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Dear Sri RanganAtha BhakthAs :
 
The Twenty Seventh SlOkam
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pasyath surAsuragaNam sumanOvikAsa--
   sathsiddha-chAraNa -samUha nishEvyamANam
samdhrushta-chArutara sAratharAmruthougam
  ThvAm RangarAja kalayAmi hi MandhrAdhrim
 
Bhattar's commentaries
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1. Pasyath SurAsura gaNam : Manthra Parvatham will be rotating
during the churning of the Milky ocean for nectar on the back of
KoormAvathAran ( paruvarai onRu-mudhuhil paRanthu suzhalhinRa) .
The DevAs and the asuraas are mesemerized by the rotating mountain
and do not take their eyes off it ( Pasyath SurAsura gaNam ) .
" MaTanOthyOga paareeNarAna  dEvAsura gaNatthai udaitthAyirukkum "
( The Mandhara mountain will be the object of view of the assembly of
asurAs and dEvAs , who are engaged in the churning of the ocean
with the rope of Vaasuki as the rope) . When they got tired , RanganAthA
took over the churning all by Himself , while the astounded assembly of
dEvAs and asurAs watched .
 
2. SumanOvikAsa-sathsiddha charaNa samUha nivEshyamANam:
Manthra Parvathm through its bhOga yOgya pradhEsams
( places fit for enjoyment ) will be chosen as places of resort
by the youthful and majestic SiddhAs and ChAraNAs ( siddha
chAraNa dEva yOni visEsha parishannishEvyamAyrikkum ).
 
As for You , my Lord , DEvAs of different kind will flock to You
to recieve Your anugraham ( " SurayO nithya samsiddhA:
sarva darsina: ) . They are nithya siddhAs . You are forever
worshipped by the SiddhAs , ChAraNAs , Sages and DevAs
of all types ( " KalakkamillA naltava munivar karai kaNDOr
tuLakkamilla vAnavar yellaam thozhuvArkaL ) .   
 
The MukthAs whose SaamsArika sankOsams ( doubts and attachments
about SamsAric pleasures gone) through the development of clear Jn~Anam
about the inner meanings of Nama: Sabdham from AchAryAs ( " Nama:
sabdhOpalakshitha Jn~Ana BhakthyAthikaLai udya Mukthars) are
worshipping You and  serving You at Sri Vaikuntam .
 
3. Sandhrushta chArutara  amruthougam : As for Mandhara parvatham ,
it will have " amarathvAvaharoopa chAthuryatthai udaytthAi mAthuryAdhisayatthAlE ,
saarataramAna amrutha pravAhatthai udaitthathAyirukkum " . The Mandara parvatham
will have the attributes and dexterity of the  dEvAs engaged in churning the milky
ocean  and will have the association with the flow of the quintessential nectar .
 
As for You , My Lord , You will have the association of Nithyasooris :
" ThAmaraik-KaNNanai ViNNOR paravum talai-mahanai " ( The lotus-eyed
Supreme Lord , who is resorted to by the Celestials) . As " asprushta
samsAragandhar aahayAlE , chArutararAi asTAna rakshA vyasanihaLAmpadiyAna
prEmAdhisayatthAlE saarataramAna Nithyasoori sangatthai udayeerAirA ninReer " .   
The glories of the Lord in the company of Nithya Sooris is saluted here .
 
4. ThvAm RangarAja kalyAmi MandhrAdhrim : Oh RanganAthA ! At the conclusion
of Your Thirumanjanam , You stand like Mandhara mountain with Your PirAtti
at Lakshmi Rangam . As the 33 crores of DevAs and 66 crores of AsurAs
were watching (pasyath SurAsura GaNam )  , many wonders happened with
the Mandara Malai .
 
First our Lord ordered them (DEvAsurAs) to lift the mighty mandhara mountain
and bring it ot the center of the Milky ocean to be used as a churning rod 
in amrutha maTanam . They lifted it together and after a few steps felt haughty
that they could lift iand carry such a lofty mountain . Their pride made them
powerless and then they dropped the mountain . Our Lord stepped in , held the mountain
by His hand and placed it on the back of the nithyasoori , Garudan and transported 
the mountain to the center of the milky ocean and started the proceedings of
Churning the ocean . The moral is without dhaiva Balam , humans , dEvAs 
or AsurAs can not succeed in their efforts . When Mandhara Malai began to sink
in the ocean   because of its heaviness , our Lord took KoormAvathAram
and placed the Mountain on His back to provide support ( KruthvA
vapu: kacchapam adhbhutham mahath pravisya thOyam girim ujjahAra ,
BhAgavatham : 8.7.8) . RanganAthan is Kshthidhara NaaTan ( One who
bears all the mountains  ) and the MandharA mountain was one of those
mountains . As the mountain arose from its sunken position in to the open air ,
our Lord placed one hand on the top of the mountain so that it did not 
ascend too far into the sky , while holding it on His back under the ocean .
Lord entered into the mountain and DevAsurAs to reenergize them in
their efforts . When amrutham did not emerge even then , Our Lord held on to
the rope of Vaasuki  and singlehandedly churned the ocean to release
the nectar (YEkaasthvam karayuga krushta sarparAja:). For Kaarya siddhi , 
dhaiva Balam is the only strength to count upon . 
 
At many levels , RanganAtha's Saadharmyam ( Mandhara Parvatha sAmyam)
is alluded to by Swamy ParAsara Bhattar in  this slOkam . He is our mighty 
mountain . He is the indweller of all chEtanams and achEtanams . He is
the empowerer of all of us in our endeavours .He is the Phala Pradhan .
He is a veritable Mandhara Malai (ThvAm RangarAja KalayAmi MandharAdhrim) .
 
Concluding Remarks & SamarpaNam
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Lord RanganAtha is Sarva Gandhan and Sarva rasan . As per Sruthi Vaakyam ,
" yajEna Yaj~namayajantha DEvA : " , He empowers all the KarmAs .
He is also the enjoyer and the Lord of all sacrifices ( Sarva Yaj~nAnAm
bhOktA cha Prabhu: ) . He is the final resting place of the universe ( Visvasya
paramam nidhAnam ) . He is the One without a beginning , middle or end
( anAdhi madhyAntham ) . The entire universe is pervaded by Him and
He possesses infinite forms ( anantha roopan) and anantha veeryan ,
He is Sarvaj~nan ( Omniscient) . As ArjunA experienced (GithA: XI.43) :
 
pitAsi lOkasya charAcharasya Thvam asya poojyasya gurur gariyAn
na thvath samOsthiabhyadhika:kuthOnyO lOkatrayEpiapratima prabhAva
 
(Meaning) : " You are the Father of the world ,  of the moving and unmoving .
You are the venerable teacher and the One most worthy of worship . There is
none equal to You . How then could there be in the three worlds , another
one greater than You ? ".
 
Such a ParamAthmA resplendent at Srirangam empowered adiyEn to share
the Maanaseeka aanandhAnubhavam of His Thirumanjanam . adiyEn is
grateful to Bhattar VamsatthAr to access their kula dhanam and Sri VaishNav Sri
A. KrishNamAcchAr Swamy of PutthUr agrahaaram for opening my eyes
to this treasure .
 
adiyEn feels blessed on this Sri Nrusimha Jayanthi and Swamy NammAzhwAr
avathAra dinam to place these Thirumanjana Kattiyam anubhavams at
Lord RanganAthA's sacred feet .
 
adiyEn RanganAtha Daasan , Oppiliappan KOil
VaradAchAri Sadagopan , Srimath Azhagiya Singar Thiruvadi .
 
 
 
  
 


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