BHUSTHUTHI BY SWAMI DESIKAN
ANNOTATED COMMENTARY IN ENGLISH BY: OPPILIAPPAN KOIL SRI VARADACHARI SATHAKOPAN sadagopan.org 2 Contents 5 iaaa fButt 58 57 56 54 50 48 46 Nigamanam ofBhustuti 44 43 35 41 34 Shlokam 39 33 Shlokam 37 33 32 Shlokam 35 32 31 30 Shlokam 33 29 Shlokam 29 28 Shlokam 28 27 Shlokam 27 26 Shlokam 26 25 Shlokam 25 24 Shlokam 24 23 Shlokam 23 22 Shlokam 22 21 20 Shlokam 19 1Slkm3 52 31 Shlokam 34 30 32 30 29 28 26 25 24 22 21 Shlokam 19 20 19 Shlokam 18 Shlokam 18 17 Shlokam 17 16 Shlokam 16 15 Shlokam 15 14 Shlokam 14 13 Shlokam 13 12 Shlokam 12 11 10 Shlokam 9 1Slkm1 20 11 Shlokam 10 hoa 18 17 15 14 13 11 10 8 9 Shlokam 8 Shlokam 7 Shlokam 8 6 Shlokam 7 5 Shlokam 6 4 Shlokam 5 3 Shlokam 4 2 Shlokam 3 2 1 Itouto oButt 3 IntroductiontoBhustuti 1
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In thirtythree shlokas,Swamioffershi covered byBhusooktham. was anelaborationofSriSooktham,Bhusthut explained tousaboutHerspecialrolein of focus hereonsomeoftheshlokas Oppili Sri BhumiDeviistheconsortof Introduction: “Sri BhumiDeviwithLord Oppili ïImt e ingmaNtmhad ïImt - e raman . ïI>. USt Sri VaishNavasampradhAyam.IfSthuthi s homage toSriBhudevi,astheDharma s homage Swami Desikan's Bhusthuthi, where he Bhusthuthi,where Desikan's Swami appan, Thiruvinnagara Kshetram” Thiruvinnagara appan, appan in Thiruvinnagara Kshetram. I will Kshetram.Iwill Thiruvinnagara appan in uit> ujay nm> eizkay nm>
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sadagopan.org sadagopan.org branches oftheVedas.. thereby becomesempoweredtoperformHi and Devi Bhumi withSri byHisassociation Kalpaka Tree),getsHisnourishment Here SwamiSaysthatSrimanNarayana,who HARICHANDANOSOU ATIGATHO SATAI: SAAKA LABDHAPOSHA: MAADHAVI BHAVATHI TVATH SANGAMAATH zt zaoa TvTs¼mat half ofthisverse,heproclaims: onthis covershisthoughts seventh Shloka He statesthatSrimanNarayanaisenrich that sheiseasytoapproachbyChetanas bring backthestolenBhumi fought VarahaMurthy,who Pathni ofYajna E r -vit maxiv lBxpa ! -vitmaxiv ! Aixgta e hircNdna “The Lord gets His nourishment from Sri Bhumi Devi” Devi” SriBhumi from Hisnourishment “The Lordgets e =sa e;> Devi fromundertheocean.Ou . 7 . E .7 ed by His association withBhumiDevi.The ed byHisassociation and she is the sustenan the and sheis
aspectofBhumiDevi.Throughthelatter with the Asura known as HiranyAksha to withtheAsuraknownasHiranyAkshato s dutiesaspraised is likeaHarichandanatree(avarietyof r Acharyapointsouthere by the hundreds of by thehundredsof ce oftheChetanas.
4 Adisesha: His chest,whereasHe carriesBhuma Devi ofBhum Toshowtheuniquedistinction affection ofSrimanNarayana,Swamistates She revealsHerenormouswealth. she pointsouttoHerImmeasurableauspic ShehintsatHerdutiesofbe Viswambharaa, tore Prapannaas resolve inhelpingthe functions inprotectingtheuniverse;byth with usinputtingup the holynameofSarvamSahaa,hepointsou Avani, Viswambhara,Achalaa,Vipulaa,Va asthedearwifeofLo her manyglories recites hermanynamestoprovideanunamb Swami Desikan'sreverenceforBhumiDeviis the fiveelements (Pruthvi,Water,Agni,Va getnourished throughHerblessi Bhumi Devi Here, Swami saysthatthoselivingbein ----- YATH BHUTHESHU In thisTaitiriyasamhitama ANNAADHAYAAYAADATEH TEH AGNIM UPASTEH DEVYADHITEH ANNADHAM MAHITVAA DHYAURVARINAANTHARIKSHAM BHOOMNAA BHUMIR minerals. TheFirstRkof theEarthandmakes enriches andnourishes In resonancewiththefirs DHADAATHI SIRASAA TUBHAVATHEEM SESHAATMANAA PRANAYAANURODHAATH MADHURIPU: VISWAMBHAREH Bhusooktha Mantram.Itbeginswiththewords: Bhusooktha ofBhusthut Swami Desikan’stwelfthshlokam food thatnourishesus. appreciation theHavisforyouin consuming anyone intofinitepiecesby be divided immeasurablein Youare OBhumiDevi! qualities ofcompassionandforbearanceel inama forth shine assess yourexpanse.You to. Themeaning ofthis
with our many trespasses. By the name Avani, She indicatesHer Avani,She ourmanytrespasses.Bythename with
Mantram isasfollows: Bhusooktham isasfollows: Bhusooktham t Rk of Bhusooktham, Swam t RkofBhusooktham, ntram, theinvocationinho
ceive themercyofHerLord;byname e name Achalaa, She represents Her steady e nameAchalaa,SherepresentsHersteady gs, whicharetheobj evate you to dizzying heights; You can not evate youtodizzyingheights;Youcannot . We offer the Agni that is capable of thatiscapable of Agni . Weofferthe yu andether),onlyPruthvi, theamsamof sumdharaa, Ananthaa,PruthvEetal. rd. His choice ofwordsisSarvamSahaa, rd. Hischoice ious qualities; by the name Vasundharaa, bythename qualities; ious aring the Universe; by the name Vipulaa, aring theUniverse;bynameVipulaa, t thatsherepresents t nner thatisrespectedbyevery one.Your thatBhagavancarriesSriDevionlyin of our recognition of you producing the the recognitionofyouproducing ofour on His thousand heads in His role as role inHis onHisthousandheads iguous description of description iguous it produce all riches including food and food it produceallrichesincluding
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Your dimensions; it is not possible to notpossible itis dimensions; Your a Devi and Her special place in the a DeviandHerspecialplaceinthe
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sadagopan.org sadagopan.org of enteringSrivaikuntam. compassion takepityonthemanduseYour they areinthegripofsuch the fruitsoftheiraccumulated sinsthro can notbeexpiatedbyanyamountofPraay approach HerLord.Thechetanasarebentdo Shepr quality ofMercy(Anapaanukampaa). Moksham. Inyetanotherverse,Swami desc Acharya saysthatsheislikealadder(SvargaapavargaSaraNi)for Svargamand withHer influence todescribeher goes on In thetwentyeighthshloka As aresult,BhoomiDeviistheem have The restofthefourPanchaBhoothams asTa Bhu Devihasthefivequalitiessuch “Adi Varaha Mahishi (Kalahallitemple)” “Adi VarahaMahishi m ofthisSthuthi,Swamiad terror, they pray to You and You out of your infinite ofyourinfinite out terror, theypraytoYouand bodiment of themightyriches. bodiment of ugh prolonged residence in Narakam. While ugh prolongedresidenceinNarakam.While Lord tohelpchetanas ste, Fragrance, Shape, Touch and Sound. ste, Fragrance,Shape,TouchandSound. ribes Herasthepossessorofblemishless aschittam. Theyaresc influence with Your Lord to get the boon withYourLordtogettheboon influence one or two of the above attributes only. oneortwooftheaboveattributesonly. wn bythefearthat epares thereforethefearingJivansto dresses her as Kshamehand dresses heras
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their enormoussins ared toexperience 6 v sa m pa vam pTy immense tuskofherLord(BhuvarahaMurt the Dhyanashlokam.Here,hedescribes wi theBhusthuthi Swami Desikanconcludes presence (Saamepyam) toconferon auspiciousness (Romanjali) OurAcharya the sensationofhorripilation. that theintimacyofhercheektouchingth embrac whilebeing Her headonHisCheek, ofHerLotusfeet ontherigh resting both In theaboveDhyanaShlokam,Swamidescri Tilaka meter. almost alloftheothershlokasthisSt The above verseisset inthemajesticSa SAA MEHPUSHYATU MANGALAANY ANUDHINAM SARVAANI SARVAM SAHAA POTHRA SPARSA LASAT KAPOLA PALAKAA PULLAARAVINDHEKSHANAA VAMAM PANNAGA SAARVABHOWMA SADH PATHYUR DAKSHINA PAANI PANKAJA PUTEH VINYASTHA PAADHAAMBHUJAA vedaantaachaarya varyo me sannidhattaaM sadaahR^idi. vedaantaachaarya varyo me sannidhattaaM shrImaan. hve~NkaTanaathaar ïIman e daNtacay eÇ Spz < pÚgsav u r e p ! di][pai[p»jp ! v u:yt COMMENTARY ON THE INDIVIDUAL SHLOKAMSOF R lst e »q naway u m¼laNyn R vya R -a ! kpa
Em s†z eRm e siÚxÄa el )lka) R> kivtaik uidn < py uq < sva e ivNyStpadaM- R»yNtI - Ri[ sv < sda ùid. u‘arivNd Rk and theenjoyment yaH kavitaarkika kesarI. yaH kavitaarkika ¡ sha. 32 . u jm BHUSTHUTHI BHUSTHUTHI esrI, e][a !, us all blessings everyday. usallblessings uja RUSAM PARYANKAYANTHEEBHUJAM huthi, which are set in the lilting Vasantha setinthelilting Vasantha whichare huthi, t palm of Sri Varaha Bhagavan andplacing VarahaBhagavan t palmofSri e cheekofHerLordmadeherexperience hy) arising out ofthePralayawaters: hy) arisingout rdhoola Vikritithammet prays that Sri Bhumi Devi inthatstateof Devi prays thatSriBhumi r as the Adivaraha Mahishi seated on the r astheAdivarahaMahishiseatedon th a splendid word picture enshrined in in enshrined th asplendidwordpicture bes the beautiful vision of Bhumi Devi ofBhumiDevi bes thebeautifulvision ed by His left hand. Our Acharyasays ed byHislefthand.Our of the proximity of Her Lord's of theproximityHerLord's er in contrast to to er incontrast 7
sadagopan.org sadagopan.org Sv s»Lp kLplitkam ivñSy matrm The keywordsofthis sh BhagavAn. Aadhi VarAha available meansofsupport performprapatthi withtheirdesiredwishes (i.e PrapannAs wish-grantingKaam thedivine She islike She actsastheMother of erring andunrepentantchildr the limitof compassionandforbearance creeper inthematterof bles that avathAram, BhUmiDEvibecameHis di to MahALakshmi.BhagavAnincarnated Among thehierarchyofwivesLo Comments: Kalpaka creeper(sankalpakalpalathikA). Inthiscontextofgrantingth anukampA). (sulaba readilyoutofHerlimitlessMercyandsoulabhyam boons requestedbyus KaamdhEnu) andisthelimitofforbearanc treasure (KaamdhEnu) forthosewith (Varaham)outof divine boar universe andwhoincarnatedasthedearcons anysupportse AdiyEn without Meaning: prapadye.. vishvaMbharaam. hasharaNaHsharaNaM maataram. haki~ vishvasya h sulabhaanukampaam. svechchhaa varaahamahiShiiM sa~Nkalpa kalpalatikaam.havadhiiMxamaayaaH ivñ eCDa vrahmih;I < -ram ! Azr[>zr[ ! AikÂnkamx — s ! AvxI u l-an < àp* nchana kaamadhenum. h kaamadhenum. nchana the Universe andconsidersthe ukMpam — ]maya> lokam are:“aSaraNa: VisvambharAm SaraNam(aham) sing Herdevotees withthede e .1. en. She grants the desiredb en. Shegrantsthe en Hisownwill(Sankalpam). eks therefugeofBhumiDevi, um !
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as VarAhappirAn out of His own wish. In outofHisownwish.In as VarAhappirAn in overlooking the transgressions of Her in overlookingthetransgressionsof .) Moksham. adiyEnwithoutanyother Moksham. .) rd, BhUmi DEvi is second in order, next order, in issecond BhUmiDEvi rd, e desired boons, She is likethedivine Sheis e desiredboons, adhEnu in the matters of blessing the the adhEnu inthemattersofblessing out anyspiritualcapital(akinchana e (KashamayAavadhi).Shegrantsthe ort of the Lord, who took the form of a ofa ort oftheLord,whotookform to this most illustrious consort of Sri to thismostillustrious consortofSri vine consort. She is like a Kalpaka vine consort.SheislikeaKalpaka
1 oons of Her adiyArs readily. adiyArsreadily. Her oons of sired boons. She stands as as Shestands sired boons. Sheistheboongranting sentients as Her children. sentients asHerchildren. who istheMotherof 8 (survival and upliftment fromtheterror (survival andupliftment forbearance, theMotherofUniverse rescue fromthesamsAricafflictions.adiy PrapathyE”. adiyEn istotally helpless. ad “ Bhumi Devi , the protectoress of theUniverse” Bhumi Devi,theprotectoress s ofthissamsAram). En seeksthisOceanof as my upAyam (means)forujjeevanam asmyupAyam iyEn hasnoclueaboutthemeansformy mercy,thelimitof 9
sadagopan.org sadagopan.org Sta vaibhavam befittingly?Theanswerisa uscan indeed among who is: The question sthOthum Ka:ivaarhathy?”.Swamyasksarh The keywordsofthisshlo engage inattempts toeulogize You. . the VedAsinanappropriatemanner?adiyEn toeulo else hasthefitnessandqualifications eulogi havethegloriesofbeing Thus, You These VedaManthrAspraiseHimwiththe Yo the VedaManthramsinstructusabout lakshaNam. ThePraNavambefore"BhU:”a letteroftheVyAhru The meaningoffirst Oh BhUmiPirAtti!The VyAhruthiinthefr Meaning: h.. kaivaarhatitvaam. stotuM yathaavadavane hitareShvidaaniiM itthaM pratiitavibhavaam. saMvedayatyakhila mantragaNastameva. tvam. hvyaahR^itiHprathama #Tw s Tvm
! .2 e SHLOKAM 2 . resounding one: No Onecan. resounding one:No zed bytheeternalVe full awareness ofYouruniquevaibhavam. ont ofGaayathriMant ur divineconsort,SrimanNaarAyaNan. thi (BhU:) has You as itscontentand as (BhU:)hasYou thi 2 gize You, who is the object of Sthuthi by You,whoistheobjectofSthuthiby gize of meager qualifications dare however to meagerqualificationsdarehoweverto of nnounces clearly Your dear Consort. All clearlyYourdearConsort. nnounces etorical questionand
venture to eulogize You ofthismuch venture toeulogizeYou dAs themselves. Who dAs themselves.Who hram definesYou. answers it himself. answers ithimself. 10 mat> StnNxyixy m TvÖI][ inTy unable toorganizemy thoughtstocome bedestroyedbyYourbenevole sins canonly karaNakaaraNa bundles ofsins(akruthya amangaLam amdviceversa.Asaresult, by thisdeficiency,adiyEnhasalwaysende injurious tome.adiyEndoes ignorantabou its beings!adiyenistotally infinitecompassi May ThououtofYour destructive) toadiyEn(ThvathVeekshaN (beneficialandnourishi what ishitham can removethesinsarisingfromsuchigno hitha-ahitha viparyayabhaddha aspectsofadoctrine auspicious identify the Always,adiyEndoesno dhAriNi Maatha:)! Oh MotherBhUmiPirAtti,wh Meaning: dhiyaMmayivartayethaaH. maataH stanandhaya modamaanaa mugdhaaxarairakhila dhaariNi tvadviixaNaika vinivartayabahuvyapaaye. nityaM hitaahitaviparyayabaddhabhaave iva vartha yETA:). yETA:). vartha iva incoherent utterances(Mayimugdhaak adiyEn's incoherentprattlings astheMother ThvAm) asthatarising from celebr aksharai: sahitham)aboutYour
uGxa]r < ihtaihtivpy Oh Mother BhUmi, who bearstheburdenof BhUmi,who Oh Mother Eriol xairi[ma Ek ivinvt Ry b÷Vypay < miyvt R y bÏ-av edmana Ry ewa> an infantatthestage ofbr e
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. SHLOKAM 3 3. sharai: mOdhamAnA, sthanandhaya dhiyam sharai: mOdhamAnA,sthanandhayadhiyam on acceptmyuninfo ated Vaibhavam(pratheetha ng) and what is ahitham (injurious and is ahitham(injurious and what ng) up with a coherent and meaningful praise up withacoherentand meaningfulpraise adiyEn has ended up accumulating huge huge adiyEn hasendedupaccumulating a yEkavinivarthyaBahuvyapayEmayi). rance that holds me back from sorting out fromsortingout thatholdsmeback rance t whatisauspiciousformeand t possessthediscriminatingintellectto d up considering what is auspicious as as d upconsideringwhatisauspicious fromitsinauspiciousfeatures(nithyam janitha paaparaasis).Those bundles of
, who is delighted at her infant baby's , whoisdelightedatherinfantbaby's nt glances. In this state of mine, I am nt glances.Inthisstate ofmine,I 3 carryingtheentireUniverseand east feeding.Youmustaccept cred, savingglances,which to tellthem apart.Driven in this Universe (akhila in thisUniverse(akhila rmed prattle (mugdha rmed prattle(mugdha 11
sadagopan.org sadagopan.org dhiyam varthayETA:)! dear andwellmeaningchild(Mamamug myincoherentutterances pleasure from aRiyAthAr). Inasimilarmanner, OhMo Mazhalai soRkaL(YaazhinithuKuzhalin tr ofherinfant from thetoothlessmouth theinfantmakes,sheismi noises that withitsmother'smilk.Although nourished speech isincomprehensiblelikethatof adire matchlessVaibhavams.As about Your “sarva athiSAyinam Anantha Sayasya Pumsa” Sayasya Anantha “sarva athiSAyinam ghty pleasedtohearthesoundsemanating ghty and accept them as emanating from Your Your and acceptthemasemanatingfrom ying hardtocommunicate. Sheenjoysthe dha aksharai: mOdhamAnA sthanandhaya sthanandhaya dha aksharai:mOdhamAnA themothercan notclearlyunderstandthe a helplessinfantat ther BhUmiPirAtti,Youshouldderive ithu yenpAr, makkaL mazhalai soll makkaLmazhalaisoll yenpAr, ithu ct resultofthisin capability, adiyEn's capability, adiyEn's the stage ofbeing 12 Your protection (BhUmi asi). Your protection(BhUmi (vaachAm abhUmi)andyetYouarethemost thatis power. Youthusbecomeanobject punarukthayanthee ).ThusYo manyfold(P up multiplyingthem vaibhavam, whenitbecomesunitedwithYour control ofBhagavAn'ssankalpam(sankalp object The world'ssentientandinsentient accessible toYourdevotees). sulabhA(easily asBhaktha unapproachable throughwordsandyetYoushine even moredifficulttosucceedin reinforced. Becauseofthismult bothof limitlessglories, joins withYour is superiortoHisglories(Pumsa:aathma control andwill(sankalpakinkaracharaacha (Jangamam) andthenon-moving,insentie glories andfame(BhUmAintheChAdhOg (sarvaathiSAyina AdhisEshan Oh BhUmiPirAtti!Yourdearconsort,theS Meaning: hasitvamekaa. api bhuumir. vaachaam. habhuumir. punaruktayantii haatmavibhavaiH bhuumaanam. anantashayasyapuMsaH. sarvaati shaayinaM sa~Nkalpa kiMkaracharaacharachakravaalaM s»Lp ik sva vacam - Umanm Rit zaiynm ! A- ! AaTmiv-v < kr cracrc³va¦ Uimr ! Aip- ! AnNtzySyp E> p Uimr uné ! AisTvm − yNtI <
m AnanthaSayasyaPumsa:). u becomematchless(yEkATh uMs>, iplication ofYourgloriesfr iplication eka SHLOKAM 4
. 4 Your vaibhavams getmutuallyenhancedand Your vaibhavam). When His superior vaibhavam vaibhavam).WhenHissuperiorvaibhavam praising You adequately.Youbecome You praising s (CharAchara chakravALam)areunder the a kinkara bhAvam). Oh BhUmi Devi! Your OhBhUmiDevi!Your bhAvam). a kinkara not approachable by the words of praise notapproachablebythewordsofpraise umsa: bhUmAnamaathmavibhavai: upreme Being,restson ra chakravALam). There is no glory that ra chakravALam). Thereisnoglory nts (sthAvaram)stay fullyunderHis
ya Upanishadhic sense). Thesentient sense). ya Upanishadhic Divine consort's limitless gloriesends Divineconsort'slimitless easy toapproach bythose,whoseek
4 om this union, it becomes itbecomes om thisunion, There isnolimittoHis vam) in exercising this this vam) inexercising His loftied bed of Hisloftiedbed 13
sadagopan.org sadagopan.org ivñ ivñ tyapirpa AMb Tvdaiït v dayithA asi). hence Youareverydear toHimasHis same duties ,when (Viswambhari) andhave Hecarriesthis since Viswambharan, very well(ThvathAaSrithata viswam ThvathaaSrithaa).Youprotectallof entitiesdependsve moving andnonmoving charAcharam vihAra parichhadham). Thewholeworldof play thingsforYou(tE (charAcharatayA VyathibhidhyamAnam).Thes soundharyam withYourLord;hence, soma Youhave saluted asViswambhari. unive bear theburdenof universe anditsbeingsaredependentonYo tools rangingfromthemightyBrahmato Yourdutiesmaking (Stationary). Youperform Oh Mother!Theworldisdividedintotw Meaning: (charAcharam). totheworldconsisting BhUmi Devi onthesoundnour focuses This shlokam vishvaMbharasya dayitaa.asitadekanaamaa.5 paripoShayantii amba tvadaashritatayaa vyatibhidyamaanam.h. vishvaM charaacharatayaa parichchhadam.te vedhastR^iNaavadhi vihaara e xSt < < cracrtyaVyiti-*manm -rSy diyta=istd & [avix ivharpirCDdm This world is classifiable into twokinds:JangamamandSthAvaram into This worldisclassifiable
ek nama.5. e;yNtI ! t rse (Viswam)likeYourLord(Viswambharan),Youare yA Thvam paripOshayanthi). Your Lord is saluted as YourLordissalutedas yA ThvamparipOshayanthi). e
!, SHLOKAM 5 consort (Viswambharasya tadhEka naamA (Viswambharasya tadhEkanaamA consort universe.Youcarrythesamename Lord has great affection for You. Lordhasgreataffectionfor o classes: Charam (Moving) and acharam o classes:Charam(Moving)andacharam ishment (PariphOshaNam) providedby (PariphOshaNam) ishment ry muchonYou(VEdha:thruNaavadhi of the sentients and the insentients of thesentientsandinsentients u, Youprotectthemverywell.Since the minisculebladeofgrass.Since ny matches in the roopam, dayA and ny matchesintheroopam,dayAand thesedependentobje itcomestoprotecting thisuniverse; use of objects ofYouruniverseasplay use ofobjects e sentientandinsentientobjectsare cts ofthisworld 14 forgives allthetrespassesoferringJe and overlooks SarvamsahA(Onewho withthenamesof Youaresaluted Oh Mother! Meaning: kaTayanthy”. vrutthyATavaanubhAvam abhidhAna Thekeywordsin covered inthisshlokam. ofBhUmiDEvi The manybeautifulnaamAs naamaanyamuuni kathayantitavaanubhaavam.h.. vR^ityaa bhidhaana anyaani chaanyavimukhaanya vasundhareti. vipuleti vishvaMbhareti sarvaM sahetyavanirityachaletimaataH sv ivñ ANyain caNyivm namaNym ¡ sh < -r eit ivp e TyvinirTy cl “Tava amUni NaamAni abhidhAna vrutthyA Tava anubhAvam kaTayanthy" anubhAvam Tava vrutthyA “Tava amUniNaamAniabhidhAna Uin kwyiNttvan u l eit vs oaNyi-xan v uoaNyi-xan u Nxr eit mat> eit, u -avm &Tya !. 6 SHLOKAM 6 evans), Avani(Protectoressoftheuniverse), thisshlokamare: “TavaamUniNaamAni based onHerauspiciousattributesare 6
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sadagopan.org sadagopan.org anubhAvam kaTayanthy). vaibhavam alone(amUninAmAnianya All thesenAmAsdonotbelong whoisblis asAanandhA(One for Yousuch (Onewithlimitleswealth). VasundharA VisvambharA (bearingtheUniversea AchalA (ResoluteinYoursankalpamto “He is an Ocean and You are Shores – A rare Thirupathi picture” picture” A rareThirupathi are Shores– andYou “He isanOcean to anyoneelseandtheydirectlyelaborateon to Your There arealsomanyothernAmAs(anyAni) nd itsbeings),VipulA(immeasurable), sful), Dharidhree, Maadhavi and PruTvee. MaadhaviandPruTvee. Dharidhree, sful), protect the Universe and its beings), anditsbeings), protecttheUniverse vimukAni abhidhAna vrutthyATava abhidhAna vimukAni 16
sangamAth (asou Harichandana:Thvath this treeasacreeperdoes, itexpands the with alloftheaboveattributes.WhenYou the VedAs(sAkhAsathai:adhiga pradhi (PhalAni desired fruits bheethi ofsamsAram(pracchay DevAs (SumanagaNAmprasavithA);through HisshadeofDayA,Heremovesthe SamsAric tApamofthose,whoseekHispr branches (SaakhAsathai:adhigatha:).Thisgo andtastyfruits(PhalAniprad nourishing it throughtheextensionof pr flowers(sumana:gaNAnAm rain offragrant when theyseekitsshadeduringtheheatof Oh BhUmiPirAtti(Maadhavee)!Inthisworld, Meaning: DEvi. is instructsusthatBhagavAn This shlokam asau. shaakhaa shatair.hadhigatoharichandano. labdhapoShaH maadhavi hbhavati tvatsa~Ngamaat. hphalaani. prachchhaaya shiitalatalaHpradishan. taapaan. hxipan.prasavitaasumanogaNaanaaM TvTs¼mat àidzn àCDay zItltl> tapan zaoa ztr ! i]pn ! -vit maxiv lBxpa -vitmaxiv E! Aixgta ! àsivtas e hircNdna umna ! )lain, e g[ana its mercifulshade(pracchayASeethaLatala:);ityields san) and He is eulogized by by eulogized andHeis san) e=sa e ;> A SeethaLadala:);Heble < tha:). Your Lordisinde tha:). Your SHLOKAM 7 E .7 labdha pOsha:bhavathy). glories ofthattreeandmakes Himenriched hisan) and is constituted by hundreds of andisconstitutedby hundredsof hisan) summer(TaapAnKshi enriched byHisassociationwithBhUmi enriched limitless auspicious attributesunitewith limitlessauspicious otection; Hecreatestheassembliesof . od treeisreallyYourLordwhoremoves asavithA); it cools off things adjacent to adjacent asavithA); itcoolsoffthings 7 a good tree keeps people comfortable, agoodtreekeepspeoplecomfortable,
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sadagopan.org sadagopan.org experiencing anyseparation. In thiscontext,Yourself asthe last Tatthvams arethebodyforYourLordandth of Tatthvams likeMahAn,ahankArametal and thereforeYouserveastheirlimit (end of andbreakontheboundary long distance do anythingagainstYourwill.Liketheasse bhavanthee). SinceYouareinseparablefr Ocean, Youstayinseparablyastheshores onperformingactsthatar still butkeeps in Him(smErENatEMukha For instance,whenHe theMoon. thebehaviorpatternsof YourLordshows in relentlessmanner.Similarly, Moon andyettheocean willnottravelbeyo Oh BhUmiPirAtti!Itisbut Meaning: apruTak bhavanthee;Tatthvataranga Tatthvams. Thekeywords inthis shloka This shlokamrevealsthatBhUmiDevi veleva viShNujaladheHapR^ithagbhavantii8 tatva tara~Ngapa~NkteH vishraanti bhuumirasi nispandataaM vijahatonijayaaprakR^ityaa. te mukhendunaa vardhitarasasya smereNa v ivïaiNt - inSpNdta Sm e l er ev iv:[ e [ vix < ivjhta Uimris tTvtr¼p“ Rt rsSym u jlx e> Ap e injyaàk uo &wG-vNtI. 8. eNÊna t sees YoursmilingfullMoonlike « Tya, natural for the ocean to rise up, when it sees the Full theFull itsees when natural fortheoceantoriseup, e
e> dhunA vardhitharasa:).Asaresult,Hedoesnotsit SHLOKAM 8 paknkthE: viSrAnthy BhUmi: asi ". paknkthE: viSrAnthyBhUmi:asi Tatthvam staywith m are: “VishNu JaladhE: Thvam vElA iva m are:“VishNuJaladhE:ThvamvElAiva om Him(apruTak) andhence Hewill not e beneficial to HisadiyArs.ForHimthe e beneficialto ofthatOcean(ThvamvElAivaapruTak point). Forinstance,among thehierarchy nd itsshores.Thewaveswillbetravelling mbly ofwaves(TarangaPankthi:)travela becomes theultimateboundaryforall the shore,alltatthvamsendwithYou , PruTveeisthelast Tatthvam. Allthe ey donotevergetseparatedfromHim. face,theoceanofMercyrises Him always without Him alwayswithout 18 StMb z» pTy Lord. elephants positionedintheeightdirections). reality. Itis Youtherefore,whoissu in theGopuramsupportinstea support forYou?Thissituatio be true?Yourvaibhavamisinconceivabl that youaresupportedbytheeightelepha traitshere shareHis same featuressinceYou He doesnothaveanyAadhAram(supportfo Vaibhavam isanaturaltoHim.Yousharein by theVedAs.Theyareones,whocanat Oh Vasumathy! You reside inside the glorie Meaning: thing andnothingbears(supports)them. Lord,whobearseverything just likeHer This shlokamcelebrates BhUmiDEvibeing apivahantisatvaaH. prabhR^itayo. stamberama samaanaaH sha~Nke vimaanavahanapratimaa vaasaam.h. pratipanna bhavatiiM patyur. hmahimni svaabhaavike vasumatishrutibhir.hvibhaavye Sva-aivk e ivmanvhnàitmasmana> ur ! mihiç-vtI erm à-
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sadagopan.org sadagopan.org s This shlokamrecordsthespeciallove dadhaati.. shirasaa tubhavatiiM sheShaatmanaa bhogaH pratipanna bahumukha vishvaMbhare vaxaH sthalenavaruNaalayaraaja kanyaam.h. h praNayaanurodhaat. saMbhaavayan. hmadhuripuH z ivñ v]> Swl <-avyn e ;aTmna t < -r e b÷m ! mx en vé[alyrajkNyam u -vtI uo àitpÚ-a uirp u > à[yan — izrsadxait.10. “Sri Ashtabhuyakaram with Sridevi and Bhudevi” Bhudevi” with Srideviand “Sri Ashtabhuyakaram ura eg> exat !
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10 20 head. Onewife,HehasonHisches dhadhAthi). sEsha bhOga: Bahumukha prathipanna the thousandheadedAadhiSeshanandca however, Lord, whohasrealizedsomany Sri Devi,LordhousesHeronHischest(V PirAtti (Viswambhari).Outof daughter oftheSamudhraRaajan(VaruNa There are twoDevisfortheLordknown Hishead.(SaasthrAsstate thatA You on Lordtakestheformof Your purpose, becomes YourDaasan.Hewantstodemonstrat derived manysukhamsasaresultofthat special Vaathsalyam.Yet,YourLordhasa Lakshmi. Therefore,Hehasaplacefor Oh BhUmiPirAtti!YourLordhasspecia Meaning: “The Lord with ubhaya naachchimaars – Singapore Srinivasa perumal koil” perumal Srinivasa –Singapore naachchimaars ubhaya “The Lordwith theoutflowofHisaffectio dhi Seshan carriesBhumionHishead). dhi Seshan thousand hooded Aadhi Seshan and holds Seshanandholds Aadhi thousand hooded akshasthalE SambhAvayan). In Your case akshasthalE SambhAvayan).InYourcase bhOgams from Youtakesontheformof bhOgams from Aalaya RaajaKanyaa);theotherisBhUmi as His Ubhaya NaacchimAr. One is the NaacchimAr.Oneisthe as HisUbhaya higher level of affection for You. He has has levelofaffectionforYou.He higher t and the other, He has a place on His t andtheother,HehasaplaceonHis enhancedaffectionforYou.Heeven r on His broad chest r onHisbroad rries YouonHishead(MadhuRipu: l affection for Your Sapathni, MahA MahA Sapathni, l affectionforYour AathmanA BhavatheemSirasAthu e that extra levelofaffection.Forthis n (PraNaya anurOdhAth) for for n (PraNayaanurOdhAth) as a mark of that as amarkofthat 21
sadagopan.org sadagopan.org Aama s their assigned duties like theKingsof their assigneddutieslike Kruthina:referstoaclass AamOdhayanthi”. aaSrithAnAm Thvath angriraja anugraham. Thekeywordsinthissh describesthesoubhAgyamsat This shlokam bhedaiH.. amba tvada~NghrirajasaaMpariNaama alika aashritaanaam.h aamodayanti bhuvanaani apidishaamadhiishaaH. htaditare. sa~Nkrandanas. kriiDaa varaahadayitekR^itinaHxitiindraaH AMb Tvd' ³Ifa vrah diyt <³Ndns e dyiNt - ! tidtr !iº rjsa uvnain AilkAaiïtanam e ki e=ip idzamxIza>, «tn> i]tINÔa>
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“Bhu devi with Her Lord on SeshaVahanam” “Bhu deviwithHerLord e sacredfeetofBhUDevi eet gotstucktotheirfore eads. Thosedustparticle eads. insignia oftheirofficesand dhikAris thattheyturn outtobe. the dust particles from Your (Bhumi Devi's) (BhumiDevi's) the dustparticlesfromYour e reasons for the efficiency /soubhAgyams efficiency/soubhAgyams forthe e reasons their duties and gladden the hearts ofthe gladdenthe their dutiesand their kingdomsefficiently.Thekingsof r thatthesefortunateoneshadprostrated the Directions (DisAm adheeSA:). These These adheeSA:). the Directions(DisAm ur sacred feet. During that time, the dust ur sacredfeet.Duringthattime,thedust ing thistimeandwerethe objectofHis nderous acts,whiletakingthegigantic heads. Those dustparticles heads. Those s bless the Kruthina: and s blesstheKruthina: and have the dust particles and havethedustparticles stayed withthem.Allthese
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sadagopan.org sadagopan.org àaya - pa guNa panchakam aadhyam yEthath bhUtham). aadhyamyEthathbhUtham). guNa panchakam guNams comparedto others Panc Pruthvee hasamongthe yEva pOshambhajathi).Peoplewhoadvoca Yath Thvath abhimAnapAthram), thoseal Oh BhUmiDevi!Thosewhohavebeenthe greatness arisesforthose,whohave way.Lear and gotblessedthis PruTvee,theamsamof Yo answer isthat thes has alone how comePruTvee(Bhumi) ask Onecan fiveguNams. theabove at best oneortwoof Pancha BhUthamshave and sound(Roopa,Rasa,sparsa,Gandhama bhUthams, onlyEarthhasthefiveguNams: Earth(BhUmi) Agni, VaayuandAakAsam), MangaLams. Theyhaveexplainedthatam wi received Youranugrahamisblessed Oh BhUmiDevi!Thesageshaverevealedth Meaning: BhUmi PirAtti. This shlokaminstructsusthattheBhUmi praayo nidarshanatayaapratipaadayanti..12 haadyameva pa~nchakam. bhuutaM prabhuutaguNa poShaM tadevabhajatiitivibhaavayantaH. paatraM htvadabhimaanavisheSha yat. bhuuteShu - Ut Ut e; < e à- ; < td e indz u yt Utg ev -jtIitiv-avyNt>, ! Tvdi-manivz u[ pÂkm ntya àitpadyiNt. 12. àitpadyiNt. Rntya ! Aa*m e ; paÇ ev , which haveatbestone , which <
ha bhUthams as a leader by possessing all the five allthe ha bhUthamsasaleader bypossessing ned people have used this ned peoplehaveusedthis SHLOKAM 12 been blessed with Your anugraham. withYouranugraham. been blessed
(PruTvee) becomesprosperousbecauseof urs has received Your special anugraham specialanugraham hasreceivedYour urs ong thePancha BhUthams (Earth, Water, one realizegreatstrengthandfame(Tath object ofYourspecialgrace(bhUthEshu th specialIswaryam,Vaibhavamand at thatanychEtanam orachEtanamthat e unique, all round distinctions. The The e unique,allrounddistinctions. Form, Taste, Fragrance,tactilefeature nd dhvani). The other four among the Theotherfouramong nd dhvani). te thisview cite has thefirstplace.Amongfive
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sadagopan.org sadagopan.org %Öah m¼¦ivx à¦y vairxyStvasn padahta> àIt p chosen by Swamy Desikaninthisshloka chosen bySwamy Lord.Ithasbeen withYour Your reunion fortheoccasionof Vaadhyam. TheseasseemedtoplaytheMrudhanga Vaadhyam mELam),whichserv terrific sound(ghetti Your Lordkickedthesurrou th VivAham.During during theoccasionof customary tohavethesoun with Youwaslikeafestivalofmarriage saw YouintheNaagalOkam,Hisjoywa Lord tookontheroopamofagiganticwild lOkam duetotheaggressivenessofanasur Oh BhUmiPirAtti!Atonetime,Youwere Meaning: MangaLa uthsavam. Des ofHer.Swamy world andHisrescue describesthehappinessof This shlokam huchitaamR^ida~NgaaH vidher. udvaaha ma~Ngala paadaahataaH pralayavaaridhayastavaasan. h priitena bhogisadanesamudiixitaayaaH. puruShottamena puurvaM varaahavapuShaa Uv ¡ vrahvp en -a eig sdn u;a p er e sm ué;a ! %ictam e Äm u dIi]taya>, dIi]taya>, en & d¼a>. 15 . 15. d¼a>. ding of MangaLa Vaadhyams like drums (MatthaLams) MangaLaVaadhyamslikedrums(MatthaLams) of ding nding waterswithHismigh !
SHLOKAM 15 m stands for both VivAham and Uplift. VivAhamandUplift. m standsforboth (VivAhaMahOthsavam)forHim.Itis submerged under the ocean intheNaaga submerged undertheocean Boar to rescue You from there. When He BoartorescueYoufromthere.WhenHe pointedoutthatth s immense. Rescuing You and reuniting andreuniting You Rescuing s immense. ed the purpose of having the MangaLa theMangaLa having of ed thepurpose an by the name of HiraNyAkshan. Your an bythenameofHiraNyAkshan.Your ikan comparestheoccasiontoVivAha e upward travel from inside the ocean, theocean, from inside e upwardtravel Lord finding BhUmi Devi in the nether inthenether BhUmiDevi Lord finding . .15 ty feet. That produced a ty feet.Thatproduceda e word“udhvAham” 28 water inthePraLayawaters. immers create thisoceanofbliss forHimto likeanoceanofbliss.It up andflowed You castYourglancesonHimwithgreat to His tusk on embraced Youandplaced Hisgiganticformtoimme enough for ocean waslikeatinycollect theSky.Beforethatallperv and touched compared totheimmensesizeofLo of theoceanasbeingequivalentto oftheVarAhaMoorthywas gigantic form PraLay the skyitself(VyOmaadhilanghini those immensewaterslooklikealittlepond. mighty watersofPraLayam,whichtouched asYo theoceans Devi having Oh BhUmi Meaning: rescueHisdearDevi. stepped into immense Oceanofblissthatwasmuchbi Bhagav loveforHim.VarAha indescribable Devi's glancesfellonHimattheNaag experienced,whenHis thatVarAhaBhagavAn describesthebliss This shlokam aananda saagaraMapaaraM apaa~NgapaataiH.. sadyaH samudravasanesarasair.hakaarShiiH muurteH. veshanta leshaivamaatum.hashakya vibh la~Nghini vyomaati AanNd sagr Vya s*> sm v ezNt l emait l' e z #vmat uÔ vsn !i"in iv-a < Apar e srs um < Apa¼pat ! AzKym Er e> à¦yaMb ! Aka;I oH pralayaamburaashau oH pralayaamburaashau E> .16 ion of water in the back yard. The waters were not ion ofwaterinthebackyard.Thewaters were not R> Ut uraza eR>, SHLOKAM 16 E
rd. Varaaha BhagavAn's formgrewand BhagavAn's rd. Varaaha appeared asthough BhUmiDevihelpedto puddle formed by the hoof of a calf, when formedbythe hoofofacalf,when puddle rse in. He saw You and lifted You up, rse in.HesawYouandliftedup, like a little pond. Some describe the depth like alittlepond.Somedescribethedepth Thatwatercomparedtothe a ambhurAsi). affection andadmiration.HisJoyswelled a lOkam.Herglanceswerefilledwith ading formoftheVarAhaMoorthy, e inatatimewhen gger thanthe little ocean inwhichHe ur mantle!YourLordenteredintothe the skywithagiganticform that made the bring You backto bringYou An feltthatHewasimmersedinan Thewaters ofthedelugeflowedpast
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sadagopan.org sadagopan.org s sat A¼ dMò and tore him apart with His cannine teeth, cannine apartwithHis and torehim PaathALam, wherehehadtakenYou(BhUmi Oh BhUmiPirAtti!TheLord Meaning: effects thereoffarecovered embraces HisDeviafter"rescuing”Her This shlokamdescribesthesweetoccasi ha~Ngaraagam.h. vidadhenavam. sairandhrikeva saa tepayodhijalakelisamutthitaayaaH liilaam.h. dadheparirambha a~NgaiH prayastava mahaasura shoNitaa~NkaiH damShTraa vidaarita EriNØk E > iàyStvdx +a ivdairtmhas e pya ev ivdx eix jlk “Saranatha perumal with Saranayaki, Sri, bhU &neelA naachchimAr” Saranayaki, Sri,bhU “Saranatha perumalwith e nvm e pirrM- lIlam ei¦ sm ur za ! A¼ragm ei[ta» uiTwtaya> in this shlokam. . . inthisshlokam.. E > !. 17 !, deartoYoutracked SHLOKAM 17 from PaathALam. Lord'sembraceandthe from roseupthereafterthroughtheoceanand on whentheJoyous
17 Devi ).YourLordfoundtheasuran down HiraNyAkshan to down HiraNyAkshanto VarAhaPerumAn 30 new alankAram. named theAalingaNam(theembraceof bodyof fromthe stains now withtheblood alankArams werespoiledfromtheearlierJala Thatbloodstained Your spilled blood. wounds arisingfromHisearlierfight those sportsinthewater andgotdissolved. engaged inJalaKreeDai.Thefragrantpast rescued You.Duringthatascentthroug
“SrimushNam perumal with Sri and bhU devimAr” devimAr” andbhU withSri perumal “SrimushNam with HiraNyAkshan opened up again and upagain with HiraNyAkshanopened h thesea,bothYouandYourLordwere bodyduringtheLord'sembrace. Your Your LordembracedYo Your es on Your ThirumEni were affected by es onYourThirumEniwereaffectedby Your Lord suggested that aservantgirl YourLordsuggestedthat Lord) had redecorated Yourbodywitha Lord) hadredecorated KreeDai.Thedecoration ofYourbody u thentightly.The 31
sadagopan.org sadagopan.org Empress oftheworld. under theshadeofsinglewhiteumbrella Universe withtheirhelpandgladdenedthe attributesbecameYour Your auspicious ofYourLo Thirumanjanam. Thetallshoulder Vaadhyams. Theentirebodyofthedelu world. DuringYourcoronation,theocea Oh BhUmiDevi!YouareyEkachakravarthi umbrella. and subjects gladdens theheartofhis waters oftheocean.AfterthatPattAbhi placehimon Vaadhyams, different MangaLa Oh BhUmiPirAtti!Duringtheco Meaning: waters andthereafterisplacedonthe coronation scenewhereBhUmi on thethroneofHispowerfulshoulder. This shlokamcoversthescene,whereVarA h..18 haMsapiiTham. adhyaasya bhartur.hadhikonnatam. ekaata patrayasivishvamidaMguNaiHsvaiH h vihitaabhiShekaa. salilair. saMvarta sindhu anyonya saMvalanajR^imbhita tuuryaghoShaiH. s ANya AXyaSy -t AXyaSy @kat pÈayisivñimd Uy ! A E> Sv R "a e SHLOKAM 19 19 r naamam:“ThrayANAm JagathAmtaapa the LordembracesBhUmiDEviwithHis e seatedonHischest.Yourdarkhuewith e regionbetweenthe a shore leavebehindlittlewater drops on look like a dark night sky illumined with darknightskyilluminedwith look likea t thedarkcolor of people in all the three worlds. When one one people inallthethreeworlds.When ur limbs. Your hue is blue. Your Lord's hueisblue.YourLord's ur limbs.Your e of a dark night filled with twinkling withtwinkling filled night e ofadark on BhUmiPirAtti'slimbs. ThirumEni,oneisreminded Hers andHerLord’s two shoulders (Chest (Chest two shoulders 33 sadagopan.org sadagopan.org jIm s AasKt vasvzrasnp‘v realized. sacred ceremonyonacosmic scale,theea forBhUmi from theoceanfor abhishEkam pot ofthecloudsandtiesit kalasams. Theattendantgirl(aakAsam)places thewh are lightnings leaves. Theflashing coronation fittedwiththebl who helpsassemblingthewatersforcoro ceremony ontheseaside.Inthiscoronation In thecaseofBhUmiPirAtti,therewa inherroyalduties. in thismanner,thequeenthrivesandprospers manthrams andarepouredover in thesevessels.Thewaters inthese with leavesofMangosaplings consecrated watersfromthevesselsadorne The worldlycustomduringtheroyalcorona Meaning: for theDivineconsortofLord. WhodoesthisabhishEkam abhishinjathi”. worlds (SarvaLokEswari).Thekeyword This shlokamenjoysthedivi . dyauH. kalashair.habhiShi~nchati jiimuuta ratna toyaiH dhR^itasindhu mahiShiiM devesha divya jaalaramyaiH. shubhataTidguNa saMvR^iddhaye aasakta vaasavasharaasanapallavaistvaaM d ev eE> E >. 20. the head of the queen. After undergoing abhishEkam abhishEkam undergoing theheadofqueen.After SHLOKAM 20 SHLOKAM s are: “DevEsa dhivyamahisheemThvAm rth becomes fertile and abundant crops are cropsare rth becomesfertileand abundant ite threads wound around the body of the the thebodyof ite threadswoundaround ? TheaakAsam does d withgems,whitethreads anddecorated kumbhams are consecrated with Veda kumbhams areconsecratedwithVeda s a grand abhishEkam and coronation andcoronation s agrandabhishEkam , the sky serves astheladyinattendance, skyserves , the nation. Thedarkclouds tion for a queen is tobatheHerin tion foraqueenis ads of lightning and collects the water ads oflightningandcollectsthewater the rain bows of Mango leaves in the 20 Devi'scoronation.As a resultofthis the skyarelikeMango rs andthe oceanarestored as the Empress ofallthe astheEmpress this Thirumanjanam arethevesselsof 34 matiôla rÆakr who incarnatedoutofHis own worlds. Thelearnedones understandthat result isrecognizedas the earth isofYourform,wherethePuNyam Oh BhUmiPirAtti!Youstayas Meaning: andsoubhAgyams. asthe reigningEmpressofHerLord'sSaamrAjyam BhUmi DEvi outsuchnobleones Swamy Desikanpoints Vaikuntam attheendoftheirdEhaYaathr SamsAram andarevictorious(JayaseelarkaL not boundbythekarmAs(KarmaBhaddharkaL Theyare SiddhAntham. followSriBhAshyakAra AchAryAs andthoseSaadhus,who andendswiththeword Sahasram begins Sookthis important wordinSriDesika clearly aboutBhUmiDevi'sstatusastheEm during thatavathAram.Theoneswithdisc of Hisownvolition.OurMother,BhUmi avayanthy”. OurLordisMaayAVarAhan, shlokam are:“ThrilOkaJananeemTh isthePattaMahishi(Empress) BhUmi Devi This shlokamreferstotherecognition and maayaa varaaha mahiShiim.havayantisantaH..21 maatastriloka jananiiMvanamaaliniiMtvaaM ratnaakareNa ruchiraaMrashanaaguNena. uhyamaanaaM dantibhir.h aavirmadairamara maya vrahmih;Im Aaivm R e[ éicra d Ermr diNti-r ek jnnI < rzna g — vnmailnI ! AvyiNt sNt>. 21 . ! %ýmana u [ en, kaaraNam (causative factor)fo — Tva < theMotherforallbein free will.Youhaveallthe gl < SHLOKAM 21 vAm MaayaaVarAhaMahisheemsantha: You are the Empress of VarAha PerumAn, aretheEmpressofVarAhaPerumAn, You . For instance, Sri RanganAtha PaadhukA . Forinstance,SriRanganAthaPaadhukA One who incarnated as Jn~AnappirAn out One whoincarnatedasJn~AnappirAnout s and Paapams areexperiencedandasa s andPaapams ai andhaveclearSva-Svaroopa Jn~Anam. Devi Joined Him as His dhivya Mahishi Devi JoinedHimasHisdhivyaMahishi ). TheyareakarmavasyAL, whoreachSri riminating intellect (santha:) understood riminating intellect(santha:)understood press of MaayA VarAhan.“Santha:”isan press ofMaayA (SanthAs) understandthetruestatus of “Santha:”. Thisno the celebration byth oftheLord.TheKeywordsthis allar).Theyhavewonovertheillsof gs ofthethree worlds.This r theexistenceofthree ories befittingthatexalted ble wordrefersto e noble ones that e nobleones 35 sadagopan.org sadagopan.org Moorthy. Youhavealltheattributesbefi BhUmi Devi, the formofEarth,Youareadornedwith Empress it.Youasthe with allgemsinside formis directions; TheEarthhavingYour isbo The Earth,whichisofYourform garlandsonHerbody. beautiful andfragrantflower on theroyalelephant.Shewillweardiam position asthedivineconsor position “Sri Malayappan with Sri & Bhu Devi naachchimaar” naachchimaar” & BhuDevi “Sri MalayappanwithSri t oftheLordUniverse. rne bytheeight elephantsguardingthe of theLordiswearingVanaMaalai.In bytheoceanasawaistbelt surrounded many vanams (forests and groves). Thus, manyvanams(forestsandgroves).Thus, ond enmeshedwaistbelt.Shewillwear tting that of an Empress of Lord VarAha AnEmpresstypicallysits 36 Svga 22 avadhUtapa~Nkaam.h.. suukara vadhuum.h svachchhanda bhavatiimushanti svargaapavarga saraNiM chhaayaa visheShaparibh niShkaNTaka prashamayoganiShevaNiiyaaM Daya ivz àzmya in:k{qk SvCDNd s SvCDNd Rpvg e; pir- R sri[ Ukr vx “Thanjai maamaNikkoil Perumal with Sridevi and Bhudevi” and withSridevi Perumal “Thanjai maamaNikkoil < -vtIm Ut smSttapam Um eg in; ! Avx uuta samasta taapaam.h. uuta samasta uziNt ev[Iya Ut p»am < !, !. 22 . SHLOKAM 22 SHLOKAM 37 sadagopan.org sadagopan.org travel toreach svargamorSriVaikuntam. nishEvaNeeyAm). It(Your Tatthvam) isanobl over and control who haveYogicdiscipline comforting shadeforthetravel destroying allsamsArictaapams(paribhU Th andpure(avadhUthapankAm). blemishless obstructions suchasmud,thornsetc. Anypath outofHisownwill. VarAhappirAn Sri Vaikuntam,theSupremeabodeofYo Oh BhUmiPirAtti!Thelearnedonesrecognize Meaning: (Sri Vaikuntam). youas consider uSanthy” (ThesanthAs are: shlokam The keywordsinthis Lord,whoincarnatedoutof the bride of theotherworld.SwamyDesika in thisand being This shlokamreferstoBhUmiDEvi er (ChAyaaVisEsham).Itis His own will (Svacchandha sookara vadhU). sookaravadhU). ownwill(Svacchandha His E> PirAttienjoys ThirumanjanamfromthePraLayam ronation of apowerfulking of ronation SHLOKAM 18 !. 18 throne oftheshouldersbyHerLord. shEkam, theKingobservesRaajadharmam, This occasionremindsSwamyDesikanofa ge waterbecame thesacredwater forYour n andthewavesservedasMangaLa dutiful counsellors. You ruled over the dutifulcounsellors.Youruledover rules his kingdom under a single white white asingle under kingdom his rules happirAn lifts His PirAtti and places Her andplaces HisPirAtti lifts happirAn heart ofYourdevotees,whileYoustayed ni (undisputed Empress) for this whole whole Empress)forthis ni (undisputed befitting your status as the undisputed statusastheundisputed befittingyour theroyalthronean rd servedasthero , it is customary to play toplay itiscustomary , yal throne for You. yal throneforYou. d bathe him in the d bathehimin 32 anubhandha Samanee”. She is sitting on th sittingon anubhandha Samanee”.Sheis BhU DEviissalutedherewiththetende whitestars. sprinkling ofseawatermakesit drops the glistening Youar thatofagreenishblue. body hueis of thewhitepearlsbeingenmeshedontoYo visualizes thewhitedropsof Oh BhUmiDevi!Youdestroythesorrows of Meaning: shoulders. thescene,where This shlokamdescribes . nisheva. taaraapathe sphurasitaarakitaa jagataaMtrayaaNaaM shamanii taapaanubandha payodheH. paryaaya mauktikavatiipR^iShataiH bhaage ruchirebhujamadhya bhartustamaala white stars,whenheenjoys limbs. SwamyDesikanisremindedofthescen Her limbs.Thosewaterdropsglistenagains region) andthebreakingwavesonthatse pya -t tarapw tapan uR Stmal éicr R y ma u bNx zmnI jgt bNx zmnI e S) Ei − …ris tarikta inz kvtI p e - uj mXy-ag &;t E > pya , <