Lord RanganAthA's Thirumanjana KattiyambySwamyParAsaraBhattar:PartXIV /SlOkam14 .

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SrI :

 

Dear BhakthAs of Periya PerumAL :

 

The 14th SlOkam compares Lord RanganAtha to the Ocean/Samudhram :

 

MaNivara-ruchi-vaahee matsya-roopam dhadhAnO

lalitha-dhavaLa-sankhO langayannEva vElAm

vidhrutha-bhuvana-bhArO veekshyasE RangadhAman

apara iva vapushmAnApagAnAnAmadheesa:

 

Dr.S. PadmanAbhan's Comments on this slOkam

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The Lord of Srirangam is compared to an ocean containing many a precious

gem ( MaNivara-ruchi-vaahee) , varieties of fish (matsya roopam dhadhAnO)

and also white conches ( lalitha dhavaLa sankhO) . The Ocean never

transgresses the limit ( langannEva vElAm ) and contains all the waters in

itself ( Bhuvana-bhArO) . As for Lord RanganAtha , these same words can be

applied in a double entendre manner to show His Saadharmyam (Similarity)

with the Ocean . Lord RanganAtha is bedecked with a number of Jewels

( MaNivara-ruchi-vAhee) ; He too has the Matsyaa( as the form during

the MatsyA incarnation = matsya-roopam-dhadhAnO) ; He holds a white

conch named Paanchajanyam ( lalitha dhavala sankhO) ; He supports

the Universe ( Bhuvana bhArA ) and does not waste time (vElA ) , that is ,

delay in saving His devotees from distress .

 

Swamy ParAsara Bhattar's Introduction

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NaayantE ! Thou art the embodiment of another kind of Samudhram

( VadivudaitthAna vERu oru samudhram ) . You created the water first

thru pancheekaraNam ( Mixing of panchabhUthams in different

proportions to create different entities) : " nanmai punal paNNi ,

Naanmukhanaip-paNNi " . You created the benovolent water

first and then Brahma dEvan . Sruthi states: " aapO vaa idhamagrE

salilamEva Aaseeth " ( at the beginning of creation , water alone

existed in the form of ocean ) . Therefore First srushti is Jalam /

Samudhram . On that Ocean , the Lord rested on AdhisEshan

( ThAnOr peruneer tannuLLE thORRi , athanuL kaNN vaLarum " ) .

Brahma dEvan came next and the Lord entered inside him to

create the four kinds of Srushti ( DevAs , humans , animals and

insentients ) . To protect these four kinds of Srushti , the Lord

willed to exist in the VyUha , Vibhava , antharyAmi and Archaa

forms . Oh Lord of Srirangam ! You are now ready to enjoy Your

Thirumanjanam to reduce the thApa thrayam of the Jeevans .

Hence , it is appropriate to compare You to the Jala Tatthva-

roopa Samudhram .

 

Bhattar's commentary on the slOkam passages

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1. MaNivara-ruchi-vaahee: The saamyam (Similarity between the Ocean

and Yourself) is along these lines : Your hue is that of MaNi shyAmam

( of that of Indhra Neela gem) . Samudhram is described as " kuvalaya-daLa

shyAmala ruchi: " . Both of You have the ShyAmaLa ruchi .

 

2. Matsya Roopam dhadhAna: You have been saluted as : " Matsya roopa !

NamOsthutE ! " . You took MatsyAvathAram . The Ocean ( Samudhram)

houses gigantic fish forms like the whale and sharks ( Timimakara

timingilAdhi mathsyai: athigahanO ) .

 

3. Lalitha dhavaLa sankha: NaayantE ! Sri RangarAjaa ! You adorn

the white conch named Paanchajanyam in your hand . Samudhram

has many conches inside it : " MalarmEl Mangayum Sangamum

tanguhinRa alai kadal " .

 

4. LankayannEva vElAm : NaayantE ! You do not transgress the protocol

(MaryAdhai) established by You ( MaryAdhAnAm cha lOkasya karthA

KaarayithA cha Sa: ) . As for Samudhram , it never transgresses its shores

( YathA vElAm hi Saagara: " ).

 

5. Vidhrutha bhuvana bhAra: NaayantE ! You support this earth and all

the universes ( " VishNunA vidhrutE BhUmi : , Vaiyyam yEzhum kaNDAL

PiLLai VaayuLE " ) . All the seven worlds were inside Your mouth as seen by

Your mother YasOdhA ( SishumukhE dhrushtvA samastham jagath ) .

As for samudhram , Bhuvana sabdham is Jala ParyAyam ( Jalam/

samudhram is another name/ParyAyam for bhuvanam/universe ). Hence ,

Samudhram can be considered as " Vidhrutha Bhuvana bhAra: "

 

Oh RanganAthA ! There is thus saamyam between Yourself and

Samudhram in many ways .

 

SrI RanganAtha ParabrhamaNE Nama:

Daasan , Oppiliappan KOil VaradAchAri Sadagopan

 

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