Sri:
SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,
Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin:
916. prathiBhAyA: param thatthvam biBhrathI padhmalOchanam
paschimAyAmavasThAyAm pAdhukE! muhyathO mama
Oh Paaduka! I pray that You bring to my vision, the para-tattva, the
Supreme Lord, with lotus eyes, at the last moment of my life, when
death will stare at me, when I will be senseless and in a swooned
state.
Namo Narayana,
SriMuralidhara Dasan
Special Notes from V.Sadagopan (V.S):
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SlOkam 916: This slOkam is set in the chithra poetry type
known as "KriyA Vanchana prahELikaa". KriyA padham refers to
the verb , which connects the subject and object in a sentence.
When the verb is hidden , it is called KriyA Vanchanam .
The playful and artistic use of KriyA Vanchanam is known as
KriyA vanchana prahELikaa . The word vanchana PrahELikaa
means a game of cheating . Swamy Desikan uses the word
"PrathibhAyA: " in this slOkam , which is in the sixth case.
This word looks like a yEka vachanam and makes us wonder ,
whether the verb is missing. Actually , PrathibhAyA: here means ,
please appear before me and thus fulfils the function of the verb .
This is an example of the KriyA Vanchana prahEhlikA style
of Chithra poetry :
" PrathibhAyA: param tatthvam Bhibrathee Padhma-lOchanam
paschimAyAmavasTAyAm PaadhukE muhyatO mama "
1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE ! During my last
moments on this earth , please appear before me , who is deluded
and bless me with Your vision representing the high principle of
Yours based on Your Lord with the red lotus-like eyes.
2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! during my last
moments in life , my limbs will cease to function one by one and
my mind will get deluded.During those anthima kAlam , please
appear before my mind with Your beautiful form , which carries
the lotus eyed Lord , who destroys all SamsAric thApams !
( Although the prayer is to PaadhukA to appear at the last
moments of one's life , the prayer is addressed to the Lord as
well since , the PaadhukA is never without its Lord ).
3) Oh PaadhukE ! You carry ( Thvam Bhibrathi) the Lord , who is
the Supreme Tatthvam ( Param Tatthvam) and who has the eyes
with the color of freshly blossomed lotus ( Padhma lOchanam) .
During my last moments ( parisramAyAm avasTAyAm) , when my
mind will be confused ( muhyatha: mama ) , Oh PaadhukE ! You
should appear before me ( with Your Lord) ! ---(V.S).
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