Padhuka Sahasram-289

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin:

 

289. akshEthravidBhiraDhiganthumashakyavrutthi-

mArthasthvayA niravaDhirniDhirapramEya:

raThyAntharEShu charaNAvani! rangasanghI

vAtsalyaniGhnamanasA janasAthkruthOsoU

 

Oh Mother Paaduka! The Supreme Power, which cannot be comprehended

correctly, as such, by those who have not attained the discernment of

soul-body difference, remains in Srirangam shrine as a veritable

treasure. This 'Treasure' of our Lord agrees to walk across the

streets to be comprehended by all people, by reason of persuasion by

You with Your extreme motherly kindness.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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Special Notes by V.Satakopan (V.S) :

 

289.

 

1) Abhinava Desika UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam : Oh Devi PaadhukE!

You out of affection for those , who are incapable of knowing that

the

Supreme Lord resides in the house of our body, bring out that Supreme

treasure residing at Sri Vaikuntam to the many streets of Srirangam.

That Lord of Sri Vaikuntam with unlimited powers can not be seen with

human eyes.You seat Him on Your back and bring Him to BhUlOka

Vaikuntam (Srirangam ), a place of special attraction to Him and take

Him around the streets of Srirangam for one and all to feast on this

rare treasure with their own human eyes. You bring Him to the stage

of

Srirangam for all to see without any special efforts on their parts.

 

2) Srimath periyANDavan's anubhavam: The people of this world

Would not be successful in knowing the place of residence of the Lord

or for that matter , the nature of PerumAl Himself. Oh PaadhukE! You

make it possible for such a PerumAL to be seen by anyone by bringing

Him on Your back to the streets of the City of Srirangam. Out of Your

compassion for the people suffering from SamsAric afflictions, You

present Your Lord to them, when they had no clue about the

wehreabouts

or the nature of PerumAL.

 

The inner meaning is that the people of the world wont gain any

auspiciousness Without the anugraham of a SadAchAryan.

 

3) Here Swamy Desikan salutes the Lord of Srirangam as "Ranga Sanghi"

or the One , who is very fond of associating with the Ranga VimAnam .

He goes on to describe Sri RanganAthan as "Nidhi" ( a treasure

inside the Ranga VimAnam). People who do not know much about this

rare

treasure are characterized as "akshEthra Vidh " ( those who do not

know much about the chEthana -achEthana-Isvara tatthvams) . Naturally

, they have difficulty in knowing about the way to find this rare

treaure inside the Ranga VimAnam ( akshEthra Vidhbhi: adhiganthum

asakya vritthi : ) . The merciful Paadhukais of the Lord wants to

help

these lost souls and brings out on its back the Lord of limitless (

niravadhi:) and immeasurable ( apramEya glory onto the highways

and byways of the City of Srirangam for all to be blessed ….V.S