Lord RanganAthA's Thirumanjana Kattiyam by SwamyParAsara Bhattar:PartVIII/SlOkams 9

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SrI :

 

Dear BhakthAs of Periya PerumAL :

 

During the occasion of a MahOthsavam for Lord RanganAtha ,

Bhattar was overcome by the dhivya soundharyam of the Lord

enjoying Thirumanjanam and the Veda ghOsham all around .

Bhattar composed the verse below , where He compares the Lord

to His divine Vedams and describes his deep involvement with

both( Lord RanganAtha and His Vedams) :

 

amrutham-ayam-anantham siddhasarvArTa-jAtham

niyamitha-sakalArTam niscchithAthmaavaBhOdham

kimiha Bahu nirukthai: keertanaabheeshDadham ThvAm

nigamamiva manOj~nam RangarAjAdhya manyE

 

The Comments of Dr.S.Padmanabhan : The Lord is compared here

to the Veda , which is endless (ananta) , of the nature of nectar

(amruta-immortality) and contains everything ( siddhasarvArTa) in

itself . It has positive guidelines regarding the nature of the self .

It confers what all one desires by its mere recitation (Chanting) .

Lord Ranganatha too has these features . He is of the form of

immortality and infinity (amruta and ananata) . He has created

the entire universe and has set standards for everything (through the Sruti

and smruti and controls everything as their innermost Self . The real nature

of His Self is known only to Himself . He blesses all , when propitiated

through the Keertanaas .

 

The Significance & Centrality of the Vedams in Lord's Scheme of things

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Your eternal links with them as Your breath (Yasya nissvasitham VedA:) :

 

" SarvE Vedaa yathraikam bhavanthy " ( in Him merges all the VedAs to become

one) .

 

" SarvE VedA yath Padham aamananthy " ( in whose sacred feet , where all the

VedAs

attain their layam ) .

 

" Vedaiyasccha SarvE AhamEva Vedhya : " " I am the One to be learnt and

understood

from all the VedAs ) .

 

" MaRayAya Naal VedatthuL ninRa malarcchudarE " ( the luminous blossom

standing

inside the four sacred Vedams ) .

 

You are the creator of these VedAs and performer of all the Veda Karmaaas

ordained

there as Bhagavth Saasthram /Vaidhika Dharmam . At Your Sannidhi in

Srirangam ,

aasthikAs and Veda Vithpannars ( " aRam thihazhum manatthavar " ) raise the

sacred fire

of Vedam ( MaRai thee vaLarkkum ) and worship You through AarAdhana Roopam .

You respond to those Vaidhika aarAdhanams and present Yourself before these

dharmachAris and all the aasthikAs ( become akhila jana nayana

vishayabhUthar) .

On the Thirumanjanam days , You bless them all with Your apAnga VeekshaNams

( auspicious glances ) and adorn Sandal paste and Kumkumum to enjoy Your

Thirumanjanam .

 

Swamy ParAsara Bhattar's commentaries on the Individual words of this slOkam

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The words chosen by Bhattar for commentray are:

 

1. amrutha Mayam

2. Anantham

3. Siddha SarvArTa Jaatham

4. Niyamitha SakalArTam

5. niscchithAthmavabhOdham

6. kimiha Bhau nirukthai:

7. manOj~nam

8. ThvAm nigamamiva RangarAja adhya manyE

 

(To be Continued ) .

 

adiyEn , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SrI RanganAtha ParabrahmaNE Nama:

 

SrI RanganAtha ParabrahmaNE Nama:

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