SrI :
Dear BhakthAs of Periya
PerumAL :
In this 5th slOkam , Swamy
ParAsara Bhattar compares Lord
RangnAtha to a beautiful
Hamsam known for its purity :
SathpakshapAtAth
bhuvanAsraythvAth
sanmAnasAvAsa niBanatanatvAth
PadmAsrayatvAccha
BhavAnidhAneem
HamsO yaTA
raajathy RangarAja:
(Meaning according to
DR.S.Padmanabhan ) : Through another lovely
metaphor ,
Lord RanganAtha
is identified with
a male Swan , who has
a beautiful
flapping up of the
wings (paksha-pAta: ) ; He resorts to waters
( bhuvana)
and abides in the
mAnasa lake (during the rainy season) ;
He also stays
in lotuses . The
Lord for His part , is partial to the virtuous
( sath-pakshapAta:) ;
He is the
supporter of the universe (Bhuvana)
and is the
abode of Padma ( MahA Lkashmi) . He always
resides in
the hearts
of the virtuous (Sanmanasa Vaasan ) .
Excerpts from the VyAkhyAnam
of Swamy ParAsara Bhattar:
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NayantE ! AzhwArs have saluted You as the
Swan ( HamsAvathAran) ,
who revealed the meanings of the four
Vedams to Your son Brahma
( "annamAy anRangu arumaRai
payanthAn , ArangamAnahar amarnthAn).
adiyEn uses the metaphor of
Swan for You because of Your
matchless
ocean of beauty that is the cause for the
delight of the eyes of the entire
world of pious ones /saathvikAs
( " Sakala
Saathvika lOka
lOchanAnandha
pArAvAra hEthuvAna Vadivazhagu " ) .
Swamy ParAsara Bhattar's choice of
words ( in paranthesis) flow like nectar in
our ears .
Sath-pakshapAdhAth: NaayantE ! The Swan has the use of the two beautiful
wings
( " thUvisErannam ") : "
sath Paksha Paatham ". As for Yourself , My Lord !
You are partial to the saadhu
Janams , who take refuge in you ( Mama PrANA hi
PaaNDavA: ") and You turn Your face away
from asaths and ayOgyans. You are
thus a Sath- PakshapAthi ( Partial towards those who sought refuge
in You ) .
BhuvanAsraythvAth : NaayantE ! The Swan will have as its
home
the clear
and delightful (athi-hruthyamAna) life sustaining waters
( nirmalamAna Jeevanasavithavardhi ) . As for Yourself , My Lord ,
You are the aasrayam
(refuge) for all sentients and
insentients
( akhila chEtanAchEtanams) .
They recognize You therefore as
" Vasanthy SarvabhUthAni " .
SanmAnasAvAsa
niBandhanatvAth : NaayantE ! The Swan will reside
at
the cool and beautiful
(ManOharamaana) Maanasaras lake ( Maanasasaras)
in the HimAlayAs . As for Yourself , My
Lord ! You enter into the manas of
the pious ones (sath) and thrive there ( "
puhunthu nammuL mEvinAr") .
PadmAsrayathvAth : NaayantE ! The Swan will be near the Lotus flower
in
the ponds ( pankEruha parisaravarthiyAha
irukkum ) . Devareer gives us
Your sEvai with the Lotus Lady residing in
Your broad chest as " Yenn
ThirumahaL sEr MaarbhanE" ) .
BhavAnidhAneem HamsO yaTA
rAjathy RangarAja: Your most charming
(
athimanOhara ) Sevai standing in the middle of all beings created by
You
( Naara
madhyavarthy) as the auspicious refuge (Sathgathy)
and
delightful to talk to ( sallabha chathuram )
makes us visualize You
as a Swan displaying its
abhaya pradhAna hastha mudhrai .
SrI RanganAtha ParabrahmaNE
Nama:
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri
Sadagopan
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