SrI: Dear Sudarsana BhakthAs: Today , we will bask under the warmth of the 3rd and the 4th slOkams of SrI Sudarsana Sathakam. SlOkam 3: ********** poorNe poorais-sudhAnAm sumahathi lasathassOma BhimBhAlavAlE BaahA saakhAvaruddha kshithi- gagana dhivascchakrarAja-dhrumasya jyOthiscchadhmA pravALa: praKAditha sumanas-samphadhutthamsa LakshmIm pushNan nAsAmukhEshu pradhisathu bhavathAm samprakarsham praharsham Here the boon granting Sudarsana BhagavAn is visualized as the Karpakaa tree and the abundance of flowers on that boon-yielding dhivya vruksham is described.The recitation of the slOkam will remove one's worries and klEsams and confer undecaying happiness to the upAsakan. The benediction by SrI Koora NaarAyaNa Jeeyar is: " JyOthi: BhavathAm praharsham pradhisathu " May the JyOthi of Sudarsanar confer on You supreme Joy ! (Meaning of the SlOkam): The JyOthi of Lord Sudarsanar is the embodiment of perfection and is filled with amrutha pravAham /nectarine flow ( PoorNE poorai: sudhAnAm).It shines in the glorious fields of chandra bhimbham ( Sumathi lasath Soma BhimBhAlavAlE). This ChakrarAjan shines like the KalpagA tree , whose sacred hands spread everywhere from Earth, Sky and Svarga lOkam and is notable for its abundance of flowers on those branches . The jyOthi spreads everywhere and adorns all it touches as SirObhUshanam . It exceeds the wealth seen at Deva lOkam and beautifies all it touches.May this tender shoot of Sudarsana JyOthi grant You the rarest kind of exultation and Joy ! Additional Notes: ***************** The comparison of the JyOthi of Lord Sudarsanar to Kalpa dhrumam ( Kalpaka tree) is beautiful. This divine tree is known for its power to grant all the boons that one seeks. In the previous slOkam , the benediction was : " ChAkram Maha: BhUthayE va: sphurathu". The tEjas of ChakrarAjan was invoked there to confer undiminishing wealth. Here, the prayer is for conferral of Supreme joy. In this slOkam , Lord SudarsanA's JyOthi , the power behind that boon granting capability is visualized as the celestial KalpakA tree/creeper known for its abundance of beautiful white blossoms (flowers). Pushpa samruddhi reminds the poet of the cool rays of the comforting Moon with its abundant nectraine flow . The branches of this tree filled with flowers is visualized as reaching every direction on earth, sky and svarga lOkam .VyApthi and unfettered presence of Sudarsana JyOthis is indicated here . That jYothi is blemishless and perfect (PoorNam). That JyOthi is filled with rejuvenating nectar ( SudhAnAm poorai:).It deines the wealth of the dEvAs ( JyOthis-cchadhmA pravALa: prakaDitha Sumanas- sampadhutthamsa LakshmIm). SrI KooranArAyaNa Jeeyar prays to this powerful and yet tender sprouts of Sudarsana JyOthi to confer superior ( saprakarsham ) Joy that stands out. Praharsham is extreme joy or rapture. Jeeyar prays that "Praharsham"(Joy) is delivered with " Saprakarsham " ( exceedingly well ). The complete prayer is: "Chakra Raaja JyOthi: bhavathAm saprakarsham Praharsham pradhisathu ". SlOkam 4: ********* aarAdhArAth sahasrAth visarathi vimathakshEpa dhakshAdhya dhakshAth naabhEr-bhAsvath-nAbhEr nijabhava paricchinna bhUmEsccha nEmE: aamnAyair-EkakaNDai: sthutha- mahimamahO Maadhaveeyasya hEthE: TaddhvO dhikshvEdamAnam chathasrushu chatura; pushyatAth pUrushArTAn The prayer and revelation here is that the tEjas/JyOthi of ChakrarAjan arising from all His limbs will bless uswith all the four PurushArTams: aRam,poruL, inbham , veedu (Dharma, arTa, Kaama mOksham). This Chakram of the Lord has the glory of being praised with one voice (yEka KaNdam) by the VedAs (AamnAyai: yEka kaNDai:sthutha:).The JyOthi from that HethirAjan spreads from aram to aram , from aksham to aksham and from Naabhi to aram and from aram to aksham and back and forth.It is a continous , great ball of flames enveloping Lord Sudrsanan. It is a mangaLa jyOthi. (meaning ): The limbs of Sudarsana BhagavAn are Aram , Aksham , Naabhi and nEmi. The JwAlai that shoots out of these limbs of the Lord is revered as Sudarsana JwAlai. May that Sudarsana JwAlai confer on You the boons of the four kinds of life's quests! Additional Notes: ***************** Aram means the spokes of a wheel orspokes of a round rotating entity.Here, it is the spoke of a time wheel (Kaala chakram) as well.ArANAm samUha: (assembly of Aram) is derived as Aaaram here . Aksha: means axle . naabhi means navel or navel like cavity or the nave of a wheel or epicenter of a wheel. nEmi means the circumference of a wheel. All these four limbs of HethirAjan genarate abundant , sacred JyOthi that has the power to confer the four-fold purushArTams on the UpAsakAs. There will be detailed salutations to these four limbs of Lord Sudarsana in the subsequent slOkams of this Sathakam by Koora NaarAyana Jeeyar . Jaya Jaya SrI Sudarshana , Jaya Jaya SrI Sudarsna Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan
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