SrI :
Dear BhakthAs of Periya PerumAL :
It is customary to eulogize PerumAL as the Ocean of auspicious attributes
in general and particularly as the embodiment of Kashamaa ( patience and
frobearance) , DayA ( Compassion ) , Bhaktha sulabhan ( easy of approach
by His devotees) and Maadhuryam ( delectable Parama BhOgyam ) and other
single KalyANa GuNams . This is the way of our PoorvAchAryAs to salute
the Lord . It is in this context , AchArya RaamAnuja saluted Sri RanganAtha
as " asankyEya KalyANa guNaganouka MahArNava " ( Ocean of limitless ,
auspicious attributes ) , apaara karuNAAmbhudhE ( shoreless ocean of
Mercy ) and "aasritha Vaathsalyeika JaladhE " ( Ocean of vaathsalyam
to those , who seek His protection like PrahlAdha) .
Bhattar arrived before Lord RanganAtha on two different occasions of
Sri RanganAthA's Thirumanjanam and was moved to compare the Lord
to a Mahaa Samudhram ( Mysterious , Marvellous , Mighty ocean of infinite
dimensions) . Swamy ParAsara Bhattar blessed us with two seperate
Thirumanjana Kattiyam slOkams commemorating those two anubhavams .
One of the slOkam is filled wih poetic alankAram displaying the poetic
genius of Bhattar. The other is filled with VedAnthic doctrines .
Bhattar is so versatile that every one of his Sri Sookthis and their
VyAkhyAnams are filled with the treasures ofthe highest order .
Dr.S.Padmanabhan in his Doctoral thesis ( Parasara Bhatta and
his contributions to VisishtAdhvaitha) covers in detail the poetic
genius and versatality of Bhattar :
1) Usage of 45 poetic metres in his 337 slOkams including some
rare metres like Sasikalaa , Rukmavati , PrastArikaa , indravajra et al
2) Many sabdhAlankAraas/Figures of Speech (Both sabdha/ sound &
ArThA/Meaning : (1) anuprAsa/alliteration , (2) Upamaa/Comparison ,
(3) UtprEksha /Imagining of One object under the guise of another ,
(3) Roopaka / Metaphor and SlEshaa/double meanings . SlEshaa is used
abubdantly by Bhattar in Thirumanjana Kattiyam slOkams .
Dr.PadmanAbhan refers to the other distinguishing aspects of Bhattar's
poetry filled with BhAvam and rasam , which we meet again and again in the
Thirumnajana Kattiyam slOkams on Lord RanganAtha : (1) PrasAda /
" clarity of word and meaning ", (2) Ojas / " capacity of the composition
to kindle the mind of a reader or listener , (3) Samataa/ balanced
expressions , (4) Kaanti/ elegance , and (5) Susabdhaa/employment of
refined words and expressions .
Let us now revert back to the enjoyment of the 13th SlOkam :
Marakatha-maNi-ramyam ramya-mANikya-mukthA phala
vilAsitha-gAthram praspurath-gandha-vaaham
vihitha vividha-janthum prOlassan-meenaleelam
sugama-jalanidhim ThvAm manmahE RangarAja
Dr. S. PadmanAbhan's comments: In this slOkam , we find Lord Rangaraja
identified with an ocean ( jalanidhi) . The Ocean is dark green in color
like the Marakata gems and has its body dazzling with a number of pearls
and such other precious stones . It has its own aroma . It is the abode of
a variety of aquatic beings , including the giant fish (meena ) . Lord
RangarAja has a number of ornaments made of Marakata and brilliant
pearl aabharaNams . His body emits wonderful fragrance . He has created
a variety of beings and assumed the form of a giant fish (Meena) .
Bhattar's VyAkhyAnam on the individual passages of this slOkam :
NaayantE ! The Thirumanjana sEvai of Yours reminds us of an Ocean for
the following reasons :
1. Marakatha MaNi ramyam : The Ocean looks dark green like Marakatha
MaNi (gem) . As for You , Your hue is like a dark emerald : " Vaamanan yenn
Marakata VaNNan " , " Raamam Markata SyAmam " .
2. Ramya-mANIkya-mukthA-phala-vilasitha gAthram : The Ocean is known for
its treasures of MaaNikkam (rubies) and pearls . As for You , my Lord ! Your
dhivya MangaLa vigraham is shining with Rathna aabharaNams and
pearl necklaces .
3. Praspurath GandhavAham : The Ocean will have the appearance of wind-
swept waves ( " Vaarithir-mAruthOthkshipta Ranga chathurAkruthi " ) . My
Lord !
when it comes to You , You emanate the fragrance of Camphor , Sandal Paste
adn Kumkumam used in Your Thirumanjanam .
4. Vihitha Vividha janthum : The Ocean will have a multitude of different
animals and fishes . As for You , My Lord ! You are characterized by
the limitless Jeevans with differences in their Svaroopa, Roopa guNa
vibhava Iswaryams as Your body .
5. PrOllasan MeenalOlam : The Ocean will be noted for the playful
movements of its assembly of fishes . My Lord ! You will be MeenalOlan
as enjoyed through Your MatsyAvathAra Leelais : " alai kadal neer kuzhambha,
- - - muthuhil malaikaLai meethu koNDu varumeenai maamalai " . AzhwAr
enjoys the MatsyAvathAram (gigantic form of a Fish ) of the Lord here .
The Saadharmyam ( Similarity) of the Lord with the Ocean during the occasion
of His Thirumanjanam reminds Bhattar of the AzhwAr MangaLAsAsanam :
"MaamaNiyum MalarmEl Mangaiyum sankhamum tanguhinra alai kadal
pOnRivar aarkol " ( who is this One looking like the wavy ocean adorned by
the many gems , MahA Lakshmi and Paanchajanyam ) .
SrI RanganAtha ParabrhamaNE Nama:
Daasan , Oppiliappan KOil VaradAchAri Sadagopan
Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka
Srivan Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama:
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