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SrI :
 
Dear Sri Ranganatha BhakthAs :
 
Today we will enjoy the second slOkam of the Kattiyam for Lord RanganAthan
by Swamy ParAsara Bhattar :
 
anisam kumudham vikAsayantham
    satatam poorNamaharnisam cha dhrusyam
anupaplavamadhya RangarAjam
     manuthE chandramasam jAnOnumAnyam ----(2)
 
In this slOkam , Swamy ParAsara Bhattar visualizes Lord Ranganathan
as the Moon . This RanganAtha Chandran is however different in number of 
ways from the ordinary Moon . First , the ordinary Moon makes the lilies
(Kumudham) bloom (vikAsayantham) only at night . Second , the Moon
is not full always ( satatam PoorNam) ; it waxes and wanes . Third , the ordinary
Moon is invisible during the day time .  Fourth , the ordinary Moon is full of
defects (dhOshams) and difficulties ( upaplavam) . In contrast , the RanganAtha-
Chandran is quite different in many ways . Lord makes the Kumudha ( the Earth)
bloom always ( anisam) . He is always full ( ParipoorNan in the spirit of
IsAvAsyOpanishad ) . He can be visualized day and night ( aharnisam cha dhrusyam ) .
He is free from all defects and dhOshams (  upaplava rahithan , anavadhyan ,
nirdhOshan , anupaplavan ). 
 
Bhattar enjoyed Lord RanganAthan during one Thirumanjanam day
and compared the Lord with Chandran . He found that the Lord of Srirangam
had many unique features that are not found in the Moon . He enjoyed
the differences between Lord Ranganathan and the Chandran step by step
( VyatirEka saraNi ) and blessed us with this slOkam .   
 
Bhattar wrote an in-depth , most erudite commentary of his own for this slOkam
with many VedAnthic references . Here it is with explanatory notes :
 
NaayantE ! You are the Jn~Ana JyOthi ( flame of Jn~Anam ) !
 
As the AzhwAr saluted , thou art :" Yejjn~AnRum engum ozhivaRa
niRaintu ninRa mey Jn~Ana sOthi "  ( Saasvatha , ParipoorNa ,
all pervasive  true JyOthi ). JyOthi svaropam of Brahma tatthvam is
saluted here . 
 
You are akhila hEya Prayaneekan ( free from any and all dhOshams) !
 
You are KalyANa guNaikathan  ( abode of all auspicious guNams)
 
SvEthara samastha vasthu vilakshaNar ( Tani Tatthvam differing from
all others ) .
 
Sri RanganAthan's anugraham to the Bhaddha Jeevan
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As the Jeevan driven by its timeless flow of karmaas( anAdhi karma
pravAham ) embeds itself  into four kinds of bodies ( DevAs , Humans ,
animals and plants ) and roams in the 14 worlds . You take pity on them 
and with Your visEsha kaDAksham , You rescue the Jeevan buffeted
amidst the aasA thrayaM ( MaNN , PeNN , Ponn---land , women and gold) ;
that jeevan did not comprehend Tatthva Thrayam ( Chith , achith , Iswaran)
before ; you blessed that jeevan with Tatthva Thraya Jn~Anam and save them .
 
That jeevan is bound ( Bhaddhan) in the bonds of karmAs and suffers
the Taapa Thrayam ( aadhyAthmikam , Aadhibouthikam and aadhidhaivikam ) .
At that time ,  the Jeevan is caught up in the net of thriguNams ( Sathvam ,
Rajas and Tamas) and is drowning in Karma Thrayam ( PrArabdham , Sanchitham
and AagAmi KarmAs) . Then , the Lord through His visEsha KaDAksham 
banished the Jeevan's VirOdhi Thrayam ( three obstacles to Moksham:
Svaroopa VirOdhi , UpAya VirOdhi and PrApya VirOdhi) and blessed them with
Sukrutha Thrayam ( Yaadhrucchikam , aanushangikam and prAsangikam ) .
 
Our Lord engaged the jeevans in the aakAra thrayam ( ananyArha sEshathvam ,
ananya SaraNathvam and ananya bhOgyathvam ) .He blessed them through
their AchAryan with Manthra Thrayam ( Moola Manthram , VaasudEva Manthram
and VishNu Manthram ) . He chased away their ajn~Ana Thrayam ( ajn~Anam /
nescience , anyathA Jn~Anam and Vipareetha JnA~nam ) through sanmanthra
Thrayam ( Moola Manthram , Dhvayam  and Charama slOkam ) . In Moola Manthram ,
the esoteric meanings of the Padha Thrayam ( PraNavam , Nama: Padham and
NaarAyaNa Padham ) were revealed . AakAra Thrayam led the Jeevan onward to
Parva Thrayam ( Para Bhakthi , Para Jn~Anam and Parama Bhakthi) and then on to
Paadha Thrayam ( Parama Padham :" ThripAdhasyaamrutham dhivi " ) .
 
Special Notes on the Passages of SlOkams
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" Anisam Kumudham VikAsayantha: " During the night , Chandran makes
the Kumudham ( Aambhal Flower , which is Kumudha sabdha Vaachyam )
blossom . Lord RanganAthan gladdens ( Mudh) the heart of BhUmi DEvi
( " Ku " sabdha Vaachyai ) : " Paarennum madanthayai maal seyyum Maal ".
 
" Sathatham PoorNam " : Chandran will be PoorNan one day and apoorNan
at all other times . RanganAthan in contrast is ParipoorNan always ( Idham
PoorNamatha: PoorNam PoorNAth PoorNamuthrisyathe ! PoorNasya
PoorNamAdhAya PoorNamEvAvasishyathE " ) .
 
" aharnisam cha dhrusyam " : Chandran is seen only at night ( Nisaa dhrusyan ) .
RanganAthan can be seen at all times by every one ( Varadhas-sarva bhUthAnAm
adhyApi paridhrusyathE ) .
 
" anupaplavam " : Chandran is Upaplavan , since he is attacked by Raahu .
RanganAthan is " anupaplavan " . He cuts off the head of Raahu and attacks
Raahu and therefore He is " RaahOscchiraccha chicchEth  DevAnAm Prabhurachyutha: " .  
 
" adhya RangarAjam manuthE Chandramasam JanOnumAnyam " : The state of 
RanganAtha unlike Chandran was (1) KumudhOllAsakam (2) PoorNan at all times
(3) Seen at all times (4) unattacked by anyone at any time . He blesses Muktha Janams
to enjoy His dhivya mangaLa vigraham in archa form  at Srirangam without them blinking
their eyes .  Just as Chandran nourishes medicinal herbs  as rasAthmaka Chandra
Sareerakan , Our Lord with His archA roopam nourishes us all and grows our
Jn~Anam and Bhakthi .
 
SrI RanganAtha ParabrahmaNE Nama:
Daasan , Oppiliappan KOil V.Sadagopan  
 
        
 
 
 
 
 
 

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