SrI :
Dear BhakthAs of Periya
PerumAL :
On this Tamil New Year day ,
when the Lord of Srirangam enjoys
His Thirumanjanam with
the Kattiyam being recited by the Heriditary Bhattars from the vamsam of
Swamy ParAsara Bhattar , let us reflect
reverentially on the Third
SlOkam of the Kattiyam for Periya PerumAL .
Swamy PrAsara Bhattar arrived
at the Sannidhi of Lord RanganAthA ,
enjoyed the Thirumanjanam and
blessed us with this slOkam , where he
compares the Lord's
Saamyam/Saadharmyam ( Similarities in attributes
)
with Aadhithyan (Sooryan
) .
KumkumAruNam-udhanchitha
Sriyam
kOmalAruNa
SarOja-samsTitham
Rangamandhira !
tamO-nivAraNam
sankathE tapana
dheedhithim jana:
(Comments acording to
Dr.S.Padmanabhan ) : " The Lord in the Sanctum
Sanctorium is also compared
to the Sun ; Our Lord dispells the internal darkness
in comparison with the Sun ,
who dispells the outside darkness . Our Lord is red
in complexion due to the
heavy applications of Saffron and is beautiful in
the company of Lakshmi . He
has the soft red lotus as the seat . The Sun rises
in all glory ( Udhanchita
SrI: ) and is heralded by His red-hued charioteer
AruNan staying on the
gentle red lotus " .
Additional
Comments based on Swamy ParAsara Bhattar's
VyAkhyAnam
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" kumkumAruNam " : NaayantE ! If we look at Adhityan ( The Sun )
,
He is seen with His charioteer
AruNan having the
hue of Kumkumam . If we
look at You with adoration , You are
seen with the application of the red-hued
saffron on Your ThirumEni and possessing
the red hue similar to AruNan .
" Udhanchitha Sriyam " :
NaayantE ! If we consider Adhityan , He
is
associated with His bright rays ( PrabhA)
and derives His beauty therefrom .
When we enjoy Your asAdharaNa soundaryam ,
we recognize that arises
from Your association with the SamslEsha
SlAghyai , Sri RanganAyaki .
SamslEsham refers to the sErthi Sevai .
SlAgyai refers to Her being
the most celebrated for Her association
with Lord RanganAtha and
conferring on Him Her HiraNmaya VarNam
" KomaLAruNa
SarOja-samsTitham " : NaayantE ! If we
consider
You as Sooryan , then You are associated with the lotus of AruNan (
AruNAravindhan) .
When we enjoy Your sevai at Thirumanjana
kaalam , You are linked to the Lotus aasanam
with its beautiful hue reminding one of AruNOdhayam
" TamOnivAraNam " :
NaayantE ! If we consider Sooryan
,
He is engaged in destroying the
darkness in the world . When we reflect on You ,
we recognize You are engaged in a similar
act except that You are engaged in
the banishment of Tamas that grips
the ChEtanams . You are active as the
nivartakar
of Aj~nam (nescience) , which is the Tamas
Sabdha Vaachyam .
" Ranga-mandhira: sankatE
tapana dheedhitham jana: " Oh Lord
!
You have revealed to us that You are VishNu
Roopan among the 12 AadhithyAs
( AaadhithyAnam Aham VishNu: ) . You
have thus Aadhithya Saadharmyam
( attributes similar to Sooryan). We are
reminded of that as You bless us with
Your radiance spreading in all directions
that banishes the internal darkness .
You are the object of meditation (dhyEyan)
, dhEdheepyamAnan ( source of
the radiant JyOthi spreading everywhere
) and SangatE Tapana dheedhithi roopan
( having the roopam that meets with the
saadharmyam with the radiance of
Sooryan ) .
Special Notes on the Vedic Significance of
Aadhithyan as VishNu
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The MahA Purushan in the middle of Sun's
orb is none other than
Sriman NaarAyaNan nourishing the world with
His dhivya PrabhA .
Many Veda mantrams salute Him as such
.
There are many Veda Manthrams
saluting Sooryan & VishNu as removers
of darkness . Let us
look at
two Rg Veda Mantrams:
Rg Vedam : VII. 99.3 & 4
: " Thou didst support firmly , Oh VishNu , this earth
and heaven and uphold
the earth all around by Your powerful rays ,
-----------
Ye brought into being the Sun
, the Dawn and Agni ".
The word Sooryan (the
luminous) and Adhithyan ( the son of Adhithi)
are
the most common names by which Sun is addressed
. The root for
Sooryan is "SUr " to shine .
Varaha PurAnam states how SooryA was created :
" When the eternal , the One
Self , Sriman Narayanan , the dispeller of Tamas
and the power of
knowledge , wished for a second , light was born and
was called Sooryan ". Everey
one of the meanings of the word Sooryan and
Aadhithyan can be linked to
the Lord , who destroys our nescience and Tamo
GuNam : the eye of the world
( Jagath Chakshus) , witness to deeds ( Karma
saakshin ) ,Having a thousand
beams ( Sahasra KiraNan ) , Friend of Lotus /Lakshmi
( Padma Bhandhu) , Made of
Twelve aprts ( DhvAdasAthman) , Effacer of darkness/
nescience ( TamOpahan) ,
Tamo-nudan ( dispeller of darkness) , Tamisra-han
( the killer of Darkness) ,
DhivAkaran ( the Maker of the Day, Jn~Ana Pradhan) ,
PrabhA-karan ( Source of
Supreme JyOthi) , Chitra BhAnu ( with myriad colord
rays ), Bhaaskara ( Mkaer of
light ) , VibhA vasu (abode of Light ) and Rohitaa
( the red one , KumkumAruNan
) .
Upanishadic Suport for the
Saamyam of Sooryan & The Lord
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Like the oldest among the VedAs , Rg Vedam
, we turn to one of
the oldest of Upanishads , ChAndhOgyam ,
for support to see
Saamyam among the Sun and the Lord
:
" The Sun represents the Supreme
principle , first nonmanifest (avyaktham)
and then manifest (vyaktham)" -----
ChAndhOgya Upanishad: 3.19.1
" Those who worship Sun as
Absolute ever hear beautiful sounds
and are filled with Joy ( bliss,
aanandham) ----ChAndhOgyam 3.19.1- 4
The Sun is saluted therefore as "the
sed of the Supreme Ruler
(PaaramEshtya Soma )
.
"He who dwells in Man and who dwells
in the Sun is one " --TaittirIya
Upanishad :
2.8.
Prasna Upanishad(1.6.8) salutes
the Cosmic Being as life and fire
spreading its radiance all around : " Hence the scripture describes
the Sun
as the
resplendent One , embodiment of the Universe , all knowing
,
Support of All , --- with a thousand
rays and hundreds of whirlpools ".
This is an echo of Rg Veda mantram
(I.115.1): " " The Sun is the Soul
( antharyAmi Brahman ) of the World (ChEtanAchEtanAthmakam )
.
With two key words ( TamO NivAraNam and
Tapana dheedhithim ) ,
Swamy ParAsara Bhattar revealed the
Aadhithya Saadharmyam of
Lord RanganAtha as He was about to enjoy
the Sahasra dhAraa abhishEkam .
SrI RanganAtha ParabrahmaNE
Nama:
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri
Sadagopan
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