Srirangam Srimath Andavan Ashramam Tanians and Meanings - Part II

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Srimathe Ranga Ramanuja Maha Desikaya namaha:

 

 

 

 

 

Dear Bhagavathas,

 

 

 

Article on Srirangam Srimath Andavan Ashramam tanians and meanings continue with

this posting. One more will follow after this.

 

 

 

 

 

HH Srimath Thirukudanthai Desikan (30)- Srimath Gopalarya Mahadesikan

 

 

 

Thirunakshatram : Purattasi – Pooradam Thanian :

 

 

Sri krishna dEsika padhaamBHuja brunga raajam

VEdaantha lakshmana muneendra krupaaththa bOdham

Thraiyantha dEsika yatheendra shaTaarimoorthim

GOpaala dEsika shikhaamaNi maasrayaamaha

 

 

 

Meaning: Like a bee which goes after the lotus for nectar, He went after the

feet of Sri Krishna Desikan (who was his Father) and had his Pancha Samskaram

and Veda Adyanam under him. He absorbed Vedhantha gnanam from Vedhantha

Lakshmana Muni (Sakshath Swamy). He is an embodiment of three great acharyas

Swami Desikan, Sri Ramanuja and Swami Nammazhwar. We seek refuge and prostrate

such a great acharya Srimath Gopalarya Maha Desikan..

 

 

 

Sri Sakshath swamy (29)-Vedhantha Ramanuja Maha Desikan

 

 

 

Thirunakshathram-Chitrai Thiruvadhirai Thanian:

 

 

 

Sri Ranganatha Guru PAda Saroja Hamsam

 

VedAnta Desika PadAmbhuja BringarAjam

Srimad Yateendra Satakopa DayAvalabdam

 

Vedanta Lakshmana Muni Charanam Prapadhye

 

 

 

Meaning: I take refuge at the feet of Vedanta Lakshmana Muni who had the grace

of Srimad Yatindra Satakopa himself. He was the swan at the feet of Sri

Ranganatha Guru and who was the bee at the lotus feet of Swami Vedanta Desika.

 

 

 

 

 

KALYAANAAVAHA SRI RANGANATHA SWAMI (28)

 

 

 

Thanian:

 

 

KalyAnAvaham AsmAkam Kaarunya KalasAmbhude

Prapadhye Ranganathasya Pada Pankaja Tallajam

 

 

 

Meaning: I take refuge at the lotus feet of Sri Ranganatha Swami also known as

KalyAnAvaha Swami who was in real, the Kalasam (pot) of (waters) of Compassion

and tenderness.

 

 

 

 

 

Rangapathy Desikar (27)

 

 

 

Thanian:

 

 

 

Sri Veeraraghava Guros Thanayam Tatascha Saareerakaadhi Samadheethya Samastha

Saastram

Vidyothana Manavasya Gunaika Naatham Sri RanganAtha Guruvaryam Aham Prapadhye

 

 

Meaning: I take reguge at Sri Ranganatha Guru who was the son of Guru

 

Sri VeeraraghavAcharya, from whom he gathered the knowledge of all Sastras like

SAreeraka and who captivated everyone by his attributes

 

 

 

Sri ChithannA Veeraraghavachar (26)

 

 

 

Thanian:

 

 

 

Sri Venkatesa Gurunaa KarunAkarena

 

Srise Samarpitha Bharam Srita PaariAatham..

Sri RanganAha Guru Veekshana Labda Bhodam

 

Sri Veeraraghava Gurum Saranam Prapadye

 

 

 

Meaning: I take shelter at the feet of Veeraraghava Guru who had his Atma

samarpanam done by the benevolant Sri Venkatesa Guru and who had the chivalrous

charm of Sri Ranganatha Guru.

 

 

 

Paravasthu VenkatanAdhachar (25)

 

 

 

Thanian

 

 

 

Vatsa Vamsa Payodheendroh Kalyaana Guna Vaaridhe

Srimate Venkatesasya Charanou Saranam Bhaje

 

 

Meaning: I take asylum at the holy feet of Sri Venkatesa guru, who is like the

cream of the milk of the sri Vatsya Vamsam and who is the very ocean of

propitious qualities.

 

 

 

Srivathsa Ramanujachar (24)

 

 

 

Thanian:

 

 

 

Srimate RanganAthasya Gunair DAsyam UpAgatham

Ramanujum Dviteeyam Tham Adviteeyam UpAsmahe

 

 

 

Meaning: I pay my salutations to Ramanuja Guru who did kainkaryam to Ranganatha

Guru, engulfed by his qualities; the one who appeared to be the second Ramanuja

and the one without a second.

 

 

 

Kilaneekunnam Sri vAthsya Ananthachariar (23)

 

 

 

Thanian :

 

 

 

Sri ThAta Guru SevAtha VedAnta YugalAsayah

VAtsyAnatha Guruh Srimaan SreyasE mEesthu BhuyasE

 

 

 

Meaning: May VAtsya Anantha Guru, who studied the Vedanta at the feet of His

guru Sri Tatachariar, bless us with prosperity & propitious qualities

 

 

 

Panmatha Banjanam ThAthAchariar (22)

 

 

 

Thanian:

 

 

 

Sri Saila Poorna Kula Vaaridhim Poorna Chandram

Sri Srinivasa Guru Varya PadAbja Bringam

SreyO GunAmbudhim Aasrita PArijaatham

Sri ThAthayAryam Anagham Saranam Prapadhye

 

 

 

Meaning: I take shelter at the feet of Thathacharya, the faultless one, who is

like the beautiful full moon embellishing the ocean of the lineage of sri Saila

poorna vamsam, who goes after the feet of his guru SrinivasA, like a bee going

after the nector, and the one who is a Parijatha flower in fulfilling desires of

those who take asylum at his feet

 

 

 

Shasta ParAnkusa muni (21)

 

 

 

Thanian:

 

 

 

Srimad Sataari Muni Paada Saroja Hamsam

 

Srimad Paraankusa Tapodhana Labda bodham

 

Sriman Nrisimha Varadaarya Dayaavalambham

 

Srimad Paraankusa Munim Pranathosmi Nityam

 

 

 

Meaning: I prostrate always at the feet of Parankusamuni, who was like a swan at

the lotus feet of Parankusa (Nammalwar) & who got insight from the Taponidhi,

Parankusa (also Nammalwar) and who got enlightened with Dwayamanthra, by

Nrisimha VaradArya.

 

 

 

 

 

Ahobilam dEsikachar (20)

 

 

 

Thanian:

 

 

 

Srimad Varada Vishnu VAraya Pada Pankaja Shat Padam

 

Ahobila Gurum VandE Vatsa Vamsaika Mouktikam

 

 

 

Meaning: I prostrate at the feet of Ahobilachar, the jewel of the srivathsa

vamsam, who was like a bee at the lotus feet of Varada VishnuvAryA

 

 

 

 

 

Sri MAHAA DAYAA DEESAR (19)

 

 

 

Thanian:

 

 

 

MahA DayA Deesitur AmbujAksha NidhyAna NityAbhi Nivishta Buddeh

 

AgjnAna NigrahakamunjasAham Asmad GurOr Angri Yugalam Prapadhye

 

 

 

Meaning: I surrender at the feet of our mentor, MahA DayAdesar whose eyes are

like lotus, who constantly meditates on the Lord and who is unmindful of

punishing us for our faults due to his compassionate nature

 

 

 

 

 

Varadha Vishnuvachar (18)

 

 

 

Thanian:

 

 

 

MahA DayAdeesa Guror Thanayam Thatva Vidwaram

 

Vande VishnuvAryam Vaatsalyaadhi GunArnavam

 

 

 

Meaning: I bow to the learned scholar Varada Vishnu Vaarya, son of preceptor

Mahadayadeesa, whose qualities like kindness, compassion are vast and abysmal

like the very ocean

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sri Gadika sathakam Ammal (17)

 

 

 

Thanian:

 

 

 

Namo Varada Vishnu vaaryaaya Nayanaananda Daayine

 

Vaatsyaaya Varadaaryaaya Vadhineehara Bhaaswate

 

 

 

Meaning: Salutations to Vatsya Varada, a Guru who has a pleasing personality and

who shines like a beaming Light to the lineage of Vishnuvaarya

 

 

 

Sri Brahma Thanthra Swathanthrar (16)

 

 

 

Thanian:

 

 

 

ParyAya Bhashya KArAya PranathArthi VidhoonvathE

Brahma Thanthra SwathanthrAya Dviteeya Brahmane Namah

 

 

 

Meaning: Glory to Bramha thanthrar,who is hailed as Paryaya Bhashyakaraya

(Bhashyakkrara incarnated again–by swamy desikan for his profuse knowledge in

Sri Bhashyam, who crowned His disciple as "Sri Dvitiya Brahmatantra Swatantrar"

(This tanian was composed By Gadikasatham Ammal, Grandson of Nadadur Ammal)

 

 

 

 

 

Swamy dEsikan (15)

 

 

 

Thanian:

 

 

 

SrimAn vEnkatanAthArya: kavitharkika kEsari

 

vEdhAnthachArya varyOmE sannidhathAm sadhA hrudhi

 

 

 

Meaning: Sri dEsika who is blessed by goddess sri, and who has aquired the

highest status in Imparting scriptures and sAsthras and who was a lion among

dialecticians, should dwell in our hearts for ever and ever

 

 

 

(May the glorious Venkatanatha,the greatest of teachers of Vedanta,and the

 

Lion among poets and debaters,reside forever in my heart).

 

 

 

 

 

(Another one was by his disciple Brahma Tantra Swatantra which says:-

 

 

 

"Ramanuja Daya Patram Gnana Vairaghya Bushanam

Srimad Venkata Natharyam Vande Vedanta Desikam "

 

 

 

We recite this taniyan before starting divya prabandham. The meaning of this

taniyan is "I salute the great Venkata Natha also called Vedanta Acharya and

Lion among poets and logicians and who was well adorned by both Knowledge and

discretion and who well deserved the grace of Srimad Ramanuja": )

 

 

 

(To be continued....)

 

 

 

Srimath Andavan Thiruvadi,

 

dasan

 

P. Sreenivasan (Besant Nagar,Chennai)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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