SrI:
Dear Sri Ranganatha BhakthAs :
Let us study the meanings of the 22nd SlOkam and
the commentary of Swamy ParAsara Bhattar :
kriyAdarsE darsE kruthamukhavidhinAmupagathE
pravruttha-snAnansthvam paramudayasE RangadharENa
prakarshENOdhBuddha dhvijakulamasEsham prathidisam
prahrushDA padhmOrvee bhavathi cha jagath-dhvasta-thimiram
Dr.S.Padmanabhan's Comments :
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Here , Bhattarcompares the Lord to the Sun .At the auspicious
time of darsa ( AmAvasyai/New Moon ) marked by the performance of
sacrifices , etc., the Lord is given the ablutions ( Thirumanjanam) .
His two consorts , Padmaa (SrI Devi) and Urvi ( BhUmi DEvi ) are
full of joy and in alld irections , one can see mutitudes of dhvijAs
( twice born/Brahmins) up and active. The darkness of the world is
dispelled and beds of lotuses (Padmaa) become fully blossomed .
All the birds (dhvijA ) wake up and fill the directions with their
chirping notes .
Bhattar's Commentary
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1) KriyAdarsE darsE kruthamakavidheenAmupagathE Pravruttha-
snAnasthvam paramudhayasE : Darsam means AmAvAsyai /New Moon.
On this New Moon day , the special ritual of Ishti has to be done by
those who do daily AgnihOthram . They have to do PaarvaNa hOmam
besides Ishti ( Ishti PaarvaNAdhi vidhyAnushtAna kramam) on New Moon
days . Bhattar says : "KriyAdarsE darsE kruthamakhavidheenAm upagathE":
Oh RanganAthA ! Your KaimkaryaparALs follow Your sankalpam & Aj~nA/
Command ( Sruthi Smruthir-MamaivAj~nA " ) .They do the aj~nA paripAlanam
( execution of Your commands) .You have to synchronize Your activities
with those KaimakryaparALs since darsam( New Moon ) is their aadarsam
( exemplary waypost ) . On such an AmAvasyai day , You undergo Thirumanjanam
befitting Your rules .
2.RangadharaNE udhayasE : Oh RanganAthA ! Your udhayam ( arising) is seen
duirng this AmAvasyai day .During the sunrise of this darsam ( AmAvAsyai) ,
all the Vaidhika KarmAs are seen in the world ( " DarsathtilE
AdhityOdhayatthil
sarvakruthyangaLum viswatthil kaaNalAi irunthathu " ) .
3) prakarshaNOdhbudhda dhvijakulam asEsham prathidisam : During Sunrise ,
all birds and animals in all directions shake themselves from their state of
sleep and awaken . During Your udayam (awakening) , the assembly of dEvAs
headed by Brahmaa achieve their heights of awakening and meditate on You .
4) prahrushtaa PadhmOrvee : At Sunrise , the kshEthram achieves vikAsam
( athyantha sukham and spreadign brightness) . When You enjoy Your
Thirumanjanam ,
Both MahA Lakshmi ( PadmA ) and BhUmi DEvi ( Urvee) become joyous (
prahrushtA: ) .
5) Jagathdhvastha timiram : At Sunrise , the world will shed the night's
darkness
and the earth becomes filled with blossoming lotuses ( PadhmOrvee) in the
lotus ponds .
As a result of Your enjoying the sacred bath , the sins (timiram) of all
sentients are
destroyed . Sakala Paapams of theose who sought Your refuge are banished .
Swamy ParAsara Bhattar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,
Daasan , Oppiliappan KOil VaradAchAri Sadagopan
Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka
Srivan Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama:
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