Padhuka Sahasram-759

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

759. ahInAthmA rangakshithiramaNapAdhavani! sadhA

sathAmitTham thrANAth praThithanijasathrathvaviBhavA

avidhyAyAminyA: sprushasi punarEkAhapadhavIm

krathUnAmArADhyA krathurapi cha sarvasthvamasi na:

 

Oh Ranganatha Paaduka! You are in the form of Adisesha (also of

Aheena yaga); You protect the Sadhus (You are also Sattra yaga); You

are also the day that has dawned for the night of nescience, a day

never to end. (You are the Ekaha yaga too). Thus You are the yagas

and their goal as well.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 759

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh RanganAtha PaadhukE!

As the king of serpents(Aheendran ) You become the Soma Yaagam

recognized as Aheenam and protect the righteous. You also

become another Soma Yaagam known as Sattaram and help to

cross the dark night of nescience through the path of

another Soma Yaagam described as EkAham. You are worshipped

not only as the various YaagAs , but You transform Yourself

in to those YaagAs.; further , You also become the fruit of

those YaagAs. It is amazing how You perform so many diverse

roles.

 

The word aheenA has three meanings:(1) The King of serpents

(Aheendran) , (2) it is the name of a Soma Yaagam (3) it means

also blemishless. Swamy Desikan cleverly weaves the multiple

meanings of the word Aheena in this slOkam to relate AdhisEsha/

PaadhukA to the Soma YaagAs like EkAham ( JyOthishtOmam) , Aheenam

and Sattaram. Swamy states that the Paadhukais signify

the essence of the above three Soma YaagAs , which use the juice of

Soma creeper as Havis. A Soma Yaagam done for a day is known as

EkAham. When the Yaaga is extended from two to twelve days,

that Yaagam becomes Aheenam. When it goes beyond 12 days,

the same Soma Yaagam acquires the name of Sattaram. Swamy Desikan

states that the purpose of doing all these YaagAs is to obtain

the Lord's PaadhukAs for our worship to enable us toattain

Moksham ultimately.

 

2)SrImath Andavan's anubhavam:Oh PaadhukE! You are the incarnation

of AdhisEshA. You have the reputation of protecting all Saadhus.

You are the day for the night of the world , which is impervious

to auspicious matters. You remind them of these auspicious

matters .All the YaagAs are performed by people for pleasing

You.You are in the form of all Yag~nams .

 

3)Oh Lord RanganAthA's PaadhukE(RangakshithiramaNa PaadhAvani)!

You are of the form of AdhisEsha and form of Yaj~nam

known as Aheenam (aheenAthmA).You protect the learned ones

always and have the reputation of being of the form of

Sathra Yaagam ( SadhA sathAm ittham thrANAth praTitha

nija satthrathva vibhavA). For our dark KaaLa Raathri of

ajn~Anam , You are like the bright day ( na: avidhyA yAminyA:

yEkAha padhaveem sprusasi). You are celeebrated by all

yaagams( Thvam krathUnAm aarAdhyA). You take on the form

of all Yaagams ( Sarvakrathurapi cha asi)..(V.S).