ANDAL garlands superiority over Vyjayanathi maalai. ===GODHA STHTHI--SlOkam 15: Swamy Desikan continues with the theme of Vyjayanthi maalai having a status lower than that of the flower garland with the dEha- sambhandham of the garland with Godhai. aamOdhavathyapi sadhA hrudhayangamAapi rAgAnvithAapi laLithAapi guNOttharAapi MouLisrajA tava Mukhundha kirIDabhAjA GodhE! bhavathyadharithA khalu VaijayanthI (meaning): Oh GodhE! The famous garland Vyjayanthi worn by Your Lord is indeed full of fragrance. It is desired by Him and hence given a prominent place on His chest. It is indeed constructed from tender forest flowers, which never fade.Inspite of all thse glories , it is worn on the chest and not on Your Lords head over His KirItam (Thiru AbhishEkam). The garland that You wore and presented to the Lord is accepted by Him with joy and worn with love on His KiriTam (sarvEsvara Chinnam ) to demonstrate Your garlands superiority over Vyjayanathi maalai. Your Lords respect by wearing the garland worn by You earlier at a high place (over His crown) indicates His affection and reverence for it over the Vyjayanathi maalai. Swami Desikan uses five api sabdham to decribe the special attributes of Vyajayanthi Maalai here to build up the climax to declare how Godhais SooDikkoduttha Maalai won over it in status. He says What if (api) Vyjayanthi Maalai has splendid fragrance (aamOdhavathI api), What if it is worn with desire on the chest (HrudhayangamA api) , What if it has the color of love/red) (raaga anvithA api), What if it is tender (laLithA api), What if it has few more special favorable attributes (guNa UttharA api) , Vyjayanathi Maalai is not worn on His crown by the Lord. That superior position is reserved for the Soodikkoduttha Maalai of Godhai.
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