Swami Varavaramuni Stotramala

r: rmat Rmnujya Nama: rmad Varavaramunay Nama: r Vnamahcalamahmunibhy Nama: r Vdibhkara gurav Nama:

Today is the tirunakshatram of Swmi Prativdi Bhayankaram A an. We are well versed with the suprabhtam composed by the Swmi on Lord Tiruvngadamudaiyn, which millions of devotees of the Lord recite or hear everyday, with or without the knowledge of the author's greatness. Still, there are many works of the same author composed on our Lord Swmi Varavaramuni who protects all the worlds and rvaishavas as evidenced by our prayer "a iyrka vzha .... maava mmuniy innumoru ntrnirum". We shall experience today the suprabhtam and mangasanam composed by Swmi PB Aan on Swmi Varavaramuni. This is a translation of the work by r. U.Ve. Bharataraghupati Swmi as published in the Nov. 2008 issue of the reputed railsadayptram magazine.

r Prativdi Bhayankaram Anna

r Varavaramuni Suprabhtam
by r Prativdi Bhayankaram Anna

1)

raviruditastvathpi na vinayati m timiram varavaraygivarya! varaya! dayaikanidh!

vikasati pankajam hrdayapankajamva na m | jayajaya dva jgrhi janshu nidhhi dhiyam || The Sun has risen, yet the darkness of my ignorance has not been dispelled. The lotuses have blossomed, unlike the lotus of my heart. O Varavaramuni Swamin! O Refuge of all! O Lordship of mercy! Victory to Thee! Thou must awake and arise, for good intellect to rise in (the horizon) of Thy devotees.

2)

svapanamidam tava svamahimnubhavaikarasam tadapi tathvidam taditi jtu na vtti jana: | varavaraygivarya! tadidam vijahtu bhavn aparimitam hitam trijagatmanucintayitum || O Varavaramuni Swmin! Thy sleep is a reflection of Thy greatness(unlike the sleep of the world that arises due to ignorance and laziness). However, the people of the world do not realize this. Thou should rise, abandoning this sleep, in order to reflect upon the supreme well-being of all three worlds. (Special Note: It is worth mentioning here that according to other works on the history of Swmi Periya Jyar, it has been mentioned that Swmi leaves for rest only after 11 p.m. at night and rises around 3 a.m in the morning. Also, Swmi Koil Aan mentions that Swmi Varavaramuni experiences the Lord Periya Perum even in sleep. Hence, readers shall remain aware of the kind and duration of sleep that Swmi is asked to leave in this prayer.)

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avataraam tadva jagatmavivkabhrtm tata ita hi ygaayann mama ntha!

vividhahitvabhdhanakrt hi krtam bhavat | jann amrtamayairapngavalayairabhishayitum || My Lord! Thou descended to this world of fools to redeem us by instructing the good. Hence, Thou should rise from this sleep of meditation to bathe(purify) us with the elixir of Thy graceful glances.

4)

aradaravinda brnda sushamparipsha jush tava nayanna kana par carana tath | madhuragapradhracaturairuditairitar varada! dhuram dharanti bhavasindhumamum taritum || O Bestower of Good! Some cross the ocean of matter(Samsra) by means of Thy divine feet, which exceed the beauty of groups of fresh blossomed lotuses. Thy eyes, which go by the same description (as Thy feet in the comparison with lotuses), are the means for a few others. There are still others, who cross this world by the might of Thy sweet, comprehensive, clear and effective words.

5)

bhavanamidam hitya jagat bhavat~dhigatam | tadapi sadaiva dva! nrgatim prakatkurush tadiha mahattavaiva kuru vaibhavamudbhiduram || O Grand Serpent of Paramapada! (O disha!) For the good of the world, Thou have attained this land of Rangapati (Periya Perum). However, Thy exibition of Thyself has been that of a simple soul. Please cast aside this guise and reveal to all of us the full splendour of Thy immense glory!

paramanabhnivsa! phanipungava! rangapat:

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alamatirikta ityakhilalkasubdhamidam |

tavadabhimatapriyastvatanuvarttanadhanyatamt

avanitalam tvatpsitamitam ca hi tatra vasan

ayamakhilastadaiva nirupyamupaiti padam || They are more dear to Thee, who are dear to Thy devotees, than those devotees themselves! This world has been well graced by Thee. Those who have the great benefit of living perfectly in this world, protected by Thy grace, reach the Supreme Position without the need for any other means.

r Varavaramuni Mangasanam
by r Prativdi Bhayankaram Anna
rmat ramyajmtr munndrya mahtman| rrangavsin bhyt nityarrnityamangalam || Let all auspiciousness forever rest with Swmi Varavaramuni, who is of supreme intellect, who is the eternal resident of rrangam and who is wealthy in servitude to the Lord!

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2)

kurvat soumyajmtr munay nitya mangalam || Let all auspiciousness forever rest with Swmi Varavaramuni, who performs benediction to the Lords of rrangam and other divine lands!

rrangdisthalnm mangasanam ubham |

3)

rrmnuja ygndradaranbdhi sudhmav | soumyajmtr munay sarvagnystu mangalam || Let all auspiciousness forever rest with Swmi Varavaramuni, who is omni-scient and is the moon to the ocean of Swmi Emperumnr's tradition! (i.e. The ocean revels with joy and energy in the form of tides on seeing the full moon. Likewise, this tradition grows and prospers by the grace of Swmi Varavaramuni. )

4)

rpatcarambhjaprmmrtamahbdhay |

soumyajmtr munay sattvdriktya mangalam || Let all auspiciousness forever rest with Swmi Varavaramuni, who is supremely benign, being the ocean of nectar of love for the Lord of r!

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soumyajmtr munay sadbhgyya mangalam || Let all auspiciousness forever rest with Swmi Varavaramuni, who exudes sweetness to His devotees and whose heart is immersed in the lofty meanings and commentaries of Swmi Rmnuja's rbhshya!

rrmnujabhshyrtha vykhynsakta ctas|

6)

rmacchathrisktnm vykhyvaidagdhyalin | soumyajmtr munay sadlishtya mangalam || Let all auspiciousness forever rest with Swmi Varavaramuni, who has great affinity to the good and who is the master of commentaries(such as Iu) on Swmi Nammzhwr's words that are drenched in love for the Lord!

7)

prptya soumyajmtr munay nitya mangalam || Let all auspiciousness forever rest with Swmi Varavaramuni for whom both the means and the goal are identified with the divine feet of Swmi Rmnuja!

rrmnujapdbja prpya prpaka bhvatm |

8)

ashtksharabrahmavidy nishthymitatjas | soumyajmtr munay ourihrdyya mangalam || Let all auspiciousness forever rest with Swmi Varavaramuni, who has matured in the discipline of the Brahma Vidy of Ashtkshara, whose greatness is brilliant and who is dear to the heart of the Lord!

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soumyajmtr munay sttvikndrya mangalam || Let all auspiciousness forever rest with Swmi Varavaramuni, who has realized the Lord, as He is, by incessant recitation of the Dvaya mantram and who is the repository of favourable aspects such as conquer of the senses!

prapannajanasandhamandrya mahtman |

10) prapannajanasandhamandrya mahtman | soumyajmtr munay sttvikndrya mangalam || Let all auspiciousness forever rest with Swmi Varavaramuni, who is the foremost of good people, who, like the celestial Mandra tree, grants all auspiciousness to His devotees and who is the reservoir of superior attributes!

11)

tulms~vatrya bhgirjmata ubh | mlarksh soumyajmtr munay nityamangalam || Let all auspiciousness forever rest with Swmi Varavaramuni, who appeared on this world in the star of Mla of the holy month of Tul (Aippasi) as a manifestation of the Lord of the serpents (disha)!

12)

railagurrdivya rpdmburuhlay |

soumyajmtr munay sarvad nitya mangalam || Let all auspiciousness forever rest with Swmi Varavaramuni, who has the great risaila or Tiruvoymozhi Piai as His preceptor and who has made His preceptor's lotus feet as His eternal residence!

zhwremperumnr jyar tiruvaiga araam Jyar tiruvaiga araam