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Dear srivaishNava perunthagaiyeer,

Continuing the points on the krithi kanulu thaakani, recall the 
charaNam 2 again -
mana mOhana aanandha madha chakOra nayanaa 
kundharadhana chandhra vadhana sundharaanga thyaagaraaja vinutha 

Now to dwell on the address `kundhara dhana' 
a.      kundhara - means 1. jasmine, 2. name of vishNu, 3. a kind of 
grass as per Monier Williams Sanskrit English dictionary.
b.      dhana ? teeth.
Combing together kundhara dhana is one having teeth like kundha 
flowers - jasmine flowers, white in colour, and with red coral like 
lips. The colour contrast is very good.

`kundhara:' is a naama in sri vishnu sahasra nama  no.814 ? one 
meaning as given above viz. one like  kundha ? flower ? a flawless 
flower. 

another is kum = earth,  dhara: = supporter or one who bears  
combining - One who has the teeth supporting the earth is kundhara 
dhana: - he is no one else but the varaaha moorthy who lifted the 
earth and having bhoomaa dhEvi on top of that `eyiRRup pal' or `kOdu' 
in tamil ? dhana in telugu or samskrit.

In bhattar bhaashyam for this naama kundhara: bhattar says one who 
grants knowledge on the para thathvam.
 
That is why I said is it  a point of contrast ? mana mOhana, chandhra 
vadhana and a boar in between ? a contrast ? oh no ? it is a 
person `raama sOmavath priya dharsana:' having white teeth like 
jasmine flowers in red coral like lips. Now a beauty personification 
comes to the mind. Also that `sundhara anga' ? beautiful body. 

Just to deal with the varaaha a little more ? [from vishNu puraaNam]- 
Lord Varaaha is glorified in virtually all of the major puraNaas (the 
vEdhic histories). In fact, they describe His different descents. In 
this kalpa (day of brahma), varaaha appeared twice: The first time He 
appeared from brahmaa's nostril with a white (svEtha) complexion. He 
saved the Earth after the previous devastation. Hence, He is called 
svEtha-varaaha and this kalpa is named after Him - the svEtha-varaaha-
kalpam [just recall sankalpam during amavaasya etc - svEtha-varaaha-
kalpE ? vaivasvatha manvantharE etc.]. 

Sri Vishnu Puranam: Section 1: Chapter 4: Parasara Muni says to 
maithrEya: maithrEya! This particular kalpam is called varaaha-
kalpam. Perumal incarnated as a varaaha (wild boar) to reinstate this 
universe at the start of this kalpam. At the end of praLayam perumaaL 
wakes up from his yOga-nidhra (sleep) and sees the universe submerged 
in water. He then decides to dive into the deep waters to lift the 
universe. perumaaL who ones took the form of a great fish to save the 
vEdhaas from the ocean where the raakshasaas had hid it, perumaaL who 
at a later date took the form of a tortoise and stabilized the 
manthara mountain while churning the ocean for amritham, that same 
perumaaL now takes the form of a wild boar to end the suffering of 
bhoomi-piratti. 

(Srimad Bhagavatam mentions that Varaha bhagavan emerged from 
Brahma's nostril). This Varaham that emerges from Brahma grows to a 
galactic size (mahaa-varaaham). A form that is so huge, that compared 
to its size the size of the submerged universe looks tiny! 

Parasara Muni continues: The body of this Varaaha-moorthi is verily 
the vEdhams and the yaagams that are enjoined in the vEdhams. To 
reinforce the fact that the universe is sustained by the vEdhams and 
the yaagams, Varaha-bhagavan incarnates with a body made of the 
vEdhams. This is why varaaha-moorthi is also called "Yagjna-
Varaaham". When the sanakaadi-muni's in the j~nAnA-loka see this 
divine form of PerumaaL they eulogize Him thus: "Oh the lotus eyed 
one! Oh chief among dhEvaas! Your divine body personifies all the 
components of a yaagams. Your four feet are the four vEdhams. Your 
two front teeth, protruding out of your mouth, are the "yoopa 
sthambham" used in the yaagams. Your reddish long tongue is the 
sacred fire and all your remaining teeth that consume 
the "purOdhasam" are verily the main yaaga-kundam. The hair that 
sticks out of your body are the "dharbha" grass. Proper kaalam (time) 
that is so critical in yaagams is maintained by your two eyes. These 
represent night and day. Your extended nose is the "srik". You are 
thus the "yagjna-purushan". 

[Srik is the long wooden ladle like instrument that is used to scoop 
ghee and other materials to pour into the yaagam]. 
A question is raised as below: Q: When perumaaL incarnated as a 
varaaham (wild boar) how were the sages in the jnAna-loka able to 
identify Him as the aadhi-purushan (the primeval one)? The answer to 
this question can be found in way the Sanakaadhi- muni's address 
perumaaL: "Abjalochna" (meaning the lotus eyed). Even after perumaaL 
camouflaged himself as a wild boar, He was not able to hide his lotus 
like eyes. It was these pair of beautiful eyes that gave him away! 
Sage Paraasarar also eulogizes varaaha- bhagavaan as "Mahaa-Varaaha 
sputa padhma-lochana:". 

Parasara continues: MaithrEya! this divine Varaaha-bhagavaan dives 
into the ocean to rescue Bhoomi-dhEvi. When piratti sees perumaaL 
approaching she too salutes Him as the lotus eyed one: "Namasthe 
Pundarikashaha". She goes on to say, "I am created by you, sustained 
by you and have you alone as my final refuge. This is why I am called 
Maadhavi - the one who belongs to Madhavan. So my dear Lord, please 
come and lift me out of this deep waters". When perumaaL hears this, 
as if in a manner of accepting Bhoomi-dhEvi's request, He makes 
a "gur-gur" type of noise. This, unlike the rough snort of an 
ordinary boar, sounds more like the chanting of the sama-vEdham. This 
is how sweet and melodious perumaaL's voice is. He then grabs Bhoomi-
dhEvi in between his two massive protruding teeth and kicking the 
paathaaLa-lokam by his hind legs raises swiftly to the surface of the 
water, like a huge black mountain raising out of the ocean. 

So as such the krithi is very great though apparently the lines are 
leading elsewhere. Hope you all had enjoyed the krithi very much.

 Dhasan
 Vasudevan m.g.









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