SrI:
Dear BhakthAs of SundarabAhu
PerumAL of ThirumAlirum ChOlai :
We will study the SlOkams 16-205
of SundarabAhu Sthavam today .
SlOkam 16:
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sadhbrahmAthmapadhai: thrayee sirasi
yO NaarAyaNokthyA taTA
vyAkyAthO
gathisAmya labdha vishayAnyathva BhOdhOjjvalai:
nisthulyAdhikam adhviteeyam amrutham
Tamm PuNDarIkEkshaNam
prArooDasriyam
aasrayE VanagirE: kunjOthitham Sundaram
( Meaning ) : adiyEn seeks the
refuge of Sundarabaahu of ThriumAlirumchOlai ,
who incarnated in His archA
form amidst the hilly , lush green gardens of Vana
Giri
( KunjOthitham Sundaram aasrayE ) .
He has eyes similar to a soft and beautiful
lotus flower ( PuNDareeka IkshaNam)
and has MahA Lakshmi in His Vaksha sthalam
( PrAroodas-Sriyam) . He has no
equal or Superior ( nistulya adhikam) and is nectar
like
to experience ( amrutham) as well as
matchless ( adhvitheeyam) in every way .
The Upanishads (Thrayee Sirasee)
reveal Him (Sundara Baahu) to be none other
than Sriman NaarAyaNan following the
Gathi SaamAnya NyAyam ( Brahma Soothram 1.1.11).
This NyAyam teaches that Sriman
NaarAyaNan ( Brahman) is the First Cause regarding
the origin of the world ( Thrayee
Sirasi Gathismya labdha vishaya ananyathvaBhOdham)
and is saluted as Sath , Brahman ,
Aathmaa sabdhams as well as by NaarAyaNa sabdham .
To that Lord residing forever at
Vanagiri , adiyEn performs my SaraNAgathy .
SlOkam 17
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Pathim ViswasyAthmEswaram ithi Param Brahma
Purusha:
Pram JyOthis-tatthvam
Paramapi cha NaarayaNa ithi
Sruthi: BrahmEsAdheen tadhudhitha vibhUtheen
tu gruNathee
yamAhArooDasrI: Sa
VanagiridhAmA vijayathE
(Meaning) : This Lord of Solaimalai shines
resplendent ( Sa: Vanagiri dhAma:
vijayathE ) over
Brahmaa , Sivan and all other DevAs according to the
revelations of
the VedAs . They instruct us that
He is SaakshAth Sriman NaarAyaNan ( Param
NaarAyaNa:
ithi) from whom
Brahmaa , Sivan and others recieved their
respective Iswaryams as revealed by
the VedAs ( Brahma IsAdheen
tu tadhudhitha VibhUtheen ithi Sruthi: gruNAthee) . He is
the Lord of the Universe (
Viswasya Pathi: ) , He is the Lord of Himself (
aathmEswaram) ,
He is the Supreme Being (
Param Brahma) , the Parama Purushan ( Purusha:
) and
the Supreme JyOthi ( Param
JyOthi) .
Comments by Sri SrIvathsAngAcchAr Swamy :
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The message in this slOkam is tightly coupled with
Sruthi salutations:
1) " Pathim
ViswasyAthmEswaram"
2) " NaarAyaNa Param Brahma"
3) " Purusha yEvEdhagum Sarvam
"
4) " Tatthvam NaarAyaNa: Para:
"
5) "Param jyOthir-upasampadhya "
6) "ParAth Param "
7) " NaarAyaNa aaseeth" .
Swamy KurEsar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam
,
SrimathE SrIvaNN SaThakOpa NaarAyaNa
YathIndhra MahA DesikAya Nama:
Daasan Oppiliappan KOil VaradAchari
Sadagopan
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