kamapyAham Gurum vandhE
Kamalaagruha-mEdhinam
pravakthA chandhasAm
vakthaa PaancharAthrasya yassvayam
Dear Vaideekaas and BrahmOthsava sEvA abhimAnis
:
In this posting adiyEn will
focus on the 33 slOkams used for
BhEri TaaDanam . adiyEn
will cover 17 slOkams today
and complete the rest
tomorrow .
As adiyEn mentioned in the previous post , there
are
thirty three slOkams that need to be recited so
that
NO ONE OR NO ACHETANAM is left out .These are
endearing and warm welcones to join
BahgavAn's
BrahmOthsavam .In the olden days of Kings
and
Emperors , public announcements were made
thru
servants of Kings seated on elephants and
beating the BhEri on the elephant's back
to
announce major celebrations . For the
RaajAthi
Raajan and Deva Raajan as well as
AkhilANDa
Koti BrahmANDa Naayakan , Sri Ranganathan
,
it is only approrpate to send waves of BhEri
Naadham to invite one and all for the
BramOthsavam .
The 33 slOkams for BhEri ThaaDanam
are from
KoothapAkkam RaaghavAchArya Swami's monograph
.
English translations of the slOkams are adiyEn's
.
We will add the SlOkams in Sanskrit
later.
33 SlOkams used in
the Evening BhEri ThADanam
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The invitations have a
sense of Urgency as indicated
by the Chathurtha (Fourth)
Paadham of each of these
slokams ,
which is like a
refrain :
" SrI-BhUmeeSasya VishNO: thvaritham
iha samAyAnthu
dhivyOthsavArTam"
(Meaning ) Please
arrive/assemble without loss of time
( quickly)
here for
the dhivyOthsavam ( BrahmOthsavam)
of
Sri and BhUmi
Devi samEtha
VishNu BhagavAn .
First slOkam: Invitation to
the 8 weapons of the Lord
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Sankham
Chakram GadhAbhjam musala masivara: kaarmukham dhivya
BhANA:
VishNOrashDAyudheeyam prachuratara
nijAlOKap00rNAkhilASA
dhrapya drakshOnihanthree
thridaSasamudhAya bhethi dhAthree sugAthree
SrIbhUmiSasya VishNO:
thvarithamiha samAyAnthu dhivyOthsavaarTam
(Meaning): Oh Lord"s eight weapons ( Conch, Disc, Mace ,
Ulakkai,
Sword,Padhumam , Bow and
arrow) ! You are renowned for Your valour
to shine brilliantly and
destroy assemblies of AsurAs and RaakshasAs
and make the DevAs free
from fear .Please hurry here to enjoy the Lord's
BrahmOthsavam with friends
and Family !
Second SlOkam :
Invitation to AdhiSEshan
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SEshaS-SeershOjvathbhi:
MaNivaranikarai: bhUshithas-svaiS-chathurbhir--
dhObhirBibradhadhraTAngam halajalajagadhA:
SrISakaikamryadhurya:
prOdhyathArAdhinaaTa-prathibhaDa
bhayakrunnhtyasooryagragaNya:
SrI-BhUmiSasya VishNO:
thvarithamiha samAyAnthu dhivyOthsavArTam
(Meaning): Oh AdhjSEshA ! You are the blessed servant
of the Lord
at all places and times .You are the
King of snakes luminescent with
bright gems in every one of Your hoods
.Bearing Conch, Disc, Lotus
and mace in Your four hands ,
please rush with delight to join in
Sridharan"s BrahmOthsavam
.
Third SlOkam : Invitation
to Garudan
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Sankham Seershe
himAbham sphaDikamaNinibham vAmapANA vanantham
KaarKODam dhUmra dEham
hrudhi cha kaDitaDE Takshakam pingaLAkangam
PadhmoupadhamAbhingou
SravaNapuDayugE Vaasukim Yajn~asoothram
SONAbham dhOrshNi VaamE
GuLikamaNinibham BibhradhAyAthu Taarkshya:
(Meaning): Oh GarudA adorning snow white Sankhan( a Serpent king)
,
the
Mahaa Sarpam Ananthan on Your left hand ,the virulent
KaarkODakan
on Your
chest , Vaasuki as Your sacred thread , Takshaka serpent on your
waist
,Snake Padhuman in Your ears as AabharaNams , Please
come
without
delay to take part in BhagavAn's BrahmOthsavam !
Fourth
SlOkam : Invitation to VishvaksEnar
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VishvaksEna: KireeDee HarimaNi sadhrusa: poorvapANyOsccha
tarjan-
mudhrAm
KoumEdhakeem chAparakara-yugaLE Sankha-chakrE
dhadhAna:
peenAngO lamBhakukshi: PrathibhaDabhayakruth
pingalaSmaSrulAsya:
SrI-BhUmiSAsya VishNO: thvarathimiha samAyAnthu
dhivyOthsavArTam
(Meaning): Oh Commander in Chief of Maadhavan's army ! Oh
Lord
having
the hue of Marakatham ! Having the chastising mudhrA ,
Disc,
Conch
and Mace in Your four hands , with copper hued beard
and with
big
belly and mighty body , please rush to
participate in the Lord's
BrahmOthsavam !
Fifth
SlOkam : Invitation to the asembly of Ministers of
VishvaksEnar
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rAgAchandra-pravALadhrutha-kanaka-mahAneela
sankAsagAthrA:
vEtaNDAsyaSccha kAlaprakruthi raTa jayathsEna
simhAnanAdhyA:
chathvArO manthriNOamee bhujagasayagANAdheeSithuschhanDa
roopA:
SrI
BhUmisaSAsya VishNO: thvarathimiha samAyAnthu
dhivyOthsavArTam
(Meaning): Oh the Commnader-in-chief VishvaksEnar's
intelligent
ministers with the names of Lion Faced, Elephant faced ,
Kaala-
Prakruthi , JayathsEnar , Sapphire, White Moon , Jaathi
Coral
and the
Golden hued ! Please come and participate without
delay
in the
MahOthsavam for Sriman NaarAyaNan !
Sixth
SlOkam : Invitation to the Division heads in the Lord's
army
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dEvair-dhaithyais-samathou
sakumudha KumudhAkshahvayou
saakam sangai: PithruNAm
niSicharabhujagair-VaamanS-SankukarNa:
Gandharvais-SarpanEthra:
SumukhasamabhidhO yakshapais-Suprathishta:
aiSAchais-sAkamEthE
thvarithamiha samAyAnthu dhivyOthsavArTam
(Meaning) : Oh KumudhA ,
KumudhAkshA , VaamanA , PuNDareekA ,
SankhukarNA , SarpanEthrA , SumukhAuprathishtA
, Oh all the eight
group
commanders of the Lord's army ! Please join the MahOthsavam
with Your retinues and
participate in
it without delay !
Seventh SlOkam : Invitation
to the Humans and PraSnigarbhar
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bhUshA-vEshaabhirAmou
Subhataravasanou dhivyagandhAnulEpou
sEvAhEvAkavanthou
sarasijanilayA bharthurthyugraveeryou
bhUmisTai
siddhasangais-satatamanusruthou mAnavapraSnigarbhou
SrI-BhUmiSasya VishNO;
thvarithamiha samAyAnthu dhivyOthsavArTam
(Meaning): Oh Heros who
engage in the Kaimkaryams of the Lord
while
decorating
yourselves with beautiful jewelery , lovely dresses and
fragrant Tilakam ! Oh
PraSnigarbha saluted by the SiddhAs ! Oh humans!
Please come and participate
in Lord VishNu's MahOthsavam !
Eighth SlOkam : Invitation
to PaarishadhyA:( Parijanams of Thirumaal)
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yE VishNO; PaarishadhyA:
nikhila bhuvamagaa prOdhbaDAScchOdhbaDAdhya:
tE kruthsnA:
SvEthamruthsnAvirAchitha niDila bhrAjamAnOrdhva PuNDrA:
chakram Sankham cha
PaaSAnkuSa-musala-gadhA BhibrathO BaahudaNDai:
SrI-BhUmiSasya VishNO:
thvarithamiha SamAyAnthu dhivyOthsavArTam
Oh Parijanams of the Lord
spread in all eight directions with long
shoulders adorning sankha
chakrams and other upper limbs displaying
the sacred Urdhva PuNDrams
! Please come and participate in
the Lord's MahOthsavam
!
Ninth SlOkam : Invitation
to AzhvArs and AchAryAs
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PoorvAchAryas-SaThAri:
KalimaTana sarOyOgibhuthAbhidhAnA:
bhrAnthAkhyO BhakthisAra:
Subhatamacharithou bhattabhakthAngrirENu:
KoulESO yOgivAhO
MadhurakavivarO NaaTapATOruhAkshou
Raama: SrIyAmunAryO
YathinrupathimukhA: Seegram Aayanthu sarvE
(Meaning): Oh Poygai. BhUtham , pEy, Maaran , Madhurakavi
,
PaaNanAr , VishNuchittha ,
the jyOthi of Mazhisai , King of ChEra ,
ThoNDaradippodi ,
Thirumangai , Naathamuni , RaamAnuja ,
VedAntha Desikaa ! Please
hurry and take part in VaikuntanATan's
MahOthsavam and sing
PallANDu for Him !
Tenth SlOkam : Invitation
for the Sages who protected the Aagamams
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SaanDilYAdhyAsccha
saakshAnmadhumaTana krupA labdha dheekshaabhishEkA:
thrAtha-SrIpAancharAthrA:
sakalamapijanam SuddhayAgaikasaktham
KurvANaa: paanchakAlya
prakaDana nipuNaa: panchasamskArabhAja:
SrI BhUmeeSasya VishNO:
thvarithamiha samaayAnthu dhivyOthsavaArTam
(Meaning): Oh SaaNDilya and
other sages , who recieved dheekshai
with the anugraham of
NamperumAl ! You protected the PaancharAthra
Saasthram blessed
to you by Sriman NaarAyaNan Himself . You
recieved
Pancha samskAram and
perform the pancha kaala poojA and spread
the kramam of BhagavAn's
ThiruvArAdhanam . Please come and participate
in the Lord's MahOthsavam
without delay !
Eleventh SlOkam :
Invitation for the Lofty SrI VaishNava GhOshti
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RaajA RukmAngadhAkhya :
Sukhamuniranagha: PuNDareekO vikukshi:
PrahlAdhascchAmbhareeshas-sanaka munimukhA: JaamBhavAn
RaakshasEndhra:
SugreevascchaangadhAdhyA:Pavana sutha imE
VaishNavaikAgragaNyA:
SrI-BhUmeeSasya VishNO:
thvarithamiha samAyAnthu dhivyOthsavaarTam
( Meaning ) : King
AmbhareeshA , Sukha Brahmam , PuNDareekaa ,
Naaradha , PrahlAdha,
Ambhareesha , AngathA , NaLa who built
the Raama Sethu , Sanaka
and others , VibhIshaNaa , Sugreevaa,
HanUmAn ,
Jaambavaan ! Please come and perform Kaimkaryam
for Lord Ranganathan at His
MahOthsavam !
Twelfth SlOkam : Invitation
to the Four Muktha Vargams
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kEchith saalOkyabhAja:
kathichana KamalAdheeSa saarrupyabhAja:
kEchith saameepyabhAja:
kathichidhaninimisha-prArTya-saayujyabhAja:
Vaikunta sTAnabhAjO
niravadhi bhagavath bhakthyO mukthavargA:
SrI-BhumISasya VishNO:
thvarithamiha samAyaanthu dhivyOthsavArTam
Oh the four kind of Muktha
vargams enjoying Saaroopya ,
SaalOkya, Saameepya and
Saayujya Mukthis ! Oh great ones
filled with abundant
Bhakthi for the Lord ! Please come , join
and delight in the
MahOthsavam of Lord RanganAthan !
Thirteenth SlOkam :
Invitation to Chathurmukha Bhramaa
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BrahmasvarNaabhagAthra:
karatala vilasath kuNDikassAkshamAla:
soumyair-vakthraiScchathurbhi jalanidhitanayAvallabham
samsthuvAna:
yukthOdhEvair-MareechyAdhyakhila munijanair-dhivya
hamsAdhirooDa:
SrI-BhUmISasaya VishNO:
thvarithamiha samAyAnthu dhivyOthsavArTam
(Meaning): Oh Bhramma dEva
seated on the Swan with Your golden
hued body ! Oh Lord who
created the Universe and holding Japa Maalai ,
GiNDi in Your hands ! Oh
Supreme BrAhmaNan praising the glories of
Lord PadhmanAbhan with Veda
Mantrams! Please come to Your Lord's
BrahmOthsavam with sage
Mareechi and glorify this MahOthsavam !
Fourteenth slOkam
:Invitation to Rudhran
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KaalAshaS-SoolapANi:
karadhrutha DamaruScchOkshavaahAdhirooDa:
nakashathrAdheesmoulir-basithasithatanur-Hemavathyaa
samEtha:'
saardham VaithALasArTam
pramaTasamudhayais-kamdhalamBhOdharAdhyai:
SrI-BhUmiSasya VishNO:
thvarithamiha samAyAnthu dhivyOthsavArTam
(Meaning): Oh Lord having
three eyes and having the Bull as Your
Vaahanam! Oh Lord holding
the udukkai in Your hand , crescent Moon
and Gangai on Your matted
locks ! Oh Arhanaareeswara adorning
the VibhUthi on Your
forehead ! Please come with Your PraTama
gaNam (vEthALam) ,
Skandhan and GaNEsa and recieve
Lord Madhusoodhanan's
blessings at His
MahOthsavam !
Fifteenth SlOkam :
Invitation for Dhig PaalakAs
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suthrAmaa chithrabhAnur
dhyuMaNitanubhavO yanthrurAD pASapANi:
Vaayur-yakshAdhinATa:
kshithidharatanayAvallabhO ashtou dhigeeSa:
Puthrair-mithrai:
kaLathrair-nikhila parijanair-vAhanais-sAkamEthE
SrI-BhUmiSasya VishNO:
thvarithamiha samAyaanthu dhivyOthsavArtam
(Meaning): Oh Indhra!
Dhananjaya! DharmarAja! NiRRuthi! VaruNa !
Vaayu , Yaksha Deva(
KubhEra) , Bhutha dEva( Isaanan) ! Please
come with Your sons,
friends , wives and other relatives and
participate in the
MahOthsavam of Sriman NaarAyaNan .
Sixteenth SlOkam :
Invitation to all celestials
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AadhithyaarudhradEvA:
Pithruvasumarutha: saadhyasptharshi siddhA:
ViSvEdEvAsccha vidhyAdharavaranikarA:
kinnaraadhasrayakshA:
GandharvAguhyakEndhrA:
SubhanavanidhayaScchApsarasthreenikAyA:
SrI-BhUmiSasya VishNO:
thvarithamiha samAyaanthu dhivyOthsavArTam
(Meaning): Oh
Vasu-rudhrAdhithyAs , Saptha Rishis, Maruths ,
Pithrus,
SaadhyAs , VidhyAdharaas, ViSvadEvAsm GandharvAs,
KinnarAs,
TasrAs, YakshAs , Nava
nidhis! Please come joyously and take part
in the MahOthsavam for
Sriman NaarAyaNan !
Seventeenth SlOkam :
Invitation to the Navagrahams
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MaartANDas-SeethalAmsur-dharaNitanubhavascchandhra soonu
surArya:
dhaithyAchArya:
sarOjapriyatanayatama: kEtavO rASivargaa:
DhAkshaNyO Marechi
prabhruthi munivarais-saaka moutthanApAdhi:
SrI-BhUmISasya VishNO:
thvarithamiha samAyaanthu dhivyOthsavarTam
(Meaning): Oh SooryA! Cool
ChandrA ! Son of Bhuvi , BudhA ,
Bruhaspathi , SukrA ,
Son of Sooryan , Raahu and kEthu ! DakshA's
daughters , Mareechi
and other sages , Dhruvan filled with utmost
Bhakthi ! Come immediately
and participate in our Lord Sriman
NaarAyaNan's MahOthsavam
!
( To be
continued)
V.Sadagopan
NamO SrI RanganAthAya
,
Oppiliappan Koil
V.Sadagopan