10 February 2022, Plava varusha, Thai-28, Thursday;
SLOKA-41
41. THE WAY IN WHICH TATTHVAMS REST IN THE LORD’S BODY
MEANING:
Lord VaradarAjan of Kaanchi shines as the lamp on top of the Hasthigiri hill and has the
chEthana, achEthana tatthvams as pieces of jewellery and weapons on His sacred body.
There He stands to delight the hearts of every one.
The key words of this paasuram are : “Garudan uruvAm MaRayin poruLAm KaNNan,
Karigiri mEl ninRu anaitthum KaakkinRAnE” (The Lord, who is the meaning of the VedAs,
which are the body of Garudan, stand at top Hasthigiri and protects the Universe and its
beings).
As the Lord stands on top of the Hasthi Giri, He displays on His sacred ThirumEni many
types of Jewels and weapons, which are associated with all the Tatthvams. The links are as follows:
1. Jeevan = Kousthubha Gem on His chest
2. Eternally existing mUla Prakruthi = the Mole, SrIvathsam
3. Mahath Tatthvam = the Mace, KoumEdhaki
4. Jn~Anam = the Sword, Nandhakam
5. Ajn~Anam = the sheath for the sword, Nandhakam
6. Sarangam & Paanchajanyam = Taamasa & SaathvIka ahankArams
7. Manas = Sudarsana chakram
8. Jn~Ana & Karma Indhriyams = the ten arrows
9. Five TanmAthrams & Pancha BhUthams: VanamAlai, Vaijayanthi
SLOKA-42
42. THE GREATNESS OF SRIRANGAM: STHANA VISESHA ADHIKARAM: PART I
MEANING:
The dhivya dEsam of SrIrangam has the eternal presence of Lord RanganAtha and is like the
embodiment of the Lord’s compassion that has taken the form of insatiable nectar (AarAdha
aruLamudham pothintha Koil);
SrIrangam was bequeathed to King IshvAku by Brahma DEvan (AmbhuyatthOn AyOddhi mannaRkku aLittha Koil);
It has the vaibhavam as a temple worshipped by Lord Raamachandran Himself during His
Vibhava avathAram (tOlAtha tani veeran thozhutha Koil);
This is the koil that is the support for VibhIshaNan, who gave his support to Lord Raamachandra in the fight against his brother (thuNaiaana VeeDaNarkku thuNayAm Koil);
It is the Koil, which can bless the worshippers with anugrahams that can not be gained anywhere else (sErAtha payan yellAm sErkkum Koil);
It is the KOil, which has the VimAnam in the shape of PraNavam (sezhu maRayin mudhal
yezhutthu sErntha Koil);
It has the power to destroy all kinds of sins (theerAtha vinai yellAm therkkum Koil);
It is the dhivya dEsam of SrIrangam, which is the top most among all dhivya dEsams (Thiruvarangam yenat-thihazhum Koil thAne).
Courtesy: Oppiliappan Koil Sri V.Sadagopachariar
