Sri RanganAtha PaadhukhA Sahasram(RPS) : Part 14.14

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Dear Members of the Prapatthi Group :

 

I am happy to continue with the postings on the RPS .

In this posting , I will cover slokaas 461 to 465 (81st to 85th

of Naadha Paddhathi ) .

 

Slokam 81 of Naadha Paddhathi/ 461st verse of RPS

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Here Swami Desikan suggests that the PaadhukhAs

appear to do hithOpadesam to us through its delectable

and auspicious Naadahm . He says : " O PadhukhE ! During your

travel times with Sri RanganAthA , you seem to offer the advice

that could lead to our salvation and that of all living beings .

You seem to give this advice through your naadham . Seeking our

welfare , you seem to tell us that you took refuge in the Lord's holy feet ;

You say that you have joined His holy feet and as a result you

have reached the most exalted status of accompanying Him everywhere

He travels . You seem to be suggesting to us that we can also

aspire to that same status , if we took refuge in Sri RanganAthA's

sacred feet with mahA viswasam . O PaadhukhE ! Indeed You give us

the most valued advice that has been truly tested and proven

effective in your case " .

 

Verse 82/Slokam 462 of RPS

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Here , Swami Desikan salutes the PaadhukhAs for another

service they do for the confused human beings . He states

that the unique Naadham associated with the movement of the gems

of the PaadhukhAs instruct clearly the right way to get the blessing

of Moksham . Swami Desikan says : " O PaadhukhE ! until hearing

the melodious naadham of yours , people were confused about

the right means for moksham based on the conflicting instructions

that they had received from AchAryAs of the different sampradhAyams .

Through the notes of your sweet music , you have helped to clarify

the path that indisputably leads to liberation from

the cycles of births and deaths. You have offered the aspirants

the clarifications that they needed so very much .

Your sweet Naadham reminding them that the only

way to salvation is through prapatthi or Bhakthi to

Sriman NaarAyaNA has freed them from their

erstwhile confusions " . The inner meaning is

that NammAzhwAr (SatAri Suri) states time and again in his

Thiruvaimozhi that Sriman NaarAyaNan is the para Tattvam

and Moksham is readily attainable by Bhakthi or Prapatthi to Him.

 

Verse 83/Slokam 463 of RPS

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In this slokam , Swami Desikan describes the subtle ways

in which the Naadham of the PaadhukhAs attracts us to

the sacred feet of the Lord and assures us Moksham .

He says : " O PaadhukhE ! The gems moving inside you

raise a clear and sweet naadham . You use that Naadham

to attract the attention of the SamsAris and to instruct them

that the holy feet of the Lord resting on you are the surest means

to attain moksham . The distracted human beings driven by many

worldly temptations are suddenly attracted by your Naadham and

its message and turn their attention to where the music and

the message is coming from and see the Lord's lotus feet there.

They offer their prapatthi as instructed by your music and are

saved. You perform thus a great service through your naadham " .

 

The inner meaning is that the Paasurams of NammAzhwAr

that have endeared the Lord and brought Him under

the AzhwAr's influence make even the most difficult samsAri

develop deep devotion for the Lord .

 

Verse 84/Slokam 464 of RPS

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Here , Swami Desikan reminds us of NammAzhwAr's

statement that he will be a willing slave of even a chandALA

as long as he happens to be a bhakthA of Sriman NaarAyaNA .

 

Swami Desikan says : " O PaadhukhAs of Madhusudana !

I do not have a sharp intellect . Even then , I am able to

compose these verses in praise of you through your blessings .

Other poets criticize my offerings to you , since they consider

that I am not qualified to engage in the act of praising you ,

who is a treasure house of unimaginable auspicious attributes.

They are ofcourse right in criticizing my audacity. But, they do not

know that it is your blessings that qualified me to initiate this

effort . You seem to stop the arrogant critics through your naadham

arising from the movements of the gems embedded in you " .

 

Verse 85/Slokam 465 of RPS

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saraNamupagathE tvAm SaarngiNa: PaadharakshE !

sakrudhiva vidhisiddham tyakthukaamE vimOhAth I

prachalitha MaNi jaalavyanjithai : sinjithai : svai :

alam alam ihti noonam vaarayasyAdharENa II

 

(Meaning ) : O PaadukhAs of SarangapANi ! When those ,

who performed prapatthi once at your Lord's lotus feet

attempt to repeat their saraNAgathi , they go against

the injunctions of the SaasthrAs . The rules of SaraNAgathi

clearly state that Your Lord protects the PrapannAs , when they

perform prapatthi only once . Some PrapannAs out of delusion

and lack of faith atempt to repeat their saraNAgathis and run

the risk of provoking the ire of your Lord . At those delicate and

difficult moments , O PaadhukhE , You come to the rescue of

the deluded prapannAs through your timely naadham to remind

them that they should not perform Prapatthi more than once and

thus save them out of your compassion for them .

 

Swami Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

Sri RanganAtha Divya MaNi PaadhukhE ! Thubhyam Nama:

Oppiliappan Koil Varadachari Sadagopan