5 Ayudam
5 Ayudam
5 Ayudam
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Introduction 1
Slokam 1 7
Slokam 2 13
Slokam 3 15
Slokam 4 17
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Slokam 5 19
Slokam 6 21
Slokam 7 23
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INTRODUCTION
This is an important sthOthram, where all the Five weapons of the Lord are
eulogized.
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The order of salutations are (1) Chakram/Sudarsanam (2) Sankham/
Paanchajanyam (3) Gadhai/KoumOdhakI (4) Sword/Nandhakam (5) Bow/
Saarngam.
Once upon a time, Sriman narayanan looked at His PachAyudhams (nithya sooris)
and commanded them to reach BhU lOkam and be born as SaanDilya, Oupagaaya,
Mounjaayana, Kousika and BharadvAja to perform AaarAdhanam for Him there.
The five weapons of the Lord arrived at the dhivya dEsam of ThOthAdhri
(VanAchalam) and performed fierce tapas to receive the anugraham of their
Lord. Sriman Narayanan was pleased with their tapas and initiated them with
dheekshA as His AarAdhakars; next, our Lord instructed them over five nights
and days on ways to build temples for Him, perform AaarAdhanam, conduct
Uthsavams for Him in His ArchA form. These upadEsams from the lips of the
Lord of the Universe over five nights and days came to be known as
PaancharAthra Saastram or PaancharAthra Aagamam. In view of the direct link
of PaancharAthram to the Lord, this Aagamam is considered as very sacred
Aagamam. It has 108 samhithAs. Three among them are known as
PaancharAthra ratna thrayam and their upabrahmaNams are used in Bhagavath
AarAdhanam at Srirangam, Kaancheepuram and ThirunArAyaNapuram.
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Beautiful descriptions and the power of these weapons of the lord are provided
in the SthOthram. The Phala sruthi section of this SthOthram reminds us that
when recited daily this stotram removes all sorrows, sins and fears and bestows
auspiciousness on the devotees (samastha DhukkhAni BhayAni sadhya: paapAni
nasyanthi sukhAni santhi). Whenever one recites these slOkams during the
middle of a tractless forest, fearsome war, in the middle of enemies, floods,
fire and unexpected calamities of any kind causing great fear, such a recitation
will banish all those fears and provide protection of every sort according to the
Phala Sruthi.
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SlOkam 1
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MEANING:
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
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dI]a< s<¢am sÇe mhit k«tvtae dIiÝiÉSs<htaiÉ>
MEANING:
In the grand Yajn~am of Mahaa Satram, the dheekshitan places the havis in the
Agni. Similarly, Sudarsanar places the havis of asurAs and RaakshasAs in His
fire. The aksham of SudarSanar is the Homa KuNDam. There, Sudarsanar
places the Havis of asurAs and RaakshasAs, who hurt the Lord’s dear ones.
Sudarsanar uses His nEmi angam of His disc to collect the havis for placement
in the seven tongued Agni (KaaLee, KarALee, ManOjavA, SulOhitaa,
SudhUmravarNaa, Spulinginee and ViSvadASaa) just as a deekshitan uses the
vessel of Joohoo (Yajn~a paathram) to bring together the material used as
havis in the Mahaa Satra Yajn~am. There is one difference between the Homa
KuNDam (aksham) used by human deekshitAs and SudarsaNar. The agni in the
Homa KunDam loses its lustre with time; the radiance of the Sudarsana Homa
KuNDam never loses its lustre (tEjas). SrI Koora Narayana Jeeyar pleads for
the boon of Dhivya padhavi to SrI Sudarsna UpAsakars: “aksham bhavatAm
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divyam padam diSyAt” .
The insights into Sudarsana BhagavAn and His relationship to His Lord as well
as His mantra maya svaroopam can be gained from a study of 12 Sri Sudarsana
ashtOttara nAmAvaLi: (Please add praNavam before each nAmAvaLi)
2) shöÉanve nm>
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The thousand rayed One
3) ;q!kae[aNtrs<iSwtay nm>
4) ÉImkmR[e nm>
5) naray[a}anuvitRne nm>
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6) }anzi´blEeñvyRvIyR tej> àÉamyay nm>
7) mNÇyNÇàÉavay nm>
One who is reputed for His power exhibited through His Mantram and
Yantram
8) Aae<karêpay nm>
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9) pr<Jyaeit;ee nm>
9) paramjyOtishE nama:
One who is equipped with all types of weapons (Refer: SrI ShODaSaayudha
stOtram of Swamy Desikan)
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11) vaishNavAya nama:
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Swamy Desikan has blessed us with two powerful stOtrams on Sri Sudarsanar:
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SlOkam 2
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MEANING:
adiyEn always seeks the refuge in Paancajanyam, the divine conch of the Lord
shining like a crore of Moons. Its dhvani arising from the air emanating from
the sacred mouth of the Lord strikes terror in the hearts of the asurAs and
vanquishes soundly their pride.
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
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allikkENi divya dEsam has only the conch as His weapon and AabharaNam on His
right hand.
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SlOkam 3
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MEANING:
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
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Kaumodhakee under his lower left palm. The other three hands of Sriman
NarayaNa hold a discus (SudarSanam), a conch (Paancajanyam) and a Lotus
flower with its stalk.
(Thanks Sri.B.Senthil)
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SlOkam 4
r]ae=sura[a< kiQnae¢k{QCDed]rCDaei[tidGxxarm!,
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MEANING:
adiyEn always seeks the refuge in Nandakam, the shining sword of the Lord,
which is hard and fearsome. The blade of
this powerful sword of the Lord is smeared
with the blood of asurAs, who rose against
the AasrithAs of the Lord and ended up
losing their heads.
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
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Thanks: Sri.Sridhar
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SlOkam 5
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MEANING:
adiyEn seeks always the refuge in the powerful bow of the Lord known as
Saarngam, which showers unceasing downpour of fiery arrows on the opposing
asurAs. The sound of the twang of the bow string of Saarngam during the
prayOgam of the asthrams by the Lord chases away the fears of the dEvAs
immediately.
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Andal celebrates the down pour of the arrows from the Lord’s bow, Saarngam in
ThiruppAvai: “Saarngam udaittha sara mazhai pOl”. In Raghuveera Gadyam,
Yuddha Kaandham section, Swamy Desikan Salutes the power of the bow
Saarngam/KodaNDam in the hands of the Raghu Veeran and the destruction of
RaavaNan and his mighty army.
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SlOkam 6
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MEANING:
The fears, sins and sorrows will be destroyed for those who recite daily this
sacred stuti about the Lord’s five unique and powerful weapons. All
auspiciousness will embrace them.
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
The fruits of reciting daily the Panca MahAyudhams of the Lord is referred to
here. One’s fears, sorrows and sins are instantly destroyed and the sukhams
ensue in their place.
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Matsya Moorthy
Thanks: Sau.R.Chitralekha
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SlOkam 7
yadrcchayApatsu mahAbhayeshu |
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MEANING:
For anyone finding himself in the middle of powerful enemies, dangerous floods,
fierce fires, gruesome battle field, trackless forest with wild animals or any
other dangers causing great fright will get rid of all these fears by reciting
this sacred stuti about the five weapons of the Lord and will enjoy tranquility
and peace of mind.
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
The power of the recitation of the stOtram about the five weapons of the Lord
in the middle of all frightening situations and calamities is indicated here. All
these prathikoolams will be destroyed and unique anukoolams will result from
such a recitation. The forest alluded to here is the labyrinth of the forest of
samsAram, where the Jeevan loses his way and cries out for rescue. It is like
the VindhyA forest in which AchArya RaamAnuja lost his way and was rescued
by the divya dampathis of Kaancheepuram. The gruesome battle field is where
the Jeevan is assaulted incessantly by the KarmEndhriyams. The Lord as
HrusheekESan comes to our rescue then. When we are about to drown in the
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floods of SamsAram and are about to be sucked by the dangerous whirlpools,
Lord as MatsyAvathAran gets hold of us and pulls us to the other shore of
SamsAram. We enjoy tranquility by overcoming all these huge fears.
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