Sri RanganAtha PaadhukA sahasram: SlOkam 160

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SrimathE RaamAnujAya nama :

 

(160) antha:purE parijanai: samayOpayAthai:

abhyarchithA bhavasi yaa vinayOpapannai:

saa KosalEswara PadhAvani BhUpathInAm

sangaDDanam makuta pankthibhi: anvabhUsthvam

 

Meaning by Sri U.Ve.V.N.VedAntha Desikan:

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Oh Raama PaadhukE ! You who on Your visits to

the interior parts of the palace, used to be

respectfully enquired about and treated to

utmost hospitality , happen to be rubbed against

by the crown of competing royal personages ( who

wish to pay homage to You in great perturbation ).

 

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

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(1) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh Holy Paadhukais of

the Lord of Kosalaa ! You were worshipped by SitA Devi's

servants , when Your Lord Visited His domestic quarters

to enjoy the company of His wife . Today , You bear

patiently the collisions of the crowns of the kings

that prostrate before You to receive Your blessings.

You were placed on the soft silken garments by the servants of

SitA Devi in Her quarters and received their worship

in those days; now, You receive the worship of

BharathA , the citizens and the assembled kings.

Your worship continues always.

 

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

in the inner quarters of the palace, the servants there

offered their worship without public display. Now , You

are sitting publicly on the throne for all to see and

the crowns of Kings touch You . In vibhavam at AzhwAr

Thirunagari , Swamy NammAzhwAr was seated by himself

deep in meditation . When he has taken the archA form ,

assemblies of people come and worship him in throngs.

AzhwAr is worshipped since he belongs to the great

AchArya paramparai of Sriman NaarAyaNan .

 

(3) Inside the palace , discrete worship by

the servants took place ; in the throne room ,

public worship involving the vigorous prostrations

by the crowned heads took place.Swamy Desikan

chooses a colorful word here to describe the encounter

between the crowns adorning the heads of the jostling

kings prostrating before the Paadhukais on the throne .

Sangattanam is the word chosen and it means rubbing together

or close contact or the embrace between affectionate ones..V.S