SrI: Dear Srimathy Sranathan : You had asked for the meaning of Rangan and RanganAthan and suggested that Rangan is none other than Lord Ramachandra in archA form . Here are some additional reasons : Furthher to the dhivya Prabhandham Paasurams cited , it is traditionally believed that the Uthsavar at Srirangam is Lord Raamachandran and the Moolavar is DhAmOdhara KaNNan with His 3 welt marks on His waist . AzhwArs and AchAryAs ,as you know , have experienced Him as DasAvathAran and more . Sri RanganAtha PaadhukA Sahasram(SRPS) of Swamy Desikan celebrates Sri RanganAthan's Paadhukai as that of Raamachandra . At the very beginning of SRPS salutes BharathAzhwAn for revealing the Vaibhavam of Sri RanganAtha Paadhukais FOR THE CITIZENS OF THE WORLD and links them to the PaadhukAs to Lord Ramachandra ( SlOkam 2 of SRPS : " BharathAya param namOasthu tasmai praTamOdhAharaNAya bhakthibhAjAm yadhupaj~namasEshatha: PruTivyAm praTithO RAAGHAVA-PAADHUKAA-PRABHAAVA:" Sri RanganAtha Paadhukai is Swamy NammAzhwAr . Bharathan is the One , who carried them on His head to Nandigramam ; later VibhishaNa carried the whole VimAnam ( PraNavAkAram) and landed it with Sri Raamachandra inside . Swamy DEsikan salutes these Padhukais as " Rangapathy vibhrama " Paadhukais " , the Paadhukais intended for the sport of Lord Ramachandra (Ranganatha) , the processional deity . At other places , Swamy Desikan salutes these RanganAtha Paadhukais as those of the enemy of Kamsan (SRPS: Slokam 9) : " KamsArE: PaadhukE ! Here , the identity of Moolavar is revealed . Various naamArchanams for RanganAtha in SRPS reveal the dance stage (Rangam) of Lord RanganAtha : Ranga Kshithi RamaNa ( SlOkam 10) ; Ranga BhUmi , aranga MEdai is referred to and the Lord is recognized as the Master of that space for His leelais . On this divine stage dances Lord RanganAthan the various dances ( aha and Pura Kootthus). Many VinOdha Koothus are performed by the Lords here such as KudamAdu Kootthu , Nokku ( a dance form marked by agility and grace) like one of the ten gamakams in VeeNaa playing , where dextirity is needed to execute . Here on this aranga Medai, the great Master defines His dances of Srushti , Sthithi and samhAram within the framework of stylized movements and symbolic gestures with Rasaa and Bhaavaa for the benefit of His devotees in genral and the AzhwAars and AchAryAs in particualr . Their rasAnubhavam flpwed as divine Paasurams .For them , He plays the Alliya Kootthu , Kuda Kootthu , Mohini Aattam , Vari Kootthu ( vipralambha SringAram) . Arayars took their cues from here . In this context , one has to remember the Arayars enact on the 4th day of adhyayana festival at Srirangam , the RanganAtha avathAram . On this Ranga BhUmi , the Lord of that stage enjoys Navasandhi Kavutthuvam by Brahma DEvan and ohter dEvAs with the Jathis , TaaLams and Raagams assigned to them as per the Aagama Saasthrams , one of which is expounded by BhagavAn Himself (Sriprasna Samhitha section) . On this divine Ranga BhUmi , the blissful RasAnubhavam is experienced by " the idnetification of the spectator with the spectacle" . Rasa has been defined as both the tasting and what is tasted . It has been described as the most relishable , blissful experience reminding one of the Aanandha of Brahman described by the Upanishad . AzhwArs had this rasAnubhavam and left the outpourings of that anubhavam for us to enjoy as Kuladhanam. Sage BharathA , known for Bharatha Saasthram ( Bhaavam+Raagam+TaaLam) describes this bliss ( at Ranga BhUmi) : yathO hasthas-tathO dhrushti: yathO dhrushtis-tathO mana: yathO manas-tathO bhAva: yathO bhAvas-tathO rasa: We follow the dance of RanganAtha on this stage of srirangam. In Tamil , it has been translated as : kai vazh nayanam sella kaNN vazhi manam sella manam vazhi uNarcchi sella athaninRu Suvai piRakkum I will conclude this big topic rather quickly with the slOkams used for Aranga Poojai and the spirit behind such an aarAdhanam by dancers : Bharathakula bhAgya kalikE ! BhAvarasAnandha pariNathAkArE ! JagadhEka Mohana kalE Jaya Jaya RANGADHI DEvathE DEvi " . After ThOdaya MangaLam and MeLa PrApthy rituals , the lady dancer (Sri Ranga Naayaki) pays Her salutations to the Aranga Devathai (Her Divine consort) and performs the AarAdhanam treating that arangam ( stage ) as the Temple . OhmkAra Tulya Naadham arises from that Rangam because of its association with PraNavAkAra VimAnam forming the roof for that stage and links to the AkAra-MakAra-UkAra roopan presiding over that stage as Lord Ramachandran . The identity of Sri RanganAyaki as SithA PirAtti is revealed by the RanganAtha PurOhithar in His GuNa Rathna Kosam , where he addresses Her as " Maathar Mythili " Srimath Azhagiya Singar Thiruvadi , Oppiliappan Koil V.Sadagopan Regarding the meaning of RanganAthan , the literal meaning is Master of Rangam , the dance stage ( arangam ) in His LeelA VibhUthi . ----- Original Message ----- From: "jayasartn" <jayasree.saranathan@xxxxxxxxx> To: <Oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, November 25, 2005 3:32 AM Subject: [Oppiliappan] Re: padithadhai-ch-cholgirEn (Vishnu sahasra nama) > SrI: > > Can anyone help us with the meaning for Ranga or Ranganathan? > Regards > jayasree > > > --- In Oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "jayasartn" > <jayasree.saranathan@xxxx> wrote: >> >> SRIMATHE RAMANUJAYA NAMAHA. >> >> There is solid evidence in Naan mugan Thiruvandhadi that it is Lord >> Rama who has taken his abode in Thiruvarangam. >> I request the fellow bhagavathas to refer to verses 29 & 30 of this >> Thiruvandhadhi. >> In verse 29, (ugappuruvam thane..) Raman's beauty is described as >> also His valour in having overcome Kumbhakarnan. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/XUWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Oppiliappan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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