devanayaka panchasat

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Twenty Second SlOkam of Sri Devanayaka Panchasath:
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( The Description of the Lord's Kundalams)

kandharpa lAnchana tanus-Thridasaika nATa
kAnthi pravAha ruchirE Tava karnapAsE
pushyathyasou prathimukha sTithi darsaneeyA
bhUshAmayee makarikA vividhAn vihArAn

(Extended Meaning): Oh DhaivanAyakA! The Makara Kundalams
( the fish-shaped ear ornaments) provide a beautiful sight
to those , who stand in front of You to be blessed with
their darsana soubhAgyam. It has been said that Manmathan
has the fish as a symbol for adorning his flag. When the fish
swim against the tide, their fast moving silvery appearance
is beautiful to watch. Oh Lord ! In asimilar manner, when Your
face moves in different directions to look at the Bhaktha Janams
assembled before You , the lustre of Your kundalams generate
a flood of beauty.In that flood of jyOthi, Your kundalams
swim like the fish in aquatic flood and engage in lot of
sports ( vividhAn vihArAn pushyathi).

Additional Comments:
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Swamy addresses the Lord of ThiruvahIndhrapuram as
Thridasa yEka NaaTa here to salute Him as the matchless
Lord of the DevAs. He has no superior or equal in power.
Swamy Desikan is overcome by the beauty and lustre of
the Fish shaped aabharaNam for the ears (MakarikA) and
the flood of jyOthi flowing (kAnthi pravAham) from them.
He is reminded of the flag of Manmathan with the fish emblem
embedded in it kandharpa lAnchana tanu:). Swamy is standing
right in front of the Lord 's kundalams(prathimukha sTithi
darsaneeyA) and enjoying the flood of jyOthi originating from
the Lord's ear ornaments (Makara Kundalams). He is overcome by
the beauty of the Kaanthi pravAham associated with those
Makara Kundalams and visualizes the many enchanting sports
performed by the fish , when they swim against flood with
their shining scales ( Asou makarikA kAnthi pravAha ruchirE
Tava karNa pAsE vividhAn vihArAn pushyathi).It is like
a everchanging Kaledioscopic display of insatiable
aanandhAnubhavams (blissful light show).

In the 27th slOkam of SrI VaradarAja Sthavam , KurEsar
describes the joy those makara kundalams of the Lord of
Kaanchi(DevarAjan) confer on him :

karNikA Tava Kareesa! kimEshA
karnabhUshaNam ? uthAsamvibhUshA?
amsa lamByalaka bhUshanam aahO!
mAnasasya mama vaa parikarma?

One of the PerumAL's name is Makara Nedum kuzhai
Kaathan. KurEsar has four questions relating to
the Lord's ear ornament. He wonders whether
(1)they are decorations for the ears( KarNa bhUshaNam
kim ?)(2) Are they decorations for the upper shoulder?
( utha amsavibhUshA kim?).(3) Are they enhancements to
the beauty of curly locks of hair dangling over
the shoulders?( amsalambi alaka bhUshaNam kim?).
(4) or are they there to serve as objects of
beauty for my mind ( atha vaa mama mAnasasya
parikarma kim?).KurEsar concludes that among all
these four possibilities , the fourth option is
the correct one and the Lord's makara Kundalams
are there for enchanting and overpowering his mind
with their JyOthi and Soundharyam.

In the next slOkam , Swamy Desikan enjoys
the beauty of the brows of the Lord of Thiru Ayindhai.