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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:
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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?
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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 ?
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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
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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 . I will conclude
this series by DEcember 24 , 2004.






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