Sri: Srimate Ramanujaya Nama: Srimath Varavara Munaye Nama: Text 4 muhurnathvA mUrdhnA vinathavividApad praSamanE SaTArE: pAdAbjE madurkavidEvasya SaraNE | idam yAcE vAcA - apyalakavakuLALIparigaLat madhULImAdhuryam mama vacanabhangyAm sa diSathu || Meaning: vinatha vivida Apad praSamanE - The person who drives away all dangers approaching his devotees; madurkavidEvasya - To Madurakavi; SaraNE - that which constantly showers protection and grace; SaTArE: pAdAbjE - the lotus feet of SatagOpan (nammAzhwAr); muhu: - repeatedly; mUrdhnA - with one's head; nathvA - offering obeisances; sa: - that nammAzhwAr; alaka vakuLALI parigaLat madhULI mAdhuryam - like the sweetness of the honey flowing from the of the Magizha flowers hanging as a beautiful garland decorating his eyebrows; mama - my (mine); vacana bhangyAm - smart-talking ability; diSathu - let him shower his blessings; idam - this desire; vAcA api - also by mouth; yAcE - am offering my prayers. Commentary: The magizhA flower is quite famously assoiciated with Swami nammAzhwAr. "nAtkamazh malarmAlai mArbinan mARan Satagopan" says nammAzhwAr in his ThiruvAimozhi (4-10-11). Likewise, Thirumangai AzhwAr is known for his liking to the muLLI flower garland, and lotus garland is periyAzhwAr's speciality. The verses "muLLich chezhumalarOr thArAn - sIrk kaliyan" (the thanian of siriya thirumadal), "aNipuduvai paingamalath thaNtheriyal battarpirAn" (thiruppavai 30) are famous. "Let Swami nammazhwAr bless me so that my verses in this lOkachArya panchasat get the sweetness like the honey from his magizha garland contains", prays Swami Desikan, just like Madhurakavi AzhwAr who says "mEvinEn avan ponnadi meymmayE" (kaNNinuNsirutthAmbu 2) and surrenders to the lotus feet of Swami nammAzhwAr. AzhwAr emperumAnAr jeeyar thiruvadigaLe Saranam. Dasan, Kidambi Soundararajan. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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