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SrI:
 
Dear BhakthAs :

Before Sunrise , adiyEn completed the morning  anushtAnams
and headed for Lord RanganAthan's ThirukkOil with my nephew ,
SrikAnth . 

" TuLavat-thoNDAya tol seert-ThoNDaradippodi soll"
( ThiruppaLLiyezucchi and ThriumAlai) was very much on mind 
as we advanced through the quite streets of Srirangam in 
the early morning . 

Swamy  Desikan's MangaLAsAsanam of Srirangam Koil
and its many splendoured Vaibhavam of Swamy Desikan
in Desika Prabhandham  was going thru adiyEn's mind :

" AaarAtha amudham pothintha Koil 
   ambhuyatthOn AyOddhi mannaRkk-aLittha koil 
   tOlAtha tani Veeran thozhutha kOil
   thuNayAna VibhIDaNaRkku thuNayAna Koil
   sErAtha PayanellAm sErkkum Koil
   SezhumaRayin mudhal yezhutthucch_chErntha Koil
   theerAtha vinai anaitthum theerkkum Koil
   THIRUVARANGAM yenat-thihazhum Koil thaanE  "

Sriranga SthAna VisEsham is celebrated by 
Swamy Desikan here :

He regonizes Srirangam as the abode of the insatiable 
nectar , Sri RanganAthan ; He identifies this Koil as 
the One gifted by Brahma DEvan to the kings of AyOddhi;
He salutes this Koil as the One where the aparAjithan ,
Sri Ramachandran  worshipped and acquired the name as 
Periya PerumAL  ; He refers to this Koil as
the indispensable protection for VibhIshaNan , who 
stood by the Lord's side during RaamAvathAram ;
Swamy  Desikan recognizes this Koil as the One 
that brings together all hard-to-unite purushArTams
effortlessly ; our AchAryan identifies this Koil
as the One united with the first letter of the Vedam ,
PraNavam , through its PraNavAkAra vimAnam ; this Koil
is further saluted as the one banishing all anAdhi karmAs
and  shining radiantly as Thiruvarangam . 

adiyEn reflected on ThOnDardippodi approaching 
the inner sanctum thru the seven prAkArams 
with freshly strung garlands of 
TuLasi and multicolored flowers :

TamEva MatthvA ParavAsudEvam
RangEsayam rAjavadharhaNeeyam
prabhOdhakeem yO' krutha SookthimAlAm
BhakthAngri rENum BhagavanthameeDE 

(Meaning ) : adiyEn prostrates before ThoNDaradippodi
( the dust particle of the Thiruvadi of the Lord's BhAgavathAs).
He blessed us with the ten Paasurams of ThiruppaLLyezucchi
to awaken Lord RanganAthan resting on Adhi Seshan 
enjoying His yOga Nidhrai at His matchless temple
at Srirangam . He is the One and Only Supreme Lord
( Para VaasudEvan) who is qualified to recieve 
the loftiest of adorations as the RaajAthi Raajan 
of this entire Universe . 

adiyEn reflected on the ten moving paasurams of 
ThiruppaLLiyEzucchi that weaves in the thoughts of
ANDAL at SrivillipputthuR as She went around the streets
of that dhivya dEsam during "SiRRam SiRu Kaalai " 
to awaken Her friends to join in the Govindha Naama 
Sankeerthanam and to remind the Lord about the indissoluable
relationship between the Jeevans and ParamAthmA and to
instruct us on how to seek eternal Kaimkarya prApthi 
at Parama Padham .

ThoNdaradippodi AzhwAr's description of the Sun rise at
the top of the eastern quarter ( guNa disai) , the disappearance
of the darkness of the night in favor of the spreading day light ,
the blossoming of the fragrant flowers , the arrival of the dEvAs ,
the tumult of the drums , the sound of MangaLa Vaadhyams like 
VeeNai in front of Lord RanganAthA's garbhagraham are enshrined in
the First Paasuram . 

In the second Paasuram , ThoNDaradippodi wakes up 
the Lord of Rangam and reminds Him about the approaching 
signs of the morning :  gentle breeze from the East pregnant with
the fragrance of Jasmine flowers and the sound of the awakening of 
the Swans from their lotus beds and shaking off the dew drops 
from their broad and beautiful wings .

In the next three paasurams , AzhwAr notes the advancing 
signs of the dawn and reminds the Lord that it is time for 
Him to awaken and bless the ones assembled in front of
His Sannidhi : (1) the spreading of the morning light and 
the diming of the stars , the gentle morning breeze 
blowing with the sweet fragrance of open areca nut 
flowers (2) rhythmic noise from the buffaloes moving toward
their pastures (3) the jingling naadham of the bells from
the necks of the cows as they go about grazing (4) the reenkAram 
of honey bees in the rice fields as they leave their hives for
performing Hari Naama Sankeerthanam (5) the stirring of the birds 
in their nests and their chirping to comfort their little hungry  ones
(6)   the distant sound of the waves breaking in the eastern ocean
( " Pulambina putkkaLum poompozhilhaLin vaay ,
pOyiRRuk-kangul puhanthathu pulari , kalanthathu 
guNa disai kanaik-kadal aravam , kaLivaNDu--mizhaRRiya 
kalambakam punaintha - - -" 5th Paasuram Excerpts ) .  

By this time , the AzhwAr with His Flower garland container 
has arrived in front of the Sannidhi of the Lord of Srirangam
and describes the scene that he sees there ( Paaurams 6-10):

There is an immense assembly of many gods with offerings 
in their hands ; there is the auspicious cow , Kapilai ; there is 
the GajEndhran bleating RangA , RangA ; the great maharishis like 
Naarahdar along with Thumbhuru are seen their playing on 
their VeeNAs ; the KinnarAs , GarudAs , GhandharvAs ,
chAraNaas , YakshAs and SiddhAs jostle for optimal
positions to have the best view of the Lord's Thiruvadi
as He awakens and blesses them ;the eleven RudrAs ,
the twelve adithyAs , SubramaNya , the ashta Vasus , 
the Maruths and other DEvAs are seen there . Lord 
VishvaksEna is seen there with His cane to create 
some order among the huge assembly of SEvArthees.  

Now ThoNdardippodi standing amidst the company of
DEvAs and the AzhwArs that preceded him . He appeals to 
the Lord of Srirangam this way in his final paasuram :

" Soozhpunal ArangA ! ---- 
   todaiyattha tuLavamum koodayaum polinthu
   thOnRiya thOL ThoNDardippodi Yennum 
   adiyEnai , aLiyan yenRu aruLi unnadiyArk-
   kAdpadutthAi ! PaLLI yezhuntharuLAyE ! 

(Meaning ): Oh Lord of Srirangam surrounded by
the sacred waters of River KaavEri ( SahyarAja 
Kanyai ) ! This is adiyEn's earnest appeal and
prayer to You during this day break ! Oh Lord of
Lords ! RanganAthA ! Please awaken and bless 
adiyEn , Your humble bhakthan , to grow in Kaimkarya 
SrI to Your BhaagavathAs and BhakthAs . Let me remind 
You ( although You are omniscient ) that I am Your ardent 
bhakthan  with the name of ThoNDardippodi ( one who delights in 
covering himself with the dust form the sacred feet of
Your BhakthAs ) , whose radiant shoulders always
carry the flower basket holding fragrant garlands and
fresh TuLasi leaves for Your alankAram and aarAdhanam! 
May those offerings from Your nandhavanam please You 
for Your adornment and enjoyment ! 

" adiyEnai , aLiyan yenRu aruLi  UnnadiyArkku
   aadpadutthAi " is the fervent prayer of the AzhwAr ,
who described himself as the BhakthAngri rENu .
AzhwAr reminds us of the utmost importance of
BhAgavatha SEvai in Sri VaishNavite tradition here .

The importance of "VaishNavAngri rajas Subham " 
( auspicious dust from the feet of Sri VaishNavAs ) 
is considered as the Parama prAyascchittham for
all heinous sins ( " Samastha PaapAnAm prAyascchittham
Bhagavath-bhaktha PaadhOdaka nishEvaNam "  ) 
The partaking of the Bhaagavatha Sri Paadha Theertham
is referred to here as sarva Paapa samanam . 

Swamy NammAzhwAr reminds us of the sure cure of 
the removal of all asuubhams through this practise :
" Maayan Tamar adi neeru aNiya muyalin maRRillai
  KaNDeer " . " Mayan tamar "  are the BhAgavathAs 
and " adi neeRu "  is the dust from their sacred feet .
Swamy  NammAzhwAr states that there is nothing 
equivalent to their glory in gaining all PurushArTams .

PeriyAzhwAr reminds us that the association of 
the dust of the BhAgavathA's paadhAngri rENu 
makes this universe filled with parama bhAgyam
(" naathanai Narasinganai navinRu  yEthtuvArkaL
  uzhakkiya Padha thULi paduthalAl , ivvulaham
  bhAkkiyam seythathE " ). 

As one stood at this sacred site during the spreading 
dawn under the shade of the PraNAvAkara VimAnam 
in the company of BhakthAs and listened to the gentle
sounds of the yEkAntha VeeNA SEvai echoing in
the Garbha graham made eternally sacred by 
our PoorvAchAryAs and the AzhwArs and as one 
reflected on ThiruppANar and ANDAL walking from 
that site to merge with Lord RanganAtha  , adiyEn
considered myself as a Bhaagyasaali to be there .

Soon after , the curtains parted and adiyEn had the sevai
of the splendourous Lord in all His majesty and KaaruNyam 
along with His dhivya MaNi Paadhukais . Archakar invited adiyEn
inside the gate and asked me to enjoy without hurry the Lord's 
dhivya MangaLa Vigraham . As adiyEn was about to leave , adiyEn's
utthareeyam got caught in the rails of the gate .The message
that adiyEn got from Sri RanganAthA seemed to be  : " What is Your hurry ? 
Where are you rushing to ? " . adiyEn stopped and had additional
blessed time in front of the Lord of Lords reclining mightily 
on His soft bed of Aadhi Seshan .  
  
NamO Sri RanganAthAya ,
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil V.Sadagopan

Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka
Srivan Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama: 







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