Padhuka Sahasram-325

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

325. padhE parasmin BhuvanE viDhAthu:

puNyaI: prasUnaI: puLinE sarayvA:

maDhyE cha padhavani! sahyasinDhO:

AsIcchathu:sthAnamivArchanam thE

 

Oh Paaduka! Your worship that occurs in four places, that is

Paramapada, Brahma-loka, the sand-dunes of the Sarayau river and in

Srirangam in between the two Kaveris, with very good flowers is

reminiscent of the four-way worship offered to the Lord (according to

Pancharatra Agama)-in Kumbha, Agni, Sthandila, and Bimba.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

 

Special Notes on SlOkam 325 by V.SatakOpan (V.S):

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(1) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam : In the past four verses ,

Swamy Desikan described the pushpa archanA for the PaadhukAs.

In this verse , He describes the four kinds of archanA

for RanganAthan known as SthAna archanAs(i-e), Kumbham (pot)

Agni (Fire) , Sthandilam (cooked ground rice for offering

in the Fire) and Bimbham (Image). Swamy states that the four

pushpa archanais for RanganAthA at Sri vaikuntam, Sathya

Lokam (BrahmA's world) AyOdhyA and Srirangam assumed

the charactrestrics of the four sthAna archanAs.

 

(2)Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: The four Araadhanams at

Parama Padham , AyOdhyai, Sathya lOkam and Srirangam

remind one of the four kinds of AarAdhanam during

the PavithrOthsavam with flowers for the Paadhukai.

 

(3) Swamy Desikan points out that the AarAdhanam at

the four places for Paadhukais with fragrant flowers

is like the four kinds of ArAdhanam during

the PavithrOthsavam for the Lord ( Prasoonai: tE

archanam chathu: sthAnamiva aaseeth)....(V.S)