Thirunakshatram: Aippasi Pooraadam,
Acharyan – Sri Mahalakshmi
Lakshminatha Samarambham Natha Yamuna Madhyamam
Asmadhacharya Paryantham Vandhe Guru Paramparam
I pray to all the Acharyas beginning with Srman Narayana who is the Nathan (priyam) of Sri Mahalakshmi with Nathamuni and Yamunachariar in the center and all other Acharyas in the Guru Parampara until my present AchAryan.
Sriman Narayana reveals the Dhvaya Maha Manthram to Sri Mahalakshmi as she is the one who has all the lakshana gunas (attributes) of an Acharya as Krupa – compassion and kindness, parathanthriyam (total dependence on Sriman Narayana) and ananyarhathvam (totally entitled to Sriman Narayana). Sri Mahalakshmi is the total embodiment of the three qualities and therefore is the second in the lineage of Acharyas. She is the Purushakara the one who recommends to Sriman Narayana about the Jeevathmas and to relieve them of the sufferings in this world and give eternal bliss – moksham.
srIman nArAyaNa charaNau sharaNam prapadyE . SrimathE nArAyaNAya namaha.
Dvayam is a sharnagathi manthram where we give up all our ego and totally surrender unto the supreme Sriman Narayana.
सर्वधर्मान्परित्यज्य मामेकं शरणं व्रज |
अहं त्वां सर्वपापेभ्यो मोक्षयिष्यामि मा शुच: ||
sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śharaṇaṁ vraja
ahaṁ tvāṁ sarva-pāpebhyo mokṣhayiṣhyāmi mā śhuchaḥ||
In some Sri Vaishnava Sampradaya Periya Perumal in Srirangam Bhooloka Vaikuntam is also worshiped
Sriman Narayana in Paramapadham descended to Sathyalokam and was worshipped by Brahma. From Sathya lokam he descended to Ayodhya at the request of Ishvaku with the Sriranga Vimanam and was worshiped by the Ikshvaku dynasty and eventually by Lord Rama. Due his abundant love and karuna Lord Rama after his Pattabhishekam (ascending to the throne) in the Thretha yugam gave perumal along with the Vimanam to Vibheeshana asking him to take the perumal to Sri Lanka that was ruled by Vibheeshana after the Ravana vadham. Vibheeshana on his way back home had to halt in Srirangam to do the evening ablutions on the banks of Cauvery river and on return found that he could not lift the Vimanam and had to leave it behind in the place that is Srirangam today, as perumal decided to stay there enjoying the beauty of Srirangam which made him sad, but Perumal promised he would be facing south towards Sri Lanka as he is today and protecting him and the people of his country.
** kuDa thisai muDiyai vaiththuk * guNa thisai pAdham nITTi *
vaDa thisai pinbu kATTith * then thisai ilanggai nOkki **
kaDal niRak kaDavuL endhai * aravaNaith thuyilumA kaNDu *
uDal enakku urugumAlO! * en seygEn? ulagaththIrE!
குடதிசை முடியை வைத்துக் *குணதிசை பாதம் நீட்டி*
வடதிசை பின்பு காட்டித்* தென்திசை யிலங்கை நோக்கி**
கடல்நிறக் கடவுளெந்தை* அரவணைத் துயிலு மாகண்டு*
உடலெனக்குருகு மாலோ* எஞ்செய்கே னுலகத் தீரே**
I melt at the sight of that perumal with the color of the sea lying on Srirangam, with his head on the west side, extending his feet on the east, showing his back beauty to the north and facing the south (Sri Lanka as told to Vibheeshana).
Sri Sthanabharanam Theja: Srirangesayam Asraye
Chinthamanimivothvantham Uthsange Ananthabhogina:
ஸ்ரீ ஸ்தநாபரணம் தேஜ: ஸ்ரீரங்கேசயம் ஆச்ரயே
சிந்தாமணிம் இவோத்வாந்தம் உத்ஸங்கே அநந்தபோகிந:
thirumagaLum maNmagaLum siRakkavanthOn vAzhiyE
seyyavidaiththAymagaLAr sEvippOn vAzhiyE
iruvisumbil vIRRirukkum imaiyavarkOn vAzhiyE
idarkadiyap pARkadalai eythinAn vAzhiyE
aRiya dhayarathan maganAy avathariththAn vAzhiyE
anthariyAmiththuvamum AyinAn vAzhiyE
perukivarum ponninadup pinthuinRAn vAzhiyE
periyaperumAL engaLpirAn adigaL vAzhiyE
திருமகளும் மண்மகளும் சிறக்கவந்தோன் வாழியே
செய்யவிடைத்தாய்மகளார் சேவிப்போன் வாழியே
இருவிசும்பில்வீற்றிருக்கு மிமையவர்கோன் வாழியே
இடர்கடியப் பாற்கடலை யெய்தினான் வாழியே
அரியதயரதன் மகனாயவதரித்தான் வாழியே
அந்தரியாமித்துவமும் ஆயினான் வாழியே
பெருகிவரும் பொன்னிநடுப் பின்துயின்றான் வாழியே
பெரியபெருமாள் எங்கள் பிரான் அடிகள் வாழியே
Thirunakshathram: Panguni, Uthiram
nama: sriranga nAyakyai yath bhrO vibhrama bhEdhatha:
IsEsithavya vaishamya nimnOnnatham idham jagath
நம: ஸ்ரீரங்க நாயக்யை யத் ப்ரோ விப்ரம பேதத:
ஈசேசிதவ்ய வைஷம்ய நிம்நோந்நதம் இதம் ஜகத்
pangayappUvil piRantha pAvai nallAL vAzhiyE
panguniyil uththaranAL pArudhiththAL vAzhiyE
mangaiyarkaL thilagamena vantha selvi vAzhiyE
mAlarangar maNimArbai mannumavaL vAzhiyE
engaLezhil sEnaimannarkku ithamuraiththAL vAzhiyE
irupaththaju utporuL mAl iyampumavaL vAzhiyE
sengamalach cheyyarangam chezhikkavanthAL vAzhiyE
sIranga nAyakiyAr thiruvadigaL vAzhiyE
Senai Mudhaliar is the next in lineage of our Acharya Parampara