Guest guest Posted April 10, 2001 Report Share Posted April 10, 2001 Sri: SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha, Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin: 357. aDhikam padhamAshrithOpi veDhA: prayathO rangaDhurINapAdharakshE! aBhivAnchathi sangamam paragaI raBhijAthaIsthava dhEvi! nABhijAtha: Oh Paaduka! Brahma is born in Naabhi (the navel)-yet he, notwithstanding his high office, is not of high pedigree! He seeks with a pure heart, a high birth by contact with Your dust! (This Your dust, alone can confer high birth and elevation that even Brahma longs for) Namo Narayana, SriMuralidhara Dasan Special Notes by V.SatakOpan (V.S): *********************************** (1)UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam:Oh RanganAtha PadhukE! Brahma has attained the highest status among DevAs . Inspite of it , He is concerned that he is not of noble descent , since he was born out of the Lord's navel.Therfore , he likes to wear the specks of dust belonging to You for sanctification in the belief that they are born of noble lineage (viz) Yourself. Here , Swami Desikan uses the words " AbhijAtha " and Naabhijatha " deftly. " NaabhijAtha " can mean both " not born of " (na+abhijAtha) or " born of navel " (Naabhi+jAtha ), when one splits the word , " NaabhijAtha " in two ways. (2)Swami Desikan says that even BrahmA occupying a noble post seeks the sambhandham of the specks of dust from the Paadhukais to gain the higher status of those who are born in good kulam (Vidhi: abhijAthai: tava parAgai: sangamam abhivAnchathi)...V.S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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