SrI: Dear Sri Ranganatha BhakthAs : Let us study the meanings of the 22nd SlOkam and the commentary of Swamy ParAsara Bhattar : kriyAdarsE darsE kruthamukhavidhinAmupagathE pravruttha-snAnansthvam paramudayasE RangadharENa prakarshENOdhBuddha dhvijakulamasEsham prathidisam prahrushDA padhmOrvee bhavathi cha jagath-dhvasta-thimiram Dr.S.Padmanabhan's Comments : ************************************ Here , Bhattarcompares the Lord to the Sun .At the auspicious time of darsa ( AmAvasyai/New Moon ) marked by the performance of sacrifices , etc., the Lord is given the ablutions ( Thirumanjanam) . His two consorts , Padmaa (SrI Devi) and Urvi ( BhUmi DEvi ) are full of joy and in alld irections , one can see mutitudes of dhvijAs ( twice born/Brahmins) up and active. The darkness of the world is dispelled and beds of lotuses (Padmaa) become fully blossomed . All the birds (dhvijA ) wake up and fill the directions with their chirping notes . Bhattar's Commentary ************************ 1) KriyAdarsE darsE kruthamakavidheenAmupagathE Pravruttha- snAnasthvam paramudhayasE : Darsam means AmAvAsyai /New Moon. On this New Moon day , the special ritual of Ishti has to be done by those who do daily AgnihOthram . They have to do PaarvaNa hOmam besides Ishti ( Ishti PaarvaNAdhi vidhyAnushtAna kramam) on New Moon days . Bhattar says : "KriyAdarsE darsE kruthamakhavidheenAm upagathE": Oh RanganAthA ! Your KaimkaryaparALs follow Your sankalpam & Aj~nA/ Command ( Sruthi Smruthir-MamaivAj~nA " ) .They do the aj~nA paripAlanam ( execution of Your commands) .You have to synchronize Your activities with those KaimakryaparALs since darsam( New Moon ) is their aadarsam ( exemplary waypost ) . On such an AmAvasyai day , You undergo Thirumanjanam befitting Your rules . 2.RangadharaNE udhayasE : Oh RanganAthA ! Your udhayam ( arising) is seen duirng this AmAvasyai day .During the sunrise of this darsam ( AmAvAsyai) , all the Vaidhika KarmAs are seen in the world ( " DarsathtilE AdhityOdhayatthil sarvakruthyangaLum viswatthil kaaNalAi irunthathu " ) . 3) prakarshaNOdhbudhda dhvijakulam asEsham prathidisam : During Sunrise , all birds and animals in all directions shake themselves from their state of sleep and awaken . During Your udayam (awakening) , the assembly of dEvAs headed by Brahmaa achieve their heights of awakening and meditate on You . 4) prahrushtaa PadhmOrvee : At Sunrise , the kshEthram achieves vikAsam ( athyantha sukham and spreadign brightness) . When You enjoy Your Thirumanjanam , Both MahA Lakshmi ( PadmA ) and BhUmi DEvi ( Urvee) become joyous ( prahrushtA: ) . 5) Jagathdhvastha timiram : At Sunrise , the world will shed the night's darkness and the earth becomes filled with blossoming lotuses ( PadhmOrvee) in the lotus ponds . As a result of Your enjoying the sacred bath , the sins (timiram) of all sentients are destroyed . Sakala Paapams of theose who sought Your refuge are banished . Swamy ParAsara Bhattar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam , Daasan , Oppiliappan KOil VaradAchAri Sadagopan Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka Srivan Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama: ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Would you Help a Child in need? It is easier than you think. Click Here to meet a Child you can help. http://us.click.yahoo.com/sTR6_D/I_qJAA/i1hLAA/XUWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Oppiliappan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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