Swamy Kuresar’s

Sri VaikuNTa Sthavam

Annotated Commentary in English By

Oppiliappan KOil
Sri VaradAchAri SaThakOpan
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 Swamy Kuresar’s
Sri VaikuNTa Sthavam

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Annotated Commentary in English By

Oppiliappan KOil
Sri VaradAchAri SaThakOpan
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 CONTENTS

1 Introduction 1

2 Taniyan 2

3 SlOkams and Commentary 3

4 SlOkam 1 5

5 SlOkam 2 7

6 SlOkam 3 9

7 SlOkam 4 10

8 SlOkam 5 12

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9 SlOkam 6 13

10 SlOkam 7 15

11 SlOkam 8 17

12 SlOkam 9 18

13 SlOkam 10 19

14 SlOkam 11 21

15 SlOkam 12 22

16 SlOkam 13 24

17 SlOkam 14 25

18 SlOkam 15 26

19 SlOkam 16/16.1 27-28

20 SlOkam 17 29

21 SlOkam 18 30

22 SlOkam 19 31

23 SlOkam 20 33

24 SlOkam 21 34
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25 SlOkam 22 36

26 SlOkam 23 38

27 SlOkam 24 39

28 SlOkam 25 41

29 SlOkam 26 42

30 SlOkam 27 43

31 SlOkam 28 45

32 SlOkam 29 46
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33 SlOkam 30 48

34 SlOkam 31 49

35 SlOkam 32 51

36 SlOkam 33 52

37 SlOkam 34 53

38 SlOkam 35 55

39 SlOkam 36 56

40 SlOkam 37 57

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42 SlOkam 39 61

43 SlOkam 40 62

44 SlOkam 41 64

45 SlOkam 42 66

46 SlOkam 43 68

47 SlOkam 44 69

48 SlOkam 45 71
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50 SlOkam 47 73

51 SlOkam 48 75

52 SlOkam 49 76

53 SlOkam 50 77

54 SlOkam 51 78

55 SlOkam 52 80

56 SlOkam 53 81

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58 SlOkam 55 84

59 SlOkam 56 86

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61 SlOkam 58 89

62 SlOkam 59 91

63 SlOkam 60 92

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69 SlOkam 66 99

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75 SlOkam 72 106

76 SlOkam 73 107

77 SlOkam 74 108

78 SlOkam 75 109

79 SlOkam 76 110
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81 SlOkam 78 112

82 SlOkam 79 113

83 SlOkam 80 115

84 SlOkam 81 116

85 SlOkam 82 117

86 SlOkam 83 119

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90 SlOkam 87 124

91 SlOkam 88 125

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94 SlOkam 91 129

95 SlOkam 92 131

96 SlOkam 93 132

97 SlOkam 94 133

98 SlOkam 95 134

99 SlOkam 96 135

100 SlOkam 97 137

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101 SlOkam 98 138

102 SlOkam 99 140

103 SlOkam 100 142

104 SlOkam 101 143

105 Special Thaniyan 145

106 Nigamanam 146

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DevanAtha PerumAL---ThiruvahIndra Puram

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SRI VAIKUNTHA STHAVAM

INTRODUCTION:

This magnificent sthavam of Sri KurEsar has 100 slOkams and has the saarAr-

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thams (essential meanings of SrI BhAshyam passage) and therefore it has
been recommended as a must to study by us.

The structure of Sri VaikuNTha Sthavam

1. The First slOkam is a magnificent tribute to EmperumAnAr by KurEsar.

This slOkam is the one that we recite daily:

“yO nithyamachyutha padAmbuja-yugma-rukma”

2 and 3: These two slOkams offer prayer to receive the anugraham of

swAmy NammAzhwAr in the efforts to compose SrI VaikuNTha sthavam.
4. Salutations to Sriman NaarAyaNan, the Jagan-MangaLa JyOthi: the
Svayam JyOthi.
5. Prayer for the Lord to appear before the Kavi with His Divya MangaLa
Vigraham.
6. Salutations to the DivyAthma svaroopam of the Lord.
7. Description of the Vaathsalyam of the Lord for His BhakthAs.
8. KurEsar’s discomfort about his ability to engage in the task of eulogiz-
ing the Lord.
9. Declaration of his (KurEsar’s) determination to make a feeble attempt
to eulogize a miniscule of the Lord’s limitless glories.
10.Salutations to the Lord’s foremost attribute: KShamA (forbearance).

We will study the Sri VaikuNTha Sthava slOkams few at a time.

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 TANIYAN

Let us start with the recitation of the Taniyan of KurEsar!

ïIvTsicûimïe_yae nm %i´mxImhe ,

yÊKtyôyIk{Qe yaiNt m¼¦ sUÇtam! .

SrivatsachihnamisrEbhyO nama ukthim adhImahE |

YaduktayastrayIkaNTE yaanthi MangaLa sUtratAm ||

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Sri KurEsar

MEANING:

KooratthAzvAn’s Sri Sookthis (sacred utterances) have attained the state of

ThirumAngalyam (auspicious thread worn by Sumangalis) around the neck of
Veda MaathA. We recite the word of Nama: for the MahA PaNdithar, KurEsar
with the same reverence as we recite the sacred Veda manthrams (nama uk-
thim adhImahE).

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SrI VaikuNTha NaaThan

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SEsha VAhanam---Thiru AllikENi

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 SLOKAM 1

yae inTymCyutpdaMbujyuGméKm
méKm--

VyamaehtStidtrai[ t&[ay mene ,

ASmÌuraeÉRgvtae=Sy dyEkisNxae>

ramanujSy cr[aE zr[< àp*ye . 1.

yO nithyamachyutha padAmbuja
padAmbuja--yugma
yugma--rukma
rukma--

vyAmOhathas
vyAmOhathas--taditharANi thruNAya mEnE |

asmad
asmad--gurOr
gurOr--bhagavathOasya dayaikasindhO:

RaamAnujasya charaNou SaraNam prapadhyE ||

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MEANING:

adiyEn has sought the refuge of the sacred feet of AchArya RaamAnujA, the
huge ocean of Mercy and who possesses the celebrated six guNams of Bhaga-
vAn Himself. He considered every thing else other than the golden pair of the
lotus feet of Achyuthan, as worthless blades of grass. He is our illustrious
AchAryan, who chases away the dark night of nescience (ajn~Anam) suffered
by the thoNDar kulam (BhAgavatha GhOshti).

COMMENTS:

ANDAL addressed Her Lord in ThiruppAvai and requested Him to hear her cele-
bration of His golden pair of sacred feet: “unn poRRAmarai adiyE pORRum
poruL kELAi”. KurEsar takes his cue from here and describes the matchless
sacred feet of the Lord, which are the bhOgya vasthu (object of enchantment)
for AchArya RaamAnujA as: “Achyutha padhAmbhuja yugma rukma vyAmO-
hatha:”

KurEsar addresses AchArya RaamAnuja in the first slOkam as

“Bhagavatha:” (ShAdguNya SampUrNa BhagavAn). AchArya RaamAnuja was a
SanyAsi with ThridhaNDam. Why does KurEsar call him as “BhagavAn”? The
clue is that both BhagavAn and AchArya RaamAnuja are “trayyantha samrak-
shakars” (protectors of the VedAs) in SanyAsi roopam holding the thridhaN-
Dams (MukkOl Munivar). In DattAthrEya avathAram, BhagavAn appeared as a
SanyAsi carrying the ThridhaNDam and protected the three Vedams
(thridhaNDa dhAriNA poorvam VishNunA rakshithA thrayee). In Kali yugam,

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 AchArya RaamAnuja took on SanyAsa Aasramam and defended the VedAs
through his Sri Sookthis (Sri BhAshyam, VedAntha dheepam, VedAntha
Saaram et al).

“Dayaika SindhO: asmath GurO: RaamAnujasya”. BhagavAn gets angry at

times over the limitless trespasses of His Saasthrams by the jeevans
(kRodham Aaharayath theevram) and makes nigraha sankalpam (vow to pun-
ish the erring jeevan). AchArya RaamAnujA on the other hand never gets an-
gry at us and is an ocean of Dayaa and Vaathsalyam in correcting our errors
and showing us the path of redemption (ujjIvanam).
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Trayyantha SamrakShakar

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 SLOKAM 2

ÇEiv*v&ÏjnmUxRivÉU;[< yt!

sMp½ saiÅvkjnSy ydev inTym!,

yÖa zr{y< Azr{yjnSy pu{y<

tt! s<ïyem vk…¦aÉ[a'!iºyuGmm!. 2.

thraividhya vruddha moordha--vibhUshaNam yath
vruddha--jana moordha

sAthvika--janasya yadEva nithyam |

sampaccha sAthvika

asaraNya--janasya puNyam
yadvaa SaraNyam asaraNya

tath samsrayEma VakuLAbharaNa anghri

anghri--yugmam ||

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Rare SaTakOpam (Nammazhwar) at Thirukkadikai

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 MEANING:

May we, who have no other refuge, be blessed to attain the impeccably pure
(sacred) feet of Swamy NammAzhwAr adorning the garland of VakuLa push-
pams! His sacred pair of feet is the lasting crown for the heads of poorvA-
chAryAs (AlavanthAr, RaamAnujA and NaaTa Muni); those pair of feet of
Swamy NammAzhwAr is the wealth for those, who are the abodes for Satthva
guNam.

SrivathsAnkAcchAr Swamy points out that one can hear the echoes of the pas-
sages from Swamy AlavanthAr’s and AchArya RaamAnujA’s Sri Sooktis in this
and other slOkams.
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 SLOKAM 3

Éi´àÉavÉvdd!ÉutÉavbNx
ÉavbNx--

sNxui]tà[ysarrsaE"pU[R>,

vedawRrÆinixrCyutidVyxam

jIyat! pra»…zpyaeixrsImÉUma. 3.
Bhakthi prabhAva bhavadadhbhutha bhAva--bandha
bhavadadhbhutha--bhAva

sandhukshitha praNayasAra rasougha poorNa: |

achyutha--divya dhAma
vEdArTa ratnanidhi: achyutha

jeeyAth ParAnkusha payOdhiraseemabhUmA ||

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MEANING:

Swamy NammAzhwAr (ParAnkusar) of limitless glories is compared here to

the auspicious Milky Ocean and is hailed for eternal remembrance by all of us
(aseema bhUmaa ParAnkusa PayOdhi: jeeyAth). PallANDU is sung for the
milky ocean of Swamy NammAzhwAr, who is the abode of lustrous gems rep-
resenting the essence of VedAs (VedArTa rathna nidhi:). He is recognized as
the living place for BhagavAn (achyutha divya dhAma) and as one, who is full
of divine love for the Lord, which found its outlet as Paasurams renowned for
their Para Bhakthi, Para Jn~Anam and Parama Bhakthi.

The trinity of the waters from the river springs and rain join together to make
the combined waters of the mighty ocean. Similarly, the intensity of the bhak-
thi of Swamy NammAzhwAr for BhagavAn transformed into nava rasa anubha-
vams and flowed as his divine paasurams. The three sources of flow into the
Milky Ocean are Swamy NammAzhwAr’s Para Bhakthi (Bhakthi prabhAvam),
Para Jn~Anam (BhAva bandha:) and Parama Bhakthi (PraNaya Saara:).

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 SLOKAM 4

yNm¼¦ay mhte jgtamuziNt

ÇEivòpaNyip pdain ydaïyai[,

vNdamhe srisje][miÖtIy<

vedaNdve*< AindMàwm< mhStt!. 4.

yannmangaLAya mahathE jagathAmushanthi

thraivishtapAnyapi padAni yadAsrayANi |

vandAmahE sarasijEkShaNam adhvitheeyam

vedAntha
vedAntha--vEdyam anidampraTamam mahasthath ||
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MEANING:

The great ones (MahAns) attribute the

MahA tEjas of Bhagavaan (Mahastham) as
being the cardinal reason for the kShEmam
of this world (Yath JagathAm mahathE
MangaLAya usanthi).

This grand jyOthi is resorted to by the

DevAs, Rudran and BrahmA for maintain-
ing / retaining their assigned ruler ships
(thraivishtapAni padAni api YadAsrayANi).

We offer our salutations (vandhAmahE) to

that lotus eyed Lord (SarasijEkshaNam),
who is matchless (adhvitheeyam), ancient/
timeless (anidham praTamam) and can be
understood only by the Upanishads, the
siras of the Vedams (VedAntha vEdyam).

COMMENTS:

The first quarter (padham) of the slOkam

points out that the Lord is ever-present,
solely for blessing the world with auspi-
ciousness. This is the meaning of the first
mahA tEjas—azhagar padham of this slOkam.

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The greatest of the MangaLams originating from BhagavAn is MOksham since
He is the Only One who can grant us Moksham (Mokshapradhan). Since DevAs
are powerless to grant that boon, KurEsar reminds us in the second padham
that those Devaas owe their positions as Indhran, Rudhran, Brahma Devan
due to BaghavAn’s anugraham. The PurANams state that Brahma Devan et al
got their lofty positions by performing AarAdhanam for thousands of crores of
Yugams (YugakOti sahasrANi VishNum aarAdhya PadhmabhU:, puna: thrailO-
kya dhAthruthvam prApthavAn ithi susruma:).

The powerful reference to the Lord as SenthAmarai KaNNan

(SarasijEkshaNan) comes straight out of ChAndhOgyam (KapyAsam
PuNDareekAksham). The allusion to “adhvitheeyan” is based on other Upani-
shadic and AchArya Sri Sookthis:

yEkamEvAdhvitheeyam—Description of Brahman in Sadh Vidhyai

dhvitheeya soonyathO ukthyaa cha tath-samAna nishEdhanam—Swamy Desi-

kan in Satha DhUshaNi.

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The usage of “VEdAntha VEdhyam” refers to the unassailable fact that Bhaga-
vAn can be comprehended by His own SaasthrAs. AchAryAs instruct us on
those Saasthrams to help us understand Bhagavath Svaroopam (Swamy DEsi-
kan stated later: “iRai nilayAm uNarnthOm yemm gurukkaL iyampiyathE”).

Daily new "Gods" come into prevalence in this world. AzhwAr has already re-
ferred to this fashion: “maRROr puthu dhaivam koNDAdum ThoNDeer”. Sri-
man NaarAyaNan did not arise yesterday or the day before but has stayed as
the Aadhi Moolam (primordial root) all these times and will continue as the
Supreme Being forever. KurEsar refers to this tatthvam by the choice of the
word: “anidham PraTamam”. KurEsar used the word “Maha:” for BhagavAn to
refer to His Param (Svyam) JyOthi Tatthvam (Param JyOthir- upasampadhya,
NaarAyaNa ParO JyOthi:).

When one unites the three words used by KurEsar, “Mahas-thath SarasijEk-
shaNam”, SrivathsAngAcchAr Swamy points out that we arrive then at the
meaning of the sacred Gayathri Manthram as derived by Swamy Desikan.

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 SLOKAM 5

pItaMbr< vrdzIt¦†iòpat<

AajanuliMbÉuj< Aaytk[Rpazm!,

tNme"meck< %d¢ivzalv]>

lúmIxr< ikmip vStu mmaivrStu. 5.

PeethAmbaram varadaseetaLa
varadaseetaLa--dhrushtipAtham

aajAnulambi
aajAnulambi--bhujam aayatha
aayatha--karNapaasam |

tanmEghamEchakam udagra
udagra--visAla
visAla--vaksha:

LakshmIdharam kimapi Vasthu mamAvirasthu ||

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MEANING:

May the immeasurable,

limitless Vasthu, the Veda-
prasiddha Supreme Being
appear before me always
with His broad and lofty
chest adorned with MahA
Lakshmi, with His long and
auspicious ears, with His
hands reaching all the way
down to the knees, with
His cool and benevolent
eyes that grant whatever
one seeks and adorned
with the yellow silk gar-
ment.

COMMENTS

KurEsar reminds NirguNa

Brahma Vaadhins that the
Peethambharadharan
Supreme Being has a di-
vine, auspicious body (Dhivya MangaLa Vigraham), Divine Consort as well as
Jewelery and PeethAmbharam.

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 SLOKAM 6

yt! tÅvm]rm†ZymgaeÇv[¡

A¢aýmVyymnI†z< AiÖtIym!,

$zanmSy jgtae yd[aer[Iy>

Td!vE:[v< pdmudarmudahram>. 6.

Yath tatthvam aksharam adhrusyam agOthravarNam

agrAhyam avyayam aneedhrusam adhvitheeyam |

IsAnamasya JagathO yadaNOraNeeya:

tadh VaishNavam padam udAram udAharAma: ||

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The previous slOkam focused on the Dhivya MangaLa Vigraham of the Lord.
This one focuses on the DhivyAthma Svaroopam based on the many Pra-
mANams from Sruthis.

MEANING:

We attribute paramAthmA’s Svaroopam as belonging to that of VishNu

(VaishNavam), when it is changeless, eternal, unseeable by the physical eyes,
free from name and form, ungraspable by the mind, indefinable as this or that,
undividable into two, subtler than subtle to preside as indweller in all sentient
and insentient and gigantic in size to rule all the universe.

COMMENTS:

The usage of “VaishNavam Padham” by KurEsar permits us to conclude that

Bhagavath (dhivyAthma) Svaroopam, Sri Vaikuntam and the Lord’s sacred
feet are being referred to. All the adjectives used in this slOkam are applicable
to all the three (Svaroopam, SthAnam and Thiruvadi). In VedArtha Sangra-
ham, AchArya RaamAnuja has interpreted Sri VaikuNTam along these lines.

The PramANam for the adjectives associated with the dhivyAthma svaroopam
comes from the following Sruthi Passage:

achakshus--srOthram
Yath Tath adhrEsayam agrAhyam agOthram avarNam achakshus
tadhapANipaadham, nithyam Vibhum sarvagatham susookshmam tad-
———--(MundakOpanishad)
havyayam yadh paripasyanthi dheerA: ———

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 More PramAnams from sruthi passages:

1.
1.““yEkamEva adhvitheeyam
adhvitheeyam””

2. “aNOraNeeyAn MahathOr
2.“aNOraNeeyAn MahathOr--maheeyAn

3. ”Sadhrusam thrishu lingEshu sarvAsu cha vibhakthishu vachanEshu cha

3.”Sadhrusam
SarvEshu yanna vyEthi tadhavyayam”

4. “Pathim Visvasya AathmEswaram, Saasvatham Sivam Achyutham”

4.“Pathim
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 SLOKAM 7

AaçaymUxRin c mUxRin caeXvRpu<sa<

yd! xam vE:[vmÉI][tr< ckaiSt,

tNma†zamip c gaecrmeit vacae

mNye tdIyimdmaiïtvTslTvm!. 7.

AamnAya
AamnAya--moordhani cha moordhani chOrdhvapumsAm

yadh dhAma VaishNavam abeekshaNataram chakAsthi |

tanmAdhrusAmapi cha gOcharamEthi vaachO

aasritha--vathsalathvam ||
manyE tadheeyam idham aasritha

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MEANING:

That Supreme lustre

(jyOthi=dhAma: of ParamdhA-
man) of the Lord shines splen-
didly on the siras of VedAs
(Upanishads) and the heads of
highly evolved souls (Urdhva
pumsAm); that tejas (lustre) be-
comes the target for words even
from people like me
(mAdhrusAmapi Vaacha:
gOcharam cha). This state of the
Lord’s Dhivya tEjas being accessi-
ble to us is an indication of His
great vaathsalyam for us as those
who sought His protection.

COMMENTS:

The pramANams for words and

word groups used in this slOkam
come from Swamy AlavanthAr’s
SthOthra Rathnam and Srutha
PrakAsikai of Sri Sudarsana Soori:
ParamdhAman

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 First line of this seventh slOkam: “yann-Moordhni mE sruthi-sirassu cha
bhAthi” (SthOthra Rathnam), “Yasccha MoordhA SaThArE”; (Sri VaradarAja
Sthavam of KurEsar).

Aasritha Vaathsalyam: The visEsha Preethi of the Lord is attested by many

pramANams: “dhOshAnAdhara snEha:”and “dhOshEshvapi guNathva Buddhi:”
in Srutha PrakAsikai.
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 SLOKAM 8

janÚpIh ikl mamnpÇip:[u>

pdà[iynI—— igrmaiÔye=hm!,
iv:[ae> pdà[iynI

n ñavlIFmip tIwRmtIwRmahu>

naedNyta=ip c zuna ikl li¾tVym!. 8.

Jaanannapeeha kila mAmanapathra

mAmanapathra--pishNu:

VishNO: pada
pada--praNayineem giramAdhriyEaham |

na svAleeDamapi teerTam
teerTam--ateerTamAhu:

nOdanyathAapi cha sunA kila lajjithavyam ||

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MEANING:

adiyEn knows fully well that I am unqualified to engage in eulogizing the Lord
and even then, adiyEn engages in such an act shamelessly and utter words in
deep affection for the sacred feet of the all pervasive VishNu NaarAyaNan.
Even if the waters of Ganga are licked by a dog, no one declares that GangA
theertham has been polluted by the tongue of the dog and therefore, it is not
sacred. As for the lowly dog, its thirst has been quenched by the waters of the
sacred Ganga River.

COMMENTS:

KurEsar (AzhwAn) has lowered himself before the Lord out of his enormous
Bhakthi for Him. It is common for the AzhwArs to compare themselves to the
lowly dogs while addressing their Lord: “NaayinEn”. The comparison of the
dog quenching its thirst with the sacred waters of Ganga has been referred
also in KurEsar’s Sri Sthavam: “dhushyEth saa thu na thAvathA nahi Sunaa
leeDAapi BhagIraTee”.

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 SLOKAM 9

devSy dETymwnSy gu[ei:vyÄa

s'!Oya c va'!mnsgaecrmTyÉUtam!,

APyev< A{vip c tÇ mmaitRzaNTyE

kIqSy t&:yt %dNvit ivàu;a=lm!. 9.

devasya daithyamaTanasya guNEshviyatthA

sankhyA cha vaangmanasagOcharam athyabhUthAm |

apyEvam aNvapi cha tathra mamArthi saanthyai

keetasya trushyatha udanvathi viprushAlam ||

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MEANING:

The auspicious attributes of the Lord, who defeats the asurAs and engages in
the sport of creating, protecting and destroying the worlds have gone beyond
any one’s ability to count them by word or mind. Even then, the eulogizing of a
small portion of them is sufficient to quench my desire for engaging in such an
effort. For a thirsty worm, is it not sufficient to quench its thirst by taking a
small drop of water from the vast water shed?

COMMENTS:

When describing one of the guNams of BhagavAn, the Upanishad declares:

“yathO vaachO nivartanthE aprApya manasA saha” (The speech united with
mind stepped back in failure, when they attempted to describe the Aanandha
guNam of the Lord). KurEsar has this Upanishadic passage in mind, when he
observes here: “guNEshu iyatthA sankhyA cha vaang- manasa gOcharam athy-
abhUthAm”.

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 SLOKAM 10

àemaÔRivþligr> pué;a> pura[a>

Tva< tuòuvumRxuirpae ! mxurEvRcaeiÉ>,

vacae ivfiMbtimd< mm nIcvac>

]aiNtStu te siv;ya mm ÊvRcaeiÉ>. 10.

prEmArdra vihvalagira: Purusha: purANA :

tvAm thushtuvu: MadhuripO !madhurair vachObhi: |

vAchO viDambithamidam mama neechavAcha:

kshAnthisthu tE savishayA mama durvachObhi: ||

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MEANING:

Oh Lord HayagrIva Bhagavann! With fal-

tering voices drenched by love, the an-
cient mahA purushAs like AzhwArs and
AchAryAs eulogized You with sweet
words. The salutation of adiyEn, who is
least qualified to engage in such an
eulogy, becomes a hollow and false one
compared to those of the AzhwArs and
AchAryAs. Indeed my feeble and insin-
cere efforts to praise You highlight Your
noble guNam of forbearance.

COMMENTS:

Through their overflowing love for the

Lord, ancient great ones such as
BhIshma, Narada and PrahlAdha eulo-
gized the Lord with choked voices.
AazhwArs like SaThakOpan and Thiru-
mangai assumed female roles to express
their adoration of the Lord. KurEsar de-
scribes the sweet experiences of the Pu-
rANa PurushAs that flew as delectable
yOga hayagrIvar eulogy as: “preEma aardra vihvala gira:

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 purANaa: Purushaa: madhurai: vachOpi: thvAm thushtuvu:” In a mood of stat-
ing his unfitness (NaichyAnusandhAnam) to follow the path of the noble Sages
and AzhwArs, KurEsar points out that his efforts are deceptive and they are
testaments to the efficacy of the Lord’s KshamA guNam (forbearance).
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 SLOKAM 11

Aa}a tvaÇÉvtI ividta ÇyI sa

ta< ih àma[mupjGmurtIiNÔye=weR,

AaÉasÉUymiÉyaNTyprai[ dae;E>

@;a tu dae;rihta mihta pura[I. 11.

aajn~A tavAtra bhavathee vidithA trayee saa

tAmm hi pramANam upajagmuratheendriyE arTe |

aabhAsabhUyam abhiyAnthyi aparANi dOshai:

yEshA thu dOsharahithA mahithA purANee ||

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MEANING:

Oh Lord! The noble assemblies of the three vEdAs, which are revered at all
yugAs, are known as Your commands. Is it not so that the aasthikAs have ac-
cepted them as the cardinal pramANams (valid knowledge) for comprehend-
ing the tatthvams, which are beyond the analysis by our senses? Due to the
many blemishes that Para mathams like Jainam and Bhouddham, they take on
false garbs and pretend to be based on pramANams. The VedAs and Vaidhika
mathams however are rooted in PramANams and are therefore celebrated as
ancient and totally devoid of any blemishes.

COMMENTS:

This slOkam was created by KurEsar to remind every one that the VedAs head
all PramANams and that Vaidhika mathams based on Veda PramANams are
the ones that are safe to follow for gaining the supreme goal of life, viz, MOk-
sham. Vedams are the commands of the Lord (Sruthi smruthi: MamaivAj~nA).
Our Lord says further that one who transgresses them is an avaishNavan even
if he was His devotee (Aaj~nAcchEdhee Mama dhrOhi MadhbhakthOapi na
VaishNava:). The Vedams are counted as Triad (thrayee) here although they
are four in number. The reason is that the fourth Vedam, AtharvaNam is in-
cluded in the three.

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 SLOKAM 12

ANtihRtae inixris Tvmze;pu<sa<

l_yae=is pu{ypué;E> #trEÊRrap>,

ÇyI—— suk«itn> k«itnae=ixjGmu>

tÇ ÇyI

baýe;u baýcirtEirtrEinRpete. 12.

antarhithO nidhirasi tvam

tvam--asEshapumsAm

labhyOasi puNyapurushai: itharairdurApa: |

tatra trayeem sukrutina: krutinO adhijagmu:

bAhyEshu bAhyacharithai: itharai: nipEthE ||

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MEANING:

Oh Lord! You are like a hidden treasure for all chEtanams. You are reached by
a few fortunate. For others, You are unattainable even with strenuous efforts.
In their successful efforts to attain you, the fortunate few follow the ancient
Vedic path. The others fail to attain You as a result of following Veda BhAhya
mathams (Para Mathams that do not accept Vedam as PramANam).

COMMENTS:

There are those who suffer in poverty, while having untold wealth of the Lord
inside them as the indweller. Then there are those, who recognize the pres-
ence of the Lord in their heart lotuses and perform upAya anushtAnam and
break the bonds of SamsAram. The second category of the fortunate ones is
saluted by KurEsar as “kruthina: sukrithina:” ChaNdhOgya Upanishad (8.3.2)
describes the unfortunate ones, who fail to realize the indwelling Lord and the
consequences of such failure this way: “Just as people, who do not know the
place where treasure or gold is hidden, do not get it, though they move on the
very ground under which the gold is hidden. In the same way, all these
Jeevans though they go to the Supreme Lord day in and day out (during
Sushupthi/sleep without dream) do not get to know that indwelling Brah-
man.” KurEsar points out those, who perform upAya anushtAnam (Bhakthi or
Prapatthi yOgam) along the lines instructed by the VedAs will gain this hidden
treasure and enjoy BrahmAnandham. Those who reject VedAs (Bhouddhaas
and JainAs) are also the property (VibhUthi) of the Lord. They have failed in

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Fortunate few follow the vEdic path —-KAnchi vEda gOshTi

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 SLOKAM 13

icÇ< ivxeivRlist< iTvdmaivriSt

ÊòaTmnamymhae ! ikl ÊivRpak>,

cdÇÉvtI—— ïuitmaïyNtae=ip
yt! keicdÇÉvtI

AweR k…†iòivinivòixyae ivnòa>. 13.

chithram vidhEr
vidhEr--vilasitam tvidamaavirasti

dushtAthmanAm ayamahO ! kila durvipAka: |

yath kEchith
kEchith--athrabhavatheem sruthimAsrayanthOapi

arTE kudhrushti vinishtadhiyO vinashtaa: ||

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MEANING:

The Lord’s sport is mysterious indeed! Alas! Those with deplorable attitude at-
tain the status of misinterpretation of the true meanings of VedAs due to their
sins. They destroy themselves in spite of the fact that they celebrate the Ve-
dAs and yet end up misinterpreting their meanings. They gain distorted vi-
sions and acquire the title of kudrushtis. Their mind gets polluted (kudhrushti-
vinivishta dhiya:) and they end up in narakam.

COMMENTS:

They are Vedic Scholars all right and yet they develop viparItha Jn~Anam and
Kudhrushti and end up interpreting the Vedic passages such as KapyAsa
Sruthi. One of the early AchAryAs of Sri RaamAnuja (Yaadhava PrakAsar) in-
terpreted KapyAsa Sruthi in an abominable way and hurt Sri RaamAnujA very
much. Sri RaamAnuja corrected Yaadhava PrakAsa and parted with him.

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 SLOKAM 14

baýa> k…†òy #it iÖtye=Pypar<

"aer< tm> smupyiNt nhI]se tan!,

jGxSy kannm&gEm&Rgt&i:[kePsae>

kasarsÅvinhtSy c kae ivze;>. 14.

baahyA: kudhrushtasya ithi dvitayEapyapaaram

ghOram tama: samupayanti naheekshasE thaan |

jagdhasya kaanana mrugai: mrugatrushNikEpsO:

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kaasara satthva nihathasya cha kO visEsha: ||

MEANING:

There are two kinds of people: One does not accept Vedam as PramANam
(valid knowledge) and are known as Veda BhAhyars; the other accepts VedAs
as PramANam but interprets their meanings in an erroneous manner. Both of
them land in the bottomless SamsAram. Oh Lord! Your benevolent glances do
not fall on them. There is no difference between these two (Veda BhAhyan
and Kudhrushti). One is like the deluded person, who runs after mirage, en-
ters the forest and is eaten up by the beasts of the forest; the other is like a
fool, who enters the river at forbidden places (bathing ghats not recom-
mended by AchAryAs) and loses his life to crocodiles. There is no difference
between the two in their stupidities. Sruthi vaakyam says in this context:
“andham tama: pravisanthi yEavidhyAm upAsathE”

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 SLOKAM 15:

NyaySm&itàÉ&itiÉÉRvta ins&òE>

vedaepb&<h[ivxavuictEépayE>,

ïuTywRmwRimv ÉanukrEivRÉeju>

TvÑi´ÉaivtivkLm;zemu;Ika>. 15.

nyAya smruthi prabhruthir

prabhruthir--bhavathA nisrushtai:

vEdhOpabruhmaNavidhou uchithair
uchithair--upAyai: |

sruthyarTam arTamiva bhAnukarai: vibhEju:

thvadh--bhakthi bhAvitha vikalmasha sEmusheekA: ||

thvadh
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MEANING:

In the previous slOkams, KurEsar instructed us that BhagavAn can be compre-

hended only with Veda manthrams and not by false sources in opposition to
the VedAs. In this slOkam, KurEsar instructs us that Smruthis, Sath
Saasthrams, Saathvika PurANams and IthihAsams (UpabrahmaNams) act as
instruments to interpret correctly the true meanings of the VedAs.

Swamy KurEsar says here: “With minds filled with profound Bhakthi for You,
the scholars with pure mind have used MeemAsa Saasthram, Manu Smruthi
passages to comprehend the inner meanings of the Veda mantrams just as the
Sun’s light is used to recognize the various objects clearly”. These upAyams to
understand the true meanings of the Veda Mantrams have been given to us by
the Lord (BhavathA nisrutai: uchithai: upAyai:).

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 SLOKAM 16:

ye tu Tvd'!iºsrsIéhÉi´hIna>

te;ammIiÉrip nEv ywawRbaex>,

ipĹmÃnmnapui; jatu neÇe

nEv àÉaiÉrip zŒistTvbuiÏ> . 16.

yE thu thvadhanghri
thvadhanghri--saraseeruha bhakthiheenA:

tEshAm ameebhirapi naiva yaTArTabOdha: |

pitthaghnam anjanamanaapushi jaathu nEthrE

sankhasitathva--buddhi: ||
naiva prabhAbhirapi sankhasitathva

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MEANING:

Oh Lord! For those, who are not blessed with Bhakthi at your lotus feet, they
will not get clarity about the Sruthi, Smruthi passages. When the eyes are not
treated with the lotion (collyrium) for destroying the bile-generated disease,
even the Sun’s rays won’t be of help to know the true color of the white conch.

COMMENTS:

Here KurEsar is referring to the dhurbhAgyam (misfortune) of those, who are

devoid of Bhakthi for the lotus feet of the Lord (yE thu thvadhangri
saraseeruha bhakthiheenA:). They wont get clarity about the meanings of the
Sruthis and Smruthis (tEshAm yEva ameebhi: api yaTArTa bOdhA: na). For a
man with bile disease, every thing will look yellow and even the bright Sun’s
rays will not help him recognize that the conch before him has the white color.

Swamy Desikan has referred to this analogy in SubhAshitha Neevi: “PitthEna

Paanchajanyam peetham pasyan bhishajyathu kam”. It is thus clear that
SaasthrArTams will become evident only to those for those with true Bhakthi
for the Lord.

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 SLOKAM 16.1

vedawR xISTviy tu Éi´t @v l_ya

yavan! ih yí ÉgvÚis tÅvtSTvm!,

}atu< tw ÉuvnÉvn ! vedve*<

Ô:qu< àve:qumip Éi´t @v sKy> .

vEdArTa dhees
dhees--thvayi thu bhakthitha yEva labhyA

yaavAn hi yasccha bhagavannasi tatthvatasthvam |

jn~Athum taTA bhuvana

bhuvana--bhavana ! vEdavEdhyam

dhrashtum pravEshtumapi bhakthitha yEva sakya: ||

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This slOkam is not found in many commentaries except in Sri Parakaala

Matam palm leaves. SrivathsAngAcchAr Swamy has included it here since it
has no conflict with SaasthrArTams.

MEANING:

Oh Lord meditated upon by the residents of the three worlds! Only Bhakthi for
You can bless one with the intellect to comprehend the VedArTams. Bhakthi
for You alone permits one to know your Svaroopam and limitless glories. That
Bhakthi alone helps one comprehend you as the One to be known by the Veda
Manthrams and to have your vision during DhyAnam as well as being united
with you. “VedArTa dhee: Bhakthita yEva labhyA”. EmperumAn's sankalpam,
AchArya KatAksham and Nija Bhakthi and the help from the true Vedic schol-
ars can help us comprehend a little the limitless auspicious attributes of the
Lord.

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 SLOKAM 17

tÅvawRtTprprZztvedvaKyE>

samWyRt> Sm&itiÉrPyw ta†zIiÉ>,

Tvamev tÅvprsaiÅvksTpura[E>

dEv}xIiÉrip iniínum> prezm!. 17.

tathvArTa tathpara parassatha vEda

vEda--vaakyai:

saamarTyatha: smruthibhirapyaTa thaadhruseebhi: |

tvAmEva tatthvapara saathvika sathpurAnai:

daivajn~adheebhirapi nicchinuma: parEsam ||

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MEANING:

Oh Lord! Through the hundreds of Veda Manthrams broadcasting Your Para

Tatthvam and similar passages from Manu, Yajn~avalkya Smruthis and Saath-
vika PurANams engaged in saluting Your Supreme status among gods and
from the Sri Sookthis of AchAryAs, who understand Your true nature, We have
arrived at the unassailable conclusion that You alone are the Supreme Being
(ParamAthmA).

This slOkam of KurEsar is modeled after the SthOthra Rathna slOkam of

Swamy AlavanthAr, “tvAm Seela roopa charithai:” (SlOkam 15).

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 SLOKAM 18:

ANyÇ tu Kvcn keicidhezzBdat!

laekàisiÏmupgMy tmIzmahu>,

tEí àisiÏivÉvSy smUltayE>

¢aýa ÇyI Tviy tu sa=Cyut ! sMmuoIna. 18.

anyathra tu kvachana kEchith ihEsa sabdAth

lOka prasiddhim upagamya tameesamAhu:|

taisccha prasiddhi vibhavasya samoolathAyai:

grAhyA trayee tvayee tu saachyuta ! sammuukheenA ||

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MEANING:

Oh Achyutha! Some (SaivAs) state that Sivan is the Supreme God because
some purANAs and AagamAs address Him as Isan, Iswaran and IsAnan. For
strengthening that point of view, one has to look for valid Support from Rg,
Yajus and Saama Vedams. Those three Vedams are focused on you. Those Ve-
dam specifically salute you as: “Pathim viswasyAthmEswaram sAsvatham
Shivam Achyutham”. Other Smruthi passages recognize You as
“tameeswarANAm Paramam MahEswaram”. Therefore, when Vedam says
Iswaran, it refers to EmprumAn only.

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 SLOKAM 19:

y> oLv[aer[utrae mhtae mhIyan!

AaTma jnSy jnkae jgtí yae=ÉUt!,

vedaTmkà[vkar[v[RvaCy<

t< Tva< vy< tu prmeñrmamnam>. 19.

ya: khalu aNO: aNutarO mahathO maheeyAn

Aathmaa janasya JanakO jagathsccha yOabhUth |

vEdAthmaka praNavakAraNa varNavaachyam

thamm tvAm vayam thu paramEswaram aamanAma: ||

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ParamEshwaran---Vinnagara EmperumAn

MEANING:

Oh Sriman NaarAyaNa! VaikuNTha NaaTha! We conclude that you and You

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 alone is the ParamEswaran and worship you with the help of PramANams from
the Vedaas. You became the One, who is subtler than “the subtlest” and
grander than “the grandest”. You gave birth to the sentient and the insen-
tient universe and entered inside all of them to direct them. You are indicated
by the one lettered PraNavam, which is the root and the essence of all the
Vaachaka sabdhams of Vedaas.

COMMENTS:

Taittiriya Upanishad in the NaarAyaNAnuvAkam section described the Sva-

roopa-Roopa-GuNams of the Lord:

“aNOraNeeyAn MahathO MaheeyAn aathmAasya janthOr-nihithO guhA-

yAm” (smaller than the smallest and larger than the largest) and concludes
with “prasAdhAn-mahimAnam Isam” indicating that Sriman NaarAyaNan is
the Isan/Iswaran/ ParamEswaran (Supreme Lord).
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KurEsar concludes here therefore: “tvAm thu vayam ParamEswaram aaman-

Ama: (We recognize You as our Supreme Lord based on Veda Manthrams).
That Supreme Being as the one embodiment of the single lettered PraNavam
is saluted here by KurEsar:

tamm VedAthmaka PraNava-kAraNa varNa-vAchyam

tvAm thu vayam ParamEswaram aamanAma:

When KurEsar salutes the Lord as “VedAthmaka praNava kaaraNa varNa

vaachyam”, it is clear that PraNavam cannot refer to any one other than
EmperumAn.

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 SLOKAM 20:

AaTmeñrae=is n prae=iSt tveñrae=Ny>

ivñSy caixpitrSy pray[< c,

naray[aCyut ! prSTvimhEk @v

äüadyae=ip ÉvdI][lBxsÄa>. 20.

AathmEswarOasi na parOasthi tavEswarOanya :

visvasya chAdhipathirasya parAyaNam cha |

NaarAyaNAchyutha! parastvamihaika yEva

BrahmAdayOapi bhavadhIkshaNa labdhasatthA: ||

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MEANING:

Sriman NaarAyaNa! You are the Lord unto Yourself (thvam AathmEswara asi).
There is no one who is Superior to You (tava Para: adhya Iswara: na asthi).
Thou art the Lord and goal of this universe and its beings (asya viswasya adhi-
pathi: ParAyaNam cha). Oh Lord, who never lets down any one who performed
SaraNAgathy to You and sought Your protection. (Oh! Achyutha) When we in-
quire as to who is the Superior amongst all gods, it becomes apparent that
you alone are the Para DEvathai (Supreme Being). Even Brahma, Rudran and
others have realized their own existence through the power of your benevo-
lent glances (BrahmAdhaya: api bhavadhIkshaNa labdha sattaa:).

COMMENTS:

KurEsar uses the following Sruthi PramANams for the thoughts behind this
slOkam:

1. “YasmAth Param naaparam asthi”,

2. “Pathim viswasyaathmEswaram”,

3. “NivAsa: suhrudh gathi: NaarAyaNa:”

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 SLOKAM 21

inTy> sma_yixkvijRt ^ijRtïI>

inTye=]re idiv vsn! pué;> pura[>,

sÅvàvtRnkrae jgtae=Sy mUl<

naNySTvdiSt xr[Ixr ! vedve*>. 21.

nithya: samAbhyadhika varjitha: UrjithasrI:

nithyEaksharE divi vasan purusha: purANa: |

sattvapravartanakarO jagatOasya moolam

naanyastvadasti dharaNeedhara! vEdavEdya: ||

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MEANING:

Oh the Lord of BhUmi Devi (dharaNeedhara)! You alone are eternal (tvam
yEka nithya:). You have no equal or superior (Sama abhyadhika varjitha:). You
are the timeless (anAdhi) Purushan (PurushOtthaman). You are the sole seed
for this universe as you stay in Your eternal Parama Padham (NithyE dhivi ak-
sharE vasan asya jagatha: moolam). You are the One resplendent with the in-
separable association of MahA Lakshmi (tvam Urjitha SrI:). You spread the
Sathtva guNam linked to Jn~Anam (Satthva pravartanakara:). There is no
one, who could be comprehended with the help of the VedAs (tvadh anya:
Veda vEdya: na asthi).

COMMENTS:

When KurEsar uses the term “nithya:” he has in mind the Sruthi passages:

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“nithyO nithyAnAm chEtanas-chEtanAnAm”. KurEsar selects the Vedic passage
of “Hreesccha tE Lakshmeesccha Pathnyou” as PramANam, when he selects
the words “DharaNidhara - Urjitha SrI:” to salute the Lord as the divine con-
sort of BhUmi Devi and MahA Lakshmi.

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 SLOKAM 22:

y< ÉUtÉVyÉvdIzmnIzmahu>

ANtSmuÔinly< ymnNtêpm!,

ySy iÇlaekjnnI mih;I c lúmI>

sa]at! s @v pué;ae=is shömUxaR. 22.

yamm bhUtha
bhUtha--bhavya bhavadeesam aneesam aahu:

antha: samudra nilayam yamanantharoopam |

yasya thrilOka jananee mahishee cha LakshmI:

saakshAth sa yEva PurushOasi sahasramoordhA ||

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MEANING:

You are the Master of the past, future and present (BhUtha bhavya bhavadee-
san). You are saluted as one, who has no Master (aneesan). You are recog-
nized as reclining in the middle of the Milky Ocean (antha: samudra nilayan).
You are saluted as One with multitudes of roopam/forms (anantha roopan).
As the Supreme Being of such glorious attributes and as the divine consort of
the Mother of the beings of the three worlds, you become the thousand-
headed Purushan visualized by the Purusha Sooktham of the VedAs.

COMMENTS:

Vedam states: “na tasyEsa kascchana” (There is no Master for the Lord. He is
His own Master). KurEsar salutes in this context as: “Yamm aneesam aahu:”
The roopam of the Lord resting in the middle of the milky ocean is Padhma-
nAbhan. KurEsar’s Sruthi PramANams for Salutation of KsheerAbdhi NaaTan
as “Yamm antha: samudhra nilayam” are:

1. “ambasya paarE”,

2. “SamudrEntham Visvasambhuvam”,

3. “yamantha SamudhrE kavayO vayanthi”

The Lord’s countless forms (ananta roopams) are based on the following
Sruthi PramANams: “tadhEkam avyaktham ANANTHA ROOPAM, KrishNa
roopANi ANANTHAANI”. Swamy Desikan refers later to the 77 roopams of Lord
Narasimhan in Gadhya BhAshyam. KurEsar saluted MahA Lakshmi as “thrilOka

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Jananee”. The pramANam here is from VishNu PurANam: “SnapayAm chakrirE
Deveem SarvalOka- MahEswareem”

KurEsar concludes this slOkam with the statement that the Lord of MahA Lak-
shmi is the Purushan celebrated by Purusha Sooktham as “Sahasra Seersha:”
KurEsar’s words are: “Sa: Sahasra-MoordhA Purusha: SaakshAth”

Wherever one turns, SrivathsAngAcchAr Swamy identifies the Sruthi, Smruthi,

PurANa PramAnams behind each word chosen by KurEsar in the slOkams of
Sri VaikuNTha Sthavam to establish the supremacy of Sri VaikuNTha Naathan.

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Aneesan---dEvAdi rAjan

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 SLOKAM 23:

svRïuit:vnugt< iSwrmàkMPy<

naray[aþyxr< Tvimvanv*m!,

sUKt< tu paEé;mze;jgTpivÇ<

TvamuÄm< pué;mIzmudajhar. 23.

sarvasrutishvanugatam sTiramaprakampyam

NaarAyaNAhvayadharam tvamivAnavadhyam |

Sooktam tu pourusham asEsha jagath pavitram

thvAm utthamam Purusham Isam udAjahAra ||

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MEANING:

Oh the Lord of BhUmi Devi! The same firm (sTiram) and unassailable
(aprakampyam) Purusha Sooktham has its abode in all the 4 vedams (Sarva
srutishu anugatham) with the name of NaarAyaNa (NaarAyaNa aahvayad-
haram) This blemishless Purusha Sooktham, which creates purity (Suddhi) in
the universe has identified You as the PurushOtthaman in this world (tvAm
utthamam Purusham Isam udAjahAra).

COMMENTS:

This slOkam is a joint celebration of the Lord and the Purusha Sooktham eulo-
gizing Him. The five adjectives of the first two lines of this slOkam

“Sarva Srutishu anugatam, sTiram, aprakamyam, NaarAyaNa aahvayadharam,

anavadhyam” qualify “asEsha Jagath pavithram”. These five visEshaNams
(qualifiers) are equally relevant to Purusha Sooktham: It is found in all the
four VedAs (Sarva sruthishu anugatham); it is firmly established (sTiram); it
is unassailable (aprakampyam); it has the name of NaarAyaNa
(PourushamEva SookthEna, tadh VishNOrithi manthrENa sookthEna Pu-
rushENu thu). Pourusham Sooktham refers to Purusha Sooktham here.

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 SLOKAM 24:

AanNdmEñr< Ava'!mnsavgaý<

Aaçais;u> ztgu[aeÄirt³me[,

sae=y< tvEv n&;u ih TvimhaNtraTma

Tv< pu{frIknyn> pué;í paE:[>. 24.

Aanandham aiswaram avAngh

avAngh--manasAvagAhyam

aamnAsishu: sata
sata--guNOttaritha
guNOttaritha--kramENa |

sOayam tavaiva nrushu hi tvamihAntarAtmA

PuNDareeka--nayana: Purushasccha PoushNa: ||

tvam PuNDareeka

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MEANING:

Oh Lord! Your auspicious guNams have been declared by the VedAs to be be-
yond mind and speech (avAngh-manasa avagAhyam) and that bliss arising
from the contemplation of these divine guNams increases in units of hundred
starting from the aanandham of humans. That bliss is unique to you and your
matchless guNams. In the Aananda valli passage, you are identified as the
indweller of the chEtanams. You also become the indweller of the Sooryan as
white lotus eyed Purushan.

COMMENTS:

Aanandhavalli passage from Taittireeya Upanishad starts with Maanusha an-

andham / human bliss (sa yEkO Maanusha aanandha:).

That is taken as the unit for the measurement of the bliss of:

1. Manushya- Gandharva
2. Deva-GandharvAs
3. Pithrus
4. aajanaja dEva
5. karma dEva
6. Deva
7. Indhra

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9. PrajApathi

The bliss of each of the set of ten starting from Manushyan is 100 fold larger
and ends with the aanandham of Brahman as the loftiest (sa yEkO BrahmaNa
aanandha:).

KurEsar draws the Upanishad PramANam on Aanandham to point out that the
loftiest of aanandham is enjoyed by the Parama Purushan as the Supreme Be-
ing. That He is inside all chEthanams as antharyAmi (indweller) and in
achEthanams as anupravEsam proves His SarvEswarathvam. He is inside the
orbit of the Sun (PoushNa: Purusha: Sa:) and has eyes resembling the lotus
(“tasya yaTA kapyAsam PuNDareekam yEvamakshiNeem”) KurEsar piles up
pramANam after pramANam to remind us of the ParadEvathA Tatthvam of Sri
VaikuNThanAThan here.
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Pundareeka nayanan---PerumAl KOil Kannan

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 SLOKAM 25:

yNmUlkar[mbuXyt s&iòvaKyE>

äüeit va sidit va==Tmigra=wva tt!,

naray[SiTvit mhaepin;d! ävIit

saEbailkIàÉ&tyae=PynujGmurenam!. 25.

yan
yan--moola
moola--kAraNam abudhyata srushti vaakyai:

BrahmEthi vaa sadithi vaa aathmagirA aTavaa tath |

NaarAyaNasthvithi mahOpanishadh braveethi

soubAlikee PrabrutaYOapi anujagmu: yEnAm ||

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MEANING:

MahOpanishad dealing with the creation of the universe states that the an-
cient kaaraNam (reason) for Srushti is described by the Vedic word, Sath or
Brahman or Aathmaa. That aadhi kaaraNam for the creation of this naama-
roopa prapancham has been identified further as none other than Sriman
NaarAyaNan. SubhAlOpanishad and other Upanishads follow the path laid out
by MahOpanishad.

COMMENTS:

In the previous slOkam, KurEsar stated that the Lord has the guNam of im-
measurable bliss and He is the One who grants MOkshAnandham to those who
perform SaraNAgathy to Him. In this slOkam, KurEsar salutes the Lord as Ja-
gath KaaraNan. VedAs salute this Jagath-KaaraNa Vasthu as “Brahman, Sath,
and AathmA”. That Sriman NaarAyaNan is the Jagath KaaraNan is pointed out
by the passages of MahOpanishad ("yEkO havai NaarayaNa aaseeth, na Brah-
maa nEsAna:”) and SubhAlOpanishad (dhivyO dEva yEkO NaarAyaNa:). Thus
all padhams speak about NaarAyaNan (Siva means auspicious) and therefore
NaarAyaNan alone is the Jagath KaaraNan.

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 SLOKAM 26

Jyaeit> pr< prmtÅv< Awae praTma

äüeit c ïuit;u yt! prvSTvxItm!,

naray[Stidit td! ivizniò kaicd!

iv:[ae> pd< prm< #Typra g&[ait. 26.

JyOthi : Param Parama

Parama--tatthvam aTO ParamAthmaa

BrahmEthi cha Sruthishu yath Paravasthvadheetham |

NaarAyaNastadithi tadh visinashti kaachidh

VishNO: Padham Paramam ithyaparaa gruNAthi ||

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MEANING:

One Sruthi (NaarAayaNa anuvAkam) salutes Sriman NaarAyaNan, the object

of our meditation as the Supreme Being in the form of Supreme JyOthi, Su-
preme Tatthvam (doctrine) and as Supreme Soul and Brahman. The other
Sruthi (Kata valli) identifies that vasthu as the Supreme abode of all pervasive
VishNu.

COMMENTS:

Here, KurEsar refers to two Upanishads (NaarAyaNa anuvAkam and Kata Valli)
that salute VishNu as the Supreme Lord. In the previous slOkam, KurEsar re-
ferred to two other Upanishads (MahOpanishad and SubhAlOpanishad) in this
context.

The salutation of NaarAyaNAnuvAkam is:

NaarAyaNa Param Brahmma tatthvam NaarAyaNa: para: |

NaarAyaNa parO JyOthi: aathmA NaarAyaNa para: ||

The Kata Valli Passage celebrating the glory of the Lord as ParamAthmA is:

SaaraTir--yasthu mana: pragrahavAn nara:

Vijn~Ana SaaraTir

sOadhvana: pAramApnOthi tadh VishNO: Paramam padam

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 SLOKAM 27

sNtI†z> ïuitizrSsu prSshöa>

vacStv àwiytu< prmeizt&Tvm!,

ikÂeh n Vyjg[> i³imxat&Éed<

³amn! jgiNt inigrn! punéiÌr<í. 27.

Santheedrusa: Sruthisirassu parassahasraa:

Vaachastava praTayithum ParamEsithruthvam |

kim chEha na vyajagaNa: krimidhAtrubhEdam

krAman jaganthi nigiran punarudhgiramsccha ||

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MEANING:

Oh Sri VaikuNTha NaaThaa! There are thousands of Upanishadic passages to

salute your status as ParamAthmaa. Your KaaruNyam and Sarva Rakshathvam
were well demonstrated in your avathArams. For instance, no differences
were found between a lowly worm and the grand Brahma Devan at the times
when You measured the worlds with three steps as Thrivikraman or when You
swallowed the worlds as a small child floating innocently on the bed of a
peepal leaf or when You released the world from Your stomach at the time of
creation. Such is your greatness in blessing one and all with Your compassion!

COMMENTS:

BhagavAn is abhinna nimitthOpAdhana KaaraNan (Moola Vasthu as well as Sa-

hakAran) for the world. This is His ParamAthma Tatthvam. His greatness and
dayA for all the created beings is revealed during ThrivikramAvathAram and
Vada Pathra sayanAvathAram. During Thrivikrama avathAram, His sacred feet
touched the heads of the mighty Brahma to the lowly worm and consecrated
all of them. During His Vada Pathra sayanam, He protected His created beings
from insect to mighty BrahmA by holding them in a small portion of His stom-
ach and then releasing them at the end of the deluge. His sacred feet during
ThrivikramAvathAram have been loudly proclaimed by the VedAs like the
sound emanating from a gigantic drum (“Thrivikramasya Vijaya DiNDimAy-
itham vEdhai:”). VishNu Sooktham celebrates them as “SamooDam asya
paamsurE”

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SrI VaikuNTha nAthan-----Sri Paarthasaarathy PerumAL ----Thiru AllikENi

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 SLOKAM 28

êpiïya prmya prme[ xaça

icÇEí kEiíÊictEÉRvtíirÇE>,

icûErinûvprErprEí kEicd!

iniíNvte Tviy ivpiít $izt&Tvm!. 28.

roopasriyaa paramayaa paramENa dhAmnaa

chithraisccha kaiscchith uchithai: Bhavatha: charithrai: |

chihnairanihnava parai: aparaisccha kaiscchidh

nicchinvathE tvayi vipascchitha Isithruthvam ||

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MEANING:

Those with discriminating intellect establish Your Supremacy among gods

through the supreme luster of your body.

References that deal with unique incidents connected to your life has led to
yourself being saluted as the One having many abodes:

1. KsheerAbdhi/Milky Ocean,
2. VaikuNTham (tadh VishNO: Param Padham sadhA pasyanthi Sooraya:),
3. the minds of Yogis,
4. Veda Siras/Upanishads and
5. dhivya desams
COMMENTS:

Here, KurEsar gives the reasons for the intelligent people to arrive at his con-
clusion that BhagavAn alone is the Supreme Being. His Soumya/SubhAsraya
roopam (Roopa SrI) is unique among gods. The beauty and luster of His body/
dhivya MangaLa vigraham, His weapons, His aabharaNams, His hastha
Mudhrais are not matched by any other gods. Other gods have karma samb-
handham (Karma yOnaya:) and BhagavAn is totally untouched by karmAs. All
the others are “midikkilaa devar” (those without any Srimath Gaambheeryam)
as described by Thirumazhisai AzhwAr, compared to our Lord.

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 SLOKAM 29

ySya> kqa][mnu][mIñra[a<

@eñyRhetuirit svRjnInmett!,

ta< ïIirit TvÊps<ïy[aiÚrahu>

Tva< ih iïy> iïymudahuédarvac>. 29.

YasyA: kaDAkshaNam anukshaNam IswarANAm

aisvarya hEthurithi sarva

sarva--janeenam yEtath |

thAmm SrIrithi tvadupasamsrayaNaath nirAhu:

udhAra--vaacha: ||
tvAmm hi Sriya: Sriyam udhAhu: udhAra
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Thiruvukkum Thiru---Thiru Naaraiyur

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MEANING:

It is well known that the side-glances of Sri Devi are the root (fundamental)
cause for the ever-growing wealth of all gods. Because She (SrI Devi) has
joined You, She is known as “SrI”. The AchArya PurushAs like Swamy ALavan-
thAr and Thirumangai AzhwAr describe You therefore as “Thiruvukkum Thiru”,
the Lord of the Supremely auspicious SrI Devi.

COMMENTS:

The vaibhavam of Sri Devi and the impact of that Vaibhavam on BhagavAn is
alluded to in this slOkam. The pramANams about the glories of MahA Lakshmi
(Sri Devi) conferring Sriya: pathithvam to Her Lord as His lakshaNam
(Chinham) are: “lOkEsa-savibhUtheenAm kAraNam yannirIkshaNam” (the
Iswaryam of dhik PaalakAs arise because of your auspicious glances falling on

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them). “BrahmAdhyasccha SurA: sarvE munayasccha tapOdhanaa: yEdhanthE
tvath-padhascchAyAm aasrithya KamalEswari!”

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 SLOKAM 30:

maya Tvya gu[myI ikl ya ins&òa

sa te ivÉae ! ikimv nmR n inimRmIte,

kaEtSk…ta> iSwrk…tkRvzen keict!

sTya< ïutaE c bixraSTviy tNmihça. 30.

MaayA tvayA guNamayee kila yaa nisrushtA

Saa tE VibhO! kimiva narma na nirmimeetE |

kouthaskuthaa : sTirakutharka vasEna kEchith

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sathyAm sruthou cha badhiraa: tvayi tannmahimnA ||

MEANING:

Oh ParamAthmA! That Moola Prakruthi created by you is made up of the three

guNams. It is banished only when the chEtanam practices SaraNAgathy at
Your sacred feet. Great indeed is the power of this Moola Prakruthi (Maayaa),
which needs to be chased away with your grace. You gain a great joy, when
that happens through the rite of SaraNAgathy. Those who do not accept VedAs
and ask distorted questions out of their ignorance come under the influence of
Your Moola Prakruthi and attain a state of deafness and acquire aasuri bhA-
vam (demonic traits) and get immersed deeply in the swirling ocean of Sam-
sAram (VishNu Maayaa mahAvartha mOhAndha tamasaa vruthA: according to
Sage ParAsara).

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 SLOKAM 31

y> Swavri³impt¼mt¼jaid;u

ANye;u jNtu;u sdEv ivjayman>,

Tv< inTyinmRl inrÃn inivRkar

ar--

kLya[sd!gu[inxe ! s #tIirtStE>. 31.

ya: sTAvara krimi

krimi--pathanga
pathanga--mathanga jaadishu

anyEshu janthushu sadaiva vijAyamAna: |

tvam nithya
nithya--nirmala niranjana nirvikAra
nirvikAra--

kalyANa--sadguNanidhE ! sa ithIritasthai: ||
kalyANa

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MEANING:

Oh Lord, who is blemishless, firmly established, untouched by the dhOshams

arising from Karmaas, auspicious, unchanging unlike JaDa vasthus and stay-
ing as the undepletable mine of auspicious attributes! There are those with
distorted views declaring that you are the Jeevan that is born again and again
due to its Karmaas as tree, plant, creeper, worm, insect, birds, animals and
other janthus. Your avathArams are out of your own sankalpam (volition) and
are without any blemish and beyond the influence of any karmaas. Those deaf
kudhrushtis do not understand your true nature and state that You are indeed
the same as the Jeevan, which is distinctly karma vasyan. You are untouched
by Karmaas and their influence.

COMMENTS:

VedAs salute BhagavAn as “ajAyamAnO BahudhA vijAyathE”. His birth is not

like ours, which is controlled by our Karmaas. BhagavAn enters into all cre-
ated vasthus and makes them function. He does not undergo changes
(vikAram) in Svaroopam like achEtanams or changes in SvabhAvam like
Jeevan or influenced by the Karmaas (na Maam karmaNi limpanthi). There is
none, who is equal or Superior to Him. BhagavAn is nithyan, nirmalan, Niran-
janan and nirvikAran (eternal, blemishless and changeless). He is defined by
the Ubhaya Lingams (Blemishless and KalyANa guNa PoorNan). This slOkam is
to answer the claims of Adhvaithis that the Supreme Being (Brahman) is Nir-
guNa Brahman without any attributes. BhagavAn’s incarnations are SuddhA-

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His own Sankalpam).
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 SLOKAM 32

Tvd!†iòjuòimdmaivrÉUdze;<

nae cet! kqa]yis nEv Évet! àv&iÄ>,

Swatu< c vaÁDit jgt! tv †iòpat<

ten ïutaE jgid;e ih jgt! Tvmev. 32.

tvadh dhrushti--jushtamidam aavirabhUd asEsham

tvadh--dhrushti

nO chEth katAkshayasi naiva bhavEth pravrutthi: |

sTAthum cha vAnchathi jagath tava drushtipAtham

tEna sruthou jagadishE hi jagath tvamEva ||

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MEANING:

All the chEtana - achEtana vasthus of the world await the glances from your
auspicious eyes to fall on them. If your glances do not fall on them, they can-
not even make a movement. For staying in existence, the objects of the world
depend on your rejuvenating glances. Therefore the VedAs declare you as the
World itself (sruthou tvam yEva Jagath jagadishE).

COMMENTS:

Vedam says that the acts of creation, protection and dissolution are the acts of
the Supreme Being: “Tadhikshitha bahu syAm prajAyEyRthi”.

From this pramAnam, it becomes clear that the Lord’s KatAksham is the root
cause for the creation of the world and its beings. Swamy ALavanthAr elabo-
rated this Veda PramANam this way: “nAvEkshasE yadhi, tathO bhuvanAnya-
mUni nAlam PrabhO! bhavithumEva kutha: pravrutthi:” Oh Lord, if your
glances had not fallen on the world, how could they have originated and
stayed into existence?

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 SLOKAM 33

@v< Égae ! #h ÉvTprtNÇ @v

zBdae=ip êpvdmu:y cracrSy,

@eñyRmI†zimd< ïuit;Uidt< te

papIysa< Aymhae ! Tviy maehhetu>. 33.

yEvam BhagO ! iha bhavath

bhavath--paratantra yEva

sabdOapi roopavath amushya charAcharasya |

aiswaryam Idhrusam idham sruthishUditam tE

paapeeyasAm ayam ahO ! tvayee mOhahEthu: ||

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MEANING:

Oh Bhagavan with the six attributes of Jn~Anam, Sakthi, Balam, Iswaryam,

Veeryam and Tejas! The VedAs point out that all the sentient and insentient
ones have been given names and forms by you. You are indeed behind them
shining as Naama Roopa Prapancham. They are totally under your control.
This unique greatness of your glories makes the great sinners become filled
with jealousy and get deluded in the process (anAdhi pApavAsanAmushithaas-
Esha - sEmusheekANAm according to AchArya RaamAnuja).

COMMENTS:

There are many pramANams quoted by SrivathsAnkAcchAr Swamy about the

Lord creating the Naama-Roopa Prapancham (naamAni RoopANi vichithya
dheera:, nAmaroopE vyAkarOth, nAmaroopE VyAkaravANi). None of the others
are responsible for Jagath KaaraNam (na BrahmA nEsAna:). Vedam states:
“yEkO ha vai NaarAyaNa aaseeth”

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 SLOKAM 34

ye TvTkqa]lvlúyimv ][< tE>

@eñyRmI†z< Al_ymliMÉ puiMÉ>,

yt! ke=ip sÃgirre prmeizt&Tv<

te;amip ïuit;u tNmihmàs¼at!. 34.

yE tvath katAksha lavalakshyam iva kshaNam thai:

aiswaryam Idhrusam alabhyam alambhi pumbhi: |

yath kEapi sanjagarirE paramEsithruthvam

tEshAmapi Sruthishu tan mahima--prasangAth ||

tan--mahima

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MEANING:

Those occupying high positions as Brahma and Siva attained their lofty offices
only though the small portion of your auspicious glances falling on them for a
fraction of a second. They climbed to a state not attained ever by chEtanams.
They are called even Iswarans as a result of the BhagavAn’s anupravEsam
that makes them an amsam of the Lord and they follow the path laid out by
BhagavAn to do their duties as the Creator (Brahma) and destroyer of the Uni-
verse (MahEswaran).

COMMENTS:

Oh BhagavAnn! You alone have limitless aiswaryam. When your glances fall on
one due to his Poorva Janma sukrutham, that soul is blessed to attain high
status as per Bhagavath GitA:

Yadh yadh vibhUthimath satthvam SrimathUrjithamEva vaa

tEjOmsa--sambhavaath
tatthadhEvAvagaccha thvam Mama tEjOmsa

(Githai X: 41)

About Brahma and Sivan attaining the status as Creator of the Universe and
destroyer of the same, BhagavAn Himself says: “MadhAdarsitha PanTAnou
srushti-samhAra kaarako”. They follow the path laid out by Him (Bhagavan)
and due to His anupravEsam (entry inside them) go about performing the du-
ties of creation and destruction of the universe.

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Lord with limitless aishwaryam---Thirupathi PerumAL

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 SLOKAM 35

inTye;u vStu;u ÉviÚrpe]mev

tÄTSvêp< #it keicidh æmNt>,

@eñyRmÇ tv savix si¼rNte

äUte ÇyI tu inépaixkmIzn< te. 35.

nithyEshu vasthushu BhavannirapEkshamEva

tath
tath--tath svaroopam ithi kEchidiha bramantha: |

aiswaryamatra tava saavadhi sangirantE

brUtE thrayee thu nirupAdhikam Isanam tE ||

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MEANING:

In our VisishtAdhvaitha darsanam, we accept as eternal, Moola Prakruthi,

Jeevans and Nithya Sooris (eternally liberated chEtanams) through Veda Pra-
mANams. There are others, who out of delusion contend that Your Lordship is
limited in scope over these eternal entities (Iswaryams). Vedam on the other
hand asserts that your control over them is total, limitless and reaches out
everywhere.

COMMENTS:

Here, KurEsar criticizes the Yaadhava PrakAsa Matham, Saiva Matham and the
Matham that holds that the good and bad happen to one due to the power of
their karmAs and Bhagavan has no role in controlling them. KurEsar cites the
Veda PramANam of “Pathim ViswasyAthmEswaram” and therefore nothing in
His universe happens without His sankalpam and He is the Sattha of all pad-
hArTams/vasthus and they are all tied to Bhagavath Iccha.

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 SLOKAM 36

#CDat @v tv ivñpdawRsÄa

inTy< àyaStv tu kecn te ih inTya>,

inTy< TvdekprtNÇinjSvêpa>

ÉavTkm¼¦gu[a ih indzRn< n>. 36.

icchAtha yEva tava visva padhArTa satthaa

nithyam pryAstava thu kEchana thE hi nithyaa: |

nithyam tvadEka paratantra nija svaroopaa:

bhAvatka mangaLa--guNaa hi nidarsanam na: ||

bhAvatka--mangaLa
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MEANING:

Oh Bhagavann! The existence (satthaa) of all vasthus (entities) is realized

only through your sankalpam. Among them, you select a few to stay eternal
such as ThriguNam, Kaalam, and Suddha Satthvam Nithya VibhUthi, Nithya
Sooris and Dhivya MangaLa Vigraham. The Jeevans are eternal (nithyam) in
Svaroopam but become non-eternal (changing/anithyam) by SvabhAvam.
Even the latter, who are nithyam in Svaroopam but anithyam in SvabhAvam,
are “Iswara SankalpAsritham” - take refuge in Iswaran’s sankalpam and gain
their Satthaa.

COMMENTS:

Here, KurEsar criticizes the VaisEshikAs, who accept Jn~Ana, Balaadhi sakthis
but refuse to accept His sankalpa sakthi and points out that all vasthus are
under the Lord’s total control through His sankalpam. This way, KurEsar es-
tablished Nithya VibhUthi for BhagavAn. The key pramANam here is “IcchAtha
yEva tava visva-padhArTa satthaa”.

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 SLOKAM 37

ivñSy ivñivxkar[mCyut ! Tv<

kay¡ tdetdiol< icdicTSvêpm!,

Tv< inivRkar #it vedizrSsu "ae;ae

inSsImmev tv dzRytIizt&Tvm!. 37.

visvasya visva
visva--vidha
vidha--kaaraNam Achyutha ! tvam

kaaryam tadh
tadh--yEtadh
yEtadh--akhilam chidhachith
chidhachith--svaroopam |

tvam nirvikAra ithi vEda

vEda--sirassu ghOshO

nisseemamEva tava darsayathi Isithruthvam ||

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MEANING:

Oh Achyutha (One who does not let down those who sought protection slip
away from Him)! You are indeed the various reasons (KaaraNams) for all
(tvam visvasya visva-vidha kAraNam) All the sentient and insentient of this
universe are under your control. (Chidhachith svaroopam tadh yEthath
akhilam tava Kaaryam) You do not undergo any changes (tvam nirvikAra:).
This nirvikAra svaroopam and celebration of it in loud voice by the Upanishads
is a demonstration of Your Supreme Lordship over every thing in this universe
(tvam nirvikAra ithi vEda-sirassu ghOsha: tava yEva nissemam darsayathi).

COMMENTS:

This slOkam was constructed to refute the views of strict logicians, Paasu-
patha Matha anusAris and the followers of Bhaaskara Matham. They hold the
view that the Supreme Being undergoes VikArams (changes/Brahma svaroopa
pariNAmams). Vedam and their siras bhAgam, the Upanishads instruct us that
BhagavAn, the Sarva charAcharAthma is nirvikAran (changeless): “Nishkalam
nishkriyam Saantham niravadhyam niranjanam” The Upanishads state that
for the indwelling ParamAthmA, there are no changes. When a child becomes
adult, the changes (Kaaryathvam) are in the body and not in the Aathmaa.

NimithOpAdhana kaaraNams are distinct from each other. When a pot is cre-
ated by a potter, the clay, the stick to shape it and the wheel to rotate the pot
in formation are needed to complete the construction of the pot. These are the
three kinds of kaaraNams:

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2. The stick and the wheeel (DhaNda-chakram) are known as the Sa-
hakAri KaaraNam.
3. The man who makes the pot (the Potter/ Kuyavan) is recognized as
Nimittha KaaraNam.

Moola Prakruthi out of which the world is made, the ChEthanAchEthanams and
the Lord who creates the world are different from one another. It is impossi-
ble therefore for the Lord (Nimitthan) to transform into UpAdhAnam and un-
dergo the vikArams such as pot as per this view. Therefore, we conclude that
NimitthOpadhAna KaaraNams are quite different from each other is the cor-
rect view as advocated by VisishtAdhvaitham.
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KAraNan----thanks: GlimpseofKrishna.com

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ik< saxn> ? Kv invsn! ? ikmupaddan> ?

kSmE )lay s&jtIz #d< smStm! ?,

#Tya*iniótk…tkRmtkRyNt>

Tvd! vEÉv< ïuitivdae ivÊràtKyRm!. 38.

kim saadhana: ? kva nivasan? kim upAdadAna: ?

kasmai phalAya srujathi Isa idam samastham ? |

idhyAdhi anishtitha kutarkamatarkayantha:

tvadh vaibhavam sruthividO vidu: apratarkyam ||

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MEANING:

KurEsar poses a rhetorical question here:

Oh SarvEswaraa! What phalans you have in mind when you create all these
chEtanams and achEtanams from Moola Prakruthi and what instruments do
you use? And where do you stay, while you engage in Jagath Srushti?

The answer is of course that you do not anticipate any phalans for your leelai
of Srushti and yet people with distorted logic (Kutarkis) venture to attribute
all kinds of reasoning for your engagement in the creation of the world. Those
who are experts in the VedAs however understand that your glories and rea-
soning are beyond our ken.

COMMENTS:

BhagavAn is known as avAptha Samastha Kaamaan or one who has gained all
desires and is not in want of anything. There is nothing He has to do in all the
three worlds to gain phalans. Swamy ALavanthAr in Iswara Siddhi therfore
asks: AathmakAmasya Kaa Spruhaa? Where is the urge for one who has every
thing (Iswaryam) to seek more?

He does not need any instruments to create all beings from Moola Prakruthi.
He is Sarva Sakthan. He does not stay at one place or seek any aadhAram to
stay put to create since He is again all-powerful. If He becomes upAdhAna
KaaraNam (Moola prakruthi), then He will have to undergo VikArams
(changes) and that is against the Vedic revelations.

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 The answer to the first question on what are the help/instruments that You
use to create is:

He creates with the help of His KaaruNya GuNam and Sri Devi. He does not
need any limbs (accessories /saadhanams) to create the Universe and its be-
ings, since Upanishads state that He sees without eyes, He hears without ears
and he moves without legs and grabs without hands (pasyath achakshu:, sa
sruNOthy akarNa:, apaaNI-PaadhO javanO gruheethaa). This is Brahma Lak-
shaNam and He is established in His own vaibhavam (svE mahimna: pra-
thishtitha:)

The answer to the next question on where He stays, while He creates is:

He is SvAdhaaran or rooted in Himself and therefore, He does not need any

aadhAram to stay still to create. He can create without staying put in one par-
ticular location.

The answer to the third question on what is UpAdhAna vasthu for creation is:
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He has adhbhutha /Vichithra sakthi and uses His power of volition (nija
sankalpam) to create the universe out of Moola Prakruthi.

The answer for the fourth question on what Phalan or PrayOjanam that he ex-
pects in Srushti vyApAram is:

He creates the Universe and its beings, gives them senses, indhriyams,
Saasthrams to follow and hopes that they (the jeevans) will attain sadhgathi.
Brahma Soothram: “LOkavatthu leelA Kaivalyam” also answers this question.
Brahman Possesses special inherent power by means of which it can evolve
itself into the universe without affecting its svaroopam. Brahman enters into
the created objects (anupravEsam) along with the Jeevan to give them names
and forms (naama-roopa vyAkaraNa).

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 SLOKAM 39:

yt! s<v&t< dzgu[aeÄrsÝtÅvE>

A{f< ctudRzjgd! Évxat&xam,

A{fain tTsus†zain prZztain

³IfaivxeStv pirCDdtamgCDn!. 39.

yath samvrutam dasaguNOtthara sapta

sapta--tatthvai:

aNDam chathurdasa
chathurdasa--jagad bhavadhAthru
bhavadhAthru--dhAma |

aNDAni tath susadrusAni parassathAni

kreeDAvidhEs--tava paricchadathAm agacchan ||

kreeDAvidhEs

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MEANING:

The BrahmANDam, the abode of Brahma dEvan, Haran, Indhran et al has

seven lower and seven upper lOkams surrounded by the seven tatthvams
(Earth/PruTvee, Water/Appu, tEjas, Vaayu, AakAsam, ahankAram and Ma-
hath). There are hundreds of aNDams that are in unison with the BrahmAN-
Dam and they reach the stage of being your sport (Leela).

COMMENTS:

The 14 worlds belonging to the BrahmANDam subject to the Srushti of Brahma

Devan are referred to here. There are other ANdams that are outside this
BrahmANDam, which BrahmA or Sivan et al do not know about. All of them to-
gether are serving as the Lord’s LeelA VibhUthi (Sportive Iswaryams). There
was a question in the 38th slOkam (Kasmai phalAya srujatheesa idham
samastham:) For what phalan do you create all these fourteen lOkams? The
answer is given in this slOkam: “kreeDavidhEs-tava paricchadatAm agac-
chan”. These activities indeed are all for Your pleasurable sport is the answer.

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 SLOKAM 40

#CDaivharivxye ivihtaNymUin

Syat! TviÖÉUitlvlezklayuta<z>,

ya vE n jatu pir[ampdaSpd< sa

kalaitga tv pra mhtI ivÉUit>. 40.

icchAvihAravidhayE vihithAnyamooni

syAth thvad vibhUthi lavalEsa

lavalEsa--kalAyuthamsa: |

yaa vai na jAthu pariNAma

pariNAma--padAspadam saa

kAlAthigA tava parA mahathee vibhUthi : ||

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MEANING:

Oh Lord! All the LeelA VibhUthi (the fourteen lOkams and the other anDams
created by You for Your sport are a speck of Your entire Iswaryam (Ubhaya
VibhUthi consisting of Leela and Nithya VibhUthis). Your Nithya VibhUthi (Sri
VaikuNTham) never undergoes any change. It is gigantic compared to the
LeelA VibhUthi (BrahmANDam) and has won over Kaalam (Time).

COMMENTS:

Arjuna experienced the vastness of the Nithya VibhUthi when he had the
bhAgyam of witnessing the Lord’s Viswaroopam. Sage ParAsarar explained
that the LeelA VibhUthi is like an atom compared to the Meru Mountain of
Nithya VibhUthi. The LeelA VibhUthi (BrahmANDam and other similar aN-
Dams) is a result of the KarmAs of Jeevan and came into being through Bha-
gavath Sankalpam. They change into sareeram and Indhriyam and undergo
changes. They are also subject to the power of Time (kaalam).

Nithya VibhUthi on the other hand is not affected by Kaalam, Karmam and
other pariNAmams (changes). It is eternal (Nithyam). The entire assembly of
BrahmANDam and other aNDams of LeelA VibhUthi is one fourth in size com-
pared to the vastness of Nithya VibhUthi (PaadhOasya visvA bhUthAni thri-
pAdhasya amrutham dhivi). Nithya VibhUthi is immeasurable hence compared
to LeelA VibhUthi. The river Viraja forms the boundary between the two Vib-
hUthis. This Nithya VibhUthi is saluted in this SlOkam of VaikuNTa Sthavam by

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as: “Paraa Mahathee VibhUthi” following the Veda Manthrams (tadh VishNO:
Paramam Padam and HiraNmayE ParE lOkE virajam Brahma nishkaLam).

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Viswaroopam----Mysore Painting----Thanks:Kamat.com

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 SLOKAM 41:

For slOkam 41 to slOkam 45, the common anvayam (Kriyaa Padham) is the
4th paadham. In slOkam 45: “VaikuNTa-nAma tava dhAma tadhAmanan-
thi” (The ancients describe that the place named SriVaikuntam as Your perma-
nent abode). “tath VaikuNTa Naama tava dhAma aamananthi” is the anvaya
kramam (prose order). Attributes of that Vaikuntam are given in the slOkams
41 onwards up to the third paadham of the 45th SlOkam.

yd! vE:[v< ih prm< pdmamniNt

o< va ydev prm< tms> prStat!,

tejaemy< prmsÅvmy< Øuv< yd!

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AanNdkNd< AitsuNdr< AÑut< yt!. 41.

yadh VaishNavam hi paramam padam aamananthi

kham vaa yadhEva paramam tamasa: parasthAth |

tEjOmayam parama
parama--satthvamayam dhruvam yadh

aananda
aananda--kandam athisundaram adhbhutham yath ||

MEANING:

(The ancients describe the place named Sri VaikuNTham as Your permanent
abode) that is saluted as the Supreme abode of VishNu; it is the same Su-
preme abode of the Lord and is the ParamAkAsam beyond Tamas known oth-
erwise as Moola Prakruthi; it is the place which is full of lustre and is Suddha
Satthvamayam (free from any admixture of RajO or TamO guNams); it is eter-
nal, the basis of all bliss, the most beautiful and wondrous.

COMMENTS:

In the first Paadham of this slOkam, KurEsar salutes Sri Vaikuntam as

“VaishNavam Paramam Padam” along the lines saluted by the ancient VedAs:
“ tadh VishNO: Paramam Padham, VishNO: padhE paramE madhva uthsa:”

In the second paadham, KurEsar salutes Sri Vaikuntam as ParamAkAsam (teLi

visumpu, sENuyar vaanam): “kham vaa yadhEva Paramam”. “Kham” means
aakAsam; “paramam kham” means “ParamAkAsam”, the Supreme aakAsam
beyond Moola Prakruthi. The PramANam is “kham vaa yadhEva Paramam

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tamasa: parastAth”.

The third paadham describes that VaishNava ParamAkAsam as

“tEjOmayam” (filled with radiance/lustre of aprAkrthic nature), Parama-
satthvamayam (free from admixture with rajO and tamO guNams), dhruvam
(eternal, firm, unassailable).

The fourth and final paadham salutes that Parama Padham as “aanandha
kandham athisundaram adhbhutham” (the root of all aanandham, the most
beautiful and full of wonders) KurEsar’s selection of words in the third and the
fourth Paadhams are influenced by the vaakyams of Maha Rishis: “Yath sath
PurANam aakAsam sarvasmAth Paramam dhruvam, tadh vaa aakAsam
sanaatanam”. That VaikuNTha lOkam is beyond tamas (Moola Prakruthi) and
as such aprAkrutham is based on Veda Vaakyams: “Aadhithya VarNam tama-
sasthu paarE, tamasa parasthAth” The reference to “tEjOmayam” is again
based on additional Veda Vaakyams: “Param jyOthir- upasampadhya, na
tathra SooryO bhAthi, na chandra-tArakam nEmA vidhyuthO bhAnthi

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kuthOayamagni:”

JagannAthan at nAdan kOil

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 SLOKAM 42

yd! äüéÔpuéhUtmuoEÊRrap<

inTy< inv&iÄinrtE> snkaidiÉvaR,

sayuJymu¾vlmuziNt ydapraeúy<

ySmat! pr< n pdmiÂtmiSt ikiÂt!. 42.

yadh Brahma
Brahma--Rudhra
Rudhra--PuruhUtha
PuruhUtha--mukhai: durApam

nithyam nivrutthinirathai: SanakAdibhirvaa |

Saayujyam ujjvalam usanthi yadAparOkshyam

yasmAth param na padam anjithamasthi kimchith ||

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MEANING:

(The ancients describe the place named Sri VaikuNTham as Your permanent
abode) That is unattainable even by Brahma Devan, Sivan, Indhran and Sana-
kAdhi Maharishis engaged always in travel by the Moksha Maargam; the visu-
alization of that land is equal to the enjoyment of the bliss on a par with the
Lord Himself; That land, which is the place of Your permanent residence has
no comparable lOkam in status equal or superior to it (SrI VaikuNTham) as a
place of worship.

COMMENTS:

There are three kinds of Jeevans: Karma BhAvanAs, Bhrama BhAvanAs and
Ubhaya BhAvanAs. Those who are born, die and are reborn due to their karma
Phalans are Karma BhAvanAs (Nithya SamsAris). Those immersed in seeking
the Moksha Maargam are Brahma BhAvanAs (Sages Sanaka, Sanandhana, and
SanathkumAraas). Those like Brahma, Rudhran who are also Karma VasyALs
but meditate on Brahman in between their assigned duties are Ubhaya BhAva-
nAs. Here KurEsar refers to Sri VaikuNTham beyond the reach of the three
kinds of BhAvanAs following the VishNu PurANa slOkam:

yanna dEvA na munayO na chAham naapi Sankara:

jAnanthi ParamEsasya tadh VishNO: Param Padham

There are four kinds of Moksham (SaalOkyam, Saaroopyam, Saameepyam and

Saayujyam).

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The supreme most among them is Saayujya Moksham. Gaining the anubhavam
of bliss on a par with the Lord (Sama rasAnubhavam) and performing nithya
kaimkaryam to the Lord is the Supreme Moksham of Saayujyam. The other
three kinds of Moksham are subsumed in Saayujya Moksham. KurEsar refers
to this incomparable Saayujya roopa Moksham in the third paadham of this
slOkam: “Saayujyam ujjvalam usanthi”.

Mere visualization of this Sri VaikuNTham by Muktha Jeevans and Nithya

Sooris (YadhAparOkshyam ujjvalam Saayujyam) unties all the binding knots
of the heart and destroys all the doubts and karmAs once and for all say the
U p a n i s h a d
(bhidhyanthE hrud-
hayagranTi: chidhy-
anthE sarva samsaya:
ksheeyanthE chAsya
karmANi tasmin
dhrushtE ParAvarE).

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The third Paadham of
this slOkam refers to
this tatthvam.

The fourth Paadham

celebrates this Sri
VaikuNTha Parama
Padham as having no
equal or superior in
status (yasmAth Pa-
ram na padham an-
jitham asthi kim-
chith) based on the
P r a m A N a m :
“YasmAth param
naaparam asthi kim-
chith yasmAn-
n A N e e y O n a
ajyAyOasthi”.

SrI VaikuNTham divya dEsa gOpuram

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 SLOKAM 43

êpe[ sd!gu[g[E> prya sm&Ï(a

ÉavEédarmxurErip va mihça,

ta†k! td! $†igt< #Tyupv[RyNTyae

vacae ydIyivÉvSy itriS³yayE. 43.

roopENa sadh
sadh--guNagaNai: parayA samruddhyA

bhAvai: udhAra madhurai: api vaa mahimnA |

taadhruk tadh Idhrug

Idhrug--idham ithi upavarNayanthyO

vaachO yadeeya vibhavasya thiraskriyAyai ||

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MEANING:

Through its JyOthirmaya form (roopENa), through its assembly of auspicious

attributes that bless one with Jn~Anam and Kaimkarya prApthi, through its
abundant aiswaryam (paramA SamruddhyA), through its delectable supreme
bliss (udhAra Madhurai: bhAvai:) and other special vaibhavams, this Sri Vai-
kuNTham possessing the above glories can not be described/defined ade-
quately as this or that (tadh taadhruk idham Idhruk ithi upavarNayantya:).
Such words/efforts/attempts to describe these glories as this or that become
like curtains hiding these indescribable Vaibhavams of Sri VaikuNTham, which
is your incomparable Supreme abode.

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 SLOKAM 44

Yd! v&Ï(p]yivnazmuoEivRkarE>

@tErs<Stut< AnStimtaiStzBdm!,

yÌaErvat! ïuit;u )Lgu )l< i³ya[a<

rmØuu v
AaidòmNydsuoaeÄrmØ v<< c. 44.

yadh vrudhyapakshaya vinAsa mukhai: vikArai:

yEthai: asamsthutham anasthamitha asthi sabdham |

yadh gouravAth Sruthishu phalgu phalam kriyANAm

aadishtam anyath asukhOttharam adhruvam cha ||

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MEANING:

The Supreme abode of yours (Sri VaikuNTham) is free from changes based on
growth and dissolution (Vruddhyapakshaya vinAsa mukhai yEthai:
asamsthutham). This is the place, where the word “asthi” (present) never
ceases to exist (anasmith asthi sabdham).

The fruits arising from the performance of the Yaaga Yaj~nams recommended
by the VedAs become insignificant compared to the fruits arising from resi-
dence in Sri VaikuNTham and end in sorrow instead of lasting bliss. That in-
deed is the glorious and eternal place of residence of yours saluted as SrI Vai-
kuNTham.

COMMENTS:

Here KurEsar instructs us that SrI VaikuNTham is not like the worlds, which
are born and which are dissolved. That VaikuNTha lOkam unlike PrAkrutha lO-
kams does not undergo the six changes: “JaayathE asthi vardhathE pariNA-
mathE apaksheeyathE vinasyathi”

Unlike the transient words displaying the Shad (Six) bhAva VikArams
(changes), Sri VaikuNTham is eternal and changeless.

The VaikuNTha lOkam is free from the seven blemishes that PrAkrutha lOkam
displays:

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 1. Limited aanandham
2. Limited existence
3. Ends up in sorrow
4. Admixed with sorrow, when enjoyed
5. Unfit for MukthAs sworn to perform Kaimkaryam to the Lord
6. Not easily created and
7. Born out of viparItha abhimAnam.

Therefore, Your SrI VaikuNTham is recognized as the AprAkrutha, Suddha

Sathtvamaya, dhruva Aanandhamaya ParamAkAsam.
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SrI VaikuNTha divya dEsam inside

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 SLOKAM 45

in:kLm;EinRhtjNmjraivkarE>

ÉUiyóÉi´ivÉvErÉvErvaPym!,

ANyErxNypué;EmRnsa=PynaPy<

vEk…{Qnam tv xam tdamniNt. 45.

nishkalmashai: nihatha janma jarA

jarA--vikArai:

bhUyishta bhakthi vibhavai: abhavai: avApyam |

anyai: adhanya purushai: manasaa api anApyam

VaikuNTha naama tava dhAma tadh aamananthi ||

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MEANING:

The SadAchAryAs instruct Sri VaikuNTham as Your Cherished Supreme abode,

which is attainable only by those who are free from desire, anger et al and
only by those who do not experience the changes of birth, aging et al. They
instruct us that Your Supreme abode is attainable only by those who are Mu-
mukshus with no desire in future births and perform Bhakthi or Prapathti
yOgam to be blessed with Sri VaikuNTha Vaasam and Kaimkarya SaamrAjyam.
For all the others bereft of these qualifications, Your Supreme abode of Sri
VaikuNTham cannot even be thought of even by their minds. (bhUyishta bhak-
thi here refers to SarNAgathy).

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 SLOKAM 46

inTya tvaNyinrpe]mhamihçae=ip

@ta†zI inrvixinRyta ivÉUit>,

}anadyae gu[g[a> smtIrsIma>

lúmI> iàya pirjna> ptgeNÔmuOya>. 46.

nithyA tavAnya nirapEkshamahA mahimnOapi

niravadhir--niyathA vibhUthi: |
yEthAdhrusee niravadhir

Jn~AnaadhayO guNagaNaa: samatheeraseemA:

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pathagEndra--mukhyA: ||
LakshmI: priyA parijanA: pathagEndra

MEANING:

Oh VaikuNTha NaaTha! Even though your vaibhavam does not depend on any
thing, the limitless LeelA and Nithya VibhUthis of Yours are under your total
control as their Supreme Master. Your Jn~Anam and the countless auspicious
attributes are associated with You alone. Sri Devi of immeasurable glories is
dearest to You in the most appropriate (abhimatha) manner. Pakshi Raajan
and other nithya sooris are Your dedicated servants.

COMMENTS:

Para VaasudEvan resides in Sri VaikuNTham and is established in His own

glory (sva mahimnE prathishtitha:). His unparalleled glorious assemblies of
GuNams are recognized as existing expressly for Him (guNa gaNA: niyathA).
KurEsar chose the words “Samatheetha SeemA LakshmI: tava niyathA PriyA”
based on the AzhwAr Paasura Vaakyam, “UnakkERkkum kOlamalarp-Paavai”
and AchArya RaamAnuja Vaakyam, “Bhagavan-NaarAyaNa apimathAnuroopa
Bhagavathee”.

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 SLOKAM 47

@kSy ye;u ih gu[Sy lvayuta<z>

Syat! kSyict! s olu va'!mnsaitgïI>,

ye ta†zae=Tyvxy> smtIts'!Oya>

TvTsÌu[aSTvmis tiÚrpe]lúmI>. 47.

yEkasya yEshu hi guNasya lavAyuthAmsa:

syAth kasyachith sa khalu vAng

vAng--manasAthiga SrI: |

yE thAdrusOathyavadhaya: samatheetha samkhyA:

SadhguNas--tvamasi tannirapEksha LakshmI: ||

tvath SadhguNas

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MEANING:

Any one, who possesses even one part in ten thousandth of one of your auspi-
cious guNams, he
will be the cele-
brated owner of
the wealth that
would be beyond
speech or thought.
Such abundance of
a u s p i c i o u s
guNams has taken
refuge in you.
Those guNams do
not add to Your
glory but instead
they become glori-
ous because of
their association
with You.

VaithmAnidhi EmpermAn

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 COMMENTS:

There are a few who describe the Lord as NirguNan (NirguNa Brahmam). Ku-
rEsar wants to remind these matha anusAris that the Lord is sakala KalyANa
guNa sampoorNan.
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 SLOKAM 48

svRSy cEv gu[tae ih ivl][Tv<

@eñyRtí ikl kiíÊdiÂt> Syat!,

tt! àTyut Tviy ivÉae ! ivÉvae gu[aí

sMbNxtStv ÉjiNt ih m¼¦Tvm!. 48.

Sarvasya chaiva guNathO hi vilakshaNathvam

aiswaryathasccha kila kascchidh udhanjitha: syAth |

tath prathyutha tvayi VibhO ! vibhavO guNAsccha

sambandhatastava bhajanthi hi mangaLathvam ||

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MEANING:

Oh Lord of All! The greatness of any object is due to the glory of its Gunam.
When one is respectfully treated, it is because of his abundant wealth. Oh
Lord! In Your case, this situation is reversed. Iswaryams and the guNams at-
tain auspiciousness because of links to you and not the other way round.

COMMENTS:

The guNams attain their satthaa and Mangalathvam through their association
with Him (guNA: sathya- jn~Aana prabhruthaya utha tvath-gathatayA Subhee
- bhUyam yAthA ithi).

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 SLOKAM 49

Ëre gu[aStv tu sÅvrjStma<is

ten ÇyI àwyit Tviy inguR[Tvm!,

inTy< hre ! iniolsd!gu[sagr< ih

TvamamniNt prmeñrmIñra[am!. 49.

dhoorE guNaastava tu satthva rajastamAmsi

tEna trayee praTayathi tvayi nirguNathvam |

nithyam HarE ! nikhila sadhguNa sAgaram hi

tvAm aamananthi ParamEswaram IswarANAm ||

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MEANING:

Oh Hari! The three guNams (Satthva, Rajas and Tamas) are far removed from
you. Therefore, the Rg, Yajus and the Saama Vedhams announce your nonpos-
session of these inauspicious guNams (nirguNathvam). You are the Lord of all
Iswaraas (i.e.), you are SarvEswaran. You are like the ocean for all these lim-
itless auspicious attributes to be housed.

COMMENTS:

This slOkam is to refute the views of Adhvaithins that Bhagavaan is NirguNan.

KurEesar states that the three guNams --associated with Moola Prakruti-- are
far removed from the Lord and therefore He is “NirguNan” and yet He is the
deep abode (ocean) of all kalyANa guNams (samastha KalyANa guNAmrutha
abdhi). The fourth paadham is based on Sruthi and UpabruhmaNams: “Ya:
Para: Sa MahEswara:” and “anAdhinidhanam VishNum SarvalOka mahEs-
waram”

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 SLOKAM 50:

}anaTmnStv tdev gu[< g&[iNt

tejaemySy ih m[egRu[ @v tej>,

tenEv ivñmprae]mudI]se Tv<

r]a TvdI][t @v ytae=iolSy. 50.

Jn~Athmana: tava tadhEva guNam gruNanthi

tEjOmayasya hi maNErguNa yEva tEja: |

tEnaiva viswam aparOksham udheekshasE tvam

rakshA tvadheekshaNatha yEva yathOakhilasya ||

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MEANING:

Oh Hari! You are the embodiment of Jn~Anam (Jn~Ana Svaroopi). Scholars

describe that Jn~Anam as a GuNam. One may wonder how that would be pos-
sible. He is both Jn~Ana Svaroopan and Jn~Ana GuNakan. His Jn~Anam is
asankuchitham (unshrinking) and does not undergo shrinking and expansion
like that of a Bhaddha Jeevan. He is both Jn~Ana Svaroopan and Jn~Ana
guNikan just as the gem full of lustre. With Your Omniscience, You cast your
glances on all the objects of the Universe. The protection for all these objects
arise from those glances of yours alone.

COMMENTS:

Here, KurEsar focuses on the doctrines of DharmabhUtha Jn~Anam and Dhar-

mee Jn~Anam. KurEsar distinguishes the Jn~Anam of the Lord from that of
Bhaddha Jeevans here. He celebrates the IeekshA-poorvika srushti (creation
based on His glances alone) and the Omniscience (Sarvaj~nathvam) that em-
powers such srushti (Sa Ieekshatha lOkAn nu srujaa ithi, tadhaikshatha Bahu
syAm prajAyEya ithi). This Sarvaj~nathvam is saluted in the third line of this
slOkam. The power of those glances of the Sarva Sakthan is celebrated in the
fourth paadham of this slOkam.

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 SLOKAM 51

ÇYyu*ta tv yuvTvmuoEguR[aE"E>

AanNdmeixt< #yainit siÚyNtum!,

te ye zd< iTvit prMprya àv&Äa

nEve; va'!mnsgaecr #Tyudah . 51.

trayyudyatA tava yuvatva

yuvatva-- mukhai: guNoughai:

aanandamEdhitam iyaan ithi sanniyanthum |

tE yE satham thvithi paramparayA pravrutthA

naivEsha vaangmanasagOchara ithyudAha ||

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MEANING:

Oh Bhagavann! When the VedAs attempted to measure (quantify) Your aan-

andham, which continued to grow from the assembly of GuNAs starting from
Your Youth, they (the VedAs) counted in units of hundred and proceeded in an
upward spiral from the human aanandham to the aanandham of Brahma
dEvan and gave up finally the count by concluding rightfully that there is no
limit to Your aanandham. That aanandham of yours is declared as immeasur-
able and beyond count by the VedAs. They continue to grow (yEdhitham) like
Thrivikramans (vardhamAna:).

COMMENTS:

The aanandha svaroopam of Brahman was saluted earlier (24th slOkam) ac-
cording to the way shown by VedAs (AanandhO BrahmEthi VyajAnAth, Aan-
andhAdhyEva khalvimAni bhUthAni jaayanthE). KurEsar’s words in the 24th
slOkam are:

avAngh--manasAvagAhyam
Aanandhamaiswaram avAngh

aamnAsishu: sata guNOttaritha--kramENa

sata--guNOttaritha

Here, KurEsar points out that, this Aanandham of the Lord can also be a
guNam as per the revelation of Aanandhavalli manthram (Aanandham Brah-
maNO vidhvAn).

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BruhadhAraNyakOpanishad also celebrates BrahmAnandham-this Aanandham
growing hundreds of folds starting from human aanandham and growing be-
yond the gigantic aanandham of Brahma Devan (section 6.3).

All the VedAs (trayee) give up their attempts to fully describe the aanandham
behind even one guNam like Youth (“Yuvath-mukhai: guNougai: yEdhitham
Aanandham iyAn ithi sanniyanthum asakthA:”)

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ThirukuLanthai mAyakoothan

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 SLOKAM 52

@v< tya cturya tv yaEvna*a>

sveR gu[a> sh smStivÉUitiÉí,

àVyaùta> SyurvxIn! AvxIryNtae

vacamgaecrmhamihman @v. 52.

yEvam tayA chathurayA tava youvanAdya:

sarvE guNA: saha samastha vibhUtibhisccha |

pravyAhruthA: syuravadheen avadheerayantO

vaachAmagOcharamahAmahimAna yEva ||
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MEANING:

Oh Bhagavann! The clever and competent VedAs declared that the assembly of
your auspicious GuNAs starting from your youth together with Your
Iswaryams of LeelA and Nithya VibhUthis are limitless and have the Vaibha-
vam that is beyond descriptive powers of the faculty of speech.

COMMENTS:

Here, KurEsar reminds us that the immeasurable magnitude of BhagavAn’s

aanandha guNam is not limited to just one GuNam like youth but it spreads to
all the auspicious attributes of the Lord. In Aanandavalli, Sruthi starts with
the guNam of youth (yuvaa syAth) and then continues with srEshta Jn~Anam,
Jagath SwAmithvam and other guNams and declares that the BrahmAnadham
associated with them are beyond descriptive power of the speech faculty.

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 SLOKAM 53

s<vtRvitR iniol< inriÉ}m}<

icÇe c kmRi[ ywahRmhae ! inyCDn!,

s*> i³imÔ‚ih[Éed< AÉedmetd!

AaivíkwR sk«dI][dI][en. 53.

samvarthavarthi nikhilam nirabhiJn~am aJn~am

chithrE cha karmaNi yaTArhamahO ! niyacchan |

sadya: krimidruhiNa
krimidruhiNa--bhEdham abhEdhamEtadh

sakrudh-- eekshaNa dheekshaNEna ||

aaviscchakarTa sakrudh

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MEANING:

Oh Bhagavann! What a wonder! During the time of the great deluge

(PraLayam), You protect all the chEtanams staying like jada vasthus
(achEtanams) in a tiny portion of Your stomach since they are helpless due to
the shrunken state of their Jn~Anam. Once again, at the time of creation
(Srushti), You decide to look at the same instant at all of them (protected
jeevans) resting safely inside Your stomach and immediately the naama-roopa
prapancham in all its multi-faceted splendor springs forth. With that KatAk-
sham, this world from the lowly worm to the mighty Brahma Devan is created
by you without any partiality. You are guided in this act of creation only by
their karmaas.

COMMENTS:

KurEsar’s choices of words in his Sri Sookthis are always the distillation of es-
sence of Sruthis and the thoughts of his AchAryan’s SrI BhAshyam. This slO-
kam is an excellent illustration of that style (saili).

BhagavAn has the six attributes starting from Jn~Anam (ShADguNya Poor-
Nan). Here, KurEsar pays tribute now to the first of the six GuNams (viz),
Jn~Anam.

BhagavAn creates this universe out of Dayaa (KaruNai) and endows the
Jeevans with a body, indhriyams, Jn~Ana visthAram according to their
KarmAs (Karma anuguNam); further, he blesses them with His (Bhagavath)

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 Saasthrams to help them discriminate between the auspicious and the inaus-
picious. VedAs celebrate this compassionate act of creation by the Lord.

During the time of PraLayam, the state of Jeevans is like the state of
AchEtanam without Jn~Anam. They get amalgamated with Bhagavan like the
water absorbed by the hot iron. Lord absorbs and protects these jeevans,
which do not have any naamam or roopam. They (Jeevans) could not be se-
perated from the Lord (abhEdham yEthath). SrivathsAngAcchAr Swamy quotes
a magnificent passage from Sri BhAshyam to illustrate KurEsar’s thoughts
here (Sri BhAshyam: 2.2.3):

“Sa BhagavAn PurushOtthama: — leelA pravruttha:, yEthAni karmANi

sameecheenAni, yEthAni asamacheenAni ithi karma-dhvaitham samvidhAya,
tadhupAnOchitha- dEhEndhriyaadhikam tanniyamana sakthim cha sarvEshAm
kshEtra-jn~Anam saamAnyEna pradhisya — antharaathmatayaa anupravisya,
anumanthrutayaa cha niyacchan thishtathi”.
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KurEsar’s 53rd slOkam is a marvelous summary of the Sri Brahma passage

which describes the Lord’s sousheelyam in line with Karmas
(KarmAnuguNam) and thereafter, anupravEsam and anumanthruthvam. The
Jeevan at the time of PraLayam was like a JaDa vasthu (aj~nam). Its Jn~Ana
sakthi was dull and shrunken (nirabhij~nam). Then, the Lord decided to cre-
ate the Naama-roopa prapancham consistent with the karmAs of the individ-
ual jeevans (YaTArham) and after srushti entered into them as antharyAmi
Brahman and directed them. He creates and empowers the Jeevans with sak-
thi according to their history of karmAs and does not evince any partiality or
preferences as per the Brahma Soothram’s revelation: “vaishamya nairgruNyE
na saapEkshathvAth”.

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ASt< yÊ*d! %pcaYypcaiy cEv<

$z< dirÔmw j¼mmPyin¼m!,

ivñ< ivicÇ< Aivl][vI][en

iv]aeÉySynvixbRt ! zi´rEzI. 54.

astham yadh
yadh--udhyadh upachAyi apachAyi chaivam

Isam dharidhramaTa jangamam apyaningam |

viswam vichithram avilkashaNa veekshaNEna

vikshObhayasyanavadhi: batha ! sakthiraisee ||

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MEANING:

Oh Lord! Your matchless Sakthi is wondrous indeed. With the same sankal-
pam, You create the different species among Your creations ranging from
those which grow and those which shrink, as well as those, which reach an
auspicious state and the others which propel themselves into an inauspicious
state. All these polar opposites among your creations arise as a result of your
unimaginable power.

COMMENTS:

In the previous slOkam the Jn~Anam of the Lord was saluted. Here, one more
guNam of the Lord, Sakthi is celebrated. VedAs salute this adhbhutha sakthi:
“ParAsya Sakthi vividhaiva srUyathE”. He creates, enters into them and com-
mands them through that matchless sakthi. This universe consisting of multi-
farious wondrous entities are created with transformations and differentia-
tions with the power of that sankalpa sakthi (vichithram viswam avilakshaNa
veekshaNEna vikshOpayasi). KurEsar expresses his marvel over that Sakthi of
the Lord.

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 SLOKAM 55

êpàkarpir[amk«tVyvSw<

ivñ< ivpyRistumNyds½ ktRum!,

]aMyn! SvÉavinym< ikmudI]se Tv< ?

SvatNÈymEñr< ApyRnuyaeJymahu>. 55.

roopa
roopa--prakAra pariNama krutha vyavasTam

viswam viparyasithum anyath asath cha karthum |

kshAmyan svabhAva
svabhAva--niyamam kimudheekshasE tvam ?

svAtantryam aiswaram aparyanuyOjyam aahu : ||

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MEANING:

Oh Bhagavann! This world made up of sentient and insentient undergoes

changes in form (roopams) and modes (tanmai/PrakArams). You have the
power to transform them (Chetanams and achEtnams) into different forms or
to change them into different objects of creation or to make them nonexistent
(viparyasithum, anyath karthum, asath karthum cha KshAmyan). While you
are so powerful to bring forth any thing you wish, you rule them largely ac-
cording to their svaroopams and SvabhAvams. That restrained approach of
yours is very hard to understand (tvam SvabhAva niyamam Kim udheek-
shasE?). In this context, VedAs and the wise men state that the independence
unique to You (aiswaram SvAtantryam) is beyond al of our comprehension
and it is not possible to explain why you anticipate SvabhAva niyamam in
spite of Your SvAtantryam.

COMMENTS:

After paying tributes the two of the six guNams (Jn~Anam and Sakthi), KurE-
sar shifts his attention to the third of the six guNams of the Lord (i.e.),
Iswaryam. For the JaDa vasthus, svaroopa pariNaamam is siddham from
timeless times (anAdhi); similarly, for the Jeevans, SvabhAva PariNamam is
present (siddham) from time immemorial. This difference between the
achEtanam and ChEtanam is brought about by Bhagavath Sankalpam. In Sri
BhAshyam, AchArya RaamAnuja comments on this difference: “Jn~Ana sankO-
cha vikAsa lakshaNO jeevasyAnyaTA bhAva: viyadhAdEsthu svaroopAnyaTaa
bhaava lakshaNa:” ChEtanam has Jn~Anam, which may shrink and expand.

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AchEtanam is JaDa vasthu and has no Jn~Anam. This differentiation (Bhaava
lakshaNa vyavasthai) is attributed to Bhagavath Sankalpam. This is the “roopa
PrakAra pariNAma krutha vyavasthaa” referred to in this slOkam by KurEsar.
Lord uses it to create, transform and dissolve the chEtana-achEtanams of the
universe according to these rules (viswam viparyasithum, anyath karthum
asath karthum KshAmyan). Occasionally, BhagavAn chooses not play by these
standard rules and creates the basis for the unsettled discussion to classify
such nonstandard leelaas as either svaroopAnyathA bhAvam or SvabhAvAn-
yathA bhAvam. He transforms an achEtana vasthu in to chEtanam with
Jn~Anam. For example, the stone on the roadside got transformed into Muni
Pathni (Ahalyaa); the piece of charcoal got transformed into an infant
(Pareekshith Raajaa).

When Droupathi maana samraksha-

Nam took place, it was BhagavAns
Sankalpa roopa SvAtantrayam cre-
ated the cotton, the thread, the

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color, the weaving, the length of the
clothing needed for her. This is re-
ferred to in the fourth paadham of
the slOkam to salute the adhisayam
of Sankalpa Roopa SvAtantrya
Iswaryam that is beyond our com-
prehension: “SvAtantryam Iswaram
aparyanuyOjyam aahu:” We can nei-
ther understand this Iswara
Sankalpa SvAtantryam nor ask why
that takes place.

SvAtantryam Ishwaryam

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s<vtRsMÉ&tkrSy shörZme>

%ö< timöydjöivhair hair,

inTyanukUlmnukUln&[a< pre;a<

%Öejn< c tv tej %dahriNt. 56.

samvartha sambhrutha karasya sahsra

sahsra--rasmE:

usram tamisrayath ajasravihAri haari |

nithyAnukoolam anukoola nruNAm parEshAm

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udvEjanam cha tava tEja udhAharanthi ||

MEANING:

BhagavAn’s tEjas is being saluted in this slOkam

Your tEjas makes the Sooryan filled with bright rays look like night during
PraLaya kaalam. Your tEjas is never diminishing and pleasing to the mind and
causing fear to Your enemies. Ancients say such a fearsome tEjas of Yours
produces only auspiciousness to those dear to You.

COMMENTS:

The tEjas (lustre) of BhagavAn makes the brightness of Sooryan look like
darkness. The tEjas of the Lord outshines that of the Sun (Sahasra rasmE: us-
ram tamisrayath). This tEjas terrifies the enemies of the Lord and at the same
time protects His devotees. For those who are engaged in Bhaagavatha
apachAram, this tEjas produces terror and chases them down wherever they
are. For the devotees of the Lord, it has the most comforting effect. The power
of this tEjas makes the Stars, the Sun and all other luminary bodies shine
(tamEva bhAntham anubhAthi sarvam tasya bhAsA sarvam idham vibhAthi).

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nEv ývaPymnvaÝimhaiSt ySy

sÄa=ip tSy tv vI][t> àjanam!,

sMpt! tu ik<punirtae n vdaNymNy<

mNye Tvmev olu miNdrimiNdraya>. 57.

naiva hyavApyam anavAptham ihAsthi yasya

satthAapi tasya tava veekshaNatha: prajAnAm |

sampath thu kimpunarithO na vadAnyamanyam

manyE tvamEva khalu mandiram indirAyA: ||

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MEANING:

Oh Bhagavann! It is very clear there is no bhOgam that you have not enjoyed
so far or any that you desire in future. This is well known. If your glances fall
on all the chEthanams, then they gain all auspiciousness. Aren’t you the One
in whom MahA Lakshmi has her abode? It is clear that all the wealth finds
their home in you and therefore I will not consider anyone other than you as
the most generous benefactor to shower us with riches. adiyEn will not seek
any body else for blessing me with wealth of every kind.

COMMENTS:

So far, BhagavAn’s six guNams (Jn~Anam, Balam, Sakthi, Iswaryam, tEjas et

al) were saluted to provide meaning for Bhagavath sabdham. Now, KurEsar
shifts to the celebration of His generosity (OudhAryam). His UdhArathvam
(VadhAnyathvam) is now saluted. All the other gods do not have the capabili-
ties to match the boon granting power of the Lord accompanied by MahA Lak-
shmi (“pENilum varam taraa midukilla Devar” according to one AzhwAr).
ThoNDardippodi AzhwAr gives us upadEsam on this matter and instructs us
about the folly of seeking other gods for boons, while the Lord riding on Garu-
dan is waiting to grant all that one seeks (kEtteerE NampimeerkAL Garuda
Vaahananaum niRka, sEttai tann madi ahatthuc-chelvam pArtthirikinReerAe).

Our Lord is the one Supreme benefactor, who has the power and riches to
grant you any boon that you seek (“koLLak- kuRaivilan, vENDiRellAm taru,
kOthil VaLLal”). He never runs out of Iswaryam to bless us with.

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SrI MahA Lakshmi's abode

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papErnaidÉvsMÉvvasnaeTwE>

Ê>oe;u y> olu imm'!]it hNt ! jNtu>,

t< kevl< nu k«pyEv smuÏir:yn!

td!Ê:k«tSy nnu in:k«itmaTw zaSÇE>. 58.

Papair
Papair--anAdhibhava sambhava vaasanOthTai :

dukkhEshu ya: khalu mimankshathi hantha ! janthu: |

tamm kEvalam nu krupayaiva samuddharishyan

tadh nishkruthim--AthTa sAsthrai: ||

tadh--dushkruthasya nanu nishkruthim

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MEANING:

Oh Bhagavann! Your KaaruNyam is matchless and fills us with awe. ChEtanan

is immersed in the timeless SamsAra sAgaram and is about to drown buffeted
by the waves of sorrow, cycles of birth and death, old age and narakam. Out of
Your KaaruNya guNam, you take pity on such suffering Jeevans and decide to
bring them to the opposite shores of the fearsome ocean of SamsAram and in-
struct them on the PrAyascchitthams to destroy their paapams and save them.

COMMENTS:

From here on through seven slOkams, KurEsar engages in the celebration of

the incomparable KaaruNya GuNam of the Lord. KurEsar criticizes those, who
declare that BhagavAn is NirguNan (attributeless).

Until now, KurEsar was engaged in eulogizing dhivyAthma guNams; now, he

shifts to the celebration of dhivya mangaLa vigraha guNams. Here, he starts
with KrupA-Vaathsalya-Kshamaa guNams, which assist the bhaktha janams
not to go away from Him. If there was no KrupA and KaaruNyam, bhakthAs
will be overwhelmed by His powers and will fear to approach Him. They will
reason: How great He is and how small I am (AmmAn AazhippirAn! Avan yev-
vidatthAn? yaann aar?), and run away from Him.

To understand His KaaruNyam (Dayaa, KrupA), we have to visualize the five

wheels that swirl around us and catch us and propel us from one to other in a
ceaseless manner from ancient times.

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 These five wheels, where we get swirled around are: avidhyai, Karmaa,
Vaasanai, ruchi and Prakruthi sambhandham. AvidhyA (nescience) makes us
engage in KarmAs. Such engagement in KarmAs create residual effect
(vaasanai); that Vaasanai leads on to the taste (ruchi) to redo them. That
ruchi establishes the association with Prakruthi and we go through the cease-
less cycles of births and deaths. To break this awesome cycle, BhagavAn out
of His dayA (sahEthuka krupA) instructs us to practice Prapatthi as an excuse
(VyAjam) to gain His grace and be freed from Prakruthi. He is Omniscient
(Sarvaj~nan), Powerful Lord of the Universe (SarvEsan) and most merciful al-
ways (Sadhaa KaaruNeekan). Even with all that, He expects a request from
the Karma-bound jeevan to gain freedom from the terrors of SamsAric afflic-
tions (“Sarvajn~Oapi hi VisvEsa: sadhaa KaaruNeekOapi sann, SamsAra- tan-
thravAhithvAth rakshaapekshaam pratheekshathe”). The incomparable Ka-
ruNai of Mukundhan (apAra KaruNaa) and the deep vaathsalyam for His bhak-
thAs is saluted by Swamy Desikan following KurEsar later: “Mukundha Ka-
ruNAm vandhE MudhEshvadhika vathsalAm, svaroopasamsthavou yasyA: nir-
hEthuka-sahEthukou”.
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Our performance of Prapatthi is a simple act compared to the mighty act of

response from the most merciful Lord. He grants us His unfailing protection
and MOksha phalan (kEvalam nu krupayaiva Samuddharishyan). AchArya
RaamAnuja defines the GuNam of DayA this way: “DayA hi naama SvArTa-
nirapEkshA, Para dukkha asahishNuthA” (One that does not think Of any gain
for himself but is incapable of watching others suffer). That is the nature of
the Lord’s DayA. He is avAptha samastha Kaaman (He is totally fulfilled and
does not need any thing from anyone); yet, his heart melts over the suffering
of the Karmaa-bound Jeevans and waits to rush to their rescue. When that
Jeevan sorrows over the mighty sins committed and how it can hope to over-
come their power, the most merciful Lord ordains PrAyascchitthams to destroy
all sins totally (“anupAdhuparamAth prAyasccchitthOnmukhathvatha:, tath-
pooraNAth chAparAdhA: sarvE nasyanthi paadhasa:”-- quote from aparAdha
ParihAra adhikAram of SrImath Rahasya Thraya Saaram). SaraNAgathy is the
remover of all Paapams (Sarva pApmAnaam sishDam hyAthmApahArasya
nishkruthi: SvabharArpaNam). PrAyschittha Prapatthi performed to destroy
any sins accumulated after Prapatthi takes care of their destructon. All of this
is made possible thru the KaaruNyam of the Lord.

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zaöErnaidinxnE> Sm&itiÉSTvdIy
tiÉSTvdIy--

idVyavtarcirtE> zuÉya c †ò(a,

in>ïeys< yÊpkLpyis àjana<

sa TvTk«pajlixt‘jviLgtïI>. 59.

Saasthrair
Saasthrair--anAdi nidhanai: smruthibhis
smruthibhis--tvadeeya
tvadeeya--

divyAvathAra charithai: subhayA cha dhrushtyA |

ni:srEyasam yadupakalpayasi prajAnAm

Saa tvathkrupA jaladhi tallaja valgitha SrI: ||

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MEANING:

This slOkam also celebrates BhagavAn’s KaaruNya guNam.

With Your ancient and eternal Vedams and Saasthrams, with the Smruthis
blessed by Sages Manu, Athri, Haareethar, with the happenings during Your
avathAra kaalams and with Your auspicious glances, You bless the people with
all mangaLams all the way up to Moksham. Your blessings are the waves of
Your Dayaa saagaram (Ocean of Mercy).

COMMENTS:

The Jn~Anam / Buddhi to discriminate the auspicious from the inauspicious is

provided by the Most Merciful Lord through His anaadhi Vedams, Smruthis
linked to Sage Manu and others, His katAksham. These are all Dayaa
Kaaryams for gaining the Phalans all the way upto Moksham (dadhAmi Bhud-
dhi yOgam tamm yEna YaamupAyAnthi tE). AvathAra Kaala charithrams are
enacted for the same purpose and arise out of His Dayaa to help the Jeevans.

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hE hNt ! jNtu;u inrNtrsNttaTma

paPma ih nam vd kae=ymicNTyzi´>,

ySvTk«pajlixmPyitveloel<

%‘'!"yTyk«tÉasur Éagxeyan!. 60.

hai hantha ! janthushu niranthara

niranthara--santhathAthmA

pApmA hi nAma vada kO

kO==yam achinthya
achinthya--sakthi: |

ya: tvath krupAjaladhim api athivElakhElam

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ullangayathyakrutha bhAsura bhAgadhEyAn ||

MEANING:

Oh Lord! You must explain the nature of this powerful and countless assembly
of Paapams that is pervasively present among the chEtanams. What a power
these pApams hold over those unfortunate ones, who do not practice the
UpAyam of SaraNAgathy revealed by you! It makes them (the non-
practitoners of SaraNAgathy) stay outside the domain of your incomparable
Dayaa.

COMMENTS:

In spite of the availability of our Lord’s KaaruNyam, some do not take advan-
tage of it. These are the unfortunates from birth (KaruvilE ThiruvilAthAr). The
timeless Paapams are the reasons that stand in the way between them and
the most merciful Lord. Bhaagavatha apachAram is one such Paapam that in-
terferes with the gaining of the Lord’s KaaruNyam. The ways to overcome this
handicap are described at length in the Utthara KruthyAdhikAram of SrImath
Rahasya Thraya Saaram.

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yd! äükLpinyutanuÉve=PynaZy<

tt! ikiLb;< s&jit jNtuirh ][axeR

@v< sda skljNmsu saprax<

]aMySyhae ! tdiÉsiNxivrammaÇat!. 61.

yadh Brahmakalpa niyuthAnubhavE api anAsyam

tath kilbisham srujathi janthuriha kshaNArdhE |

sakala--janmasu sAparAdham
yEvam sadA sakala

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kshAmyasyahO ! tadabhisandhi virAma mAthrAth ||

MEANING:

Oh Bhagavann! In this karma bhUmi, a jeevan accumulates in a fraction of a

second fierce paapams that cannot be destroyed even during the very long life
of Brahma dEvan. You bear with this chEtanam, who tirelessly accumulates
such Paapams in all his births by taking account only of the times in which
that jeevan does not engage in committing such paapams.

COMMENTS:

BrahmA’s day is made up of the combination of thousand chathur yugams.

Hundred days and nights of this length constitute the life of one Brahma
Devan. It is terrifying to visualize such gigantic time spans. In one fraction of
a second, the Jeevan commits mighty sins that will not be removed even dur-
ing the huge interval of time represented by the life of one Brahma dEvan.
Once that Jeevan practices Prapatthi and vows that it will not engage in Kar-
maas that will displease the ThiruvuLLam of the Lord, then the Most Merciful
Lord takes over and destroys these fierce and long-enduring Paapams and
grants the Jeevan His protection.

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]aiNtStvey< #ytI mhtI kw< nu

muýedhae ! Tviy k«taÃilpÃre;u,

#Tw< Svtae inioljNtu;u inivRze;<

vaTsLymuTsukjne;u kw< gu[Ste. 62.

kshAntistavEyam iyathi mahathee kaTam nu

muhyEdahO ! tvayi kruthAnjali panjarEshu |

ittTham svathO nikhilajanthushu nirvisEsham

vAthsalyam uthsuka janEshu kaTam guNastE ||

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MEANING:

Oh Bhagavann! How does Your great guNam of Forbearance (Patience) get

overtaken by those adorning the shield of anjali (folding the palms in a ges-
ture of reverence to You)? Thus, your intrinsic vaathsalyam (affection) for all
janthus -independent of the differences that they are good or bad-- does not
seem to make it (our Vaathsalya guNam) some thing unique for those, who
are deeply attached to You.

COMMENTS:

Here, Swamy KurEsar salutes the natural Vaathsalya guNam of “the Sarva Sa-
hishNu” VishNu. Swamy ALvanthAr peformed upadEsam for us about the ex-
traordinary power of our Anjali MudhrA: “Anjali ParamA MudhrA kshipram
DevaprasAdhini” (Anjali is a supremely powerful gesture that brings the
Lord’s anugraham swiftly). Anjali is an amsam of SaraNAgathy. Swamy Desi-
kan created later a Sri Sookthi named “Anjali Vaibhavam” to extol the great-
ness of Anjali MudhrA celebrated by Swamy AlavanthAr. For those wearing an-
jali as Kavacham, the anger of the Lord is held back. For those who are totally
devoted to the Lord, KurEsar says that it is not a surprise that BhagavAn’s
Vaathsalyam takes on the form of a guNam of the Lord.

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ivñ< ixyEv ivrcYy incaYy ÉUy>

sÃù;> sit smaiïtvTslTve,

AajGmu;Stv gjaeÄmb&<ihten

pad< pramm&zu;ae=ip c ka mnI;a ?. 63.

viswam dhiyaiva viracchayya nichAyya bhUya:

sanjahrusha: sathi samAsrithavathsalathvE |

aajagmushastava gajOtthama BrumhithEna

pAdam parAmamrusushOapi cha kaa maneeshA ? ||

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MEANING:

For you who through

your sankalpam cre-
ate, protect and de-
stroy the Universe;
Your Vaathsalyam
brought You to the
side of the pond,
when You heard the
heart rending cry of
G a j E n d h r a n
(AadhimoolamE) aris-
ing from his battle
with the powerful
crocodile. You arrived
at lightning speed on
Garudan, cut asunder
the head of the croco-
GajEndra mOksham--GajEndra Varadan--Thiru AllikENi
dile and massaged
the sore foot of that elephant with your sacred hand to reduce its pain. adiyEn
does not fully comprehend the depth of Your Vaathsalyam displayed by that
comforting gesture. You who is so powerful need not have come directly to
the pond side; with Your sankalpam alone, You could have killed the crocodile
from Your comfortable seat in SrI Vaikuntam. Your overflowing affection how-

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 ever for Your devotee got You to the pond side in such a hurry. Not only did
you arrive with utmost haste to the pond side to kill the enemy of Your Bhak-
tha Janam but you also massaged with Your own hands, the leg of the king of
Elephant with great tenderness. How are we to understand the depth of this
Vaathsalyam towards Your bhaktha janams? We will never comprehend it
fully.
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y> kiídev yid ikÃn hNt ! jNtu>

ÉVya Éjet ÉgvNtmnNyceta>,

t< sae=y< $†z #yainit va=Pyjann!

hE ! vEnteysmmPyurrIkraei;. 64.

ya: kaschidEva yadi kinjana hantha! janthu:

bhavyA bhajEtha bahgavantham ananya chEthA: |

tamm sOayam Idhrusa iyAn ithi vAapyajAnan

hai ! VainathEya samam apyuraree karOshi ||

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MEANING:

Oh Bhagavann! When a janthu becomes

sanctified through Your KatAksham and
seeks Your protection without any other re-
course or prayOjanam, then You overlook
any and all blemishes that janthu has and
treat that janthu on a par with Your antha-
ranga Parijanam, GaruDaazhwAn. This is in-
deed a matter of great wonder.

COMMENTS:

The end limit of forbearance is Vaathsalyam.

As AzhwAr says: “yEzhai yEthalan Keezh-
mahan yennAthu irangi”. The Lord does not
think that this one is a poor bloke or from a
lowly background and makes even a Paapi
transform into a Parisuddhan through His
JaayamAna KatAksham. He does not look at
the dhOshams of those, who seek His pro-
tection. He even treats these Paapis as
equal in mahimai to His own intimate kaim-
karya Paran, Garudan.

You treat everyone as GarudAzhvAn

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TvTsaMymev ÉjtamiÉvaÁDis Tv<

tTsaTk«tEivRÉvêpgu[ESTvdIyE>

´—— ttae ih prm< tv saMymahu>

mui´

TvÎaSymev ivÊ;a< prm< mt< tt!. 65.

tvath sAmyamEva bhajathAm abhivAnchasi tvam

tath sAthkruthai: vibhavaroopa guNai: tvadheeyai: |

mukthim tathO hi paramam tava sAmyamAhu:

tvath dAsyamEva vidushAm Paramam matham tath ||

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MEANING:

Oh Bhagavann! You desire that Your Muktha Jeevans enjoy Your Iswaryam,
TirumEni and ThirukkalyANa guNams on a par with You. Those who are famil-
iar with Veda manthrams hold the view that the tight closeness to the Lord is
the same as Moksham. The omniscient AzhwArs understood however the con-
cept of Moksham as serving the Lord. Both are examples of high-minded
thought!

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tÖE twa=Stu ktmae=ymhae ! SvÉav>

yavan! ywaivxgu[ae Éjte ÉvNtm!,

tavan! twaivxgu[StdxInvuiÄ>

s<ið:yis Tvimh ten smanxmaR. 66.

tadhvai taTAsthu kathamOayamahO ! svabhAva:

yAvAn yaTAvidhaguNO bhajathE bhavantham |

tAvAn taTAvidhaguNa: tadadheenavrutthi:

samslishyasi tvamiha tEna samAna dharmA ||

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MEANING:

Be that (Souseelya guNam) as it may (tadh vai taTA asthu)! What of Your
svabhAvam that adiyEn is going to describe now (ayam SvabhAva: Katham?
Aho!)? That is astonishing. You mingle with Your Bhaktha Kotees with the
same attributes (guNams) that they choose to worship You by and You stay
under their adheenam (control) and mingle with those devotees at their
(same) level (tEna SamAna dharmA sann samslishyasi).

COMMENTS:

Now, KurEsar expands on the guNam of Souseelyam. He reminds us of the

Lord hiding His Svarupa-SvabhAvams so that the devotees do not get fright-
ened over their immensity and run away from him. Our Lord assumes there-
fore a simple manushya form during His avathArams (Raama, KrishNa
avathArams) and mingles with the devotees as one of them (Soulabhyam). He
says: “AathmAnam mAnusham manyE Raamam DasarathAthmajam”. Follow-
ing the Tathkrathu nyAyam explanation in Sri BhAshyam (4.3.14), BhagavAn
assumes the same guNams in Mukthi dasai (at Sri VaikuNTham for BhakthAs)
whatever that Bhakthan meditated upon during his stay on earth (before as-
cending to Parama Padham as a Mukthan). This does not mean that BhagavAn
has no other KalyANa guNams. It means that the overpowering Soulabhya-
Souseelya guNams of Sri VaikuNTha NaathAn makes Him display that guNam
chosen over the others by the devotee and leave the other guNams in the
background as per Tathkrathu nyAyam.

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nIlaÃnaiÔinÉ< %Úsmayta]<

AajanujEÇÉuj< Aaytk[Rpazm!,

ïIvTsl][< %dargÉIrnaiÉ
%dargÉIrnaiÉ——

pZyem dev ! zrd> ztmI†z< Tvam!. 67.

neelAnjanAdrinibham unnasam aayathAksham

aajAnujaithrabhujam aayathakarNapAsam |

SrIvathsalakshaNam udhAra gabhIra naabhim

pasyEma dEva! sarada: sathameedhrusam tvAm ||

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MEANING:

Oh EmperumAn! Oh Lord of Parama Padham! Here at Sri VaikuNTham, You

shine as a gigantic blue mountain with the hue of collyrium (neela anjana
adhri nibham). You have a majestic nose (unnasam). You look with your beau-
tiful, big eyes (aayathAksham). Your hands extend all the way to your knees
(aajAnu jaithra bhujam). Your ears are beautiful and long (aayatha karNa
pasam).Your chest is adorned with the mole of SrIvathsam; the lakshaNam of
Parama Purushan. Your nabhi is deep. May we have your beautiful sEvai with
all these Dhivya MangaLa vigraha subha lakshaNams for many many years to
come (tvAm eedhrusam sarada: satham pasyEma:)!

COMMENTS:

This is a PallANDu singing for Parama Padha NaaTan. In the previous five slO-
kams, KurEsar enjoyed briefly the dhivya mangaLa vigraham of the Lord. In
the next ten slOkams, KurEsar salutes at length the dhivya soundharyam of
SrI VaikuNTha NaaTan.

KurEsar reaches a state of mind (BhAvanA Prakarsham) of being in SrI Vai-

kuNTham and enjoying the beauty of the Lord there as His AchAryA (Sri
RaamAnujA) did at Srirangam on a Panguni Uttharam day and blessed us with
that vision via Sri VaikuNTha Gadhyam.

At Sri VaikuNTham, BhagavAn gives His darsanam as Neela Megha SyAmaLan

(Chathurbhuja: SyAmaLAnga: SrI BhUmyAm saha NeeLayA). He is like Neela

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JeemUtham (Neela JeemUtha sannibha:). He displays the MangaLa chihnam
(sign) of Sri Vathsam (LakshmI - vAllabhya SoubhAgya - chihnam Srivathsa:
asya Vakshasi). KurEsar concludes this slOkam with a Vedic Prayer: “pasyEma
saradha: satham”.

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PerumAL with Pancha Lakshmi

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AMÉaeéha]< ArivNdinÉa'!iºyuGm<

AataètamrsrMykra¢kaiNt,

É&¼alk< æmrivæmkaykaiNt

pItaMbr< vpurdStu vy< Stvam. 68.

ambhOruhAksham aravinda nibhAnghriyugmam

aatAmra tAmarasa ramyakarAgra kAnthi |

brungAlakam bhramaravibhrama kaaya kaanthi

peethAmbaram vapuradasthu vayam sthavAma ||

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MEANING:

We eulogize the Lord of Sri VaikuNTham with lotus-like eyes, lotus-like red
feet, with delicate fingers having the hue of a just blossomed red lotus petals,
with the dark black tresses having the color of a black beetle and dark colored
body (shyAmaLam) adorned with radiant yellow PeethAmbharam.

COMMENTS:

Thirumangai AzhwAr’s celebration of the beauty of the Lord’s ThirumEni and

the avayavams are behind the inspiration for KurEsar in this slOkam:
“KaivaNNam thAmaraivaay kamalam pOlum KaNNiNayum aravindham
ahthE” (The palms and the fingers / Kai, the pair of eyes remind one of the
soft, red hue of the lotus).

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æUivæme[ m&ÊzItivlaeikten

mNdiSmten mxura]rya c vaca,

àemàk;Ripzunen ivkaisna c

sMÉaviy:yis kda muop»jen. 69.

bhrUvibhramENa mrudhu seetha vilOkithEna

mandasmithEna madhurAksharayA cha vaachaa |

prEmaprakarsha pisunEna vikAsinA cha

mukha--pankajEna ||
sambhAvayishyasi kadaa mukha

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MEANING:

Oh VishNu Bhagavan! When are you going to give the five signals that convey
your benevolent intentions towards me? adiyEn is awaiting the indication of
those signals:

1. The movement of your auspicious brows,

2. Your beautiful and cool glances,
3. Your bewitching smile,
4. Your sweet words of welcome and
5. Your thirumukha MaNDalam filled with affection for adiyEn.

COMMENTS:

Bharatha Naatya Saasthram states that one should express One’s thoughts by
five means: “Oshtaa-akshi-bhrU hastha paadhou vaachA mounEna so-
ochayEth” (lips, eyes, brow, hands, legs, speech and silence). Here, KurEsar
begs the Lord to reveal His auspicious intentions towards him with those sig-
nals. He asks: When are you going to bless adiyEn and when can I know about
that thru the signals emanating from the movements and expressions origi-
nating from Your limbs and faculty? KurEsar expresses his longing here for
signs of Bhagavath anugraham.

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v¿a»…zXvjsraeéhz'!oc³
c³--

mTsIsuxaklzkLpkkiLpta»m!,

TvTpadpÒyug¦< ivk¦TàÉaiÑ>

ÉUyae=iÉ;eúyit kda nu izrae mdIym!. 70.

vajrAnkusa
vajrAnkusa--dhvaja
dhvaja--sarOruha
sarOruha--sankha
sankha--chakra
chakra--

mathsee sudhaa kalasakalpaka kalpithAnkam |

tvath
tvath--Paada
Paada--padma
padma--yugaLam vikaLath
vikaLath--prabhAdbhi:

bhUyOabhishekshyathi kadhaa nu sirO madheeym ||

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MEANING:

Oh VaikuNTha NaaTha! When will my head be drenched and made cool by the
sacred waters flowing from Your auspicious feet embossed with the holy
marks of Vajram, elephant goad (ankusam), flag, lotus, chakram, conch, fish,
nectar pot and kalpaka tree?

COMMENTS:

BhagavAn is Mahaa Purushan and as such unique lakshaNams (marks) are

seen on the sole of His sacred feet. They indicate that Bhagavaa is Para
Tatthvam (Supreme principle) and is the SaamrAD (Emperor of the Uni-
verses). VishNu Sooktham reveals that delectable Honey flows from the sa-
cred feet of the Lord:

“VishNO: padhE ParamE madhva uthsa:”

Sounakar, Sukha Brahmam, Swamy ALavanthAr and Swamy Desikan have

made similar prayers for the placement of the Lord’s Thiruvadis with the
above subha lakshaNams on their heads. Sri Sukha Brahmam longed for such
a blessing this way: “sanchidhayEdh BhagathasccharaNAravindham va-
jrAnkusa-dhvaja- sarOruha-laanchanADyam”.

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ÇEiv³m³mk«ta³m[iÇlaek<

%Ä<smuÄm< AnuÄmÉi´Éajam!,

inTy< xn< mm kda ih mÊÄma¼<

A¼Ikir:yait icr< tv padpÒm!. 71.

thraivikrama
thraivikrama--kramakruthAkramaNa
kramakruthAkramaNa--thrilOkam

utthamsamutthamam anutthama
anutthama--bhakthi
bhakthi--bhAjam |

nithyam dhanam mama kadaa hi madutthamAngam

angeekarishyathi chiram tava paada padhmam ||

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MEANING:

Oh VaikuNTha NaaTha! When will your lotus soft feet have its permanent rest
on adiyEn’s head as undiminishing wealth? Those sacred feet are the ones,
which through their steps showed the dimensions of the worlds and stay as
the matchless alankArams (decorations) for the heads of Your BhakthAs.

COMMENTS:

Lord’s sacred feet are the wealth that never diminishes or disappears (Nithya
dhanam). They are the superior decorations (noble SirOalankAram/utthamam
utthamsam) for the heads of visEsha BhakthAs of the Lord (anutthama bhak-
thi bhAjAm utthamsam). Those sacred feet are the Ones that measured the
three worlds during Thrivikrama avathAram (Thraivikrama krama krutha aak-
ramaNa thrilOkam, Paada Padmam). During ThrivikramAvathAram, the mark
of the Lord’s feet was left on all objects in the three worlds. They got sancti-
fied by that association. DevAs derived their sakthi from that imprint of the
Lord’s feet on their heads (Rg Vedam: athO dEvA avanthu nO yathO VishNur-
vichakramE). KurEsar longs for that sambhandham. In SrI VaikuNTham, the
abode of Muktha Jeevans is between the sacred feet of the Lord and the aad-
hAra Padhmam (lotus below the sacred feet of the Lord).

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%iÚÔpÇztpÇsgaeÇ< ANt
ANt--

leRoarivNd< AiÉnNdnimiNÔya[am!,

mNmUiXnR hNt ! krp‘vt‘j< te

k…vRn! kda k«tmnaerwiy:yse mam!. 72.

unnidhra pathra sathapathra sagOthram anthar

anthar--

lEkhAravindam abhinandanam indriyANAm |

manmUrdhni hantha! kara

kara--pallava
pallava--tallajam tE

krutha--manOraTayishyasE mAm ||
kurvan kadaa krutha
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MEANING:

Oh VaikuNTha NaaTha! When are you going to make adiyEn fulfilled by placing
Your tender hand over my head? That hand of yours is marked by softness
reminiscent of the lotus petals, has the lotus flower marks inside (on the
palm) and generates joy for the eye, nose, body and mind (indhriyANAm abhi-
nandhanam).

COMMENTS:

Sri Saathvatha Samhithai states that SrI VaikuNTha NaaThan looks with affec-
tion at the Muktha Jeevans that reach His supreme abode, greets them with
His sweet welcome and places His hand on the siras of the jeevans as
anugraha mudhrai. KurEsar like others before him begs the Lord to prevent his
indhriyams from roaming here and there (Patti mEyAthu) by placing His aus-
picious hands over his head (AzhwAr’s request: “aNi mihu tAmaraik-kaiyai an-
thO! AdicchiyOm talaimisai Nee aNiyAyAi”).

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Aa¼I insgRinyta Tviy hNt kaiNt>

inTy< tvalimymev twa=ip caNya,

vEÉU;[I Évit kaiNtrl<tra< sa

hE pu:klEv iniola=ip ÉviÖÉUit>. 73.

aanghee nisarganiyathA tvayi hantha kaanthi:

nithyam tavAlam iyamEva taTApi chAnyA |

vaibhUshaNee bhavathi kaanthiralantharAm saa

hai pushkalaiva nikhilApi bhavath vibhUthi: ||

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MEANING:

Oh VaikuNTha NaaTha! The natural beauty of your body without the associa-
tion of Your aabharaNams is itself astounding. That would be sufficient to sat-
isfy anyone. When the aabhAraNams are also added, that superior beauty
celebrated by AzhwArs and AchAryAs becomes multifold and makes one say,
enough, enough. This is indeed a matter of great wonder. This slOkam is link-
able to ThiruppANAzhwAr’s anubhavam of Lord RanganAtha (kOla MaamaNi
aaramum mutthu dhAmamum mudivillathOr yezhil neela mEni IyyO! niRai
koNDathenn nenjinayE!). Swamy Desikan would say later along these lines.
(“BhUshAyudhai: adhigatham nija kaanthi hEthO:”). Every limb of the Lord is
mangaLAnAm MangaLam. When the aabharaNams are added, then they get
enhanced in their beauty and add to the Lord’s Soundharyam.

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ïIvTskaEStuÉikrIqllaiqkaiÉ>

keyUrharkqkaeÄmki{QkaiÉ>,

%Îamdammi[nUpurnIivbNxE>

ÉaNt< ÉvNt< Ainme;< %dIi];Iy. 74.

Srivathsa
Srivathsa--kousthubha
kousthubha--kirIta lalAtikAbhi :

kEyUra
kEyUra--haara
haara--kataka
kataka--utthama kaNTikAbhi: |

uddaama
uddaama--dAma maNi noopura neevibandhai:

bhAntham bhavantham animEsham udheekshisheeya ||

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MEANING:

Oh SrI VaikuNTha NaaTha! May adiyEn be blessed to have Your most beautiful
and eye-filling darsanam of Your ThirumEni with its Srivathsam mole, Koust-
hubha gem, tilakam, shoulder decorations, pearl necklace, forest flower gar-
land, gem -- laden waist belt, ankle jewelery and other aabharaNams!

COMMENTS:

Sripathi Roopa DhyAnam along the lines described in SrI Poushkara Samhithai
is attempted here (sragvasthrAbaraNai: yuktham svAnuroopai: anUpamai:
chinmayai: svaprakAsaisccha anyOnya ruchiranjithai:). KurEsar wishes to en-
joy that dhivya soundharyam without blinking his eyes like dEvAs; sadhA
pasyanthi anubhavam is sought. NaayikA BhAvam is implied in this anubha-
vam (Bhuktham PriyAbhi: animEsha vilOchanAbhi:). There is no doubt about
the Svaroopam of the Lord, when one looks at the unique aabharaNams
adorning the Lord. For instance, the beautiful and tall crown adorning His
head is not seen on the heads of Brahmaa or Sivan. This crown is unique to
Him. Sivan has matted locks. Brahmaa has the appearance of Tapasvi
(Taapasa VEsham). Our Lord’s SarvEswarathvam is indicated by the Crown
(Bhagavatasthu kiriDAdhi yOgAth SarvEswarathva khyApakam). He is under-
stood as “ImayOr Talaivan” through the adornment of this Vaira Mudi.

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@eNdIvrI Kvicdip KvcnarivNdI

caNÔatpI Kvcn c
c,, Kvcnaw hEmI,

kaiNtStvaeFprÉagprSprïI>

payeRt par[iytu< ikmu c]u;aemeR. 75.

aindheevaree kvachidapi kvachanAravindhee

chAndrAtapee kvachana cha , kvachanATa haimee |

kaanthis
kaanthis--tavODa
tavODa--parabhAga
parabhAga--paraspara SrI:

chakshushOr--mE ||
paaryEtha paaraNayithum kimu chakshushOr

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MEANING:

Here KurEsar enjoys the integrated beauty of all the limbs of SrI VaikuNTha
NaaThan (SamudhAya sObhA anubhavam). Oh VaikuNTha NaaTha! Your divine
body and portions of Your eyes have the dark bluish-black hue of NeelOth-
palam (Karuneythal pushpam); Your palms and sole of your divine feet have a
red hue reminding one of the petals of red lotus. Your gentle smile and lips
have the hue of the cool, Moon’s rays. Your chest has the radiance of gold
arising from the residence of HiraNya VarNai, MahA Lakshmi. All of these dif-
ferent hues compliment each other and add to the total beauty of Your dhivya
ThirumEni. When will adiyEn enjoy that samudhAya SobhA soundharyam as
the dhvAdasi PaaraNai for one, who has observed EkAdasi Vratham?

COMMENTS:

SrivathsAnkAcchAr Swamy reminds us of a beautiful slOkam from Tatthva

Muktha KalApam regarding this SamudhAya Sobhai of Srimann NaarAyaNan:

LakshmI-nEthrOthpala SrisathathaparichayAdhEsha samvardhamAnO

naabhInAlee-karinghan madukarapaaDalee-dhattha hasthAvalamBa: |
asmAkam sampadhOgAn-avirala-tuLaseedhama sanjAtha bhUma:
kaalindhee kaantheehAree kalayathu vapusha: kaalimaa kaiDabhArE: ||

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Tva< seivt< jljc³gddaisza¼ER>

taúyeR[ sENypitna=nucrEStwa=NyE>,

deVya iïya sh vsNtmnNtÉaege

ÉuÃIy saÃilrs»…ictai]púma. 76.

tvAm sEvitham jalaja chakra gadAdAsi saarngai:

thArkshyENa sainyapatinAanucharais
sainyapatinAanucharais--taTAnyai: |

dEvyA SriyA saha vasantham ananathabhOgE

saanjalir--asankuchithAkshi pakshmA ||
bhunjeeya saanjalir
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MEANING:

Oh Bhagavann! May adiyEn be blessed with the soubhAgyam of enjoying Your

darsanam with my hands folded in reverence and unclosed eyes, while You
are receiving the kaimkaryam from Your aayudhams--Conch, Disc, Mace,
Sword, bow - and nithya Sooris (VishvaksEnar, Garudan et al). May adiyEn
have the good fortune to have the darsana soubhAgyam of yourself being
seated on your bed of AadhisEshan with Your divine consort, MahA Lakshmi?

COMMENTS:

SrI PaancharAthra Saasthrams describe the SEvai of Sri VaikuNTa NaaTan at

His supreme abode with His weapons, aabharaNams, Parijanams (MukthAs
and Nithya Sooris) and His DEvis. This slOkam visualizes that dhivya dar-
sanam.

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kE»yRinTyinrtEÉRvdekÉaegE>

inTyErnu][nvInrsaÔRÉavE>,

inTyaiÉvaiÁDtprSprnIcÉavE>

mÎEvtE> pirjnEStv s¼sIy. 77.

kainkarya nithya nirathai: bhavadEka

bhavadEka--bhOgai:

nithyairanukshaNa naveena rasArdhra bhAvai: |

nithyAbhivAnchitha paraspara neecha

neecha--bhAvai:

maddhaivathai: parijanaistava sangaseeya ||

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MEANING:

Oh Bhagavann! May adiyEn be blessed to be always in the auspicious sath san-

gam of Your BhAgavathAs /nithya Sooris, who are forever engaged in per-
forming kaimkaryam to You; their minds are softened through the ceaseless
love for You; they wish to be the servants of each other in their role as Your
BhAgavathAs; they sustain themselves by invoking You as their Kula dhaivam.
May adiyEn be blessed to live in the company of these dear parijanams and
AchAryAs of Yours forever!

COMMENTS:

In our darsanam, BhAgavatha sEshathvam (being the servants of BhAga-

vathAs) is more important than even serving the Lord (Bhagavath Kaim-
karyam). This slOkam was blessed to us by KurEsar to remind us of this
tatthvam. AzhwAr’s support for this tradition is seen in: “tala sayanatthu
uRaivARaik-koNDAdum nenjudayAr YengaL Kula dhaivamE”. Swamy Desikan
has elaborated on this topic in the PurushArTa-kAshtAdhikAram of SrImath
Rahasya Thraya Saaram. Even in the state of Mukthi (at Sri Vaikuntam),
Nithya Sooris, MukthAs and our PoorvAchAryAs stay as mutual servants of
each other in a state of Bhagavatha sEshathvam.

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 SLOKAM 78

yt! ikiÂÊJJvlimd< yÊpaOyya==hu>

saENdyRm&iÏirit yNmihma<zlez>,

naçEv ya< iïymuziNt ydIyxam

TvamamniNt ytma ytmanisiÏ>. 78.

yath kinjidujjvalamidam yadupAkhyayAaahu:

soundaryamruddhirithi yannmahimAmsalEsa: |

naamnaiva yaam sriyamusanthi yadheeyadhAma

tvAmAmananthi yathamaa yathamAna Siddhi: ||

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MEANING:

Oh Bhagavan! May adiyEn be granted the boon of becoming the bonded ser-
vant of Yourself and Your divine consort, who lends Her name of "Sri " to all
radiant objects in this world; She is behind all beauty and wealth through a
tiny portion of Her glory; She has taken on the name of “SrI”" because of Her
unparalleled auspiciousness; She has chosen Your chest as Her permanent
abode and She is the Mother of the Universe; She shines as Mosha Lakshmi
(the ultimate phalan of Yoga siddhi)!

COMMENTS:

We recognize all auspicious things in the universe as LakshmIkaram. When

her glance does not fall on them, they lose their Lakshmikaram. Sri BhAshya-
kArar celebrated her Mahimai as: “anavadhika mahimaa Mahishee”. She has
every Iswaryam that Her Lord has. She destroys all sins like Her Lord “vEri
MaaRAtha PoomEl iruppAL vinai theerkkumE”. The other quotations for her
incomparable mahimai are denoted by Her sacred names: “Vimukthi Phala
dhAyini, Sarva kaama pradhA, SamsArArNava taariNee, SarvArthi Samudhra
ParisOshinee”. Here, She is saluted as the grantor of Moksham, fulfiller of all
desires, One who gets us across the ocean of SamsAram and as the One who
dries up the ocean of all miseries.

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 SLOKAM 79

ya vE Tvya=PyudixmNwnyÆl_ya

ya=NtihRte jgÊNmwnae*tae=ÉU>,

ya c àit][mpUvRrsanubNxE>

ÉavEÉRvNtmiÉnNdyte sdEv. 79.

yaa vai tvayAapyudadhi manTana yathna labhyA

yaa antharhitE jagadunmaTanOdhyathOabhU: |

yaa cha prathikshaNam apoorvarasAnubandhai:

bhAvai: bhavantham abhinandayathE sadaiva ||

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MEANING:

May adiyEn be blessed with the

soubhAgyam of serving Your divine
consort, who was attained by You
through Your efforts to churn the
Milky ocean; She started You on
that effort through Her act of disap-
pearance from Sri VaikuNTham and
She enhances Your love for Her with
Her many playful relationships with
You in an ever delectable manner!

COMMENTS:

The churning of the Milky Ocean

was done by the Lord to gain MahA
Lakshmi (“ViNNavar amudhuNa,
amudhil varum PeNNamudhuNDa
EmperumAnE” - -Thirumangai
AzhwAr about ThiruviNNagarap-
pan). That She Enhances His love
for her through many rasa bhAvams
is revealed by:

“Apoorvavadh vismayamAdhad- The churning of the Milky Ocean

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 hAnayA, guNEna roopENa vilAsa chEshtithai: SadhA tavaivOchithayA tava
SriyA”. Her playful acts are never the same (Apooravm), produce wonders
(vismayam aadhadhAnaa); these playful acts (VilAsa cheshtais) match exactly
with Her Lord’s roopam and guNam.
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 SLOKAM 80

êpiïya gu[g[EivRÉven xaça

ÉavEédarmxurEíturEíirÇE>,

inTy< tvEv s†zI iïymIñrI—— ta<

s†zI—— iïymIñrI

Tva< caiÂt> pircreymudI[RÉav>. 80.

roopasriyA guNaganair
guNaganair--vibhavEna dhAmnA

bhAvairudAra madhurai: chathurai: charithrai: |

nithyam tavaiva sadhruseem sriyam Iswareem thAmm

tvAm chAnjitha: paricharEyam udheerNa bhAva: ||

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MEANING:

Oh Bhagavann! Please bless adiyEn with the soubhAgyam of performing blem-

ishless kaimkaryam to You and to Your dear consort, who matches You in
every one of Your anantha kalyANa guNams, ThirumEni soundharyam, VisEsha
avathAra mahimai, Supreme tEjas and ceaseless generosity and compassion-
ate thoughts towards our KshEmam.

COMMENTS:

Swamy KurEsar has used three slOkams including this one to praise the Mahi-
mai of MahA Lakshmi as saluted earlier by Swamy ALavanthAr, AchArya
RaamAnuja SrI Sookthis, AzhwAr aruL vaakku and Sri VishNu PurANam. He
prayed for the bhAgyam of serving the Lord along with His divine consort, who
matches Him in every aspect (Tulya SeelA). KurEsar seems to indicate that
Kaimkaryam for PirAtti is his aim and PerumAL Kaimkaryam is incidental to
that Kaimkaryam to MahA Lakshmi. She blesses us with worldly Iswaryam,
Moksham and residence in Sri VaikuNTham (Iswaryam akshara-gathim Pa-
ramam padham vaa). VEdam salutes the Divine consort of the Lord as:
“Iswareegum sarvabhUthAnAm asyEsaanaa JagathO VishNupathnee”. KurEsar
seems to suggest that his goal is Kaimkaryam to MahA Lakshmi and seems to
request Her dear Lord to be present at that time and accept his Kaimkaryams
as a dhivya MiTunam (Divine Couple).

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ya ibæit iSwrcraTmkmev ivñ<

ivñMÉra prmya ]mya ]ma c,

ta< matr< c iptr< c ÉvNtmSy

VyuCDNtu raÇy #ma virvSytae me. 81.

Yaa bibhrati sTiracharAthmakamEva viswam

ViswambharA paramayA KshamayA KshamA cha |

thAmm Maatharam cha Pitharam cha bhavanthamasya

vyucchanthu rAthraya imA vArivasyathO mE ||

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MEANING:

Oh Bhagavann! May the long dark nights of SamsAram that has been following
adiyEn for limitless time be banished through Kaimkarya prApthi for You and
Your dear consort BhUmi DEvi and my Mother, who bears the world of sentient
and insentient and has the name of Kshamaa to denote the highest quality of
patience!

COMMENTS:

Bhagavaan is saluted as “SrI BhUmi sahitham Hari:” Here, KurEsar expresses

his intense desire to perform kaimkaryam for the Lord in union with BhUmi
Devi. She carries the world of moving and stationary entities (sTira CharAth-
makam Viswam bibhrathi) and threfore is saluted as “ViswanmbharA”. She
has immeasurable patience (Kshamaa). She bears with all our aparAdhams
befitting her name, “Sarvam Sahaa”. She is the Mother of the world (“tvam
MaathA Sarva lOkAnAM PaadhanyAsam Kshamasva mE”: Sage Sounakar’s
words). KurEsar wishes to offer his homage to this dhivya Dampathis for the
removal of the deep dark night (KaaLa Raathri) of SamsAra bhandham. KurE-
sar prays for the anugraham of AruNOdhayam of Bhagavath Kaimkaryam in
Sri VaikuNTham, where there are no nights (savcchandha Kaimkarya MahOth-
sava dhivasam).

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ÉavEédarmxurEivRivxEivRlasE>

æUivæmiSmtkqa]inrI][Eí,

ya TvNmyI Tvmip yNmy @v sa ma<

nIla intaNtmurrIk…étamudara. 82.

BhaavairudAra madhurai: vividhair

vividhair--vilAsai:

bhrU
bhrU--vibhrama
vibhrama--smitha katAksha
katAksha--nireekshaNai: cha |

Yaa tvanmayee, tvamapi yannmaya yEva, Saa mAmm

neelA nithAntham urareekuruthAmm udhAraa ||

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MEANING:

May NeeLA DEvi of immeasurable generosity, who matches You in every as-
pect -- magnificent and auspicious thoughts, countless playful acts, the move-
ment of Her brows, sly glances and naturally blemish free smiles-- accept my
kaimkaryams!

COMMENTS:

In Vaikuntam, Parama Padha NaaThan is accompanied by His three devis (SrI,

BhUmi and NeeLA Devis). KurEsar offered his eulogies earlier to Sri DEvi in
three slOkams, BhU DEvi in the last slOkam and salutes NeeLA DEvi in this
slOkam. The presence of the Lord with His three dEvis has been saluted by
SamhithAs and AchAryAs. YathirAjar in Gadhya Thrayam visualizes this scene
at SrI VaikuNTam: “asankhyEya KalyANa guNaguna SrI Vallabha! YEvamb-
hUtha BhUmi-NeeLA Naayaka!”

SrI Devi carries the red lotus in her hand; BhUmi Devi adorns red lily flower in
her hand; NeeLA Devi carries white lily in her hand.

NeelA Devi is known therefore as “Alli Malar MahaL”. With Her dhivya sound-
haryam and love, She has the Lord under Her control, when it comes to Him
agreeing on forgiving the sins of ChEtanam and grants him Sathgathy. Her
power over Her Lord is saluted as “Alli Malar Mahal BhOga MayakkuhaL”. Ku-

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 rEsar here prays for NeeLA Devi’s anugraham to perform Nithya Kaimkaryam
to Her and Her Lord through the use of her influence over Her Lord.
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SAranAtha PerumAL with SrI dEvi, Bhu dEvi and NeeLA dEvi

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 SLOKAM 83

ÉavErnu][< ApUvRrsanuivÏE>

ATyÑ‚tEriÉnvEriÉnN* devI>,

É&Tyan! ywaeictpirCDidnae ywah¡

sMÉavyNtmiÉtae Égvn! ! Éveym!. 83.

bhAvairanukshaNam apoorvarasAnuviddhai:

atyadhbhutai: abhinavairabhinandhya DEvee: |

bhruthyAn yaTOchithaparicchadinO yaTArham

sambhAvayantham abhithO Bhagavann ! bhavEyam ||

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MEANING:

Oh Bhagavann! May adiyEn surround you on all sides as You receive the Kaim-
karyams of Nithya Sooris and honor them for those properly executed Kaim-
karyams! May adiyEn be blessed to be close to You in all four directions as You
gladden the hearts of Your PirAttis with leelas filled with wondrous SrungAra
rasam that change from minute to minute and appear to be made just for that
occasion!

COMMENTS:

Lord has three Devis and shows equal affection towards every one of them.
His prEma Bhandham to them is of equal measure. KurEsar longs for a similar
level of affection from the Lord as one of “Sthree PrAyam”. He prays for the
soubhAgyam of pressing the Lord’s tender feet just as Mahaa Lakshmi and
BhUmi Devi do although he is unfit as a Mahaa Paapi: “VadiviNai illaa Malar
MahaL maRRa NilamahaL pidikkum melladiyai koduvinayEnum pidikka”

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 SLOKAM 84

ha hNt hNt ! htkae=iSm olae=iSm ix'!ma<

muýn! Ahae ! Ahimd< ikmuvac vaca,

Tvam¼ ! m¼¦gu[aSpdmSthey<

Aa> ! SmtuRmev kwmhRit ma†g<h>. 84.

haa hantha hantha! hathakOasmi khalOasmi dhingmAm

muhyan ahO! ahamidham kimuvAcha vaachA |

tvAmanga ! mangaLa
mangaLa--guNAspadham astha hEyam

aa:! smarthumEva kaTamarhathi maadhrugamha: ||

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MEANING:

Oh Bhagavann! adiyEn is like a dead one. Strange indeed! adiyEn is a fool, who
is increasing his paapams more and more. adiyEn, who is despicable, should
be condemned for my lowliness. adiyEn has not spoken about your glories
even at the lip level. What a pity? How can a person of my neecha svabhAvam
and sins can even think about You, who is the abode of all auspicious guNams
and blemishless?

COMMENTS:

From here on with number of slOkams, KurEsar expresses his Naicchiyam

(statement of his lowliness) as he stands before the Lord in the spirit of the
AzhwArs: “NeesanEn niRaivonRumilEn”

KurEsar and the AzhwArs do not have these neecha vrutthi (lowly ways); they
express themselves this way as an angam of SaraNAgathy (angam of Kaar-
paNyam)

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A<h> àsý iving&ý ivzaeXy buiÏ<

VyapUy ivñmizv< jnu;a=nubÏm!,

Aaxay sd!gu[g[anip nahmhR>

TvTpadyaeyRdhmÇ icraiÚm¶>. 85.

amha: prasahya vinigruhya visOdhya buddhim

vyApooya viswamasivam janushAanubaddham |

aadhAya sadguNagaNAn api naahamarha:

tvat paadayO: yadaham athra chirAnnimagna: ||

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MEANING:

Oh Bhagavann! adiyEn is unfit to rest at your sacred feet even if all my sins
from many births are removed and adiyEn gains true Jn~Anam through the
firm control of all my misdeeds. This unfitness arises form the immersion in
this assembly of sins for countless time.

COMMENTS:

The expression of Naicchiyam continues in this slOkam. KurEsar refers to the

huge assembly of sins accumulated from many janmAs and asks the Lord a
question: When will it be that adiyEn with your anugraham get all these sins
destroyed and stand before you to perform Nithya Niravadhya Kaimkaryam to
You at Your Supreme abode? He bases this slokam on AzhwAr Paasuram pas-
sage “nORRa nOnbhilEn, nuNNaRivilEn, aahilum Unnai vittonRum aaRRakiRk-
kinRilEn”.

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 SLOKAM 86

jane=wva ikmhm¼ ! ydev s¼ad!

A¼Ikraei; n ih m¼¦mNydSmat!,

ten TvmenmurrIk…é;e jn< ced!

nEvamutae Évit yu´tmae ih kiít!. 86.

JaanEaTavaa kimahamanga ! yadhEva sangAd

angIkarOshi na hi mangaLam anyadasmAth |

tEna tvam yEnam urareekurushE janam chEd

naivAmuthO bhavathi yukthatamO hi Kascchith ||

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MEANING:

Oh Bhagavann! What does adiyEn know except the fact that there is nothing
superior to your sankalpam to rescue adiyEn based on the unalterable, ancient
and permanent relationship between us as Master and servant (SEshi-
sEshan). Here is nothing that is greater in auspiciousness to experience than
the fruits of Your sankalpam to accept adiyEn for Your nithya kaimkaryam.

COMMENTS:

Here, KurEsar focuses on KarpaNyam, one of the five angams of SaraNAgathy.

The state that generates the KaruNai (Mercy) of the Lord in us is KaarpaNyam.
PeriyAzhwAr declared in such a mood that he does not know anything about
the auspicious and inauspicious in this world and even if he knows about
those distinctions, it is not that either he could do anything about warding
them off (“Nanmai theemaikaL onRum nAnn aRiyEn, aRivEn aanAlumivai
yellAm yennAl adaippu neekoNNAthu”). This irremovable, inalienable, undis-
putable sambhandham (SEsha-sEshi relationship) and the avasara pradheek-
shai (Dayaa) propel the Lord to come to our rescue. Swamy Desikan followed
this thought and recorded it for us this way: “KarmasvanAdhi vishamEshu
samO DayALu: SvEnaiva kluptam upadEsam apEkshamANa: SvaprApthayE ta-
nubhruthAm thvarasE Mukundha! svaabhaavikam tava suhrutthvam idham
grunanthi”

AzhwAr also reminds the Lord about this never- ending relationship with Him:

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“viduvEnO yenn ViLakkai yenn aaviyai naduvE vanthuuyyakkoLhinRa Naatha-
nai”. In AchArya RaamAnujA’s Vaishamya-NairgruNya soothra BhAshyam, he
refers to EmperumAn responding to our adopting one of the two upAyams for
Moksham to be practiced by the chEtanams. Our Lord elects the ones, who ob-
serve the UpAyam of SaranAgathy or Bhakthi yOgam (priyatamO hi Vara-
NeeyO bhavathy, YasyAyAm nirathisaya priya: Sa yEvAsya priyatamO bha-
vathy according to BhAshyakArar). He responds to the ones, who adopt the
UpAyams (in gaining His anugraham, SaraNAgathy is the easiest and the best
to practice according to BhAshyakArar: “tasya cha vaseekaraNam taccharaNA-
gathyrEva”) KurEsar followed His AchArya UpadEsam and stated in this slO-
kam: “tvam yEnam janam urareekurushE chEth, amrutha: kascchith yuk-
thatama: na bhavathy yEva” (If You, my Master, choose this janthu, there is
no one to match this status as the best among Yogis).

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ArimEya Vinnagara EmperumAn

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 SLOKAM 87

yÚaÉvam ÉvdIykqa]l]<

s<sargtRpirvt¡ Atae=gmam,

Aaga<is ye olu shömjömev

jNmSvtNmih kw< t #me=nukMPya>. 87.

yannAbhavaama bhavadheeya katAkshalaksham

samsAra gartha parivartham athOagamAma |

aagAmsi yE khalu sahasramajasramEva

Janmasvatanmahi katham ta imEanukampyaa: ||

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MEANING:

Oh SarvEswaraa! If we do not become the object of your nectarine glances,

we are condemned to go round and round the deep pit of samsAram and suf-
fer there interminably (SamsAra gartha parivartham aagAmAmsi). How can
we, who have committed countless sins, hope for those rejuvenating glances
of Yours to fall on us?

COMMENTS:

KurEsar states that those, who are not blessed to receive the moksham grant-
ing glances of the Lord (VishNO: katAksham) keep on accumulating Paapams
and go round and round the wheel of SamsAram without hope of redemption
(PaapamE seythu Paavi aanEn). How can we under those circumstances hope
to receive your anugraham asks KurEsar.

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sTkmR nEv ikl ikÂn siÂnaeim

iv*a=Pyv*rihta n c iv*te me,

ik TvdiÂtpdaMbujÉi´hIn>

paÇ< Évaim Égvn! ! Évtae dyaya>. 88.

sathkarma naiva kila kinchana sanjinOmi

vidhyAapyavadhyarahithA na cha vidhyathE mE |

kimcha tvadanjitha padAmbuja bhakthiheena:

pAthram bhavaami Bhagavan! BhavathO dayAyaa: ||

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MEANING:

Oh Bhagavann! AdiyEn has not accumulated any SathkarmAs through the

practice of Karma Yogam. AdiyEn does not possess any sharp intellect to com-
prehend Your Saasthrams and upadEsams. adiyEn has not engaged in the wor-
ship of Your sacred feet. Therefore, adiyEn stands as the most fitting object
for Your karuNai (avasara Pradheeksha karuNaa).

COMMENTS:

Swamy NammAzhwAr’s Paasura Vaakyams (nORRa nOnbhilEn, NuNNaRivilEn)

and Swamy AlavanthAr’s SthOthra Rathna slOkam (na dharmanishtOsmi na
chAthmavEdhi na bhakthimAn tvaccharaNAravindhE, AkinchanOanyagathi:
SaraNya! tvath Paadhamoolam SaraNam prapadhyE) inspired Swamy KurEsar
to bless us with this slOkam. adiyEn is not adept at Karma or Jn~Ana or Bhak-
thi yOgams. adiyEn does not have the discipline to worship your lotus feet.
AdiyEn is destitute and deficient in all means. Your KaaruNyam and SahEthuka
dayaa alone can rescue adiyEn from these cruel samsAric sufferings. adiyEn
has no other gathi (annaya gathithvam is invoked here). adiyEn is therefore
seeking your protection (rakshaa) as a helpless one. Thou art the omniscient
and the most Merciful; yet you expect a plea for protection to save us from the
horrors of SamsAram: “Saravj~nOapi hi VisvEsa: sadhaa KaaruNikOapi, Sam-
sAra- tantravAhithvAth RakshApEkshAm pratheekshathE”

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ik—— ÉUysa àlipten ydev ikiÂt!

ik

papaþ< ALpmué va tdze;me;>,

jann! n va ztshöpraxRk«Tvae

Agit—— k«pya ]mSv. 89.

yae=ka;¡ @n< Agit

kim bhUyasaa pralapithEna yadhEva kimchith

pApAhvam alpam uru vaa tadasEsham yEsha: |

jAnan na vaa sathasahasra parArdhakruthvO

yOakArsham yEnam agathim krupayA kshamasva ||

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MEANING:

Oh Bhagavann! What is the use of my meaningless utterances? adiyEn has ac-

cumulated paapams beyond counts hundreds and thousands of times over the
aeons consciously or without knowing. adiyEn is pulled under the weight of all
these big and small bundles of sins. adiyEn has no recourse except you. You
must forgive me and lift me out of my miseries out of your infinite and intrin-
sic guNam of Dayaa.

COMMENTS:

In the previous slOkam, KurEsar had the adhikAri svaroopam of aakinchanyam

(sense of meekness). In this slOkam, KurEsar states his ananyagathithvam
(not having any one as recourse to save him). He echoes Swamy ALavanthAr’s
moving plea: “AkinchanO-Anyagathi: SaraNya! tvath Paadhamoolam SaraNam
PrapadhyE”. KulasEkhara AzhwAr’s paasurams on VitthuvakkOttammAn (taru
thuyaram tadAyEl) dealing with ananyagathithvam also forms the basis for
this slOkam. It fits with our PoorvAchAryA’s prayer: “agathim SaraNAgatham
HarE krupayA kEvalamAthmasAth kuru”.

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dev ! TvdIycr[à[yàvI[
TvdIycr[à[yàvI[--

ramanujayRiv;yIk«t< APyhae ! mam!,

ÉUy> àx;Ryit vE;iykae ivmaehae

mTkmR[> ktrdÇ smansarm!. 90.

Deva ! tvadeeya charaNa praNaya praveeNa

praveeNa--

RaamAnujArya vishayeekrutham apyahO ! Maam |

bhUya: pradharshayathi vaishayikO vimOhO

mathkarmaNa: katarath athra samAnasAram ||

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MEANING:

Oh Lord! adiyEn is the

object of the merciful
glances of AchArya
RaamAnujA, who is
the dearest among
those having uninter-
rupted anugraham of
Your lotus feet. The
attachment to the
Indhriya sukhams
(PrAkrutha bhOgams)
is tumbling me
around in the fierce
ocean of SamsAram.
Where is the experi-
ence equivalent to
the power of my
karmAs? There are KoorathAzhwar with AchArya RAmAnujar
none implies KurEsar
in his effort to describe the miserable state he is in. KurEsar suggests that
BhagavAn’s matchless power alone can free him from these samsAric miser-
ies. Here KurEsar invokes that sambhandham of AchArya RaamAnujA, who
considered every worldly anubhavam as thruNam (an insignificant speck of

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 dust) out of his love for the lotus feet of Achyuthan (yO nithyam achyutha
padAmbhuja yugmarugma vyAmOhathas-thatidharANI thruNAya mEnE).
AchArya RaamAnuja corrected those who are deeply attached to Vishaya
anubhavams like URangA villi Daasar. As Swamy Desikan observed, AchArya
RAmAnujA's sishyAs are not affected by PrAkrutha bhOgams: “Madhana kad-
hanai: na klisyanthE Yatheeswara Samsrayaa:” In this context, KurEsar thinks
about Raamanuja KaruNA and the power of EmperumAn in banishing the Paa-
pams resulting from Vishaya sukhams and echoes AzhwAr’s words: “aavi ti-
haikka Iyvar kumaikkum siRRinbham paaviyEnai pala Nee kAttippadup-
pAyO?”
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 SLOKAM 91

gÉeR;u inÉRrinpIfnioÚdeh>

]aedIysae=itmhtae=PyiolSy jNtae>,

jNmaNtra{ynuivicNTy prSshöai[

AÇah< AàitivixinRhtíraim. 91.

GarbhEshu nirbhara nipeeDana khinna dEha:

KshOdheeyasO
KshOdheeyasO--athimahathO
athimahathO--api akhilasaya janthO: |

janmAntharANyanu vichinthya parassahasrANi

vidhir--nihatha: charAmi ||
athrAham aprathi vidhir

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MEANING:

adiyEn roams around in this world after tens of thousands of births in differ-
ent wombs ranging in size from tiny to mighty animals, birds, humans and
plants; while residing in these wombs during garbha Vaasam, adiyEn reflects
with sorrow in that cramped space about the current and future births result-
ing from adiyEn’s karmAs. Not discerning any hope for change in the deplor-
able situation of repeated cycles of births and deaths, adiyEn roams around
ceaselessly in the prakruthi MaNdalam.

COMMENTS:

From this slOkam to the next 5 slOkams, KurEsar describes the terrors of
Prakruthi Bhandham (SamsAric shackles) resulting from one’s karmaas.

GarbhOpanishad, VishNu PurANam (6th amsam, 5th adhyAyam), SusruthAdhi

samhithAs, JyOthisha Saasthram describe the memories recalled by the
Jeevan during garbha Vaasam (residence in the womb): the bad karmAs per-
formed during the previous births, the births taken and the future births to be
taken. The Jeevan resides in small wombs (KshOdhIyasa:) or in big wombs
(athi Mahathi); it is positioned in a highly compressed place (nirbhara
nipeeDana garbhEshu). The body is sorrow stricken (Khinna dEha:) as the
Jeevan reflects on its sad lot due to its history of karmAs and its conse-
quences. It thinks about its tens of thousands of births taken up to this point
(JanmAntharANi para sahasrANi anuvichinthya). The jeevan is despondent
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 deaths due to its load of KarmAs and feels the pressures of roaming in this
samsaric world endlessly.
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 SLOKAM 92

ÉUyí jNmsmye;u suÊvRcain

Ê>oain Ê>omitirCy ikmPyjann!,

mUFae=nuÉUy punrev tu balÉavat!

Ê>oaeÄr< injcirÇmmuÇ seve. 92.

bhUyasccha janma samayEshu sudhurvachAni

dukkhAni dukkham athirichya kimapyajAnan |

mooDOanubhUya punarEva tu baalabhAvAth

dukkhOttharam nija charithram amuthra sEvE ||

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MEANING:

Oh Bhagavann! Reentering the world from the mother’s womb, adiyEn experi-
ences and endures indescribable sufferings. adiyEn, who does not know of
anything but sufferings continue to engage in acts (KarmAs) that will yield as
phalan only additional suffering in the subsequent births too because of my
foolishness!

COMMENTS:

Seven kinds of dhOshams (blemishes) are attached to PrAkrutha bhOgams

(worldly pleasures) enjoyed by the Jeevan that make the Jeevan get wound
up even more tightly in SamsAram. Swamy Desikan describes them in a slO-
kam of SaraNAgathy DhIpikai (56th SlOkam). They interfere with the enjoy-
ment of BhagavAn and Bhagavath-BhAgavatha Kaimkaryams. These bhOgams
are insignificant compared to the ParipoorNa BrahmAnandham.They are per-
ishable, sorrow producing as one enjoys them and sorrow yielding after the
enjoyment. When the jeevan is inside the womb, it has the power to know
about its previous and future births (Jaathi smarathvam). When the wind
(SaTha Vaayu) touches the newborn child, it becomes a Jatam and forgets
about all of its previous lives. Swamy NammAzhwAr chased away that SaTha
Vaayu with a hoomkAra, as a result of the blessings of the Dhivya dampathis
and VishvaksEnar as he lay in the womb and came to be known as SaTha-
kOpan. KurEsar suggests that it is impossible for chEtanams like us to gain
that type of anugraham.

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 SLOKAM 93

ÉUya<is ÉUy %pyn! ivivxain Ê>oain

ANyCc Ê>omnuÉUy suoæme[,

Ê>oanubNxmip Ê>oivimïmLp<

]uÔ< juguiPstsuo< suoimTyupase. 93.

bhUyAmsi bhUya upayan vividhAni dukkhAni

anyasccha dukkamanubhUya sukhabramENa |

dukkhAnubandham api dukkha

dukkha--vimisram alpam

kshudhram jugupsitha sukham sukhamithyupAsE ||

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MEANING:

Oh Lord of Sri VaikuNTham! Again and again, adiyEn experiences multitudes of

sufferings and continue to taste what adiyEn thinks are Sukhams, which in re-
ality are Dukkhams (like Sugar coated bitter pills). These are insignificant and
evanescent sukhams that have been rejected by the wise. adiyEn does not
know how to free myself from them.

COMMENTS:

KurEsar is performing upadEsam for us through his NaicchAnusandhAnam.

When KurEsar states that he is immersed in the enjoyment of Vishaya
bhOgams, it is to be considered as the limit of Viraktha Jeevan’s naicchA-
nusandhAnam. Swamy ALavanthAr described himself in this context as
“amaryAdha: kshudhra:” Thirumangai AzhwAr described his sufferings in the
famous Paasuram: “VaadinEn Vaadi VarunthinEn”. Sounaka Maharishi de-
scribed his state, where the body is ailing from vyAdhis and the mind is run-
ning after vishaya sukhams (Sareeram mama DevEsa! VyAdhibhi:
paripeeDitham, manO mE PuNDareekAksha vishayAnEva dhAvathy).

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 SLOKAM 94

laeliÑiriNÔyhyErpwe;u nIt>

Ê:àapÊÉRgmnaerwmWyman>,

iv*axnaiÉjnjNmmden kam
kam--

³aexaidiÉí htxInR zm< àyaim. 94.

lOladhbhir
lOladhbhir-- indhriyahayai: paTEshu neetha:

dushprApa durbhaga - manOraTa

manOraTa-- maTyamAna: |

VidhyA
VidhyA--dhana
dhana--abhijana janmamadhEna kaama
kaama--

krodhAdibhisccha hathadhee: na samam prayAmi ||

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MEANING:

Oh Bhagavann! adiyEn has no mental peace due to being taken for a ride on
many crooked paths by the eleven horses (11 Indhriyams). adiyEn is tempted
by harmful desires that in reality are unattainable. adiyEn is affected by the
bundle of mischief associated with knowledge, wealth, and birth in a good ku-
lam. I have lost my mind from lust and anger. adiyEn does not possess as a
result equanimity and mental peace.

COMMENTS:

KatOpanishad compares the Indhriyams to wild horses that take the jeevan
across rough terrain: “IndhriyANi hayAnAhu: vishayAn tEshu gOcharAn”. They
drag one thru pathless tracks. The arrogance arising from thinking that one
has excellent vidhyA ends up in VidhyA Madham. Wealth creates dhana Mad-
ham (madness caused by wealth). Birth in a noble kulam generates abhijana
madham. Together, these three madnesses are known as
“MukkuRumbhu” (three kinds of madness). KurEsar known for his superior
aathma guNams and VairAgya-anushtAnams never suffered from these mad-
ness or aasura svabhAvams. KurEsar expresses his NaicchAnusandhAnam for
correcting people like us.

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 SLOKAM 95

l_ye;u ÊlRÉtre:vip vaiÁDte;u

jata shögu[t> àitlMÉne=ip,

iv¹EhRte:vip c te;u smUl"at<

vixR:[urev n tu zaMyit hNt t&:[a. 95.

labhyEshu durlabhatarEshvapi vaanchithEshu

jaathA sahasraguNatha: prathilambhanEapi |

vignai: hathEshvapi cha tEshu samoolaghAtham

vardhishNurEva na thu sAmyathi hantha thrushNA ||

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MEANING:

Oh Bhagavann! The intense desire for both easily attainable and the difficult-
to-attain things never subsides. It grows thousand fold even after attaining
them to gain additional similar things. Even if the wished -- for things are de-
stroyed due to interferences, the intense longing for such vishaya sukhams
grows and grows uncontrollably. This thrushNai (desire and thirst for Vishaya
bhOgam) stays as VardhishNu (ever growing) and is never quenched (na
saamyathi) laments KurEsar.

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 SLOKAM 96

TvTkItRnStuitnmSk«itvedne;u

ïÏa n Éi´rip zi´rwae n ceCDa,

ik—— nu
nEvanutapmitre:vk«te;u ik

ÉUyan! Ahae ! pirkr> àitkUlp]e. 96.

tvath keerthana sthuthi namskruthi vEdanEshu

sraddhA na bhakthirapi sakthiraTO na chEcchA |

naivAnuthaapamathi: yEshvakrutEshu kim nu

bhUyAn ahO ! parikara: prathikoolapakshE ||

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MEANING:

Oh Bhagavann! What a pity? adiyEn is not engaged in reciting Your auspicious

naamAs, eulogizing Your kalyANa guNams, prostrating before You and per-
forming AarAdhanam for You or meditating on Your dhivya mangaLa vigra-
ham. adiyEn has no ruchi or bhakthi for such noble acts. adiyEn has neither
the desire nor sakthi to be engaged in such efforts. adiyEn does not even have
the feeling of repentance over not being engaged in such activities. Is there
anything left among SaadhanAs that are opposed to your auspicious mind set
(ThiruvuLLam)?

COMMENTS:

When one performs SaraNAgathy to the Lord, the two angams of that Prapat-
thi (aanukoolya sankalpam and PrAthikoolya varjanam) has to be accom-
plished very well. Here KurEsar has nirvEdham (sorrow) over his imperfec-
tions in his observance of PrAthikoolya Varjanam. The prayer behind this sor-
rowful statement is that housed in VishNu PurANam (5.7.70), where KaaLiyan
(Naaga rAjan) prays to Lord KrishNa this way: “sOham tE DevadEvEsa nAr-
chanAdhou sthuthou na cha, saamarTyavAn, krupAmAthra manOvrutthi:
praseedha mE”

KurEsar feels dejected that even repentance (anutApam) over the omissions
does not arise in his mind. The purpose behind this type of statement of unfit-
ness (naicchAnusandhAnam) is to get rid of such prAthikoolyams and develop
gradually the qualifications for performing SaraNAgathy at the Lord’s sacred

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AdhikEshava PErumAL of KUram

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 SLOKAM 97

@ten vE suividt< bt mamkIn<

daEraTMy< Aàitivxeympar< $z> !,

s<mUCDRtae=PypdmiSm ytSTvdIy
ytSTvdIy--

inSsImÉUmké[am&tvIicvayae>. 97.

yEtEna vai suviditham bata maamakeenam

dourAthmyam apratividhEyam apAram Isa: ! |

sammUrcchathOapyapadamasmi yathasthvadeeya
yathasthvadeeya--

nisseema bhUma karuNAmrutha veechi vaayO: ||

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MEANING:

Oh Lord of all! What a pity? adiyEn is not touched even by an iota by the nec-
tarine and all pervasive breezes arising from Your Ocean of KaruNaa. adiyEn
does not comprehend how this misfortune (dhurbhAgyam) resulted. adiyEn
wallows in this state of helplessness, and is unable to find a remedy to reverse
this misfortune. adiyEn’s sorrowful status is clearly understood by me.

COMMENTS:

There are four ways to destroy the sins through prAyascchittham: “AnutApa,
Uparama, PrAchitthOnmukhathva and PrAyaschittha PoorNangaL”. In the
previous slOkam, KurEsar said that he has no anutApam; in the slOkam before
the previous slOkam (the 95th slOkam), KurEsar pointed out that there is no
uparati for him and his sins keep on growing. In this slOkam, KurEsar de-
spairs over his inability and lack of incentive (motivation) to perform the ade-
quate PrAyascchitthams to destroy his paapams. He hints that there is no
hope for him since the paapams are so heinous and limitless (apAram) that he
has reason to despair. Swamy Desikan voiced such feelings in Dayaa
Sathakam: “prasamayithum asEsham nishkriyAbhir-na sakyam”. He expresses
his dhurbhAgyam (lucklessness) about the ever-present breeze of the Lord’s
infinite mercy missing to touch him.

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 SLOKAM 98

@eñyRvIyRké[agirm]ma*a>

Svaimn! ! Akar[suùÅv< Awae ivze;at!,

sveR gu[a> siv;yaStv ma> Apar

Apar--

Agit—— inht< smeTy. 98.

"aera"pU[¡ Agit

aiswarya veerya karuNAgarima kshamAdhyaa:

Swamin ! akAraNa suhrutvam aTO visEshAth |

sarvE guNA : savishayA : tava maamm apAra

apAra--

ghOraghapoorNam agathim nihatham samEthya ||

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MEANING:

Oh Lord of Nithya and Leelaa VibhUthis! Your Lordship, Your freedom from
changes in spite of your supporting every thing through Your indwellership in
all of Your creations, Your compassion to remove the miseries of the suffering
souls, Your omnipotence, Your Forbearance and particularly your guNam of
blessing others with soubhAgyams without expecting any thing in return are
well celebrated. Those auspicious guNams have found their ideal target in adi-
yEn, who is the abode of limitless and fearsome sins, which gives me the
status of a goner.

COMMENTS:

In the earlier slOkams, KurEsar saluted the anantha KalyANa GuNams of the
Lord correcting the erring jeevans out of His dayaa and bringing them to His
fold. Here, KurEsar states that all those guNams celebrated by VEdams and
Upanishads must be used in his favor. He points out that they cannot afford to
miss him as the most eligible target by the principle of “Reductio ad absur-
dum” (elimination process). They will be otherwise purposeless. Thus KurEsar
hints that he has the anugraham of SrI VaikuNTha NaaThan.

For the Nithya sooris or the Muktha Jeevans, there is not much need for the
GuNams like KaaruNyam (Dayaa). For sages like Sanaka, who possess Sva-
roopa Jn~Anam, these guNams are not much in need either. These guNams
are only for the benefit of those who are helpless and lost in SamsAram.
Swamy Desikan says in this context: “manyE MaathA JaDa iva SuthE vathsalA

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maadhrusE tvam”. Swamy ALavanthAr observed: adiyEn is the fitting object of
Your Dayaa (idhAneem anutthamam PAthramidham DayAyA:). KurEsar con-
structed the second Paadham of this slOkam (SwAmin! akAraNa suhruth tvam
aTO visEshAth) to remind us of the message of Upanishad that Sriman NaarA-
yaNan is the path and goal for us through SaraNAgathy (nivAsa SaraNam
suhrudh gathi: NaarAyaNa:). GeethAchAryan reminded us of this central doc-
trine: “suhrudham sarva bhUthAnAm jn~AthvA mAmm sAnthimrucchathi”.
Know me as the well-disposed One to all janthus and there from attain Peace
of mind says the Lord to Arjuna.

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 SLOKAM 99

TvTpads<ïy[hetu;u saixkaran!

SnivxI—í
%*uÃtíirtk«TSnivxI — ta<Stan!,

Tv< r]sIit mihma n tvalme;

nI†zmnNygit—— n r]e>. 99.

ma< cednI†zmnNygit

tvathpAda samsrayaNa hEthushu saadhikArAn

udhyunjatha: charithakruthsnavidheemsccha tAmstAnn |

tvam rakshaseethi mahimaa na tavAlamEsha

maamm chEth aneedhrusam ananyagathim na rakshE: ||

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MEANING:

Oh Bhagavann! It is well known that

you rush to protect those who prac-
tice Bhakthi or Prapatthi yOgam to
attain your sacred feet and also
those who are fit to observe one of
these yOgams. That is not an act of
generosity by you. It is almost natu-
ral and some thing to be expected of
You. That is KarmAnuguNa phala-
pradhAnam since they follow the
path laid out by Your Saasthrams. It
follows the rule:"kruthE cha prathi-
karthavyam yEsha dharma:
sanaathana:” Your action towards
me without any recourse or inability
to follow the difficult yogams of
Karma, Jn~Ana and Bhakthi has to
be different. It will not be a great
testament to your anugraha sakthi if
you do not come to adiyEn’s rescue
during my state of helplessness. adi-
yEn is “Dhee-karma-bhakthi rahitha
asakthan”. KurEsar’s son (ParAsara
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Bhattar) commented on this aspect of the Lord coming to the rescue of the
asakthars and becoming fulfilled through such an act. Bhattar described in his
Sri RangarAja Sthavam that such an act of the Lord is like having a water-
stand in the middle of a desert instead of having such a stand in a place abun-
dant with water. Saving those, who are competent in Jan~Ana, Bhakthi
yogams is like adding water to a fish that is constantly in the middle of water.
Helping those fish struggling outside water, by placing them inside the water
is the example of the Lord helping asakthars,said ParAsara Bhattar. Thus Ku-
rEsar expressed his aakinchanyam (meekness) and ananyagathithvam (being
without recourse).

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 SLOKAM 100

ya kmR[amixk«ityR #hae*mSte;u

APye:vnuióitrze;imd< ih p<usam!,

TvamNtre[ n kwÂn zKymaPtu<

@v< c te;u miy caiSt n te ivze;>. 100.

yaa karmaNAm adhikruthi: ya ihOdhyamastEshu

apyEshvanushtithirasEshamidam hi pumsAm |

tvAmantharENa na kaTanjana sakyamApthum

yEvam cha tEshu mayi chAsthi na tE visEsha: ||

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MEANING:

Oh Lord! The adhikAram (fitness and qualifications) for practicing Bhakthi or

Jn~Ana or Karma yogam cannot be realized unless You will it so (athuvum
avanathu innaruLE). It is impossible for them to succeed by themselves in
such efforts. The Lord, who is SiddhOpAyan blesses them with the fruits of
such efforts. As for adiyEn, SaraNAgathy at Your sacred feet for some one
with my limitations in intellect and anushtAnam is the way shown by the
AzhwArs (nORRa nOnbilEn, nuNNaRivilEn aahilum ini unnai vittonRum aaRRa-
hiRkkinRilEn aravinaNai ammANE). adiyEn has dared to observe SaraNAgathy
at Your holy feet. The SaasthrArTam of the impossibility of SaadhyOpAyams
like Bhakthi Yogam giving the Phalan of Moksham without the prasadhanam
(favor) of the SiddhOpAyan (BhagavAn) is indicated here. KurEsar states that
he is therefore clinging to the upAyam of Prapatthi alone.
 SLOKAM 101

inbRNx @; yid te ydze;vEx-

s<seivnae vrd ! r]is netraNSTvm!,

tihR Tvmev miy zKTyixkarvaÁaDa>

àTyUhzaiNtimtr½ ivxeih ivñam!. 101.

nirbandha yEsha yadi tE yadasEshvaidha

yadasEshvaidha--

samsEvinO Varadha ! rakshasi nEtharAnstvam |

tarhi tvamEva mayi sakthyAdhikAra vaanchaa :

prathyUha saanthim itharath cha vidEhi viswAm ||

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MEANING:

Oh boon granting Lord (Varadha)! Thou art known to protect those, who ap-
proach you by the ways that you have created in Your SaasthrAs. If there are
any restrictions that you have about protecting the others outside the above
group, in that case, please bless me with the sakthi to practice the required
upAyam, fitness and the freedom from seeking the fruits of such an obser-
vance. Please bless adiyEn with all those required angams for reaching you as
UpEyam.

COMMENTS:

At the end of this Sthavam, KurEsar declares without ambiguity that the Lord
does not grant MOksham without Svanishtai or AchArya or Ukthi or BhAga-
vatha Nishtai. BhagavAn expects vyAjamAthra SaraNAgathy (rakshaapEkshAm
pratheekshathE). This is the essence of the Lord’s upadEsam: “MaamEkam
SaraNam vraja”.

Following the way shown by the AzhwAr, KurEsar appeals for the Lord’s dayaa
to fulfill without deficiency all the angams of SaraNAgathy including the com-
pletion of the Utthara kruthyams to realize nithya, niravadhya kaimkaryams at
Parama Padham.

KurEsar addresses Lord VaradarAjan, his ishta dhaivam in the last slOkam of
Sri VaikuNTa Sthavam: “Varadha! tvam yEva Mayi Sakthi, adhikAra vaanchaa,
prathyUha Saanthim, itharath viswAm cha vidEhi”. Kuresar did not ask
 “dEhi” (please grant me); instead, KurEsar selects the word “vidEhi” (please
generate in me). KurEsar seeks the anugraham of Sakthi, desire for fitness to
practice the upAyam and removal of those obstacles that stand in the way of
successful practice of the angams of the SaraNAgathy yOgam. With MahA
Viswaasam in Lord Deva Raajan of Kaanchi, Kuresar concludes Sri VaikuNTha
Stavam in the most hopeful, optimistic and triumphant note.
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Oh! VaradA! sharaNamaham prabadhyE!

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 SPECIAL TANIYAN

Vy´Ik…vRn! ingmizrsamwRmNtinRgUF<

ïIvEk…{QStvmk«t y> ïeyse s¾nanam!,

kUraxIz< guétrdyaÊGxisNxu< tmIfe

ïIvTsa»< ïuitmtguéCDaÇzIlEkxam.

Vyaktheekurvan nigamasirasaamarTam antharnigooDham

SrIvaikuntasthavamakrutha ya: srEyasE sajjanAnAm |

Kuraadheesam gurutara dayaa dugdha sindhum tameeDE

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SrIvathsAngam srutimatagurucchAthra seelaikadhAma ||

This Taniyan is about KurEsar and the SrI Sookthi of Sri VaikuNTha Stavam
blessed to us by him. In this Sri Sookthi, the Vaibhavams of Sri VaikuNTha
NaaThan are housed in Veda-VedAnthams. He celebrates His VaikuNTha Raa-
jadhAni, where He reigns supreme as the Emperor surrounded by Nithya
Sooris and Muktha jeevans enjoying ParipoorNa BrahmAnadham and perform-
ing nithya, abhimatha Kaimkaryams for Him. In this Sri Sookthi, KurEsar sa-
lutes the UpAyams for attaining Him and eulogizes His DhivyAthma Sva-
roopam, Dhivya Mangala Vigraham, His three divine consorts (SrI, BhUmi and
NeeLA DEvis), His anantha kalyANa guNams, His dhivya aabharaNams and Aa-
yudhams. KurEsar expressed movingly His Naicchiyam. He prayed through this
Sthavam for the well being of his own sishyan, NaalUrAnun, who had commit-
ted unpardonable apachAram against him. KurEsar had the ideal lakshaNams
of a MahA Desikan and forgave that MahAparAdhi, who committed AchArya
drOham.

KurEsar also had the ideal sishya lakshaNam and demonstrated it in every
step of his way to his own AchAryan, SrI Bhagavath RaamAnujar. He gave his
own eyes to keep AchArya RaamAnuja out of the danger posed by the evil
ChOLA king.

The attributes of the MahA Desikan celebrated in this Taniyan are:

Nigama sirasAm antha: nigooDam arTam vyakthee kurvan

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 One who brought out the inner meanings hidden inside the Veda- VedAntha
doctrines (rahasyArTams embedded in Sruthi passages).

SajjanAnAm srEyasE Ya: SrI VaikuNTha Stavam akrutha

One who created the SrI Sookthi of SrI VaikuNTha Sthavam for the benefit of
the PrapannAs and to assure them auspiciousness here and in the other world.

GurucchAthra seela yEka dhAmam

The whole abode of the ideal conduct to be observed by the AchArya and his
sishyan as established in the VedAs. He was the model of the ideal obser-
vances of an exemplary AchAryan to his sishyAs and an ideal sishyan to
AchArya RaamAnuja.

Gurutara dayA dhugdha sindhu:

The most abundant milky ocean of Dayaa.

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The Taniyan concludes with a prayer to the head of the agrahAram of Kooram
with the ThirunAmam of SrivathsAngar (KoorAdheesam tamm SrIvathsAngam
eeDE).

SrI VaikuNTa VinOdhini VyAkhyAnam of SrivathSaangAcchAr sampoorNam.

Swamy KurEsar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam,

Daasan, Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan

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