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 . ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> It is better to give.... Especially when giving to a child in poverty. Click here to meet a child you can help. http://us.click.yahoo.com/FZp9YD/0nhJAA/i1hLAA/VkWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! 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