Final slOkam of Thirumanjana Kattiyam : 27th SlOkam ofSwamy ParAsara Bhattar : Part II

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SrI:

 

Dear Sri RanganAtha BhakthAs :

 

The Twenty Seventh SlOkam

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pasyath surAsuragaNam sumanOvikAsa--

sathsiddha-chAraNa -samUha nishEvyamANam

samdhrushta-chArutara sAratharAmruthougam

ThvAm RangarAja kalayAmi hi MandhrAdhrim

 

Bhattar's commentaries

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1. Pasyath SurAsura gaNam : Manthra Parvatham will be rotating

during the churning of the Milky ocean for nectar on the back of

KoormAvathAran ( paruvarai onRu-mudhuhil paRanthu suzhalhinRa) .

The DevAs and the asuraas are mesemerized by the rotating mountain

and do not take their eyes off it ( Pasyath SurAsura gaNam ) .

" MaTanOthyOga paareeNarAna dEvAsura gaNatthai udaitthAyirukkum "

( The Mandhara mountain will be the object of view of the assembly of

asurAs and dEvAs , who are engaged in the churning of the ocean

with the rope of Vaasuki as the rope) . When they got tired , RanganAthA

took over the churning all by Himself , while the astounded assembly of

dEvAs and asurAs watched .

 

2. SumanOvikAsa-sathsiddha charaNa samUha nivEshyamANam:

Manthra Parvathm through its bhOga yOgya pradhEsams

( places fit for enjoyment ) will be chosen as places of resort

by the youthful and majestic SiddhAs and ChAraNAs ( siddha

chAraNa dEva yOni visEsha parishannishEvyamAyrikkum ).

 

As for You , my Lord , DEvAs of different kind will flock to You

to recieve Your anugraham ( " SurayO nithya samsiddhA:

sarva darsina: ) . They are nithya siddhAs . You are forever

worshipped by the SiddhAs , ChAraNAs , Sages and DevAs

of all types ( " KalakkamillA naltava munivar karai kaNDOr

tuLakkamilla vAnavar yellaam thozhuvArkaL ) .

 

The MukthAs whose SaamsArika sankOsams ( doubts and attachments

about SamsAric pleasures gone) through the development of clear Jn~Anam

about the inner meanings of Nama: Sabdham from AchAryAs ( " Nama:

sabdhOpalakshitha Jn~Ana BhakthyAthikaLai udya Mukthars) are

worshipping You and serving You at Sri Vaikuntam .

 

3. Sandhrushta chArutara amruthougam : As for Mandhara parvatham ,

it will have " amarathvAvaharoopa chAthuryatthai udaytthAi mAthuryAdhisayatthAlE ,

saarataramAna amrutha pravAhatthai udaitthathAyirukkum " . The Mandara parvatham

will have the attributes and dexterity of the dEvAs engaged in churning the milky

ocean and will have the association with the flow of the quintessential nectar .

 

As for You , My Lord , You will have the association of Nithyasooris :

" ThAmaraik-KaNNanai ViNNOR paravum talai-mahanai " ( The lotus-eyed

Supreme Lord , who is resorted to by the Celestials) . As " asprushta

samsAragandhar aahayAlE , chArutararAi asTAna rakshA vyasanihaLAmpadiyAna

prEmAdhisayatthAlE saarataramAna Nithyasoori sangatthai udayeerAirA ninReer " .

The glories of the Lord in the company of Nithya Sooris is saluted here .

 

4. ThvAm RangarAja kalyAmi MandhrAdhrim : Oh RanganAthA ! At the conclusion

of Your Thirumanjanam , You stand like Mandhara mountain with Your PirAtti

at Lakshmi Rangam . As the 33 crores of DevAs and 66 crores of AsurAs

were watching (pasyath SurAsura GaNam ) , many wonders happened with

the Mandara Malai .

 

First our Lord ordered them (DEvAsurAs) to lift the mighty mandhara mountain

and bring it ot the center of the Milky ocean to be used as a churning rod

in amrutha maTanam . They lifted it together and after a few steps felt haughty

that they could lift iand carry such a lofty mountain . Their pride made them

powerless and then they dropped the mountain . Our Lord stepped in , held the mountain

by His hand and placed it on the back of the nithyasoori , Garudan and transported

the mountain to the center of the milky ocean and started the proceedings of

Churning the ocean . The moral is without dhaiva Balam , humans , dEvAs

or AsurAs can not succeed in their efforts . When Mandhara Malai began to sink

in the ocean because of its heaviness , our Lord took KoormAvathAram

and placed the Mountain on His back to provide support ( KruthvA

vapu: kacchapam adhbhutham mahath pravisya thOyam girim ujjahAra ,

BhAgavatham : 8.7.8) . RanganAthan is Kshthidhara NaaTan ( One who

bears all the mountains ) and the MandharA mountain was one of those

mountains . As the mountain arose from its sunken position in to the open air ,

our Lord placed one hand on the top of the mountain so that it did not

ascend too far into the sky , while holding it on His back under the ocean .

Lord entered into the mountain and DevAsurAs to reenergize them in

their efforts . When amrutham did not emerge even then , Our Lord held on to

the rope of Vaasuki and singlehandedly churned the ocean to release

the nectar (YEkaasthvam karayuga krushta sarparAja:). For Kaarya siddhi ,

dhaiva Balam is the only strength to count upon .

 

At many levels , RanganAtha's Saadharmyam ( Mandhara Parvatha sAmyam)

is alluded to by Swamy ParAsara Bhattar in this slOkam . He is our mighty

mountain . He is the indweller of all chEtanams and achEtanams . He is

the empowerer of all of us in our endeavours .He is the Phala Pradhan .

He is a veritable Mandhara Malai (ThvAm RangarAja KalayAmi MandharAdhrim) .

 

Concluding Remarks & SamarpaNam

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Lord RanganAtha is Sarva Gandhan and Sarva rasan . As per Sruthi Vaakyam ,

" yajEna Yaj~namayajantha DEvA : " , He empowers all the KarmAs .

He is also the enjoyer and the Lord of all sacrifices ( Sarva Yaj~nAnAm

bhOktA cha Prabhu: ) . He is the final resting place of the universe ( Visvasya

paramam nidhAnam ) . He is the One without a beginning , middle or end

( anAdhi madhyAntham ) . The entire universe is pervaded by Him and

He possesses infinite forms ( anantha roopan) and anantha veeryan ,

He is Sarvaj~nan ( Omniscient) . As ArjunA experienced (GithA: XI.43) :

 

pitAsi lOkasya charAcharasya Thvam asya poojyasya gurur gariyAn

na thvath samOsthiabhyadhika:kuthOnyO lOkatrayEpiapratima prabhAva

 

(Meaning) : " You are the Father of the world , of the moving and unmoving .

You are the venerable teacher and the One most worthy of worship . There is

none equal to You . How then could there be in the three worlds , another

one greater than You ? ".

 

Such a ParamAthmA resplendent at Srirangam empowered adiyEn to share

the Maanaseeka aanandhAnubhavam of His Thirumanjanam . adiyEn is

grateful to Bhattar VamsatthAr to access their kula dhanam and Sri VaishNav Sri

A. KrishNamAcchAr Swamy of PutthUr agrahaaram for opening my eyes

to this treasure .

 

adiyEn feels blessed on this Sri Nrusimha Jayanthi and Swamy NammAzhwAr

avathAra dinam to place these Thirumanjana Kattiyam anubhavams at

Lord RanganAthA's sacred feet .

 

adiyEn RanganAtha Daasan , Oppiliappan KOil

VaradAchAri Sadagopan , Srimath Azhagiya Singar Thiruvadi .