Sri Ranganatha PaadhukA sahasram: SlOkam 154: PrAtha: SandhyA Vandhanam

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Srimathe RaamAnujAya nama:

 

(154) visvam tvadhAsritha padhAmbhuja sambhavAyAm

yasyAm prathishtitham idham MaNipAdharakshE

aasIth ananyasaraNA samayE yaThAvath

saa api thvayA VasumathI vihitha prathishtA

 

Translation by U.Ve. Sri V.N.VenakatanAthan Swamy

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Oh PaadhukA ! The whole universe hangs on Earth , which was

born out of the Lord's feet , which are actually later implanted

on You. When this Earth was in a helpless state, it had

to be rescued by You , at the right time. Rightly so !

 

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

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(1) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam : The DevAs in heaven

look upon Mothr Earth as their well wisher.That is why

the Lord appeared as a wild Boar (BhUvarAhan)

and brought back the stolen BhUmi Devi on His tusk

from under the Ocean . When there was a vaccum in

the succession to King DasarThA and when it looked

as though Mother Earth had no ruler to maintain

righteousness , You responded to Her sorrowful

request and accepted the rsponsibility of ruling

the kingdom . Thus ,You rescued Mother Earth from

Her trauma.

 

(2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam : Oh PaadhukE !

VisvambharA (Vasumathi/Mother earth) arose from

the holy feet of the Lord that is being protected

by You . When RaamA left for the forest , there was

no one to protect the Raajya Lakshmi . At that time ,

You rememembered the Thiruvadi Sambhandham

( Your relationship to the Lord's holy feet)

and came to Her protection .

 

(3) Here Swamy Desikan reminds us of a web of

relationships . The world is borne by Mother

Earth ( Visvam thvath aasritha:); Mother Earth

arose form the sacred feet of the Lord ( PadhAmbhuja

Sambhavam ) ; Those feet are protected by the gem-studded

Paadhukai . When RaamA gave up the kingdom in

favor of BharathA at the request of His father ,

Mother Earth became ananya SaraNA ( without

refuge/protection ) Oh PaadhukE ! on that tremulous

occasion for Vasumathi (Mother Earth) ,

You protected Her in remememberance of

the relationship between Mother Earth and

SarvEswaran... V.S