Guest guest Posted March 9, 2001 Report Share Posted March 9, 2001 Sri: SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha, Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin: 350. chUdAragvaDharajasA chUrNasnapanam viDhAya thE pUrvam rangEshapAdhukE!thvamaBhiShinchathi moULigangayA shamBhu: Oh Paaduka! Siva performs an ablution of dust-with the pollen of konrai flowers on his head-and then performs a water-ablution with his head-Ganga. Namo Narayana, SriMuralidhara Dasan Special Notes by V.SatakOpan(V.S): SlOkam 350 ********************************************** (1) Sri Utthamur Swamy's anubhavam: Oh RanganAtha PaadhukE! Sambhu performs the ChUrNAbhishEkam ( bath in fragrant powders) first with the pollens of Cassis flowers adorning His head, when He prostrates before You. Next, He bathes You with the waters of GangA , who resides inside His matted locks. Thus You receive both ChUrNAbhishEkam and GangAbhishEkam from Your devotee, Sambhu . (2) Srimath Andavan's observation: During the Uthsavams , Lord RanganAthA is bathed first in the yellow powder (Scented turmeric powder) and the regular Thirumanjanam with Cauvery water starts thrafter. (3)Sambhu means both a Happy man and Parama Sivan.Swamy Desikan chooses this name of Sambhu for the special Sri RanganAtha Bhakthan, Parama Sivan, to illustrate how happy He is in performing Kaimkaryams for the Lord and His ChatAri Soori. Sambhu's matted locks are adorned with Golden Yellow Konnai flowers filled with pollen dust( ChooDAragvadha rajas). As Sambhu bends down to prostrate before the Paadhukais , the first abhishEkam is by the pollen dust ( Poorvam ChoorNa-snapanam)and the next is abhishEkam with the waters of GangA from His locks ( MouLi- GangayA thvAm abhishinjathi)..(V.S) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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