Post 3
Dear sri vaishNava perunthagaiyeer,
[though subject in this mail is different this is a continuation of that raama shtOththara naamams by sri sadagopan swamy]
Raama is manOharah â not only seethaa but to all â why â that is because he is 'sringaara sekhara' â for he is handsome, pretty, dainty, fine, finely dressed, etc. also elegantly dressed etc. Dear sirs, these are not said by me, but they are the very meaning of that word sringaara as per Monier Williams dictionary.
ÅringÄra
ÅrngÄra m. (prob. connected with Årnga as vrndÄra with vrnda) love (as 'the horned' or 'the strong one'?), sexual passion or desire or enjoyment KÄv. RÄjat &c
â (in rhet.) the erotic sentiment (one of the 8 or 10 Rasas, q.v
â it has VishNu for its tutelary deity and black for its colour
â accord. to most authorities it is of two kinds, viz. sambhoga', mutual enjoyment', and vipralambha, 'deception, disappointment', to which by some is added as third a-yoga, 'separation') Bhar. DaÅar. SÄh. &c
â a dress suitable for amorous purposes, elegant dress, line garments, finery KÄv. PaÃcat. KathÄs. &c
â the ornaments on an elephant (esp. red marks on its head and trunk) L.(cf. -dhÄrin)
â any mark MW.
â (also with bhaááa) N. of various persons (esp. of a poet) RÄjat. Cat.
â (Ä), f. N. of a woman Inscr.
â (am), n. (only L.) gold
â red-lead
â fragrant powder for the dress or person
â cloves
â undried ginger
â black aloe-wood
â mfn. handsome, pretty, dainty, fine MBh. R.
[in mahaa bhaaratham and raamaayaNam sringaaram is used in the meaning mentioned in last line above.]
SEkhara is the top or head, or most beautiful.
Åekhara
Åekhara m. (fr. or connected with Åikhara) the top or crown of the head KathÄs.
â a chaplet or wreath of flowers worn on the top of the head, crown, diadem, crest Hariv. KÄm. Pur. &c
â a peak, summit, crest (of a mountain) ib. RÄjat.
â (mostly ifc.) the highest part, chief or head or best or most beautiful of (-tÄ f.), áit. Caurap. DhÅrtas.
â (in music) a partic. Dhruva or introductory verse of a song (recurring as a kind of refrain)
â N. of an author (with bhaááa) Cat.
â of a grammatical work ib.
â (Ä), f. Vanda RoxburghÄ L.
â n. cloves L.
â the âof Moringa Pterygosperma L.
So when raama is the most beautiful or the head of all sringaaram â even if taken as lovable one- how can he be except that manOharah.
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Just recall that incident of soorpaNakhaa â she was simply baffled by raama's beauty and she fell in love and wanted to enjoy with him. In her kaama laden talks etc she even said, 'I will eat up this lean seethaa so that oh, raama, you can be my husband and we enjoy roaming all over the world.
soorpanaka the demoness sees raama and in the very first sight became lovelorn â vaalmeeki describes her as 'madhana aardithaa - drenched in love', when she saw raama and as kaama roopiNee â a person capable of changing disguise easily by wish, and kaama mOhithaa - a person dazed in love or lust. Her 'seeing' raama or enjoying his beauty â sringaara seKhra - is being described by kavi vaalmeeki as
dheepthaasyam cha mahaabaahum padhma pathraayatha eekshaNam |
gaja vikraantha gamanam jataa maNdala dhaariNam || 3-17-7
sukumaaram mahaa saththvam paarthiva vyanjana anvitham |
raamam indheevara syaamam kandharpa sadhrusa prabham || 3-17-8
babhoova indhra upamam dhrushtvaa raakshasee kaama mOhithaa |
Meaning: He, whose face is radiant, arms lengthy, eyes large like lotus petals, stride like that of an elephant, wearing bunches of hair-tufts, delicate yet greatly vigorous, possessor of all kingly aspects, complexion deep-blue like blue lotus, similar to Love-god in brilliance and in simile to Indra, the demoness has seen such a raama and became lovesick. [3-17-7, 8, 9a]
[of course in soorpaNakhaa's case the kaamam on raama was predominant, for, she was a widow then, having lost her husband. So kaamam is natural, that too for a raakshasa lady. When she became a widow, then only raavaNa placed her in dhaNdakaaraNya, and made khara and dhooshaNa to guard her and allow her to live and enjoy life there].
On this roopam another krithi by aruNaachalak aviraayar in his raama naatakam â is worth touching upon - andha raama soundhryam arindhu sollap pOmo in raagam kEdhaara gowlai â [a small series of posts 9 posts appeared in oppiliappan yahoogroups earlier from MGV titled raama roopam]just that krithi alone â]
andha raama soundharyam - aruNaachala kaviraayar in 'raama naataka keerthanaigaL'
raagam: kEdhaara gouLa. aadhi thaaLam.
Pallavi:
andha raama soundhariyam ennaal arindhu sollap-pOmO ammaa!
Anupallavi:
ganDham mEvum aravindha malarum avar
kaalukku nighar aamO, kaikkuththaan sollappOmO?
CharaNam 1:
uruNda maNi muzham kaalukku vaana meyyavar uDaiya akshaya thooNi ErkkumE
thiraNda perum thodai iraNdukkum ettu dhisai yaanaiyin thudhikkaiyum thOrkkumE
varindha maravuri idaiyum nadaiyaiyum kaNdOr manadhai ellaam urukki vaarkkumE
thanthiramaai ulagu irundha vayiRRukku sari sollak-koodumO yaarkkumE
virindha maarbukku iNai bhoomi aghalam kaaNum
viLangum kazhuththukku nEr iLam kamugE pooNum
parandha bhujangaLukku mEru malaiyE naaNum
paarkkap-paarkkap-padhinAyiram kaNgaL vENum -- andha raama
again this krithi is as hanumaan describes raama's beauty to seethaa [same 35th sargam of sundhara kaaNdam]
dhasan
Vasudevan MG
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