Padhuka Sahasram-246

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

246.vruttham kramENa bahuDhA niyutham viDhInAm

arDham dvithIyamidham ankuritham thavAhna:

nIlAsaKhIBhirupanIya nivEshyamAnA

mankthum praBhO! thvarayathE maNipAdhukA thvAm

 

(The entreaty to come for Abhisheka:) " Oh Lord Ranganatha! A lakh of

Brahmas have come and gone.

(A lakh of your commands had been obeyed.) Everything has gone in

strict order. The afternoon

of the day-of course, all Time is subservient to You!-comes on.

Goddess Neela has come

accompanied by her mates, to present to You, (to be near You) Your

Paaduka. Please consent to

have Tirumanjanam. " !

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

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(1)Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Here, the Upanishads

taking the form of euologisers suggest that the Lord

should take His MaadhyAhnika SnAnam , now that noon time

is approaching.They remind Him that He has descended from

GarudA , taken His stroll , blessed bhakthAs and the next

item on His agenda is His sacred bath due at noon time .

The Upanishads according to Swami Desikan address Lord

RanganAthA this way : " Oh PrabhO! The day at Srirangam

is half done.The half day on this earth is equivalent

to two thousand individual yugAs (time divisions) on

BrahmA's scale of counting .During the period upto

noon , You sat on Your throne with Sri RanganAyaki

and conducted the affairs of Your leelA vibhUthi.

You dispensed justice and blessed Your devotees.

Now , the second halfof the day is about to start.

NeeLA dEvi has sent Her assistants to bring Your

Paadhukais so that You can mount them and travel to

the site of Thirumanjanam for the performance of Your

noon rituals .

 

(2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam : Oh Lord RangAnaathA !

Many BrahmAs have come and gone. The Sixteenth Naazhikai has

now arrived. The Paadhukais brought over by the lady

servants of Nappinnai is hastening You to attend

to the noon abolutions.

 

(3) Swamy Desikan salutes the ancient nature of

Lord RanganAthA and His AchArya Paramparai here .

He has no beginning, middle or end (Adhi madhyAntha

rahithan). Swamy says in this context : " VidhInAm

niyutham kramENa bhaudhA vruttham " ( Many a Brahma ,

the count by Lakshams , have come and gone in orderly

succession ).It is the second half of Your day ( Tava

ahna: idham dhvithIyam ardahm ankuritham )that is just

commencing .The thOzhis (sakhis) of NeeLA PirAtti have

brought at Her behest Your MaNi PaadhukAs near You .Those

Paadhukais is hatening You to start on Your travel

to the abhishEka graham ( Thirumanjanam hall )...V.S

 

(4) It is intersting that Swamy Desikan thinks of

NeeLA PirAtti here .She is the One , who is bold

and can command the Lord as indicated by the ThiruppAvai

Taniyan of ParAsara Bhattar.That is why ANDAL appeals to Her,

when She sings Her Thiruppaavai and reminds the Lord of

His duties (PaarArthyam )..V.S