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- Subject: SriRangaSri Vol.3/18 d/02/24/02
- From: "Ram Anbil" <Ramanbil@xxxx>
- Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2002 23:42:26 +0000
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SrimatE Raamaanujaaya Namaha //
SrimatE Nigamaanta Mahaa Desikaaya Namaha //
SrIman! SrI Ranga Sriyam anubadravam anudhinam Samvardhaya/
SrIman! SrI Ranga Sriyam anubadravam anudhinam Samvardhaya//
KAvEri VardhathAm kAlE, kAlE varshathu vAsava: /
SrI RanganAthO jayathu Sri Ranga Sri cha VardhathAm//
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SRI RANGA SRI VOL 03 / ISSUE 18 dated 24th February 2002
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EDITORIAL:
Dear Bhagavatas:
IN THIS ISSUE:
1. TIRUNAKSHATRAM OF KULASEKARA AZHWAR
A SUPPLEMENT ON ?MUKUNDAMALA?
- (Anbil Ramaswamy)
2. ?DASAAVATAARA STOTRAM OF SWAMI DESIKA-
PART 13: ?Summation of all Avataras by Swami Desikan?
Relating individual Avataras to respective Nava graha Devatas.
- (Anbil Ramaswamy)
3. OORDVA PUNDRA DHAARANA DHYANA SLOKAS
- (Anbil Ramaswamy)
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1. TIRUNAKSHATRAM OF KULASEKARA AZHWAR
A SUPPLEMENT ON ?MUKUNDAMALA?
- (Anbil Ramaswamy)
Your kind attention is invited to the article on the life and work of the
Azhwar ?PerumaaL Tirumozhi? ? vide Sl. 141 dated 12th March 2001 in Sri
Ranga Sri? archives.
It is rather rare for the Tirunakshatram and the thithi to
synchronize on the same day.
This year it falls exactly on "Sukla Paksha Dvaadasi"
and "Punarvasu Nakshatram" in the month of Masi.
We give below a supplementary write up of the Azhwar?s other work viz.,
?Mukundamala?.
It is believed that Kulasekara Azhwar composed ?Mukunda Maala? in Sanskrit
besides his famous ?PermaaL Tirumozhi?. Tritheeya Parakaala BrahmaTantra
Swami has authenticated this fact in his ?Guru Parampara Prabhaavam? saying
that it is the same Azhwar who gave us PerumaaL Tirumozhi in chaste Tamizh
also gave us this ?Mukunda maala? in classic Sanskrit. This is also
confirmed in ?Periya TirumuDi aDaivu? of Sri kandaaDai Naayan of Tennacharya
Parampara. There is every reason to believe this because, the sentiments
expressed, the style exhibited and the syntax employed echo those in the
Tamizh Prabandham.
There are 40 Slokas in this. Every Slokam is a gem by itself. Let us savor a
few of these by way of honoring the Great Azhwar on his Tirunakshatram day
today.
Slokam 3:
Mukunda! Moordhnaa praNipathya yaachE
Bhavantham yEkaantham iyantham artham /
Avismriti: tvad CharaaNaaravindE
BhavE bhavE mE asthu bhavath prasaadaath //
Meaning
?Hey! Mukunda!
- I bow my head and beg of you just this one thing only.
- Please bless me to never ever forget your feet in every life that I may
take?
Slokam 4:
Naaham vandE thavacharaNayOr dvandvam advandva hEthO:
Kumbheepaakam gurumapi harE:!naarakam na apanEthum /
Ramyaa raamaa mriduthanulathaa nandanE na api ranthum
BhaavE bhaavE hrudaya bhavanE bhaavayEyam bhavantham //
Meaning
?Hey! HarE! Do you know why I surrender at your feet?
- Not for securing moksha
- Not for escaping the cruel hell of Kumbheepaakam
- Not for enjoying the company of celestial damsels in the Heavens.
But only for the boon that I should ever pay my homage?s to you seated in my
heart?
Slokam 5:
Naasthaa dharmE na vasu nichayE naiva kaamOpabhOgE
Yath yath bhavyam bhavathu bhagavan! Poorva karma anuroopam /
Yethath praarthyam mama bahumatham janma janmaantharEpi
Tvad paadaambhOruha yuga gathaa nischalaa bhaktir asthu //
Meaning
?Oh! Bhagavan!
- I have on attachment to Dharma.
- I have no desire to acquire heaps of wealth either.
- Whatever is predetermined in consequence of my prior karmas let them
happen as ordained.
- The only thin I intensely desire is that however may lives I may have to
take, grant me unswerving devotion at your lotus feet?
Slokam 7:
KrishNa! Tvadeeya pada pankaja panjaraantha
Madhyaiva mE visathu maanasa raaja hamsa: /
PraaNa prayaaNa samayE kapa-vaatha- piththai:
KanTaavarOdhna vidhou smaraNam kutha: thE //
Meaning
?Oh! KrishNa!
- Let the royal swan of my mind gain entry into the cage of your lotus feet
HERE and NOW!
- This is because, how can your remembrance dawn on me at the time of death,
when the throat gets choked with phlegm, rheumatism and bilious
afflictions??
Slokam 16:
JihvE !keerthaya Kesavam muraripum chEtO: bhaja Sreedharam
paaNI dvandva! Samarchaya achyutha kathaa: srOtradvaya! Tvam sruNu /
KrishNam lOkaya Lochana dvaya! HarEr gachcha angriyugam aalayam
Jigra! GraaNa mukunda paada thuLaseem moordhan nama adhOkshajam //
Meaning
- Oh! My tongue! Always recite Kesava?s name.
- Oh! My mind! Always contemplate on Muraari
- Oh! My hands! Always offer worship to Sreedhara
- Oh! My ears! Always listen to the stories of Achyutha
- Oh! My eyes! Always see KrishNa everywhere
- Oh! My nose! Always smell the fragrance of the holy basil at the feet of
Mukunda
- Oh! My head! Always bow to Lord Vishnu (adhOkshaja)?
Slokam 21:
Hey! Gopaalaka! Hey! Krupaa jalanidhE! Hey! Sindhu KanyaapathE!
Hey! Kamsaanthaka! Hey! GajEndra karuNaa paareeNa! Hey! Maadhava!
Hey! Raamaanuja! Hey! Jagatraya GurO! Hey! PuNDareekaaksha! Maam
Hey! Gopee jana naatha! Paalaya param jaanaami na tvaam vinaa!
Meaning:
- Hey! Gopaala! Ocean of mercy!
- Hey! Spouse of the daughter of the Ocean (Lakshmi)!
- Oh! The One who destroyed Kamsa!
- Oh! The One who saved GajEndra! Maadhava! Raamaanuja! (Here, younger
brother of Balarama)
- Oh! Preceptor of all the three worlds!
- Oh! Lotus eyed Lord!
- Oh! Lord of the Gopis! I do not know anyone other than you.
Please protect me?
In the next 3 slokas, Azhwar describes how the Lord is the gem (MaNi), the
magical hymn (mantram) and medicine (Oushadam).
Slokam 22:
Bhaktha apaaya- bhujanga- gaaruDa maNi, trailOkhya rakshaa MaNi
Gopee lochana-chaataka ambuda MaNi, Soundarya MaNi: /
Ya: kaanthaa MaNi RukmiNi ghana kucha dvandvaika bhooshaa MaNi
SrEyO Deva Sikhaa MaNi: disathu na: Gopaala chooDaa MaNi: //
Meaning
?Lord KrishNa is like
- the green emerald that instills fear in the heart of snakes that take the
form of sufferings of great Bhaktas;
- the gem that protects the three worlds
- the rain bearing cloud like gem to the eyes of Gopis who look up to it
like the Chaataka bird
- the gem bearing the stamp of supreme pulchritude
- the gem that adorns the chest of His darling RukmiNi
Let this crown jewel of KaNNa grant us welfare of every kind?
Slokam 23:
satrus chEtaika mantram, sakalam upanishad vaakhya sampoojya mantram
Samsaara uddhaara mantram, samupachita thamas sanga niryaaNa mantram/
Sarvaiswaryaka mantram, vyasana bhujaga sandashTa santhraaNa mantram
JihvE Sree KrishNa mantram japa japa sathatam janma saapalya mantram //
Meaning:
Oh! My tongue! This ?Sree KrishNa mantram? is -
- the one that can destroy all that is hostile to our interests
- the one that is praised in the Upanishads
- the one that can help us cross the Ocean of Samsaara
- the one that dispels all our ignorance
- the one that bestows all that is auspicious
- the one that neutralizes the venom of all sufferings
- the one that bestows the real objective of life
So, please always go on incessantly reciting this ?Sree KrishNa mantram?
Slokam 24:
VyaamOha prasama Oushadam, Muni manO vrithi pravrithi Oushadam
DaithyEndra aarthikara Oushadam, thrijagathaam sanjeevanaika Oushadam/
Bhakthyaantha hitha Oushadam, Bhava bhaya pradhvamsanaika Oushadam
SrEya: praapthi kara Oushadam Piba mana: Sree KrishNa Divya Oushadam//
Meaning
?Oh! My mind! Drink this medicine called ?Sree KrishnNa Oushadam?
- This will clear all your worldly hallucinations
- This medicine is turned the minds of Sages towards the Lord
- This medicine torments the evil minded Rakshasas
- This medicine rejuvenates the lives in all the three worlds
- This medicine bestows all that is good and desired by devotees
- This medicine will make all your dreams of prosperity come true?
Slokam 27:
Majjanmana: phalam idam Madhu KaiTabhaarE
Math praarthaneeyam madh anugraha yEsha yEva /
Tvat brithya brithya-
Brithyasya brithya iti maam smara Loka naatha //
Meaning:
?Oh! Lord who destroyed the asuras called Madhu and KaiTabha!
- The only fruit I desire for having taken this life is this.
- And, this is what you have to grant me without fail.
- Oh! Lord of the world!
- You should remember me as the servant of the servant of the servant of
yours down at the seventh rung of the ladder of your servants?
Slokam 33:
KrishNO rakshathu nO jagatraya guru KrishNam namasyaami aham
KrishNena amaara SatravO vinihatha: KrishNaaya thubhyam nama: /
KrishNaadEva samuthitham jagad idam KrishNasya daasOmi aham
KrishNE tishTathi sarvam etad akhilam Hey! KrishNa Rakshasva maam //
Meaning
? KrishNa, the Lord of the three worlds-May He protect us.
- For KrishNa, do I bow my head
- By KrishNa were killed the enemies of the celestials
- From KrishNa arose this world
- To KrishNa, I am a servant
- In KrishNa, everyone and everything subsist
- Hey! KrishNa! Protect me?
It will be seen that in this verse, the Azhwar has employed the word
?KrishNa? in all the 8 case endings of Sanskrit grammar viz.,
Nominative: KrishNa:
Accusative: KrishNam
Instrumental: KrishNEna
Dative: KrishNaaya
Ablative: KrishNaath
Genitive: KrishNasya
Locative: KrishNE
Vocative: Hey! KrishNa!
Slokam 37:
Anantha VaikunTa mukunda KrishNa
Govinda DaamOdara MadhavEthi /
Vakthum samarthOpi na vakthi kaschith
AhO! Janaanaam vyasanaabhi mukhyam //
Meaning:
?Though everyone has the capacity to call aloud the names of the Lord like
Anantha. VaikunTa, Mukunda, KrishNa, Govinda, DaamOdara, Maadhava, how come
they do not but find steeped in worldly sufferings.
What a tragedy! What a wonder!?
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2.?DASAAVATAARA STOTRAM OF SWAMI DESIKA-
PART 13: ?Summation of all Avataras by Swami Desikan?
Relating individual Avataras to respective Nava graha Devatas.
- (Anbil Ramaswamy)
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SLOKAM 12:
Ichchaa Meena Vihaara Kachchapa Mahaa pOtrin Yadruchcha HarE:
Rakshaa Vaamana Rosha Raama KaruNaa Kaakutstha HElaa halin /
KreeDaa Vallabha Kalka Vaahana Dasaa kalkin iti prathyaham
Jalpantha: purushaa: punanthi bhuvanam puNyougha paNyaapaNaa: //
MEANING:
Oh! You, the one who -
(1) took the form of a fish by your own desire
(2) took the form of a tortoise for enjoying an under water sport
(3) took the form of a behemoth wild boar
(4) took the Lion-Human form and appeared all of a sudden
(5) took the form of a dwarf with the sole intent to protect
(6) took the form of a ferocious warrior with an ax
(7) took the form of Compassion personified
(8) took the form of a man playing and displaying a plough as a toy-weapon
(9) took the form of Lord KrishNa to enact your playful drama
(10) will take the form of a horse rider, with a sword in hand
Those who meditate on these forms of yours purify the world and are verily
the purveyors of spiritual merit.
COMMENTS:
1. In the 12th Sloka Swami Desika gives a beautiful summing up of the
various Avataras assigning unique epithets to each one of them. This has
also been explained already in the respective Slokas.
(1) Matsaya Avatara = Ichchaa Meena
(2) Koorma Avatara = Vihaara Kachchapa
(3) Varaha Avatara = Mahaa pOtrin
(4) Nrisimha Avatara = Yadruchcha HarE:
(5) Vaamana Avatara = Rakshaa Vaamana
(6) Parasurama Avatara =Rosha Raama
(7) Sri Rama Avatara = KaruNaa Kaakutstha
(8) Balarama Avatara = HElaa halin
(9) Krishna Avatara = KreeDaa Vallabha
(10) Kalki Avatara = Kalka Vaahana Dasaa kalkin
2. How relevant are these Avataras in our lives today? We know that activity
of all sentient beings and insentient things are influenced by the
interplanetary forces and Sastras provide for their propitiation.
3. However, Mumukshus (Those who desire Moksham). Prapannas (Those who have
done Saranagathi to Lord Narayana and Paramaikaantins (Those who resort to
Narayana but do not seek even MOksham from Him) do not propitiate these
planets (Navagrahas).
4. Swami Desika has provided through this Stotram, a viable alternative by
which the same effects of Navagraha propitiation could be secured. Our
Poorva Acharyas hold that this Stotram would make the favorable planets to
yield more favorable results while the unfavorable planets would be
compelled to become favorable.
5. In this context, elders used to correlate the Avataras with the planets
as shown below:
(1) Matsaya Avatara = Ketu (The descending node)
(2) Koorma Avatara = Sani (Saturn)
(3) Varaha Avatara = Rahu (Ascending node)
(4) Nrisimha Avatara = Budha (Mercury)
(5) Vaamana Avatara = Guru (Jupiter)
(6) Parasurama Avatara =Sukra (Venus)
(7) Sri Rama Avatara = Surya (Sun)
(8) Balarama Avatara = Kulikan (Naaga)
(9) Krishna Avatara = Chandra (Moon)
(10) Kalki Avatara = General
It is a matter for scholars to do research whether this correlation has any
basis and if so, to enlighten us in this regard.
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To Continue: Phala Sruthi
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3. OORDVA PUNDRA DHAARANA DHYANA SLOKAS
The following Dhyana Slokas are recited when applying the vertical pointing
marks on the forehead and other parts of the body (Oordva PuNdrams). The
belief is that we consecrate the deity forms of Lord Sriman Narayana
presiding over the respective spots, surrendering ourselves to them and
seeking protection.
Swami Desika has also confirmed this in his Tamizh Prabandham, ?Panniru
Tirunaamam?. This Prabandham is dedicated to Lord Varadan of Kanchipuram
where Swami Desika offered his surrender (Bhara SanarpaNam). In this, Swami
gives details of the name of the deity form, color, weapons, direction
faced, and the spot on which the respective marks are to be applied on our
body.
Let us first enjoy the meaning of the Slokas. The meanings of Swami Desika?s
Paasurams will follow in the next Issues. Later on, we will consider certain
doubts and also explain the practice from a scientific perspective.
Slokam 1
Chatus Chakram Namasyaami Kesavam kanakaprabham /
NaaraayaNam ghana syaamam chatus sankham namaamyaham /
Meaning:
I prostrate to Lord KESAVA who appears with a golden hue and wields four
DISCS (Chakram), I genuflect before Lord NAARAAYANA who shines like the dark
rain bearing clouds and adorns four CONCHES (Sangam)
Slokam 2:
Madhavam maNi pankaabham chinthayaami Chatur Gadham /
Chandrbhaasam chatus Saarngham govindam abi samsrayE //
Maening:
I meditate on the Lord MASDHAVA who shines like a gem and holds four MACES
(Gadha). I take refuge in Lord GOVINDA who has the cool luster like that of
the moon and who bears four BOWS (saarngham).
Slokam 3:
VishNum chatur Halam vandE pancha kinchalka sannibham /
Chatur Musalamabjaabham samsrayE Madhusoodhanam //
Meaning:
I salute Lord VISHNU who has the hue of the pollen of flowers and who uses
four PLOUGHS (hala). I ponder over Lord MADHUSOODHANA who has the color of
the ochre lotus and who commands four mighty PESTLES (musalam).
Slokam 4:
Agni varNam chatu: KaDgam bhaavayaami Trivikramam/
Vaamanam baala sooryaabham chatur Vajram vibhaavayE//
Meaning:
I praise Lord TRIVIKRAMA who blazes like the flame of fire and upholds four
sharp SWORDS (KaDgam). I meditate on Lord VAMANA who shines like the young
rising SUN and utilizes four THUNDERBOLTS (vajra).
Slokam 5:
Sreedharam punDareekaabham chatu: PaTTa samaasrayE/
Chatur Mudgaram abhyEmi HrisheekEsam thaTith prabham//
Meaning:
I take asylum at the feet of SREEDHARA who is lotus like and employs four
weapons called ?PaTTasa?. I eulogize Lord HRISHEEKESA who is like a streak
of lightning and deploys four hammers (mudgara)
Slokam 6:
Panchaayudham padmanaabham praNamaami arka rOchisham/
DaamOdharam chatu: Paasam Indrakopa nibham bhajE//
Meaning:
I dedicate myself to the care of Lord PADMANABHA who brightens the sky like
the Sun (arka) and shoulders five powerful weapons (panchaayudha). I
worship Lord DAAMODHARA who shines like the reddish hue of the insect of the
rainy season and who carries four kinds of noose (paasa) in His hands.
Slokam 7:
VaasudEvam upaasEham poornEndhyutha sannibham /
Oordva puNDrEshu iti Sreemaan nityam dhyaayeetha naamabhi://7
Meaning:
I meditate upon Lord VAASUDEVA who shines like a million full moons. One
should meditate on these names of the Lord while applying the upward
pointing Sacred marks.
MENTION OF PIRAATTI ? IN EACH
After wearing TirumaNN, SreechoorNam has to be worn in between the two white
lines, reciting the names of PiraaTTi as follows:
1. Sridevi Prathamam nama
2. dviteeyom amrutOdbhava/
3. Tritheeyam Kamalaa prOkthaa
4. Chaturtham Chandra Sodharee //
5. Panchamum thu varaarOhaa
6. shasTam thu Harivallabhaa /
7. Sapthamam VishNu pathnee cha
8. ashTamam VaishNavee tha thaa//
9. Navamam SaarngiNee ptOkthaa
10. dasamam Deva dEvikaa/
11. Ekaadasam Mahaalakshmee
12. Dvaadasam sura sundaree//
TrayOdasm sadhaa dhyaayEth sarvaabheeshTa pradaayineem/
Evam dhyaathvaa antharaalEshu haridraam dhaarayEth Sriyam//
To Continue:
Swami Desika?s Panniru naamam
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