Sri:
Dear Sri RanganAtha BhakthAs :
Let us study 6 more slOkams of Sri Abhithi Sthavam today
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SlOkam 19 :
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KayAdhu-sutha Vaayasa dhvirdha-pungava Dhroupadhee-
VibhIshaNa bhujangama vrajagaNa-Ambhareeshapaadhaya:
Bhavathpadha-samASrithA bhaya-vimukthymApuryaTA
labhEmahi TaTA vayam sapadhi RanganATa Thvayaa
(Meaning): Oh Lord of Srirangam ! Many bhakthAs of Yours got freedom
from their individual fears by performing SaraNAgathy at Your sacred feet .
For instance , Bhaktha PrahlAdhan's fears arising from his father , HiraNyan
was destroyed by You ; the crow that committed MahA aparAdhams to
Your PirAtti got freedom from fears caused by tYour BrahmAsthram that
was chasing the crow with intent to kill ; The king of elephants got freed
from the fearsome jaws of the crocodile ; Dhroupadhi got freedom from
the fears generated by the likes of DhucchAsanan ; DharmAthma VibhishaNan
got relief from the fears caused by his brother RaavaNan ; the snake KaaLiyan
was stomped by Your sacred feet and got freedom from his sorrows ;
the assembly of GopAs and Gopis were saved from the anger of Indhran
through Your rakshaNam with Govardhana Giri ; King Ambhareeshan
escaped from the fear caused by Sage DhurvAsar . There are many others ,
whose fears were removed , when they sought Your protection . May we also
follow the footsteps of these MahAthmAs , perform SaraNAgathy at Your
sacred feet and live lives free from fear !
(Comments) : " Vayam Sapadhi Thvayaa bhaya vimukthim labhEmahi "
is the prayer of Swamy Desikan to Sri RanganAtha . Are there precedents
to such an anugraham of freedom from fears by the Lord ? Yes , there are
many , many instances . Swamy reminds the Lord of those instances
and asks Him to bless us in a similar manner .
SlOkam 20
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bhayam Samaya RangadhAmani anitara abhilAsha spruSAm
Sriyam BahuLaya PrabhO Sritha-vipaksham unmoolaya
svayam samudhitham vapustava niSAmayantha: sadhA
vayam thridaSa nirvruthim bhuvi vindhEmahi
(Meaning): Oh Lord of Thiruvarangam ! In your dhivya dEsams reside many
ParamaikAnthis , who do not seek any goal other than You . Due to the Muslim
invasions , there is oppressive fear in their minds about interruptions in
worshipping You to their heart's content as before . Oh RanganAthA !
Please remove their fears ! When Sri VaishNavAs are abundant in Your
dhiva dEsam , it is an indescribable wealth (SrEyas) to Your raajadhAni .
Please grow this assembly of BhagavathAs of Yours at Srirangam !
Please cut asunder all the amangaLams that stand in the way of
Your BhagavathAs enjoying Your Saanidhyam ! Oh SarvEswara !
You are the One who blesses us with desired phalans in this and
the other world . When You grant us the boons of nithya Kaimkaryam
here and in Your Supreme abode , we remain contented and tranquil .
With Your chasing of our fears resulting from the foreign invaders ,
we will enjoy Your svayam-vyaktha Archaa ThirumEni to our utmost
and serve You to the fullest . As a result of this sukha anubhavam
at Srirangam , we shall experience the blessed status of Your
Nithya sooris ( enjoying their BrahmAnanandham) in Your Supreme abode
right here in the BhUlOka Vaikuntam on the banks of Cauvery .
(Comments) : The prayer here is : " Vayam svayam-samudhitham Tava vapu:
sadhA niSAmayantha: ThridaSa nirvruthim bhuvi vindhEmahi " . May we
be blessed with the BrahmAnandham enjoyed by the nithya sooris right
here at Srirangam thru the sevai of Your Self-manifested archai here .
To enable the realization of this desired boon , Swamy Desikan begs
the Lord to remove the prevailing fears of ParamaikAnthis committed to
serving and enjoying the Lord of Srirangam ( anitara abhilAsha-spruSAm
bhayam Samaya ) . Please grow the wealth of VaishNava SrI at Srirangam !
( Sriyam BahuLaya) ; Please root out the enemies of Your BhAgavathAs
( Sritha vipaksham unmoolaya ) .
SlOkam 21
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Sriya: pariBhruDE Thvayi Srithajanasya samrakshakE
sadhadhbhutha guNOdhadhaavithi samarpithOyam bhara:
prathikshaNamatha: param praTaya RangadhAmAdhishu
Prabhuthvam anubhAdhikm praTitha hEthibhir hEthibhi:
(Meaning) : Oh Lord of Thiruvarangam! You shine as the husband of
Periya PirAtti , who is the Mother of the Universe .You are prompted by Her
to protect the bhakthAs , who seek Your sacred feet for protection and to gain
freedom from their fears . You shine further as the One with no hEya guNams
(blemishes) and exists as a vast ocean of KalyANa guNams . Inspired by all these
divine aspects of Yours , we have laid the burden of our protection at Your
holy feet . There is yet one thing that You have to do now (i-e)., to exercise
Your intrinsic power ( svabhAvika adhikAram) every second by using
the radiant Sudarsana chakram on Your hand and all the other weapons
that You adorn . It is not only at this dhivya dEsam of Thiruvarangam but also
at other dhivya dEsams , where You are present in Your archA form , You must
use Your abundant and unlimited powers to protect us by removing all
the obstacles that confront us .
( Comments ): First Swamy Desikan salutes the Lord with addressing
Him as " Sriya: PariBruDE ( Bride groom of Periya PirAtti ) , Sritha Jana
samrakshaka ( protector of aasritha janams) and sadh-adhbhutha guNa
udhadhi( Ocean of lofty and mysterious kalyANa guNams) . Then Swamy
Desikan reminds the Lord : " Thvayi ayam bhara: ithi samarpitha: " . The
burden
of our protection has been placed at Your feet according to Your Saasthrams .
The word "ithi" is important here . The Bhara SamarpaNam has been done
according to Sath SampradhAyam . After wards , there is nothing for us to do .
You however have Your work cut out . From now ( atha: param) , it is your
duty every second to be wakeful to protect us . How do you discharge
Your obligatory responsibility as One , who has taken the vow of
SaraNAgatha RakshaNam ? For this purpose , please use the radiant
Sudarsanam on Your hand as well as all other weapons of Yours and
exercise Your soverignity as Prapanna Jana rakshakan at Your Sriranga
KshEthram ( praTitha hEthibhir-hEthibhi: anupAdhikam Prabhuthvam
RangadhAmE praTaya ) . At the same time , please forget the aasritha
janams at Your other dhivya dEsams , who are also experiencing fear
over interruptions in nithya kaimkaryams to You (RangadhAmAdheeshu
Prabhuthvam praTaya). Please protect adiyOngaL at every one of Your
abodes , where You are present in archA roopam !
SlOkam 22
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Kali-praNidhi-lakshaNai: kalitha-Saakya-lOkayathai:
thurushka-yavanAdhibhir-jagathi jrumbhamANam bhayam
prakrushta-nija-Sakthibhi: prasabhamAyudhai: panchabhi:
kshthi-thridaSa-rakshakai: kashapaya RanganAtha kshaNAth
(Meaning): Oh RanganAthA ! BhouddhAs and ChArvAkAs today
make propaganda about their fault-ridden mathams and are
set to destroy Your Parama Vaidhika Matham . The Muslims and
the Greeks (YavanAs) , who appear like special agents of Kali Pursushan
are causing immense injuries to all who follow Your srEshta Vaidhika
darsanam .The land is experiencing immense fear due to the activities of
all these four groups. That fear is growing further and further. Your five
weapons are very powerful in destroying the enemies of Your devotees.
They protect the assembly of Saadhu janangaL . Please use these powerful
weapons immediately with force and chase away the fear that is enveloping
this land !
(Comments): Swamy Desikan is getting restless that the damages done by
the muslim invaders and avaidhika matha vaadhis have not been chased away
by Lord RanganAtha yet for whatever reasons that the Lord might have . He gets
emboldened to suggest some thing even if it looks somewhat sharp . Swamy
Desikan's
intent is to nudge the Lord to take swift action with His five powerful weapons
and forcefully destroy the enemies to the Sath SampradhAyam and restore
tranquility by the removal of the fear that has gripped the people of the land .
Swamy Desikan reminds the omniscient Lord impatiently that the fear among
people is increasing minute by minute ( Jagathy jrumbhamANam bhayam) .
He appeals to the Lord with forcefulness : Please use Your five powerful
weapons , which have a history of protecting VaidhikAs , and destroy
these foreign invaders in a second forcefully ( prakrushta nija sakthibhi: ,
kshithi thridaSa rakshakai: , panchabhi: Aayudhai: turushaka-YavanAdheen
kshaNAth prasabham kshapaya ). Your weapons have real power as described
in the PanchAyudha SthOthram . They have prakrushta nija sakthi . They have
a history of being sent with Your sankalpam to protect dharmam and
Saadhu Janam and accomplish dhushta vinAsanam. They ( the weapons)
are five in number . Oh Lord choose one or more or all of them but quickly
put an end to these parivArams of Kali purushan . Please RESOLVE do so
with rapidiity and forcefully remove them form Your dhivya desam ,
where nithyArAdhanam for You has been interrupted .
SlOkam 23
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Didhi-prabhava-dEhibhith dahana-sOma-SooryAthmakam
tama: pramaTanam PrabhO samudhitha-asthra Bhurandham svatha:
svavrutthi vaSavarthitha thridasa-vrutthi chakram puna:
pravarthayathu dhAmni tE mahathy dharmachakra sTitham
(Meaning) : Oh Lord of Thiruvarangam ! The weapon of Chakram that You
hold on Your upper right hand is capable of splitting the bodies of the sons of
asura MaathA , Dhithi , who are the enemies of dEvAs ( Dhithi prabhava
dEha-bhith ) . When one looks at the lustre of this ChakrAyudham , it appears
like it has inside it the combined lustre of Agni , Chandran and Sooryan
( Dahana- SOma-SooryAthmakam) . This Aayudham is kown for its power
to remove not only external darkness but also internal darkness(tama:
pramaTanam) in the form of nescience (ajn~Anam) . All the other Aaayudhams
arose out of this ChakrAyudham and derive their power from
this disc weapon ( samudhitha asthra Brundham) . It also holds within itself
the lives of the DevAs , since it protects the dEvAs , whenever there is
a threat to their lives by the asurAs ( sva-vrutthi vaSa varthitha thrudaSa
vrutthi) .May this ChakrAyudham establish Vaidhika dharmam again at
Your abode of Srirangam by setting right the dharma chakram ( tE mahathy
dhAmni dharma chakra sTitim svatha: puna: pravartayathu) !
(Commnets ) : In the last slOkam , Swamy Desikan requested the Lord to use
anyone of His five weapons to destroy the enemies of ParamaikAnthis of
Srirangam . Quickly , Swamy Desikan realized that there may be confusion
in Lord's mind about choosing one over the other and give prominence to
that chosen weapon . Swamy Desikan emboldens himself to suggest to
the Lord that You do not need all the weapons . You can choose Your
ChakrAyudham in place of all the others . He cites the history of ChakrathAzhwAn
in previous battles of this kind and also suggests the power of all Aayudhams
were derived from ChakrAyudham (BhagavAn's sankalpa sakthi) . Swamy
Desikan's ShodAyudha SthOthram describes how all the weapons of the Lord
are residing in the 16 hands of ChakkaratthAzhwAn .He is the integrated essence
of all their individual powers . The revolving of the dharma chakram has been
tampered with by miscreants at Your sacred place of residence . Oh RangA !
Please order Your Chakram to reestablish (puna:pravarthaya) the dynamics of
the dharma chakram( dharma chakra sTithim) by itself (Svatha: ) .
SlOkam 24
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Manu prabhruthi mAnithE mahathy RangadhAmAdhikE
dhanuorabhava dhAruNair-dharam-udheeryamANam parai:
prakrushta guNaka SriyA VasudhA cha samdhukshitha:
prayuktha karuNOdhadhi: prasamaya svaskthyA svayam
(Meaning): Oh Lord of Thiruvarangam ! You are the abode of matchless
kalyANa guNams . Among them , You choose the guNam named KaruNai
mostly for helping the chEtanams . Hence You are recognized as KaruNai
Kadal or the ocean of Mercy . Your Sriranga VimAnam has been celebrated by
Law giver Manu and King MaandhAthA and has been worshipped by them .
The enemies assembled here are more ferocious than the asurAs and
are causing such hardships . We fear whether this great vimAnam of
Yours worshipped by sages and Kings will suffer from the heartless
invading Muslim army that has laid siege to Srirangam . Periya PirAtti
and BhUmi Devi will be praying to You for removal of our fears about
protection for the legendary Sriranga KashEthram . Oh Ranga RaajA !
Please put to use Your karuNai once again and with Your matchless
power chase away these dangers and remove our fears .
(Comments) : Oh Lord with celebrated lofty guNams ( Prakrushta GuNaka) !
The invading army consists of fierce and heartless people , whose cruelty is
worse than that of the asurAs . Being primitive marauders intent only on
plundering the riches of Your temple , they have no respect for Your VimAnam
worshipped by great sages and kings . We are full of fear about the desecrations
that would be caused to Your VimAnam and other parts of Your temple . We are
distraught . Knowing what we are going through , we are sure that MahA Lakshmi
and BhUmi Devi will be appealing to You to intervene and use Your apAra
KaruNA guNam and invincible power to remove our fears and restore
life back to where it was before the invasion . The heart of Swamy Desikan's
prayer is " Sva sakthyA svayam dharam prasamaya " . You do not need any
help in destroying the bheethi we are experiencing . Please take the iniitative
and chase away the invaders and restore things at Srirangam to normalcy .
Srimath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil V.Sadagopan
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