Srimath Azhagiya Singar's 79th Thirunakshathram : Part XXXVI ( SrI Abheethi Sthavam : SlOkam 1 )

[Guest guest]

Sri:

 

Dear BhakthAs of Sri Lakshmi Nrusimhan :

 

adiyen had the good fortune of prostrating before Sri RanganAtha

and Sri RanganAyaki at Their Garbha grahams at Srirangam during

the recent visit to Tamil Nadu . on that day , adiyEn also had the great

bhAgyam of enjoying the Uthsava PuRappaadu with different gathis

from our Lord's AasthAnam to the DolOthsava Mantapam .

 

adiyEn took the praTijn~ai for the different kaimkaruyams for the year

and offered my prayers for His blessings to free adiyEn from fear about

completion of such kaimkaryams .

 

In this context , adiyEn is starting with a series of postings , the first of

which is on Sri Abheethi Sthavam . The e-book on Sri Sthuthi is almost done

thanks to the invaluable help of Sri Mukund of Singapore . adiyEn will add later

an audio section on the individual slOkams of Sri Sthuthi that is being tuned by

adiyEn's sister and is being recorded at Chennai .

 

Today , we will study the First slOkam of Sri Abheethi Sthavam:

 

abheethir-iha yajjushAm yath avadheerithanAm bhayam

bhayAbhaya vidhAyinO jagathy yannidhEsE sTithA:

tath yEthath athilangitha dhruhiNa Sambhu SakrAdhikam

RamAsakham adheemahE kimapi Rangadhuryam maha:

 

( Meaning) : At the dhivya dEsam of Srirangam , the Supreme jyOthi

with the name of Sri RanganAthan descended from Sri Vaikuntam

with His divine consort and appears before us . This Supreme JyOthi

carries out the activities of creation , protection and dissolution with

the sheer power of its sankalpam . When one approaches this JyOthi-

svaroopa Sri RanganAthan with devotion , all the fears arising from

the bonds of SamsAram will be destroyed . This Lord of Srirangam will

create fear in those discarded by Him . For such unfortunate ones ,

the SamsAra Bhayam will persist .Those chEtanams who cause fear

for the people or remove the fear of the people are the servants of the Lord

of Srirangam and execute His orders . This Lord of Srirangam is the Supreme

being ( Para Devathai) over Brahma , Sivan and Indhran . May we meditate on

this Lord of Srirangam with such Vaibhavam along with His DEvi !

 

Special comments on the words of the SlOkam

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The key words in this slOkam are : " Ramaa-sakham Rangadhuryam yEthath

kimapi Maha: adheemahE " . Swamy Desikan says that there is wonderous ,

indescribable JyOthi / Tejas ( Kimapi Yethth Maha: ) at Srirangam that appears

before us with Sri RanganAyaki . We reflect on that Jyothi and bow before

that Supreme effulgence .

 

This supreme JyOthi is seen with Periya PirAtti ( Ramaa-sakham ) and is the Lord of

Srirangam ( Ranga dhuryam ) . We meditate on this Supreme JyOthi ( yEthath Maha:

adheemahE ) accompanied by Sri RanganAyaki ( Ramaa-sakham yEthath Maha: )

with its abode at Srirangam ( Rangadhuryam yEthath Maha:adheemahE ) .

 

This Supreme JyOthi ( Svayam-PrakAsa ParamjyOthi ) creates freedom from

fear of any kind for those in this world ( iha lOkE ) , who seek its protection

(iha yath jushAm abheethi : ) .

 

The JyOthir Brahma Tatthvam celebrated in ChAndOgya Upanishad

and intrepreted by AchArya RaamAnujA in Sri BhAshyam is refered to here

as "Kimapi Maha: ".Mundaka Upanishad identifies this JyOthi as the shining

One , everything shines after , by this JyOthi all jyOthis are illumined .

 

The same Supreme JyOthi creates bhayam in those , who are discarded by it

(Yath avadheerithAnAm bhayam ) .

 

Those chEtanms , which cause fear and remove fear (bhaya-abhaya vidhAyina: )

in this world (Jagathy) are under the control of that Supreme JyOthi ( yath nidhEsE

sTithA: ) .

 

That Supreme JyOthi at Srirangam surpasses the Vaibhavam of Brahma , Sivan

and Indhran et al ( Tath athilangitha dhruhiNa- Sambhu-SakrAdhikam ) . It is

the Pars Devathai , whose vaibhavam is not equalled or exceeded by any other

Devathai.

 

We meditate on such a Supreme JyOthi with Its PirAtti at Srirangam and

are blessed with abheethi / abhayam .

 

Srimath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan