Sri: Dear BhakthAs : Today , we will spend tranquil time before our Mother , Sri RanganAyaki's Sannidhi at the Pomona Temple . Sri Paraasara BhattAryA's Sri GuNa Ratna kOsam ****************************************************** Sri Parasara Bhattar is the illustrious son of Swamy KurEsar and is one of the renowned junior contemproraies of Bhagavath RaamAnujA Himself. Bhattar was born due to the anugraham of the Dhivya Dampathis of Srirangam and therefore He is recognized as their child . Sri RanganAyaki had a cradle for Her child and sang lullaby to him and raised him in the early stages of his life. As a special tribute to his Mother , Sri RanganAyaki , ParAsara Bhattar offered his reverential and affectionate salutations in the form of the splendid sthuthi , SrI GuNa Ratna Kosam . As we stand before Sri RanganAyaki's Sannidhi , tears roll down in one's eyes as one recalls the second slOkam of Sri GuNa Rathna KOsam , where Swamy ParAsara Bhattar visualizes Her as anugrahamayee , Dayaa Moorthy and SarvAnga Sundari : ullAsa-pallavitha-paalitha-sapthalOki nirvAha-kOrakitha-nEma-katAksha-leelAm Sriranga-harmyatala-MangaLa-dheepa-rEkhAm SrirangarAja-mahisheem-SriyamAsrayAma: As one recites this slOkam of Bhattar and other sixty slOkams of Sri GuNaratna KOsam and reflect on their deep meanings , the aanandhAnubhavam is matchless and overwhelming . The detailed commentaries on each of the 61 slOkams of Sri GuNa Ratna Kosam (SGRK) are archived by adiyEn in the MalOlan.org: http://www.malolan.org adiyEn will include excerpts from a great scholar from Dharwar , who has written an insightful introduction to " VasurAsi " commentary on SGRK . Please refer to the above web site for details on Swamy ParAsara Bhattar's celebration of Lakshmi Tatthvam . Sri K.S.Narayanachar's introductory Comments *************************************************** 1) ThvamEva Bahumukhasya VaNee vilAsitham(Verses 1-8) : *************************************************************** In the first 8 verses of SGRK , ParAsara BhattArya prays for the anugraham of Sri RanganAyaki for his Sthuthi " to sprout and spring into multidimensional auspiciousness and glory " and for Sri RanganAyaki Herself to be at the source of his inspiration . 2) Verses 9-18 of SGRK ************************ In these nine slOkams, BhattArya celebrates Her Vaibhavam based on Sruthy and Smruthy pramANams . BhattArya establishes that Her power " to endow greatness on things that have come to be known as EXCELLENT , for all excellence& auspiciousness flows ONLY from Her. 3. Verses 19-23 of SGRK ************************** In these 5 verses , tribute is paid to Her as the Empress / Commander/Ruler of this temporal world and the other world " beyond space and time and how these are grounds of Her divine sport ( Leelaa). 4. Verses 24-28 of SRGK ************************* Here , BhattAryA explains why there is no need for Sruthis to mention Her (Sri Devi) seperately every time they make reference to Her Lord's name as " Sath , Brahman , jyothi , AakAsa etc. , as She is always implied in even such names and references , because of Her eternal and uninterrupted association with Her Lord . 5. Verses 29-50 of Sri GRK ***************************** These 22 verses salute the auspicious attributes comon to the dhivya dampathis , as well as the unique attributes ( GuNams) of each of them selected by themselves for the conductance of the affairs of the world and the benevolence of the beings of those world . This set of verses also provide splendid describtions of Sri RanganAyaki's dhivya soundharyam as " the embodiment of all splendours imaginable or available to human mind and speech . " 6. Verses 51-59 of SGRK ************************** These verses extoll Her divine functions , purushakAram ( pleading on behalf of us , the erring jeevans with Her Lord ), Her limitless compassion , matchless generosity , soulabhyam d intercession on behalf of us , the erring jeevans. Her vaathsalyam to Her children is illustrated with references to key passages from Srimath RaamAyaNa and ThiruvAimozhi. 7. Verses 60-61 of SGRK *************************** In the 60th SlOkam , ParAsara Bhattar performs SaraNAgathy at Her sacred feet : " ThvamEva SaraNam vivitha: kruthAsi " The 61st and concluding SlOkam of SGRK serves as the MangaLa SlOkam : SrirangE Sarada: satham saha suhrudhvargENa nishkaNDakam nirdukkham susukhamcha dAsyarasikAm bhukthvA samruddhim parAm yushmath Paadha-sarOruhaanthara- rajasyAma Thvam ambhaa pithaa Sarvam cha Thvamapi bhava na: sveekurarasmAth krupaam In a beautiful gralnd of words , Swamy ParAsarar seeks the boon of " adhrushtam " through residence at Srirangam for the life span of 100 years/Sarada: satham : Veda PrAyam)) with assembly of aasthikaas ( suhrudh vargam) , sons , grand children , sishyAs and their sishyAs ( Puthra-pouthra-bhandhu-sishya prasishyAdhibhi:) and to engage in nithya Kaimkaryam to Her at Srirangam , the BhUlOka Vaikuntam without obstacles, sorrows , inauspiciousness ( nirubhadhravam , nirddhukkham ) . Bhattar prays for the boon of connosieurship in Kaimkaryam to Her , which is the supreme enjoyment and Iswaryam on this earth and thereafter become a muktha jevan to continue the nithya kaimkaryam at Her Supreme abode of Sri Vaikuntam ( dhAsya rasikAm Thvath Kaimkarya-rasaj~nAm parAm sarvOthkrushtAm , Samrsuddhim Sriranga Sriyam bhukthvaa anubhUya , yEvam dhrushtamukthvaa adhrushtam aasaastE ). Bhattar addresses Her as his dearest Mother , Father , Creator , Sarva Vidha Bandhu, UpAyam (means for Mukthi) and UpEyam , the goal of manushya janmam ( ThvamambhA pithA , Sarvam cha Thvamapi ThvamEva bhava na: sveekurvakasmAth krupAm). May You , My Mother be pleased to be every thing for me " dharmamaloukika srEya: saadhanam karma-Jn~Ana-Bhakthi- prapathyAdhikam bhava". My Mother , Sri RanganAyaki ! Please stay in place of all dhramams and extend Your PurushakAram and then through SiddhOpAyam , please grant me Prapatthi at Your sacred feet ( Sarva dharma- sTAnE PurushakAratayaa sTithvaa , SiddhOpAyEna Bhagavathaa madhishtam prapayEth ithyAsaya: ).Please accept this prayer and anugraham ( sveekurva). Maam Raksha ithi bhAva: Sri Ranganayaki ThAyAr ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam , Daasan , Oppiliappan KOil VaradAchAri Sadagopan Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka Srivan Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama: ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/VkWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! 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