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SlOkam 30: (The Beauty of the Disc & Conch)
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neelAchalOdhitha nisAkara bhAskarAbhE
sAnthAhithE SurapathE Tava Sankha-ChakrE
pANEramushya bhajathAm abhayapradasya
prathyAyanam jagathi bhAvayatha: svabhUmnA
Extended Meaning
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Oh Dhaiva Naayaka! The radiant Chakram and the dazzling
white Conch on Your upper hands of Your blue-hued body
remind us of the simultaneous udhayam (rise)of both
the Sun and the Moon on a blue (indhraneela) mountain.
These two weapons have the power to destroy those, who
offend Your devotees. Through Your lower right hand ,
You sport abhaya mudhrA to offer protection to those,
who seek Your refuge. If the SaraNAgathAs have any
doubt about Your ability to come to their protection ,
then Sudarsanam and Paanchajanyam reveal their power
as Your weapons and chase away SaraNAgathA's lingering
doubts and fill the SaraNAgathAs with a sense of hope and
trust (MahA VisvAsam) about Your omnipotence.
Additional Comments:
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SaraNAgatha rakshaNam is Parama Dharmam for the Lord.
His abhaya hastham is the most assuring symbol of
that commitment to protect the SaraNAgathan.
The SaraNAgathi offered by the Lord is
"SamarTa-KaaruNIka vishaya SaraNAgathi".
It is the SaraNAgathi offered by the Lord ,
who has both Sakthi (power) and KaaruNyam
(DayA). The SaraNAgathi extended by Him
will always bear fruit ( Phala-avinAbhUthai:).
The Chakram and the Sankhu generate trust
in the minds of the doubting SaraNAgathAs
about the power of the AbhayapradhAna hastham
through their own sakthi ( abhaya pradasya amushya pANE:
prathyAyanam sva-bhUmnA bhAvayatha:).
Lord DevanAthan is Sathya Vrathan announcing
SarNAgatha RakshaNam thru His abhaya hastham.
He is DhArmikan ( Deeply rooted in SaraNAgatha
RakshaNa dharmam) and is dhruDa vikraman ( of
unfailing valour). Our Lord is " TamarkaL koota
valvinayai nAsam sey sathir moorthy" as Swamy
NammAzhwAr saluted( ThiruvAimozhi: 8.10.9).
With His abhaya pradha hastham , Lord DeavanAthan
assures the SaraNAgathan of RakshaNam . His chakram
and Sankham remind one of the Lord's power to
destroy those who harm His devotees.