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" Naama KusumamulachE" Krithi in Majestic SrI Raagam : Part II (ThiruvahIndhrapuram RathnAngi Kaimkaryam series: part 49)

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Sadagopan • April 17, 2003 


Dear BhakthAs of  SrI Raamachandra! 

Today , we will enjoy the moving krithi of Saint ThyagarAjA 
on the Naama Kusuma anjali to SrI Raamachandran set in
SrI Raagam and dEsAdhi Taalam . It has been pointed out by 
our AchAryaas like Swamy  AaLavanthAr that the folded hands 
(anjali and anjali bhaddha hastham of a Bhakthan ) melts
the heart of the Lord and He forgets about all the aparAdhams
done by the Jeevan earlier. When Naama Kusuma Anjali is added ,
then the unfettered DayA of the Lord breaks all bounds 
and immerses us instantly in the nectar of the enjoyment of
His Dhivya MangaLa Vigraham and DhivyAthma Svaroopam.
That is the power of Naama KusumAnjali celebrated by
ThyAgarAja SwamigaL. 

Pallavi
********
Naama-kusumamulachE poojinchE 
nara-janmamE janmamu manasaa

(meaning): Oh my mind ! That  Saadhakan's life alone 
is life , who performs aarAdhanam to the Lord through 
the offer of nAma kusumAs ( flowers of His dhivya NaamAs)
That nara janmam alone reciting the Lord's thousand 
names is worthy of salutation.Rest of the nara janmams 
are just wasted lives not worthy of paying  attention. 
That nara janmam alone is worthy of recognition and 
the rest are vyartha janmams ( futile and worthless births).

Anupallavi
***********
Sreeman-mAnasa kanaka peetamuna
chelaga jesikoni vara Siva Raama (Naama Kusuma)

(meaning): Oh my  mind! That  Saadhakan's life alone
is life , who worships and adores RaamA enshrined on 
the golden throne of his own really auspicious mind.
As a human birth , that  Saadhakan's life devoted 
to the aarAdhanam of the Lord seated on the Golden
throne of his blessed mind is the most exemplary one 
to follow by the rest. Siva here stands for auspiciousness
of Raama Naamam.

CharaNam 
*********
naadhasvaramanu varanavarathnapu
vEdhikapi sakala leelA-vinOdhuni
nOdhuni , ParamAthmuni , SrIrAmuni 
paadhamulanu , ThyagarAja-hrudhbhUshaNanuni
(Naama KusumamulachE poojimchE)

(Meaning): Oh my  Mind! That blessed Saadhakan's life
alone is the most precious , who worships the sacred feet of
that Supreme Being with the flowers of His naamAs.
Such a blessed one , who makes those nAmA-floral offerings
(samarpaNams) at  the feet of RaamA , the Supreme One ,
is the one with the most blessed life. Such a fortunate
Saadhakan places the Lord , who is the reveller of His leelas 
such as the creation and sustenance of the universe on 
the gem-bedecked throne of his heart made up of saptha 
svarAs born out of Naadha. That reveller in the sport of 
the universe is the jewel adorning the heart of 
ThyagarAja. 

The imagery that ThyAgarAja SwamigaL brings to
bear in this moving keerthanam is matchless.
He visualizes the splenderous saptha svarAs to
the dazzling nava rathnams forming the radiant
throne found in His heart , where the Lord of
AyOdhya , the Supreme One , is seated recieving
the Naama KusumAnjali. 

ThyAgarAja compares the nAmAs of the Lord to flowers
(KusumAs). Even the most fresh flowers will fade and
lose their fragrance over time , but not the nAma kusumAs.
The nAmAs of the Lord uttered with vaathsalyam  will
fall at His sacred feet as He sits on the throne 
inside the BhakthA's heart and the fragrance of 
the Naama KusumAs will be enhanced through contact
with the Lord's auspicious feet. 

Here , ThyagarAja SwamigaL has an intimate conversation with 
his mind (Maanasa sambhAshanam) and says that a human life 
devoted to aarAdhanam of the Lord through archanaa consisting of
the flowers of the Lord's names is the only one worthy of
celebration and emulation.

In the anupallavi, SwaamigaL uses a phrase , " SrIman-mAnAsa " 
to refer to the loftiness of the Mind that is fortunate 
to have Raama seated on the golden throne recieving 
Naama KusumAnjali from His blessed bhakthan . SrImad Sabdham
is usually added to sacred and auspicious entities (e.g).,
SrImad RaamAyaNam . This manas is no ordinary manas but
"SrImanmanas" says ThyagarAja  SwamigaL . The loftines of 
Maanasa aarAdhanam and MaanasIka Bhakthi is covered by 
Swaamigal here. 

SrImad Gaambheeryam ( the auspicous majesty ) of SrI Raagam
is the apt one for such a noble krithi of SwamigaL.
We might recall that the great Pancharathna Krithi of
"YentharO MahAnubhAvulu " was set in the same SrI Raagam 
by  ThyAgarAja  SwamigaL . 

Detailed significance of SrI Raagam in the context 
of the above Pancha Rathna krithi (YentharO MahAnubhAvulu)
has been covered in the URL:

http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/feb2002/0027.html

The greatness of SrI Raagam and the Naama KusumAnjalis
housed in the Naattai Pancharathnam ( JagadhAnadhakArakA) 
are covered in another earlier posting :

http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/feb98/0078.html

These postings cover the Naama KusumAnjali and 
NaamArchanai ; their significance from a Vedic, 
Upanishadic and PurANic point of view is covered
in the above posting .. 

As adiyEn was writng these few lines , a MahAthmA called
and contributed 2,000$ for the ThiruvahIndhrapuram 
RathnAngi Kaimkaryam especially at a time , when adiyEn
was disheartened about making progress on this Kaimkaryam
dear to the heart of many bhakthAs . adiyEn can not
describe in words the state of my gratitude to the leelAs of
the Lord . adiyEn is convinced that the Lord and AchAryA's
anugraham will take us to October 5 , 2003 (PurattAsi
SravaNam , the birth day of Thirumalai SrInivAsan and
Swamy  Desikan ) , when the New AabharaNam of RathnAngi 
would be presented to the Lord by His children from
all over the world at ThiruvahIndhrapuram . We are at 
the 3 Lak Rupees stage of the Kaimkaryam with Lord's 
anugraham and Your participation , adiyEn feels hopeful 
to raise the remaining 7 laks needed to reach Kaimakrya 
Poorthi(Completion of this Kaimkaryam) . Please , Please join
in this once-in-a life time kaimkaryam and recieve
SrIman NaarAyaNan's paripoorNa anugraham .This kamkaryam 
is dear to the hearts of every SrI Vaishnavite AchArya.
adiyEn is only  a tool in the Lord's hands.

Please enjoy the darsana soubhAgyam of
SrI HemAmbhuja Naayaki SamEtha SrI DevanAtha PerumAl
of ThiruvahIndhrapuram for whom this NoothanaAabharaNam 
is being created by Master Jewelers from KeraLa :

http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/temples/tiruvahindrapuram/index.html  

YentharO MahAnubhAvulu anthariki Vandhanamu,
SrI DeavanAtha CharaNou Saranamaham PrapadhyE,
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan    



     

 
 
   









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