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SrI:

Dear BhakthAs of Swamy  Desikan :

Today , adiyEn will start on the next dhivya Prabhandham of
Swamy Desikan (viz)., Mey Viratha Maanmiyam .

Swamy  Desikan had created a MaNipravALa rahasya grantham before
known as Sathya Vratha MahAthmyam .  He assembled the Tamil Paasurams
from that rahasya grantham to create the Tamil Prabhandham of Mey Viratha
Maanmiyam. There are 29 Pasurams in this Desika Prabhandham. Swamy
Desikan's skills as Tamil poet are abundantly present here. The
SaasthrArthams
condensed in one single Paasuram houses the quintessence of SrI BhAshyam.

Kaanchi KshEthram , where Lord VaradarAja presides over from the top of
Hasthi Giri (Athti Giri) is also known as Sathya Vratha KshEthram and
PerumAL KOil . In this KshEthram , all the vrathams ( vows and observances)
engaged in yield immediate and unfailing fruits.These vows observed  become
Sathyam or Mey due to the anugraham of Lord VaradarAja. . Hence these
unfailing vows are called Sathya Vratham or Mey Viratham.

The Prabhandham of Mey Viratha Maanmiyam focuses on the avathAram of
Lord VaradarAjan  in response to the Yaagam performed by Lord Brahma Devan,
who longed to visualize and enjoy the Dhivya Soundharyam of SrIman
NaarAyaNan . The Yaagam performed was the AswamEdha Yaagam .
It was performed on top of Hasti Giri , which was used as the Yaaga Kuntam
(Yaaga vEdhi).

While preparing for this Yaagam  , BrahmA's wife , Sarasvathi had left
Her husband due to an altercaton and was doing penance at the banks of
Sarasvathi river in the north. According to our SaasthrAs , a man separated
from his wife is not qualified to perform a Yaj~nam like AswamEdham.
Brahma sent his son , Vasishtan to request his mother to return home and
join him in the performance of the Yaj~nam at Kaanchi as his
sahadharmachAriNi.
Sarasvathi refused that invitation sent by her husband . Brahma replaced
Sarasvathi
thereafter with his other wife Saavithri and commenced the Yaj~nam.

The asurAs , who could not stomach the glories of DevAs went now
to Sarasvathi Devi and told her that her  husband is insulting her
by starting the Yaj~nam with his other wife. The asurAs had the intent of
interfering with the performance of the Yaj~nam of Brahma Devan.
When Sarasvathi learnt about this news , she was outraged and took
the form of a fast moving river to destroy the Yaaga Saalai. Our Lord
saw this and took the form of a dam (sEthu) across the Vegavathi river
and arrested the flow of that furious river. Our Lord's merciful glances
banished the anger of Sarasvathi and restored her to her senses . She
regretted
her rash deed and came to the side of her husband , who invited her to join
the ongoing Yaj~nam.

At the final stages of this Yaj~nam , Brahma dEvan offered his vapaa as
havis and performed a hOmam. Immediately from the center of
the Yaaga Kuntam arose a supreme JyOthi housing PuNya kOti VimAnam
with Lord VaradarAja at  its center. Brahma was ecstatic with joy
at the darsana soubhAgyam of the Lord and eulogized Him movingly .
Our Lord asked BrahmA to seek the boons that he desired . BrahmA asked for
the boon of the Lord staying permanently in the Sathya Vratha KshEthram
to bless BhakthAs for all times to come. Lord VaradarAja , the king of
boon givers , agreed and the Yaj~nam of  Brahma came to an auspicious end.
Swamy  Desikan describes the various scenes associated with the avathAram
of Lord VaradarAja on top of Hasthi Giri  in Mey Viratha Maanmiyam.

Paasuram 1
***********

Vaazhi AruLALar Vaazhi aNi Atthigiri
   Vaazhi YethirAsan vAchakatthOr --Vaazhi
SaraNAgathy yenum saarvudan maRRonRai
   araNAhak-koLLAthaar anbhu

(Meaning): Long life to PeraruLALan and  His place of residence , Hasthigiri
;
Long life to those who follow the path of RaamAnuja darsanam and
the UpAyam of Prapatthi ; Long life to the devotion of those PrapannAs
who have performed Prapatthi to Lord  VaradarAjan !

This is a MangaLAsAsana Paasuram . Hasthigiri is recognized as
the alankAram for the Earth . Long life (PallANDu ) is offered to
those who are steeped in the study of the SrI Sookthis of AchArya
RaamAnujA . Long life is offered to those  who perform SaraNAgathy
at the sacred feet of the Lord and do not seek any other upAyam
for their salvation .The devotion of those PrapannAs to PeraruLALan
is hailed here.

Swamy  Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,
SrI NaarAyaNa YathIndhra MahA DesikAya Nama:
Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan




 

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