Swamy Desikan-17- Padhuka sahasram (933) -ThUppul maNdapam kaimkaryam appeal

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SrI:

SrImathe Ramanujaya namah:

SrImathe Nigamantha mahadesikaya namah:

 

SrImAn venkatanAthAryaH kavitArkika kesarI |

vedAntAcArya-varyome sannidhattAm sadA hRdi ||

 

May the glorious Sri Venkatanatha, the greatest of teachers of Vedanta, and

the lion among poets and debaters, reside forever in my heart.

 

Dearest Srivaishnavas,

 

I am continuing on my appeal and posts on Swamy Desikan and appeal for

Thuppul maNdapam kaimkaryam.

URL: http://www.geocities.com/lsriniva/thoopulappeal.html

 

It is my humble request to please contribute your mite towards this

kaimkaryam, as remembering Acharyan, and talking alone will not suffice. In

another 3 posts, I will conclude this series. Let us enjoy PadhukA sahasram

furthermore. I am giving an extract from our Sri Satakopan Swamin’s write up

on one slOkam in Chithra Paddhathi of PadhukA sahasram: (Thanks to Sri

Satakopan swamin for his permission)

 

933rd slOkam

 

paapaadhapaa paadhapaapaaa paadhapaa dhadhapaadhapaa I

dhapaadhapaa paadhpaadha paadhapaa dhadhapaadhapaa II

 

What a marvel! Stops have to be made at the right places when reciting it.

 

The words (padhams ) that come out of the above conglomeration of letters A

,Aa, pa and dha are :

 

paapAth (5) apApAth (6)) , apApA (1)

apAdhapaadhadhapaadhapaa(2) ,

dhapaa dhapaa paadhapaadha paadhapaa (4)

and dhadhapaadhapaa (3).

 

The numbers behind the split of the words formed from the letters A, Aa , pa

and dha are indicative of the sequence in the order of prosody (anvaya

Kramam )of this verse : apaapaa(1)

apaadhapaadhadhapaadhapaa(2)dhadhapaadhapaa(3)

dhapaa dhapaa paadhapaadha paadhapaa(4)

paapaadh(5)apApAth (6).

 

apaapaa(1)= one free from sins (paapam and apApam)/(1)

 

A=akAra Vaachya VishNu BhagavAn's {2}

paadha= at His sacred feet {2}

paadha = of the rays/kathir {2}

paa=that pair of feet storing the power of-

those rays for our protection {2}

 

dhadha =in the case of those , who offer unto Him ,

AchAryAs , who place the Jeevan at the feet of the Lord

through Prapatthi (3)

paath=that which protects (3)

apaa=that which is in the form of abhshEka jalam(3)

dha = of protction(4)

paadha = which it is capable of realizing(4)

paapa=of sin (4)

adha= that which removes(4)

paadha =those feet of VishNu( RanganaathA )/(4)

paadhapaa = those paadhukhAs that protect such sacred pair of feet of the

Lord (4)

paapAth = from sins(5)

apaapapaath= they saved me from my sins )/(6)

 

It is a profound construction to say the least . One can not but marvel at

the genius of this

great AchAryan . Sound and meaning are tightly coupled to celebrate the

mahimai of Sri Ranganatha PaadhukhAs .

 

The chithra Bhandham is like this:

 

paa paa dha paa paa dha paa paa

paa dha paa dha dha paa dha paa

dha paa dha paa paa dha paa dha

paa dha paa dha dha paa dha paa

paa dha paa dha dha paa dha paa

dha paa dha paa paa dha paa dha

paa dha paa dha dha paa dha paa

paa paa dha paa paa dha paa paa

 

The English letters for the first P in Sanskrit alphabets and the fifth D

(as in Daya ,GOdhA) makes the above bhandham look like a rectangle. When the

Sanskrit words are used , it will look like a 8X8 Square instead of like a

rectangle as shown above .When you check against rows and columns in the

above Chithra Bhandham , we come across a world of additional meanings .

Sabdha Chithram ( sound pictures for the audio memory ), Artha Vaachya

chithram ( images based on special meanings ) are evoked through this

mathematical (geometrical ) structures (slOkams). It is a source of endless

mystery about the glories of the Lord , His AchAryAs ( paadhukhais),when we

reflect on the individual slOkams of Swami Desikan's master piece of a

KhAvyam , Sri Ranganaatha

PaadhukhA Sahasram .

 

Essential Meaning of this slOkam :

 

The paadhukhAs of the Lord are sinless. ( the sadhAchAryAs /NammAzhwAr and

his

successors are sinless ). The paadhukhAs protect the lustre of the eternal

jIvans , who are part of the akhila Tanu, Sriman NaarAyaNan ( Sri Rangan ).

They protect the Lord's feet as well , the sacred feet , which destroy the

sins of the jIvans . These PaadhukhAs

protect further those , who bathe them and partake that Thirumanjana

theertham . Swami Desikan states that he has been protected by the

PaadhukhAs of the Lord and the Sri Paadha-PaadhukhA Theertham and made

sinless.

 

Additional meanings:

 

The divya paadhukhAs through their generosity, DayA and vaatsalyam bless one

with all auspiciousness , when approached with reverence .Further they

protect the Lord's feet because of its wonderful love ( prEmAdhisayam) ,

which is the only upAyam for

the ujjIvanam of the jIva rAsis . It serves as a shield against thorns et al

during the Lord's sanchArams . It removes the paapa raasis of the sajAthiyAL

out of immense compassion for them and restores in them the enjoyment of the

Lord ( Bhagavadh anubhavam ).

It recognizes that the Lord being up in Sri Vaikuntam does not help the

Jivaraasis here and brings Him on its back here amidst us to LeelA VibhUthi

and gives us

the Jn~Ana chakshus through manthrOpadEsams to us to see Him and His

splendor here . Since it( Paadhukha) is equivalent to the Lord in its glory

( AchArya PrabhAvam ), it (the PaadhukhAs ) illuminate the Lord's Thiruvadi

further and blesses us with Sri Paadha theertham and removes our ajn~Anam

and destroys our sins completely .It becomes

the AasrayaNam to reach the Lord and to receive His anugraham .

 

AchAryAs are avathAra purushAs and thru their prEmai, kAruNyam for us

establish clearly the parathvam of the Lord for us , clear our minds about

the confusion caused by

kumathis , who are virOdhis to VedAntha Saasthra nirUpitha tattvArthams and

rescue us . They give us the pramANams from the Sri Sookthis of AzhwArs and

are bent on removing the paapa raasis of the jIvaraasis , while being

sinless themselves . They bless those , who help them in their Bhagavadh

AarAdhanam through the prasAdham of

the Sri Paadha theetham of the Lord and sanctify us. They thus remove our

paapams and anishtams .That is what they (AchAryAs/ Divya MaNi PaadhukhAs )

represent and do .

 

The above is by Sri Satakopan mama.

 

All such Greatest slOKAs in just 3 hours is simply the GRANDEST work ever in

the world. “na bhUthO na bhavishyathi.. We will see Paramapadhavaasi Sri

Seva Swamy’s anubhavam on Padhuka sahasram in the next post.

 

On this Great AchAryasaarvabhouman, isn’t it right and most appropriate for

us to pay our humble samarpaNams to Swamy Desikan by contributing our mite

towards the construction of ThUppul maNdapam for Swamy Desikan? LET US

PLEDGE NOW..

 

URL: http://www.geocities.com/lsriniva/thoopulappeal.html

 

Please donate according to your shakthi. The money can be sent to " Thuppul

Trust " and the address is:

 

Thuppul Trust

Old No.20, New No.24, Thiruvengadam Street

West Mambalam, Chennai-600033, India

Phone No: 91-44-4741559 / 91-44-3715771

 

Please contact Sri. V.K. Sudharshan at vksudarsh or Sri Lakshmi N

Srinivasa lsriniva (He can collect and send it as single amount

in USA).

 

The address:

 

Lakshminarasimhan Srinivasa

3 Old Towne Road, #212

Ayer, MA-01432

 

For those in the South East Asia, please contact me at

srivaishnavan . Please pass on this kaimkaryam to as many people

as possible in order to complete the same.

 

kavi-tArkika-simhAya kalyANa-guNa-SAline |

Srimate venkateSAya vedAntagurave namaH ||

 

Salutations to Sri Venkatesa, in whom all perfection resides, who is the

teacher of Vedanta and the lion among poets and debaters!

 

Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

Regards

Narayana Narayana

NarayaNa dAsan madhavakkannan

 

 

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