17 July 2022, Subhakruth Varusha, Aadi maasa-01, Sunday;
SLOKA-43: THIRUVENKATAM’S GLORIES: STHANA VISESHA ADHIKARAM: PART II
MEANING:
ThiruvEnkatam hills are the holy hills that have the power to reveal the sacred feet of the Lord (KaNNan adi iNai yemakku kAttum veRppu). The hill of the Lord has the power to destroy every kind of sin committed by the chEthanams (kadu vinayar iru vinayum kadiyum veRppu);
This hill has the glories to be recognized as SrI Vaikuntam (TiNNamithu veedu yenna thihazhum veRppu);
This hill has the vaibhavam of having sacred waters like KonEri, PaapanAsam and others (theLintha perum theertthangaL seRintha veRppu);
This is the hill, which is recognized as the embodiment of all PuNyams (PuNNiyatthin puhal ithu yenap-puhazhum veRppu); ThiruvEnkatam is the holy hill, where all the bhOgams enjoyed in Parama Padham are made within the reach of the residents of this earth (PonnulahiR-bhOgamellAm puNarkkum veRppu);
This is the auspicious hill desired as a place of residence by the DEvAs and the residents of this BhUlOkam (ViNNavarum MaNNavarum virumbum veRppu);
This is indeed the hill celebrated by the VedAs and is revered as the ThiruvEnkatam hills (Venkata veRppu yena viLangum Veda VeRppE).
SLOKA-44:THE VAIBHAVAM OF KAANCHI: STHANA VISESHA ADHIKARAM: PART III
MEANING:
This is the dhivya dEsam of Hasthi Giri, where the Lord stands to destroy totally all the sins of those, who seek His protection (Bhatthar vinai thotthu aRa aRukkum AtthigiriyE).
This is the dhivya dEsam of the Lord, who revealed His heroism by cutting down the ten heads of RaavaNan with an arrow of unmatched power in a great battle at LankA.
This is the dhivya dEsam of the Lord, who showed His meekness and soulabhyam by going after the VeNNai and curds that His mother YasOdhA had set aside and got threatened by her for consuming them secretly (matthu uRu tayir vaithathu meyttha VeNNai uNNum Atthan idam AtthigiriyE).
Courtesy: Oppiliappan koil Sri Sadagopachariar
