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SrI :
 
Dear Bhakthas : In this posting , we will study the four
slOkams( 2- 5) , where KurEsar salutes Lord RanganAtha
as the ultimate athi-mAnusha ChEstithan .
 
At Srirangam , it is well known that Moola BhEram is DhAmOdhara
KrishNan and the Uthsavar ( Processional deity ) is Lord
Raamachandran . Hence it is not surpriisng to see KurEsar
devoting four slOkams at the beginning of  AthimAnusha Stavam
to SrI RanganAtha as the integrated essence of Raama-KrishNa
avathArams .
 
SlOkam 2
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SrEya: kiranthu kiraNA : charaNAravindha
     nishpandhamAna makarandha rasouga dEsyA:
tajjA: sruthErmadhuna uthsa ithi pratheepA :
     Mangalya Ranga-nilasya Parasya dhAmna:
 
( Meaning) : May the radiant rays emanating from the lotus feet of
the Lord of Thiruvarangam resting under the Sriranga Vimaanam , 
known for its goal to bless all with auspicousness , confer mangaLams
also on us ! Vedam declares that the Supreme JyOthi of the lotus feet
of the Lord generates the delectable flood of honey ( VishNO: padhE
ParamE madhva uthsa: ) . May those fast flowing flood of honey drench us
in its swetness and grant us all soubhAgyams !
 
( Commentary ) : In this sthavam focussed on the celebration of
Vibhava avathArams , KurEsar stops to salute the archAvathAra
Moorthy at SrIrangam first . This is consistent with the anubhavam of
AzhwArs , who switch often from Vibhava Moothys to ArchAvathAra
Moorthys . An example is provided by ThiruppANa AzhwAr : " KOvalanAi
VeNNai uNDa vAyan yenn uLLam kavarnthAnai aNDarkOn ANiyaranganai " .
If we recognize Moolavar as DhAmOdhara KrishNan , who was tied upto
a rice husking mortar in Vibhava avathAram and Uthsavar to Lord Raamachandra,
the links of these two vibhavAvathArams to  archAvathAram becomes evident . 
 
VishNu Sooktham found in Rg Vedam states that Lord Thrivikraman from
whose sacred feet Ganga ( honey ) flows as Sri Paadha Theertham in
the form of a brook  fulfilling the desires of men , who wish to attain the status
of dEvAs and that EmperumAn is our Sarva vidha Bhandhu :
 
tadhasya priyamapi  paaTO asyAm narO yathra dEvayavO madhanthi
urukramasya Sa hi BhandhuritthA  VishNO: padhE madhva uthsa:
 
The second slOkam is thus connected to the above Rg Veda Manthram .
Sri RanganAthan is recognized as that Supreme JyOthi ( Mangalya Ranga--
nilayasya Parasya dhAmnA ) . His charaNAravindhams are the source of
ever flowing stream of delectable honey ( CharaNAravindha  nishpandhamAna
makarandha rasa Oga dEsyA: madhuna uthsa: ) . KurEsar prays for the rays
emanating out of those lotus feet to bless us with SrEyas .
 
SlOkam 3
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Srimath ParAnkusa muneendhra  manO nivAsAth
     tajja anurAgarasa manjanam ajn~asApya
adhyApi anAratha tadhutthiTa rAgayOgam
     SrirangarAja  charaNAmbhujam unnayAma :
 
( Meaning) : We carry on our heads the lotus feet of the Lord of 
Srirangam with His divine consort ; those sacred feet have recieved 
the abhishEkam from the water of love from the mind of Swamy 
NammAzhwAr of blemishless bhakthi and Kaimkarya SrI . Lord RanganAtha  
resides  in the heart lotus of Swamy NammAzhwAr and the cool abhishEkam
that the Lord has recieved makes the hue of His lotus feet even a shade redder 
than usual . We bear on our heads with affection those lotus red feet of the Lord .
 
(Commentary ) : The sacred feet of the Lord of Srirangam are red in color .
KurEsar inquires about the cause behind that red hue and concludes that
the origin of that color is from the permanent residence of the Lord in
the heart lotus of Swamy NammAzhwAr . Poets have a tradition of describing
the love for a dear one having a red hue (Rakthou cha Raagou ) . This is not
uncommon . Swamy NammAzhwAr's prEmai for the Lord of Srirangam is
famous : AzhwAr's Sriranga Paasurams of "Kangum Pahalum " are abundant
proofs   of such pure love . The prEmai of Swamy NammAzhwAr leads him to perform
abhishEkam for the Lord resting inside his heart and the end result of the enjoyment
of that kaimkaryam by Lord RangaAtha is the further reddening of His already red feet
caused by the pressing of them by Sri RanganAyaki ( " Malar MahaL kai varuda
malar pOthiR sivanthana " ) .
 
SlOkam 4
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Vajra-dhvajAnkusa SudhA kalasAthapathra
     pankEruhAnka parikarma pareethamantha:
aapAdha-pankaja visrungala dheepra-mouLE
     SrirangiNa: SaraNayOr yugam aasrayAma:
 
(Meaning) : We seek the refuge of the sacred feet of the Lord of
Srirangam , the soles of which are adorned with VajrAyudham ,
Flag of Garudan , elephant goad , Conch , Disc , white umbrella ,
pot of nectar in the form of lines ( rEkhAs) to indicate Sri RanganAthA's
soverignity as the Emperor of all universes . The radiance from the gems
on Sri RanganAyaki samEtha Sri RanganAthan's tall crown spreads
without interruption all the way down to His sacred , lotus-soft feet .  
 
(Comments) : The Parama Purusha LakshaNam of the Lord is described
here . The radiance of the gems from the Lord's crown spreading all the way
down to His lotus feet has been saluted by the AzhwAr to provide the inspiration
for KurEsar : "  Kathir Aayiram Iravi kalantheritthAl ottha neeL mudi " .
 
SlOkam 5
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SrI RangarAja charaNou praNumOn yayO: khalu
     yEkas Thrivikramavidhou vasudhAm asEshAm
vyakramstha saachala kulAmapi viprakeerNa-
     sToola avalagna sikathAm iva nirnathOccham
 
(Meaning) : We eulogize the gigantic growing feet of Lord RanganAtha , which
measured the wide  and enormous world during the time of His avathAram
as Thrivikraman to seek three steps of earth from emperor MahA Bali .
At that time , the worlds with the huge KulAchalams  of the Universes 
stuck to His growing feet like little grains of sand and the Lord's Thiruvadi
sambhandham was realized by every entity in the universe without distinction
about their loftiness or insignificance . 
 
(Commentary ) : The seven KulAchalams known for their mighty size are :
HimavAn , Vindhyam , PaariyAthram , Nishadham , Sahyam , Malayam ,
MahEndhram and  Dhardhuram . As Thrivikrama-RanganAthan took one
step to measure all of the earth , these seven KulAchalams looked like
little grains of sands sticking to that right foot , while the left foot shot
upward to the sky . The greatness of that " thaaLL parappi maNN thAviya
Thiruvadi of Thrivikraman" sanctified all chEthanams and achEthanams 
through contact with it through Thiruvadi Sambhandham ( UnnathAnAm
avanathi: nathAnAm yathra cha unnathi: ) . Rg Vedam celebrates this noble
act of the Lord and His Thiruvadi as " samooDamasya paagumsurE ". 
In view of the extended celebration of ThrivikramAvathAram in 
the VedAs , KurEsar pays special attention to that avathAram in
the context of offering his salutations to Lord RanganAtha.  
 
Swamy KurEsar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,
 
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan
MalOla PaadhukA Sevaka SrImath Azhagiya Singar Thiruvadi  

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