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Sri:
 
GodhAm udhArAm sthuma: ( Let us eulogize the Generous GodhA )
 
Dear BhakthAs of GodhA PirAtti :
 
Today is the Sacred SravaNam day . There are 45 days left
until Aadi Pooram Uthsavam . The Mutthangi SamarpaNam
Kaimkaryam needs your help thru participation . Please join .
 
Today we will continue the study of  the importance of Mutthu ( Pearls)
and the specail role of MUtthangi from the MukthA Paddhathi slOkams
of Sri NigamAntha MahA Desikan .
 
Slokam 5 of MUkthA Paddhathi
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There is a golden kavacham that ANDAL has . The Mutthangi is adorned
over that Kaanchana (Golden) Kavacham .  
 
Swamy  Desikan's similie is adaptable here :
 
" ThvAm amitha: nihithA nava moukthikAvali: MurArE:
PadhAsrithAnAm nakha ChandramasAm  prathimachandra
paramparEva BhAthi "  
 
Oh Mutthangi ! On You are enmeshed with the radiant  pearls .
Your Lord RangamannAr , who rushed from Srirangam  to marry You
is  standing right next to you .The reflections from the ten toe nails of
Your Lord seems to  have taken the form of  the jyOthi of the pearls adorning
Your Mutthangi ( ChandramasAm  prathimAchandra  paramparEva  bhAthi ) .
The rows of the new pearls of the Mutthangi  seems to  be covered  on
all four sides by the reflections of the Kaanthi of the Lord's nails
to give the pearls their illustrious white radiance ( amitha: nihithaa
nava moukthikAvali: ).
 
Slokam 6 of Mukthaa Paddhathi (Adapted meaning )
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Ganga river arose from the Lord's Thiruvadi during ThrivikramAvathAram .
As it descended from Sathya LOkam and reached the Himaalayan mountains ,
it has a sparkling white pure color like the pearls adorning the Mutthangi .
That white color of the sacred Ganga river originates from the  white lustre of
the  toe nails of the Lord . It is as though the white lustre of the Lord's nails
gets spray painted on the Ganga river  The whiteness resembling the Moon beams
is acquired by GangA , which is the same as the matchless lustre of the  pearls
found in the Mutthangi of ANDAL ( SadhA Bhavadheeya maha: churithA
HaripadhOdhbhavayA  surapurApagayA vapushAmapi samathAm upaithi) .
The body of Ganga and the rows of pearls achieve equanimity in their
appearances  .
 
SlOkam 7 of MukthA Paddhathi ( Adapted Meaning )
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Here Swamy Desikan continues with the analogy of the white radiance
of the pearls with the lustre of the Lord's toe nails . Adapted to the Mutthangi ,
we can imagine  that  the beauty of the rows of pearls in this aabharaNam
is like the beauty of the new set of stars residing in the chandra maNDalam of
the toe nails of the Lord's lotus feet ( Vimalaa Tava Moukthika aavali:
charaNaaravindha Nakha chandramaNDala  praNaya upayAtha nava taarakaa
ruchim samudhvahathy ) .  The rows of  pearls ( the stars) are seen in that
chandra MaNDalam of the toe nails of the Lord out of their love for the Lord's
Thiruvadi .
 
The darkness that envelops Bhaddha Jeevans is their ajn~Anam and
vipareetha Jn~Anam . The chandrika ( the  Moon's cool and bright light )
is the lustre from the pearls on the Angi of our Mother Andal and Her
KaruNA KatAksham .
 
SlOkam 8 of the MukthA Paddhathi ( Extrapolated Meaning )
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Here , Swamy Desikan continues with the analogy of the pearls
having the white lustre similar to the sparkling waters of GangA .
Srimath Andavan is fond of comparing these pearls to the blemishless
paasurams of Swamy  NammAzhwAr . When one enjoys the sevai of
Mutthangi with its rows of blemishless pearls , one is reminded of
aakAsa Gangai and Swamy NammAzhwAr's Paasurams that purify
the world with their association ." MayUkha PaaNDaraa " , the white lustre
( Suddha Sathva mayam ) of the pearls and the  pure waters of GangA
(Sura Nadhi) are eulogized here .
 
SlOkam 9 of the Mukthaa Paddhathi ( Extrapolated Meaning )
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Oh ANDAL adorning the Mutthu angi ! Those who have the darsanam of
Your subhAsraya ThirumEni clad in the Noothana aabharaNam of
Pearl kavacham ( GodhE ! yE bhajanthy Bhavatheem ) experience
growth in their Jn~Anam about Tatthva thrayams and reach Sadhgathi
( tE Tava moukthika dhyuthi vikalpa Gangayeiva mouLi chandraSakalasya
chandrikAm vardhayanthi) . Swamy Desikan says  that those who meditate
on ANDAL unceasingly attain growth in the Jn~Anam from the chandrika
( nilavu = jyOthi ) of the pearls . The little nilavu from the crescent Moon
on Lord SivA's head grows to bigger dimensions .
 
SlOkam 10 of MukthA Paddhathi ( Extrapolated Meaning )
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Lord Sivan and BrahmA , who are prone to be under the influence
of RajO and TamO guNams have the darsanam of ANDAL adorning
the Mutthangi . What is the effect of such a darsanam ? They are
normally karma vasyALs and desire the high offices of Brahma Pattam
and Siva Pattam and engage in KarmAs ( penance) & perform YaagAs )
to attain them . When they encounter the JyOthi of the pearls ( Paasurams
of Swamy NammAzhwAr ) , their RajO and TamO guNams  get diminished
and their Jn~Anam about the dhivya dampathis increases manyfold .
( Thvadheeyai: Mukthaa mayUkhai: avatamsa chandram aapUrayishyathi ).
 
( To Be Continued )
 
Sri RangamannAr SamEtha ANDAL ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,
Daasan ,  Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan


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