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SrI:

Dear BhakthAs:

Now that SrI Rama Navami celebrations of SvabhAnu Samvathsaram
are over ,let us return to topics closer to ThiruvahIndhrapuram 
in the context of Lord DevanAthan's RathnAngi Kaimkaryam.

adiyEn started the series of postings on ThiruvahIndhrapuram
RathnAngi KaimkAryam with SrI DevanAyaka PanchAsath 
(SlOkams 1-9 from Sep 14,2002 to Jan 03,2003), continued
with salutations to the 10 Paasurams of Kaliyan ( Feb 17 to
March 13 , 2003). adiyEn covered (briefly) next MummaNikkOvai,
Nava MaNi Maalai of Swamy Desikan. Then came SrI Raama Navami 
and Abhaya PradhAna Saaram of Swamy Desikan was enjoyed. 
April 10 was SrI Raama Navami day and few Krithis of a great
Raama BhakthA were next covered . 

Today , adiyEn will revert to the study of SrI DevanAyaka 
PanchAsath from where we left (ninth slOkam ) and continue 
the study of this great tribute of Swamy Desikan to conclusion.
The structure of the whole Dhaiva Naayaks PanchAsath(with 53 slOkams)
has been covered in the September 14, 2002 posting archived in 
the Oppiliappan List . Please refer to that posting prior to 
getting immersed in the aanandhAnubhavam of SrI DevanAyaka PanchAsath 
for the next few weeks.

Tenth SlOkam of SrI DevanAyaka PanchAsath
*******************************************
dhivyE padhE jalanidhou nigamOtthamAngE
svAnthE sathAm savithru-maNDala-madhya-bhAgE
BrahmAchalE cha bahumAnapadhE muneenAm
vyakthim Tava ThridasanATa vadhanthi nithyAm 

Extended Meaning
*****************
This slOkam is about the description of the various
abodes of the Lord including the dhivya dEsam of 
ThiruvahIndhrapuram. 

Oh DhaivanAyakA! Those who are proficient in PurANams
and SaasthrAs state that You reside as Para VaasudEvan 
at SrI Vaikuntam and as the KsheerAbdhi NaaTan on the bed of
AdhisEshan at the Milky Ocean . You are also described by
them as residing on Veda Siras (Upanishads) and are saluted
by them. You are recognized by them as the resident of the heart
lotuses of righteous ones and in the middle of the orbit of
Soorya (Soorya MaNDalam). These respected PourANikAs point out
that You are present in Your archA form at BrahmAchalam 
(ThiruvahIndhrapuram) , which is a dhivya dEsam of great
reverence for the Sages . 

At one time , Chatur-mukha BrahmA was travelling around 
the BhUlOkam on the back of His Vaahanam , the Swan . 
He arrived at the banks of Garuda Nadhi and saw a fragrant
nandhavanam (sougandhya Vanam) on top of the hill known
as Oushadha Giri. The fragrance of the divine flowers from 
that nandhavanam overwhelmed Brahma Devan . He heard then
an asarIri vaak (voice in the ether) , which commanded 
Brahma Devan to stay on that mountain and perform tapas .
Lord DevanAthan was pleased with the penance of His son
on what came to be known later as BrahmAchalam and blessed
Brahma dEvan with His anugraham. 

Additional Thoughts on the various residences of the Lord
**********************************************************

Today , we will focus on the first ofthe five abodes of
the Lord giving His sevai as Lord DeavanATan at Thiruvayindhai.

1. Dhivya Padham : The first of the abodes of the Lord 
saluted by Swamy Desikan is the dhivya padham of SrI Vaikuntam 
( Dhivya padhE Tava Vyakthim nithyAm vadhanthi). 

This dhivya Padham is one of the five manifestations of
the Lord: Param , VyUham, Vibhavam, antharyAmi and archA.
Param is where Parama padha NaaTan shines in His Supreme 
glory and is slauted by AzhwArs and AchAryAs as " TeLi Visumpu ,
ThirunAdu , nalamanthamillathOr naadu , Sudar oLiyAi ninRa
Tannudai ChOthi". To attain this dhivya padham is the sole
goal of the Jeevan (Vaikuntham puhuvathu maNNavar vidhiyE).
There are 36 AzhwAr Paasurams on this Dhivya padham (vyOma puri):

aNdatthamarkaL soozha atthANiyuLL-angu irunthAi..PeriyAzhwAr
PoocchUttal Paasuram 9

Reference here is to the Lord seated on AdhisEsahan 
under AnanthAnga VimAnam on the banks of aayiramatha pushkaraNi
in SrI Vaikuntam 

MaamAyan Maadhavan Vaikunthan yeRenRu--
ANDAL: ThiruppAvai paasuram 9 salutation to SrI Vaikunta Naatan

ViNNuLAi...punanthuzhAialamkalam PunithanE
Thirumazhisai: Thirucchantha Viruttham 45
on Lord of Vaikuntam with the garland of 
sacred ThuLasi.

ViNnahatthAi..naal vEda PaNNahatthAy 
Poygai: Mudhal ThiruvandhAthi Paasuram 68

The Lord of Vaikuntam is saluted here as 
Chathur Vedha Purushan.

NalamanthamillathOr naadu
Swamy NammazhwAr: ThiruvAimozhi 2.8.4

Sudar oLiyAi ninRa Tannudai ChOthi
Swamy NammAzhwAr: ThiruvAimozhi 3.10.4

TeLivisumpu ThirunAdu--Swamy NammAzhwAr: TVM 9.7.5

TeLithAhiya sENN visumpu --Swamy NammAzhwAr: TVM 10.8.4

The parathvam (Supermacy ) of the Lord is manifest
in a permanent way at Sri Vaikuntam saluted by Swamy
Desikan as "DhivyE PadhE " in this PanchAsath sLokam.

AchArya RaamAnujA's outpourings at the blessed sight of
SrI Vaikuntam , while he stood in front of BhUlOka
Vaikunta Naatan at SrI Rangam took the form of
SrI Vaikunta gadhyam.The raptourous description of
the dhivya soundharyam of SrI VaikuntanAthan by
AchArya RaamAnujA has no parallel in its beauty .
AchArya RaamAnujA prostrates before the Lord of
SrI Vaikuntam with the salutation:

" Samastha ParivArAya SrImathE NaarAyaNAya nama:" 

Our AchArya utters the Moola manthram thereafter 
and begs for the blessings of nithya kaimkaryam 
at SrI VaikuntanAthan's Thiruvadi :

" Bhagavann! mAm IykAnthikAthyanthika parcharyAkaraNaaya
ParigruNishva" 

adiyEn refers you to the excellent translations of 
SrI Vaikunta Gadhyam by SrI MadhavakkaNNan Swamy of
Simhapuri:

http://members.tripod.com/~sriramanuja/gadya-trayam.html 


Sri HemAbhjavalli SamEtha SrI DevanAta ParabrahmaNE Nama:
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil Varadachari Sadagopan 
seeking Your participation in the kaimkaryam
for the Lord of ThiruvahIndhrapuram . 








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