Dec 10 , 2005: The79th Thirunakshathram of HH Srimath Azhagiya Singar at Bangalore : Part IX

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Swamy Desikan's Taathparya RathnAvaLi & DramidOpanishad Saaram ,

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ThiruvAimozhi in Sanskrit verse form .

 

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The Fifth SlOkam of Sri Sthuthi

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nishprathyUha praNaya gaDitham Devi nithyAnapAyam

VishNus-Thvam chEthyanavadhi guNam dhvandhavam anyOnya lakshayam

Seshascchittham vimalamanasAm mouLayasccha SrutheenAm

sampadhyanthE viharaNa vidhou Yasya SayyA viSEshaa :

 

( Meaning) : Oh Periya PirAtti ! You and Your Lord are always together

as a matchless inseperable pair . In this state of union of Yours , the love

for each other does not diminish even an iota at any time . You as a pair

are eternal in existence . Either of You do not part with the other . There are

no limits to each of Your kalyANa guNams . When introducing You both as

a pair , we have to introduce each of You in relation to the other . For

instance ,

Your Lord is introduced as " Sriya: Pathi " and You are introduced as

" VishNu Pathni " . One has to be referred to with sambhandham to the other .

 

There are three prefered places for You both for play and to rest in " nidhrA

Yogam " .

These are ; (1) at the bed of Adhi Seshan (2) on the heart lotuses of pure

minded yOgis

meditating on You both always and (3) On the top of VedAnthams ( Upanishads) ,

which always praise both of Your Vaibhavams .

 

Addiitional Observations on the individual SlOkam passages:

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(1) The key passages here are : " VishNu : Thvam cha ithi , dhvandhvam

anyOnya Lakshyam ( The pair represented by Yourself and Your Lord

is to be known (understood ) only by reference to each other . Both of

You are inseperable from each other ( nithyA anapAyam) . She is referrd to

as " Tath Dharma DharmiNi " to denote Her inseperable relationship

with Her Lord.

 

(2) The bond of uninterrupted ( ever present ) love between You as a pair

holds You tightly together( NishprathyUha PraNaya gaDitham ) .

 

(3) Both of You have special places for your mutual enjoyment and You

prefer three places as Your special bed (SayyA VisEsha: ) . These are :

(a) bed of Sesha: ( the Thousand hooded Adhi Seshan ) , (b) the untainted

minds of the Yogis ( Vimala manasAm chittha : ) and © Top of the Crown of

the Vedams ( SrutheenAm MouLaya: ) .

 

(4) The bond of love that binds You both in an inseperable state propells

You to declare that You will never be without each other even for a second .

Oh Periya PirAtti ! You take the appropriate roopam to accompany Your Lord

in every avathAram of His :

 

" Bhagavan NaarAyaNa-abhimatha- anuroopa-svaroopa-guNa vibhava-iswarya

SeelAdhi-anavadhikkaathisaya-asankyEya- kalyANa-guNa- gaNAm- PadhmAvanAlayAm

Bhagavtheem Sriyam Deveem nithyAnapAyineem niravadhyAm DevadEva-

dhivya Mahisheem akhila-jaganmAtharam (asman Maatharam) aSaraNya-SaraNyAm

ananyaSaraNa: SaraNam-aham prapadhyE "

 

--- AchArya RaamAnujA's SaraNAgathy Gadhyam ; 1st ChoorNikai .

 

(Meaning according to Sri K.R.KrishNaswAmi ) : " Sriman NaarayanA's most-beloved

,

deserving and (the One) abounding in divine qualities like Svaroopa, Roopa ,

GuNa,

Vibhava , Iswarya , SeelA (and such endlessly exquisite / rare / innumerable

KalyANa

guNAs); You are Bhagavathy , SrI Devi; You dwell in the lotus garden ; (You are)

never seperated from Your Lord ; (You have ) not an iota of defect or flaw; (You

are)

NaarAyaNA's divine consort ; You are the Mother of the Universe ; Oh our Mother

,

Protector of the helpless, I who has no other refuge , surrender unto You " .

 

(5) SrI Devi matches in every way to Her Lord with respect to His Roopam ,

Svaroopam,

GuNam etc ; If He is " hEya sambhandha rahitha poorNa ShAdguNya vigrahan "

( One who is free from any blemish or dhOsham and has the six guNams of

Jn~Anam , Sakthi , Balam , Iswaryam and tEjas ) , She matches Him

in every measure .

 

(6)Two VishNu PurANa slOkams shows Her perfect Match with Her Lord

and Her inseperability with Her Lord :

 

nithyaivaishA JaganmAthA VishNO; SrIranapAyinee

YaTA sarvagathO VishNus-tataivEyam dvijOtthama

---- VishNu PurAnam : 1.8.17

 

(meaning) : Oh the best among Brahmins ! She is the Mother of the Universe ,

dearest to Her Lord and is the One , who never leaves His presence even for

one second ( ahalahillEn iRayum AlarmEl Mangai) . Just as Her Lord is Sarva-

VyApi ( pervades every where ) , She is also Sarva VyApini.

 

arthO VishNuriyam VaaNee neethirEsha nayO Hari:

BhOdhO Vishnuriyam Buddhi: dharmOasou sathkriyA dhviyam

---- VishNu PurANam : 1.8.18

 

(Meaning):VishNu is the meaning ( PoruL); MahA Lakshmi is the sabdham

(Sound) expressing that meaning . She stays as the NyAya Saasthram and

He (Hari) is present as the NyAyam .Our Lord is Jn~Anam and She is

the tool(upakaraNam ) for that Jn~Anam with the name of Buddhi .

He is the Dharmam , while She is the sath Karmam , which executes

that dharmam .

 

(7) She matches Her Lord in every way and compliments Him in other ways

and is the Empress of the Universe , while being His divine consort

( " asyEsAnA JagathO VishNu Pathnee ' according to Yajus-samhithai ).

 

(8) According to SrI Sooktam : " She is the Goddess of Beauty , Plenty

and Prosperity , the Ruler and the Mother of the Universe . OudhAryA-

magnanimity is an integral part of Her nature . Poverty and Ignorance

shy away , when She makes Her appearance " .

 

This Fifth SlOkam is recited for the growth in VedAntha VidhyA since

She sports on top of VedAntham ( Moulayasccha SrutheenAm sayyA

VisEshA: sampadhyanthE ).

 

SrImath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan