SrI:
Dear BhakthAs : Saint Annamayyaa's devotion to Lord VenkatEsa
is legendary .
In our CD ROM for which I am requesting a
modest
support , we will cover a sampling of
Annamayyaa's
reverence for BhagavAn Narasimhan of Ahobilam
.
Lord SrinivAsan had his TadhiyArAdhanam prior
to
His VivAham at Ahobilam and got the blessings of
Lord Narasimhan .
The other reason for Annamayyaa's reverence for
Ahobilam is due to his Asanchala AchArya
Bhakthi .
Annamayyaa and his two wives were blessed
with
SamAsrayaNam and prapatthi from the First
Jeeyar
of Ahobila Matam , Sri Aadhi VaNN
SaThakOpa
Jeeyar . Further , Annamayyaa had performed
Grantha
ChAthushtya KaalakshEpam under the sacred feet
of
the First ( Founding ) Jeeyar of Ahobila Matam
.
In one of the UpadEsa Krithis extolling the
greatness of
the NrusimhAvathAra Dhivya Desam ,
Annamayyaa
asks us to meditate on "Ahobalam " and gives
us
the reasons for his upadEsam in the Pallavi
section
of the Krithi set by him in Raaga ReethigouLai
:
Pallavi:
*********
" anisamu dalacarO Ahobalam
ananta Phaladham Ahobalam"
(Meaning) : Oh AasthikAs ! Please contemplate
always on
the dhivya dEsam of Ahobalam , the One sung by
Thirumangai
Mannan and the One , where Nava
Narasimhars await us
to bless us ! They shower on the devotees , who
seek Their
refuge " endless " soubhAgyams as Phalans( anantha
phaladham).
This Krithi has three CharaNams . All of them
salute the auspiciousness
of this sacred place of residence of the
Lord and identify Ahobalam
(Ahobilam) as the real abode of Hari .
First CharaNam :
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Hari nija-nilayam AhObalam
Hara Virinchi nuta mAhObalam
aruNa-MaNi-Sikhara mahObalam
ari daitya-haraNa mahObalam
Ahobilam is the preferred place of residence of
Hari ( Narasimhan).
It is His true abode . He has Sri Vaikuntam , Milky
Ocean ,
the heart lotus of Yogis as the other places
of residence .
He resides also at Many dhivya dEsams in
Svayam vyaktha
( Self-Manifested ) form ( Kaanchi , Thirumalaa et
al ) but
AhObilam , where He incarnated from the Ugra
Sthambham
to protect His Baala BhAgavathan , PrahlAdhan and
stayed as
PrahlAdha Varadhan is His true abode ( nija
nilayam) .
Here both Sarvajn~an Lord SivA and BrahmA
eulogize Him .
Lord SivA eulogizes Him ( Lord Narasimhan) thru the
devotion-
soaked Mantra Raaja Padha SthOthram and performs
his
Prapatthi at the sacred feet of his Lord and
identifies himself
as the dAsan of the Lord of Ahobilam .
Brahma was terrified by the fierce appearnace
of
the Lord as Jwaalaa Narasimhan . Even after the
samhAram of
HiraNyan , the Lord's anger did not subside .
Brahmaa and all
the other dEvAs as well as Mahaa Lakshmi were
afraid to approach
the angry Lord immersed in fierce
tongues of flames . Finally Brahma
thought upon the act of sending PrahlAdhan near the
Lord . PrahlAdha's
Sthuthi quenched the ferocity of the Lord and made
Him
a Saantha Moorthy . Now Mahaa Lakshmi Joined Her
Lord
to make Him Lakshmi Narasimhan .
In the next line , Annamayyaa pays tribute to the
scene of dawn
at Ahobilam : " AruNa-MaNi-Sikhara mahObalam".
As Annamayyaa
completed his morning SandhyA Vandhanam before
Sunrise and
lifted His head as he stood on the banks of
BhavanAsini river ,
he was thrilled by the sight of the peaks of
GarushAdhri ,
VedAdhri and other mountains being decorated by the
rays
of the rising Sun ( aruNOdhayam) . He was overtaken
by
the sight of AruNa driving the Chariot of Soorya
NaarAyaNa
Moorthy pulled by the seven horses . He enjoyed the
bejewelled
peaks of the mountians surounding this dhivya dEsam
, the true
abode of Hari .
In the final line of the First CharaNam ,
Annamayyaa recognizes
Ahobilam as the site , where the Lord destroyed the
entire asura
kulam ( ari daitya haraNa mahObalam) . Here , He
tore apart
HiraNyan , who committed offenses against
HIs Parama Bhakthan .
Annamayyaa suggests that , the Lord destroyed the
entire demon
clan from HIs true abode and maintained dharma (
Dharma samsthApanam).
Second CharaNam :
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atisaya Subhadham ahObalam
atula manOhara mahObalam
hata duritacayam ahObalam
Yatimata siddham ahObalam
(Meaning provided by Ambika Ananth and Adviteeya
Dixit):
" Bestower of supreme auspiciousness,
AhObalam
Immeasurably magnificient ,
AhObalam
Destroyer of sinful ways ,
Ahobalam
Yathi Matham is established here ,
AhObalam"
Third CharaNam:
********************
agu SrI Venkata mahObalam
agamya masurula kahObalam
agapadu puNyula kahObalam
agakularAjam ahObalam
(Meaning Provided by Amabika Ananath &
Adviteeya Dixit):
" That Sree VenkatEsa AhObalam
Unpercievable by the wicked ,
Ahobalam
Percieved by the meretorious,
Ahobalam
The King of all mountains
--AhObalam ".
Inview of the profound references that
Annamayyaa
makes in the second and third charaNams
about
VisishtAdhvaitha doctrines , we will reserve the
commentaries
on the words chosen by Annamayyaa in the next
posting .
(To Be continued)
NamO Sri NarasimhAyaa !
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil
V.Sadagopan
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