Meanings of Varadarajashtakam of ThiruKacchi nambi

In the first slOkam, nambi performs mangaLAsAsanam and surrenders to 5 different manifestations
of emperumAn. He glorifies emperumAn as "hasthisailEsha" (archAvathAram), "srIman" (param),
"ambhuja lOchana" (vibhavam), "achyutha" (antharyAmi) and "praNathArthihara" (vyUham -
kshIrAbdhi).

In the second slOkam, he says emperumAn is the one who protects all beings, one who is full of
mercy and one who is the proprietor of both nithya vibhUthi and leelA vibhUthi and asks
emperumAn to bless him as well.

In the third slOkam, he asks emperumAn to protect him because he is doing the acts that are
prohibited in sAsthram and also not doing the acts which are mandated in sAsthram. He is also
saying that he is full of sins and he requests for emperumAn's protection. Note: In our pUrvAchAryas
works, we will observe a lot of naichyAnusandhAnam (where they declare themselves to be very
lowly) - we must understand that they themselves are very pure and they are showing us how to
think of ourselves when we go to emperumAn.

In the next 5 slOkams, thirukkachi nambi shows the cruel nature of the samsAram and asks for
protection from emperumAn.

samsAram is like a dense forest, it is full of diseases which are like tigers and vishayams (sound,
touch, vision, taste and smell) are like dense bushes and attachment towards these are like many
trees in the forest.

Wife (and husband), children, land, etc are mirages in a desert and they take away the analytical
ability of the mind to distinguish between what is allowed in sAsthram and what is not.

We are incapable in this samsAram to do many things. But still run around trying to do them, have
great attachment towards these and end up with distress and sorrows always.

Oh dhEvarAja who is full of mercy! king of the dhEvas! the lord of the worlds! protect me who is
suffering in this samsAram.

Please protect me by your merciful glances, and drench me in your mercy which is as cool as soft
breeze and as likeable as the waves of an ocean.

It was thirukkachi nambi's great attachment which showed us that archAvathAra empeumAn has
great attachment towards his adiyArs and will do anything for them. Let us meditate on his divine
lotus feet and pray for the same attachment towards emperumAn.