Padhuka Sahasram-185

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Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,>

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

 

185. nivEshya rangEshvarapAdharakshE!

BhadrAsanE sAdharamaBhyaShinchath

vashI vasiShtO manuvamshajAnAm

mahIkshithAm vamshapurOhithasthvAm

 

Oh Ranganatha-Paaduka! The traditional priest of

the Manu race, Sage Vasishta, a self-conquered

one, performed Your coronation, with special regard

and consideration. (He bore in mind that You are not

just a scion of the race, but a Deity worshipped by

that race for long.)(Ranganatha was the family Deity

for the Raghu race).

 

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

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(1) Oh PaadhukE ! Sage VasishtA , the royal

purOhithA for the Manu Vamsam conducted

the PattAbhishEkam and the coronation bath

for You with great affection in the saasthraic

manner . Sage VasishtA , the leader among

the Yogis and a great devotee of Sri RanganAthA

seated You on the BhadrAsanam of the Manu dyansty

kings during the abhishEkam ceremonies. Sage VasishtA

was fully aware of the fact that the PadhukAs of

Sri RanganAthA , the presiding deity of the Manu

Vamsam , are the same as those of RaamA. Hence ,

Sage VasishtA had no qualms over performing

pattAbhishEkam for the PadhukAs of RaamA ,

his disciple.

 

(2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: Sage VasishtA ,

who had a deep understanding of the prabhAvam of

the Raama Padhukais seated them on the simhAsanam

of the IshvAku kulam and performed pattAbhishEkam

for them .

 

(3) Here Swamy addresses the Paadhukais specifically

as " RangEswara PaadharakshE " . In the previous

slOkam , Swamy was referring to RaamA Paadhukais ,

which was the embodiment of Paaratanthryam . Sage

VasishtA saluted by Swamy Desikan as " Vashi " had

full awareness of the fact that Raama Paadhukais

in Vibhavam was the same as the RanganAtha Paadhukais

in Archai. Sri Ranganathan was worshipped by

RaamA during His vibhavAthAram .Thus , " manu vamsajAnAm

mahikshithAm purOhithA " , VasishtA performed PattAbhishEkam

for the Raama Paadhukais as the Sri Ranganaatha Paadhukais ,

with great reverence and affection ...V.S