Dear Swami
Desika BhakthAs:
SlOkams 35 to 38 describe the blissful
dOlOtsava anubhavams of Srimad PiLLaipAkkam Azhagiyasingar .He enjoyed the
dolais for Lord DEvanAthan,SrI Raghuveeran ,
SrI HemAbhjavalli
and Swamy Desikan on the VidAyERRi day following our AchAryan's
JanmOtsavam at Thiruvayindhai .
SlOkam 35: PerumAL
dOlai
SwAmin kim DevanAtha
Srutisikhara-gurOm viSramArthOtsavAjn~A
Jn~AyAaajn~AdharaNAm
tadhabhimukhamihatvam tupArSvEna SEshE
yEtajjanmOtsavAdhyai: svavihita- navarAtrOtsava SrAnti
SAntyai:
SayyAntEnAchAryamAna: PhaNipathi-thvam SayANOasi kim vaa
?
(Meaning): Srimad Azhagiya Singar
asks Lord DevanAthan why He has decided to enjoy dOlOtsavam at the
conclusion of the JanmOtsavam of His son . He asks: Oh Lord ! were
You requested by
AdhiSEshan to rest on him to
recover from the fatigue arising from the nine day utsavam
participation ? Is it because the ghOshti that organized
the nine day
festival appealed to You to take part in the VidAyERRu Dolai festival
? Is it because you wish to encourage the Jn~Anis by paying attention to
them and resting on behalf of them and by turning partially towards them
to communicate with them ? Please share with us your reason to bless us
with Your dOlOtsavam.
SlOkam 36: SrI
Raaman dOlai
gadhyEnadhyastuvAnE
Srutisikhara-gurau
VeeraraghveeSamEnam
bhUyO rakshOvadhEcchum
karadhruta-dhanusham bhUshaNai-bhUshitAngam
dhrushDvA bhUyO na: prayata
ithi tamm
MeganAthOjeegushu:
svam roopam gUhayan sann
upari-Saramayam varshamasyAstruNeetE
(Meaning): Today , Sri
Raamachandran is enjoying the Dolai . Swamy Desikan eulogized Him with his
Raghuveera Gadhyam. Sri Raamachandran holds in His hand the bow , which
makes one wonder whether He is going to engage in dushta nigraham .
MeganAthan ( Indhra jith ) saw the Lord with His bow and arrow and
wondered whether the Lord is intent on destroying him once again.He hides
himself as at Nikumbalai with a torrent of arrows as a
screen.
The inspiration for this poetic
intreprtation came to Srimad Azhagiya Singar from the huge flower
garlands that almost hide the Lord from being seen clearly .It is well
known that the pushpa alankArams at Thiruayindhai by the archakAs are
legendary .Srimad Azhagiya singar is referring to it and is connecting it
to the ithihAsam times and the fight between Raghuveeran and the mighty
warrior , Indhrajith , who was destroyed by Lord Raamachandran in the
battle between them .
SlOkam 37: ThAyAr
DolOtsavam
HemAbhjaishAatmajam tamm
gurumudhaya mahacchrAnti SAntyai nijAngam
ratnougair-bhUshayanti
mrudhuhasita
sudhAsAravrushtyAbhishicchya
prEma prasvinna
vAchAmadhurarasa-muchA hE suta tvanmaneeshAm
sarvAm sArthikarishyAmyahamiti
kathayatyadhya dOlAdhirooDA
(meaning): Sri HemAbhjavally is
the Mother of the NigamAntha Guru.She wanted to create great Saanthi
for Her talented son . She dressed Herself with all kinds of jewelery and
with Her loving words and gentle smile promised to make fruitful all
the efforts undertaken by him ( hE suta !
thvann-maneeshAm sarvam saartheekarishyAmi Aham ) as She
sat on the dOlai ( dOlAdhirooDA)
.
SlOkam 38: Desikan's own
DolOtsavam
sAkshAth VaikuntanAthO
nijasuta-nigamAntArya vEshOdhya dOlA-
rUDa: kim? putra
AtmEyavitanigamAdh-bhAti kim tAdhrukArya:
yOayam prAng-moolamantram
BahuSa iha japan pAtumaicchat sva sishyAn
tadhbhUmnA vaisha Aaseet
parama-padahapatir-druSyatE vAasyaroopam
(Meaning): Swamy Desikan was
placed on the swing( dolai) and His bhaktAs thronged to enjoy this
sEvai. To them , the enchanting beauty of Swamy Desikan durign this
occasion loked like SaakshAth NaarAyaNan Himself had left Sri Vaikuntam
and incarnated as Desikan to bless them with that unforgettable dOlai
sEvai( SaakshAt VaikuntanAthO nija suta nigamAntArya
vEshOdhya dOlArooDa : kim ? ). They wondered whether the Lord
as the father was enacting the Sruti Vaakyam to keep it true:"
AatmA putra-NaamAvaLi".The beauty of Swamy Desikan during
dOlai sEvai as the swing comes closer and moves away is like the waves of
beauty ( soundharya lahari) striking one's senses anew each time. SishyAs
wonder whether the immaculate lustre of Swamy Desikan is tied to the huge
avrutthi ( recitation/Japam) of Moola Mantram on their behalf by their
compassionate AchAryan to protect them ( prAng moola
mantram BhahuSa iha japan paatumaicchat sva sishyAn) from sins
.
SlOkam 39: Utsava Jaya
PrArthanai
sOayam vEdhavadhamsasoori
vibhavam
prakhyApayannutsavee
bhAdhrE mAsi VikArigEapi
vividhA-
AchAryAnubhUtO mayA
yEvam tu prativatsaram
PhaNipatE: puryAm mitha: tE hitai:
dampatyOrdayayA Bhudhai:
suvinatAm
jyOgEsha
jEjeeyatAm
(Meaning): Here , Srimad Azhagiya
Singar acknowledges that He enjoyed the JanmOtsavam of Swamy Desikan
with many AchAryAs and sishyAs during that VikAri PurattAsi .He prays to
the dhivya dampatis of Thiruvayindhai to bless this visEsha
utsavam to be celebrated with pomp and circumstance every year by the
scholars and sishyAs
of Swamy Desikan at Their dhivya dEsam
( yEvam tu Prativatsaram PhaNipatE: puryAm mitha: tE
hitai:) .Srimad Azhagiya Singar seeks the krupai of the divine couple
to bless the scholars to conduct this utsavam in the future in the most
traditional manner ( DampatyOr-dayayA Bhudhai:
suvinatAm jyOgEsha jEjeeyatAm ) .
SlOkam 40: sEvai of the Lord &
AchAryan
and their loftiness
dEvaSasvAbhirUpyAnuguNatadhanubhavO
pratyangam
PoorNaSObhAsubhaga-tanum ThvAm muhu: prEkshyamANa:
bhaktyA truptim na lEbhE
nayanayugam-iti prAha yassaisha sUri:
tasyAngatvapyahaksham
svayam-anubhavitApyatra truptim na lEbhE
(Meaning): Swamy Desikan enjoyed
Lord DevanAthan's soundaryam and KalyANa guNams immensely and recorded his
anubhavam in Sri DevanAyaka PanchAsat and Sri Achyuta satakam.He is an
expert in enjoying the insatiable beauty of the Lord limb by limb (Pratyangam poorNaSObhA subha-tanum ThvAm muhu:
prEkshyamANa:). He could never be
satisfied to the fullest extent in enjoying the Lord's dhivya MangaLa
vigraham and dhivyAtma guNams ( bhaktyA truptim na
lEbhE nayanayugam ithi prAha) . Srimad Azhagiya Singar points
out that the anubhavam of the beauty of Swamy Desikan's limbs ( anga
soundaryam) and vaibhavam was at a par with the anubhavam of the beauty of
the Lord Himself . Both experiences are insatiable .
SlOkam 41:
LOrd's
MukhachandraN
SwAmin
susthiraSObhamAnanamidham
chandram vijEtum
prayAt
tasya sveeya lalADa
dhAmni tilakac-chAyAm niSam
jittvA
hrAsavivruddhidhUshita mimam
hAsam
muhurdarsayan
dhAsasya
sthiramAtanOtu hrudhayE
vAsam pravAsEapi
mE
(Meaning): Here is a prayer of
Srimad Azhagiya Singar to Swamy Desikan. He says : " Swamin ! Lord
DevanAthan started on His journey to conquer the Moon . With the lustre of
the tilakam on His forehead , He conquered both the night in which the
Moon shines and
his ( Moon's) dhOshams of waxing
and waning with the brilliance of His Mukha chandra maNDalam .May that
unparalleled beauty associated with the Mukha chandran of Lord DevanAthan
stay permanently in this dhAsan's mind ,wherever adiyEn
would happen to be ! ( DhAsasya sthiramAtanOtu
hrudhayE vAsam pravAsEapi mE).Please grant me this boon
!
SlOkam 42:
Thirumukha TilakankaLs
dEvAchAryamaNee imou
nijamukhE
chandrArkakOti-prabhE
dhushyadhrushDi-nipAtanAcchakitayA
HemABhjayA snigdhayA
dhigdham phAlatalE
suneelatilaka vyAjam mashee BindhukAm
BhibhrANE sudhruSAm
gaNairanukalA-
lOkapi na
trAsyata:
(Meaning): Both Lord DEvanAthan
and His son had the beauty that would conquer one hundred
crore chandrans .
HemAbhjavalli was afraid of any
evil eye falling on Her husband and son .She decorated them with an
anjanam ( magical coleyrium) over the blue tilakam on their foreheads to
hide their beauty and thus ward
off any inauspicious event that might happen , when so many beautiful groups of women
see Her dear husband and son
.
SlOkam 43: MangaLam
to Thiruayindhai
bhavatu bavya
maheendhranagaryai
nigamayugma
payOnidhidharyai:
vidhitavEdaSirOgurudhuryai: ushita-dhAmajushE
susaparyai:
(Meaning): This is a
MangaLAsAsanam for the dhivya dEsam of Thiruayindhai
by Srimad Azhagiya singar as a
resullt of his elation over the Anandha anubhavam of enjoying Swamy
Desikan's
JanmOtsavam there . He prays:
May this Dhivya dEsam of Aheendhrapuram adorning the twin oceans of Ubhaya
VedAntham and which was praised by
Swamy Desikan and chosen as
His
preferred place of residence be
revered well always !
SlOkam 44: Subham to
Thiruvayindhai
saishA
PhaNipatinagaree bhUshA bhUmEssamudraparikhAyA:
Seshaadhitheertha
pushDA ghOshairAmnAyugalajairjeeyatAm
(Meaning): For this Earth having
the great ocean as a surrounding moat , the dhivya dEsam of Aheendhrapuram
is like a precious AabharaNam. It has sacred
theerthams like Sesha Theertham .
May this dhivya dEsam thrive forever with the ghOsham of Vedams
!
SlOkam 45: Lord's
ThirukkArthikai dheepa utsavam
kArtikayA
poorNimAyAm PhaNipati-nagaree nAtha yEsha
svabhrutyai:
dheepairArAdhyamAnOmaNigaNakhachitai:
bhUshaNair-bhUshyamANa:
dhaNDam savyEna
dhOshNA dhrutavati
bhajatAm
bheetimanyEna dhOshNA
rakshAmudhrENa
sadhyOcchrita-vimatakaSADaNDajidhujjahAra
(Meaning): On this VikAri
Kaarthikai PourNimA day , Lord DevanAthan was worshipped by His
KaimakryaparALs
with many dheepams. He adorned a
lot of jewels and had a daNdam on His left hand during this day's
AarAdhanam. He bore the RakshA mudhrai on the otherhand to remove the
fears of His Bhaktha kOtis.He chases away the darkness caused
by ParamatavAdhins quickly with His JyOthirmaya savroopam.
After the PurattAsi JanmOthsavam
and
conclusion of the
ChAturmAsyam , Srimad Azhagiya Singar must have returned in Kaarthikai
month to Thiruvaheendhrapuram for the KruttikA dheepam festival and
composed this last slOkam of His DesikOtsava Ratna MaalikA and placed
it at the lotus feet of the Dhivya dampathis and Swamy Desikan
.
Srimad VedamArga
PratishtApanAchArya Paramahamsa ParivrAjakAchArya Sarvatantra
SvatantrObhaya-VedAntAchArya Srimad Bhagavad RaamAnuja siddhAnta
nirdhAraNa Saarvabhouma SrIVaNN
SaThakOpa SrI
VeerarAghava SathakOpa Yatheendhra MahA Desika
SrI Sookti
" Srimadhaheendhra nagara SrI VedAnta Desika MahOtsava MaalikA"
sampoorNam.
Subhamastu ! Sarva
MangaLAni santu !
Srimad Azhagiya
Singar Thiruvadi ,
Oppiliappan Koil
VaradAchAri Sadagopan