Guest guest Posted October 7, 2003 Report Share Posted October 7, 2003 Sri: SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha, Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin: 799. thatthadhvrutthEranuguNathayA vAmanIm vyApinIm vA prApthE rangapraThithaviBhavE BhUmikAm sUthraDhArE manyE vishvasThithimayamahAnAtikAm nEthukAmA nAnAsamsThA Bhavathi BhavathI pAdhukE! narthakIva Oh Paaduka! As the Lord Ranganatha, in Srirangam as in the stage that the whole world is, being the chief stage-manager, takes many garbs suited to the occasion, small or big, You also adapt Yourself to all His roles. All for the drama of world-Safe-guarding. Namo Narayana, SriMuralidhara Dasan Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S): slOkam 799 1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! Lord of SrIrangam performs in many dramas. You participate in every one of these dramas orchestrated by Him and take the appropriate form so that His efforts to help the world become fully successful. Swamy Desikan considers PaadhukAs as an accomplished lady dancer , who accompanies the cherographer every step of the way in the many dances that He performs. For instance , when the Lord took the form of VaamanA, PaadhukAs became small to fit His tiny feet; when He became gigantic as ThrivikramA, the PaadhukAs grew without missing a beat. PaadhukAs are never out of step with the Lord, the Master dancer/cherographer. 2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam:The inner meaning is that the AchAryAs help the Lord at all times, when our Lord takes an avathAram to protect the world and its beings. Our Lord asked Swamy NammAzhwAr to help Him in Kali yugam and he incarnated and blessed us with his dhivya Prabhandhams in Tamil. Like that the AchAryAs follow the Lord's commands in different ways. 3) SrIrangam is the dance stage of RanganAthan ( Ranga PraTitha vibhavan Rangan). There He is the master conductor and orchestrates every thing (Soothra dhAra vrutthi) for His dance. On that stage , He appears short as Vaamana or tall as Thrivikrama befitting His chosen role ( Tath vrutthE: anuguNathayA VaamanIm , vyApaneem vaa bhUmikAm prApthavAn). Oh PaadhukE! You assume appropriate forms befitting those occasions and join Your Lord in those great dances ( VisvasTithi mahAnADikAm nEthukAmA narthakeeva nAnAsamsTA bhavathi)... (V.S). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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