Lord RanganAthA's Thirumanjana Kattiyam bySwamyParAsara Bhattar:PartIX/SlOkam 9 (Contd.) .

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SrI :

 

Dear BhakthAs of Periya PerumAL :

 

The 8 words constituting this slOkam , where Swamy

ParAsara Bhattar compares the Lord to the Vedam , are:

 

1. amrutha Mayam: (amrutha svaroopan , total nectar )

 

2. Anantham: ( limitless in every way )

 

3. Siddha SarvArTa Jaatham (Taking the form of all goals of life)

 

4. Niyamitha SakalArTam ( Direct every thing as antharyAmni Brahman )

 

5. niscchithAthmavabhOdham(Niscchitha+aathma+avaBhOdham):

Apprehension of the JeevAthma - ParamAthma svaroopam .

 

6. kimiha Bahu nirukthai: ? Where is the need for so many words ?

 

7. manOj~nam = Beautiful and dwelling inside .

 

8. ThvAm nigamamiva RangarAja adhya manyE: (we consider You now

as Vedam itself ).

 

Let us look how Swamy ParAsara Bhattar uses double meanings for each of

these 8 words as they apply to the Vedam and Lord RanganAtha .

 

1. amruthamayam : NaayantE ! You have been saluted by the AzhwArs as

" Yennarangatthin Amudar " and " yenn amudinai kaNda KaNkaL maRRoniranik-

KaaNAvE " . You are thus amrutha mayam .

 

Rg Veda Manthram 8.74.5 salutes the amrutha svaroopam of the Lord this way :

" amrutham jAthavEdasam tiraamAnsi darsatham , ghrutha havanameeDyam "

 

(meaning): " He is immortal and all knowing visible through the gloom of

darkness , worthy of praise and worshipped with invocations and affection . "

 

Vedam is immortal like the Lord (amruthamayam ).

 

2. Ananatham : Vedam has been saluted as " ananthA vai VedA: " . Limitless

indeed are the VedAs and their branches . Lord RanganathAn is limitless as

well and can not be pinned down by dEsam , Kaalam and poruL/Vasthu

( thrividha aparicchEdhyan) .

 

3. Siddha SarvArTa jaatham : Vedam according to the statement ,

" ChAthurvarNyam thrayO lOKA : " contains the entire meanings of the world

( VarNAsramAthaadhi SamasthArTam) . Lord RanganAtha ! As per the salutation

,

" VaasudEvOasi PoorNa: " . You are AvAptha Samastha Kaaman( there is nothing

that You do not have ) and You are also siddha SarvArTa Jaathar . You are

Sakala Phala Prathar (grantor of all Phalans) and Sarva PurushArTa roopar

( taking the form of all goals of life) and hence Siddha SarvArTa Jaathar .

 

4. Niyamitha SakalArTam : Vedam has vidhi ( do this ) and nishEdham ( do not

do it). It has sakala kaarya VaakyArTams . Oh RanganAtha , You control &

command every thing from inside all the Chith and achith ( Antha : Pravishta

SaasthA janAnAm SarvAthmA ) .Through Your sankalpam alone , you execute

Your niyamanams(commands) .

 

5. niscchithAthmaavaBhOdham : Niscchitha+ aathma + avaBhOdham is common to

both of You . Iswaran is the 25th Tatthvam ( Pancha vimsOyam Purusha:

Panchavimsa aathmA bhvathy ) .This is the Vedic apprehension ( avaBhOdham )

of Aathma-ParamAthma Svaroopam . Oh Lord RanganAtha! Through the

instrument of Your GeethOPanishad , Your Svaroopa Jn~Anam has been

revealed to us ( ThvamEva ThvAm vEtthaa yOsi sOsi " ).

 

6. Kimiha Bhau nirukthai: ? What is the use of saying more ? Vedam is

keertanAbheeshtitham . Just on recitation , the Vedam blesses one with

the boons that they seek. It does not need any other extensive appeals . Oh

RanganAthA ! You grant all boons (sarvApEkshitham including Moksham )

through naama sankeerthanam alone in this Kali Yugam ( " Kulam tarum

selvam tanthidum " , " NediyAn tann nAmam yEtthumin kaL yEtthinAl

thAmm vENDum kaamamE kaattum kadithu " ).

 

7. ManOj~nam : Vedam is beautiful ( yezhil Vedam ) because it reveals thru

its Poorva and Utthara bhAgams the aarAdhana roopa karmAs for You and the

Svaroopa-Roopa-GuNa-VibhUthis of Yourself . Oh RanganAthA ! You are

ManOj~nan , who understands everything from Your seat inside the heart

lotus ( SaakshthkAram of sakala abhiprAyams of the Jeevan from within ) .

 

8. ThvAm nigamiva RangarAja adhya manyE : Oh Lord , Here on this

Thirumanjanam day surrounded by the Veda ghOsham , You remind us of

your saamyam with the Vedaas . You are called " chathur Moorthy " and

" PiRappili " ( Birthless) . Vedams are four in Number (vasayil NaanmaRai )

and are timeless , anAdhi( Pirappili ) . Both of You are nidhi for Jn~Anis

( anthaNarkku Maadu) .

 

Both of You are Niradisiya BhOgyar ( matchless nectarine anubhavam to

enjoy).

 

SrI RanganAtha ParabrhamaNE Nama:

Daasan , Oppiliappan KOil VaradAchAri Sadagopan