Srimathey Ramanujaya Namaha!Acharyan thiruvadigaley Saranam!!

“SriVenkataarya thanayan thath paadha kamalaashrayamVaadhoolaarnava poornendhu Raamanuja Gurum Baje.”

Meaning of Thaniyan:

THANIYAN 1:

Let my wicked mind surrender unto one of the dearest Azhwars of the Lord Arangan,who, having seen SrimanNarayanan, feet upwards , in splendor galore ,swore that his eyes shall never move away from His lotus feet and behold anything or anyone else. Let my tongue always sing the ten paasurams, sung by the Azhwar out of ecstasy.

THANIYAN 2:Perched on the shoulders of Loka Saaranga Muni,entering the sanctum sanctorum of Lord SriRanganatha at Bhooloka Vaikuntam,and seeing the lord as described by the muni from lotus feet, the garments, naval, the huge waist belt, broad chest, neck, crimson mouth and lotus eyes, PanPerumal,revelled in the unparalleled beauty of the lord and sang ten pasurams.

He , the pure one, the cause of the universe the lord of the ever free angels, who is standing on the Thirumala hills, waiting to give shelter to those who surrender unto Him, the lord of Nitya Vibuthi and Leela Vibhuthi, who is reclining on the serpent conch in the high walled city of Srirangam, let the Lotus feet of that Arangan, penetrate into my eyes!!!

Song1: Amalanadhipiran….. Okkindrahe.

Song2:Uvanda vullathanaai…..ena sindhanaye.

The one who incarnated as Thirivikrama , the one who slew single-handed the Rakshasa hordes , in an amazingly short period, and the one who is dressed in the yellow grab, let my mind always meditate on that Supreme Personality, Lord SriRanganatha . May He shoot His fierce arrows into my ten senses, which are like the ten heads of Ravana.

Song 3:“Mandhipaai…adiyen vullathin uyire

The one who is worshipped by Nithyasooris in the sacred hills of Thirumala,which is full of trees housing many monkeys, that jump from one tree to another, and play on the branches, the one reclining on the Sesha Paryankam( serpent conch) in Srirangam,let my wicked mind always abide in the yellow robe (peethaambaram) worn by Him, from where the Four faced Brahma , sprang from the lotus like navel.

Song 4:Sadhurama…. ulaaginradhey

Saunters my mind along the belly-band my sire at Arangam,where the Dragon flies buzz , and the peacocks dance. The three folds in His belly are considered to be the three categories of His subject ‘Nithyaas’; ‘Mukthaas’ and ‘Badhhaas’, which signifies that He is the sovereign master of the entire cosmos. These marks also signify the scar occurred due to the tying of a rope by Mother Yashoda in Krishnavatharam( Damodaran). Let my mind always dwell on the lotus feet of Him, who killed the ten- headed monarch of Lanka, which is an impregnable city with tall square walls around, apart from the outer fortifications in the shape of water, forests and mountains in succession.

Song 5:“Paaramaaya…. Adiyenai aatkondadhe”Rooting out my age long sins, dark and dense , without doing any penance or austerities, made me His devotee and entered into my heart . Let my tongue always sing the praise of the glory of that broad heart of SriRanganatha, which has Mother Ranganayaki in it. He is Srinivasan. His concert protects all the devotees by acting as a purushaakaaram. That bejwelled chest of my sire has attracted me towards Him.

Song 6:“Thunda ven……adiyenai uyyakondadhe”

He, the one who removed the sin of Shiva, who committed the sin of cutting the head of Brahma, and the one, who is resting in the city of Arangam, the throat of that Azhagiya Manavaalan , which consumed the cosmos, it’s rulers and all other demi-gods, has indeed mesmerized and attracted me towards Him . He shall be my heart throb. Let my mind always meditate upon Him.

Song 7:“Kaiyanaar…. Kavarndhadhuve.

My mind has been whisked by the coral lips of the Lord of Arangam, who reclines on the serpent conch with fragrant Tulasi wreath, bedecked from the crown He wears, and holding the conch and the fire-spitting discus with His beautiful hands. The lips are so charming, that they are beyond the description of lotus!!The lord’s bewitching coral lips has stolen away my heart…

Song 8:“Pariyanaaghi…. Pedhamai seidhanavae”

The one who tore the body of Hiranyakashapu, who was torturing His devotee Prahalada,the one cannot be understood even by Brahma and other celestials, the one who is the cause of the cosmos, that Lord SriRanganatha, with bewitching large eyes, extending near the ears, has made me intoxicated and has drawn me towards Him. The voluntary projection of the lord’s white eyeballs, with red streaks stretching along, the black pupil with a seductive lusture and the bluish iris , encircling it, has attracted me towards Him!!!

Song 9:“Aala maamarathin… en nenjinaye”

The little boy who lay on the banyan leaf, after swallowing the seven worlds holding them in His stomach during the great deluge, that SriRanganatha’s endless charm of pear less chains with sparkling pearls and rubies, and His blue lily like body has thrown me into awful disarray , distraught!!!

Song 10:Kondal vannanai… kaanave.By taking birth among the shepherds, and going one step ahead of the rain clouds, which just rain and drift away, the Lord comes down and mingles freely with all and sundries, high and low in hall and hamlet.None else shall the eyes look at, having the cloud hued, shepherd born, mouthful of butter gulped, who has churned my heart like churning butter. He is my ambrosia..

“Mukhe mandha haasam nakhe chandhra baasamKare chaaru chakram suresaapivandhyamBhujangha sayanam bhaje ranganathamHarer anya daivam namanye namanye…..”

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Kazhiyur Mannar Aishwariya Varadan…….