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Sri:

Dear Sri RanganAtha BhakthAs :

Let us study the last 5  slOkams of Sri Abhithi Sthavam today 
( For those interested in listening to the rendering of 
this moving sthOthram , You can access the MP 3 
Audio recording of these slOkams recited in  a flawless 
manner by Sriman Sunder Kidambi at http://www.prapatti.com

SlOkam 25 
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bhujangama vihangama pravara sainya-nATA: PrabhO
     taTaiva KumudhAdhayO nagara gOpura dhvArapA:
achinthya BalavikramAs-Thvamiva RangasamrakshakA:
     jithantha ithi vAdhinO jagadhanugraE jAgrathu 

(Meaning) : Oh Lord of Thiruvarangam ! AadhisEshan , Garudan , 
VishvaksEnar along with other nithya Sooris like Kumudhan ( head of 
Lord's army  units) , the protectors of Your Koil ramparts , Gopuram 
and their entrances have valour that is beyond imagination . Their
extraordinary deeds of valour in discharge of their duties have been 
well recorded  and revered . They are all determined to defend 
Thiruvarangam . They have been raising the ghOsham of victory 
and eulogizing You . It is our prayer that these Nithyasooris protect
not only Srirangam like You but also be alert to protect the whole 
world and its beings . 

(Comments): Here Swany Desikan salutes number of protectors of
Srirangam ( Ranga SamrakshakA: ) . They have prowess (Balam)
and are known for their victorious deeds in battles (VikramA: ) .
They are AadhisEshan ( Bhujangama pravaran) , the head of  
Serpent clan ; Garudan , the head of the clan of birds ; VishvaksEnar ,
the head of the Lord's army and Kumudhan, assistant to latter. 
In addition to the above , the other protectors of city , Gopuram ,
VimAnam and entrances ( nagara gOpura dhvAra paa; ) belong to
the categoty of Ranga Samrakshakars. Oh Lord ! They are like You 
intent on protecting Srirangam (Thvam iva) and are engaged in singing
victory to You ( jitham tE vAdhina:) . Our prayer is for them to be
alert in conferring auspiciousness to the world and being alert
about these activities ( Ranga SamrakshakA: Jagath anugrahE
jAgrathu).   

SlOkam 26 
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Vidhis-thripura mardhanas-thridaSa-pungava: pAvaka:
     yama prabhruthayOapi yadhvimatha rakshaNE na KshamA:
rirakshipathy yathra cha prathibhayam na kimchith kvachith
     Sa na: prathipaDAn PrabhO Samaya RangadhAmAdhishu

(Meaning): Oh Ranga Prabhu ! If a misled one expresses hate 
towards You and stands before You as Your enemy , no one ,
be it Brahma , Sivan , Agni or Indhran on an individual basis or 
all of them united together can save that enemy from Your anger .
If You decide to protect some one , there will be no harm to that
fortunate one from any one at all times and places . Such is Your
Vaibhavam ! You must therefore chase away the enemies of ours ,
who are harming us at Srirangam by interrupting our worship 
of You .

(Comments) : Oh RangarAjA ! None of the DevAs are powerful 
to protect some one , who has declared enimity to You ( yath vimatha
rakshaNE na kshamA: ). As in the case of BaaNAsuran , Sivan and
His son , SubramaNyan chose the side of the asuran fighting
against the Lord and they could not defend their client . They had
to run away from the battle field . If Lord decides to protect a devotee
of His like PrahlAdhan , nothing can harm him ( Yathra cha rirakshithi,
kvachith  prathibhayam kinchith na:). Your valor is of such loftiness.
Therefore , Oh Lord , Please quell the enemies attacking Srirangam .   

SlOkam 27 
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sa KaiDabha tamO ravir MadhupAraka janjacch-jAmaruth
    HiraNya giri dhAraNas-thruDitha KaalanEmi dhruma:
kimathra BahunA bhajath bhava payOdhi mushDindhaya:
    Thrivikrama bhavathkrama: kshpathu mangshu Rangadhvisha:  

(Meaning) : Oh Lord who measured the worlds with Your three steps
during ThrivikramAvathAram ! You were the lustrous Sooryan to drive
away the darkness represented by the Asuran with the name of KaiDabhan
during Sri HayagrIvAvathAram . You were the cyclone for swirling the dust 
of the asuran called Madhu during the same HayagrIvAvathAram . You split
in to two the mountain named HiraNya Kasipu during Your avathAram
as Narasimhan . You broke the tree of asuran KaalnEmi like  a tiny twig . 
In matters of Your valour , there is no need to elaborate more . You are known
for sipping in one breath the mighty ocean of samsAram . May this well
demonstrated valour of Yours come to our rescue now in destroying 
the enemies of Srirangam quickly .

(Comments): Your indefatigable valor has been proven in Your various 
avathArams such as Thrivikrama , HayagrIvA , Narasimha and KrishNaa .
Regarding Your matchless sakthi and veeryam , there is no need to pile
up more instances ( athra BahunA Kim ? ) . In addition to the valour displayed
in these Vibhava avathArams , You demonstrate every day Your power 
to suck dry the samsAric ocean of Your adiyArs ( bhajath bhava payOdhi 
mushtindhaya: ) . These proven power (ParAkramam ) of Yours should 
propel You to action and result in Your chasing away the enemies of 
Srirangam ( Sa: Bhavath krama: Ranga dhvisha : mangshu kshipathu ) .
Mangshu means rapidly and Kshipathu refers to the enemies being
blown away into oblivion . 

SlOkam 28
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Yathivarapravara bhArathy rasa bharENa neetham vaya:
     prapullapalitham Sira: paramiha kshamam prArTayE
nirastha ripu sambhavE kvachana RangamukhyE vibhO
     paraspara hithaishiNAm parisarEshu Maam varthaya  

(Meaning): Oh Lord of Srirangam ! I have spent my youth 
enjoying the nectarine juice of Sri BhAshyam . Now adiyEn 
has arrived at old age and my hair has turned gray . Now 
adiyEn has only one request to You for the rest of my life 
here (i-e)., Please bless adiyEn to live amidst Your BhagavathAs
at Srirangam or other dhivya dEsams , where there are no enemies,
who interfere with adiyEn's enjoyment of You . 

(Comments) : Swamy Desikan is arriving at the end point of 
this Sri Sookthi . He addresses the Lord of Srirangam from his 
exile at Sathyagalam . He watches the waters of Cauvery rushing
to wash the sacred feet of Lord RanganAtha at Srirangam . He becomes 
nostalgic for the most enjoyable and quite days spent studying 
AchArya RaamAnuja Sri Sookthi of Sri BhAshyam and initiating 
his sishyAs about the intricacies and intellectual rigor of that 
magnum opus . This was during his youth, where he refers to have 
given 30 rounds of KaalakshEpams on Sri BhAshyam . He is now 
older and his hair is gray . He thinks of  old age and longs to
spend it in a tranquil setting  free from jealousy between hot headed 
BhagavathAs .  Swamy Desikan does not mind spending the rest
of his life at any dhivya dEsam as long as it is free from contentions,
rancours caused by quarreling , egotistic BhaagavathAs . He also
wants to be at a place , where there are no enemies for Bhagavath
Sevai and Kaimkaryam .  Through this slOkam , Swamy Desikan 
prays to Lord RanganAtha to grant him a boon to spend 
the remaining period of his life at such an ideal  place .

SlOkam 29
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PraBudhda guru veekshaNa praTitha VenkatEsOthbhavAm
     imAm abhayasiddhayE paDatha Rangabharthu: sthuthim
bhayam thyajatha bhadhramithyabhidhadhath Sa Va: Kesava:
     svayam ghana gruNA nidhir guNagaNEna gOpAyathi  

(Meaning): Oh Best among BhAgavathAs ! adiyEn has been blessed 
with the cool , nectarine glances of my AchAryAs . adiyEn is respected 
in this world because of the anugraham of these learned AchAryAs . 
adiyEn with the name of VenkatEsan has composed this Sri Sookthi 
of Sri Abheethi Sthavam about the Lord of Thiruvarangam  . Please recite 
the slOkAs of these Sthavam . That paarAyaNam of this Sthavam
 will remove all of Your fears . The most merciful Lord of Srirangam 
will look at You and bless you with the words that He used when dEvAs 
were afraid about the troubles that the asurAs were causing them . 
Sri RanganAthan will comfort You and say : " Please abandon Your fears . 
May auspiciousness shower on You "  . This is exactly what He said to 
the DevAs in their time of distress ; He destroyed their fears and showered 
them with Sarva MangaLams. Lord RanganAthan will protect You in every
way out of His sahaja KaaruNyam and Vaathsalyam .

(Comments) : This is the Phala Sruthi slOkam of Sri Abheethi Sthavam 
containing the reassuring message from a MahAchAryan , Swamy Desikan.
He  places his Naama Mudhra in this Phala Sruthi slOkam  with " VenkatEsa 
uthbhavAm" and recommends as an AchAryan to study this sthuthi
about Lord RanganAtha "  imAm Rangabarthu: sthuthim paDatha "  .
He pays his praNAmams to his great AchAryAs , whose kaaruNya 
KadAksham blessed him to have the intellectual capabilities to compose
this sthuthi : " PraBhuddha Guru veekshaNa prathitha VenkatEsa 
uthbhavAm imAm Sthuthim paDatha". People may still ask : why should 
I study this sthuthi ? What is the prayOjanam ? Swamy Desikan gives 
two answers for such questions : (1) This  Sthuthi is about the great 
Lord of Srirangam (Rangabharthu: sthuthi ) and (2) You should recite this 
sthuthi because it will chase away any fears that you have or would 
experience ( Rangabharthu: imAm sthuthim ABAHYA SIDDHAYE 
PADATHA ) .  The unconvinced may still ask : Has there been a precedent ,
where the Lord has removed the fears of others ? Swamy answers : Yes,
when the dEvAs trembled with fears about RaavaNan and Kamsan 
and sought His rakshaNam , Our Lord , who is the abode of intense 
KaruNai  addressed them and asked them to abandon those fears.
assured them that  all MangaLams would come their way . He followed up 
on those benedictory words by taking Raama and KrishNa avathArams 
to destroy the enemies of the dEvAs and chased away their fears . 
Swamy Desikan directs us to study Sri Abheethi Sthavam and gives his parting 
message : That Lord at Srirangam Himself known also as Kesavan with
the assembly of anantha kalyANa guNams will protect those who seek
His rakshaNam and chase away all their fears  (Sa Kesava: guNa gaNEna
Svayam Va: gOpAyathy ) . 

adiyEn will now conclude this series of postings on Sri Abheethi 
Sthavam written during the occasion of Prakrutham Srimath Azhagiya Singar's 
79th Thirunakshathra Uthsavam with words culled from this magnificent
prayer of Swamy Desikan to Lord RanganAthA during a traumatic
time at Srirangam . The great RanganAtha heard the prayer of His
dear Bhakthan from Sathyamangalam and responded and chased 
away the invading army from His sacred dhivya dEsam . Here is 
the Vaarthai Maalai of prayer : 

Ramaa Dayitha ! RangabhUramaNa ! KrishNa ! VishNO ! Hari !
Thrivikrama! JanArdhana! Thriyuga NaaTa ! NaarAyaNa !
Sakruth PraNatha rakshaNa nithya Vrathee ! PrabhO ! RangEswara!
anaga ! GuNEsa! akhila dEhin ! RangabhU rasika ! DayaanidhE !
Aasritha Kara grahaNa dheekshitha ! Ranga PruTvee pathE !
Jagath PathE! Ranga dhurya ! SaraNAgatha PraNaya bhanga bheetha !
RanganAtha ! Moksha DhAyaka Mukundha! Bhayam Kshapaya !
Prakrushta GuNaka! dharam sva-sakthyA svayam prasamaya ! 


Srimath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil V.Sadagopan 






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