SrI: Dear BhakthAs: In the previous posting , the focus was on the extended meanings of the First place of residence of EmperumAn ( Dhivya padham/SrI Vaikuntam). In this posting , we will continue with the second residences of the Lord besides His permanent presence at ThiruvahIndhrapuram in the archA form. 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 Lord's presence as AnanthasAyee at the Milky Ocean ************************************************** Swamy Desikan salutes EmperumAn here as " JALA NIDHOU Tava vyakthim nithyAm vadahanthi" . The knowledgable ones describe Your manifestation as the One , who is resting on AdhisEshan permanently at the Milky Ocean. References to ThiruppARkkadal Dhivya dEsam ******************************************* AzhwArs have saluted extensively this aprAkrutha dhivya dEsam (beyond human perception) . The name of the Lord at this dhivya dEsam is KsheerAbdhi NaaTan . He is served by ThAyAr , Kadal MahaL NaacchiyAr. His vimAnam is AshtAnga VimAnam .This is Lord's Vyuha manifestation. He presents Himself to BrahmA , RudrA and DevAs at this dhivya dEsam. Ten AhwArs have enjoyed KsheerAbdhi NaaTan as VyUha Moorthy and blessed us with 51 Paasurams. We will refer to selected passages from some of these paasurams: 1) "Paarkkadal VaNNA" --PeriyAzhwAr: 3.3.7 2) In the appotthaikkippOthE solli VaitthEn paasuram decade , PeriyAzhwAr seeks the protection of Lord KsheerAbhdhinATan: " paiyya aravinaNaip-pARkkadaluL paLLi koLhinRa Parama Moorthy ---Iyya ini yennaik-Kaakka vENDum" here , periyAzhwAr appeals to the Sukha Saayee at the milky ocean and begs Him to protect him. In this Paasuram, AzhwAr also refers to the creation of Brahma Devan from the Lord's Naabhi Kamalam . 3) The Lord spreading His bed of AadhisEshan on the white waves of Milky ocean (VeLLai veLLam)and resting in a state of faked sleep (KaLLa Nidhrai) is beautifully visualized by the AzhwAr and he gets horripulations over that vision of that Vyuha Moorthy (PeriyAzhwAr Thirumozhi : 5.1.7). 4)In the pasuram 5.2.10,PeriyAzhwAr describes how this Lord of KsheerAbdhi came and occupied his heart lotus to offer protection (pattiNak-Kaapu). In this beautiful paasuram, Azhwar describes how the Lord of KsheerAbdhi (Jala Nidhi) came with His milky ocean, MahA Lakshmi(Aravindap-Paavai) and the bed of AadhisEsha and entered in to him to rest. 5) In the famous SenniyOngu Paasuram decade , PeriyAzhwAr again celebrates His SoubhAgyam in having the Lord of the Milky Ocean (Panik-Kadal)and opting to rest in the ocean of his mind (Manak-Kadal)and salutes the Lord as Maaya MaNALa Nampi...PeriyAzhwAr Paasuram: 5.4.9 6) Andal salutes the Lord of KsheerAbdhi in the third ThiruppAvai Paasuram as " PaaRkkadaluL Paiyat-thuyinRa Paraman " and salutes His Thiruvadi as a part of the vratham. Two more NacchiyAr Thirumozhi Paasurams also salute this Jala Nidhi Naatan. 7)KulasEkharar visualizes KsheerAbdhinATan as : " ONN PavaLa vElai ulavu taNN paaRRkkadalUL KaNN thyuilum MaayOn" . The Asccharya GuNa seelan (MaayOn) resting on the cool Milky ocean known for its gentle waves bringing the bright coral gems to the shore is visualized here ( PerumAL Thirumozhi: 4.4). 8) Thirumazhisai, who gave us the Vyuham details based on PaancharAthram first has 13 paasurams , where He refers to the Jala Nidhi, KsheerAbdhi Naatan. The excerpts from Thirucchanda Viruttham are: "Naaka Moorthy sayanamAi nalam kadal kidanthu" , " Paal niRak-kadal kidantha ParpanAbhan " ( the Lord PadmanAbhan resting on the milky ocean ), "kadaintha PaaRkkadal kidanthu" ( resting on the Milky Ocean, which He churned earlier to produce nectar and to enjoy the nectar among women , MahA lakshmi). In the 3rd paasuram of Naanmukhan ThiruvanthAdhi(NMT), Thirumazhisai AzhwAr "boasts " about his unparalleled knowledge of the Lord (Roopam, Svaroppam, GuNam , Vaibhavam ) and challenges others about their levels of Comprehension of the Tatthvam of the Lord (Paalil Kidanthavum--Paasuram). In the 36th paasuram of NMT, Thirumazhisai salutes the Lord of jala nidhi as : " NaahatthaNaip-PaaRkkadal kidakkum Aadhi nedumaal ". He is ancient and eternal ( Tava Vyakthim nithyAm Vadhanthi is Swamy Desikan's mangaLAsAsanam). 9) ThoNdardaippodi AzhwAr has a beautiful Paasuram ( ThirumAlai: 18) , where he visualizes in Lord RanganAtha as the KsheerAndhinAthan : "inithirait-tivali mOdha veRiyum taNN paravai meethE Tanik-kidanthu arasu seyyum Taamaraik-KaNNan yemmAn " "Paravai" means the ocean and not the river CauvEri. It can also mean the ocean like , huge Cauveri. Here the sweet waves of milk are breaking on the shore to form fine droplets(spray).There in His solitary majesty , the Lord rests and rules the Universe. What a beautiful visualization ! 10) Thirumangai has 11 Paasurams relating to KsheerAbdhinATan.In NaimichAraNya Paasuram , AzhwAr calls the Lord with great Aathuram and decalres that he has sought and arrived at the ThiruvadigaL of the Lord resting at the Milky Ocean as the Supreme being: " ParamanE PaaRkkadal KidanthAi, Naadi naan vanthu unn Thiruvadi adainthEn". At ThiruveLLiyankudi, Thirumangai acknowledges the Sayana Moorthy as the KsheerAbdhinATan: " PaaRk-Kadal thuyinRa ParamanAr PaLLIkoLL koil". 11) At ThiruvazhunthUr , Thirumangia gives a total description of the KsheerAbdhi NaaTan( Periya Thirumozhi 8.1.1): Senkamalat-ThirumakaLum puviyum semponn thiruvadiyininai varuda munivarEttha vangamali tadam kadalul Ananthan yennum vari aravinaNait-thuyinRa MaayOn kANmin" The beatuiful domestic scene at Milky Ocean with the Lord resting on the Serpent bed and His divine consorts , SrI and BhU Devis pressing His lotus soft feet and the sages eulogizing the Lord are described here. 12) At ThirukkaNNapuram, Thirumangai has the vision of the Lord as KsheerAbdhi Naatan( Periya Thirumozhi: 8.10.7): "VeLLai neer veLLatthanaintha aravanai mEl thuLLU neer meLlat-ThuyinRa PerumAne" The whiteness of the Milky Ocean , the gently swaying waves rocking the Lord for His enjoyable sleep on the bed of AadhisEshan are saluted here. 13) At ThirumAlirumchOlai, Thirumangai visualizes the Jagath SamrakshaNa , Srushti& samhAra VyApArams ( Bhuvanam padaitthu uNDu umizhntha DevarkaL Naayakan) of the KsheerAbdhinATan and salutes Him as "Moovaril Munn Mudhalvan (PradhAna Purushan)". The mangaLAsAsanam as "DevarkaL Naayakan" has association with the Lord of ThiruvahIndhrapuram, SrI Deva Naathan. 14) Poygai salutes this Sayana Moorthy as " Thirai mEl KidanthAn". ButhatthAzwAr worships Him as " PaaRRk-kadalAn" ( the One who has the abode of the Milky Ocean).pEy AzhwAr has a beautiful salutation of Him as Jala Nidhi : " SankOthap-PaaRkkadalAn PaampaNain mElAn". pEy AzhwAr recognizes this Lord of ThiruppARkkadal as the 0ne , who is the object of praise by all the Four VedAs , who excels the sweetness of even honey , who is eulogized by the SaasthrAs and as the One resting in the Conch-filled milky ocean on top of His bed of AadhisEshan. 15) swamy NammaazhwAr has 9 paasurams devoted to KsheerAbdhinATan. In Thiruviruttham (79th paasuram), AzhwAr salutes the Lord as : " PaaRRkkadal PaampaNai mEl PaLLI koNDaruLum seethanayE ThozhuvAr ,viNNuLArilum SeeriyarE" ( AzhwAr declares that those who worship this KsheerAbdhinATan with asanchala bhakthi/Single minded devotion, even in the middle of the distractions of this world , are far supeiror to the Nithyasooris , who worship Him at Parma Padham in tranquil surroundings). 16) In ThiruvAimozhi (2.6.5), Swamy NammazhwAr visualizes the Lord of KsheerAbdhi engaged in Yoga nidhrA on the Five-headed AadhisEshan symbolizing the proof of Seshathvam : " Iyndhu PaintalaiAdaravaNi mEvip-PaaRRkkadal yOga Nitthirai sinthai seytha YenthAi " here the AzhwAr declares that he has now got a good grip on what his duties are. He states that his sins have now disappeared and he has gained the state of endless beautitude and Jn~Anam about nithya kaimkaryam to the Lord to dwell in and drink deep the pleasures of such service to the Lord. AzhwAr says that he contemplates on the KsheerAbdhinATan without let just as the Lord contemplates during His Yoga nidhrai on His duties to the aasrithALs and the Universe that is His property. The Payilum SudaroLi Paasuram (ThiruvAimozhi 3.7.1) is a beautiful one saluting the Lord of PaaRRkkadal, where AzhwAr points out the greatness of those, who have the SrEyas (prosperity/Sampath) of pondering over the anantha kalyANa gunams of Parama Purushan reclining in the Milky Ocean. AzhwAr declares those SrI VaishNava BhagavathAs are his (AzhwAr's)unexcelled Masters and he would take any number of births just to have their association .The blessed life under the sacred feet of such BhAgavathAs is extolled here. In the next posting , the Lord's residence on top of Upanishads, inside the heart lotus and in the middle of Sun's orbit will be covered. NamO SrI DevanAthAya Daasan, Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan inviting Your participation in the RathnAngi Kaimkaryam for SrI DhaivanAyakan of ThiruvahIndhrapuram.
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