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- KaNNan’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 sage’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)’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 EmperumAn’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 AndAL’s darling Lord’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 Lord’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 _________________________________________________________________ Find gifts, buy online with MSN Shopping. http://shopping.msn.com.sg/ -------------------------------------------------------------- - SrImate rAmAnujAya namaH - To Post a message, send it to: bhakti-list@yahoogroups.com Group Home: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bhakti-list Archives: http://ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/ Your use of Yahoo! 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