Devanayaka Pancasat (Part 2) - Ibiblio

nAsA nayana abdhi sEthu:). ThirukkaNNkaL of the Lord are equated here to
vast oceans in breadth and depth. In the manner instructed, the nose is
sending out breaths, which are the exhalation of VedAs (Yasya nissvasitham
VedA:). Those fragrant Vedic exhalations mingle with the fragrant breaths of
the dear Devis of the Lord (PriyatamA Mukha Padma gandhai: sangamam
gathvA) as they press their cheeks with those of the Lord. The blending of
their (Devis’) naturally fragrant breaths with those of the Lord carrying Vedic
fragrance enhances the Veda Vaasanai manyfold (aamrEDithA:).
In the 35 th slOkam of SrI VaradarAja Sthavam, KurEsar includes the
comparison of the Lord’s nose serving as a dam between the two eyes:
“dhrukchala sindhO: tava naasikEva sEthu:” This passage is anusandhEyam
here.
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