises in all glory ( Udhanchita SrI: ) and is heralded by His red-hued charioteer AruNan staying on the gentle red lotus " . Additional Comments based on Swamy ParAsara Bhattar's VyAkhyAnam ********************************************************************************************** " kumkumAruNam " : NaayantE ! If we look at Adhityan ( The Sun ) , He is seen with His charioteer AruNan having the hue of Kumkumam . If we look at You with adoration , You are seen with the application of the red-hued saffron on Your ThirumEni and possessing the red hue similar to AruNan . " Udhanchitha Sriyam " : NaayantE ! If we consider Adhityan , He is associated with His bright rays ( PrabhA) and derives His beauty therefrom . When we enjoy Your asAdharaNa soundaryam , we recognize that arises from Your association with the SamslEsha SlAghyai , Sri RanganAyaki . SamslEsham refers to the sErthi Sevai . SlAgyai refers to Her being the most celebrated for Her association with Lord RanganAtha and conferring on Him Her HiraNmaya VarNam " KomaLAruNa SarOja-samsTitham " : NaayantE ! If we consider You as Sooryan , then You are associated with the lotus of AruNan ( AruNAravindhan) . When we enjoy Your sevai at Thirumanjana kaalam , You are linked to the Lotus aasanam with its beautiful hue reminding one of AruNOdhayam " TamOnivAraNam " : NaayantE ! If we consider Sooryan , He is engaged in destroying the darkness in the world . When we reflect on You , we recognize You are engaged in a similar act except that You are engaged in the banishment of Tamas that grips the ChEtanams . You are active as the nivartakar of Aj~nam (nescience) , which is the Tamas Sabdha Vaachyam . " Ranga-mandhira: sankatE tapana dheedhitham jana: " Oh Lord ! You have revealed to us that You are VishNu Roopan among the 12 AadhithyAs ( AaadhithyAnam Aham VishNu: ) . You have thus Aadhithya Saadharmyam ( attributes similar to Sooryan). We are reminded of that as You bless us with Your radiance spreading in all directions that banishes the internal darkness . You are the object of meditation (dhyEyan) , dhEdheepyamAnan ( source of the radiant JyOthi spreading everywhere ) and SangatE Tapana dheedhithi roopan ( having the roopam that meets with the saadharmyam with the radiance of Sooryan ) . Special Notes on the Vedic Significance of Aadhithyan as VishNu ************************************************************************************ The MahA Purushan in the middle of Sun's orb is none other than Sriman NaarAyaNan nourishing the world with His dhivya PrabhA . Many Veda mantrams salute Him as such . There are many Veda Manthrams saluting Sooryan & VishNu as removers of darkness . Let us look at two Rg Veda Mantrams: Rg Vedam : VII. 99.3 & 4 : " Thou didst support firmly , Oh VishNu , this earth and heaven and uphold the earth all around by Your powerful rays , ----------- Ye brought into being the Sun , the Dawn and Agni ". The word Sooryan (the luminous) and Adhithyan ( the son of Adhithi) are the most common names by which Sun is addressed . The root for Sooryan is "SUr " to shine . Varaha PurAnam states how SooryA was created : " When the eternal , the One Self , Sriman Narayanan , the dispeller of Tamas and the power of knowledge , wished for a second , light was born and was called Sooryan ". Everey one of the meanings of the word Sooryan and Aadhithyan can be linked to the Lord , who destroys our nescience and Tamo GuNam : the eye of the world ( Jagath Chakshus) , witness to deeds ( Karma saakshin ) ,Having a thousand beams ( Sahasra KiraNan ) , Friend of Lotus /Lakshmi ( Padma Bhandhu) , Made of Twelve aprts ( DhvAdasAthman) , Effacer of darkness/ nescience ( TamOpahan) , Tamo-nudan ( dispeller of darkness) , Tamisra-han ( the killer of Darkness) , DhivAkaran ( the Maker of the Day, Jn~Ana Pradhan) , PrabhA-karan ( Source of Supreme JyOthi) , Chitra BhAnu ( with myriad colord rays ), Bhaaskara ( Mkaer of light ) , VibhA vasu (abode of Light ) and Rohitaa ( the red one , KumkumAruNan ) . Upanishadic Suport for the Saamyam of Sooryan & The Lord ****************************************************************************** Like the oldest among the VedAs , Rg Vedam , we turn to one of the oldest of Upanishads , ChAndhOgyam , for support to see Saamyam among the Sun and the Lord : " The Sun represents the Supreme principle , first nonmanifest (avyaktham) and then manifest (vyaktham)" ----- ChAndhOgya Upanishad: 3.19.1 " Those who worship Sun as Absolute ever hear beautiful sounds and are filled with Joy ( bliss, aanandham) ----ChAndhOgyam 3.19.1- 4 The Sun is saluted therefore as "the sed of the Supreme Ruler (PaaramEshtya Soma ) . "He who dwells in Man and who dwells in the Sun is one " --TaittirIya Upanishad : 2.8. Prasna Upanishad(1.6.8) salutes the Cosmic Being as life and fire spreading its radiance all around : " Hence the scripture describes the Sun as the resplendent One , embodiment of the Universe , all knowing , Support of All , --- with a thousand rays and hundreds of whirlpools ". This is an echo of Rg Veda mantram (I.115.1): The Sun is the Soul ( antharyAmi Brahman ) of the World (ChEtanAchEtanAthmakam ) . With two key words ( TamO NivAraNam and Tapana dheedhithim ) , Swamy ParAsara Bhattar revealed the Aadhithya Saadharmyam of Lord RanganAtha as He was about to enjoy the Sahasra dhAraa abhishEkam . SrI RanganAtha ParabrahmaNE Nama: Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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