Sri VenkatEsa SthOthram : Part 2
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• January 12, 2000
(6) abhirAma guNAkara ! dhAsarathE! jagdhEka dhanurdhara ! dheeramathE ! RaghunAyaka! Raama! RamEsa! VibhO ! varadhO Bhava ! Deva! dayA-jaladhE ! Oh the treasure house of all auspicious GuNAs revered by every one ! Oh the son of DhasarathA ! Oh matchless archer in all the Universe ! Oh Lord of firm sankalpam ! Oh the chief of Raghu Kulam ! Oh Supreme Lord! Oh effulgent One ! Oh Ocean of Mercy ! May Thou assume the role of the boon giver(Varadhan) and bless us ! (Comments): Here the prayer is shifting to Sri VenkatarAman , who declared His SaraNAgathi vratham as " DhadhAmyEthath Vratham mama ". (7) avanI tanayA kamanIya karam rajanIkara chAru mukhAmbhu ruham rajanichara rAja tamO mihiram mahanIyam aham RaghurAmam ayE adiyEn performs SaraNAgathi to RaghurAman , whose hands are held with affection by SitA PirAtti . He has the most beautiful face reminding one of a well blossomed , lotus flower . He is the valorous One , who is like the Sun to the darkness of the unrighteous RaavaNan . adiyEn seeks refuge in Him . (Comments):This passage reminds one of thirty fourth sargam of Sundara KaaNDam of Sri Vaalmiki RaamAyaNam , where HanumAn describes to SitA in AshOka Vanam the beauty , valour and the other auspicious qualities of Lord Raamachandran : " roopavAn Subhaga: SrimAn Kandharpa iva MoorthimAn , VikramENa upapannasccha yaThA VishNurmahAyasA : ". (8) sumukham suhrudham sulabham sughadham svanujam cha sukAyam amOgha-saram apahAya Raghudhvaham anyam aham na kaThanchana kanchana jaathu bhajE Oh VenkatEsA ! You are Sri RaamAvathAran . As RaamachandrA , the crest jewel of Raghu Kulam , You have the most beautiful face and body , compassionate heart and are easily accessible . You are known for Your unfailing arrows. You incarnated with Your brothers as the sons of DasarathA and have the power to grant the boon of Moksham to those who sought refuge in You .With all of Your aanatha kalyANa guNams in mind , adiyEn will never seek anyone other than You for my salvation. (Comments): In the fifth slOkam, the composer of this sthOthram saluted ThiruvEnkatamudayAN as KrishNA and in the slOkams from 6-8 he visualized the Lord of Thirumalai as the Veera Raaghavan , Sundara Raaman and Jaanaki RamaNan . In the concluding three slOkams ( 9-11) , the composer reverts to the adulation of the Lord of Thirumalai as Sri VenakatEsan . (9) vinA VenkatEsam na NaathO na Naatha: SadhA Venkatesam smarAmi smarAmi HarE! VenkatEsa ! Praseedha Praseedha Priyam Venkatesa ! Prayaccha Prayaccha ! Oh VenkatEsa! Even in my dreams , adiyEn does not consider any God superior to You . Therefore , adiyEn is always meditating on YOu and You alone. Oh Hari !Please grant me the boon of what adiyEn desires or better still , bless me with any auspicousness , which You deem appropriate for me. (10) aham dhUratas thE padhAmbhOja yugma prANama icchayaa Aagathya sEvAm karOmi sakruthsEvayA nithya sEvA phalam thvam prayaccha prayaccha PrabhO VenkatEsa Oh Lord VenkatEsA ! adiyEn has come from afar with the longing to worship Your holy feet this one time .The fierce waves of paapam have tossed me about far and wide and kept adiyEn away from You . The benovolent waves of PuNyam have brought me to Your sannadhi today. adiyEn is saluting You heartily this one time. Please bless me with Mukthi SaamrAjyam , where adiyEn can delight in nithya Kaimkaryam to You . (11) aj~nAninA mayA dOshAn asEshAn vihithAn HarE ! Kshamasva Thvam Kshamasva thvam Seshasaila SikhAmaNE Oh Hari NaarAyana ! Oh Crest jewel of Sesha Sailam ! Please pardon adiyEn for all the sins committed by me . If You do not forgive my trespasses done out of ignorance , then Your Naamam as Hari will become meaningless; further, Your sankalpam to leave Parama Padham in favor of Thirumalai would become an act without any purpose. Therefore ,Oh VenaktEsA , Please forgive my apachArams and bless adiyEn . Subhamasthu , Daasan OppilA-appan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan
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