Lord RanganAthA's ThirumanjanaKattiyambySwamyParAsaraBhattar:PartXV /SlOkam15 .

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SrI :

 

Dear BhakthAs of Periya PerumAL :

 

The 15th SlOkam compares Lord RanganAtha to a river :

 

Dr.S. PadmanAbhan's Comments on this slOkam

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In this slOkam , Swamy PrAsara Bhattar fancies the Lord to be

a river (nadi) , employing the double entendre . Ariver is approached

by people for activities ( anvrutti) such as bathing , drinking etc.

The Lord is also approached by His devotees in several ways

( anuvrutti) such as meditation , loving devotion , worship and service .

A river again is resorted to by royal swans , a host of other birds

and it shines beautifully with lotuses . The Lord is served by great kings

and is magnificient with his abja(Conch) . The river is swept over by

fragrant breeze (sumarudgaNa) . The Lord is waited upon by many

celestials ( SumarudgaNa) .

 

Bhattar's commentary on the slOkam passages

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1. " NaanAvrutthi vishayam " : The river will meet the drinking and bathing

and many other needs of different men and animals . Oh Lord RanganAtha !

You are also the object of many sAdhanams of chEtanams . You are the object

of

meditation ( dhyAnam) , archana and PraNAmams ( ArAdhanam and worship)

as well the goal for Mukthi through practise of Bhakthi & SaraNaagathy ) .

NaanAvidhamAna aasrayaNatthiRkku vishya bhUthar aaha nirkkiReer .

 

2. " Natha Raaja Hamsam " : The river has the royal Swan , which is frail

after the union with its mate. Oh Lord ! You have at Your sacred feet ,

the crowned heads of kings ; the lustre of the gems from their crowns

makes them look like the bright lamps performing dheepArAdhanai to You .

 

3. " NaanANDajAtha samashtitham " : Thebody of the river would be

teeming with the water crow and other kinds of birds . Oh Lord RanganAtha!

Your body sports many aNDams ( Universes ) . They are Your sareeram .

 

4. " Abhja ramyam " : The river will be beautiful with blossomed red

lotuses(abhjam) . Oh RanganAtha ! You are beautiful (ramyam) with abjam

( DavaLa VeNN Sankhu, white conch known as Paanchajanyam) .

 

5. " SevAvatheerNa sumaruthgaNam " : The river will be having the gentle

breeze

carrying the fragrance of lotus flowers . Oh RangA ! as for You , You will

be surrounded by the DEvAs , who have descended to Srirangam for Your sevai.

 

6. " adhya Rangin ! BhAvAnuroopa natham ithi anumanmahE ThvAm " : The river

will be marked by all these signs ( lakshaNams) .Oh RanganAtha ! Your

appearnance in the Thirumanjanam attire is like the nectarine river that

responds to the wishes of the chEtanams .

 

Oh RanganAthA ! There is thus saamyam (Similarity ) between Yourself and

a River in many ways .

 

SrI RanganAtha ParabrhamaNE Nama:

Daasan , Oppiliappan KOil VaradAchAri Sadagopan

 

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