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 ?
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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:
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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
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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 .
NarAyaNa , NaarAyaNa , NaarAyaNa
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradachAri Sadagopan
Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka
SrivaNN Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama:
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