Padhuka Sahasram-324

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

324. kusumEShu samarpithEShu BhakthaI:

thvayi rangEshapadhAvani! prathIma:

shaTakOpamunEsthvadhEkanAmna:

suBhagam yath suraBhithvamasya nithyam

 

Oh Ranganatha Paaduka! Sage Satakopa also bears Your name. As the

(Vakula) flowers presented to him made him exude that flower's

fragrance, when flowers are presented to You, Oh Paaduka, we find You

too get the special fragrance-surabhittvam=the quality that

distinguishes the Para-devata from ordinary Devas-even as Satakopa

acquires.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

Special notes by V.SatakOpan(V.S):Slokam 324

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(1) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: In this slOkam ,

Swamy Desikan describes the flower worship conducted by

the other Gods in recognition of RanganAthA's status

as the God of Gods . Swami states that both the PaadhukAs

and its name sake Swamy NammAzhwAr (SatakOpa Muni) have

one thing in common. They are both successful in establishing

the primacy of RanganAthA (DevathA Saarvabhoumathvam).

Swamy says: " Oh RanganAtha PaadhukE ! Both You and Swamy

NammAzhwAr are known by the name of SatAri Soori. Both of You

are showered with flowers. Both of You have the ability

to spread Your natural fragrance arising from Your service

to the Lord and for proving that He is the Emperor of

all Gods.Both of You have everlasting fragrance (Surabhithvam) " .

Swamy NammazhwAr is known to wear VakuLA flower

(Mimusops Elengi)garlands .VakuLA flowers have the property

of maintaining their fragrance for a long time without

any change in the intensity of their fragrance.

 

(2) Swamy Desikan skillfully uses the word " Surabhithvam "

in this slOkam . This word can mean either fragrance or

differences between two entities. Here Swamy says that

the differences between the Lord of Srirangam and other

DEvathAs are like mountain and deep pond . Sri RanganAtha

as the DEvAthi-DEvan towers over them (Demigods)...(V.S)