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SrI :

Dear BhakthAs of Periya PerumAL :

The 14th SlOkam compares Lord RanganAtha to the Ocean/Samudhram :

MaNivara-ruchi-vaahee matsya-roopam dhadhAnO
     lalitha-dhavaLa-sankhO langayannEva vElAm
vidhrutha-bhuvana-bhArO veekshyasE RangadhAman
     apara iva vapushmAnApagAnAnAmadheesa:

Dr.S. PadmanAbhan's Comments on this slOkam
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The Lord of Srirangam is compared to an ocean containing many a precious
gem ( MaNivara-ruchi-vaahee) , varieties of  fish (matsya roopam dhadhAnO)
and also  white conches ( lalitha dhavaLa sankhO) . The Ocean never
transgresses the limit ( langannEva vElAm ) and contains all the waters in
itself ( Bhuvana-bhArO) . As for Lord RanganAtha , these same words can be
applied in a double entendre manner to show His Saadharmyam (Similarity)
with the Ocean . Lord RanganAtha is bedecked with a number of Jewels
( MaNivara-ruchi-vAhee) ; He too has the Matsyaa( as the form during
the MatsyA incarnation = matsya-roopam-dhadhAnO) ; He holds a white
conch named Paanchajanyam ( lalitha dhavala sankhO) ; He supports
the Universe ( Bhuvana bhArA ) and does not waste time (vElA ) , that is ,
delay in saving His devotees from distress .

Swamy ParAsara Bhattar's Introduction
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NaayantE ! Thou art the embodiment of another kind of Samudhram
( VadivudaitthAna  vERu oru samudhram ) . You created the water first
thru pancheekaraNam ( Mixing of panchabhUthams in different
proportions to create different entities) : " nanmai punal paNNi ,
Naanmukhanaip-paNNi " . You created the benovolent water
first and then Brahma dEvan . Sruthi states: " aapO vaa idhamagrE
salilamEva Aaseeth " ( at the beginning of creation , water alone
existed in the form of ocean ) . Therefore First srushti is Jalam /
Samudhram . On that Ocean , the Lord rested on AdhisEshan
( ThAnOr peruneer tannuLLE thORRi , athanuL kaNN vaLarum ") .
Brahma dEvan came next and the Lord entered inside him to
create the four kinds of Srushti ( DevAs , humans , animals and
insentients ) . To protect these four kinds of Srushti , the Lord
willed to exist in the VyUha , Vibhava , antharyAmi and Archaa
forms . Oh Lord of Srirangam ! You are now ready to enjoy Your
Thirumanjanam to reduce the thApa thrayam of the Jeevans .
Hence  , it is appropriate to compare You to the Jala Tatthva-
roopa Samudhram .

Bhattar's commentary on the slOkam passages
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1. MaNivara-ruchi-vaahee: The saamyam (Similarity between the Ocean
and Yourself) is along these lines : Your hue is that of MaNi shyAmam
( of that of Indhra Neela gem) . Samudhram is described as " kuvalaya-daLa
shyAmala ruchi: " . Both of You have the ShyAmaLa ruchi .

2. Matsya Roopam dhadhAna: You have been saluted as : " Matsya roopa !
NamOsthutE ! " . You took MatsyAvathAram . The Ocean ( Samudhram)
houses gigantic fish forms like the whale and sharks ( Timimakara
timingilAdhi mathsyai: athigahanO ) .

3. Lalitha dhavaLa sankha: NaayantE ! Sri RangarAjaa ! You adorn
the white conch named Paanchajanyam in your hand . Samudhram
has many conches inside it : " MalarmEl Mangayum Sangamum
tanguhinRa alai kadal " .

4. LankayannEva vElAm : NaayantE ! You do not transgress the protocol
(MaryAdhai) established by You ( MaryAdhAnAm cha lOkasya karthA
KaarayithA cha Sa: ) . As for Samudhram , it never transgresses its  shores
( YathA vElAm hi Saagara: ").

5. Vidhrutha bhuvana bhAra: NaayantE ! You support this earth and all
the universes ( " VishNunA vidhrutE BhUmi : , Vaiyyam yEzhum kaNDAL
PiLLai VaayuLE " ) . All the seven worlds were inside Your mouth  as seen by
Your mother YasOdhA ( SishumukhE dhrushtvA samastham jagath ) .
As for samudhram , Bhuvana sabdham is Jala ParyAyam ( Jalam/
samudhram is another name/ParyAyam for bhuvanam/universe ). Hence ,
Samudhram can be considered as " Vidhrutha Bhuvana bhAra: "

Oh RanganAthA ! There is thus saamyam between Yourself and
Samudhram in many ways .

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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