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[sv-rituals] Retransmittal: PurattAsi SravaNa MangaLAsAsanam: Part VII

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Sadagopan • Sun Dec 08 2002 - 13:40:27 PST 


From: Sadagopan 
Subject: PurattAsi SravaNam MangaLAsAsanam at  Kaanchi: VishvaksEnar
  Sannidhis:Part VII

SrI:

SrI MahA Devi SamEtha Sri VaradarAja ParabrahmaNE nama:

Dear BhakthAs:

After the honors for Swamy  Desikan at Godhai's Sannidhi
and the recitation of GOdhA sthuthi , Swamy  Desikan arrives 
now at VishvaksEnar Sannidhi. Haaratthi is performed  for
VishvasEnar. Two slOkams are recited that deal with 
the Vaibhavam of VishvaksEnar from YathirAja Sapthathi and 
DayA sathakam . Swamy  Desikan recieves MaryAdhai from
SEnai MudaliyAr and another slOkam is then recited in praise of
VishvaksEnar . The first slOkam is:

VandhE VaikunDa sEnAnyam dEvam SoothravathI-sakham
yadh-vEthra sikhara-spandhE visvamEtat vyavasthitham

--SrI YathirAja Sapthathi: slOkam 3 

(meaning): adiyEn salutes VishvaksEna BhagavAn , who is
the commander in chief of SrIman NaarAyaNan's army .He is 
the husband of Soothravathi Devi . The movement of the cane
in His hand ( pirambai sodukkuvathAl )makes the people of
the world fearful and prevents them from swerving away 
from the Lord's Commands. He has been given this adhikAram  
by SrIman NaarAyaNan Himself and controls the activities of
the DevAs and the ChEthanams thru upadesams and punishmnets
to bring them back to the righteous fold . 

The Second SlOkam saluting Lord VishvaksEnar
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asEsha vigna samanam anIkEswaram aasrayE
SrImatha: KaruNAmbhOdhou sikshAsrOtha ivOtthitham

--SrI DayA Sathakam : SlOkam 5

(meaning): adiyEn worships Lord VishvaksEnar , who is
the commander in chief of SrIman NaarAyaNan's army . 
The Lord of SrIvaikuntam is like a mighty ocean.Many
streams ( kaalvAikaL) flow out of that DayA samudhram.
One of the major outlets from that ocean flows a stream
named VishvaksEnar ( SrImatha: KaruNAmbhdhou utthitham 
Aneeka Isavaram aasrayE) . He is the embodiment of upadEsa sakthi
and nigraha (punishment ) sakthi(SikshA srOtha iva). 
EmperumAn has appointed VishvaksEanar as His chief of command
(AnIkEswaran) and empowered him to handle all activities
through UpadEsam to and sikshai of those who err .His punishmnet
of those , who commit offenses against Bhagavath Saasthrams 
is intended to correct them and bring them back to 
the righteous way. He thus removes all obstacles (asEsha
Vigna samanam) to sathgathi. Therefore , we perform VishvaksEna 
AarAdhanam at the beginning of all Vaidhika KarmAs.  

The Third SlOkam offering Prapatthi to VishvaksEnar
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After honors for Swamy  Desikan , the following slOkam 
of Prapatthi to VishvaksEnar is recited since He is
the third in the line of our AchArya Paramparai.
He follows after our PerumAL and ThAyAr:

SurAsurAdhIsvara mouLighAthAth 
  visIrNa jAmbhUnadha vEthrasrungam
aalakshya santhOsham alakshyam- 
  anyai: AnIkanEthAram prapadhyE

Arrival at the foot of the sacred Hasthigiri
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After the mangaLAsAsanam at SrI VishvaksEnar Sannidhi ,
Swamy  Desikan arrives at the foot of Hasthigiri hill 
and three slOkams from his SrI sookthis are recited :

tasyAsthIrE sarsijabhuva: soumya vaithAna vEdhi:
  dhivyam kurvan dhramida vishayam dhrusyathE Hasthisaila:
yasyOpAnthE kruthavasathayO yApayithvA sarIram
  varthishyanthi vithamasi padhE VaasudEvasya dhanyA:

Here Chathurmukha BrahmA's conductance of a great Yaj~nam 
using Hasthigiri as the Utthara Vedhi and the appearance of 
Lord VaradarAjan from that altar with PuNyakOti VimAnam 
is referred to. The bhAgyam of those , who reside in 
the proximity of Hasthigiri and their worhipping 
the Lord of Hasthigiri and reaching the Supreme abode 
is also referred to here. 

The nostalgic visualization of the Lord on top of Hasthi Giri 
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sanchinvAnA TaruNa tuLasI dhAmabhi:svAmabhikhyam
  asyAm vEdhyAm anuvidhadhathI syAmaLam havyavAham
bhOgaisvarya priyasahacharai: kApi LakshmI KaDAkshai:
  bhUya: syAmA BhuvanajananI dEvathA sannidhatthE

The dhivya mangaLa vigraham of the Lord of Hasthigiri
with garlands made of freshly blooming Tulasi flowers
and leaves is invoked here in anticipation of His darsanam
on top of the hillock. The ShyAmaLa Moorthy arising out
of the Agni Kuntam is visualized here . 

This slOkam is a slight variation of the 50th slOkam of 
SrI VaradarAja PanchAsath:

vyAtanvAnA TaruNa TuLasI dhAmabhi: svAmabhkhyAm
  MaathangAdhrou Maragatharuchim pushNathI manasE na:
BhOgaisvarya priya sahacharai: kAapi LakshMI KaDAkshai:
 bhUya: ShyAmA Bhuvana JananI dEvathA samnidhatthAm

(Meaning): May the Lord VaradarAjan reside forever 
in our hearts . He is adorned with fresh green 
TuLasI garlands and His ThirumEni is even more 
darkened (shyamALa ThirumEni) with the glances of 
MahA LakshmI , the sweet companion  of the Lord 
associated with Moksham in the other world and Isvaryam 
in this world . There on top of the Hasthigiri presides
the wonderous Lord , who spreads His emerald like hue 
every where and is responsible for the origin of
the Universe(Jagath KaaraNan). 

Tribute to SrI NadathUr AmmAL mantapam
***************************************
A slOkam from Sankalpa SooryOdhayam is now recited 
to salute SrI AmmAL Mantapam on top of Atthigiri in
the form of AchArya Salutation:

Baladarsana mantapam sruthInAm 
  Bahubhir-bhAvitha vaibhavam pramANai:
avadhUtha rajastamaskamEthath 
  sumathEs-sathvamayam vibhAthi soudham

This strength giving Mantapam shines as the embodiment of
Sathtva gunam of the sacred AchAryAs and is free from any
admixture with rajO and TamO GuNams. This strength giving
Mantapam is resplendent with the glories of many pramANams 
enshrined in the different sruthIs.

Salutation to the 24 steps leading to the top of Hasthi Giri
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Swamy  Desikan is now before the 24 steps leading up to
the top of Hasthi Giri. A respectful salutation to
the steps of the Hasthi Giri itself is offered now:

iyam akhila pumarTa prArTanA KalpavallI
  sthitamathibhirananyai: sEvithA siddhabrundhai:
dhyuthibhiraviralAbhir-dhyOtayanthI dhiganthAn
  visathi sumathisoudham VishNubhakthirvisuddham
   
Here , the Hasthi Giri is saluted as "Sumathi soudham '
and " Visuddha Soudham of VishNu Bhakthi ". The Upparikai 
on top of the 24 steps constituting Gaayathri Manthram 
is recognized as the abode of purest VishNu Bhakthi and
the abode where AchAryAs of noble mind and anushtAnam 
have worshipped .This Hasthi Giri is also recognized as 
the boon-granting KalpakA creeper for all PumarTams
( all the four PurushArtams)because of the residence of
Lord VaradarAjan , who grants all the desired boons 
in every one of the four yugams . 

Hasthi Giri steps are Sudhda Satthva mayam 
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The next slOkam celebrating the sacred most steps
(Suddha satthva maya steps) shown to us by the great 
AchAryAs leading up to the proximity of Sriya: pathi 
is saluted this way:

nirapAya DEsika nidarsithAm imAm 
  KamalAsahAya  karuNAdhirOhaNIm
kramasOsadhiruhya kruthina: samindhathE
  parisuddha satthva parikarmithE padhE 

Salutation to the Blemishless AchArya Paramparai
*************************************************
Once again , Swamy  Desikan is overwhelmed by 
the NirapAya Desika paramparai and the SrI NadAthUr
AmmAL's KaalakshEpa ghOshti and the sacred pravachanams
there leading up to the creation of Srutha PrakAsikai.

A slOkam from SrI Sankalpa SooryOdhayam is recited now in
anticipation of the imminent visit to the sacred site ,
where the KaalakshEpa GhOshti including Swamy  Desikan's
own AchArya thrived: 

dhivi bhuvi cha nivishtAn DEsikAN dhivya bhUmna:
  praNathi niyatha vrutthi: prArTayE kanchidharTam
adhijigamishurAdhyam dhAma yushmath prabhAvAth
  priyagathiranugruhya prEkshyathAm bhruthya yEsha: 

As the one belonging to the illustrious AchAryans 
of resplendent glories staying in SrI Vaikuntam or here , 
Swamy Desikan prays for their anugraham as the servant
indebted to them. 

(To be continued)

Swamy  NigamAntha MahA Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan                 





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