You are here: SriPedia - SriRangaSri - Archives - Mar 2008

SriRangaSri List Archive: Message 00292 Mar 2008

 
Mar 2008 Indexes ( Date | Thread | Author )
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next]


SrI:
SrimatE Raamaanujaaya Namaha //
SrimatE Nigamaanta Mahaa Desikaaya Namaha //
SrIman! SrI Ranga Sriyam anupadravam anudhinam Samvardhaya/
SrIman! SrI Ranga Sriyam anupadravam anudhinam Samvardhaya//
KAvEri VardhathAm kAlE, kAlE varshathu vAsava: /
SrI RanganAthO jayathu Sri Ranga Sri cha VardhathAm//
=====================================================================
SRI RANGA SRI VOL.09 / ISSUE # 22 dated 14th March 2008
=====================================================================
IN THIS ISSUE:

1. SARVAJIT ? PANGUNI MAASA PANCHAANGAM DETAILS
2. YUDDHA KHAANDAM PART - 12 (SRIMAD RAMAYANAM DISCOURSES IN THE
HINDU TEMPLE OF ATLANTA by SRI ANBIL RAMASWAMY SWAMI)
3. TAATPARYA RATNAVALI - SUBMISSION 52- SLOKAM 20 -PART 2
(SRI N. KRISHNAMACHARAIAR SWAMI OF CHICAGO)

=====================================================================
ISSUES RELEASED
With this issue, about 285 Regular issues of SRS have been released
so far, apart from numerous "Special Issues" as indicated below:
27 Issues of Vol. 1
15 Issues of Vol. 2
42 Issues of Vol. 3
35 Issues of Vol. 4
28 Issues of Vol. 5
30 Issues of Vol. 6
50 Issues of Vol. 7 and
36 Issues of Vol. 8
22 Issues of Vol. 9 (including this)
---------------------------------------------------------------------
You may view the archives at http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia
maintained By Sri Srinivasan Sriram

We strongly urge you to kindly peruse the "Regular Issues" archived
in the Files Section and view the Contents at srsindex.html
(Not the individual postings allowed for encouraging "Reader
participation").

We are sure that you will be convinced of the quality of the
contents.

IF you are satisfied with the quality and contents of
"Sri Ranga Sri" -
Tell your friends to join by sending an email to
Srirangasri-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

IF NOT:
Tell us, as to how we may improve.
Ever at your service
Moderator
"Sri Ranga Sri"



=====================================================================
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxx
=====================================================================
1. Sarvajit varsha maasi maasa Panchangam:

March 14, 2008 ? Friday ? Panguni month begins 
March 17, 2008 ? Monday ?  Ekadasi 
March 21. 2008 -  Friday -  Panguni Utthiram ? Srirangam sertthi 
sevai (also Holi Pandikai)
March 22, 2008 ? Saturday ? Thiruvarangatthu amudhanaar 
Thirunakshathram (Hastham)
March 27, 2008 ? Thursday ? anusham ? Sri viNNaaRRankarai Andavan 
Thirunakshathram 
March 27, 2008 ? Thursday ? anusham ? Sri Kozhiyaalam Swami 
Thirunakshathram 
April 1, 2008     -   Tuesday ? SravaNam
April 2, 2008     -   Wednesday ? Ekadasi 
April 5, 2008     -   Amavasya
April 7, 2008     -   yugaadi pandikai (Telugu New year)
April 10, 2008   -    Thursday ? RohiNi- H.H. Srimad Paravakkottai 
Andavan Thirunakshathram 
April 12, 2008    -   Saturday ? Thiruvaadhirai ? Sri U Ve Dr Sri 
Navalpakkam S. Ramanuja Thathachar Thirunakshathram (Sathabhisheka 
uthsavam in Navalpakkam village) 

=====================================================================
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxx
=====================================================================
2. "YUDDHA KHAANDAM" PART - 12 OF SRIMAD RAMAYANAM
(ANBIL RAMASWAMY)
--------------------------------------------------------------------

57. VIBHEESHANA LAMENTS
Though he was happy that the cruel Ravana was dead and gone, his 
fraternal instinct took over. He lamented that such a mighty emperor 
should have come to meet his end due solely to his lust. Rama 
comforted him saying that a king who laid down his life in a battle 
facing the enemy (without deserting the warfront) was sure to 
attain "Veera Swargam" and advised him to take care of further 
actions due. VibheeshaNa was sorry that there was not a single 
living soul (other than himself) among the Raakshasas to perform the 
death ceremonies of the fallen heroes. Rama assuaged his feelings 
saying that he should not desist from doing the obsequies to Ravana 
based on prior enmity because one should not feel ill will against a 
dead person. He even offered to do them if VibheeshaNa was not 
willing. The implication is that Rama felt grateful to Ravana by 
proving himself the greatest of sinners thus facilitating Rama in 
his work of destroying evil. "DushTa nigraham" (112).

58. LAMENT OF RAVANA'S WIDOWS
The widows of Ravana lamented on his death. (113) 
MaNDOdari, the queen wailed saying 
-       That when she learned that Rama had decimated Kara and 
14,000 others at Janasthaana within a muhoortham and that too single-
handed, she had decided that Rama was none other than Sriman 
Narayana who had come in human form. 
-       That this got confirmed when his monkey messenger devastated 
Lanka and the fact of the monkey army building a bridge across the 
sea proved it.
-       That she had advised Ravana several times not to entertain 
any  hostility towards Rama and that Ravana completely ignored; 
-       That his lust was waiting to take revenge on him for 
subjecting Sita to such ignominious treatment;
-       That Sita was fit to be worshipped like his mother; 
-       That Sita was both tolerant like BhoodEvi and the Goddess of 
wealth and prosperity like Mahaalakshmi; 
-       That the fact that one who does PuNyam reaps its beneficial 
results and  the one who indulges in Paapam inevitably faces its 
consequences - had proved true; 
-       That Ravana had brought his own nemesis with great effort 
and like a mother who bears the fetus for 10 months and delivers her 
child; he had preserved Sita in AshOka vana for 10 months only to 
secure his own deliverance from the life cycle!  
-       That because of the arrows strutting out on Ravana's body 
like the thorn like erectile spines of a porcupine she could not 
even  embrace his body let alone talk  to him; 
-       That the curses of Pativratas whom he had dishonored and 
terrified had borne fruit now; 
-       That his end was due to his ignoring the sage advice of 
Maareecha and her father Mayan.

59. VIBHEESHANA PATTAABHISHEKAM
After doing the final rites of Ravana, VibheeshaNa came to the side 
of Rama because there was no "Aasoucham" for him as Ravana died in a 
battle. Rama directed LakshmaNa to seat VibheeshaNa on the throne 
and perform the coronation (PaTtaabhishEkam) for him.  Rama sent 
Hanumaan to Sita's place to inform her that Ravana was killed and 
that both he and LakshmaNa were safe and asked him to report her 
response (115). Hanumaan did accordingly. He wanted to kill the 
Raakshasis who tormented and tortured Sita while in their custody. 
But, Sita would not allow it. She said that they were mere servants 
who were carrying out their ordained duties and that even if they 
deserved to be killed, it was not appropriate for them to kill them. 
She added "Who in the world is not guilty of mistakes? It is their 
nature to be cruel. It is our nature to be forgiving and forgetting; 
it is the trait of nobility to excuse them even if they deserve 
death"
Paapaanaam vaa subhaanaam vaa vadha arhaaNaam pLavangama/
Kaaryam karuNam aaryENa na kaschit na aparaadhyati// (116- 44)

60. SITA MEETS WITH RAMA
Hanumaan returned to Rama and told him of his conversation with 
Sita, how she was anxious to meet with him. Rama now sent 
VibheeshaNa to fetch Sita clean and neat after taking a holy bath 
and decently dressed and adorned with brilliant ornaments. Sita 
wanted to meet with Rama with her famished appearance. But, it was 
Rama's orders and she had to obey it. Though he was happy to meet 
with his beloved, Rama acted as if he loathed seeing her because he 
doubted how people would view his accepting one who was in the 
custody of his arch enemy. (117)
In a stern voice Rama told her: "If you think that I undertook all 
these difficult and stupendous tasks for your sake, you are 
mistaken. All this I did it only to save my honor as a Kshatriya. I 
am not able to look at you even as a jaundiced person would not able 
to see things except as tainted yellow! You may go wherever you wish 
to, be it LakshmaNa, Bharata, Satrughna, Sugreeva or VibheeshaNa" 
(118)
Comment: Whose fault is Jaundice? It is in the beholder's eye!

61. SITA ENTERS THE FIRE
Sita was beside with grief especially because Rama had used such 
harsh words publicly in the presence of all those assembled there. 
Swearing on her chastity, she declared that she was helpless when 
Ravana took her by her hairs and that nothing objectionable ever 
took place and she was with pristine purity as ever. Turning to 
LakshmaNa, she reminded him of his mother's command that he should 
treat Sita as his mother. "Now, in that role, I order you to bring 
logs of wood and ignite fire. I will jump into the fire. If I have 
any blemish, let the fire consume me". She circumambulated the fire 
and jumped into it (119) 

62. SITA EMERGES UNSCATHED
The fire God rose from the burning wooden logs holding Sita on his 
lap .He addressed Rama: "Sita is chaste to the core. She had never 
ever had anyone else other than you in her thoughts. She 
is "Pativrata". Please accept her. This is my command". Rama was 
pleased and said that he knew of this fact but he wanted to prove to 
the world and that was why he kept mum when she entered fire. "Now 
that the entire world has come to know of her glory, I am privileged 
to accept her back" So, saying, he invited her to come near him. 
(121)


dasoham
Anbil Ramaswamy
(To be continued)
=====================================================================
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxx
=====================================================================
3.TAATPARYA RATNAVALI - SUBMISSION 52 - SLOKAM 20 -PART 2
(SRI N. KRISHNAMACHARAIAR SWAMI OF CHICAGO)
---------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------
 SrImate ra'nga rAmAnuja mahAS deSikAya namaH.
 tAtparya ratnAvaLi - Submission 52, Slokam 20 Part 2, 
 tiruvAimozhi 1.9, pASuram 1.9.3, 1.9.4.
 
pASuram 1.9.3:
 
arugal il Aya perum SIr amarargaL Adi mudalvan
karugiya nIla nan mEni vaNNan SentAmaraik kaNNan
poru SiRaip puL uvandu ERum pU magaLAr tanik kELvan
oru gati in Suvai tandiTTu ozhivilan ennODu uDanE.
 
arugal il, Aya perum SIr, amarargaL Adi mudalvan, karugiya nIla nan 
mEni vaNNan, sen tAmaraik kaNNan, poru SiRaip puL uvandu ERum, pU 
magaLAr tanik kELvan, oru gati in Suvai tandiTTu ozhivu ilan, ennODu 
uDan - bhagavAn who is devoid of any deficiencies whatsoever, is 
endowed with all auspicious qualities, is the Cause and the Lord of 
all the deva-s, has the beautiful dark complexion that shines 
brilliantly like the precious stones, has beautiful lotus-like red 
eyes, rides the garuDan for His leelA, and is the Consort of mahA 
lakshmI, prefers to be with me constantly instead of giving me just 
one type of joy (such as the one He gives to yaSodA only, or to 
garuDan only, etc.,) by His appearance and then going away.  He 
wants to give me all the above joys, and instead of climbing on His 
garuDan with pirATTi and going away, He looks for a way to climb on 
to me instead, like He climbs on to YaSodA's waist.  
 
One may note that many anubhavam-s about emperumAn are referred to 
in this pASuram by AzhvAr.  Since bhagavAn gives the enjoyment of 
Himself to the devotee in gradual steps, this pASuram is to be 
understood as the intermediate stage between bhagavAn being in the 
close vicinity of AzhvAr, and His trying to unite with AzhvAr's body 
like child kRshNa climbing on to yaSodA's waist.  He is just looking 
for the best way to get on to AzhvAr's tirumEni like a child.  It 
denotes bhagavAn's samSlesha prayatnam - His attempt to unite with 
AzhvAr.  
 
svAmi deSikan describes the aspect of AzhvAr's anubhavam of uniting 
with emperumAn sung in this pASuram with the words 'sva-viraha 
vidhuram' - ozhivilan ennODu uDanE - He who will not move away from 
me.   Sri UV prefers the pATham 'sva-viraha-vimukham'.   The meaning 
as best as I can give, is:  sva - His own, viraha - separation, 
vimukham - ignoring; or vidhuram - a more intense form of ignoring, 
such as spurning.  Thus, the meaning is that bhagavAn hangs on to 
the vicinity of AzhvAr, trying to get on to His waist like Child 
KRshNa climbing on to YaSodA's waist, ignoring all these other joys 
such as riding on garuDan, being with pirATTi, etc.
 
Commentators have given explanations such as : 'mayA saha eva 
vartata iti arthah' -  the meaning is that He wants to me only with 
me;  ennODuDanE irukkiRan - He is with me, without leaving me, etc.  
In his commentary for this pASuram, SrI PBA comments that bhagavAn 
does not leave AzhvAr, giving the impression that He administers His 
nitya vibhUti in SrI vaikuNTham right from AzhvAr's side itself. 
 
SrI UV's comment is: "garuDanum periya pirATTiyum arugil iruppadaik 
kaNDum avargaLODu kalakkak kOri ennai viDuginRavanAgavillai" -
 'Though garuDan and periya pirATTI are near Him, He does not want 
to leave my vicinity and go and mingle with them instead.' - sva-
viraha-vimukham.     
 
vimukham - with the face turned away from;  opposed, disinclined;  
vidhura - distressed, troubled, overwhelmed with grief, afflicted.
 
pASuram 1.9.4:
 
uDan amar kAdal magaLir tirumagaL maN magaL Ayar
maDa magaL enRu ivai mUvar, ALum ulagum mUnRE
uDan avai okka vizhu'ngi Alilaic cErndavan en ammAn
kaDal mali mAyap perumAn kaNNan en okkalaiyAnE.
 
KaNNan en okkalaiyAn - (okkal, okkalai - hip).  KaNNan has climbed 
on to AzhvAr's waist, like He gets on to yaSodA's waist.  The same 
KaNNan who has periya pirATTi, bhUdevi and nappinnai seated with 
Him, the One who rules over all the three worlds, the One who 
swallows all the three worlds at the same time at the time of 
pralaya and then reclines on a banyan leaf, my own Lord, and One 
whose leelA-s are beyond comprehension and deeper and broader than 
the oceans - He has now climbed on to my waist.  It is one of His 
many leelA-s, that He has now made me His mother and He has become 
my child.  
 
svAmi deSikan describes AzhvAr's anubhavam in this pASuram with the 
words  'Dimbhavat pArSva lInam' - (dimbhah - a small child;  pArSva -
 on the side; lInam - climbing) - KaNNan en okkalaaiyAnE.   BhagavAn 
is giving the experience as Mother YaSodA to AzhvAr, by getting on 
to his waist in the form of Child KaNNan.
 
 BhagavAn gives the experience of Himself to His devotees according 
to  their levels of accomplishment.  He explained the extent of His 
vibhUti to arjuna, and when arjuna assimilated that and wanted to 
actually see bhagavAn in all His extensions, bhagavAn gave him the 
divine vision and then manifested His viSva rUpam.In AzhvAr's case, 
He goes beyond that, and gives AzhvAr the actual physical experience 
of Himself step by step, starting as Child KaNNan.  
     
pASuram 1.9.5:
 
okkalai vaittu mulaip pAl uN enRu tandiDa vA'ngi 
Sekka'nceka enRu avaL pAl uyir Sega uNDa emperumAn
nakka pirAnODu ayanum indiranum mudalAga
okkavum tORRiya ISan mAyan en ne'njil uLAnE.
 
en ne'njil uLAnE  - BhagavAn is now in my chest - The same emperumAn 
who sucked the life out of demoness pUtanA with His beautiful red 
lips when she tried to feed Him poisoned milk from her breasts, and 
the same One who created rudra, brahmA, indra and the other 
principal gods and is their Supreme Lord, is now in my chest.  SrI 
UV notes - 'agakillEn iRaiyum enRu alarmEl ma'ngai uRai mArbA' - now 
bhagavAn is residing in AzhvAr's vaksham - chest, just as pirATTi is 
residing in His vaksha sthalam.
 
svAmi deSikan describes AzhvAr's union with bhagavAn in this pASuram 
with the words 'citte klRpta praveSam', according to most pATham-s.  
The meaning is "He who has successfully entered into the 
heart".  'ne'nju' normally means  'mind, thought', etc.  However, 
since AzhvAr is describing his external union with perumAL in these 
pASuram-s, the word is interpreted as 'chest' by AcArya-s.  

SrI UV suggests the alternate pATham 'citta sthAna pravishTam' - He 
who has entered the 'place' of the heart - namely, the chest.  
(ne'nju - mind, heart, chest) - en ne'njil uLAnE.   


Regards
dAsan kRshNamAcAryan
(To be continued)
=====================================================================
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxx



========================================================================
Groups related to SriRangaSri                                   
========================================================================

Oppiliappan (598 common members)           
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan?v=1&t=ipt&ch=email&pub=groups&slk=aftr0&sec=recg
  
Religion & Beliefs/Hinduism: A group dedicated to the teachings of Vaishnavite 
...

ramanuja (538 common members)           
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ramanuja?v=1&t=ipt&ch=email&pub=groups&slk=aftr1&sec=recg
  
Illinois/Cultures & Community: Discussion forum for everyone interested in the 
wa...

ramanujamission (290 common members)           
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ramanujamission?v=1&t=ipt&ch=email&pub=groups&slk=aftr2&sec=recg
  
 For the Sri Vaishnava community interested in gene...

tiruvenkatam (174 common members)           
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tiruvenkatam?v=1&t=ipt&ch=email&pub=groups&slk=aftr3&sec=recg
  
Religion & Beliefs/Hinduism: "TIRUVENKATAM" is the name of this 
cyber-community...

parakalamatham (148 common members)           
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/parakalamatham?v=1&t=ipt&ch=email&pub=groups&slk=aftr4&sec=recg
  
Religion & Beliefs/Hinduism: This list serves as a common medium of 
communicati...


------------------------------------

Yahoo! Groups Links

<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SriRangaSri/

<*> Your email settings:
    Individual Email | Traditional

<*> To change settings online go to:
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SriRangaSri/join
    (Yahoo! ID required)

<*> To change settings via email:
    mailto:SriRangaSri-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
    mailto:SriRangaSri-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
    SriRangaSri-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
    http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/


[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index ] [Thread Index ] [Author Index ]
Home Page
http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia
srirangasri-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
To subscribe to the list