Guest guest Posted February 25, 1997 Report Share Posted February 25, 1997 Sriman Sadagopan writes: > > nityam vihAra samayE nigamAnuyAthai : > vikshepa tAndavitha garbha maNi prasuthai : I > naadhai : svayam naraka mardhana paadharakshE > naadhAvasAna nilayam vadhaseeva naatham II > > " O Paadhukhe of the Lord who destroyed NarakAsurA ! > During His time of travel with you , RanganAthA stops > at selected street junctions to accept the homage of the > assembled people . The Steady naadham arising from > the regular trotting of yours stops at that time. > The VedAs which were following the Lord recognize the > cessation of your naadham and stop as well . Until then , > they were following the even tone set by your > Naadham resulting from your measured gait . " > This is a clear reference to the temple festivals where PerumaaL is carried in procession. The cantors of the Tamil prabandham (prabandha goshti) lead, reciting paasurams of the Alvars, and the Veda goshti follows, with PerumaaL in the middle. As Sadagopan Maama has mentioned before, Desika likens the naada of the paadukas of Ranganatha to the sounds of the Alvar paasurams. Even today, when PerumaaL is engaged in purappaadu during an utsavam, the prabandha goshti leads, with PerumaaL chasing them, and the Vedas chasing the Lord himself. The prabandha gosthi sets the pace and decides when to stop and when not to stop. The symbolism implied in this ordered procession is that even PerumaaL constantly desires to hear the words of his bhaktas and chases the songs of the Alvars. The Vedas, themselves unable to fully measure the greatness of God, chase after him endlessly. adiyEn raamaanuja daasan Mani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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