Sri:
Dear Sri RanganAtha BhakthAs :
In this slOkam , Swamy Desikan wonders as to why the Lord of
Srirangam , who is totally fearlesss from anything and anybody
carries weapons like Chakram , Sword , Mace and bow . Swamy
Desikan gives next the answer to his own question .
SlOkam 11
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apArTa ithi niscchitha: praharANAdhi-yOgas-Tava
svayam vahasi nirbhayas-tadhapi RangapruTveeswara
svarakshanam ivAbhavath praNatha rakshaNam ThAvakam
yadhAttha paramArTavinniyatham antharAthmEthu tE
(Meaning & Comments ) : Oh Lord of Srirangam ( Ranga PruTveeswara ) !
It has been established (niscchitha: ) that the possession of aayudhams
( PraharANAdhi yOga: ) is fruitless ( apArTa ithi) for You . Oh Lord ! You are
totally free of fear from anyone or any thing . The whole world and its
beings are indeed afraid of trespassing Your injunctions and Vidhis .
Inspite of this (Tadhapi) , Thou who art fearless (nirbhaya: Thvam)
bear out of Your own sankalpam five weapons on Your body . It may
appear odd that You hold on to the weapons although You really
do not need them at all . There is a sound reason however for Your
"strange " act . You have publicly declared in Your GithOpanishad
that a Jn~Ani, who comprehends You well and has great affection
for You is surely (niyatham) Your anhtaryAmi ( Yath ParamArTavith tE
niyatham antharAthmaa ithi Aattha) . When You protect these dear ones
(thAvakam PraNatha rakshaNam) , that act is equivalent to defending
Yourself (SvarakshaNam iva abhavath). Therefore , it becomes clear
that You are bearing all these weapons for Your dear one's protection .
SlOkam 12 :
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lagishDa sukha-sangadhai: svakrutha karma nirvartithai:
kalathra sutha sOdharAnuchara Bhabdhu-samBhandhibhi:
dhana prabhruthikairapi prachura bheethi bhEdhOttharai:
na Bhibhrathy dhruthim PrabhO ThvadhanubhUthi bhOgArTina:
(Meaning and Comments) : Oh Lord of Thiruvarangam ! Those Mumukshus/
bhOga arTina: ( those who desire Moksha sukham) enjoy Your beauty
and auspicious attributes (Thvath anubhUthi: ) without stopping . They
do not turn their attention to alpa sukhams ( laghishta sukham) arising from
their karmAs ( sva krutha karma nirvarthithai: ) . In this world , human beings
are linked with wife , children , brothers, sisters , servants and other
relatives
befitting their accumulated karmaas ( Paapams and PuNyams) . Similarly ,
they are blessed with different levels of wealth that is defined by their
karmAs .
The joy arising from these family members and the wealth however are
insignificant
and perishable. Since the possession of these families and wealth leads
ultimately
to all kinds of anxieties and sorrows in the efforts to protect them , lot of
fear
(Bheethi about losing them) results . SamsAris have hence fitful enjoyment of
these insignificant wealth and are always filled with fear of all kinds (
Prachura
bheethi ) . The Mumukshu in contrast to the SamsAri knows that all the wealth
and family resulting from one's karmAs will not give lasting happiness (
sva-krutha
karma nirvarthithai: prachura bheethi bhEdha uttharai: Bhandhu samBhandhibhi:
dhana prabhruthibhi: dhruthim na Bhibhrathy) . Therefore , the wise Mumukshus
derive their pleasure ( dhruthi) by enjoying Your dhivya soundharyam ,
dhivyAthma
roopam and anantha kalyANa guNams and seek the lasting pleasures of Moksha
anugraham this way .
SlOkam 13
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na vakthumapi SakyathE naraka-garbha- vaasAdhikam
vapusccha Bhahu-dhAthukam nipuNa-chinthanE thAdhrusam
thrivishtapamukham taTA Tava padhasya dhEdheepatha:
kimathra na bhayAspadham bhavathy RangapruTveepathE
(Meaning and comments) : Oh Emperor of Srirangam ( Ranga PruTvee PathE )!
Human beings go through the cycles of births and deaths as a result of their
karmAs that they have accumulated . As a result , they experience life in
narakams
(naraka vaasam) on death and suffer stay in different wombs (garbha vaasam ).
These enforced stays are not fit to be described without invocation of fear
(na vakthumapi SakyathE naraka-garbha vaasAdhikam) . When one thinks
intensively ( NipuNa chinthanE ) , this body we celebrate is an admixture of
many loathsome dhAthus( flesh , blood , fat , bones etc) and also causes
disgust ( Bahu dhAdhukam vapu: cha vakthum api na SakyathE) . It is not
some thing to talk about with pride .
Oh RanganAtha ! Your abode at Sri Vaikuntam is JyOthirmayam
and Parama Paavanam . It removes all fears .
When we compare Your matchless abode (nithya VibhUthi)
with Svarga lOkam and other celebrated places of residence for
the dEvAs , they all feel like Narakam .The comfort of Svarga lOkam
and sukhams there can not even be spoken about in the same breath
with Sri Vaukuntam . In this context , where are the sthAnams in this earth
that do not contribute to fear . Emperors and their vassals are afraid of
losing his sthAnam by enemies . All other lofty sthAnams cause only fear
in the minds of occupants . SamsAra bheethi only grows for occupants of
these earthly sthAnams and perishable wealth .
Srimath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil V.Sadagopan
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