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Sri:

Dear BhakthAs :

In this moving prayer to Lord RanganAthA from ThirunArAyaNapuram ,
Swamy Desikan appealed for the removal of fear from the unsettling
invasion of Srirangam by Muslim invaders and the return of normalcy
to continue with the nithyArAdhanam for the Lord .

Swamy Desikan used PruTvee metre since PruTvee( BhUmi Devi)
is known for Her forbearance against offenses committed by
all . She is saluted as Sarvam SahA . Patiently , She clears the problems.

SlOkam 3
***********
Yadhadhya mitha-BuddhinA BahuLa-mOha-bhAjA mayA
     guNa graTitha kaaya vaangh manasa vrutthi vaichiryAtha:
atarkitha hithAjitha krama visEshamArabhyathE
     tadhabhyuchitham archanam parigruhANa RangEswara !

Word by Word Meaning :
***************************

RangEswara = Oh Lord of Srirangam !

Mitha BuddhinA = with the limited intellect of mine

BahuLa mOha bhAjA mayA = (and) with the huge amout of ignorance
(aj~nAnam)  possessed by adiyEn

guNa graTitha Kaaya-Vaang-manasa vrutthi vaichithrayatha: = ( this worship
is being done by ) my body, speech and mind controlled by the many
interplays of the three guNams .

Yath adhya atarkika hitha ahitha krama visEsaham aarabhyathE = This worship
of mine full of blemishes commenced without much thought to the unique
auspciousness or otherwise of such AaarAdhAanam of You , my Lord

Tadhapi uchitham archanam parigruhANa = ( even this imperfect AarAdhanam )
please accept as appropriate and well meant .

( Extended Meaning ) : Oh Lord of Thiruvarangam ! adiyEn is of limited
intellect . adiyEn's lack of discriminative knowledge and nescience cloud
my vision and causes problems in comprehending correctly Your MahA
Tatthvams , VibhUthis  and anantha kalyANa guNams . adiyEn's body ,
mind and speech are pulled here and there by the three guNams of Prakruthi
(Sathva -Rajas and Tamas) and commit me to perform many undesirable acts
most of the time and  occasionally some desirable  acts . One such desirable
act is the engagement in saluting You thru this eulogy . Even in this effort
moderated by the three guNams , adiyEn does not have the vivEkam to know
that acts like this are commendable and that other acts like engagement
in material sukham are to be avoided .  adiyEn has not commenced this
sthuthi
about You with that kind of clarity of mind .  Even with all these
deficencies ,
Oh Ranga PrabhO , Please display Your Sahaja KaruNA and accept
even this offering with dhOshams as adiyEn's ThiruvArAdhanam for You
and accept it  .

SlOkam 4
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Maruth TaraNi Paavaka thridaSanATa kaalAdhaya:
    svakruthyam adhikurvathE ThvadhaparAdhathO Bibhyatha:
mahath kimapi vajram udhyathamivEthi yacchrUyathE
    tarathyanaga Tadhbhayam ya iha ThAvaka: sthAvaka:

anvya Kramam
******************
Anaga = Oh One free of any dhOsham !

Thvath aparAdhata: Bibhyatha: = fearing about trespassing Your commands
( Saasthra ullangana bheethi ) and committing apachArams to You

Maruth = Vaayu dEvan

TaraNi = Soorya dEvan

Paavaka ; = Agni dEvan

thridaSanATa: = Indhran , the lord of dEvAs

Kaala aadhaya: = Yama dharma RaajA and other dEvAs

Udhyatham vajram iva (tava) mahath bhayam = with great fear for
You , who is like a mighty tall and powerful VajrAyudham

sva kruthyam adhikurvathE =   they perform their assigned duties .

ithi yath kimapi SrUyathE = thus declare the Upanishads about their fears
born out of reverence for You .

tath Ya: iha thAvaka: sthAvaka: = Any one in this world recognizes and
eulogizes this fear of gods for You crosses the bheethi caused by
SamsAric sorrows .

(Extended Meaning ) : Oh blemishless ( hEya rahitha) Sri RanganAthA !
The beings of this and the other world go about executing their duties
assigned by Your SaasthrAs fearing the punishments that would be
meted out from  the violation of Your commands .Included in this category
are Vaayu , Sooryan , Agni , Indhran , Yaman and other celestial
servants of Yours . They faithfully and reverentially perform their
duties assigned by You .  Out of fear about incurring Your displeasure ,
they strive to do their duties . Their fears arising from any lapse in
their duties are described by Upanishads . Any one in this world
remembers these fears of DEvAs and salute You with deep devotion
thru their sthuthis is not affected by these fears . You direct such
lucky ones to SadAchAryAs , who help them perform Prapatthi at
Your sacred feet and as a result gain MOksha Sukham . After that ,
where would be the reason for that SamsAri to have any fear ?

One of the Upanishadic passages describing the fear of the DevAs
is from the sixth chapter of KatOpanishad :

Bhayath Asya Agni: tapathy bhayAth tapathy Soorya:
BhayAth Indhrasccha Vaayusccha Mruthyur-dhAvathy panchama:
-- KatOpanishad: 6.3

(Meaning) : From Fear of Him fire burns ; the Sun shines from
the fear of Him ; Indhra , Vaayu and Death , the fifth run (function ).

avyakthAtthu Para: PurushO vyApakOalinga yEva cha
yamm Jn~AthvA muchyathE amruthathvam cha gacchathy
--- KatOpanishad : 6.8

(Meaning ):  The Supreme Self is superior to that of unmanifest . He is
the all pervader(VishNu/ VyApakan )  and the uninferrable . Knowing Him
(the Parama Purushan) , the creature (SamsAri bound by the three guNams)
gets liberated (freed from fear) and attains immortality ( abheethi maya
mOksham ) "  . The muktha jeevan enjoys nithyAnandham and is freed from
any kind of Bheethi .

As one overcomes the Bheethi with the anugraham of the Lord , One climbs
upwards to the godhead of Truth and Bliss , where the seats of immortality
are ( yathRamruthAsa aasathE -- Rg Vedam : IX.15.2) .

SlOkam 5
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Bhavantham iha Ya: sva-dhee -niyatha chEtanAchEthanam
     panAyathy namasyathy smarathy vakthi paryEthi vaa
guNam kamapi vEtthi vaa Tava GuNEsa gOpAyithu:
    kadAchana kuthascchana kvachana tasya na syAth bhayam

Anvya Kramam and Meaning by Padhams
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GuNEsa ! = Oh Lord , who is the abode of all KalyANa guNams !

sva-dhee-niyatha chEthana achEthanam Bhavantham = Of You ,
who holds together the sentients and insentients of Your LeelA
VibhUthi with Your mighty sankalpam

ya : iha panAyathi = whoever eulogizes You of this Vaibhavam here

( ya: iha) namasyathy samrathi vakthi paryEthi vaa = whoever prostrates
before You or meditates about Yout kalyANa guNams or  recites Your divine
names or performs PradakshiNams at Your divine abodes

ya: GopAyithu: Tava kamapi guNam vEtthi vaa = whoever attempts
to comprehend even one auspicious guNam of Yours (such as Souseelyam ,
SouhArtham , Vaathsalyam , Maarjavam )

Tasya kadhAchana bhayam na syAth= for him , there will never ever be
any fears .

Tasya kudascchana kvachana bhayam na syAth = For Him , there will be
no fear from anywhere or at any  time .

(Extended Meaning) : Oh Lord of Srirangam filled with all auspicious guNams
!
This universe filled with ChEtanams and achEtanams are bound together by
Your sankalpam and follow Your commands . Any one who prasies You of
this infinite majesty and grace with His tongue or prostrates before You
with his body or meditates on You with his mind or performs naama
sankeethanam
of Your thousand names or circumambulates around your temple praakArams or
delves in depth about any one of Your KalyANa guNams is blessed indeed !
For such a person performing anyone of the above acts will not experience
fear (bheethi) from anywhere at any time .

Sri RanganAtha CharaNou SaraNam prapadhyE
Daasan , Oppiliappan KOil VaradAchAri Sadagopan












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