Padhuka Sahasram-445

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

445. lAsyam vihAya kimapi sThithamAshrayanthI

rangEshvarENa sahithA maNimaNdapEShu

manjusvanEShu virathEShvapi vishvamEthath

moUnEna hantha BhavathI muKharIkarOthi

 

(Oh Paaduka!) Having concluded the dance which is involved in the

walks all along, the Lord Ranganatha-the Chief on the stage-has

adhered to a stationing which has made You to remain silent. What if?

Now the whole world talks of You and Your music.

 

(Recall that when actord and dancers stop their role in the stage,

the audience cheers, claps and praises).

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

 

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

 

SlOkam 445

 

(1) Sri UthamUr Swamy's anubhavam : Oh PaadhukE ! After You transport

Lord RanganAthA to the many bejewelled pavillions duirng His festival

days , You let Him rest there so that His devotees can offer their

homages and seek His blessings. You remain quiet on those occasions ,

while the auspicious sounds of the assembled devotees hailing " Jaya

Sriman NaarAyaNa RangarAja " reach up to the sky. You stop Your

movement and remain silent so that the devotees can raise their

voices in praise of Your Lord.

 

(2) When AzhwAr ( Paadhukais) generates mangaLa naadham through

the recitation of his ThiruvAimozhi ( the naadham arising from

the movement of Paadhukais ) , the assembly of BhakthAs enjoying

the beauty of Sri RanganAthan at His Uthsava mantapams are quiet .

When AzhwAr becomes silent ( when the sanchAram of the Paadhukais

stop ) , then the BhakthAs start their eulogies of the Lord .

 

 

(3) The Paadhukais transport the Lord to the gem studded halls during

the various uthsavams . The Lord takes His seat . The Paadhukais

become silent now (laasyam vihAya kimapi sTithim aasrayanthi ) .

The devotees who were listening to the beautiful naadham from

Paadhukais until then are enabled by the Paadhukais to come forth

With beautiful eulogies of the Lord ( BhavathI mounEna yEthath

Visvam mukharI karOthi)…(V.S)