SrI:
Dear BhakthAs of Swamy Desikan :
Today , we will study the next three paasurams of
Swamy Desikan's Mey Viratha Maanmiyam .
215) Brahma DEvan's commnad to Visvakarman
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Yetthisai nilanum yeythi arum tavam seyhtha nannAL
Satthiya viratham selvAi yenRa ohr urayin sArvAl
atthisai senRu azhaitthu angu amararil yeduppAn tannai
utthara vEdhi sey yenRu urai aNangu iRai uraitthAn
(Meaning): The Lord of Saraswathi commanded VisvakarmA,
the architect of the DevAs to construct an Utthara Vedhi to
accomodate the Yaaga Vedhi (Yaaga SaalA ) for performing
AswamEdha Yaagam at a sacred site known as Sathya Vratha
KshEthram . This Brahma Devan did after listening to the divine
voice (asariree ) commanding him to go to Sathya Vratha KshEthram to
perform his elected yaagam . The divine voice instructed Brahma
after Brahma performed a severe penance seeking the directions
from the Lord about the most appropriate location to perform
the planned AswamEdha Yaagam.
Additional Comments: In the earlier prabhandha paasuram ,
Swamy Desikan referred to the agitated state of mind of
BrahmA over the impact of his KarmAs , which stood in the way of
the direct visualization of the Lord . He performed additional Tapas
and still could not see the Lord and was mortified over his
pitiable state. At that ime , the asarIree told Brahma that
his mind will become tranquil to see the Lord only after
performing 1,000 AswamEdha Yaagams .BrahmA was
worried that it will be very difficult to complete those
long yaagams and it will take a long, long time for finishing
them.The asariree responded and said that a single yaagam
performed at Sathya Vratha KshEthram would yield the fruits of
1,000 AswamEdha Yaagam and commanded BrahmA to go to
Kaanchi (Sathya Vratha KshEthram ), where the Lord resides
permanently on top of the Hasthi Giri . The asariree commanded
BrahmA to construct a Yaaga Saalai on top of Hasthi Giri and
perform the aarAdhanam of the Lord there through the Yaj~nam.
Brahma became delighted and called upon the architect of
DevAs to create that Uthara Vedhi for the Yaj~nam as well as
lovely accomodations for the participants and visitors
to the Yaj~nam at Kaanchi.Thus arose the Hasthi Giri
YaagasAla and the RaajadhAni of Kaanchi .
216) The Glories of Kaanchipuram
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Utthama amartalam amaitthathu ohr yezhil tanuvin uyttha kaNayAl
atthira arakkan mudi patthum oru kotthu yena uthirttha tiRalOn
matthu uRu mihuttha tayir moyttha veNnai vaitthathu uNNum Atthan idamAm
Athigiri patthar vinai totthu aRa aRukkum aNi AtthigiriyE
This is the 83rd Paasuram found in AdhikAra Sangraham dealing with
the SthAna VisEsha adhikAram of Srimath Rahasya Thraya Saaram ,
where the uniqueness of Kaanchipuram is celebrated.
(Meaning): Kaanchipuram is the KshEthram , where the heinous sins
of the chEthanams are utterly destroyed and in that context , Kanchi
is like the powerful Sudarsanam found in the hands of SrIman NaarAyaNan.
Here resides on top of Hasthi Giri , the heroic Lord , who cut asunder
the ten heads of RaavaNan in the mighty battle at Lankaa ; this is the same
Lord who showed valour as Veera Raaghavan during His RaamAvathAram
and demonstrated His soulabhyam during KrishNAvathAram , when He
swallowed copiously the navaneetham and curds in His Mother's house
and got tied by her to a mortar as punishmnet for His mischief.
217) BrahmA's delight over Visvakarman's creation
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TiNN-maNigaL ponnudunE sErthalAlum
sithayAtha nool vazhiyil sErtthiyAlum
vaNmai yezhum yeer iraNDu vaNNatthAlum
vAnavarkkum viyappAna vahuppinAlum
oNmayudai vaasi viLi osayAlum
oru kaalum azhiyAtha azhahinAlum
MaNN-mahaLArku alankAram yenna mannum
mathiL Kacchi nahar kaNDu MahiznthittAnE
(Meaning): Thus , the Kaanchi rAjadhAni created at the command of
BrahmA by ViswakarmA embraced all the rules of Silpa Saasthram .
In many sections, the gems encrusted in gold showed their glorious
lustre. The people of four varNams followed precisely their VarNAsrama
dharmams in this divine city .The neighing of aristocratic horses filled
the air everywhere demonstrating the richness of the city.Kaanchi was
resplendent as an exquisite aabharaNam for the Earth itself and drew
the admiration of the DevAs .Brahma saw the supreme beauty of this
RaajadhAni and was immensely pleased over the thought that it would be
the most appropriate setting for his AswamEdha Yaagam .
Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,
SrI NaarAyaNa YathIndhra MahA DesikAya Nama:
Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan
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