On this SarvadhAri
Aadi Hastham day , when the Param JyOthi of Hasthi Giri
Varadhan lights adiyEn's path , adiyEn would like to
start on the First Mela Raaga krithi composed in Raagam
KanakAngi of Indhu chakram by Kaimkarya SrI Srimathi Padma
Veeraraghavan.
KanakAngi Krithi (
MeLa Raagam 1)
Pallavi
:
unnai nambhinEn Iyyaa
adiyavar meyyaa
yennai maRanthEnE
Chakkarak-kayyaa
Anupallavi
KanakAngi nAthanE gathi neeyE
YennappA
dhinamunait-tutitthEn
thUyA yenn nEyA
CharaNam
pAdinEn palakAlum
padhamalart-tEnai
nAdinEn ninnadiyai
nalam pala adaintEnE
tEdi ninn aruL
vENDit-tiruviNNagarat-tEnE
koodinEn unn aruLAl
GuNa nidhiyE kOnE
Yeduppu is in Suddha
rishabham .
Pallavi
Vaakyams:
Overall meaning of the Pallavi
Vaakyams:
Oh my Sarva Swami
! adiyEn has placed my unassailable faith in You as my anAtha
rakshakan and Aabhadh BhAndhavan . With this mAhA viswAsam sustaining me ,
adiyEn has performed SaraNAgathy at Your sacred Thiruvadi and placed
the burden of my protection at Your lotus feet . Oh Lord who is
always true to Your devotees ! Oh Kinkara SatyA ! Oh Lord holding the
resplendent Sudarsana chakram in your
upper right hand for
Bhaktha RakshaNam ! Meditating on Your six kalyANa guNams and
dhivya MangaLa vigraham , adiyEn has forgotten totally about the ills
of this samsAric world and sought You as my nithya mangaLam and Sarva
AadhAram . Tava DaasOham ! KshEmam Kuru !
The three groups of
words of the Pallavi are:
1)Unnai nambinEn Iyyaa
2)
adiyavar meyyaa
3) yennai maRanthEnE
chakkarak-kayyaa
Let us seek the echos
of the words of the Pallavi now :
!)
Unnai nambhinEn Iyyaa !
Oh
AkASa NagareeSA ! ThvAm SaraNam gatha: , With total trust in Your words "
Aham thvaa sarva pApEbhyO mOkshayishyAmi maa
Sucha: ,MaamEkam SaraNam vraja" , adiyEn
,the aSaraNya SaraNyan ( one who has no
other protector) has performed SaraNAgathy and placed the burden of
protection at Your tender feet.
adiyEn is comforted by the words of my ParamAchAryan , Your
GanThavatAran , Swamy Desikan to have unshakable faith in You . He
instructed us :
maRRoRu PaRRinRi
vanathadintArkellAm
kuRRamaRiyAtha kOvalaNAr-muRRum
vinai vidutthu viNNavarOdu onRa
viraihinRAr
ninaivudaitthAi nee manamE
nillu
(Meaning): Oh my mind ! Please stay in a state free from
worries .Our Lord , who incarnated as GopAlan overlooks all the blemishes of
those , who sought His feet as refuge and rushes to unite us with His nitya
Sooris at His Parama Padham . Oh My Mind ! keep remembering this and
stay in a state free from any worries (
klESams).
Unnai nambhinEn IyyA : Here Iyya stands for the recognition of Sarva vidha Swamithvam
of Oppiliappan , who is matchless ( OppilA appan
).
Unnai: Unnai really stands for unnayE
( You alone ) .
ThvAmEva SaraNam gatha:( adiyEn has surrendered only to You and You alone
) . The famous statement of Swamy Desikan comes to our mind : If
you have vowed to protect us, where is the need for anyone to come to our
rescue? If You have decided not to protect us , what is the use of anyothers
coming to our rakshaNam ? Andal's determined declaration ,"UnakkE
NaamAtccheyvOm"
has also to be
reflected upon .
nambhinEn : This word reminds us of
the Aarabhi kruthi of Saint Thyagaraja , where he says : " NinnE nEra
namminAnu --neerajAksha nanu BrOvamu "
(Meaning): " I had sought the protection of all and sundry ,
and realising the futility of it , I have reposed my entire faith in You ;
pray, protect me. ...
I
have firmly believed that You are the God that could undo the effects of my
past karmA and with compassion , protect me always. I have sought Your
refuge , knowing fully that it is not possible for anybody else to give
protection to sinners."
The other words of Pallavi are : adiyavar meyyaa ,
yennai maRanthEn ,
chakkarak-kayyaa
!
Swamy Desikan salutes the Lord
as " adiyavarkku meyyan " , Kinkara satyan
and natha satyan . He is
Paaratantryan
to His AaSritAL .He is Satya vratan
and never lets His
devotees down .
Chakkarak-kayyaa :
Oh Lord with Sudar Aazhi in Your hand to
protect Your devotees ! You are my sole refuge
.
Yennai maRanthEn:
Oh ShADguNya PoorNa ! " JeevAdhArA ! Raajeeva lOchanA !
Raaja Raaja SirOmaNi !"
You are the be all and end all for
me .
You are the prop of my life and the
flower of my AarAdhanam .Experiencing You as the lustre in my eyes and the
fragrance in my nose , I recite Your sahasra nAmAs and forget myself .Oh
bewitching Lord . You are tannoppAr illappan . Your manas ( mental
disposition) , charms( sogasu), methods
( dinusu) are unique. I have
forgotten myself thinking of Your roopa mahimA ,
Paratvam and Naama mahAtmyam . My
joy is boundless.
To be
continued:anupallavi & charaNam
Daasan ,
Oppiliappan Koil V.Sadagopan