ChithrabhAnu Kaarthikai Krishna Paksha panchami, Poosam SrI: Dear BhakthAs: Let us enjoy the fourth slOkam of Sri DEvanAyaka PanchAsath today: SlOkam IV *********** Maathas-thvamBuruhavAsini kimchidhEtath vij~npyathE mayi kurushva taTA prasAdham AakarNayishyathi yaTA VibhudhEswarastE prEyanasou pruTuka jalpithavan madhukthim Extended Meaning ***************** Swamy Desikmn makes a moving appel to the dhivya KaruNAmayi, SrI HEmAbhjavalli ThAyAr , the divine consot of DEvanAyaka PerumAL of ThiruvahIndhrapuram in this slOkam . In the previous slOkam , Swamy Desikan made reference to the sacred utterances (sUnrutha ukthi) of ancient bards like Sage ValmIki and pinted out their Ukthis had Vedic base . Here , Swamy Desikan refers to his own utterings ( Madh Ukthi)and appeals to his most compassionate Mother to treat them as the lisps and prattlings (Mazhalai sol ) of a baby and plead for him with Her powerful Lord , who will never ignore Her recommendations . Swamy Desikan sayshere : " Oh Mother , who resides on the red lotus flower ! adiyEn has to bring to Your attention a small matter (i-e)., adiyEn has commenced my effort to eulogize Your Lord , DEvanAyakan. Out of His affection for You , He will not brush aside any pleas/requests that You make. You must intercede with Him to accept this sthOtram of adiyEn with compassion even if it is full of blemishes , just as a father joyously enjoys the lispy prattlings of his child . You should make Him listen to my prattlings (sthOthram ) in this mode. Oh Mother HEmAbhja Valli! You must bless adiyEn with this boon . Additional Thoughts ******************** Swamy Desikan pleads for a boon with HEmAbjavalli ThAyAr this way : " Ambhuruha Vaasini ! Maatha ! Thvam mayi prasAdham kurushva! yEtath kimchith vij~nApyathE " . He actully asks for a PrasAdham . Swamy Desikan wishes to be the PrasAdha pAthram (object of the favor). PrasAdham refers to any thing offered to the Lord . PrasAdhanam means free from impurities . Swamy Desikan seeks the prasAdham of the Lord's svIkaraNam (acceptance )of his sthOthram even if it had blemishes and asks for His divine consort's intercession in this matter to acquire a favorable result. He asks Her to present his poetic naivEdhyam to Her Lord , make Him joyously accept it using Her own influence over Him and return to him that prasAdham . This is adiyEn's little plea ( yEtath kimchith vij~pyathE). You are so dear to Him and He is pulled towards You through His affection for You ( thE preyAn asou VibhudhEswara: YaTA aakarNayishyathi). Please use Your abundant influence over Your Lord and make Him accept my jalpanam ( babblings , prattlings , garrulous speech) which takes the form of a sthOthram about Your Lord. Please ask Him to accept it as His child's incoherent babbling ( Madh ukthim pruTuka jalpithavath YaTA aakarNayishyathi) Your Lord may not pay attention and may not choose to hear my prattle .You should help to make Him listen to my blemish filled babbling with intent and affection just as a Father would listen to his child's mazhalai .This is the prasAdham that I seek from You ! PurushakAra Samarpanam is made here to recieve the PrasAdham from the Lord by Swamy Desikan . Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE saraNam , SrI Taranga Mukha Nandini SamEtha SrI DeavanAyaka SwAminE nama: Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan/SaThakopan
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