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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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