PeriyAzhwAr Thirumozhi 4.8-dAsars for those who recite the pAsurams praising Him

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• May 31, 2003


SrI:
SrImathE Ramanujaya namah:
Dearest Srivaishnavas,

After enjoyment of archaavatarams in north India, AzhwAr enjoys Srirangam 
divya desam. Just by visiting and paying obeisance to Srirangam, is equal to 
visiting all divya desams. Srirangam comes as number 1 of 108 divya desams. 
Enjoying the divinity and grandness and greatness of Srirangam divya desam, 
AzhwAr immerses himself in it with these pAsurams. It is great because of 
all BhagawathOtthamas- VaidIka ParamaikAnthins residing therein – as 
declared by AzhwAr in first two PAsurams. Yet another greatness is EmperumAn 
(Rama) Himself performed ArAdhanai to Lord RanganAtha PerumAL of Srirangam.

maadhavaththOnpuththiranpOy maRikadalvaaymaaNdaanai
OdhuviththathakkaNaiyaa uruvuruvEkoduththaanoor
thOdhavaththiththooymaRaiyOr thuRaipadiyaththuLumbi_engum
pOdhilvaiththathEn_soriyum punalarangamenbadhuvE.      1.

The son (of Sage Saantheepini- thapasvi- KaNNanÂ’s Guru) who had died drowned 
in the huge wavy ocean in prabAsa kshEthmam was brought back in the same 
form and age (as he had few years ago) by KaNNan (as Guru dhakshiNA to Sage 
Saantheepini when the sage and sageÂ’s wife asked for the same dhakshina- 
Srimad Bhagawatham- 10-45). Such greatest Lord resides here in this divya 
desam of Srirangam- where vedic scholars- with the pure mind (and pure white 
clothing) take bath in the river cauveri (koLLidam) due to which the waves 
raise high enough to sprinkle on the sides (of the river) where flowers 
bloom and shed honey which flows as a separate stream by itself.

mAdhavatthOn- The one who has done thapas- (penance) thapasvi.. – Sage 
Saantheepini. Thus, North India also had such thapasvis as the Lord was born 
in such places. The south has bhaagawathas due to which those Lords come and 
reside permanently in divya desam like Srirangam.

These Vedic scholars are not pure because they take bath in Cauvery. The 
river gets purified by their taking bath. Purity is being in the thought of 
the Lord (Saarathamam) leaving other kaamyam mentioned in Vedas. They also 
perform Nithya karmanushtanam without fail in the river bank which adds 
sacredness to the river as well. They wear washed white cloth. Even old silk 
cloth is not the best option.

piRappakaththEmaaNdozhindha piLLaikaLain^aalvaraiyum
iRaippozhudhilkoNarndhu koduththu oruppadiththavuRaippanoor
maRaipperundheevaLarththiruppaar varuvirundhaiyaLiththiruppaar
siRappudaiyamaRaiyavarvaazh thiruvarangamenbadhuvE.       2.

The Lord who brought back the four sons of Vaidikan (who had passed away and 
disappeared the moment they were born;- they were taken away one by one by 
the consorts of Sri Paramapadha Nathan as they wished to see KaNNan in that 
cowherd boy form- Srimad Bhagawatham- 10-89) along with Arjunan from 
Paramapadham. Such grandest Lord resides in this divya desam of Srirangam- 
where srOthriyars (performing vedic rituals, homams, and groom divine fire 
in order to perform nithya karmanushtanam without interruption) reside.

Last PAsuram, AzhwAr mentioned about the sandhyavandhanam and here he 
mentions about the subsequent karmas like Brahma yagnyam, Adhaara sakthyAdhi 
tharpaNam, Vaisvadevam, et al.

marumakan_than_sandhadhiyai uyirmeettu, maiththunanmaar
urumakaththEveezhaamE kurumukamaaykkaaththaanoor
thirumukamaaychchengamalam thirun^iRamaaykkarunguvaLai
porumukamaayn^inRalarum punalarangamenbadhuvE.            3.

The Lord saved Abhimanyu (the nephew)Â’s son Parikshith not to be destroyed 
by the asthram (apANdavaasthra prayOgam- Sent by Asvatthaaman with a pledge 
to destroy the complete lineage of Paandavas); thus He saved and protected 
the PaaNdavas from the fear of their lineage being extinguished (Srimad 
Bhagawatham- 13-16) advising them at the appropriate time as their friend, 
philosopher and Guide (guru mukham. Such most merciful Lord- Parama 
upakArakan – KaNNan resides in this Divya Desam of Sri rangam where red 
lotus flowers bloom like EmperumAnÂ’s divinely beautiful Thirumukham (face); 
the black kuvaLai flowers like His dark huge ThirumEni (body) in the bank of 
river Cauveri and thus the whole place appears like the very Lord 
RanganAthan.

When AsvatthAmA sent that asthram, Arjunan attempted to send the answering 
asthram in response; Sage vyAsa immediately cautioned saying, 12 years the 
citizens will suffer due to that (perhaps it is Nuke missile ).. Arjuna 
stooped. When the same thing was requested to AsvatthAma asking him to take 
back the asthram, he unwillingly did so, but with an intent to only send the 
asthram to the future generation of Paandavas (namely.. Parikshith in the 
womb of Utthara)..

koonthozhuththaisidhakuraippak kodiyavaLvaaykkadiyasolkEttu
eenReduththathaayaraiyum iraachchiyamum_aangozhiya
kaan_thoduththan^eRipOkik kaNdakaraikkaLaindhaanoor
thEnthoduththamalarchchOlaith thiruvarangamenbadhuvE.     4.

Listening to the hunch back maid Mantharai, cruel hearted Kaikeyi asked for 
going to the forest leaving the loving mother Kowsalya and the kingdom given 
by father Dasaratha; Rama went walking in the hard dense dark forest (to 
destroy the enemies). Such greatest Lord – ParamAthmA- is here residing at 
Srirangam full of gardens of flowers with dripping honey with a desire to 
mingle with BhAgawathas (who are like honey);

peruvarangaLavaipaRRip pizhakudaiya_iraavaNanai
uruvarangapporudhazhiththu ivvulakinaikkaNpeRuththaanoor
kuruvarumbakkOngalarak kuyilkoovumkuLir_pozhilsoozh
thiruvarangamenbadhuvE en_thirumaalsErvidamE.             5.

With a boon not to get killed even by most powerful celestial devas, 
lankEswaran RaavaNan was brimming with arrogance and pride; His ten heads 
were effortlessly rolled by the most strongest dharmO vigrahavaan- Lord Rama 
in the battle field and blessed this world with jnAnam (Saranagathi jnAnam 
with His Rama charama slOkam)- Such most merciful Lord- Parama dhayALu 
resides in this divya dEsam of Srirangam which is my AndALÂ’s darling LordÂ’s 
residence; where cuckoo birds coo; flowers fall from the kOngu trees in 
abundance; filled with charming beautiful gardens.

keezhulakil_asurar_kaLaik kizhangirundhukiLaraamE
aazhividuththu_avarudaiya karuvazhiththavazhippanoor
thaazhaimadaloodurinchith thavaLavaNNappodiyaNindhu
yaazhinisaivaNdinangaL aaLamvaikkum_arangamE.             6.

Sending the divine strong chakrAyudha, in order not to let the asura clan 
again sprout, He destroyed the asuras (including the ones that were in the 
fetuses); Such a samhARa kartthA- Hari resides in this divya Desam of 
Srirangam, where bees sing merrily (in praise of Lord Ranga) inside the 
flowers drinking honey, with the white powders stuck on their bodies (picked 
from such flowers)

Let those divine bees (acharyas) take us to the divine lotus flowers (His 
lotus feet)

kozhuppudaiyasezhungurudhi kozhiththizhindhukumizhththeRiya
pizhakkudaiya_asurar_kaLaip piNambaduththaperumaanoor
thazhuppariyasandhanangaL thadavaraivaay_eerththukkoNdu
thezhippudaiyakaavirivandhu adithozhumseerarangamE.       7.

AsurAs- whose only nature is to commit blunders and trouble saadhus- their 
arrogance, pride were all simply crushed with their flesh, blood sprouting 
out like bubbles – they were all destroyed by EmperumAn and His temple is 
this divya desam where the river cauveri flows swiftly with such current 
that the sandal trees are snatched away from the nearby mountains and pulled 
with its waters roaring as an offering at the lotus feet of Lord Ranga. Such 
kalyANa guNas filled river exists here in this divya desam

valleyiRRukkEzhalumaay vaaLeyiRRuchcheeyamumaay
ellaiyillaaththaraNiyaiyum avuNanaiyum_idandhaanoor
elliyampOdhu_irunchiRaivaNdu emperumaan_kuNampaadi
mallikaiveNsangoodhum madhiLarangamenbadhuvE.             8.

With the strong horn on His face, Adhi varaaha PerumAn appeared; with the 
lion faced showing His lustrous teeth appeared Nrusimhan; He destroyed the 
asurA (HiraNyAkshan) and brought the earth on his Horn (in Varaaha 
avatharam) – This perumAn’s residence is this divya desam where at nights, 
bees hum singing in praise of LordÂ’s kalyANa guNas; and drink the honey, 
blowing the stems of jasmine flowers like conch shells in the broad streets 
(praakaaram) of Srirangam.

The asurA just by looking at the lustrous teeth was half dead.
Bees when flying spreads its wings which appear to be making some sort of 
hissing sound / music. Such an ordinary sound itself is interpreted by 
Bhagawathas of Srirangam (like PeriyAzhwAr) as the verses / songs in praise 
of His kalyANa gUNAs and they start singing. Such a divine place.

kunRaadukozhumukilpOl kuvaLaikaLpOlkuraikadalpOl
ninRaadukaNamayilpOl niRamudaiyan^edumaaloor
kunRaadupozhiln^uzhaindhu kodiyidaiyaarmulaiyaNavi
manRooduthenRalumaam madhiLarangamenbadhuvE.              9.

The Lord – who is like the rainy clouds that reside on top of the mountains 
full of waters ad hence appear dark and beautiful (showering rains with no 
partiality absolutely); like the dark kuvaLai flowers; like the noisy, blue 
deep dark ocean; like the group of beautiful peacocks spreading their 
feathers; dark colored Lord who has greatest amount of love for His 
devotees-Such most beautiful Lord Sriya: Pathi Sriman Narayanan resides in 
this divya desam where the cool, gentle breeze enters through the mountains; 
grabs the fragrance from flowers on the way; enters the streets of Srirangam 
surrounded by tall ramparts and hug gently the tender breasts of narrow 
creeper like waisted ladies..

EmperumAn with his tremendous love for His devotees showers His love and 
mercy on them with no partiality like the rainy clouds; He is like the 
kuvaLai flowers – grand one and is most beautiful; He dances and plays like 
the beautiful peacock when He sees His favorite devotees like Gopika 
sthrees.

When the ladies of Srirangam come running towards the temple rushing for His 
darshan not to miss the timing; they get exhausted, their heavy tender 
breasts are also carried by them; their narrow waists hurt with their 
running; they taka quick rest and the gentle breeze perform kaimkaryam to 
them making the a bit relaxed with its fragrant air on them.

paruvarangaLavaipaRRip padaiyaaliththezhundhaanai
seruvarangapporudhazhiththa thiruvaaLan_thiruppadhimEl
thiruvarangaththamizhmaalai vittuchiththanviriththanakoNdu
iruvarangameriththaanai EththavallaaradiyOmE.          10.

SithA pathi Sri Raman blessed everyone with his killing of Raavanan in the 
battle field when Raavanan came with such grand boons and great armies, with 
a winning strategy etc.. Such victorious Lord Sri Ramachandran resides as 
Sri RanganAthan in Srirangam and about this divya desam- Sri vishnuchitthar 
has sung these ten pAsurams in Tamil and those who read them and recite 
them, capable of praising EmeprumAn who had killed Madhu kaitabhar asurAs- 
are our masters and we are their dAsars (says AzhwAr).

PeriyAzhwAr ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam
Regards
Namo Narayana
dAsan

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