{"id":13599,"date":"2017-01-27T09:38:49","date_gmt":"2017-01-27T09:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=13599"},"modified":"2017-01-27T09:38:49","modified_gmt":"2017-01-27T09:38:49","slug":"sthothra-rathnam-41","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2017\/01\/sthothra-rathnam-41\/","title":{"rendered":"sthOthra rathnam &#8211; 41"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><small>SrI:\u00a0 SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:\u00a0 SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:\u00a0 SrImath varavaramunayE nama:<\/small><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2016\/12\/sthothra-rathnam\/\">Full Series<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2017\/01\/sthothra-rathnam-40\/\">&lt;&lt; Previous<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/vishnu-on-garuda.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4595\" src=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/vishnu-on-garuda.jpg\" alt=\"vishnu-on-garuda\" width=\"521\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/vishnu-on-garuda.jpg 762w, https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/vishnu-on-garuda-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Introduction<\/h3>\n<p>In this SlOkam &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/alavandhar\/\">ALavandhAr<\/a> enjoys <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a>&#8216;s togetherness with periya thiruvadi (garudAzhwAn), who has the activities of being the dhvaja (flag) and everything, and who is always dear to emperumAn like a fragrant fruit.<\/p>\n<p><em>dhAsas sakhA vAhanamAsanam dhvajO <\/em><br \/>\n<em>yasthE vithAnam vyajanam thrayImaya: |<\/em><br \/>\n<em>upasthitham thEna purO garuthmathA<\/em><br \/>\n<em>thvadhanghrisammardhagiNAngaSObhinA ||<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Word by word meaning<\/h3>\n<p>thrayImaya: &#8211; having vEdhams as limbs<br \/>\nya: &#8211; that garudAzhwAn<br \/>\nthE &#8211; for you<br \/>\ndhAsa: &#8211; servitor<br \/>\nsakhA &#8211; friend<br \/>\nvAhanam &#8211; vehicle<br \/>\nAsanam &#8211; throne<br \/>\ndhvaja: &#8211; flag<br \/>\nvithAnam &#8211; canopy (which protects from shine)<br \/>\nvyajanam &#8211; who is the chAmara (fan made of hairs from yak tail)<br \/>\nthvath anghri sammardha giNa anga SObhinA &#8211; shining due to being identified by the scars caused by pressing of your divine feet<br \/>\nthEna garuthmathA &#8211; by such garudAzhwAn<br \/>\npura: upasthitham &#8211; worshipped in your divine presence<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Simple Translation<\/h3>\n<p>That garudAzhwAn who is having vEdhams as limbs, who is the servitor, friend, vehicle, throne, flag, canopy and chAmara for you, who is shining due to being identified by the scars caused by pressing of your divine feet; you are worshipped by such garudAzhwAn in your divine presence &#8230;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">vyAkyAnam (Commentary)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><em>dhAsa:<\/em> &#8211; All his activities will bring about glories to <a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/12\/thathva-thrayam-iswara-who-is-god\/\">ISvara<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><em>sakhA<\/em> &#8211; having the greatness of being a companion for <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a> while he manages the universe [such as being his vehicle while descending to protect gajEndhrAzhwAn, the elephant].<\/li>\n<li><em>vAhanam<\/em> &#8211; one who brings ISvara to his devotees when they are in trouble, for their protection.<\/li>\n<li><em>Asanam<\/em> &#8211; when emperumAn is at leisure, to match his greatness, garudAzhwAn assumes the form of the lion-throne for him.<\/li>\n<li><em>dhvaja:<\/em> &#8211; Being the flag, which is visible from distance and pleases <a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/12\/thathva-thrayam-iswara-who-is-god\/\">ISvara<\/a>&#8216;s devotees on informing his arrival to them. It also implies that garudAzhwAn is the reason for ISvara&#8217;s protection.<\/li>\n<li><em>ya:<\/em> &#8211; His famous and well-known nature is explained as in thiruvAimozhi 9.2.6 &#8220;<em>pon malaiyin mImisaik kArmugil pOl<\/em>&#8221; (Like a dark cloud [<a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a>] on a golden mountain [garuda]) and <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2016\/10\/thiruvaimozhi-3-8-1-mudiyane\/\">thiruvAimozhi 3.8.1<\/a> &#8220;<em>puLLUr kodiyAn<\/em>&#8221; (one who rides the garuda and has garuda as the flag).<\/li>\n<li><em>vithAnam<\/em> &#8211; As said in nAchchiyAr thirumozhi 14.3 &#8220;<em>vinathai siRuvan siRagennum mElAppin kIzh varuvAn<\/em>&#8221; (one who stays under the wings of the son of vinathA), garuda being the shade-provider. Sage parASara says in SrIvishNu purANam 5.12.4 &#8220;<em>garudancha dhadharSOchchairanthardhAnagatham dhvija | kruthachchAyam harEr mUrdhni pakshAbhyAm pakshipungavam ||<\/em>&#8221; (Oh sage! One [garuda] who is giving shade with his wings on top of hari, the leader of birds and one he is invisible is seen by that indhra in the sky).<\/li>\n<li><em>vyajanam<\/em> &#8211; While carrying <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a>, garuda fans emperumAn with his wings which resemble chAmara.<\/li>\n<li><em>thrayI maya:<\/em> &#8211; As said in thaiththirIya yajussamhithA kANdam 4 1.42 &#8220;<em>suparNOsi garuthmAn | thrivruth thE Sira: | gAyathram chakshu: | &#8230;<\/em>&#8221; (you are having beautiful wings and named garuthmAn; thrivruth is your head; gAyathram is your eye &#8230;), he is having vEdhams as his limbs. &#8220;<em>avayavArthE mayat<\/em>&#8221; [Here mayat prathyaya (suffix of maya), is used as &#8220;limbs&#8221;. maya may be used in different context in different cases]. <a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/12\/thathva-thrayam-iswara-who-is-god\/\">ISvara<\/a> is vEdha prathipAdhyan (one who is revealed by vEdham); garudAzhwAn is vEdhaSarIra (one who has vEdham as his body).<\/li>\n<li><em>thEna garuthmathA pura: upasthitham<\/em> &#8211; Like a mirror in front of sarvESvara and like a lemon fruit which has nice fragrance, garudAzhwAn is always in the presence of <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><em>thvadhanghri sammardha giNAnga SObhinA<\/em> &#8211; When garudAzhwAn carries emperumAn, the scars caused by emperumAn&#8217;s divine feet pressing on him, is enjoyable for him &#8211; due to that he is shining radiantly. Like SrIkausthubha jewel is an identity for <a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/12\/thathva-thrayam-iswara-who-is-god\/\">ISvara<\/a> (his supremacy), for garudAzhwAn, these scars identify his servitude towards ISvara.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the next article we will enjoy the next SlOkam.<\/p>\n<p>adiyen sarathy ramanuja dasan<\/p>\n<p>archived in <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\">https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>pramEyam (goal) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/koyil.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/koyil.org<\/a><br \/>\npramANam (scriptures) \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\">http:\/\/granthams.koyil.org<\/a><br \/>\npramAthA (preceptors) \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\">http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org<\/a><br \/>\nSrIvaishNava education\/kids portal \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/pillai.koyil.org\/\">http:\/\/pillai.koyil.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SrI:\u00a0 SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:\u00a0 SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:\u00a0 SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series &lt;&lt; Previous Introduction In this SlOkam &#8211; ALavandhAr enjoys emperumAn&#8216;s togetherness with periya thiruvadi (garudAzhwAn), who has the activities of being the dhvaja (flag) and everything, and who is always dear to emperumAn like a fragrant fruit. dhAsas sakhA vAhanamAsanam dhvajO yasthE vithAnam &#8230; <a title=\"sthOthra rathnam &#8211; 41\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2017\/01\/sthothra-rathnam-41\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about sthOthra rathnam &#8211; 41\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-other","category-sthothra-rathnam"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13599"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13599\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}