Thirumanjana Kattiyam : 26th SlOkam

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SrI:

 

Dear Sri RangarAja BhakthAs :

 

In the 26th SlOkam , Bhattar's attention becomes fixed on

the Upper garment ( Utthareeyam) adorned by the Lord .

 

Bhattar's vision connects the sacred AakAsa Ganga River

flowing across the dark blue sky reminding him of the color of

the white Uthtareeyam on the dark blue colored chest of

the Lord .The upper garment is sparkling white like

the autumnal cloud and adorns the dark blue chest of

the Lord of Srirangam .

 

This slOkam focusing on the Uttareeyam adorning the chest

of the Lord takes this form :

 

utthareeya-paDikA virAjathE RangarAja ! BhavathO bhujAnatharE

sathpathE SathamakhOamala prabhE Jaahnaveeva Saradhabra-nirmalA

 

The Thirumanjanam has now been concluded . New garments have been

adorned by the Lord . The upper garment is white . The Lord's waist adorns

the yellow silk ( PeethAmbharam) . The dazzling white upper garment

adorned by the Lord is resting loosely on the Lord's shoulder and chest .

Whenever the wind blows , the upper garment moves gently blessing

the devotees with the bhujAnathara sEvai ( the blessings of the darsanam of

the Lord's dark blue chest reminding one of the color of the sky ) .

 

The combination of the color of the Uttareeyam ( white) with that of

the hue of the Lord's Chest ( sky blue) reminds Bhattar of the imagery

of an autumnal cloud (Sarathabra nirmalA) , which is similar in color

to the white stream of Ganges moving across the blue sky . The autumnal

cloud has the white color of the blemishless , sacred aakAsa GangA

that originated from the Lord's auspicious Thiruvadi in Sathya lOkam .

That sacred GangA started its flow across the dark blue sky

as a pure white stream as it descended towards the earth .

 

On that Sathamakha maNI neela vakshasthalam ( chest with the hue of

Indhra neela maNi ) , the white Uttareeyam of the Lord was fluttering .

This was like the flow of Ganga river of the hue of autumnal Moon

moving across the sky of dark blue color .

 

The poetic imagery created by Bhattar is captivating .

 

 

Swamy ParAsar Bhattar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan ,

SrImath Azhagiya Singar Thiruvadi .