SrI:
Dear Sri RangarAja BhakthAs
:
In the 26th SlOkam ,
Bhattar's attention becomes fixed on
the Upper garment (
Utthareeyam) adorned by the Lord .
Bhattar's vision connects the
sacred AakAsa Ganga River
flowing across
the dark
blue sky reminding him of the color of
the white Uthtareeyam on
the dark blue colored chest of
the Lord .The upper
garment is sparkling white like
the autumnal cloud and adorns
the dark blue chest of
the Lord of Srirangam
.
This slOkam focusing on the
Uttareeyam adorning the chest
of the Lord takes this form
:
utthareeya-paDikA virAjathE
RangarAja ! BhavathO bhujAnatharE
sathpathE
SathamakhOamala prabhE Jaahnaveeva
Saradhabra-nirmalA
The
Thirumanjanam has now been concluded . New garments
have been
adorned by the Lord .
The upper garment is white . The Lord's waist adorns
the yellow silk (
PeethAmbharam) . The dazzling white upper garment
adorned by the Lord
is resting
loosely on the
Lord's shoulder and chest .
Whenever the wind blows ,
the upper garment
moves
gently blessing
the devotees with the
bhujAnathara sEvai
( the
blessings of the darsanam of
the Lord's dark blue chest
reminding one of the color of the sky ) .
The combination of the color
of the Uttareeyam ( white) with that of
the hue of the Lord's Chest (
sky blue) reminds Bhattar of the imagery
of an autumnal cloud
(Sarathabra nirmalA) , which is similar in color
to the white stream of Ganges
moving across the blue sky . The autumnal
cloud has
the white color
of the blemishless , sacred aakAsa GangA
that originated
from the Lord's auspicious Thiruvadi in Sathya lOkam .
That sacred GangA
started its flow
across the dark blue sky
as a pure white stream as
it descended
towards the
earth .
On that Sathamakha maNI neela
vakshasthalam ( chest with the hue of
Indhra neela maNi ) ,
the white Uttareeyam of the Lord was fluttering
.
This was like the flow of
Ganga river of the hue of autumnal Moon
moving across the sky of dark
blue color .
The poetic imagery created by
Bhattar is captivating .
Swamy ParAsar Bhattar
ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil
VaradAchAri Sadagopan ,
SrImath Azhagiya Singar
Thiruvadi .
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