Sri VenkatEsa SuprabhAtham
The Sri VenkatEsa SuprabhAtham composed by Sri PrathivAdhi Bhayankaram
ANNA is a splendid Sri Sookthi that is recited every morning in front
of the
Sayana Mantapam at Thirumalai. This was composed by Sri ANNA at the
request of his AchAryan , Sri MaNavALa MaamunigaL . The divine
inspiration for ANNaganrAryA came from ThoNDardippoDi AzhwAr's
ThirupaLLyezucchi Paasurams and some of GodhA Piratti's ThiruppAvai
Paasurams
There are 29 slOkams in this SuprabhAtham composed by ANNangarAryA for
ThiruvEnkata- mudayAn . AdiyEN would give the general meaning for the
individual slOkams and add brief comments on them .May Lord SrinivAsan
bless this Kaimkaryam
In the first slOkam , the Lord of ThiruvEnkatam is awakened as Sri
Raama - chandran ( KousalyA Suprajai) and in the second slOkam as
Govindhan;
The third and the fourth slOkams awaken Sri MahA Lakshmi. From the
fifth
slOkam onwards ThriuvEnkatamudayAn is awakened
In the fifth and the sixth slOkams , the arrival of sages like Adhri
and Gods
like Paramasivan to participate in the SuprabhAtha darsanam of the
Lord of
seven hills is described.
The seventh focuses on the fragrant , morning breeze and the eighth
covers the parrots in house cages bestirring themselves
The tenth slokam talks about Sage Naaradha playing deva ghAnam in
praise of the Lord. The tenth verse describes the bees emerging from
their flower beds to be of service to the Lord.
The eleventh verse takes us to morning activities in the house of
cowherds , where churning for the curds is taking place.
The twelfth slOkam reverts to the bustle of the bees competing with
the blue lotuses to settle the issue of who has a better blue hue.
The thirteenth slOkam is a naamAvaLi of the great Lord of
ThiruvEnkatam.
The fourteenth slOkam describes the devAs and demi-gods waiting
eagerly to enter the ardhamantapam to join in the suprabhAtham
function.
The fifteenth slOkam lists the seven hills associated with the Lord.
The sixteenth talks about the different Lords of directions
(Dhig PaalakAs) jostling to get into the temple.
The seventeenth slOkam is about nithyasooris like Garudan,
AdhisEshan waiting to perform Kaimkaryam for their Lord.
The eighteenth slOkam focuses on the nava grahams waiting for the
darsanam of the Lord.
The ninteenth slOkam refers to the navagrahams looking for
oportunities to perform Bhaagavatha Kaimkaryam as a way to
gain the approbation of their Lord.
The twentieth slOkam recalls the power of Gopura darsanam
at Thiruppathi.
The tweny first to the twenty third slOkams are beautiful naamAnjalis
to the Lord to cajole Him to awaken and bless the world .
The twenty fourth slOkam is a celebration of ThiruvenkatamudayAn
as dasAvatharan .
The twenty fifth slOkam deals with the kaimkaryaparALs
engaged in carrying the Thirumanjana theertham.
The twenty sixth slOkam covers the scene of Sri VaishNavAs
waiting to perform mangaLAsAsanam for the Lord.
The twenty eighth slOkam describes the Gods and the great Yogis
(Sanaka-SanathkumArALs)waiting in the forecourt with auspicious
objects needed for the suprabhAtham in their hands.
The twenty eighth slOkam is a beautiful assembly of the NaamAs
of the Lord invoking Him to awaken and bless the world.
The twenty ninth verse is the Phala sruthi slOkam listing the benefits
of reciting this auspicious SuprabhAtham of Lord venkatEsA .
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