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Dear BhakthAs :

Let us  continue with the study  of  the Eigthth
and the Ninth ThiruppaLLiyezucchi  Paasurams this evening
so that we can conclude this series of posting with the tenth (Final )
Pasuram on Sri Vaikunta EkAdasi day in USA tomorrow.

Eighth Paasuram
******************
Vambhavizh Vaanavar vaayuRai vazhanga
     maanidhi KapilaiyoNN  kaNNAdi mudhalaa
EmperumAn padimakkalam kANDaRkku
     yERpanavAyina koNDu nann munivar
Thumburu NaarAdhar puhanthanar ivarO ?
     tOnRinan iraviyum tulangoLi parappi
ambarat-talatthil ninRahalhinRathu iruL pOy
     ArangatthammA ! PaLLiyezhuntharuLAyE !

The translation of the Fifth Paasuram by
Dr. V.K.S.N. Raghavan Swamy is as follows :

Oh Lord of Srirangam ! Many gods have come with great
treasures to offer them unto You and recieve Your generous
glances . They have brought the Vaayurai ( arugam pul/grass);
the cow Kapilai ; mirror and other objects to be of use to You
such as Padimakkalam  during  Your morning AarAdhanam.
The great sages , Thumburu and Naaradhar have come here
to eulogize You with their VeeNAs . It is already day break
as the Sun has risen  and is spreading his rays all around.
The darkness has departed even from the etherial sphere.
Oh Lord of Srirangam ! Please  wake up and bless us !

 Special Notes:
****************
1) It is now bright all around . The sun has risen from the Ocean
and has awakened the lotus flowers ( AmbhOja Pushpa MukuLAni
VikAsithAni , Vaaram nidhEs-samudhithEna DivAkarENa ).
Your  kaimkarya ParALs have fetched waters from sacred CauvEry
in golden vessels and carrying them on their heads to Your Sannidhi
( KaavEri PuNya salilai: Tava manjanArTam , sampoorya hEmagaDAn
nija masthakEshu). The experts in PaancharAthra aagamams , Your ArchakAs
adorning
the Urdhva PuNDrams , are ready to worship You according to the rules of
PaaramEswara Samhithai . BhEri , Mrudhangam , Dundhubi , Flute ,
Conch , VeeNai , DamAram , Paadaham , Murasam and other mangaLa
vaadhyams are being played ( gushyanthi vAdhya nivahA: vara-mangaLAkhyA:).
Oh Lord of Srirangam! Please awaken and May this dawn be an auspicious
one for You ( Sriranga Pattana PathE ! Tava SuprabhAtham ).

2) In the SuprabhAtham rituals , the important objects to be seen by
the awakening Lord are : The Cow with its back to the Lord , where
MahA Lakshmi resides , Sankha nidhi , Padma Nidhi , nava ratnams , Mirror ,
Padimakkalam ( vessel containing collyrium or anjanam ) and an elephant .
AzhwAr refers to them ( required objects) in this paasuram . " dhAmAnthikE
Tava hi MangaLavasthu hasthA: yOgivarya: " is the reference in Sri VenkatEsa
SuprabhAtham on the MahA yOgis standing with these auspicious objects
(Mirror , Padimakkalam et al ) in their hands in front of the Lord's
sannidhi.

3)  All these objects should be of the highest quality so that they should
be fit  enough for the use by SarvEswaran , Sri RanganAthan. AzhwAr inserts
therefore the word "yERpana vaayina" to indicate that whatever that is being
offered by the dEvAs and Yogi varAs are in excellent condition to befit the
Lord's
Suprmacy as ParamAthmA .

Paasuram 9
**************
yEdhamil taNNumai ekkam mattaLi
  yaazh kuzhal muzhavamODisai tisai kezhumi
geethangaL padinar Kinnarar GarudarhaL
  Gandharuvaravar kanguLahaL ellAm
maadhavar vaanavar chAraNar iyakkar
   sittharum mayanginar Thiruvadi thozhuvAn
aadhalil avarkku naaLOkkam aruLa
   ArangatthammA ! PaLLi yezhuntharuLAyE !

Meaning according to Dr.V.K.N.S. Raghavan
**********************************************
Oh Lord of Srirangam ! throughout the night , the semi-divine beings
- - -KinnarAs , GarudAs , and musically gifted GandharvAs are singing
sthOthrams eulogizing You ; some of them are also playing on faultless
kettle-drums , VeeNa , ekkam ( single string instrument ), varieties of
other drums  and string instruments (Yaazh) and Flute . The naadham
from these assembly of instruments and songs have enveloped all quarters.
All these semi-divine beings are assembled at Your sannidhi to offer their
obeisance to Your sacred  feet . In addition to them are also great saints
of perfect austerities , the celestial beings - -ChAraNAs , YakshAs and
SiddhAs fainting from the excitement of realizing Your darsanam soon .
Oh Lord of Srirangam ! Bestow Your gracious sevai to all of them and
bless us all as well and awaken from Your serpent couch and leave Your
yOga nidhrA !

Special Notes:
***************
ThoNDaradippodi has a keen eye and reports additional devotees of the Lord
who are waiting for the Lord's darsanam at that early morning hours . As
they wait eagerly in anticipation of that dhivya sEvai of the Lord , they
are
overcome with the excitement and they swoon ; then they awaken themselves
and wait . The Bhajana maNDali ghOsham from the   fellow bhakthAs using
a variety of string and percussion instruments transports them to higher
levels of
ecstacy and that makes them faint with the anandhAnubhavam . They are on
pins
and needles as it were while waiting for the moment , when the curtain will
be
parted and MangaLa Haaratthi will be done to celebrate the Lord's awakening
.
That sense of keen anticipation makes some of them swoon ( Vaanavar,
ChAraNar ,
Iyakkar Siddharum mayanginar). Now AzhwAr takes their side and says to the
Lord :
Oh RanganAthA ! You should therefore wake up and grant them Your blessed
Sevai ( aadhalil NaaLOkkam aruLa vENUm ) .

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 Sri RanganAtha  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 .







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