SRI #VADIRAJA VIRACHITA “#TEERTHA #PRABANDHA” ಶ್ರೀ ವಾದಿರಾಜ ವಿರಚಿತ “#ತೀರ್ಥ #ಪ್ರಬಂಧ”

SRI  #VADIRAJA VIRACHITA “#TEERTHA #PRABANDHA”

ಶ್ರೀ ವಾದಿರಾಜ ವಿರಚಿತ “#ತೀರ್ಥ #ಪ್ರಬಂಧ”

ಯಾಚೇ ವರದರಾಜ ತ್ವಾಂ ಕಾಂಚೀಶೇಹ ನ ಕಿಂಚನ|

ಚೇತನಾಚೇತನಜಗದ್ವರಂ ತ್ವಾಮೇವ ದೇಹಿ ಮೇ||32||

YAchE VaradarAja twAm kAncheeshEha na kinchana|

ChEtanAchEtanajagadwaram twAmEva dEhi mE||32||

याचॆ वरदराज त्वां कान्चीशॆह न किन्चन।

चॆतनाचॆतनजगद्वरं त्वामॆव दॆहि मॆ॥३२॥

SUMMARY: Oh Lord of Kancheepura, Sri Varadaraja, I will not plead with you for

wealth or similar trivial affluence. But, I plead with you that give me thyself as you

are superior than the entire animate and inanimate universe.

Perhaps Sri Vadirajaru is expressing dissent to the common belief that Lord Varadaraja of Kanchipuram is more popular for meeting the demands of devotees for worldly pleasure, comfort and luxury. Sri Vadirajaru is asking the Lord to ‘give’ in’ himself into him, Sri Vadirajaru. By giving himself to Sri Vadirajaru, Lord Varadaraja could disprove the common contention.

ದ್ವಿಜೇಷ್ಟದಾತೃತ್ವಮರ್ಚಿತತ್ವಂ ಅಜನ್ಮತಾಂ ಸ್ವಾಂ ಮಖಭೋಕ್ತೃತಾಂ ಚ|

ವ್ಯನಕ್ತ್ಯಂ ಯಂ ಶ್ರೀಪತಿರಗ್ರಹಾರಪರೀತಧಾತೃಕ್ರತುವೇದಿಜಾತಃ||33||

DvijEShTadAtrutwamarchitatvam ajanmatAm swAm maKhaBhOktrutA cha|

Vyanaktyam yam sreepatiragrahA rapareeaDhAtrukratuvEdijAtaha||33||

द्विजॆश्टदातृत्वमर्चितत्वं अजन्मतां स्वां मखभॊक्तृतां च।

व्यनक्त्यं यम् श्रीपतिरग्रहारपरीतधातृक्रतुवॆदिजातः॥३३॥

SUMMARY:  This consort of Goddess Lakshmi, Sri Varadaraja, is expressing the fact that he fulfills the desires of devotees; he gets worshipped by Lord Brahma and other deities; that he is the recipient of all offerings done in sacrifices; that he is surrounded by the Brahmins and their Agraharas or their residential apartments and he, who emerged out of the sacrificial fire in the sacrifice performed by Lord Brahma.

At present, Kanchipuram is on the banks of Palar River in Tamil Nadu.

Historically, Kanchipuram is said to be most ancient city. Precisely, it is believed to have been built in 2^nd Century. It was the capital of Cholas and Pallavas. Later, it was a very important city during the Vijaynagar period of 15^th to 17^th century. It was conquered by Muslim conquerors and subsequently it was under the British-ruled India before getting usurped by the French. Kanchipuram was perhaps one of the most important centres of learning and a distinct pilgrimage for Jains, Buddhists, Shaivites and Vaishnavites as the temples dedicated to all religious faiths are found in this city.

Sri Varadaraja temple is believed to have been built in about the end of 17^th century. However, the greenstone sculptural extravaganza depicting Yoginis dates back to 9^th and 10^th century.

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