Padhuka Sahasram-294

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

294. anthasthruthIyanayanaI: svayamutthamAngai

rAvirBhavishyadhathirikthamuKhAmbujaIrvA

nyasyanthi rangasikasya vihArakAlE

vArakramENa kruthinO maNipAdhukE! thvAm

 

Oh Manipaaduka! Blessed achievers they are, who formally present You

to Lord Ranganatha at the respective asana worship, during His

graceful transit! They are verily Siva (with the third eye veiled) or

Brahma (with three more heads to be generated!). (They are equal to

Siva and Brahma)

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

Special notes from V.Sadagopan (V.S)

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Slokam 294:

 

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

During RanganAthA's times of stroll, those who carry You on their

heads bring You to Him for enabling such strolls. Those who carried

You on their heads reach the pre-eminent status of BrahmA , RudrA and

Other distinguished Gods. They present You to RanganAthA according to

their assigned schedules.

 

2). Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! Few PuNyasaalis

carry You on their heads to Your Lord as per their turn and place You

at His sacred feet. During that time of carrying You on their heads ,

they attain the status of exalted bhAgavathAs like Sivan or Brahma

Devan .

 

3). Here Swamy Desikan describes the transformation in the faces of

the fortunate ones , who have the duties to carry the SatAris of the

Lord on their heads for presentation to the Lord for His sanchAram.

Swamy Desikan states that they sport then the third eye or three more

heads to symbolize their equality of status that they have attained

with Lord Sivan and BrahamA respectively.