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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:
 
 
 






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