SVS 185 [Sriman -180] (19.6)

180. OM SRIMATHE NAMA: ॐ श्रीमते नम:
Possessed ornaments appropriate to that Divine body.

Divya Prabhandam of Alwars is considered as equal to Vedas. Poigai, Bhutam and Pei Alwars are the First Alwars and started the Divya Prabhandam. Their birth stars are Thiruvonam, Avittam and Sadayam, appearing consecutively. Poigai Alwar was born in the pond near Sri Yatoktakari ., in Kanchipuram. Bhutatalwar was born in the temple of Sri Sthalasayana Perumal, in Mahabalipuram. Pei Alwar was born in a well in Mylapore, in Chennai. They never experienced garbhavasam or they did not take birth in any womb. Sriman means decorated with many ornaments. Ear rings, necklaces, waist belt, etc., are some of His ornaments. In Srimad Ramayana, when Sri Rama and Lakshmana arrive at Risyamuka parvatam, in search of Sri Sita, Sugriva, hiding there in fear of his brother Vali, deputes Hanuman, to find out Who They were. The moment Hanuman sees Sri Rama, he understands that He was the Almighty God and praises. One of the epithets he used is sarva bhushana bhusha: - meaning the Divine body that should be decorated with ornaments. He further asks, with such a body why Sri Rama had come like an ascetic? This is the normal interpretation we might understand; but our great commentators interpret this to mean that Hanuman was asking why the Lord should mesmerize them - mere monkeys- by displaying His beautiful body! He could have concealed the body beauty by ornaments!! In Sri Vishnu purana, it is said that weapons are ornaments for the Lord. He displays weapons to infuse faith in devotees like us, that He is the Ultimate Protector. Swami Nampillai in his Eedu [ஈடு] commentary on Divya prabhandam says that Sugriva handed over some ornaments thrown by Sri Sita, while She was abducted by Ravana. Sri Rama looked at the ornaments and mentioned each ornament. Swami Nampillai says that the Lord mentioned to remind that those were the most fortunate ornaments to have been in touch with Her Divine body!