This stotram is a celebration of our Siddhaantham, Saranagati, prayer for unceasing remembrance of the Lord’s holy feet at all times and places, ParatatvaNirnayam, exhortation to Chetanas to offer Prapatti at the holy feet of the most merciful Lord, who has Sri Devi as His inseparable companion. Hence, it is a summation of all the profound principles of our Sri Sampradhaayam.
Regarding the celebration of the NaamAs of the Lord, Vishnu Sahasra Naamam points us the secret behind the names of the Lord. It Says “Yasya Naamaani Gownaani”. It reveals that His names are Gaunaas (i-e) His names are nothing but a sound Form of His Gunaas (attributes). The Lord, who is the abode of infinite attributes, has therefore Infinite Naamaas. By celebrating these names, one grows one’s Bhakti and enters the “Rama Bhakti Saamrajyam”. Kulasekhara, as one of the greatest Rama Bhakthas followed Naama Siddhaantham and made his city resonant with the shouts of Sriranga Yaatra to remind himself and others about the Lord of Ishvaaku Kulam resting at Srirangam in Kali Yugam.
This Yugam is an age of emotion and in this age, one can be saved only through the easy route of Bhakti or dedicated devotion to the Divya Dampathis through Raaganga Bhakti (emotional attachment) through Naama Sankeertanam and Archana with Nama Kusumaas.
TANIYANS SALUTING KULASHEKHARAAZHVAAR:
घृष्यते यस्य नगरे रङ्गयात्रा दिने दिने ।
तमहं शिरसा वन्दे राजानं कुलशेखरम् ॥
ghushyate yasya nagare ranga-yAtrA dinE-dinE |
tamaham SirasA vandE rAjAnAm kulaSEkharam ||
Udayavar arulicchaidadu:
இன்னமுதம் ஊட்டுகேன் இங்கே வா பைங்கிளியே
தென்னரங்கம் பாட-வல்ல சீர்ப்-பெருமான்- பொன்னஞ்
சிலை-சேர் நுதலியர்வேள் சேரலர்-கோன், எங்கள்
குலசேகரன் என்றே கூறு
innamudam UTukEn ingE vA paingkiLiyE
tenn-arangam pADa-valla seerp-perumAn- ponnanj~n
cilai-sEr nudaliyarvEL cEralar-kOn, engaL
kulsEkaran enRE kURu
Manakkal Nambi arulicchaidadu :
ஆரம் கெடப்பரன்பர் கொள்ளாரென்று, அவர்களுக்கே
வாரங்கொடு குடப்-பாம்பில் கையிட்டவன், மற்றலரை
வீரங்கெடுத்த செங்க்கோல் கொல்லி-காவலன்-வில்லவர்கோன்
சேரன் குலசேகரன் முடி-வேந்தர் சிகாமணியே.
Aram keDapparanbar koLLArenRu, avargaLukkE
vArankoDu kuDap-pAmbil kaiyiTTavan, maRRalarai
veerankeDutta sengkOl kolli-kAvalan-villavarkOn
cEran kulasEkaran muDi-vEndar sikA-maNiyE.
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