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From: Sadagopan (sgopan_at_computer.net)
Date: Thu Apr 17 2003 - 19:26:41 PDT
Dear BhakthAs of SrI Raamachandra!
Today , we will enjoy the moving krithi of Saint ThyagarAjA
on the Naama Kusuma anjali to SrI Raamachandran set in
SrI Raagam and dEsAdhi Taalam . It has been pointed out by
our AchAryaas like Swamy AaLavanthAr that the folded hands
(anjali and anjali bhaddha hastham of a Bhakthan ) melts
the heart of the Lord and He forgets about all the aparAdhams
done by the Jeevan earlier. When Naama Kusuma Anjali is added ,
then the unfettered DayA of the Lord breaks all bounds
and immerses us instantly in the nectar of the enjoyment of
His Dhivya MangaLa Vigraham and DhivyAthma Svaroopam.
That is the power of Naama KusumAnjali celebrated by
ThyAgarAja SwamigaL.
Pallavi
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Naama-kusumamulachE poojinchE
nara-janmamE janmamu manasaa
(meaning): Oh my mind ! That Saadhakan's life alone
is life , who performs aarAdhanam to the Lord through
the offer of nAma kusumAs ( flowers of His dhivya NaamAs)
That nara janmam alone reciting the Lord's thousand
names is worthy of salutation.Rest of the nara janmams
are just wasted lives not worthy of paying attention.
That nara janmam alone is worthy of recognition and
the rest are vyartha janmams ( futile and worthless births).
Anupallavi
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Sreeman-mAnasa kanaka peetamuna
chelaga jesikoni vara Siva Raama (Naama Kusuma)
(meaning): Oh my mind! That Saadhakan's life alone
is life , who worships and adores RaamA enshrined on
the golden throne of his own really auspicious mind.
As a human birth , that Saadhakan's life devoted
to the aarAdhanam of the Lord seated on the Golden
throne of his blessed mind is the most exemplary one
to follow by the rest. Siva here stands for auspiciousness
of Raama Naamam.
CharaNam
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naadhasvaramanu varanavarathnapu
vEdhikapi sakala leelA-vinOdhuni
nOdhuni , ParamAthmuni , SrIrAmuni
paadhamulanu , ThyagarAja-hrudhbhUshaNanuni
(Naama KusumamulachE poojimchE)
(Meaning): Oh my Mind! That blessed Saadhakan's life
alone is the most precious , who worships the sacred feet of
that Supreme Being with the flowers of His naamAs.
Such a blessed one , who makes those nAmA-floral offerings
(samarpaNams) at the feet of RaamA , the Supreme One ,
is the one with the most blessed life. Such a fortunate
Saadhakan places the Lord , who is the reveller of His leelas
such as the creation and sustenance of the universe on
the gem-bedecked throne of his heart made up of saptha
svarAs born out of Naadha. That reveller in the sport of
the universe is the jewel adorning the heart of
ThyagarAja.
The imagery that ThyAgarAja SwamigaL brings to
bear in this moving keerthanam is matchless.
He visualizes the splenderous saptha svarAs to
the dazzling nava rathnams forming the radiant
throne found in His heart , where the Lord of
AyOdhya , the Supreme One , is seated recieving
the Naama KusumAnjali.
ThyAgarAja compares the nAmAs of the Lord to flowers
(KusumAs). Even the most fresh flowers will fade and
lose their fragrance over time , but not the nAma kusumAs.
The nAmAs of the Lord uttered with vaathsalyam will
fall at His sacred feet as He sits on the throne
inside the BhakthA's heart and the fragrance of
the Naama KusumAs will be enhanced through contact
with the Lord's auspicious feet.
Here , ThyagarAja SwamigaL has an intimate conversation with
his mind (Maanasa sambhAshanam) and says that a human life
devoted to aarAdhanam of the Lord through archanaa consisting of
the flowers of the Lord's names is the only one worthy of
celebration and emulation.
In the anupallavi, SwaamigaL uses a phrase , " SrIman-mAnAsa "
to refer to the loftiness of the Mind that is fortunate
to have Raama seated on the golden throne recieving
Naama KusumAnjali from His blessed bhakthan . SrImad Sabdham
is usually added to sacred and auspicious entities (e.g).,
SrImad RaamAyaNam . This manas is no ordinary manas but
"SrImanmanas" says ThyagarAja SwamigaL . The loftines of
Maanasa aarAdhanam and MaanasIka Bhakthi is covered by
Swaamigal here.
SrImad Gaambheeryam ( the auspicous majesty ) of SrI Raagam
is the apt one for such a noble krithi of SwamigaL.
We might recall that the great Pancharathna Krithi of
"YentharO MahAnubhAvulu " was set in the same SrI Raagam
by ThyAgarAja SwamigaL .
Detailed significance of SrI Raagam in the context
of the above Pancha Rathna krithi (YentharO MahAnubhAvulu)
has been covered in the URL:
http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/feb2002/0027.html
The greatness of SrI Raagam and the Naama KusumAnjalis
housed in the Naattai Pancharathnam ( JagadhAnadhakArakA)
are covered in another earlier posting :
http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/feb98/0078.html
These postings cover the Naama KusumAnjali and
NaamArchanai ; their significance from a Vedic,
Upanishadic and PurANic point of view is covered
in the above posting ..
As adiyEn was writng these few lines , a MahAthmA called
and contributed 2,000$ for the ThiruvahIndhrapuram
RathnAngi Kaimkaryam especially at a time , when adiyEn
was disheartened about making progress on this Kaimkaryam
dear to the heart of many bhakthAs . adiyEn can not
describe in words the state of my gratitude to the leelAs of
the Lord . adiyEn is convinced that the Lord and AchAryA's
anugraham will take us to October 5 , 2003 (PurattAsi
SravaNam , the birth day of Thirumalai SrInivAsan and
Swamy Desikan ) , when the New AabharaNam of RathnAngi
would be presented to the Lord by His children from
all over the world at ThiruvahIndhrapuram . We are at
the 3 Lak Rupees stage of the Kaimkaryam with Lord's
anugraham and Your participation , adiyEn feels hopeful
to raise the remaining 7 laks needed to reach Kaimakrya
Poorthi(Completion of this Kaimkaryam) . Please , Please join
in this once-in-a life time kaimkaryam and recieve
SrIman NaarAyaNan's paripoorNa anugraham .This kamkaryam
is dear to the hearts of every SrI Vaishnavite AchArya.
adiyEn is only a tool in the Lord's hands.
Please enjoy the darsana soubhAgyam of
SrI HemAmbhuja Naayaki SamEtha SrI DevanAtha PerumAl
of ThiruvahIndhrapuram for whom this NoothanaAabharaNam
is being created by Master Jewelers from KeraLa :
http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/temples/tiruvahindrapuram/index.html
YentharO MahAnubhAvulu anthariki Vandhanamu,
SrI DeavanAtha CharaNou Saranamaham PrapadhyE,
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan
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