Introduction by Sri. V. Sadagopan

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Nakshatrams are lunar mansions and are twenty seven in number. Our Lord is saluted as “nakshatra nemi” in SrI VishNu sahasra nAmam #441. He is thus recognized as the power behind the movement of the nakshatrams. VishNu purAnam salutes Him also as nakshatra nemi (2.9.2): “As He (in the form of duruvA) goes around, He makes the Sun, the Moon and the stars as well as the planets revolve in their orbits.” He is therefore not only nakshatra nemi, but also sUrya nemi and candra nemi like a nave at the center of the wheel. He supports their movements. Pursuha sUktam salutes Him as “nakshatrANi rUpam”. In Geetopanishad, He declares that among stars, He is the Moon “nakshatrANAm aham SaSi:”. The 442nd SrI VishNu sahasra nAmam takes its cue from here and salutes Him as “nakshatrI”. The Nakshatratvam of the nakshatrams is thus established by the Lord. Wherever the Lord is, His dharma patnI, MahA Lakshmi is always present. Hence our discussions on Her Lord as the Lord of nakshatrams include Her automatically.

There are 27 nakshatrams in the general count and one nakshatram known as abhijit is sometimes added to cover 28 nakshatrams. The list of nakshatrams are found in, taittirIya samhitai, satapata brahmaNa and atharva Vedam (kANDam 19, sUktam 7). By popular count, aSvinI nakshatram is the first whereas Vedam places KrttikA nakshatram as the first one among 27 nakshatrams for recognition. The overlord of KrttikA nakshatram is Agni with strong destructive potential and therefore aSvinI is assigned the first place over KrttikA nakshatram.

The Vedic group of mantrams known as nakshatra mAlikA mantrams lists the nakshatrams their ati devatAs and the position of the nakshatram in the Lord’s divine SarIram. You can hear the Vedic rendering of nakshatra mAlikA Mantrams by Brahma SrI M.N. Venkata Saastri at: http://www.vedamantram.com/audio/ nakshatra.mp3

These mantrams point out that the Hasta Naksahtram is in the hands of the VirAT Purushan, citra nakshatram in His forehead, SvAti in His heart and ViSAkam in His thighs. It is interesting to remember that Lord VaradarAjan’s avatAra nakshatram is Hastam. He is Varada hastan, who showers on us all boons that we seek. Generally, VishNu nakshatram is SravaNam or tiruvONam. Lord SrInivAsan of Saptagiri landed on Tirumalai on SravaNa Nakshatram during the PuraTTAsi month. Oppiliappan married BhUmi Devi tAyAr on a SravaNa nakshatram in aippasi and enjoys anupraveSam in the SravaNa dIpam every month. Lord HayagrIvan and Trivikraman have the SravaNa Nakshatram associated with their avatArams. Punarvasu is Lord Ramacandra’s nakshatram and Revati is that of Lord RanganAtha. Lord Narasimhan’s Nakshatram is SvAti while Lord KrishNA’s avatAra nakshatram is RohiNI. Among the Devis of the Lord, MahA Lakshmi has uttara nakshatram in Panguni and ANDAL has pUram in ADi as Their avatAra dinams.

The 77th e-book in SrIhayagrivan series by Dr.N. Raja, AsthAna VidvAn of Ahobila MaTham has extended descriptions on the 27 Nakshatrams. (http:// www.SrIhayagrivan.org)

TIRUAVATARA NAKSHATRAMS OF AZHVARS:

The twelve AzhvArs ennobled 12 Nakshatrams:

• Poygai (aippasi SravaNam),

• BhUtam (aippasi aviTTam),

• pEy (aippasi Satayam),

• tirumangai (kArtikai KrttikA),

• tiruppANar (kArtikai RohiNI),

• toNDaraDippoDi (mArkazhi KeTTai),

• tirumazhisai (thai Magham),

• KulaSekarar (mAsi Punarvasu),

• Madhura Kavi (Cittirai CitrA),

• Swamy NammAzhvAr (VaikAsi ViSAkam),

• PeriyAzhvAr (Ani svAti)

• and ANDAL (ADi pUram).

It is a poetic tradition to offer 27 slokams linked to each of the 27 nakshatrams and string them into a necklace and present it to the Lord as well as to His Devi and the sadAcAryAs ordained by the divya dampatis such as Swamy Desikan. This stabakam follows that tradition. We will release soon a Nakshatra Maala stotram on Lord HayagrIvan created by VaikuNTha vAsi, SrI sevA SvamigaL, the great Svamy Desika Bhakta ratnam.

namo SrI LakshmI HayagrIvAya,

dAsan, Oppiliappan Koil Varadachari Sadagopan

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