SrimatE Lakshmi
Nrusimha ParabrahmaNE Nama:
SrimatE
RaamAnujAya Nama:
SrimatE VedAnta
GuuravE Nama:
SrimadhbhyAm Sriranga SaThakOpa SrI VedAnta Desika
YathIndhra Mahaa DesikAbhyAm
nama:
SrimatE VedAnta
VaavadhUka SrI NarayaNAchArya MahAvidhushE Nama:
SriamatE LakshmI Nrusimha dhivya PaadhukA Sevaka SrIvaNN
SaThakOpa SrI NarayaNa Yatheendhra MahA DesikAya
Nama:
Second StaBakam:
PaaramArthikam
The
First staBakam of SrI Vaatsya NaarAyaNeeyam covered the subjects of Swamy's
avatAram in a srEshta Kulam at the SrI Gramam of Villivalam ,
his family's links to the neighboring SrI GramAm of PazhavEri
, his Upanayana-SamASrayaNams , his VidhyA grahaNam first under his learned
father and later under NavalpAkkam Iyya Sri DevanAthAcchAr Swamy , his earning
of the SirOmaNi degree at
Sri
VenkatEswara University , his entry into grahastAsramam, the birth of his
daughter and his performance of antima karmAs for his revered father ,
Sri NarasimhAcchAr .
In the second of
the four staBakams,
Sri Villivalam
NaarAyaNAcchAr Swami's eventful stays at Raaja MannArgudi and
MadhurAntakam are covered . His MahOpakArams to AstikAs in
teaching PoorvAchArya SrI Sookthis and his distinguished
participation in many Vidhvat Sadas ,
the award of many
birudhus such as VedAnta VaavadhUka by SrI InjimEttu Azhagiya Singar , Vidhvan
MaNi by
ParakAla matam
Swamy are additional objects of coverage in this second staBakam
.
Slokam 1: SrI
RaajagOpAlan at Raaja MannArgudi
ChOlAkhyA bhUpai:
paripAlitEasmin
SrI
ChampakAraNya-supuNyadESE
SriramyajAmAtru
mukhAbhinandhyE
SrI
RaajagOpalavibhussamindhE
(Meaning): SrividyA RaajagOpAlan shines at His abhimAna
stalam of Raaja MannArgudi known also as ChampakAraNyam.
Here,EmperumAn who has recieved MangaLAsAsanam from SrI
MaNavALa MaamunikaL is resplendent .
2.SrI RaajagOpalan's dhivya ThirumEni
SrIchampaka-SrIpriya-SatyabhAmaa
RukmiNuypEta:
sahadhEnu-vatsa:
uddhAma-kAnchyangadha-bhUshaNaujaa:
PeetAmBharO
gOpatanu: smitAsya
(Meaning): Here, Our Lord
presents Himself as a smiling cowherd adorining
a yellow silk garment
(peetAmBharam),
golden waist band and shoulder
AbharaNam and in the company of SrI ChaNbaka Lakshmi , RukmiNi and
SatyabhAmA ( His three dEvis) as well as a cow and
its calf
.
3.GopAlan
harassed by the Gopis
hayyangaveenam kuta AajaharthEtyAkruSamAnOntika
gOpikAbhi:
nachOrayam
mAtariti pravaLAdhAram
BahirdhyOtinamEsha dhattE
(Meaning): The cowherdesses
from neighboring houses shouted at RaajagOpAlan and questioned Him as to why
He stole the VeNNai from their houses . He responded with the rebuttal to
the Gopikais that He did not steal any VeNNai from their homes and pouted His
lips to display His annoyance and bewilderment . We are blessed to see the Lord's
Sevai in this manner at Raaja MannArgudi.
4. The
dhivya soundharyam and the Vaibhavam of the Lord at MannArgudi.
AaBaala
gOpAlamapeeha mugdhA:
soundharyatO
vaibhavatasccha lOkA:
SrIramyajAmAtru-mukhArchitOsou
SrIvaNNSaThArAti-yatheeSa-vandhya:
(Meaning): From children to
grown up cowherds have been overcome by the divine beauty and
Mahimai of the Lord's archA at Raaja MannArgudi . This RaajagOpAlan
has recieved AarAdhanam from the likes of SrI
MaNavALa Maamuni and Aadhi
VaNN
SaThakOpa
Jeeyar .
5.BrahmOtsavam at
Raaja MannArgudi
YasyOtsavam
sevitukAmanAta:
vichitrabhUshAvasanAdhiramyam
dinE dinE yaatrijanA:
sthalEasmin
prapEdhirE-anivarchaneeya
mOdham
(Meaning): The
huge number of pilgrims arrived every day of the BrahmOtsavam and became
blissful by enjoying the special alankArams with
the PethAmbharams and dhivya AabharaNangaL during each
day of His BrahmOtsavam .
6.VaavadhUka Swamy's visit
SarAjagOpAla
surAdhinAthO-avruNOdhimam SishtamanugrahArham
NaarANaryOapi
matim dadhou tamm
Sriya:pathim
sEvitumArtipoorNAm
(Meaning): Sri RajagOpAlan ,
the Lord of DevAs decided to bless this AchArya Seelar, Sri
NaarAyaNAcchAr
Swamy with His sevai and
Kaimakryam. As a result , the ardent thought arose in Swamy's
mind to have the sevai of Sriya: Pathi at Raaja MannArgudi .
7.
MannArgudi SrI Matam
LakshmInrusimha-SaDajithyameeSa:
tatratyamAlOla-samarchanAyai
BudhOttamam
prEkshitavAnkrupAta:
sankalpatO-gOpapatE: praNunna:
(Meaning): Sri Lakshmi Nrishma
SaThakOpa Yatheendhra MahA Desikan
( 41st Pattam Azhagiya Singar)
was inspired by the sankalpam of Sri Raaja
GopAlan and sent this great
scholar
( Sri NaarAyaNAcchAr Swamy) to
the
Raaja MannArgudi Matam to
conduct daily AarAdhanams for MalOlan there as the AarAdhakar at the Sri
Matam.
8. SrI
RaajagOpAlan and MalOlan
sOyam sishEvE
kuhanAtta-gOpavEsham dadhAnam madhanAyutaabham
yO-asou BahirmandiratO
MaThapi NrusimhavEshENa dadhAti sEvAm
(Meaning): Swamy NarAyaNAcchAr had
blissful sevai of the MaayaagOpan ,
SrI Raaja GopAlan and recognized that His
beauty was the integrated essence of tens of thousands of ManmatAs. Swamy also
recognized that the same
Lord appeared in Nrusimha vEsham outside
the sanctum of His Temple at
SrI Matam sannidhi
.
9.GopAlan waiting
impatiently to see His AatmA , SrI NaarAyaNAcchAr
BudhAgrANee: paktrima-puNyarAsi:
sisEvishu:
Gopapathim prapadhE
BhAmApathir-Jn~AninamAtmabhUtam
puna: didhrukshu:
virahAsahOabhUth
(Meaning): Swamy arrived at
Raaja MannArgudi to worship Raaja GopAlan as a result of the ripening of
his sukrutams.The consort of BhAmaa , Raaja Gopalan wanted to see His AatmA (
NaarAyaNAcchAr Swamy) and waited impatiently to be united with him . Our Lord
could not bear the seperation .
10. Blissful
Sevaa with anjali hastam
dhivyam svaroopam vibhavam cha VishNO: dahrE sthalE garbhagruhE
cha bhAntam
sAnandha BhAshpAnjalibhaktirEnam dinE dinEasEvata
sadhgurUktyaa
(Meaning): Our NaarAyaNAcchAr Swamy immersed in the enjoyment of
AchArya Sookthis , saw the Lord in Parama Padaham as SrI VaikunTha nAthan ,
as Raaman and KrishNan
during their Vibhava avatArams , as antaryAmi Brahman
in the small space inside his heart lotus and as archAmUrthy at
Raaja MannArgudi . With anjali bhaddha hastam and with eyes filled with joyous
tears , Swamy enjoyed immensely these sevAs of the
Lord.
11.MalOla-Raaja GopAla AarAdhanams
vichitra vEsham
BhagavantamArchat
MalOlaroopam
MaTabhUshaNam Tamm
SrIraajagOpAlamapi trayeevaddh-dEveetrayOpEtamihaalayAnta:
(Meaning): Swamy NaarAyaNAcchAr
performed AarAdhanams daily for MalOlan of mysterious vEshams ( Vichitra
Veshams) at SrI MaTham as well as for Sri Raaja GopAlan at His
sannidhi accompanied by His three Devis looking like His union
with the three Vedams .
12.
VaseekaraNam of People thru His AchAram and auspicious
guNams
dhanyam
krutArtham svayamantarangE
vichintayan
poorNamanOrathassan
kAlEshu
panchasvapi karmaDOyam gunai:samAkrushta-janO BhabhAsE
(Meaning): Swamy considered
himself blessed ( dhanyan) and as one who has been endowed with Kaimkarya
SrI
( KrutArthan ) observed the
full life of a SrI VaishNavan observing the Dinasari ( Pancha Kaala PrakriyAs
like abhigamanam , upAdhAnam , Ijya and others) .Through His saatvika guNams
and mrudhu svabhAvam , he endeared Astika janams towards him .
13.AstikAs
learning SrI Sooktis
Jn~Ana-guNAkara-sulabham hrushDA
veekshyASrayannimam viBhudham
sva-svAdhikArayOgyA vidhyA
jagruhu:
samudhra-tulya-dhiya:
(Meaning): The AasthikAs who
were charmed by Swamy's Jn~Anam , GuNam and simplicity took
refuge at His feet. They learnt the appropraite vidhyAs suitable to their
level of jn~Anam from thsi MahAn , whose knowledge was as deep as the ocean
.
14.Teaching
ancient Saastra grantams
Saanthim vidhyAm
soumyatAm veekshamANA: viSrAntAstE sthanathO
guNyavruddhA:
Jn~Anam prApthum
Swaminam samSrayanta:pratnagranThAdheetinas-
sattvamApu:
(Meaning): The cultured
sAttvikAs , who had retired from professional lives were attracted to Swamy by
his tranquility , knowledge and auspicious disposition learnt ancient
Granthams from him and enhanced their sattva guNams . They gained
thus their sattaa .
15.
Grantha KaalakshEpams continued
yaadhrucchikOpanata vittata Atmatrupta:
dhainandhinam
nijakuDumBa-bharam varhasccha
svAdhu
pramANavachanai: pratipAdhya tattvam
prEshDam
pramEyamanisam samupAsta dEvam
(Meaning): Swamy performed
ArAdhanam for EmperumAn whille being satisfied with the wealth that came
to him without seeking it . He fulfilled the responsibilities relating to
his family members and spent his time in instructing his sishyAs with
pramEya tattvams with the help of PramANa SrI Sooktis .
16.Thirty Months
at Raaja MannArgudi
trimSan-mAsAn
RaajgopAla sEvee MalOlamchaarAdhayan Sishya-poojya:
jushDa:
panthyAachArya dhivyOkti-
mAlAsvAdEnAbhUdh-veetatrushNA-
jigatsa:
(Meaning):Thus for 30 months ,
Swamy
stayed at Raaja MannArgudi at the sacred feet of Sri VidhyA
RaajagOpAlan and was celebrated by his sishya vargams . He performed the daily
AarAdhanams there for MalOlan and enjoyed the dhivya Sooktis of poorvAchAryAs
with his pious dharma pathnee .
(To Be
continued)
Srimad Azhagiya Singar
ThiruvadigaLE Saranam
,
Dhaasan , Oppiliappan Koil
VaradAchAri Sadagopan