SrI:
Sri
SeethA LakshmaNa Bharatha Sathrugna
Hanumath
SamEtha
Sri Raghunandhana ParabrahmaNE Nama:
Sage Naaradha responded
positively and acknowledged that the combination of
such vast assembly of KalyANa
guNAs in one "human Being " is rare ( Bahava :
GuNA: dhurlabhaa:
) and yet there is One , who has all these GunAs
embodied
in Him . Sage Naaradha came
straight to the point without too much beating around:
IshvAku
vamsaprabhavO RaamO naama janai: srutha:
niyathAthmA MahAveeryO dhyuthimAn dhruthimAn
vasee ----(I.1.8)
(Meaning): Yes, there is such
a MahA Purushan , who is born in the IshvAku
vamsam . He is adored by the
citizens of AyOdhya as the most endearing One .
He is of unwavering
temperament (niyathAthmA ) , avikAran . His mind is
fully
under His control He is
MahA Veeran. He has a lustrous body . He is the embodiment
of Jn~Anam and dharmam . He
is the abode of dhairyam (Courage )and dhruthi
( filled with aanandham and
preethi towards all ) .
Sage Naaradha mplied here
that in this sampratham lOkam , such a MahA GuNavaan
has hid His Parathvam
and mingles with
such soulabhyam among all of us .
In the 9th slOkam of this
first Sargam , Sage Naaradhar continued saluting
the exquisite guNams
of the Prince of AyOdhyaa:
BuddhimAn
NeethimAn VaagmiSrimAn sathrunibarhaNa :
vipulAmsO Mahaa Bhaahu:
kamBugrIvO mahAhanu: ----( I.1.9)
BuddhimAn : He is a Sarvaj~nan ( Omniscient) ; NeethimAn : He conducts Himself
according to
the ancient ways established by the
VedAs and His AchAryAs ; Vaagmee:
He is with the most
auspicious speech illuminated by Vedic wisdom ( saanga Veda
PrachArakan) . SreemAn : He is the possessor of PoorNa Iswaryam .
SathruniniBarhaNa:
Destroyer of His enemies ;
VipulAmsu:one with broad shoulders ; Mahaa BhAhu:
One with mighty arms ; KamBhugreeva:
One with neck like a conch ;MahAhanu:
One with muscular
neck .
In the next two slOkams ,
Sage Naaradhar loses himself in the description of
the soundharyam of the limbs
of Lord Ramachandra and attempts to bring
before Sage Vaalmki , the
SamudhAya avayava sEvai of the DaasaraTi . These
carefully chosen words of
Sage Naaradhar can easily be transformed in to
a NaamAvaLi by us
:
MahOraskAya Nama: One with Broad Chest
MahEshvAsAya Nama: One with a celebrated , big Bow
GooDajathravE nama: One with His shoulder bladess hidden well by
flesh
arindhamAya Nama: One who wins over His enemies with
His prowess in the battle field
Sathru niBharhaNAya nama:
One who controls His enemies with a mere HoonkAram
aajAnubhAhavE nama: One with the SaamudhrikA lakshaNam of arms extending
down to His
knees.
SusirAya nama: One with the most beautiful face
.
SulalADAya Nama: One with a beautiful forehead .
SuvikramAyA nama: One who has the majestic gait like an elephant or Lion or
Tiger
SamAya Nama: One whose limbs are in equal proportions without being too short
or too long.
Sama VibhakthAngAya Nama:
One who has proportionate limbs beautifying each other
.
snigdha-varNAya Nama: NeelamEgha SyAmaLan ( Dhrushti chitthApahAri )
.
PrathApavathE nama: One known for His ParAkramam .
peenavakshAya Nama:One with fleshy chest ( Before He was saluted as MahOraska:
)
VisAlAkshAya Nama:One with broad eyes extending up to His ears
.
LakshmeevathE nama:One with incomparable lustre( Before His Iswaryam was saluted:
SreemAn )
SubhalakshaNAya Nama:One with all the 32 SaamudhrikA LakshaNams
.
From Here on ( SlOkam I.1.12 to I.1.16) ,
Sage Naaradhar instructs Sage Vaalmeeki on
the other auspicious attributes of the son
of King DasraTa :
Dharmajn~a: Sathyasandhsccha
prajAnAm cha hithE ratha:
yasasvee cha Jn~anasampanna:
suchir-vasya: samAdhimAn ---I.1.12
(Meaning) : He is fully familiar with all
the SaamAnya and VisEsha dharmams .
He never swerves from the vows He made . He
is ever truthful to His words.
He is always interested in the welfare of
His subjects . He has a great reputation.
He is the house of Tatthva Jn~Anam . He is
SuddhAchAran . He has reverence
for His elders. He always comes to the
right conclusion after fair minded
examination of all aspects of a question
before Him .
PrajApathi sama: SreemAn
DhAthaa ripunishoodhana:
rakshithaa sarva lOkasya
dharmasya parirakshithaa
rakshithaa svasya dharmasya
svajanasya cha rakshithaa ---( I.1.13)
(Meaning) : He is equivalent to PrajApathi
( Brahmaa) ; He is forever associated
with MahA Lakshmi ; He si the nourisher of
the World ; He is the destroyer of
internal ( aandhra) enemies like
Kaama-KrOdhams .
He is the protector of all the worlds
(SarvalOkasya rakshitha: ) . He is especially
the protector of the lOka
Dharmam (dharmasya
Parirakshithaa) as well as
His own dharmam (Svasya dharmasya
rakshithaa) . He takes good care of
His Bhandhu janams through the offer of
protecton (Svasya rakshitha: )
.
Veda VedAnga Tatthvajn~a:
dhanurvEdE cha nishtitha:
Sarva-saasthrArtha
tatthvajn~a: smruthimaan prthibhAnavAn ---( I.1.14)
(Meaning) : He is fully familiar with the
meanings of VedAs and its angams like
Niruktha-VyAkaraNams et al
. He is especially adept in
Dhanur vEdam . He is
an expert in comprehending the inner and
true meanings of all Saasthrams.
He never forgets what He has leant from His
AchAryAs and elders . Through
His sharp intelelct , He is capable of
grasping even tatthvams that He was
not familiar with until then ( Prathibhaa
mathi) .
SarvalOka priya: saadhu:
adheenAthmaa vichakshaNa:
sarvathAabhigatha: sadhbhi:
samudhra iva sindhubhi: ---( I.1.15)
(Meaning) : He has love for all the beings
of the world . He has utthama anushtAnam
( Saadhu: = conduct and observance) . He
has a majestic svabhAvam ( way of
carrying Himself) . He clearly comprehends
all things ( vichakshaNa: ) . He is
attained by the people of good conduct like
the rivers reach the Ocean naturally .
Aarya: sarva-samascchaiva
sadhaika-priyadarsana:
sa cha sarva-guNOpEta:
KousalyAnandha-vardhana: ----( I.1.16)
(Meaning) : He is sulabhan (easy to access)
; He is noble (aarya: ) . He is
soulabhyan : He can be approached by anyone
independent of the differences in
Jaathi , GuNam , aachAram and Kulam . He is
Sarva MangaLa Vigrahan ( He is
the embodiment of bodily beauty )
and dhivyAthma guNa sampannan ( abode of
all auspicious attributes) . He is the
generator of ever growing happiness of
His dear Mother , KousalyA ( KOusalyA
SuprajA Raaman) .
Now , Sage Naaradhar makes
many comparisons ( UdhAraNams) to
highlight the matchless
guNams of the Prince of AyOdhyAa:
Samudhra iva ghaambheeryE
dhairyENa Himavaaniva
VishNunaa sadhrusO veeryam
sOmavath priyadarsana: ---I.1.17
kaalAgni sadhrusa: krOdhE
kashamayaa pruTvee-sama:
dhanadEnasamas-thyAgE sathyE
dharma ivApara: ---( I.1.18)
In souseelyam , He is
deep like the ocean ; in courage , He is mighty like
the Himaya parvatham ; in
parAkramam , He is lofty like VishNu ;He is most
pleasing to look at and enjoy
like Chandran .
When He gets angry , He is
like the fire seen during deluge, which destroys
every thing . In patience ,
He is comparable to Earth . In speaking the truth ,
He is a veritable dharma
dEvathai .
Thus Sage Naradhar sets the
stage to enthuse Sage Vaalmiki to write about
the glorious charithram of
Lord Raamachandran through description of
the guNams of the ParamAthma
, who has assumed the human form
to mingle with fellow
humans and teach them about dharmAnushtAnam .
This then was the intent of
Sage Naaradhar and He succeeded in His efforts.
From the 19th slOkam dealing
with the intent of KIng DasaraTan to crown
Raamachandran as the
YuvarAjaa to the 94th slOkam of this sargam ,
the entire Srimad RaamaayaNam
is succinctly (samkshEpam ) covered .
I wish you a Happy Sri Raama
Navami Celebration and recital of
Sri Raghuveera
Gadhyam or PeriyavAcchAn PiLLai's Paasurapadi RaamAyaNam
or the Fidst Sargam of Baala
KaaNDam , SrImadh RaamAyaNam on the avathAra
dinam of our Lord
.
Sri Raamachandraath Param
Kimapi Tatthvam na jaanE ,
Daasan , Oppiliappan KOil
VaradAchAri Sadagopan
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