SrI RanganAtha PaadhukA SlOkams 945-946

July 22, 2004

SrI :

SrI GopAla Desika MahA DesikAya Nama:

SlOkam 945

dhaamanirAkrutha tAmasa lOkA dhAthrumukhair-vinathA nijadAsai:

pApam asEsham apAkurushE mE Paadhu ! vibhUshitha-Raaghava PaadhA

Meaning according to Dr.V.N.VedAntha Desikan Swamy :

Oh PaadhukA ! You see to it that the sacred land You reigned over

suffered no grief whatsoever. It was Your great grace. Faultless ,

effulgent , You had Your court filled with kings , whose affluence

were of a faultless nature . You never get satisfied with the bliss

that You derive by enjoying close contact with the Lord's feet , nor

with the bliss You secure for devotees by way of their enjoyment

of the Lord's feet . You have powers to increase the bliss further & further ;

and there is no impediment to this role of Yours.

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

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: This and the next verse form a duet of

verses representing " Bhinna Vruttha PRATHILOMA gOmuthrikA bandha

padhya dhvayam . SlOkams 943 & 944 represented "bhinna vrutthhi

ANULOMA gOmuthrika bhandha Padhya dhvayam ".

Here , Swamy Desikan says: " Oh PaadhukE ! You are adorning RaamA's feet

and with Your prowess have destroyed the community of asurAs . You are

being worshipped by Brahma and other devoted servants of Yours. You remove

all of my sins.

2. Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: The inner meaning is that SadAchAryAs

like the Lord's Paadhukais are capable of destroying the demonic nature

(aasura svabhAvam ) of people . They are powerful to chase away the enemies

of people of Saathvic nature and enhance their satthva guNam further , which

in turn prepares them to reach the limits of being the servants (Seshathva

Kaashtai) to the Supreme Lord . They are pristinely pure like the Lord's

sacred feet and removes all the blemishes of those , who seek them as

refuge.They are thus highly qualified to destroy the aasura svabhAvams ,

counter Satthva Naasam ( destruction of Satthva guNam ) and eliminators of

virOdhis for serving as the servants of the Lord as a chosen way of life .

3. Oh PaadhukE (hE Paadhu ) ! You are known for Your tEjas(lustre)

which destroys the people filled with TamO guNams ( DhAma nirAkrutha

tAmasa lOkA ). You are worshipped by Your servants like Brahma ( dhAthru-

mukhai: daasai: vinathA ). You adorn the sacred feet of Lord Raaghavan

( VibhUshitha Raaghava PaadhA ) . Oh PaadhukE ! You remove entirely

all my sins ( Thvam mE pApam asEsham apApurushE )...(V.S).

SlOkam 946

SrI GopAla Desika MahA DesikAya Nama:

Saarasa soukhya samEthA khyAthA padhapaa bhuvi svAj~njA

Saahasa KaaryavanAsA dheerA VasudhA navanyAsA

Meaning according to Dr.V.N.VedAntha Desikan Swamy :

The PaadhukA was interested in safeguarding the devotee ,

BharathA , who showed a stubbornness in his stand , sometimes

even improper . It ventures to protect devotee somehow. It grants

affluence . Its ever-anew , charming steps would be impressive .

It enjoys the pleasure of the lotus flowers submitted as archana

oblations . The PaadhukA rules with a righteous mace .

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

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam : Oh PaadhukE ! You seem not to be

entirely satisfied with the intimate attachment with the Lord's feet . With Your

lustre and desire , You get power and without any let , You guard this earth

with compassion . Without any blemish , You purify through Your lustre

all the kings of the universe including BharathA .

2) SrImath Andavan anubhavam : The inner meaning is : The SadAchAryAs

are easy to worship based on their auspicious attributes , ease of access ,

qualifications , readiness to respond . Their worship removes sorrows

and blemishes , creates purity and enhances Saathvika guNam

in preparation for reaching the limits of observing the Lord (Seshathva

Kaashtai). Hence , the arrival of such SadAchAryAs in our midst is

worthy of prayers .

3) Oh PaadhukE ! You have the power and dayA to protect the land

between Vidhya and HimalayA mountains/AaryA Vartham ( hE PaadhAvani !

Thvam krupA anaga thrAtha subhU: ). You are blemishless (adhushtA ).

You are pure through Your lustre ( RuchA mEdhyA ).You belong to

the assembly of Saadhu Janams ( ParishadhA ). You are the protector

of Earth ( bhUpA ). You are the One , who is not satisfied with the contact

with the sacred feet of Your Lord ( sthyAna sukhai: na thrupthA ).

You are with desire ( kAnthyA samEthA ). You have the power of

Office ( adhikruthA ) .Oh PaadhukE ! You are uninterruptable

( anirOdhA). Please appear before me ( Thvam aama ) !

July 22, 2004

SrI:

SrimathE Sri lakshmi nrisimha divya pAdukA sEvaka

Sri vann SatakOpa Sri naaraayaNa yatheendra maHadhEsikaya Nama:

Dasasya vignaapanam:

Dear Sriman Sadagopan:

Regarding sloka "Saarasa soukhya -----" should it not be sloka 947. Per

Sriman Tatachariar's edition, this sloka is sloka 947 and sloka 946 is "

krupAna--- nirOdhA" . Per Sriman Tatachariar's anubhavam sloka 944 and

945 as that of sloka 943 and 944 are also of gOmuthrika bhandham and that

if the previous slokam is written as one line and beginning from the bottom

last etc (sorry, adiyen is not able to exactly transliterate it) and he further

expalins about the specialty of these two slokams with the bhinna vrutthhi

prathilOma gOmuthrika bhandham figure. Per Sriman Tatachariar's anubhavam,

if sloka 947 "Saaarsara soukhya----" is read backwards from the last padham,

one will get another slokam (948) - "SanyA----. Adiyen will be blessed

if swamin can clarify and explain.

Adiyen may please be excused for any error (apacharam) on adiyen's part.

Dasan Srinivasan

Sadagopan wrote:

SrI :

SrI GopAla Desika MahA DesikAya Nama:

SlOkam 945

dhaamanirAkrutha tAmasa lOkA dhAthrumukhair-vinathA

nijadAsai:

pApam asEsham apAkurushE mE Paadhu ! vibhUshitha-Raaghava

PaadhA

Meaning according to Dr.V.N.VedAntha Desikan

Swamy :

Oh PaadhukA ! You see to it that the

sacred land You reigned over

suffered no grief whatsoever. It was Your

great grace. Faultless ,

effulgent , You had Your court filled

with kings , whose affluence

were of a faultless nature . You never

get satisfied with the bliss

that You derive by enjoying close contact

with the Lord's feet , nor

with the bliss You secure for devotees

by way of their enjoyment

of the Lord's feet . You have powers to

increase the bliss further & further ;

and there is no impediment to this role

of Yours.

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

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: This and

the next verse form a duet of

verses representing " Bhinna Vruttha PRATHILOMA

gOmuthrikA bandha

padhya dhvayam . SlOkams 943 & 944

represented "bhinna vrutthhi

ANULOMA gOmuthrika bhandha Padhya dhvayam

".

Here , Swamy Desikan says: " Oh PaadhukE

! You are adorning RaamA's feet

and with Your prowess have destroyed the

community of asurAs . You are

being worshipped by Brahma and other devoted

servants of Yours. You remove

all of my sins.

2. Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: The inner

meaning is that SadAchAryAs

like the Lord's Paadhukais are capable

of destroying the demonic nature

(aasura svabhAvam ) of people . They are

powerful to chase away the enemies

of people of Saathvic nature and enhance

their satthva guNam further , which

in turn prepares them to reach the limits

of being the servants (Seshathva

Kaashtai) to the Supreme Lord .

They are pristinely pure like the Lord's

sacred feet and removes all the blemishes

of those , who seek them as

refuge.They are thus highly qualified

to destroy the aasura svabhAvams ,

counter Satthva Naasam ( destruction of

Satthva guNam ) and eliminators of

virOdhis for serving as the servants of

the Lord as a chosen way of life .

3. Oh PaadhukE (hE Paadhu ) ! You are

known for Your tEjas(lustre)

which destroys the people filled with

TamO guNams ( DhAma nirAkrutha

tAmasa lOkA ). You are worshipped by Your

servants like Brahma ( dhAthru-

mukhai: daasai: vinathA ). You adorn the sacred

feet of Lord Raaghavan

( VibhUshitha Raaghava PaadhA ) . Oh PaadhukE

! You remove entirely

all my sins ( Thvam mE pApam asEsham apApurushE

)...(V.S).

SlOkam 946

SrI GopAla Desika MahA DesikAya Nama:

Saarasa soukhya samEthA khyAthA padhapaa

bhuvi svAj~njA

Saahasa KaaryavanAsA dheerA VasudhA navanyAsA

Meaning according to Dr.V.N.VedAntha Desikan

Swamy :

The PaadhukA was interested in safeguarding

the devotee ,

BharathA , who showed a stubbornness in

his stand , sometimes

even improper . It ventures to protect

devotee somehow. It grants

affluence . Its ever-anew , charming

steps would be impressive .

It enjoys the pleasure of the lotus flowers

submitted as archana

oblations .

The PaadhukA rules with a righteous mace .

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

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam : Oh PaadhukE

! You seem not to be

entirely satisfied with the intimate attachment

with the Lord's feet . With Your

lustre

and desire , You get power and without any let , You guard this earth

with compassion . Without any blemish

, You purify through Your lustre

all the kings of the universe including

BharathA .

2) SrImath Andavan anubhavam : The inner

meaning is : The SadAchAryAs

are easy to worship based on their auspicious

attributes , ease of access ,

qualifications , readiness to respond

.. Their worship removes sorrows

and blemishes , creates purity and enhances

Saathvika guNam

in preparation for reaching the limits

of observing the Lord (Seshathva

Kaashtai). Hence , the arrival of such

SadAchAryAs in our midst is

worthy of prayers .

3) Oh PaadhukE ! You have the power and

dayA to protect the land

between

Vidhya and HimalayA mountains/AaryA Vartham ( hE PaadhAvani !

Thvam krupA anaga thrAtha subhU: ). You

are blemishless (adhushtA ).

You are pure through Your lustre ( RuchA

mEdhyA ).You belong to

the assembly of Saadhu Janams ( ParishadhA

). You are the protector

of Earth ( bhUpA ). You are the One ,

who is not satisfied with the contact

with the sacred feet of Your Lord ( sthyAna

sukhai: na thrupthA ).

You are with desire ( kAnthyA samEthA

). You have the power of

Office ( adhikruthA ) .Oh PaadhukE ! You

are uninterruptable

( anirOdhA).

Please appear before me ( Thvam aama ) !

July 22, 2004

Dear Devotees of SrI RanganAtha PaadhukAs :

In Yesterday's posting , there was a mix up in numbering .

I have enclosed the correct version below . Please use this

and discard the posting of yesterday , which by mistake had

included the 947the SlOkam ( Saarasa-soukhya samEthA---).

We will start from the 947th SlOkam in he next posting .

V.Sadagopan

---- Original Message -----

Sadagopan

Ponnappan ; Sgt ; Iowa ; Rajeev (AT) parakalamatham (DOT) org ; SG ; DS ; Swami

Wednesday, July 21, 2004 11:10 PM

Re: SrI RanganAtha PaadhukA SlOkams 945-946

SrI :

SrI GopAla Desika MahA DesikAya Nama:

SlOkam 945

dhaamanirAkrutha tAmasa lOkA dhAthrumukhair-vinathA nijadAsai:

pApam asEsham apAkurushE mE Paadhu ! vibhUshitha-Raaghava PaadhA

Meaning according to Dr.V.N.VedAntha Desikan Swamy :

Oh PaadhukA ! Your effulgence is itself adequate to annihilate

the asura clan. of the TamO guNaa . Brahma and the like who are your

servants , pay obesiance to You . You are an embellishment to

the feet of SrI Raama . You eliminate all my sins totally.