Dear BhakthAs : Let us start today with the study of the Sixth ThiruppaLLiyezucchi Paasuram , which takes this form : Iraviyar maNi nedum tErOdum ivarO? iRayavar pathinoru vidayarumivarO? maruviya mayilana arumuhanivanO? marutharum vasukkaLum vanthu vantheeNDi puraviyODaadalum paadalum tERum kumara dhaNdam puhuntheeNDiya veLLam aruvaraiyanaiya ninn kOil munnivarO? ArangatthammA ! paLLi yezhantharuLAyE The translation of the Fifth Paasuram by Dr. V.K.S.N. Raghavan Swamy is as follows : Oh Lord of Srirangam ! the following gods have assembled towards the gates of Your holy shrine resembling a great mountain , to get the first and foremost ( merciful and matchless) glances ; here are the twelve AdhithyAs with their lofty chariots bedecked with jewels ; the eleven RudrAs riding their bulls , who rule over th worlds ; the six-faced Subrahmanya riding the peacock; the Maruths and the eight Vasus ; they have all come along with their retinues , singinging and dancing ; their horses and chariots also have come following them . Oh Lord ! please wake up from Your slumber and bless all of us . Sri RanganAtha SuprabhAdham echos these thoughts of AzhwAr: ****************************************************************** IndhrAdhayas-suragaNA: Maruthasccha sarvE VidhyAdharA munigaNA: bhuvi dEvamArgE vyApthAs-samastha vibhudhA: Tava darsanArTam Sri Ranga Pattana PathE ! Tava SuprabhAdham (meaning ): Indhran and his deva gaNams , Maruths , VidhyAdharAs , the assembly of Munis (Muni gaNam) are found occupying every inch of available space stretching from the eath to aakAsam . Oh KIng of SrIrangam ! May this be an auspicious dawn to You ! The 14th and the 16th slOkams of SrI VenkatEsa SuprabhAtham also describe beautifully the arrival of the Muni GaNams and Deva gaNams for the Lord's darsanam in front of the garbha graham of Sriranganatha . Who are these 12 AadhithyAs? ******************************** Rg Vedam counts the number of AdityAs and say they are six in number ( Rg. 2.27.1). TaittirIya BrahmaNam (1.1.91) states that there are 8 AdityAs . Satapatha Brahmanam brings them upto Twelve and links them to the solar months.These 12 are: MithrA , VaruNa , Aryaman , Daksha , Bhaga , Amsa , Tvashtr , Savitr , Pushan , Sakra , Vivasvat and VishNu(Cosmic Law). Among these 12 , Mithra and VaruNa compilmnet each other and are often addressed together in Rg Vedam . Aryaman is chivalry and He protects the freedom of the Roads. Bhaga is the inherited share. The wise VaruNa known as the King Varuna is the justice giver . The name VaruNa comes from the root "Vr" to cover or surround . Daksha is the Master of ritual skills. Amsa is the next Adityan , who stands for the share of gods. The three other AdityAs are: Tvashtar (Craftsmanship ) , Pushan ( Nourisher/ Prosperity) and Vivasvat (Morality ) . Savitr is the Magic power of utterance and is linked to the Gayatri Manthram (Rg.3.62.10) . Sakra, the 11th Aditya is equated with courage and the final Aditya is VishNu , "the all pervading light of knowledge , the cosmic law pervading all the three worlds ". In Rg Veda, VishNu does not get highlighted much ; in the BrahmaNAs , VishNu gains new attributes and His stature grows. In PurANAs , VishNu attains His most exalted state. All these 12 AdityAs have arrived now at Srirangam with their splendidly attired chariots. Who are the 11 RudrAs at the court yard ? ******************************************** The eleven elemental forms of Rudran , the power of destruction (SamhAram duties) are: (1) Pasupati (2) Isana (3) Bheema (4) MahadEva (5) Ugra (6) Kaala (7) Rudra (8) Tath-Purusha (9) AghOra (10) Vaama deva (11) SadhyOjAta . There are other variations for the 11 names of RudrAs . Maruths and 8 Vasus *********************** Maruths are the warrior class (KshatriyAs). Indhra is the head of Maruths. Generally , Maruths are the senders of rain and ripeners of fruit and Oushadhis (Rg Vedam 1.64 , I.85-88) .There are many Rg Veda Manthrams dealing with Maruths. Vasus ( spheres of existence) are representations as the powers of different kinds of wealth. Asvins are twin divine centers of powers , whose special function is " to perfect the nervous or vital being in man (PrANamaya kOsam)". These great subjects of Lord RanganAtha , the Aadhi Veda Purushan are seen by the AzhwAr as waiting at His courtyard for His sEvai at the time of dawn/day break . In the next (7th ) Paasuram , we will meet additional personages , who were waiting in that early morning hour at the Lord's court yard . SrI Godharanga ParabrahmaNE Nama: ThoNDardippodi AzhwAr ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam , Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka SrivaNN Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama: Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil Varadachari Sadagopan P.S : We have just 11 days to complete our Temple raffle to raise the needed funds for the construction of the living quarters for the priests of Sri RanganAtha at His Pomona , NY temple. Please support this kaimkaryam during this sacred month of Maarghazhi and recieve the blessings of ANDAL as well .Please contact me regarding your participation and support . We have four more ThiruppaLLiyezucchi Paasurams to cover . 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