SrI: Dear BhakthAs : There are three Taniyans (Benedictory /Laudatory) verses for this Prabhandham consisting of 11 Paasurams .Prior to covering them , let us enjoy the context of the avathAram of this Prabhandham. Why This Name for the Prabhandham ? ******************************** Thirucchinnam is a Vaadhyam (Musical instrument) played during the occasion of PerumAL PuRappAdu . It is majestic in sound and sweet to listen to.At Lord VaradarAjan's sannidhi a pair of this Bugle like Vaadhyam was played in unison . The sound of this Vaadhyam with its links to the Lord's arrival on the streets of Lord VaradarAjan enchanted the mind of Swamy Desikan.He was reminded of the procession of the Lord , who is the object of celebration by the three rahasyams.The association of Thirucchinnam with the Supreme Lord made Swamy Desikan name this Prabhandham with the Vaadhyam that announces His arrival. Another reason for the Name *********************** There is another tradition relating to the birth of this Prabhandham. During one stage of Swamy Desikan's life , he had to argue with the members of Para Mathams , who insisted that the Tamil Prabhandhams of the AzhwArs are not fit to be recited in front of the Lord for a variety of reasons.Swamy Desikan debated these people , who wanted to minimize the sacred nature of AzhwAr's divine collect and established that the 4000 divine collect (aruLiccheyalkaL) were Parama Vaidhikam to recite in front of the Lord just as Vedic recitation follows the Lord . Lord VaradarAjan was very pleased with Swamy Desikan's defense of the sacredness of Dhivya Prabhandhams that He presented one of the two Thirucchinnam used in His sannidhi to Swamy Desikan and ordered that only one Thiruchinnam be used from then on. The Structure of this Prabhandham *************************** The first six paasurams of this Prabhnahdam deal with the essence of Thirumanthiram , the seventh covers the meaning of Dhvayam and the 8th and the 9th instruct us on the quintessence of Cahrama slOkam .The tenth paasuram pays tribute to the Vaibhavam of Lord VaradarAjan .The final paasuram reveals that only those who discard carnal desires in favor of uninterrupted Bhagavath Bhakthi alone can enjoy this delectable Prabhandham. The Metre of the Prabhnadham ************************* The whole Prabhandham is set in the metre of YeNN SeerAsiriya Viruttham with 8 lines in each of the Paasurams . The ending with "Vanthaar thAmE " marks these paasurams with an aura of divinity by invoking the arrival of Lord VaradarAja in front of us. Taniyan 1 *********** mannu Thirumanthiratthin vAzh dhuvayatthin poruLum tunnu puhazh Geethai tanil sonna yeNNAnkin poruLum anna vayal Kacchi AruLALar Thirucchina oli innapadi yenRuraitthAn Yezhil VedAnthAriyanE (meaning): The( ThUppul) VedAnthAcharyan of unique lustre described exactly the significance of the majestic sounding nAdham of the Thirucchinnam of the Lord of Kanchi , a city known for the many swans ( Raaja Hamsam/Raaja SanyAsis) in its environs . SrI VedAntha Desikan showed in this Prabhnadham that the paasurams abound in the esoteric meanings of the three rahasyams: the enduring AshtAksharam , the rejuvenating Dhvayam and Charama slOkam of 32 letters enshrined in Bhagavath GithA. The ever lasting meanings of the AshtAsharam is saluted as "Mannu Thirumanthirin poruLum " . The Dhvayam is saluted as " Vaazh dhuvatthin poruLum " ( the artha visEshams of Dhvaya manthram that nourish the chEthanams with its deep and esoteric meanings ). The Charama slOkam with 32 aksharams found in the 18th chapter of SrImad Bhagavath GithA is reverentially addressed as : " Tunnu puhazh Geethai tanil sonna yeNNAnkin poruLum " ( the visEsha arthams of the glorious charama slOkam with its 32 aksharams found in the Lord's GeethOpanishad). Taniyan 2 ******** yEkAntham mUnRum yezhilAl urai seythu maakAntham seythu aruLum vaLlalAi -SaakAntha DesikanAm ThUppl ThiruvEngatEsa Guru vaachakamE yengaLukku Vaazhvu (Meaning): The SrI Sookthis of ThUppul VenkatEsa AchAryan are our life support . He is the most geenrous and compassionate One , who commented elegantly on the esoteric meanings of the three rahasyams for our benefit and got us under His spell like the magnet that attracts the iron. " EkAntham mUnRu " refers to the three Rahasya manthrams to be leant from a SadAchAryan. Swamy Desikan elaborated elegantly about their deep meanings ( yezhilAl urai seythu).Those commentaries enshrined in Thirucchinna Maalai Prabhandham attracted our minds powerfully to this Prabhandham ( maakAntham seythu ). The genrous One , who blessed us this way is the "SaakAntha Desikan" ( VedAntha /NigamAntha Desikan )of ThUppul agrahAram near Kaanchi . His SrIsookthis are the ones that nourish and protect us ( DEsikan vaachakamE yengaLukku Vaazhvu) . Taniyan 3: ******** paricchinamAna irunAl-yezhutthin pall vaNmai yelAm viricchu nalam peRa OdhavallOrkku intha mEdhinikkE maricchinna meeLAp-piRavAmal vaazhvikkum Maal Varadhar Thirucchinna Osai inimai uNDO maRRai dEvarukkE ? Thispaasuram is shaped in the form of a rhetoric question with its imlaid answer. This Paasuram poses a question and answers it without hesitation : Is there any one(dEvAs) qualified to possess the level of glory of Lord VaradarAjan and as a result enjoy the sweet nAdham of Thirucchinna Vaadhyam ? The answer is " defenitely not "and the most enjoyable Thirucchinna vAdhya nAdham belongs exclusively to the Supreme Lord of Hasthi Giri , Lord VaradarAjan . The famous question is : " Maal Vardahar Thirucchinna Osai inimai uNDO maRRai DEvarukkE ? " ( Can any other God or demi-god hope to gain the sweet sound of Thirucchinna Vaadhyam as a mark of honor to accompany the sanchArams of the most merciful VaradharAjan ? ). Swamy Desikan states clearly that there is no one , who is equal or superior to Lord VaradarAjan (SrIman NaarAyaNan as the archAvathAran at Kaanchipuram) and to qualify ofr the distinction of announcement of His arrival with the MangaLa dhvani of Thirucchinna Vaadhyam.Swamy states further that those BhaagavathAs , who can comprehend and reflect on the Meanings of the AshtAkshara Manthram elaborated in His Prabhandham will never ever be born in this Karma BhUmi due to the dhivyAnugraham of the DayALu , Lord VaradarAjan . The structure of Thirucchinna Maalai Prabhandham ***************************************** There are 11 Paasurams including the Phala Sruthi slOkam . Here is how the eleven paasurams are organized: 1. Elaboration of AkAram enshrined inside the PraNavam--Creation 2. Meaning of AkAram housed inside PraNavam--Rakshakathvam 3. Meaning of UkAram, MakAram & the associated fourth vibhakthi 4. Thirumanthiram: Meaning of "Nama: " sabdham 5. Meaning of NaarAyaNa Sabdham in Thirumanthiram 6.Meaning of th 4th case associated with NaarAyaNa Sabdham 7. Meaning of Dhvayam 8. Meaning of Charama SlOkam 9. The sacred sports of VaradarAjan as Lord KrishNa 10. The collected meanings of the thre rahasyams 11. Only those who do not seek evanescent pleasures will enjoy the Thirucchinna Maalai Prabhandham. In the subsequent postings , we will add the line by line meanings of each paasuram to enjoy the arrival of Lord VaradarAjan in our homes . 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