Padhuka Sahasram-293

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

293. BhOgArchanAni kruthiBhi: parikalpithAni

prIthyaIva ranganrupathi: prathipadhyamAna:

pashyathsu nithyamitharEShu paricChadhEShu

prathyAsanam Bhajathi kAnchanapAdhukE! thvAm

 

Oh Paaduka! Fortunate people cause to perform many elaborate worships

for the Lord purely out of love. Such acts are accepted by the Lord,

when He accepts the paraphernalia in successive steps; this is by

design. But He wears You in each asana worship.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

Special notes from V.Sadagopan (V.S)

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Slokam 293:

 

1) Abhinava Desika Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE!

When RanganAthA observes His annual festivals and goes around

the streets of Srirangam , You provide Him with transportation

services. His procession is stopped at number of places to permit

people to offer the traditional six-part upachArams as tokens of

their homage. Although the umbrella and fans serve RanganAthA

during these processions , it is only You that the people consider

as the preferred object of their six-part worship. They appear to

thank You this way for bringing their Lord to them.

 

2). Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! When the Lord

moves around on the streets of Srirangam , the bhakthAs longingly

look at Him. They present You in every one of the six aasanams as

upachAram . While the umbrella and other upachArams wonder

why they have not been presented to the Lord , the Lord adorns

You always. He never parts with You .

 

3). Oh Golden PaadhukE! Among all the paricchadhams ( upachAra

vasthus) presented by the blessed bhakthAs of Your Lord for His

bhOgam as a part of the six aasanams during His sanchAram , He

invariably picks You for His enjoyment over all the others ..V.S