SrI SundarabAhu Sthavam : Part VI (SlOkams: 20-21 )

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SrI:

 

Dear BhakthAs of SundarabAhu PerumAL of ThirumAlirum ChOlai :

 

We will study the SlOkams 20-21 of SundarabAhu Sthavam today .

 

SlOkam 20

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vandEya Sundarabhujam bhujagEndhra bhOga-

saktammahAvanagiri praNaya praveeNam

yamm tamm vidhu: dharam ashDaguNOpajushDam

aakAsam oupanishadheeshu Sarasvatheeshu

 

This slOkam summarizes the Dahara Vidhyai of ChAndhOgya Upanishad .

The essence of this Vidhya is : " This body is a fit place for the residence of

Brahman and hence it is appropriately recognized as Brahmapuram . In this

sareeram , ParamAthmA resides always in a small place ( daharAkAsam) inside

the heart lotus (Hrudhaya Kamalam) . He has limitless auspicious attributes .

One has to comprehend these anantha kalyANa guNams of the Lord and

meditate on Him " . The supreme JyOthi of the Lord and His anantha

kalyANa guNams are not affected even by one iota inspite of His residence

in that small place inside the heart lotus . Out of His great vaathsalyam for

the Jeevan , He resides there and comes to the rescue of the Jeevan .

Sri BhAshyam's AakAsAdhikaraNam focuses on this Dahara Vidhya .

 

Extended Meaning of the 20th SlOkam

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The Yogis clearly visualize the Lord occupying a small space inside

their hrudhaya aakAsam as described by the ChAndhOgya Upanishad

in the Dahara vidhya section . His sarvEswarathvam is indicated by

Him having the eight guNams ( ashta guNa upajushtam) . These 8 guNams

start with apahatha pApmathvam ( Freedom from Sins ) and go on to vijaraa

( devoid old age) , Vimruthyu: ( eternal) , VisOka: ( without sorrow) ,Vijigathsa:

( no need for food ) , apipAsa: ( no need for quenching thirst) , Sathya kaamathvam

( possessing true auspicious attributes) and Sathya Sankalpathvam ( ability to complete

what He wishes to do at the place and time of His wish ) .

 

That same Lord who is fond of reclining on AadhisEshan (inside the DaharAkAsam )

is residing now at ThirumAliruchOlai hills as the leader among those , who claim this

dhivya dEsam as their place of residence ( Tamm BhujagEndhra saktham MahA Vana giri

praNaya praveeNam Sundarabhujam vandhEya) . May adiyEn be blessed to have

the darsana soubhAgyam of this Azhagar ( Sundara Baahu) ! It has been pointed out that

the slOkam is about MaalalankArar , one of the Pancha Moorthys inside the Garbha graham ,

who is in Bhujanga Sayanam pose(Sayanak-kOlam) .

 

SlOkam 21

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yath svaayattha-svaroopa-sTithi kruthika nijEcchA niyAmya svasEshA

nandhAsEsha prapancha : tatha iha chidhiva-achidhvapurvAchi sabdhai:

visvai: sabdhai: pravAchyO hatha-vrujinatayA nithyamEvAnavadhya:

Tamm vandhE Sundaraahvam Vanagiri nilayam PuNDareekAyathAksham

 

This slOkam is a terse one summarizing the siddhAntha TatthvArTams contained in

AchArya RaamAnujA's gadhyam pasage : " SvAdheena-thrividha-chEtanAchEtana

svaroopa-sTithi-pravrutthi bhEdham " and the contents of Sri BhAshyam's

navilakshaNathva adhikaraNam , VaiswAnara adhikaraNam and athra adhikaraNam .

Each of the references in this slOkam carries the essence of VisishtAdhvaitha

VedAntham ; the object behind these sruthi passages is recognized by KurEsar as

Sri Sundara Baahu (Brahman) standing as the Supreme JyOthi at ThirumAlirumchOlai .

KurEsar is thrilled over the bhAgyam of worshipping this quintessence of

VedAntham named Azhagar with matchless lotus eyes at the dhivya dEsam of

Vanagiri ( ThirumAlirumchOlai) .

 

Extended Meaning of SlOkam 21

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The Lord at Vana Giri dhivya dEsam has the ashta guNams referred to

in the previous slOkam . He is also free from any hEyam and is

nithya anavadhyan ( eternally blemishes) . He has eyes that are beautiful

and soft like the red lotus ( PuNDareeka aayathAkshan) in His dhivya

MangaLa vigraham . His sacred name as a dhivya MangaLa vigrahan

in archA form is Azhagar ( SundarAhvam) . His dhivyAthma svaroopam

is the One celebrated by the Sruthis as free from any dhOshams and

possesssing ashta GuNams . His Svaroopam is such that the entire world of

chEtanams and achEtanams are under His control and are His vibhUthi (Iswaryam) .

Their existence and activities are totally under His control .These are markers

(lakshaNams) for His dhivyAthma Svaroopam as well as elaborated under the different

adhikaraNmas of Sri BhAshyam . All the chEtanams and achEtanams ultimately

points to Him according to the rules of aparyavasAna Vrutthi . The Sruthi vaakyams ,

" Sarvam khalvidham Brahma , VisvamEdham Purusha: , Purusha yEvadham Sarvam ,

JyOtheeshi VishNu: BhuvanAni VishNu: " underline the fact all these universes and

their entities are blessed by His auspicious glances and attain steadiness and stay

under His sole control and as such all of them are Him alone (Sarvam khalvidham Brahma) .

Such a Lord consistent with all these features in His dhivyAthma Svaroopam as well

as His dhivya MangaLa vigraham shines as the Param JyOthi at ThirumAlirumchOlai

with the name of Azhagan (Sundaran) .

 

Swamy KurEsar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

SrimathE SrIvaNN SaThakOpa NaarAyaNa YathIndhra MahA DesikAya Nama:

Daasan Oppiliappan KOil VaradAchari Sadagopan