SrI SundarabAhu Sthavam : Part IV (SlOkams: 16-17 )

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SrI:

 

Dear BhakthAs of SundarabAhu PerumAL of ThirumAlirum ChOlai :

 

We will study the SlOkams 16-205 of SundarabAhu Sthavam today .

 

SlOkam 16:

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sadhbrahmAthmapadhai: thrayee sirasi yO NaarAyaNokthyA taTA

vyAkyAthO gathisAmya labdha vishayAnyathva BhOdhOjjvalai:

nisthulyAdhikam adhviteeyam amrutham Tamm PuNDarIkEkshaNam

prArooDasriyam aasrayE VanagirE: kunjOthitham Sundaram

 

( Meaning ) : adiyEn seeks the refuge of Sundarabaahu of ThriumAlirumchOlai ,

who incarnated in His archA form amidst the hilly , lush green gardens of Vana Giri

( KunjOthitham Sundaram aasrayE ) . He has eyes similar to a soft and beautiful

lotus flower ( PuNDareeka IkshaNam) and has MahA Lakshmi in His Vaksha sthalam

( PrAroodas-Sriyam) . He has no equal or Superior ( nistulya adhikam) and is nectar like

to experience ( amrutham) as well as matchless ( adhvitheeyam) in every way .

 

The Upanishads (Thrayee Sirasee) reveal Him (Sundara Baahu) to be none other

than Sriman NaarAyaNan following the Gathi SaamAnya NyAyam ( Brahma Soothram 1.1.11).

This NyAyam teaches that Sriman NaarAyaNan ( Brahman) is the First Cause regarding

the origin of the world ( Thrayee Sirasi Gathismya labdha vishaya ananyathvaBhOdham)

and is saluted as Sath , Brahman , Aathmaa sabdhams as well as by NaarAyaNa sabdham .

To that Lord residing forever at Vanagiri , adiyEn performs my SaraNAgathy .

 

SlOkam 17

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Pathim ViswasyAthmEswaram ithi Param Brahma Purusha:

Pram JyOthis-tatthvam Paramapi cha NaarayaNa ithi

Sruthi: BrahmEsAdheen tadhudhitha vibhUtheen tu gruNathee

yamAhArooDasrI: Sa VanagiridhAmA vijayathE

 

(Meaning) : This Lord of Solaimalai shines resplendent ( Sa: Vanagiri dhAma:

vijayathE ) over Brahmaa , Sivan and all other DevAs according to the revelations of

the VedAs . They instruct us that He is SaakshAth Sriman NaarAyaNan ( Param NaarAyaNa:

ithi) from whom Brahmaa , Sivan and others recieved their respective Iswaryams as revealed by

the VedAs ( Brahma IsAdheen tu tadhudhitha VibhUtheen ithi Sruthi: gruNAthee) . He is

the Lord of the Universe ( Viswasya Pathi: ) , He is the Lord of Himself ( aathmEswaram) ,

He is the Supreme Being ( Param Brahma) , the Parama Purushan ( Purusha: ) and

the Supreme JyOthi ( Param JyOthi) .

 

Comments by Sri SrIvathsAngAcchAr Swamy :

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The message in this slOkam is tightly coupled with Sruthi salutations:

 

1) " Pathim ViswasyAthmEswaram"

2) " NaarAyaNa Param Brahma"

3) " Purusha yEvEdhagum Sarvam "

4) " Tatthvam NaarAyaNa: Para: "

5) "Param jyOthir-upasampadhya "

6) "ParAth Param "

7) " NaarAyaNa aaseeth" .

 

Swamy KurEsar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

 

SrimathE SrIvaNN SaThakOpa NaarAyaNa YathIndhra MahA DesikAya Nama:

 

Daasan Oppiliappan KOil VaradAchari Sadagopan