Padhuka Sahasram-182

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Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

 

182. rAghavasya charaNoU padhAvani!

prEkshithum thvadhaBhiShEkamIShathu:

ABhiShEchanikaBhANdasanniDhoU

yath pradakshiNagathi: shanaIryayoU

 

Oh Paaduka! when Rama did that ceremonial circumabulation, His steps

were rather slow; perhaps His feet did not move fast because he wished

to see Your coronation.

 

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

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(1) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's annubhavam : Yor Lord went

very slowly around the materials assembled for His

AbhishEkam .It appeared as though He was lingering

as He made that pradhakshiNam. That gesture appeared to

suggest that He was longing to witness Your PattAbhishEkam

in person .

 

(2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: The inner meaning is that

PerumAL is very pleased with the bhakthAs , who worship

AchAryAs and celebrate them .The more the sishyALs

celebrate their SadAchAryAs , PerumAl is more pleased .

There is no limit to His pleasure in this matter.Such

is His reverence for His AchAryAls , who perform

the duties that He has commissioned them to do.

 

(3) Swamy Desikan points out that the sacred feet

of the Lord wanted to witness directly the AbhishEkam

of the Paadhukais that serve them and that is why they

moved slowly around the materials assembled for

PerumAL's abhishEkam . The slow movement (pradhakshiNam)

around the saamagriyai is described by our AchAryan

as " BhaaNDa sannidhou sanai: PradakshiNa-gathi: " .

Why ? " Raaghavasya CharaNou thvath abhishEkam prEkshithum

Ishathu: " .The sacred feet of the Lord wanted to see

the abhishEkam for its companion , the Paadhkais and

hence lingered during the pradakshiNam ...V.S