Padhuka Sahasram-314

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

314. poUrOdhanthAn parikalayithum pAdhukE! sanchariShNO:

vyakthAvyakthA vashikavishiKhArvathanI rangaBharthu:

vElAthIthashruthiparimaLaIrvyakthimaBhyEthi kAlyE

vinyAsaIsthE vibhuDhapariShanmoULivinyAsadhrushyaI:

 

Oh Paaduka! Lord Ranganatha has the habit of walking through the

streets and lanes and by-lanes, by night, incognito, in order that He

can directly see, and hear, people's activities. Early in the morning,

one would smell Vedic fragrance in the lanes He had passed through.

Also there would be imprints of the crowns of the Devas who bowed low

and of the beautiful stamp left by Yourself-evidently in the

Sankha-Chakra streaks, discernible to some but not to many in

the dawn. One would trace the track that Ranganatha had followed.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

(1) Abhinava Desika UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam:

Oh PaadhukE ! Desirous of experiencing with His own

eyes and ears the various activities of the citizens of

Srirangam , Lord RanganAthan travels on You through

the main streets and by-lanes of that city. Many are not

aware of His nightly travels for gaining first hand input

on the well being of His subjects. A select few come to

learn about it through the evidence left behind on

the travelled streets such as the fragrance of the VedAs ,

the marks made by the crowns of the prostrating dEvAs

and the marks of conch, flag and disc made by You

during the Lord's nocturnal roamings. At dawn ,

the fortunate few interpret these signs as evidence

of Your travels.

 

(2)Srimath Andavan's anubhavam : It appears that Swamy Desikan might

have composed this slOkam with the famous mattayadi uthsavam at

Srirangam.

 

(3) Sri RanganAthan is interested to know the details about the yoga

KshEmams of the residents of Srirangam In His role as Ranga Raajan .

This is similar to the role of kings going around incognito among the

people (nagara sOdhanai) . This happens at the middle of the night .

Not many are aware of the sanchAram of RanganAthan on these fact

finding missions. Next morning, the town folk recognize form the signs

left behind on their streets that the Lord has been travelling

the night before on their many streets on the back of His beloved

Paadhukais. The signs that they recognize to make that conclusion are:

the VishNu chinhams that the Paadhukai carries and the marks made by

the crowns of DevAs prostrating before the Paadhukais…V.S