Sri:
SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,
Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin:
894. hamsashrENIparichithagathirhAriNI kalmaShANAm
moULoU shamBhO: sThithimaDhigathA mugDhachandhrAnubaDdhA
rAjnyAmEkA raGhukulaBhuvAm samyagutthArikA thvam
kAlE thasmin kshithimaDhigathA pAdhukE! jAhnavIva
Oh Paaduka! You are very much like the Ganga. Your stroll is
pleasantly enjoyed by seers, who are paramahamsas (Sages of Highest
Order). The Ganga stream is dominated by swarms of swans. Both remove
the dirt of heart and sin. Both reside, so to say, at Siva's head.
You are true pure gold and the Ganga has the company of the moon,
(chandhra has both the meanings; gold and moon). Both helped, unaided
for the liberation of the royalty (she did for Sagara's sons; you did
for Bharata and the Raghu race). If the Ganga came from the upper
worlds to earth (by tapas of Bhagiratha), You came to the land from
the forest (by the effort of Bharata).
Namo Narayana,
SriMuralidhara Dasan
Special notes by V.Sadagopan(V.S):
SlOkam 894
1) UthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: After describing the PaadhukAs as
the night united with the full Moon , Swamy Desikan describes them
as the phase of the crescent Moon united with GangA . He says: " You
are like GangA decorated by rows of swans (Parama Hamsa Yogis), who
appreciate Your flow and movement . You share with GangA the feature
of destroying all the sins and like Her, You sit on Maheswara's head.
With Your golden rays (Moon's rays), You uplifted all the scions of
the race of Raghu and descended from Sathya lOkam ( world of BrahmA )
and reached AyOdhyA just like GangA did. In all these respects, You
resemble the sacred river GangA."
2. SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: The vyApAram (activities) of the holy
river GangA is compared to the vyApAram of Paadhukais here . Lord's
Paadhukais accompanied SrI RanganAthan from the world of Brahma (
Sathya Lokam) on its journey to AyOdhyA at the request of King
IshvAku of Soorya Kulam. On its way, the Paadukais were worshipped by
Parama Hamsa Yogis. Lord Maheswaran carried those Paadhukais of His
Lord on His head and became freed of His dhOshams. After arriving at
AyOdhyA, you and Your Lord accepted the AarAdhanam by the kings of
Raghu vamsam. In all these activities, You remind adiyEn of the
vyApArams of GangA river, which arose from Sathya lokam, descended
from deva lOkam to BhU Lokam in response to the powerful penance of
Raaja Rishi, BhagIrathar. During the descent to BhU lokam , GangA
Devi was worshipped by the Parama Hamsa Yogis, removed the sins of
all who bathed in Her, occupied the matted locks of MahEswaran along
with the crescent Moon and entered PaathALa lOkam via BhU lOkam to
moisten the ashes of Sagara puthrAs and bring them back to life first
and then enter Svarga lOkam.
3. Oh PaadhukE ! Thou art like the sacred GangA river, which flowed
swiftly to Earth from BarahmA's world as a result of the powerful
penance of Raaja Rishi BhagIrathar ( Thvam Jahneeva tasmin KaalE
kshithim adhigathA ). On the way, GangA river performed many deeds
that resemble Your activities as You accompanied Your Lord from
Brahma Lokam to AyOdhya at the request of King IshvAku. Similar to
GangA, Your swift and delectable sanchAram was enjoyed by the Raaja
SanyAsis and worshipped by them ( Hamsa srENee parichitha gathi:) .
You removed the sins of all, who worshipped You (KalmashANAm
hariNee) like GangA removed the sins of those, who took bath in Her.
You stayed on the head of MahEswaran, the dear devotee of Your Lord
just like GangA, who rests on the matted locks of Sambhu ( SambhO;
MouLou sTithim adhigathA ). Like the GangA river that coexists with
the crescent Moon on the locks of MahEswaran ( mugdha chandra
anubhaddhA GangA iva) , You are associated with the Gold on You.
V.S.
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