Sri: Dear Sri Lakshminrusimhan : You have asked an interesting question on the Sri Vaikunta Gahdyam section. Other list Members might be intersted in the answer relating to Vaijayanthy & Vana Maalai. The Vaikunta Gadhyam Paasage that you refer to is : " Srimathyaa Vaijayanthyaa Vanamaalyaa viraajitham ". You probably wonder, why what appears to be ParyAya sabdhams ( those with same meanings) are placed one next to the other in Sri Vaikunta Gadhyam Passage . Here are some thoughts as to why they appear right next to each other . ************************************************ Vaijayanthy is the necklace of Sriman NaarAyaNan in Sri Vaikuntam ; Vana Maalai is connected close to KrishNaavathAram . Vyjayanthy is linked to Param and Vana Maalai to Vibhaava avathAram . Vana Maala is a garland constructed of Vana Pushpams ( Vana Malli , Kaatu TuLasi & unculitvated , wild /Forest flowers) . VYjayanthi is made of flowers which are of SuddhA Sathvam , the material of Sri Vaikuntam . You have to go to few Rg Veda Mantrams to understand the significance of Vana Maala based on the word Vanaspathy ( the Lord of the Forest , BrundhA Vanam: Sri Raaja Gopalan) . The Rg Veda Mantram 9.5.10 is : Vanaspathim Pavamaana madhvaa sam angdhi dhaarayaa sahasra-valsam haritaam bhArajamAnam hiraNyayam (Meaning) : Vanaspathy here refers to the Lord of Forest (Vegetation) , who produces the multihued , splenderous flowers that go into Bhagavaan's Vana Maalai during the KrishNAvathAram . " Oh Pure-flowing divine Bliss , May You consecrate with Your streaming ambrosia the ever-green , refulgent , golden hued forest vegetation along with its thousand branches ." The forest vegetation covers both the flowers and fragrant leaves . Here , Pure divine Bliss is " Visvathaspathi " referred to in the first Mantram of this 9.5 section : samiddhO ViSvathaspathy: pavamAnO raajathy preeNAnvrushaa kanikradath ---Rg Vedam 9.5.1 (Meaning):"The enkindled , the Soverign Lord of all , the showerer of blessings , the rejoicer , flows forth , pure in form and in joy utters a thrilling sound ". His JOy is derived from the sense of Fulfilment of a tiller of forest , where his efforts ( krishi) has become fruitful . The Jeevan has performed prapatthi . Krishi palitthuvittathu . Rg Veda Mantram 9.5.2 gives another clue on the constituents of the Vanamaalai : tanUnapaath PavamAna: SrunghE SiSaanO arshathy antharikshENa raarjath --- Rg Vedam : 9.5.2 (Meaning): " The Pure-flowing , with body never-decaying , rushes onwards; sharpening its splendour in the height and glittering across the firmament ". The word TanUnapaath is key : Never decaying in body although born in the forest with the waters of the rivers there and the beams of Sun nourishing them . These flowers with the privelege of forming the Vana Maalai NEVER FADE once they are associated with the Lord's divine body . That is the Vedic connotation of the Vana Maalai of VeNu Gopaalan as He moved around recieving the samarpaNam of the garland of forst flowers lovingly put together by the hands of His Parama Bhakthais, the Gopi Janams . Sri Raaja VeNugOpAlaaya Nama: Oppiliappan KOil Varadachari SadagOpan ----- Original Message ----- From: "LakshmiNarasimhan SrinivasaRaghavan" <lsriniva@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <yennappan@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 11:38 AM Subject: regarding gadya traya vyakyanams > Dear Sri. Satakopan swamin > > Adiyen would like to know the meaning of "vanamala" and "vaijayanthi" mala > mentioned in Vaikunta Gadyam? There is a phrase in vaikunta gadyam > "vaijayanthya vanamal..." for which I am looking for the meaning? > > Can you let me know what is the meaning? > > regards > Adiyen Ramanuja Dasan > LakshmiNarasimhan S. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > Srimathe Lakshminrusimha divya pAduka sevika > srivan satakopa Sri Narayana Yathindra MahadesikAya Namaha > > Meaning: I bow to the Guru "Srivan Satakopa > SriNarayana Yathindra Mahadesikan" who serves the LORD everyday. > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Oppiliappan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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