Sri Ranganatha PaadhukA Sahasra (RPS)Kaimkaryam

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Dear Sri Ranganatha BhakthAs :

 

Few days back, we ( Sri MuraLidhar Rangaswamy ,

Sri Achutharaman and adiyEn) completed the postings

on the 7th Paddhathi known as AbhishEka Paddathi .

This paddathis deals with Swamy Desikan's splendid

vision of the PaadhukA PattAbhishEka MahOthsavam

performed by Sage VasishTA and BharathA . With the 210th

slOkam of RPS, the AbhishEka paddhathi concluded.We are

now at the NiryAthanA Paddhathi ,the 8th Paddhathi ,

where Bharathan restores the Paadukais to

Sri RamachandrA's holy feet on His return to AyOdhyA

after the fulfilment of His avathAra Kaaryam ,

the destruction of RaavaNA and his entourage at LankA.

 

The NiryAthanA Paddhathi(8th) is followed by VaithALikA

Paddhathi(9th) , SrunghAra paddhathi (10th)

and the SanchAra Paddhathi (11th).There are , you

might recall , 32 Paddhathis in RPS to house

the 1008 slOkams . We are now at the 217th

slOkam level(21.5% level)of completion of the kaimkaryam

that we have undertaken. We have some way to go yet.Let me

briefly summarize , what we have covered so far :

 

In the first Paddhathi(PrasthAva paddhathi), Swamy

Desikan declares his intent to eulogize the PaadhukAs.

thru 20 slOkams .

 

Swamy Desikan used 10 slOkams in the second Paadhathi

(SamAkhyA Paddhathi)to describe how Swamy NammAzhwAr

got the name of SatAri or Paadhukai of the Lord.

 

In the third paddhathi ( PrabhAva Paddhathi), Swami used

70 slOkams to let us know , how the glories of Paadhukais

came about and why we are offering our salutations

to an "object " worn on the feet of the Lord.

 

In the fourth Paddhathi (SamarpaNa Paddhathi) housing

20 slOkams , the gifting of the Paadhukais by RaamA

to His brother, BharathA is described .

 

In the fifth paddathi ( PrathiprasthAna Paddhathi)

containing 20 slOkams , Sawmy described the separation

of the Paadhukais from the Lord's sacred feet.

 

In the sixth Paddhathi( AdhikAra Prathigruha Paddhathi ),

the description of the assumption of duties by the Paadhukais

as the designated ruler of the kingdom in place of RaamA

is described through 40 slOkams.

 

In the seventh paddhathi ( AbhishEka Paddhathi),

thirty slOkams were used by Our AchAryan to

describe the splendid PadhukA Coronation festival

performed by Sage vasishTA and the paadhukA's

representative , BharathAzhwAn.

 

Please enjoy the archives set up by

Sri Achutharaman and the slOkma per day

section of the home pages:

 

(http://padhuka.homepage.com)

 

Sri Ranganatha Dhivya Mani PaadhukAbhyAm Nama:

AdiyEn, V.Sadagopan