Fw: SrI Ranganatha PaadhukA Sahasram: SlOkma 902

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SrI:

 

SrImatE Gopaladesika MahAdesikAya Nama:

 

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

 

SlOkam 902.

 

SamsAradhva srama-pariNathAm samsrithAnAm janAnAm

tApam sadhya: samayithumalam SaarngiNa: PaadhukE Thvam

ChandraapeeDE praNamathy navAm chandrikAm aapiBadhbi:

dhArA niryath salila-kaNikA seekaraiscchandrakAnthai:

 

Oh Lord"s PaadhukA ! Siva who has the moon on his head

is bent low before You in great respect . The moonstones on

You shed torrents of water by the effect of the moon. A drop of

water is adequate to remove the agony suffered by people

by reason of going round and round the wheel of Samsaara .

 

Special Notes on SlOkam 902 by V.Sadagopan(V.S) :

 

1. UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: In the earlier verse , Swamy Desikan pointed out

that the PaadhukAs drive away the samsAric afflictions by reducing their heat.

Since water is important to reduce the heat , He states that the PaadhukAs have

also that element of water in them . He says: " Oh Paadhukais of SaarangapANi !

When MahEswara with His crescent Moon decoration bows before You , the rays of

moon fall on the chandrakAntha stones and produce a stream of water that removes

the fatigue of the people affected by the heat of SamsAric afflictions ". ChandrakAntha

stones are known to produce water , when Moon's rays fall on them.

 

2. SrImath Andavan's anubhavam:SamsAris wander in the torrid desert of

Taapa Thrayam , shrivel from the heat and rush to the side of the most

merciful PaadhukAs and perform Prapatthi . The ever compassionate

Paadhukais of the Lord of SrIrangam removes the fatigue of the SamsAris

and frees them from their sufferings . How does it quench the heat of

SamsAram ? PadhukAs have chandhrakAntha gems on its surface .

When MahEswaran prostrates before the Paadhukais , the rays from

the crescent Moon on MahEswaran's head fall on the ChandrakAntham

and cause a storage of copious amounts of water inside them. With their

unique property to drink in Moon's rays and transform them to water , they

accomplish this storage of water .When a suffering SamsAri does Prapathti ,

the water from the ChandrakAntham comes to His rescue and quenches

his samsAric tApams .

 

3. MahEswaran has the crescent Moon as His head aabharaNam

( ChandrapeeDam vahathi ) . When He prostrates before the Paadhukais,

the cool rays from the new crecent Moon fall on the ChandrakAntham

gems on the Paadhukais ; these gem stones drink up (transfrom )

the moon beams and store up the water inside them( navAm chandrikAm

aapiBadhbhi: dhArA niryath salila karNikaa seekarai: ChandrakAnthai:).

When the samsAris scorched from the tApa trayam approach the Paadhukais

and perform prapatthi , the cool water from the ChandrakAntham gems

quenches instantaneously the samsAric afflictions ( Taapa thrayam sadhya

samayithum alam )...(V.S).