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TiruvahIndhrapuram RathnAngi Kainkaryam 

Prapatthi to the Lord

SANKALPA KALPA LATHIKAAM AVADHIM KSHAMAAYAA:
AAKAASA PURYAADHIPATHE: MAHISHEEM DAYAARDHRAAM I
VISVASYA MAATHARAM AKINCHANA KHAAMADHENUM
VISVAMBHARAAM ASARANA: SARANAM PRAPADHYE II

(MEANING):AdiyEn without any other source of support offer my prapatthi to the Pattamahishi of ThiruviNNagarappan , Sri Bhumi Devi .She is the kalpaka creeper , who blesses the adiyArs with all the boons that they seek . She is the boundary of forbearance . She is the Mother of the Universe . She is the divine KhaamadhEnu , who enriches all of her adiyaars with immeasuarable wealth . AdiyEn without any other means of protection surrender unto Her lotus feet .
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Sri Oppiliappan Uthsavar RathNangi Sevai

Sri Oppiliappan Uthsavar RathnAngi Sevai

Dear BhakthAs of Sri Vaikunta Nathan(ThiruviNNagarappan):

Now that Sri Bhumi Devi's MaaNiccka Kondai, Maragatha KiLi and Golden Jatakothsu Kaimkaryam has been completed , it is an appropriate time 
to offer prapatthi to ThiruviNNagarappan .  There are eleven moving Prapatthi slOkams that are recited before Oppiliappan by
His BhakthAs . I will take this opportunity to summarize their meaning in this series of postings .

Let us seek now His blessings to complete the last of the planned kaimkaryams (viz) ., the samarpaNam of Mutthangis for the uthsava mUrthys ( Ponnappan and BhUmi dEvi ) on Kaisika Ekaadasi of 1998 . We need a total of 50,000 Rupees ( $1,400 )  to complete this Kaimkaryam . The contribution  of $35 by 40 BhakthAs would help to complete  this last of the present series of Kaimkaryam  to the SaraNya Sampathis , who received and granted Prapatthi to NammAzhwAr .I pledge 10 % of the needed funds ( $140 ) . That would leave $ 1,260 , which could be raised from $35 contributions each by  36 BhakthAs . 

We have completed the taping of two tapes  realting to the Mahimai of Sri Oppiliappan .  One of them is a summary of AzhwAr's anubhavams
in Tamil . The second tape is a musical tribute to Sri Bhumi Devi samEtha Sri Oppiliappan . These two tapes will be presented to  the contributors to this kaimkaryam . Sri sampath rengarajan has kindly offered  to help with the duplication and  distribution of these two tapes . 


The individual items in the second tape are :

1. The GhantA Naadham (the peeling of the Big Bell) of Thiruppathi temple ( Swami Desikan is revered as the ghantAvathAram ) .

2. Naathasvaram piece: Bowlai Raagam

3. Gottu Vadhyam : Nava Raaga VarNam of PattaNam SubramaNya Iyer 

4. Nyaasa Dasakam rendering by Srimathi SanthAnam Jayalakshmi 

5. One Paasuram of Thirumangai by VidvAmsini Srimathi Vedavalli 

6. TWELVE Krithis on Oppiliappan by Vidvamsani Padma Veeraraghavan -- Neethimathi  Raagam , 60th MeLa KarthA

7. ShaNmukha PriyA , 56th MeLa Raagam 

8. VakuLabharaNam , 14th MeLa Raagam 

9. AbhOgi Krithi

10. Navaneetham , 40th MeLa Raagam

11. Raaga Maalikai 

12. ChArukEsi , 26th MeLa Raagam

13. Ranjani Krithi

14. Mohana Raaga Krithi

15. Desika MangaLam by VidvAmsini 
Jayalakshmi SanthAnam 

16. SaavEri Krithi

17. Svara SammELanam Krithi ( Bhajan )

18. Hemavathi , 58th MeLa Raaga Krithi 

THE FIRST SLOKAM OF AKAASA NAGAREESA PRAPATTHI
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SANKALPA KALPA LATHIKAAM AVADHIM KSHAMAAYAA:
AAKAASA PURYAADHIPATHE: MAHISHEEM DAYAARDHRAAM I
VISVASYA MAATHARAM AKINCHANA KHAAMADHENUM
VISVAMBHARAAM ASARANA: SARANAM PRAPADHYE II

(MEANING):AdiyEn without any other source of 
support offer my prapatthi to the Pattamahishi of
ThiruviNNagarappan , Sri Bhumi Devi .She is 
the kalpaka creeper , who blesses the adiyArs 
with all the boons that they seek . She is the 
boundary of forbearance . She is the Mother of
the Universe . She is the divine KhaamadhEnu ,
who enriches all of her adiyaars with immeasuarable 
wealth . AdiyEn without any other means of protection 
surrender unto Her lotus feet .

THE SECOND SLOKAM OF AAKAASA NAGAREESA PRAPATTHI
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SRIMAN MRIKANDUJA MAHARSHI TAPOVIBHOGOU 
BHOOMYAABHINANDHIDHA MAHAAMRIDHIMA SVABHAAVOU I
AAVISHTA DHUSHTA SAKATA PRAKATOGRABHAAVOU 
BHUVALLABHASYA CHARANOU SARANAM PRAPADHYE II

(MEANING ) : I surrender unto the sacred feet 
of ThiruviNNagarappan , who took the beautiful 
form befitting that of the bridegroom of Bhumi 
dEvi in response to the austere penance of 
MaargandEya Maharishi . I offer my prapatthi 
to The Lord who once showed his ferocious anger
at SakatAsuran (and kicked him out of existence ) .


SlOkam 3 :

saapOsrushta yamaLArjuna dhrushtaleelou
  paashaaNa nirmitha tapOdhana dharmadhArou I
divyAnthariksha nagaree krutha sannidhAnou
  BhUvallabhasya CharaNou SaraNam prapadhyE II

I seek shelter at those holy feet of ThiruviNNagarappan ,
which reside permanently at AakAsa Nagaram . They are
the ones that showed their power in a playful manner
to the two GandharvAs , who had been cursed to exist
as a pair of marutha trees ; they are the very same ones ,
which released Ahalyai , whom was trapped inside
the stone due to another curse .

SlOkam 4 :

svAnthE sathAm sruthishu yau tamasasccha paarE
  ahOraathra pushkaraNikA ramaNeeya theerE I
dEvyA bhuvOngabhuvi sannihithou sadhA tau
  BhUvallabhasya charaNou SaraNam prapadhyE II

I seek the shelter at those sacred feet of
AkAsa nagareesan , who reside permanently
in the minds of His adiyArs , in VedAnthams ,
at Sri VaikunTam , on the banks of ahOrAthra
pushkariNi and on the lap of BhUmi dEvi .

SlOkam 5 :

dhurdhAntha KaaLiya paNA krutha divya nrutthou
  vEda: kamandalu jalairabhishiktha pUrvou I
GangAnga sanga paribhUtha bhavasthuthou tau
  BhUvallabhasya CharaNou SaraNam prapadhyE II

I seek shelter at those sacred feet which danced
once beautifully on the hoods of the wicked serpent ,
KaaLiya . They are the Ones which were bathed by
the waters from the kamandalu of Brahma dEva .
They are the Ones , which are eulogized by MahEsvaran ,
who became purified by the contact of the GangA
waters that were associated with the Lord's
holy feet .

SlOkam 6 :

Traivikrama krama vaseekrutha saptha lOkau
  lOkEsvrairapi sadhA klaitha praNAmau I
nAmAvasEshitha vadhAnya Bhali prabhAvau
  Bhuvallabhasya charaNau SaraNam prapadhyE II

I seek shelter at those sacred feet , which
claimed back all the seven worlds as its own
and are worshipped always by BrahmA and the sakala
dEvAs.They are the very same Ones that destroyed
the ego of Bhali chakravarthi , the great gift-giver .

SlOkam 7:

sadhbhaktha PaaNdavaa-kruthE krutha dhUtha kruthyau
  BrindhAvanAnthara vihAra rasa prasakthau I
sarvOpakAra karaNAya kruthAvathArau
  Bhuvallabhasya CharaNau SaraNam prapadhyE II

I seek shelter at those holy feet of ThiruviNNagarappan,
which walked to the court of kauravAs as the ambassador
for the truly devoted PaaNdavAs . They are the Ones
engaged in enjoying the roamings on the interior of
BrindhAvanam . They are the very same ones that
incarnated as ArchA mUrthy at ThiruviNNagar to
help us all .

SlOkam 8:

SRIMACCH CHATaRI KALIVAIRI MAHATH SAROBHI :
  NAATHAAGAMAANTHA GURUMUKHYA GUROOTTHAMAISCCHA I
SAMVAANCHITHAATHISAYITHA PRIYA MANGALAU THAU
  BHUVALLABHASYA CHARANAU SARANAM PRAPADHYE II

I seek the shelter at those sacred feet of
the Lord of ThiruviNNagar , which have received
the superior mangaLAsAsanams of NammAzhwAr ,
Thirumangai , Poygai and PEy AzhwArs as well
as by Naatha Muni and NigamAntha MahA dEsikan .

slOkam 9 :

bhaktha prapanna jana rakshaNa bhaddha deekshau
  nAnAvidhAgaDitha sangaDanE samarthau I
archyau prsastha Tulasee kusumairananyai :
  Bhuvallabhasya charanau SaraNam prapadhyE II

I seek shelter at those sacred feet of ThiruviNNagarAn ,
who has vowed to protect His BhakthAs and prapannAs .
Those holy feet are worshipped wiht affection by
the paramaikAnthis with fragrant flowers and
TuLasi leaves . Those very same sacred feet have
the power to unite many principles and objects
that have diametrically opposite properties .

SlOkam 10 :

sankrandhanAdhi surabhrundha samarpyamANa--
  mandAramAlya vigalan makarandha saandhrau I
sArathya sUchitha sdheeDya suseela bhAvau
  BhUvallabhasya charaNau SaraNam prapadhyE II

I seek shelter at those sacred feet , which
are eulogized by the noble people for revealing
their sauseelya guNam through the act of serving
as the charioteer for ArjunA . Those are the very
same ones that are covered wiht the honey flowing
from the flowers of the KarpakA garlands placed on
them by IndrA and his retinue .

SlOkam 11 :

visvAthisAyi sushumA sukumAra bhaavau
  vajra dhvajAnkusa rathAnga mukhAnga dhrusyau I
divyAngulee naka mayUka viliptha peetau
  BhUvallabhasya charaNau SaraNam prapadhyE II

I seek shelter at those holy feet of the Lord of
ThiruviNNagar , which have unsurpasse beauty and
softness . The lustre of the rays emanating from
the shining nails of those feet cover the lotus
peetam on which He stands . The souls of those sacred
feet have the insignia of Vajram , Flag , Ankusam
and Disc to denote them as those of the Emperor of
all of the Universes .

SlOkam 12 :

sampath dhAridhrya bhAvAth asukha sukhakruthE :
patthana grAma bhAvAth

puNyApuNyAdhi bhAvAth kapatarujutayA
sarvalOkAdhi bhAvAth I
 
divyAdivyAnggavathvAth suradhithijagaNa-
snigdhasathruthva keethyA

chAyAcchAyAdhi bhAvAth agaDithagaDanam
prAha KrishNam chatAri: II

This slOkam is that of Sri NigamAntha
MahA desikan summarizing the Paasurams
of NammAzhwAr , who performed Prapatthi
at he sacred feet of OppilA appan of
ThiruviNNagar .

In the very first passuram of
NammAzhwAr ( nalkuravum Selvum -- ) ,
we experience his sense of wonderment on
contemplation of the lotus feet of
the Lord of ThiruviNNagar . He speaks
loud with awe : " Look at the marvellous
splendor of my Lord ! He pervades and is
present as antharyAmi Brahmam in all
and controls them all -- yes , even all
mutually non-co-existables , such as penury
and prosperity , hell and heaven , enimity
and kinship , poison and nectar , and He is
my Master too ! -- He is the One principle behind
the pleasure and pain we experience in this world ,
confusions and clarifications , punishment 
and pleasing grace , torturing heat and
cool shelter -- He is the sum and substance
of all in this world --city and hamlet, knowledge
and ignorance , light and darkness , puNya and
paapA , union and separation , rememberance
and forgetfulness , existence and nonexistence "
and all like these opposing dvandhvams .He is
the dvandhvAtheethan .

The summary of the paasurams of ChatAri sUri
on Oppiliappan by Swami Desikan thus serves as
the fitting finale to our prapatthi to
ThruviNNagarAn . NammAzhwAr declared in his
ninth paasuram that the Lord , who has no equal
,gave me the shelter of His feet ( TannoppArillappan
Tandanan tanathAL nizhalE ) .

In this same paasuram , AzhwAr states that
my Lord (Yennappan ) , who has taken up
His residence at ThiruviNNagar
( ThiruviNNagarappan )is my Father , fostermother,
as well as my own biological Mother and
is covetable as Gold ( Ponnappan ) , effulgent
like a gem ( MaNiappan ) and cool like a pearl
( Mutthappan ).The Lord , who has no equal,
gave me the shelter of His feet ,cool ,
soothening to the sweltering heat  and even more to
the tormenting samsAric life here .

Such is the glory of the Prapatthi to
Sri Oppiliappan , which was performed
by NammAzhwAr and he reminded Thiruppathi
Srinivasan that he had performed SaraNagathi
at His feet already at Oppiliappan Koil .

On this Maasi SravaNam day , I feel humbled
to write these lines about the SaraNaagathi
slOkams on ThiruviNNagarappan .

NamO NaarAyaNA ! namO NaarAyaNA !

Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan