Dear Raama BhakthAs : The date of July 6 , ThiruveLLUr MahA samprOkshaNam day is fast approaching . I have received as of now pledges of $450 from 8 BhakthAs . We are now at the level of 10% neeeded to meet the short fall . Hence I plead with you all to come forth and participate in this MahA Kaimkaryam and receive the Divya Dampathi's blessings on this singularly auspicious occasion and the MahA prasaadhams that Bhaktha SironmaNi Sri K.G. KrishNan has pledged to send to the participants . Raghuveera Gadhyam and Sri Veeraraagahvan ******************************************* During the December 1996 period , I covered a significant portion of the tributes of Swami Desikan to the unparalleled valour and parAkramam of Sri VeerarAghavan. These postings are available in the Bhakthi archives of December 1996 . Sri VeerarAghavan , who became Sri Vijayaraaghavan by destroying the evil RaavaNA has been saluted by Sawmi Desikan in his ParamAtrtha sthuthi . Srimadh VaalmIki RaamAyaNam & Sri VeerarAghavan ************************************************ Sri RaamachandrA's prowess has been displayed right from the 12th year of His avathAram , when He accompanied Sage VisvAmithrA to SiddhAsramam . There , he defended the special Yaagam of Sage ViswamithrA with Kodhandam in His hands ( KodhandI kousikasya krathu varam avithum yAtha abhU : ). There , He broke the evil TaatakA into two with the power of His arrows . He travelled form there to King Janaka's court and without effort bent and broke the mighty Siva Dhanus and won the hand of SitA piraati in marriage . On the way home from the wedding celebrations , He encountered the haughty Sage ParasurAmA and subdued him . After leaving AyOdhyA to obey His father's pledge to KaikEyi , He entered the forest and destroyed the fierce RaakshasAs , Karan , DhUshaNan , Trisiras and 14,000 other RaakshasAs , who came to attack Him single handedly . He lost SitA due to a trick by MaarIcha and destroyed latter . After the trecherous and deceitful act of the cowardly RaavaNA , Veera Raaghavan established friendship with SugreevA and HanUmaan and killed the mighty Vali , who had offended Sugreeva by stealing his wife . VeerarAghavan assembled an army of Monkeys , bears , built a bridge over the ocean to cross over and proceeded to LankhA to fulfill His avathAra goals . The entire Yuddha KhAndham is a vast treasure house describing the matchless bravery of Veeraraaghavan .Adhi Kavi VaalmIki has 128 sargams in the Yuddha KhAndam . In the 59th sargam , RaavaNA meets face to face with VeerarAghavan and gets a taste of the power of the Raaama BhaaNams . ValmIki salutes Veeraraghavan here as "sathya Paraakrama: " to emphaisze the Valour of Sri RaamA rooted in Righteousness. In the battle that ensued , Veeraraaghavan humiliated RaavaNA by overpowering him and as a great One advised RaavaNA that He will not kill him that day , when he was exhausted . The chivalrous Veerarghavan bid RaavaNA to retire to his home , rest and come back next day to fight with him: " tasmAth ParisrAntha ithi vyavasya na tvAm sarair mruthyu vasam nayAmi " ( Oh RaavaNA ! You have fought well today . Knowing that you have been fully exhausted by these efforts , I shall not put you under the sway of death with my fierce arrows now ) . The humiliated RaavaNA sent his brother , KumbhakarNA to fight VeerarAghavan the next day . In a mighty battle that ensued , VeerarAghavan tore off the arms and legs of KumbhakarNA and cut off his head with IndrAsthram . The collosal ogre fell into the sea like a mountain . RaavaNA lamented over the death of his formidable brother . In the ninty ninth sargam , the mighty batle between VeerarAghavan and RaavaNA is described by Adhi kavi . This description of the fierce battle is carried over to the 108th sargam , where RavaNA is killed by the greatest parAkramasAli , VeerarAghavan . ValmIki describes this battle without any parallel as " Raama RaavaNayOr Yuddham Raama RaavaNayOriva " . RaavaNA's charioteer saves the life of his king by whisking him off the battle field to protect him from the Raama BhANams . Sage AgasthyA advises VeerarAghavan to recite Aadhithya Hrudhaya SthOthram to gain victory over RaavaNA . The fierceness of the arrow that left the powerful bow of VeerarAghavan and destroyed RaavaNA is described by ValmIki this way : sa VisrutO mahAvEga: sarIrAnthakara: para : bibhEdha hrudhayam tasya RaavaNasya DhurAthmana: (Meaning ) : As soon as released , the arrow , which was endowed with terrific velocity and capable of putting an end to the enemy's body , pierced the heart of the notorious and evil-minded RaavaNA .He fell to the ground and the arrow reentered VeerarAghavan's quiver after performing its task nobly.) Celestial drums were sounded by the DevAs and pushpa vrushti fell from the skies . The assembled Gods and sages watching this fierce battle shouted , " Bravo , Bravo ! Well Done ! " Sri Raamachandran became the RaNa Pungavan and shone like the Sun in a cloudless sky . Swami Desikan paid his tribute to the Raghuveeran this way in Sri Raghuveera Gadhyam : sitha Sara Krutha lavana Dasamukha mukha dasaka nipathana punarudhaya dahara gaLitha janitha dhara taraLa harihaya nayana naLinavana ruchi kachitha kathala nipathitha surataru kusuma vithathi surabhitha Ratha patha ! Sri RaamabhadrA! Jaya ! jaya ! Saint ThyagarAjA swooned over the thought about the power of Raama BhaaNam ( arrows of RaamA ) . In his saavEri krithi , he saluted those matchless and never-failing arrows of VeerarAghavan this way : Raama BhaaNa thrANa souryamEmani dElupudhurA Oh ManasA ( Oh My mind ! How can I describe the saving valour of RaamA's arrow , the arrow that kileld the army of RaavaNA , who desired SitA ( BhaamA kaasaBatu Raavana mUlabhalamula NElagula jEyu ) . In his beautiful HusEni Raaga Krithi , " Raghuveera RaNadheera " , The bard of ThiruvayyAru saluted the valour of VeerarAghavan in the batlefield : " Come Oh ! Hero of the Raghus , valorous in battle ! the destroyer of ParasurAmA's pride , the prop of (all) Gods! an Indra , who destroys the mountains of RaavaNA , KumbhakarNa and Indrajith ! You who are of the form of the static and the moving , You who abide in the heart of ThyagarAjA ! ( RaavaNa gatakarNa BhalarAthi Ripunaga nagAri! SthAvara Jangama rUpa! ThyagarAja HrucchAri , Raghuveera ! RaNa dheera raa raa RaajakumArA ! ) This VeerarAghavan is going to enjoy His MahA SamprOkshaNam on July 6 , the day of Nathamuni's Thirunakshathram at ThiruveLLUr . Please join in this kaimkaryam and pledge your support . May the Divya Dampathi's continued blessings be with You all , who already enjoy His anugraha Balam . Fifty Dollars is not much for us in this country . You are welcome to give more like some of the BhakthAs have already done .these funds as you know go a long way to fill the gaps in Kaimkaryam set for July 6 . Please come forward and help . Thanks in advance to You all ! I will cover AzhwAr's anubhavam of the Valour of Sri VeerarAghavan in the remaining postings associated with the SapthAham . Sri Kanakavalli SamEtha Sri VeerarAghava SwaminE Nama: Oppilaippan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan
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