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SrI:

Dear Sri RanganAtha BhakthAs :

Let us study the second slOkam of Sri Abheethi Sthavam today :

dayA SiSirithAsayaa : manasi mE sadhA jAgru :
  SriyAadhyushitha vakshasa : Sritha maruddhvrudhA saikathA:
jagath dhuritha gasmarA: jaladhi Dhimbha Dambha sphrusa:
  sakruth praNatha rakshaNa praTitha samvidha: samvidha:

(meaning) : Lord RanganAtha , the Param JyOthi  at Srirangam
(Rangadhuryam yEthath maha:) is residing on the shoals of sand
of the island between the Cauvery and Coleron rivers .  Sri Devi has Her
abode on His chest forever to ensure that Her Lord's Dayaa never diminishes.
Her heart is filled with cool compassion for the janthus . Her Lord's mind
is hence filled with the dayaa  for the suffering SamsAris weighed down by
their huge assembly of sins . He is determined to chase away the sins of
these people . His blessings can be realized through the mere  meditation on
the soundharyam of His divine body ( SubhAsrya ThirumEni) . He has
asAdharaNa dhivya soundharyam , beautiful hue and majesty . The combination
of His divine beauty , dark blue color and raaja gambheeram makes us
wonder whether He appeared as the ArchA Moorthy first on this earth
from Brahma lOkam ; later during His vibhava avathAram as
Lord Raamachandra , He declared before the whole  world at
the sea shore that He will never  abandon anyone , who sought
His protection even once . He has stated there that it
was His vratham to protect those , who sought the refuge of His lotus
feet . May the various appearances of Lord RanganAthA's divine ThirumEni
reside permanently in my (Swamy Desikan's) mind !  This is the prayer of
Swamy Desikan form his distant post at Sathyagalam in Karnataka longing for
the sEvA of Lord RanganAtha and restoration of the nithyArAdhanams
at Srirrangam and for the quenching of the fears of the devotees of
Sri RanganAtha caused by the ruthless Muslim invaders .

Additional Observations on the Second slOkam
****************************************************
In the first slOkam , Swamy Desikan stated that he reflects on
and prostrates before the MahA tEjas united with  Sri RanganAyaki
at Srirangam ( Ramaa Sakahm Ranga dhuryam yEthath kimapi
Maha: adheemahE ). Swamy Desikan described further that this
MahA tEjas ( oLip-pizhampu) generates fearlessness for those ,
who have sought its protection (yath jushAm abheethi:) and causes
fear in those who discard it ( yath avadheerithAnAm bhayam ) .

This thought on the dual effect of the tEjas of the Lord is similar to that
expressed by Swamy KurEsar in the 56th slOkam of His Sri Vaikunta Sthavam :
" nithyAnukoolam anukoola-nruNAm  , parEshAm udhvEjanamcha Tava tEja
udhAharanthy "  . For those , who are His devotees , His tEjas is eternally
relishable (niranthara bhOgyam) . For those who turn their face away
from His rakshaNam ( Aasraya parAngmukhAls) , that tEjas will be fearsome
(ugram) and would be like the intensely scorching Sun during the time of
praLayam.

In the second slOkam , Swamy Desikan prays for the boon of this tEjas
( maha:) with MahA Lakshmi on its chest  in all its forms take a permanent
seat in his heart lotus ( SriyA adhyushitha vakshasa:  samvidha: mE manasi
sadhA jaagruyu : ) . Swamy Desikan points out that the Sri DEvi seated on
the Lord's chest has a cool heart filled with intensive compassion for Her
erring children ( Dayaa sisiritha Aasayaa SriyA ) .

The Lord of SrI DEvi / Sri RanganAyaki has His home on the shoals of sand
found in the island of Srirangam ( Sritha maruddhvrudha saikathA : ). He is
the mighty One , who destroys the sins of the people of this world ( Jagath
dhuritha ghasmaran) . He quelled the pride of the haughty king of the Oceans
at ThiruppullANi ( Jaladhi Dimbha Dambha sphurusa: ) .He has made a vow
before the people of the world that He will never abandon any one , who has
sought His protection even once ( sakruth praNatha rakshaNa praTitha
samvidha: ) .

Swamy Desikan revokes before his mind's eyes all these forms ( samvidha:)
of the Lord of Srirangam and prays for the eternal residence of these
various forms stay etched in his mind ( samvidha: mE manasi sadhA jAgruyu:).

Srimath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan

P.S : Dear SishyAs and AbhimAnis of Ahobila Matam :

I  welcome your support yathA sakthi for the upcoming
79th Birthday Celebrations of HH Srimath Azhagiya Singar .
Please let me know of your pledges for suporting this
kaimkaryam .



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