SrI Ranganatha PaadhulkA Sahasram : SlOkma 901

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SrI:

 

Srimate Gopalamhadesikaya nama:

 

Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N.Vedantha Desikan Swamy:

 

nithyam Ranga Kshithipathy padhanyAsa dhanyAthmanasthE

sinjA-nAdham sravaNa madhuram PaadhukE dheergayantha:

kaalE tasmin karaNa-vigama klEsajAtham vihanyu:

santhApam nasthruNa tuLaseegandhinO gandhavAhaa:

 

Oh Paaduka! You are most fortunate self to be in contact with

the Lord's feet at all times. When Your melody-rich sound is

generated , it would be heard at longer distances , as blown by

the wind. So also the rich fragrance of the TuLasi on the Lord

is brought about by the wind. That wind is cool. May You grant

us a boon that at the critical moment of death , You will see that

the melody , fragrance and coolness propagated through the wind

reach us so as to remove the agony felt in all our limbs.

 

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

 

SlOkam 901

 

1. UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PadhukE ! RanganAthA's union with You

through His holy feet makes You blessed in every way. Your pleasing Naadham ,

when You serve Him is the most auspicious sound to hear. That sound is blended

with the fragrance of TuLasi leaves adorning Your Lord's feet and is spread by

the winds far and wide . The combination of that Naadham and fragrance removes

the afflictions of ours at the time of our departure from this world.

 

2.SrImath Andavan's anubhavam:This slOkam reminds one of the ease of

departure from this world for a paramaikAnthi through rememberance of

Bhagavath-BhAgavatha-AchArya vishayams . Anthima smaraNam and

SraVaNam for the joyous journey to SrI Vaikuntam with the help of Bhagavath-

BhAgavatha SmaraNam is highlightd here. The pains and pangs of sorrow

associated with the last moments on this earth are banished through such

anusandhAnams and sights. Swamy Desikan prays here for the blessings of

hearing the PaadhukA Naadham , the experience of contact with the cool

and fragrant TuLasi used in PaadhukA worship during His last moments.

 

3. The extraordinary good fortune of experiencing the Paadhukais during

one's last moments are celebrated here. Oh PaadhukE ! You have the eternal

association with the sacred feet of the Lord of Ubhaya VibhUthi and have

attained fulfilment in this janmam ( Ranga-kshithipathi padha nyAsa dhanya

aathmana: tE ). During the last moments on this earth , Our minds will be

agitated over the loss of eye sight and hearing et al ( Tasmin kaalE Na:

karaNa vigama klEsa jAtham santhApam ). You should remove (vihanyu:)

that klEsam ( KaraNa KaLEbharam ) fully through Your deliberate acts of

making us hear the delectable Naadham arising from your bells

( tE SravaNa madhuram sinjAnAdham ) indicating Your sanchAram

with Your Lord towards us . You should let us inhale the fragrant breeze

arising from the young TuLasi leaves on You ( taruNa TuLasee gandhina:

gandhavAha: ) . These welcome experiences will banish our klEsams

during the anthima kaalam.