SrI:
Dear Swami Desika
BhakthAs:
A golden thirupallakku is
used for PuRappAdu on the second day Morning for Swamy Desikan's Veethi
sanchAram .The sixth slOkam describes how the dhivya dampathis arrange for
Their son's travel by the golden palanquin .
SlOkam 6: second night
utsavam
sOaheendhrESOdhviteeyE
gurumahitammahE svAnrUpam
svaputram,
svaisvaryAkhilasya
pratikalabharaNE
dhUrvaham DeSikEndhram ,
bhOgE svEnAvaSishtam
nirupamavibhavam
kAnchanAndhOlikAyAm
,
svasyamArOpya veethi
pargathamanayat
bhUshitanargabhUsham
( Meaning ):The Lord of Thiruvaheendram
is One full of glories . The second day
utsavam is a special one.On that viSEsha
dinam , SrI Devanathan , the Lord
of all Iswaryams decorated the Utthama AchAryan (Swamy Desikan) with his own
AabharaNams and placed him , His own son, on a golden palanquin and
wanted him to enjoy all the bhOgams that He as the
Lord is
entitled to . Lord DevanAthan commanded His servants to carry the AchAryan of
matchless fame around the streets of His RaajadhAni .
Comments
:
Illustrious Kaanchana (golden)
andhOLika (palanquin) sEvai
is described here . The Lord of Thiruvayindhai lent His own golden
palanquin for His son because of his glory as DeSikEndhran and personally placed
him in the special AandhOlika after adorning him with His own jewelery
for the occasion .This is the highest
anubhavam of the poet , Srimath Azhagiya Singar at his best
.
At Kaanchipuram on the Thirunakshatram
of Swamy Desikan , the golden pallakku of Lord VaradarAjan is sent to Thuppul
,
the avatAra stalam of Swamy to bring him
to the Lord's sannidhi . At the dhivya dEsam of ThiruvEntipuram , a similar
honor is meeted out to Swamy Desikan .Lord DevanAthan wanted to
show His own appreciation for Swamy
Desikan for creating Sri DeavanAyaka PanchAsat , SrI Achyuta Satakam and number
of Tamil Prabhandhams by His
devout son on Him
.
SlOkam 7: Second Night
PuRappAdu
svam sUnum DevanAtha:
MadhanaSata-
samam veekshya HemAmbhuA
cha ,
snigdhou tath
kshEmavruddhyai
hyupari
navaniSOthatsvAn-ArabhEtAm,
jn~Atvaivam
VedachUDA-gururapi
Pitarou MangaLArtha
prapadhyai ,
heetyuktam
nyASalakshmAnkita-
karayugalO Dampathee
sEvatE sma
(Meaning):The Divine Couple of ThiruvEndhipuram looked at the beauty of
Their son ( Swamy Desikan) , which defeated easily the beauty of one
hundred ManmathAs put together .The dhivya mithunam decided then to
organize a nine day long utsavam for Their son to recognize his SrEyas.When
Swamy Desikan came to know of the sankalpam of his parents ,he was overcome
with gratitude and adorned the anjali mudhrai , the sign of nyASam ( nyASa
lakshaNam) and performed his MangaLa ASAsanam
.What else can one do except to fold one's palms with anjali mudhrA
, when sakala kshEma Pradhan ( grantor of all auspiciousness ) , the Iswaran
comes down to shower His anugraham ? One can not perform any
pratyupakAram under these circumstances .
(Comments) : "
DevanAtha: HemAmbhujA cha madhana Sata ( SundarAngam)
svam sUnum samveekshya , snigdhou , tath kshEmavruddhyai hi upari
nava-niSeetOthsavAn AarabhEtAm " is the prose order .The Divine couple were
overcome with the extraordinary beauty of Their son and wanted to conduct a nine
night long utsavam for his
kshEmam.
SlOkam 8 : Lord's
Remarks
sEyam
bhUtidhvayeemaniyamanavaSagaa
hastaga:
sAstravarga:,
saishA LakshmIstu
lOkatrayavrujinatatE:
nishkrutE: siddhiroopA ,
AavAbhyAm
yEcchamEtadhvibhajanam-uditam naavayOranyabhEdhO ,
VedAntArya:tvadhuktim
viSadayitumayam vEsha ithyAha saisha:
(Meaning): The Lord says : Both these LeelA and Nitya VibhUtis are
commanded by Me. The assembly of sAstrams are under My control( KaaruNyAth
sAstrapANinA) .
I am
the sakala sAstra pratibhAdhyan as well as sakala sAstra svaroopan . Brahma was
instructed by Me on Srutis for that reason during the time of incarnation
as HayagrIvan .HemAbjavalli sitting next to Me has the power to destroy the sins
accumulated by the residents of all the three worlds.She is hence called
"siddhi
Buddhi pradhAyini "and Her power of
PurushakAram protects the aparAdhis
against the sAstrAs of Mine once they
have performed saraNAgathy.There is no
difference on this matter between Myself
and My Devi in our responses to the saraNAgathan . We display
yEka-Seshitvam as the dhivya Mithunam ( Divine couple).Swamy Desikan seems
to emphasize this tattvam thru his anjali mudhrA
.
(Comments) : Here Lord DevanAthan is responding to the posture of Swamy Desikan
as he holds anjali mudhrA in recognition of his Lord's anugrahams .
SlOkam 9: Third day
morning utsavam:
Soorya Prabhai
sOayam poorvam
thrimAram PraNavam abhidhat DevanAtham
prapanna: ,
tasmAth Soorya: sa yEsha:
kshapita-dhurita unneeyatE BrahmabhUta:,
Sooryam bindhanprapanna:
paramapadhamiyAth ityumum sarvalOkA:,
pratyaksham pasytEti
svayamavagamayan
SooryarandhrEsthitO vaa
(Meaning): Swamy Desikan became a
prapannan through uccharaNam of three lettered PraNavam . This makes the Sooryan
free of sins. Sooryan thru His lustre destroys the delusions( bramams) .
It is because of that the Prapannan
breaks thru Soorya MaNDalam to proceed with his journey on ArchirAdhi mArgam (
path of the Light ) . Sruti says :" tEarchisham abhisambavanti ".By
sitting in the Soorya Prabhai vAhanam
Swamy Desikan seems to illustrate the truth that the prapannan attains moksham
thru Soorya MaNDalam , where
the Lord sits as Soorya NaarAyaNan in
the middle of the orb of the Sun .
Third day evening: Hamsa
Vahanam
hamsOpyaikaantya-nishtA
tadhadhara ithi gira; tathyatAm vyanktumEsha:,
svApatyam DevanAthO
janimahadivasE
jaitrayAtrAcchalEna
,
hamsAtmanyoupavAhyE
sujanaparijanai:
chArayan
sarvaveethi:,
hamsAvAsO jaDa: syAt
kimuta tadharOhi
ityayam mAm kimAha
?
(Meaning):ParamaikAnthis as well
as ParamahamsAs (SanyAsis) are yEkAnta-nishtaas . They like solitude
to meditate on the Lord without distraction . Both have superior Jn~Anam .
Hamsams ( Swans) also have Jn~Anam to seperate the milk(sAram) from water(
asAram) , when they are mixed together . Thru going around the streets of the
Lord's city of Thiruvayindhai on Hamsa Vaahanam , Swamy Desikan seems to suggest
that the companionship of Paramahamsa ParamaikAntis will enhance one's Jn~Anam .
Srimad Azhagiya Singar wonders whether Swamy Desikan sends this message by
riding on the Hamsam .
(To Be continued )
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri
Sadagopan
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