Padhuka Sahasram-186

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Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

 

186. kruthABhishekA BhavathI yaThAvadh

rangEshapAdhAvani!rathnapITE

gangAnipAthasnapithAm sumErO:

aDhithyakABhUmimaDhaschakAra

 

Oh Paaduka! As You were treated in the throne

to the ceremonial abolution,You looked superior

to the golden Meru mountain subjected to

the fall of the Ganga stream from the heavens.

 

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

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(1) Following Sage VasishTa and BharahtA 's

performance of abhishEkam , the ministers and

other pramukhAs performed additional abhishEkams

for the Paadhukais.Here, Swamy Desikan describes

the appearnace of the Paadhukais at the conclusion of

these cremonial baths this way : " Oh PadhukE !

After Your coronation bath , while seated on

the gem-encrusted throne of the Raghus , You

appeared like the golden crest of Mount Meru

shining from the descent of the aereal (aakAsa)

GangA on it . You shone with enhanced brilliance

after the baths like the crest of Mount Meru ,

whose golden lustre was more prominent as a result of

the smoothening caused by the flow of AakAsa GangA

over it " .

 

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

The consecrated abhishEkam waters falling on

Your golden body reminds one of the descent of

the sacred Ganga Waters from the golden crest of

Meru mountain .

 

(3) The saasthraic abhishEkam took place , while

the Padhukais were seated on the RathnAsanam

( RathnAsanE yathAvath krutha abhishEkA ). That

scene resembled the down pour of the rushing

GangA river on top of the golden Meru mountain .

Swamy goes on to say that the scene of

PattAbhishEkam was far superior to the scene

on top of the SumEru mountain ...V.S