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SrI:

Dear SrI RanganAtha BhakthAs:

SrI Madhurakavi Daasan(SrIman Venkatesan) from Michigan 
has posted a beautiful article on the first Paasuram of
ThirupaLLiyezucchi of ThoNDaradippodi. The commentaries
of PoorvAchAryaas have been nicely summarized there.
There is not much to add except svAnubhavams from here on.
adiyEn will try to compliment his excellent postings 
covering PoorvAL's vyAkyAnams on this series by 
SrI Venkatesan.

Before commencing the write up on the first of 
the ten slOkams, let us enjoy the role played by 
the AzhwAr as Vandhi and VaithALikar at the court of
RaajAthi Raajan , SrI RanganAthan.

To gain an appreciation of the role of court bard(Vandhi)
and time keeper for kings(VaithALikar), we have to refer to 
the VaithAlika Paddhathi of SrI RanganAtha PaadhukA 
Sahasram created by Swamy Desikan at Lord RanganAthA's
sannidhi in praise of SaThAri Soori, the Lord's Paadhukais. 

ThoNDardippodi becoming Vandhi & VaithALikar: First SlOkam
***********************************************************
In the FIRST slOkam of VaithALika Paddhathi ( the Ninth
Paddhathi of SrI RanganAtha PaadhukA Sahasram) , Swamy 
Desikan refers to Upanishads awakening the Lord to adorn
His Padhukais and come out of His aasthAnam to bless
the assembled BhakthAs, BhAgavathAs , DEvas, Nithyasooris
(SlOkam has been modified slightly):

namasthE PrabhO! PumsAm SamsArArnava sEthavE
TavAnugrahAya VedAnthA Vandhi-VaithALikA: svayam

Oh Lord of SrIrangam! adiyEn prostrsates before You,
the Sarva Sakthan, who is the sEthu( causeway, dam) 
across the ocean of births and deaths . To recieve Your
ParamAnugraham , Upanishads themselves have become 
eulogizers of Your glories (Vandhi) and the awakeners
(VaithALikAs) at this early hours of the Morning at
the BhUlOka Vaikuntam of SrIrangam.

Second SlOkam of VaithALika Paddhathi
**************************************
In the SECOND slOkam , the Upanishads( AzhwAr linked with Tamil
vedAm) appeals to the Lord to favor BrahmA , Sivan , Indhran
and all the others held back by VishvaksEnar in the outside 
court yard at this early hours of the morning (vide: Paasuram 6 
and 7 of AzhwAr's ThirupaLLiyezucchi Prabhandham ).

Oh RanganATA! " PrabhAthE bhAhya-kakshyA niruddhAn Vidhi, 
Siva , Sanaka aadhyAn (Tava) charaNakamala sEvA soukhya 
SaamrAjyabhAjAm aapnuvAna: thistanthi. ThAmm aadhriyETA:".

My Lord! at this break of dawn , in Your outter court
stand Brahma, Sivan , SankAdhi rishis awaiting to enjoy
the supreme sukham of the darsanam and worship of Your 
lotus feet. This auspicious experience to them is like
being crowned as Emperors in Your SaamrAjyam. Please
bless them !

Third SlOkam 
*************
This slOkam describes the arrival of the KaimkaryaparALs
assigned for the morning duty at the Lord's sannidhi with 
garlands in hands ( 5th Paasuram of ThirupaLLiyezucchi:
" kalambaham punaintha alankalam thodayal koNDu adi paNivAn 
amararkaL puhunthanar)like ThoNDardippodi AzhwAr himself.
The echoing passages from the third slOkam of VaithALika 
Paddhathi are: "prathyAsannA: pratharAsTAna yOgya: Tava 
parijanA: Tava nayana sObhAm pasyathu" .

General comments
*****************
ThoNDardippodi's Paasurams are filled with beautiful 
descriptions of the early morning scenes at Srirangam
as the dawn breaks(Ushas Sooktham).They remind us of 
the beautiful description of the scenes of the early 
morning hours at SrI VilliputthUr by GodhA Piraatti 
in Her ThiruppAvai paasurams.

Many SuprabhAthams composed in the past few hundred years 
like SrI VenkatEsa SuprabhAtham by PrathivAdhi Bhayankaram
ANNan are modelled after the Paasurams of ThoNDardippodi's 
ThirupaLLiyezucchi Prabhandham.

The VaithALika paddhathi is dealing a lot with
the UthsavArambham for Lord RanganAtha on a new
day and VedAs and VedAnthAs ( Upanishads ) waking 
Him up for the enjoyment of that new day's uthsavams 
and eulogizing Him during this occasion.

Tenth SlOkam of Swamy Desikan's VaithALika Paddhathi
******************************************************
The tenth and concluding slOkam of the VaithALika
Paddhathi is an example of the the Vandhis and 
VaithALikAs performing their duties at the court of
the Emperor of Emperors, Lord RanganAthA:

ithi nigama-vandhi-vachasA samayE gruhItha-sankEtha:
abhisarathi RanganATa: prathipadha-bhOgAya PaadhukE! bhavatheem

This is a conversation of the Veda-VedAngams with the Paadhukais
of the Lord of SrIrangam. Oh PaadhukE! As the Upanishads 
go about pointing the appropriate times ( nigama vandhi vachasA
samayE samayE gruhItha sankEta:)for the relevant uthsavams of
the day , the Lord wakes up listening to their eulogies
and adorns You to enjoy His pleasures (Pratipadha bhOgAya 
thvAm abhisarathi).

In the next posting , adiyEn will commence the comments
on the First Paasuram of ThoNDardippodi AzhwAr's
Prabhandham of ThirupaLLiyezucchi.

NamO SrI RanganAthAya,
BhakthAngri rENu Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil V.Sadagopan 




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