SrI:
Dear Swami Desika
BhakthAs:
Fourth day Utsavam :
Morning/
GopAla Vesham
SlOkam
11:
HemAbhjAtvEnAryam
mahita chaturahE
bartruvat
KrishNaroopam ,
prApyAndhOLikAyAm
svayamapi
kutukAt jaitra
yatrAmanisheeth ,
poorvam
GopAlanrutyA yadhabhilashitavAn vamSanALAntaram ,
KrushNam samsmartu
antyE samaya iha
tadhaivAsamityAha
dhAsam
(Meaning): Srimad Azhagiya Singar
enjoys the KrishNa Vesaham arranged by the Mother HemAbhjavalli similar to that
of Her Lord(bartruvath KrishNaroopam) for Her son , Swamy
Desikan.She also sat in the palanquin with Her son ( prApya
andhOLikAyAm svayamapi ) , looked at Her son in KrishNa ( Her
Lord's) vEsaham and organized with enthusiasm (
kutukAt) the victorious Veethi puRappAdu for him (
jaitra yAtrAma anaisheeth). Srimad Azhagiya Singar has an imaginary
conversation with Swamy Desikan adorning KrishNa vEsaham . During this
conversation , Swamy Desikan says : " I eulogized VeNu GopAlan thru a vimsaty (
Twenty slOakams ) once . In one of the slOkams , I prayed for KrishNa to appear
before me during my last moments as VeNu GopAlan." Srimad Azhagiya Singar
responds : " Now , Swamy Desikan seems to be saying to
adiyEn that requested
scene is being enacted ( KrishNam samsmartum antyE samaya iha tadhaivAsam ithi
Aaha dAsam ) .
Fourth Day's night
utsavam: Chandra Prabhai PuRappAdu
SlOkam 12
:
rAtrou tu Indhu:
svakAlE dayita
guruvaram
hEmapadhmAsagarbhaya:
prEmNA patreebhavam
stam hrudhaya-
gatamimam
veethikA:paryaNaisheeth
kastO vAyam
tadhAsyam viSatrabhavan
hrAsavrudhyEkaSeela:
patreebhUta
sthirAtmagurum iha vahatE
sakhyata:
sAmyakAnkshee
(Meaning ) The symbolism of Swamy
Desikan riding on a Chandra Prabhai is presented here in terms of an
ullEkam
( a figure of speech). At this
night , Chandran arose at the right time and placed His dear AchAryan on a
golden lotus and became joyously a Vaahanam ( prEmNA
patreebhavam stam) for the great AchAryan to gain a status equal to that
AchAryan and rode with Swamy Desikan around the streets of
Ayindhai
( veethikA: paryaNaisheeth)
. The only difference between
the AchAryan and the Chandran is that the AchAryan is like the full Moon with
out waxing and waning , where as the Moon undergoes changes every day ( hrAsam and Vruddhi) .Chandran wanted to acquire a status
of PoorNatvam ( sakhyata: sAmya-kAnshyaa) similar to
the great AchAryan and hence became a vAhanam for Swamy Desikan on
this night .
Fifth day Morning
Utsavam:
NaacchiyAr
ThirukkOlam
SlOkam 13
:
HemAbhjaasOdharOyam
charamaha-divasE dEsikEndhrasya dEham
svaSreeyasya
svakAmSAm vidhadhaiha
gurAvAsya
rUpENa tishDan
anyOthvAhE
bhaginyAviva dhanuja-
mahEshvEkatAlOhaneetyaa
stree vEsham
kanchidh-adhyadhbhutam-imam yath kAnchanAndhOLikAm cha
(Meaning) : Chandran is the
sahOdharan of HemAbhjavalli , since both arose from the Milky ocean during the
time of churning for nectar by the Lord . In this utsavam , Chandran seems to
grant His own lustre to both His sister and the body of the srEshta AchAryan
.Chandran seems to have created two brides for
" Lakshmi KalyANam" and
transformed Swamy Desikan also into NaacchiyAr Kolam (Venkata Naayaki) so that
He can perform a double vivAham for His two sisters (with the Lord).
Chandran also presented them with a golden palanquin to ride to the Lord's place
for Their VivAham . The poet points out that Swamy Desikan in NaacchiyAr
ThirukkOlam was like the veritable image of MahA Lakshmi . The poet ( Srimad
Azhagiya Singar) wonders whether Chandran was attempting to perform a double
vivAham with the Lord of Thiruvaheendhrapuram for His two sisters and
presented the golden pallakku as a present during this auspicious
occasion.
Fifth
Night utsavam : Simha Vaahanam
SlOkam
14
prAgasyAheendhrapuryAm paramata-vitatE: bhanjakai:
simhanAdhai:
simhAdhrErAgatOyam ka iha Bahumukha: simha ithyatra
bheetA:
simhA:
BrahmachalasthA: sapadhi jahumimam DimBa yEkO jaDOabhUt
trasta:
pathreekruthassan svayamiha vahatE VenkatAdhreesa simham
(Meaning): The ullElakAlankAram
here is about the lions ( paramata Vaadhins)being afraid of the Kavi-tArkika
simham's roars and becoming the Vaahanam for the AchAryan
.
In the dhivya dEsam of
Thiruvayindahi ,
the KavitArkiaka simham
orignating from SimhAdhri in ThiruvEnkatam made the Para Mata Vaadhins (
local lions) frightened with His leonine roars and made the local (
BrahmAdhri) lions wonder who this new and powerful Lion could be .
The Paramata Vaadhins were fleeing after listening to the terrifying roarings of the
new lion coming with its many faces . While running away , they seem to
have left behind a lion cub , which became the Vaahanam to the KavitArkika
Simham . This Simha VaahanOtsavam reminds Srimad Azhagiya Singar of this
situation , where Para Mata Vaadhins were chased away thru the SrI Sookthis of
Sata dhUshaNi ,Para
Mata Bangam and Tattva mukta Kalapam .
(To Be continued )
Daasan , Oppiliappan
Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan
Oppiliappan Koil Varadachari Sadagopan http://www.sadagopan.org
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