Sri:
SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,
Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin:
994. punarudharanivAsacChEdhanam sahyasinDhO:
pulinamaDhivasEyam puNyamAbrahmalABhAth
pariNamathi sharIrE pAdhukE! yathra pumsAm
thvamasi nigamagIthA shAshvatham moULirathnam
Oh Paaduka! May I ever be enabled to live on the sands of Kaveri, a
pure and beautiful place! For, You will bless us by being a head-
ornament to us. You are the praise-theme for the Vedas. Your contact
with us is sure to cut off our links with the continuously revolving
Samsara.
Namo Narayana,
SriMuralidhara Dasan
Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S):
SlOkam 994
1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: In the previous verse, Swamy
Desikan expressed the wish that his soul join the Paadhukais for
its journey to the Supreme Abode of the Lord. Here, he prays for
his subtle (Sookshma) body to be crowned with the PaadhukAs until it
reaches the Parama Padham of the Lord. He says: "Oh PaadhukE ! At
Srirangam on the banks of Cauvery, my earthly body will fall and the
subtle body will join You. At that time, You who is celebrated by
the VedAs will become my crown jewel. That auspicious event
will destroy future births for me. May I stay with You at the banks
of Cauvery in my earthly life until I reach the Lord's abode
following my dEhAvasAnam ?
2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: In the previous slOkam , Swamy
Desikan dwelt on the happenings at the end of his life on earth as a
Prapannan. Through this ( 994th) and two subsequent slOkams ( 995
and 996th), Swamy Desikan dwells on the aanandhaanubhavam as a
Prapannan right here on earth at Srirangam in a manner developed by
him in the 989th and the 990th SlOkams. He praises the glories of
life at Srirangam worshipping Lord RanganAtha.
Swamy Says: "Oh PaadhukE! Your place of residence, SrIrangam, is the
most sacred dhivya dEsam located on the banks of the holy Cauvery
river. It removes all sins that lead to the sufferings in SamsAram.
For those, who are blessed to live here, You rest on their heads
form birth to the last moments as SirObhUshaNam. Is there a Parama
PurushArTam bigger than birth and residence at the dhivya dEsam of
SrIrangam? adiyEn's prayer is to enjoy You without interruption
(vichyuthi) at Srirangam from the moment of birth to the last moment
as a Prapannan. Please grant me that boon !
3) Samicheena Saasthrams states that dhivya dEsa Vaasam and
death( PrAkrutha sareera viyOgam ) in a dhivya dEsam in
the manner of "aabrahma lAbhAth adhivasEyam "(/ living from birth
onwards at Dhivya dEsam) will lead to Moksha PrApthi.
Oh PaadhukE! The dhivya Desam where You reside besides Cauvery dunes
is sacred ( Paavanam) to remove punar janmam ( Puna: udhara-nivAsa
chEdhanam SahyasindhO: puLinam ). This is the sandy island between
the two cauverys , Srirangam . May I be blessed to live here until I
reach Parama padham ( aabrahmalAbhAth adhivasEyam ). In these sandy
dunes, the prapannAs have the bhAgyam of adorning You celebrated by
the VedAs on their heads as aabharaNam during their different stages
of life as an infant, youth, adult old man and upto the last moment
of their lives (Yathra SrirangE, pumsAm sareerE pariNamathy sathy ,
NigamageethA Thvam Saasvatham mouLi-rathnam asi)....(V.S).
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