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SrI:

Dear BhakthAs of Lord Dhaiva Naayakan :

Thirty Fifth SlOkam ( Salutations to The Udharam)
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visvam nigeerya ViBhudhEswara jAthakArsyam
madhyam valithraya vibhAvya jagath vibhAgham
aamOdhi nAbhi naLinastha virincha bhrungam
aakalapayath udhara-Bhandha ivAsayO mE

General Meaning:
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Oh Lord DeavanAthA! During the PraLya kAlam ,
You swallow the whole worlds and their beings 
and keep them in a small portion of your stomach
for safe keeping. Inspite of holding all these three
worlds and their beings, Your stomach looks lean
and small. When one enjoys the three folds associated
with Your stomach, one wonders whether those three folds
are the hints of the three separate worlds residing
in Your stomach. When one looks at the fragrant lotus
growing out of Your Naabhi dEsam and sees BrahmA there,
one is reminded of a huge lotus to which is attached
a honey bee.adiyEn's mind revolves round and round
the beauty of Your waist region like the encircling 
belt.

Additional Comments:
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" aNDaraNDa bakiraNDaitthoru maanilamezhu-
maal varai muRRum uNDavan" is the salutation for 
the Lord , who swallowed the three worlds with all
its mountains and beings . Such a Lord keeps all
that in a very small portion of the stomach and
sails down the PraLayam waters as VaDapathra Saayee. 
Swamy KurEsar describes the wonder this way 
as the Brahma Jn~Anis know:

" Varadha ! Thvath Udharam aNDAnAm sTAnam (ithi)
santha: aamananthi". 

Inspite of swallowing of such gigantic three worlds,
Your stomach still looks lean and trim .What happened ?
where did all that go asks Swamy Kuresar:
"Tath asya kArsyam kaTam nu?". How does it stay
slim? Swamy Desikan answers that those worlds
are not making the Lord's stomach bloated but
their presence is hinted however by the three folds
seen on the stomach (valithraya vibhAvya jagath
vibhAgam). One has to guess and conclude from 
the three folds on the lean stomach that they are 
linked to the presence of the three worlds inside
the Lord's stomach. The Vali Thrayam or the three
welt marks on the stomach is usually associated
with the name of DaamOdharan , which arose from 
the impressions of the three strands of ropes
used by YasOdhA to tie down the mischevous 
Baala KrishNan (KaNNinuNN siRu thAMpinAL
kattuNNappatta Peru Maayan). 

Swamy Desikan also refers to the Lord as the small 
child , VaDapathra sAyee holding in a small portion of 
His stomach , the entire world during praLya kAlam
this way:

" BaalAkruthEr-vaDapalAsamithasya yasya
BrahmANDa maNDalam abhUth udharaikadesE" 

SlOkam 36: (VarNanam of the Lord's Naabhi)
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nAkoukasam praTamathAm adhikurvathE tE
naabhi sarOja rajasAm parINAma bhEdhA:
aarAdhyadhbhiriha thair Bhavatha: sameechee
virOchithA ViBhudhanAyaka ithyabhikhyA

General Meaning
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Oh Lord Dhaiva NaayakA! The dust from the Lotus on Your 
naabhi becomes transformed in to various BrahmAs and DevAs.
BrahmA and those DevAs arrive at Your dhivya dEsam to perform
aarAdhanam for You.Through Your valour, You destroy their
(DevA's) enemies , protect them as their Swamy and therefore
it is appropriate for You to have the title of DevanAthan. 

Additional Comments:
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" Veera! Bhavatha: sameechee Vibhutha Naayaka ithi
abhikhyA uchithA". Oh Mighty Hero! For You 
the precious title of Deva NaaTan is very
appropriate based on the samrakshaNam provided by You 
to the DevAs in their battles against the asurAs. 
You display Your unmatched valor and save the DevAs
(Your Daasans) from misery. They are grateful 
and worship You at Your dhivya dEsam of ThiruvahIndhrapuram
(iha aarAdhayathbhi: thai: ).Why are they so dear 
to You so that You elect to rush to their rescue?
They are dear to you and close to You since
they are born from the transformation of 
the pollen dusts of the lotus springing out
of Your nAbhi ( tE naabhi sarOja rajasAm 
pariNAma bhEdhA: nAkoukasAm praTamathAm
adhikurvathE). Brahma was Your first born.
He arose out of the Lotus on Your navel.
The pollen dust from that Lotus transformed
in to the thirty three crores of DEvAs ,
who have thus become very dear to You. Hence You are 
their Lord (Deva Naathan/ViBhudha Naayakan)and
the Title of ViBhudha Naayakan is an apt fit for You . 

NamO SrI DevanATAya,
Daasan, Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan 

P.S: May the Lord's beautiful Udharam of the Lord 
protecting the world and its beings during the PraLayam 
and serving as the janana sthAnam for the world after
PraLayam inspire you to join in Lord DeavanAthan's 
RathnAngi Kaimkaryam ! 







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