Padhuka Sahasram-254

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

254. asahAyagruhItharanganAThAM

avarODhAngaNasImni pAdhukE! thvAm

sadhrusha: svayam archayanthi dhUrAth

avathamsOthpalavAsithaIrapAngai:

 

Oh Paaduka-Nayaki! The Lord enters the harem alone; You are His only

company; then the consorts receive You and honour You. Their

respectful eye-glances, perfumed with the fragrance of the

blue-lilies worn (on their heads and ears) welcome You. This is a

loving service rendered to You by the other consorts from a distance.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 254:

 

(1) Sri UtthamUr Swami's anubhavam : Oh PaadhukE ! In the inner halls

of the antha: puram , Lord's dEvis offer their salutatons to You,

when

they witeness their Lord's preference for union with You over them.

They enjoy the Lord's gait , while in union with You . Their

affectionate gazes at both of You appear like their worship with

flowers in celebration of Your union with their Lord . Gracefully ,

they concede defeat at this game of attracting the Lord of Srirangam .

 

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

His antha: puram without any kaimkaryaparALs except His Paadhukais.

At

that time , the ladies of the antha:puram offer worship to You with

their side glances (i-e)., they look at You longingly from quite a

distance and wish they had Your soubhAgyam of union with their Lord .

 

The scene in the antha: puram as Sri RanganAthan enters is described

here. He is wearing His Paadhukais ; the uniquely blessed state of

the

Paadhukais is described eloquently by Swami Desikan as : "

avarOdhaAngaNa seemni asahAya gruhItha RanganAtham " . AvarOdhAngaNa

desam is the area of the inner chambers. Lord RanganAthA has arrived

there all by Himself on His Paadhukais .There are no other servants

like umbrella bearer et al befitting His status as the Emperor of

Emperors. He is just with His Paadhukais . The ladies of the antha:

puram ( sudhrusa: )see Lord RanganAthA walki ng majestically with the

help of the Paadhukais from a distance . Their attention turns to the

sacred Paadhukais enabling the Lord to travel with such srungAram and

salute with their eyes the bhAgyavAn , the SatAri Soori ..… V.S