Dear BhakthAs :
Today , we will study the last three paasurams of Mey Viratha Maanmiyam ,
where Swamy Desikan acknowledges the abundant grace of Lord VaradarAjan ,
who empowered him to compose this SrI Sookthi of Mey Viratha Maanmiyam
about Him.
234. The Lord's grace as the cause of creation of this Prabhandham
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PuNDareekam uyirttha PurANanAr
poyy il maa maka utthara vEdhiyil
koNDal aar aruL maari pozhinthidak-
koNDathu Ohr uyar koormathi anbinAl
paNDai naanmaRai mouLi padintha yaan
paaril Meyvirathak-kavi paadinEn
ThoNDai maNdala vEdhiyar vaazhavE
Thooya tenn maRai vallavar vaazhave
Swamy Desikan is approaching now the end of Mey Viratha Maanmiyam.
With a reluctant heart , he bids farewell to the Prabhandham and
acknowledges that it was the grace of the Lord of Hasthigiri that made it
possible for him to compose this pranhandham . With the three concluding
paasurams , Swamy Desikan offers his salutations to the Mey Viratha KshEthra
Naathan and the BHaagyasaalis blessed to live at this sthalam .
Meaning of the first of the Triad of Benedictory paasurams :
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adiyEn , who is deeply linked to the ancient Vedams sang this prabhandham
with the power of sharp intellect and deep devotion granted as boons
by the Lord of Sathya Vratha KshEthram . He arose from the Utthara vEdhi of
the blemish-free AswamEdha yaagam performed by Brahma Devan and
drenched all participants with the nourishing nectar-like rain of His dayA .
May the VaidhikAs and BhAgavathAs as well as the true devotees of
AzhwAr's dhivya prabhandhams residing in ThoNDai MaNDalam
with sambhandham to Lord VaradarAjan recite this prabhandham on
the Lord's avathAram and vaibhavam and live long on this earth
distinguished by their Kaimkarya SrI !
Here Swamy Desikan identifies himself as " PaNdai Naann MaRai
MouLi padintha yaann " ( The one , who is deeply rooted in the ancient
VedAs and the Siras of the Vedams , Upnishads /VedAntham).He identifies
BrahmA as " PuNDareekam uyirttha PurANanAr " ( the ancient Brahma Devan
who was created by the Lord from His Naabhi kamalam).The Lord , who arose
from the Yaaga Kuntam of the AswamEdha Yaj~nam is recognized as " Poy il
Maa maha Uthara vEdhi" ( the vedhi of the Yaj~nam , which was conducted
with deep devotion and free from any deciet). The Lord is saluted as
the sweet , dark rainy cloud showerign every one with His mercy ( KoNDal
aar aruL maari ). The effect of that rain showers on Swamy Desikan is
described by him as deep devotion to the Lord and a sharp intellect
to comprehend His tatthvams. Swamy Desikan says that He sang this
Prabhandham on the Mey Viratha KshEthram ( Mey Viratha kavi pADinEn).
He concludes this paasuram with benedictions to the ThoNDai MaNDala vaasikaL
( ThoNDai MaNDala Vediyar Vaazhi , Thooya Tenn MaRai vallavar Vaazhi).
Swamy Desikan's salutations are thus to Ubhaya VEdAntha Paramparai
blessed to claim Lord VaradarAjan's ThoNDai Mandalam as their home.
235. Creation of this ithihAsam to shine s VedAnthaachAryan
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uyy viratham onRu inRi adainthAr uyya
oru viratham Thaann koNDa uyarntha Maalai
sey viratham onRAlum teLiyahillAc-
chinthayinAl disai padaittha disai muhan thaan
poy viratha nilamellAm pOyE meeNDu
puhal ithuvE puNNiyatthukku yenRu sErntha
Meyviratha nannilatthu mEnmai yEtthi
VedAntha Aasiriyan viLanginanE
The meaning of the second Paasuram of the Benedcitory Triad
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The Lord of Kaanchi with the sole vratham of SaraNAgatha RakshaNam
blessed Brahma Devan , who wandered all over the world fruitlessly
for witnessing and enjoying the Lord with his own physical eyes . Lord of
Mey Viratha KshEthram blessed Brahma Devan to have His darsana soubhAgyam
and made Brahma ecstatic over that rare bhAgyam . Brahma got the boon he
sought from the Lord of Sathya Vratha KshEthram through the performance of
the AswamEdha Yaagam . adiyEn sang about the glory of the Lord's avathAram
and Vaibhavam and became VedAnthAchAryan.
In this Paasuram , Swamy Desikan salutes this kshEthram of the Lord as
" Mey viratha Nannilam " ( The auspicious kshEthram , where the observed
vrathams yield the desired phalans without fail). Swamy identifies this
sthalam as the safe and sure source place for the acquisition of PuNyam
( " PuNNiyaithaRkku puhal ") due to the residence of Lord VaradarAjan ,
whose sole vow is to come to the rescue of those , who seek His protection
(SaraNAgatha Vrathee) .
Sage VyAsa (VyAsa BhagavAn) compiled and organized the Sanaskritic
VedAs and acquired the title of VedAchAryan. Our Sawmy Desikan composed
the Tamil prabhandham of Mey Viratha Maanmiyam and became entitled to
the birudhu of VedAnthAchAryan.
236. Devotion to Lord VardarAjan leading to the creation of this Prabhandham
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Seer aarum ThUppul ThiruvEnkadamudayAn
thArr aarr AruLALar thAL nayanthu --seerAha
Meyviratha Nannilatthu mEnmai ithu mozhindhAn
kaayir kani pOlak-kaNDu
The Meaning of the third pasuram of the Benedictory Triad
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adiyEn born in the glorious agrahAram of ThUppul with the name of
VenkatanAthan ( ThiruvEnkadamudayAn) seeking the sacred feet of
the Lord of Hasthigiri adorning many fragrant flower garlands sang about
the limitless vaibhavam of His Sathya Vratha KshEthram. adiyEn visualized
the glories ( MahAthmiyams) of this KshEthram clearly like one sees the
nellikkani on one's palm and sang about it with utter devotion .
Mey Viratha Maanmiya Prabhandham SampoorNam .
Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam
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