Padhuka Sahasram-326

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

326. thavaIva rangEshwarapAdharakshE! soUBhAghyamavyAhathamApthukAmA:

suradhrumANAm prasavaI: sujAthaIraBhyarchayanthyapsarasO

muhusthvAm

 

Oh Ranganatha Paaduka! Your 'Sowbhagya'-beauty and greatness-is never

to suffer a dimunition. The celestial damsels (apsara women) perform

flower oblations to You, with those of the kalpaka trees, doing so

frequently, in order that they can secure 'Sowbhagya'.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

Special notes on SlOkam 326 by V.SatakOpan (V.S):

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(1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: After composing

five verses of the Pushpa Paddhathi ,Swami Desikan

is attracted by some of the auspicious pentads ,

which form a group of five .There are five apsaras

damsels ( RambhA, Urvasi, TilOtthamai et al ) and

five KalpakA trees ( PaarijAtham , Harichandhanam et al).

In this verse Swamy Desikan describes the five apsaras

offering their worships with five types of KalapakA

flowers of heaven. Swamy says: " Oh RanganAthA PaadhukE !

The divine nymphs worship You with KalpakA flowers

frequently to obtain Your beauty and elegance

so that they can continue to be youthful and

attractive forever".

 

(2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: The devotees of the Lord

wishing to become like Swamy NammAzhwAr perform AarAdhanam

for Him . SadAchAryAs are approached by sadh-sishyAs

to imbibe the qualities of their AchAryAs , who in turn

make the sishyAs reach new heights of aachAram and

anushtAnam .Apsaras offer PushpArAdhanam to the SatAri

of Lord RanganAthA in a similar context.

 

(3) Apsaras wish unfailing Isvaryam ( avyAhatham

soubhAgyam aapthukAmA; Sathya:)and perform AarAdhanam

of the Paadhukais with flowers from the divine trees

( SuradhrumANAm sujAthai: prasavai: muhu: thvAm

abhyarchayanthi)...(V.S)