Padhuka Sahasram-247

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

247. dhivyApyasarOBhirupadarshithadhIpavargO

rangADhirAja! suBhagE rajanImuKhEsmin

samrakshiNI charaNayO: savilAsavrutthi:

nIrAjanAsanamasoU nayathu svayam thvAm

 

(Vandis now seek permission for Harati:) " Oh Lord Ranganatha! The

evening sets in; the eternal

damsels of Sri Vaikunta stand in regular arrays with lamps in their

hands. We request You to

walk through in this pleasant moment, in light, leisurely, walk, with

Paaduka on and be seated

in the special mandapa, for the damsels to present to You an

auspicious harati. "

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

(1) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Evening approaches

now at Srirangam. The Upanishads as Vandhis and VaithALikAs

invite Lord RanganAthA to participate in the DheepArAdhanam

(lamp worship) to be performed by the divine damsels (apsaras).

The Upanishads say : " Oh RanganAthA ! We request You to ascend

Your PaadhukAs and walk to the hall , where the Apsaras ladies

are waiting to offer You worship through raising of the lamps

on their beautiful hands .The Paadhukais are waiitng to bring

You over there with their customary grace and elegance.

(2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: It is Saayam sandhyA kaalam .

The attendants at the Lord's temple at Srirangam bring many

kinds of lit lamps for evening worship . Afterwards KshIrAnnam

is offered . MangaLAratthi follows . Swamy Desikan thinks of

this occasion and blesses us with this slOkam . Swamy Desikan

States through the VaithALikAs : " Oh The Lord of Srirangam !

The celestial damsels have arrived with bright lamps in

their hands to offer You dhIpArAdhanam to You . Please wear

Your Paadhukais and arive at the hall, where they are waiting

for You to receive their offering.

(3) It is rajanImukham or Saayam sandhyA kaalam at

the Lord's city. This is a time filled with beauty

( asmin subhagE rajanImukhE ) . At Ranga VilAsa

MaNtapam , the celestial women of exquisite beauty

are assembled with different kinds of lit lamps

to perform neerajAsanam ( dheepArAdhanam ) to

their Lord . The Paadhukais of the Lord is in

a playful mood ( charanayO; SamrakshiNi asou

savilAsa vrutthi:) are ready to carry the Lord

to the MaNtapam to enjoy the samarpaNam from

the assembled Apsaras women . The VaithALikAs

sing to the Lord and remind Him to accept this

Kaimkaryam and arrive at the Mantapam onthe back of the

Paadhukais...V.S