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SrI :
 
Dear BhakthAs of Periya PerumAL :
 
SrI RanganAtha ParabrahmaNE Nama:
 
On an AvaNi SravaNam day , Swamy ParAsara Bhattar arrived to take
part in the Thirumanjana uthsavam . Bhattar was overwhelmed by the dhivya
Soundharyam of the Lord that he praised the glory of SravaNa Nakshathram
(Sri VishNu Nakshathram) as the Lord of all Nakshathrams . He explained that
Lord RanganAthan as the Lord of all the Universes is the athidEvathai for
that Nakshathram ( SrONO nakshathram Vishnur dEvathA ) and recognized
its Prasastham ( Superiority ).  Lord is said to start on His vijaya Yaathrais
to destroy the asurAs on SravaNa nakshthram days . On this avaNi avittam
(SraavaNi) day , adhyayana aarambha kaalam arrives . SishyAs search AchAryAs
to commence the adhyayanam . Sri RanganAthan is our PraTamaachAryan .
He also follows His own edict of performing all KarmAs even though He has
nothing to gain by it . He observes therefore AvaNi SraavaNam as well
after His early morning Thirumanjanam .
 
The 7th SlOkam of Thirumanjana Kattiyam is :
 
saardham dhvijas-srAvaNakarma Rangin
   kalpOchitha-snAna vidhim karOshi
Sruthi-smruthibhyAm vyapadhisyamAnam
   svayam mamaaj~nAm anuvarthayAmi   
 
Dr.S.Padmanabhan's Comments : During the constellation of SraavaNa , which is
very auspicious for VishNu , Lord RanganAtha is given a sacred bath in the early
morning (KalpOchitha snAnam)  , being accompanied by many twice-born
(saardham dhvijai: ) reciting Vedam and dhivya Prabhandham . This according to
the poet , indicates that the Lord is putting into practise what He Himself
has commanded  others to do  through the Sruthi and Smruthi Texts (Sruthi
Smruthi MamaivAj~nA ) . He Himself practises SraavaNa karmaa to demonstrate
that He follows His command to the others in performing nithya karmaas .
 
SlOkam 8 : Thirumanjanam on Sri Jayanthi day
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Bhattar arrived once on a Sri Jayanthi day to particpate in the Lord's
Thirumanjanam . As he started to eulogize the Lord of Srirangam ,
He was distracted by the significance of that day and ended up saluting
the glory of Sri Jayanthi day (Ashtami) and compared it to the VedAs
(Thrayee)  :
 
Samunmishath padhmaja-tAra samsrithaa
    TavaavathAra-krama paaDa-tathparaa
Thrayeeva RangEsa samarTyatE janai:
     asou Jayantheeth-udhitEyam ashtamee
 
Meaning according to Dr.S.PadmanAbhan: Bhattar uses pun (double meaning)
to identify the Lord's JanmAshtami marked by the Jayanti constellation (Characterising
KrishNAvatAram) with the Vedic lore (Thrayee) . The VedA has as its source ,
the TaarA ( the OmkAraa) , which was pronounced by Brahmaa( Padmajaa)
first . It has different ways of chanting the Vedic texts such as Krama ( Krama Paatam)
during the process of its evolution (avatAraa) . In the case of Lord RanganAtha ,
He manifested ( as Sri KrishNa) under the constellation of RohiNee (Taaraa) ,
which has Brahmaa ( Padmajaa) as its presiding deity . Lord  is also known for
His commitment  to evolve Himself in a series of avataarAs ( avatAra-Kramaa) .
 
VyAkyAnam of Swamy Parasara Bhattar : Samunmishath Padmajataara Samsrithaa:
RohiNee nakshthram is associated with Brahmaa ( PrajApathi). The paryAya sabdham
( another word meaning the same ) for PrajApathi is Padhmajaa ( Srashtaa PrajApathir-Vedaa) .VasudEvar of Mathuraa is the amsam of Kaasyapa PrajApathi and can be
considered hence as a Prajaapathi . Using VasudEvar as a nimittham (KaaraNam) ,
Oh Lord , You were born on the Jayanthy Ashtami day .  Therefore , VasudEvar can also be recognized as athidEvathai for RohiNi just as Padmaja/PrajApathy .
 
TavAvathAra-krama paata-tathparaa : NaayantE ! Vedam deals with Your avathAra kramam
and is therefore  elaborately involved in eulogizing that avatAram ( TathparamAi  irukkum) .
For instance Vedam salutes Your ThrivikramAvathAram : " ThreeNi padhaa vichakramE
VishNOr  gOpaa athAbhya: " . Vedam also salutes : Kramu PadhavikshEpE " . Kramu means
step by step. Paadha vikshEpam is placement of the foot . Thus the ThrivikramAvathAram
is celebrated by the VedAs .  Thrayee salutes Your avathAram ( Tava ThrivikramAvathAram )
elaborately ( padha tathparaa) and particularly Your Padha VikshEpam to measure the Universe
and the sky with two steps .
 
Your avathAram on this Jayanthi ashtami is decribed as " YasyAm JaathO JagannAtha: Kireetee Kousthubhee  Hari : ". This is done  without mentioning Your avathAra Kaalam lest Kamsan
gets wind of it . This ashtami day is therefore known without specifics just  "Thrayee " ( Thrayeeva RangEsa samarTyatE janai: asou Jayantheeith-yutitEyam ashtamee ) .  Your avathAra prabhAvam
( the glory of Your incarnation)  led to that ashtami day being known as Thrayee .   
 
SrI RanganAtha ParabrahmaNE Nama:
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan
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