Padhuka Sahasram-938

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

938. dhatthakELim jagathkalpanAnAtikArangiNA rangiNA rangiNA rangiNA

thAdhrushE gADhiputhrADhvarE thvAm vinApAdhukA pAdhukA pAdhukA

pAdhukA

 

Oh Paaduka! The world-creation is a stage-play as it were. The Lord

who does it is no mean actor. He has none to excel Him. He is indeed

the Lord of Srirangam. When He entered the battle-field to kill the

demons and protect the Sage's yajna, You regaled Him and He regaled

You. And what other force could have achieved the feat of yaga-

protection and annihilation of evil factors, except You, who thereby

conferred good and blessed life to all concerned?

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 938: This style of composition is known as

" Paadha BhAga ChathurAvrutthi " . At the end of

each of the two PaadhAs , the words like "RangiNa :

and PaadhukA are repeated four times .:

 

dhattha-kELim jagathkalpanA naaDikA-

RangiNA rangiNA RangiNARangiNA !

thAdhrusE gAdhiputhrAdhvarE ThvAm vinA-

apAdhukA paadhukA paadhukApAdhukA

 

The vruttham here is SragviNee Vruttham and

each paadham has 12 alsharams .

 

1. UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam : Oh PaadhukE!

Which ordinary paadhukA can claim that they have saved

Sage ViswAmithrA's Yaj~nam and gave him peace of

mind ? None. You are different in that Your power

is derived from RanganATA , who has ascended

the dance stage at SrIrangam to perform His

matchless dance and who has given His sacred feet

as a refuge and treasure to You . This slOkam deals with

the RakshaNa sakthi of the PadhukAs and the next slOkam

examines where that power came from .

 

2. SrImath Andavan's anubhavam:Here Swamy Desikan states

that the Paadhukai's rakshaNa sakthi arose from its SamAsraYaNam

with Bhagavath PaadhAravindham . The SadAchAryAs like the Paadhukais

are alwys attached to the sacred feet of the Lord and gain the power

to remove the sins of those who seek their protection through their

SrI Paadha theertham. They are worshipped by all and protects them .

They bless the righteous ones , who follow the Bhagavath Saasthrams.

They cause nirvEdham in the case of unrighteous and turn them back to

the Lord's feet . They grow the Sama-damAdhi guNams in those ,

who worship them and remove all blemishes in their minds . They

chase of the enemies of the righteous through their tEjas and

enable Bhagavath PrApthi for them . The common features between

the Paadhukais and the SadAchAryAs are Paavanathvam (sacredness) ,

AarAdhyathvam ( fitness to be worshipped ) , NigrahAnugraha

samarTathvam ( power to bless as well as to chastise ) , dhyAna

yOgyathvam ( Fitness for meditation as the object of reverence ) ,

SarNyathvam( serving as the protector) and tEjOvathvam ( lustre) .

 

3. SrI RanganAthan is known for the play of creating the world of

sentients and insentients from His dance stage in SrIrangam

( Jagath kalpanA nADikA RangiNA). This Rangan is ArangiNan

( there is no one to cherograph the Supreme dancer). The Paadhukais

have the power conferred on them by the dancer of Rangam , who

is the other form of Raamachandran ( RangiNA RangiNa dhattha kELim ).

Oh PaadhukE ! Who else other than You among the Paadhukais could

have saved the Yaagam of Sage ViswAmithrA ( Kaa u PaadhukA thAdrusE

Gaadhiputhra adhvarE apAth ? )...(V.S).