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Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin:

701. thvayi vinihithamEthath kEpi pashyanthi mandhA:
shathamaKhamaNijAlam shArngiNa pAdharakshE!
vayamidhamiha vidhma: prANinAm BhAvukAnAm
hrudhayagruhaguhABhya: pIthamanDham thamisram

Oh Paaduka! Certain observers, of dull thinking, regard the blue 
lustre on You due to the blue gems inlaid on You. We however, 
confidently declare that the blueness arises from the inner darkness 
that You had swallowed while being in the cave of the Heart-Home of 
people. 

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S):

SlOkam 701

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam:Oh PaadhukAs of SaaraNgapANi! 
Some dim-witted people see Your sapphires as the cluster of 
blue rays of a precious gem. We consider them as the destroyer
of the darkness in the caves of hearts of those , who meditate
on Your Lord. The blue rays of Your sapphire banish the darkness 
in the heart caves and reveal the location of Your Lord residing
there. 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! The superficial obsevers
think that the dark object on You are a cluster of sapphire stones.
They do not recognize that it is the ajn~Anam consuned by You
from the minds of those , who meditate on You. The inner meaning 
is that the minds of those blessed by AchAryAs through upadEsam
and anugrahm will not have even a trace of Ajn~Anam. They will
comprehend clearly the five topics through such AchArya anugraham:

(a)clear Knowledge about the Svaroopam of the Jeevan ( aNuthvam ,
Jn~Anathvam ,Aanandathvam and amalathvam) and its total dependency 
on the Lord ( Karthruthvam, BhOkthruthvam as IsvarAdhInam ) 

(b)Clear comprehension of the Isvara Tatthvam( The undrstanding of
His LakshaNams as AnanyAdhInathvam , NirupAdhika sEshithvam and
nirupAdhika Niyanthruthvam). 

(c) Awareness of Our sins through trespasseses of His Saasthrams

(d) The need for sincere supplication to the Lord to protect 
us through the act of SaraNAgathy

(e)Engagement in duties that please the Lord .

Through a clear understanding of these five sangathis ,
AchAryAs make the Lord pliable to them and kindle 
the Jn~Anam of their sishyAs and protect them from
ignorance and misunderstandings to propel them towards
Moksha Maargam.

3)Oh SaarangarAjA's PaadhukE! ( SaarngiNa: PaadharakshE!)
There are some dullards( kEapi mandhA:). They see the dark
stones on You as sapphire gems ( Thvayi vinihitham yEtath
sathamakhamaNi jaalam pasyanthi). We with the benefit of
AchArya anugraham see some thing else in those dark-hued
sapphires( vayam idham itharam yEva vidhma:).We recognize
those dark stones as the confusing dark ajn~Anam hiding
in the heart caves of the janthus , who meditate on You
( vayam idham bhAvukAnAm prANinAm hrudhaya gruha guhAbhya:
peetham andham tamisram vidhma:)...(V.S)







Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin:

702. klrupthashyAmA maNiBhirasithaI: kruShNapakshE juShtA
shrEya: pumsAm janayasi gathim dhakshiNAmudhvahanthI
thEnAsmAkam praThayasi param pAdhukE!thathvavidhBhi:
moULoU dhruShtAm nigamavachasAm mukthikAlAvyavasThAm

Oh Paaduka! You grant Moksha, even if the concerned person dies in 
the night, the waning fortnight or the Dakshinayana, You who have got 
a blue lustre from the sapphires, who are resorted to by Bhaktas and 
who have a dextrous walking style! This allays any doubt regarding 
the possibility of Moksha for one dying in the night, waning 
fortnight or Dakshinayana, as a rule, as interpreted by the Sadhus 
from a study of the Upanishads( For Prapannas, the rule fails. They 
secure Moksha, irrespective of when they die).

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S):

SlOkam 702

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! You prove to us 
the Upanishadic statement that one need not leave this earth
only in UttharAyaNA or on a Sukla paksham day to gain Moksham.
The blue rays originating from Your sapphires have the dark color 
characterestric of KrishNa paksham. Your assoication with
the Lord's feet indicates that You have dakshiNAyanam or
smart steps. Thus You contain in You the attributes of 
the night through Your dark rays of sapphire , the features of 
krishNa paksham or the period of waning moon . You confer 
the blessings of Moksham at all times on all those who 
worship You and prove the authenticity of Brahma SoothrAs 
and Upanishads.

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam:Oh PadhukE! You remind us 
that the jeevans , which observed Bhakthi yOgam or Prapatthi
yOgam for gaining Moksham will attain Moksham unfailingly
independent of the fact that they shed their body during
night or day , during KrishNa paksham or Sukla Paksham and
DakshiNAyanam or UttharAyaNam.Their sanchAram to mOksham
is a blissful (DakshiNa ) travel (ayanam). 

3)Oh PaadhukE! You are enmeshed with dark-hued sapphires
( PaadhukE! Thvam aseethai: maNibhi: kluptha shyAmA).You
are of the form of night (shyAmA) served by KrishNa paksham 
(Thvam KrishNa pakshENa jushtA )and have a delectable travel steps
( Thvam dakshiNAm gathim udhvahanthI).As a result , those
who have a clear understanding of Tatthva Thrayams 
(tEna tathtvavidhbhi:) recognize the Upanishadic truth
(nigamavachasAm mouLou dhrushtAm) about the irrelevance 
of the time of attaining mOksham (mukthi kaala avyavasTAm)
for those who have perfromed the anushtAnam of Bhakthi
or Prapatthi yOgam . This important message You instruct
us about (Thvam mukthi kaala avyavasTAm praTayasi
param)..(V.S). 





Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin:

703. sadBhirjuShtA samudhithaviDhurjaIthrayAthrAvinOdhE
ShvAthanvAnA rajanimanaGhAmindhranIlAmshujAlAi:
chithram KhyAthA kumudhavanatha: pAdhukE! puShyasi thvam
vyAkOchathvam vibhuDhavanithAvakthrapankEruhANAm

Oh Paaduka! In Your free walk, that proves a victory-march, the moon-
shine, the presence of stars, the darkness generated by the sapphires-
all are conducive to the blossoming of an array of the blue-lilies. 
But then, You make the lotuses too to blossom even in this night-the 
lotuses (faces) of the celestial damsels. How is that! Veritably the 
Lord is a moon, surrounded by stars. And when the Lord appears the 
world is delighted!

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S):

SlOkam 703

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Here Swamy Desikan wonders about 
the extraordinary powers of PaadukAs that create the night and at 
the same time makes the lotus blososm . He says: " Oh PaadhukE!
You are joined by the righteous , who take the form of stars
when You unite with Your Lord appearing as the Moon to the stars
(people with good deeds).When Your Lord in the form of the Moon
travels with His devotees (Stars) , You spread the darkness of
night through the dark blue rays of Your sapphires. The lotus-
like faces of the wives of the DevAs watching this dark 
night with the divine Moon and the accomanying stars blossom
at that time .One witnesses then the rare sight of lotuses 
blossoming in that Moon-lit , starry night .

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam:The Lord travels adorning 
You with the enmeshed dark-hued sapphires to destroy 
the asurAs. Your dark lustre creates the semblece of
night , whose darkness could not be dispelled even by
the Sun.That dark lustre of Your sapphires brightens
the faces of the joyous wives of dEvAs since their
husband's enemies are destroyed by Your Lord.Due to
the avthAram of Swamy NammazhwAr , the auspicious
guNAs/flowers like Saanthi/peace, Bhakthi/devotion to the Lord , 
virakthi/dispassion , DayA/compassion ,forbearance 
and sadhbuddhi blossom in this world and spread their 
fragrance far and wide. It is like lotus blossoms
in the depth of the dark night as a result of the union
of the Lord with You enmeshed with sapphires. 

3) Oh PaadhukE! You are worshipped by the revered ones
( PaadhukE! Thvam sadhbhi: jushtA). You are associated
with the bright Moon of RanganAthA (samudhitha vidhu:) ,
who is engaged in travel to destroy the asurAs ( jaithra
yAthrA vinOdha RanganATan).At that time , the dark bluish-black 
rays originating from the sapphires on You create a perfect
dark night ( indhraneela amsu jaalai: anagAm rajaneem 
aathanvAnA), which is like a forest of blue lillies
(aathanvAnA kumudha vanatha:).The Lord's act of
destruction of the asurAs to protect the dEvAs 
result at this time in the blossoming of the lotus-like
faces of dEva sthrees ( viBhudha vanithA vakthra 
pankEruhANAm vyAkOchathvam pushyasi).This wonderous
act of lotus blooming in the dark of the night 
seems to be achieved by You in a mysterious manner
( Thvam vakthra pankEruhANAm vyAkOchathvam pushyasi.
Chithrm idham )...(V.S)





Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin:

704. nithyamlakshmInayanaruchiraI: shOBhithA shakranIlaI:
sAlagrAmakshithiriva shuBhaI: shArngiNO rUpaBhEdhaI:
sAkEthAdhE: samaDhikaguNAm sampadham dharshayanthI
mukthikshEthram muniBhiraKhilaI: gIyasE pAdhukE! thvam

Oh Paaduka! You excel in potency, being likened to Salagrama Kshetra, 
which is rightly acclaimed as superior even to ones, such as Ayodhya, 
etc., which are Moksha-granting. The sapphires on You look like the 
many eyes of Mahalakshmi. Sages pronounce You as a Moksha-grantor, 
par excellence!


Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S):

SlOkam 704

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Here, Swamy Desikan asserts 
that service to the PaadhukAs and worship of them is superior to
residence at all the Mukthi kshEthrAs such as AyOdhyA , MathurA,
Kaanchi et al. The PaadhukAs lead the Mukthi KshEthrAs in their
holiness. PaadhukAs in this regard are like SaalaigrAma KshEthram.
Swamy points out: " SaaLigrama kshEthram removes all sins because
they house all the SrImUrthys. Oh PaadhukE! The blue rays of Your 
sapphires resembling the eyes of MahA Lakshmi shine always with
splendor and surpasses the wealth of Mukthi KshEthrAs such as 
AyOdhyA. All the sages recognize Your glory and consider service
to You as being better than residing at the seven Mukthi KshEthrAs".

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! The sapphires on
You resemble SaaLigrAmam silAs.The Rishis consider You as 
being holier than the Moksham granitng cities ( AyOdhyA,
MathurA , Kaasi , Kaanchi ,DhwArakA , MaayA and AvanthI).
The inner meaning is that the sadAchaarya sambhandham 
is more powerful route to Moksham than mere residence
at one of the seven Mukthi KshEthrams . Further , such
sambhandham confers specail blessings such as true Jn~Anam ,
Bhootha DayA , KashAnthi/Forbearance to a Jeevan.

3)Oh PaadhukE! Through Your dark color , You shine always
as the beautiful , dark bluish-black eyes of MahA Lakshmi
( LakshmI nayana ruchirai: sakraneelai: nithyam sObhithA).
Through Your dark body , You shine perenially as the field of 
SaaLigrAma silAs( roopa bhEdhai: SaalagrAma kshithiriva 
nithyam sObhithA). You shine in a manner superior to
the seven mukthi kshEthrams( Thvam SaakEthAdhE: 
samadhikaguNaam sampadham darsayanthI). Therefore ,
Youare worshipped as a veritable Mukthi KshEthram 
by the knowledgable sages (Thvam akhilairmunibhi:
mukthi kshEthram geeyasE)..(V.S). 







Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin:

705. pAdhanyAsapriyasahacharIm pAdhukE! vAsagEhAth
thvAmAruhya thrichathurapadham nirgathE ranganAThE
antha: snigDhaIrasuramahiLAvENivikshEpamithraI: 
shyAmacChAyam Bhavathi Bhavanam shakranIlAmshuBhisthE

Oh Paaduka! When the Lord rises from His couch, puts His feet into 
You and comes out placing two or three steps, a blue lustre pervades 
the whole atmosphere. It looks as though the locks of hair of the 
asura women-folk have become dishevelled in grief, to result in a 
dark blue shade.

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S):

SlOkam 705

1)UtthamUr swamy's anubhavam: Oh RanganAthA's dear freind!
Oh PaadhukE! When he ascends on You and takes three or four 
steps to come out of His sanctum sanctorium , the entire temple
is filled with the blue effulgence of Your sapphires. The temple 
attains the bluish black hue of Your Lord . The whole of
SrIrangam becomes a Mukthi KshEthram due to the destruction of 
the asurAs , whose demise is indicated by the wives of the asurAs
running hither and thither with their loose , black tresses 
resembling the blue rays of Your sapphire. Swamy Desikan points 
out that all those , who discard their enimity to the Lord 
and worship Him , attain Moksham at SrIrangam. When the enemies 
are destroyed , peace prevails at SrIrangam making it easier for
the righteous to attain their spiritual goals. 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam:Oh PaadhukE! Soon after Your Lord 
takes three or four steps adorning You outside His aasthAnam ,
for His vijaya yAthrAs , darkness spreads all around . This 
is a direct result of the widows of slain asurAs , who fall
on ground with their dishevelled , dark assembly of hairs 
out of sorrow over the death of their husbands.Here , Swamy
Desikan equates the dark lustre of the rays from Indhra neela
gems to the shiny tresses of the asura sthrees. 

3)Oh PaadhukE! You are Lord RanganATA's dear fellow
traveller ( RanganAtE paadhanyAsa priyasahacharIm 
ThvAM) as he steps out of Ranga VimAnam (ThvAm aaruhya
vaasa gEhaath nirgathE) . As He takes three or four steps 
adorning You , a strange event happens ( ThvAm aaruhya
vaasa gEhAth thri-chathura padham nirgathE).Suddenly ,
the inside and the surroundings of RangavimAnam get dark 
(Bhavanam antha: bahisccha SyAmacchAyam bhavathi)due to
the spreading of the dark bluish black lustre of
the rays from Your sapphires ( tE Sakraneela amsubhi:
antha: syAmacchAyam bhavathi). That lustre of Your
Indhra neelams appear like friend to the sticky and
dishevelled hair assemblies of the distraught wives
of the just-widowed asura women (snighdhai: asura
mahiLA vENi vikshEpa mithrai: tE sakraneela amsubhi:
antha: syAmacchAyam bhavathi)...(V.S) 





Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin:

706. yA thE bAhyAngaNamaBhiyatha: pAdhukE! rangaBharthu:
sanchArEShu sPhurathi vithathi: shakranIlapraBhAyA:
vishvaksEnapraBhruthiBhirasoU gruhyathE vaIthrahasthaI:
BhrUvikshEpasthava dhiviShadhAm nUnamAhvAnahEthu:

Oh Paaduka! When the Lord is leaving the couch to come to the 
verandah, a blue light fills the place, coming from Your sapphires. 
But it looks to me as though it was a mere brow-movement on Your part 
to instruct Vishwaksena (with his ruling wand) and others that they 
issue summons to the Devas to assemble!

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S):

SlOkam 706

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! When Lord RanganAtha 
steps out on You for His sanchArams , VishvaksEnA with his cane 
in hand recognizes the spreading blue rays of Your sapphires 
as the signal from You. He and others recognize the spreading lustre 
of blue rays as the crinkling of Your eye brows to authorize 
the entry of DevAs to offer their worships to Your lord. 
VishvaksEnA with his cane gets ready to control the throng of
DevAs to visit the Lord in an orderly way.

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: The inner meaning is that 
all auspicousness lands on one , who has the complete
anugraham of his/her AchAryan.For them , even Nithyasooris 
wait on him/her with folded hands.

3)PaadhukA's sending of the signal through the movement
of its brows ( BhrU vikshEpam) is referred to here. Such
a BhrU VikshEpam is linked to the spreading of the blue
rays ( sakraneelA prabhAyA: yaa vithathi sphurathi) from
the sapphires of the Paadhukais. Lord RanganAthA has not yet
stepped out of the ranga VimAnam but has taken a couple of 
steps in the context of His journey outside(BhAhyAnganam 
abhiyatha: Rangabharthu: ). At the entrance is Lord 
VishvaksEnar with a cane in his hand ( vEthrahasthai: 
VishvaksEnaprabhruthibhi:). The rays of sapphire
spread out now from the top of the sapphires .
Lord VishvaksEnar igets now the signal from the Paadhukai 
so that He can invite the dEvathais inside the Ranga VimAnam 
for offering their worships ( dhvishadhAm aahvAna hEthu: 
Tava bhrUvikshEpa: gruhyathE)...(V.S). 







Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin:

707. akshNOranjanakalpanA yavanikA lAsyaprasUthErgathE-
schidhgangAyamunA mukundhajalaDhErvElAthamAlAtavI
kAnthAkunthaLasanthathi: shruthivaDhUkamthUrikAlamkriyA
nithyam rathnapadhAvani! sPhurathi thE nIlA maNishrENikA

Oh Manipaaduka! One is stunned, unable to describe the blue gems! 
>From the effulgence emitted, it looks like the collyrium for the 
devotees eyes or the curtain drawn for the 'dance-show'-the show of 
the Lord's walking gait; or the Yamuna river coming to join the Ganga 
of devotees' intellect! or the greenish forest of herbs grown on the 
riverside and seashore! or perhaps the locks of hair falling in the 
forehead of the consorts; or the musk mark on the Veda-maids?

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan


Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S):

SlOkam 707

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh Gem-bedecked PaadhukE!
The blue rays from Your dark-hued sapphires appear like
many auspicious objects known for their bluish-black 
colors. The closely knit rays emanating from Your sapphires 
remind one of (1)black unguent applied to the devotees'eyebrows
(2) a curtain standing near the Lord moving with His charming
gait (3)The Yamuna river joining as Ganga representing 
Jn~Anam (4)dark forest with green trees growing at 
the sea shore of Your Lord's soundharyam and 
(5)the kasthUri dots on the foreheads of ladies , 
who are the VedAs themselves.

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: The inner meaning is that 
the true comprehension of the meanings of the AzhwAr's 
Paasurams are like having the benefits of cooleryium /anjanam
that reveals hidden objects ; it ( the spreading of the blue
rays of sphere/comprehension of the true meanings of
the Paasurams of AzhwArs) )is associated with the direct 
appearance of the Lord;it is the cause for the growth of 
true Jn~anam; it is the object of celebration by MahA
Lakshmi and serves as the aabharaNam for the Siras 
of the vedAs. 

3)Oh gem-decked PaadhukE ( rathna padhAvani)! 
The tight rows of Your blue sapphires are 
like colleryium for the eyes ( tE neelA maNi 
srENikA akshNo: anjana-kalpanA ).Those rows of 
sapphires are like the curtain in preparation 
for the Lord's sanchAram ( tE laasya prasoothE: 
gathE: yavanikA ). It is like the Jn~Anam
granting Ganga pravAham YamunA floods. It is like 
the green TamAla tree on the banks of the ocean of 
the Lord ( Mukundha JaladhE: vElA tamaalADavi). 
It is like the dark forelocks of MahA Lakshmi 
( KaanthA kuntaLa santhathi:). it is like the eternal
smearing of the kasthUri paste on the Veda sthrees 
( Sruthi vadhU kasthUrikAlankriyA ithi nithyam 
sphurathi)..(V.S). 






Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin:

708. nirantharapurandharOpalaBhuvam dhyuthim thAvakI-
mavaImi maNipAdhukE! saraNisanginIm rangiNa:
thadhIyanavayoUvanadhviradhamallagaNdasThalI
gaLanmadhaJalAbahuLakajjaLashyAmikAm

Oh Manipaaduka! The closely-inset sapphires on You emit a blue 
effulgence that is perhaps describable as the lampblack deposit from 
the ichor flowing profusely on the cheeks of the big elephant that 
the Lord's new youthfulness is !

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S):

SlOkam 708

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! The dark-hued 
lustre emanting from Your tightly knit sapphires remind me 
of the copious flow of dark waters flowing from an young 
elephant's cheek in the state of rut.

2)SrImath Andavan's anubhavam:Oh maNi PaadhukE! As Your
Lord travels outside on You , the bluish-black rays 
spread all around.That reminds one of the madha jalam 
flowing from the cheeks of the nithya yuvA , SrI RanganAthan.

3)The subject matter is the effulgence ( Dhyuthi) of 
the tightly positioned sapphires ( niranthara 
purandharOpalabhuvam dhyuthi:). That lustre is
like the dark colored flood flowing freshly from 
the cheeks of the beautiful elephant (dhviradhamalla
gaNDastalee gaLath madha jalamjaLA ), the Youthful
and forever fresh RanganAtha (Tadheeya nava youvana RangiNa:).
That flow of lustre ( flow of rutt) is like the dark and thick
colleryium ( bahuLa kajjaLa shyAmikAm avaimi)...(V.S). 







SrI:

Dear BhakthAs:

Today is Phalguna (Panguni) Sukla Paksha EkAdasi dinam.
adiyEn just heard the Vedic passages known as Kaatakam
(Achidhram, AsvamEdham) which is to be recited on every
EkAdasi/DwAdasi tithis .It is a wonderful experience
to listen to these powerful Veda manthrams.

The VedAs and the Lord's sacred Paadhukais
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The VedAs prostrate before the Lord's sacred feet and 
eulogize them. Swamy NammAzhwAr is seen as the Paadhukais 
of the Lord by the VedAs during their time of adoration of
the Lord's holy feet . The Vedams hear the echo of PaadhukA 
Sahasram there under the PraNavAkruthi VimAnam of Lord 
RanganAtha . The VedAs recognize that PaadhukA Sahasram
was composed by Thrayyantha Guru, Swamy NigamAntha Desikan 
and get enraptured in listening to the 32 slOkams , 
which form the beginning of each of the 32 Paddhathis 
(agra maNi of the PaadhukA sahasram). AchAryAs reveal that 
the recitation of this mAlA (garland )/performance of of
Japam of these 32 slOkams as a complete sthOthram will be 
blessed with all auspiciousness.

SrI RanganAtha PaadhukA Sahasra Agra MaNi MaalA
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Here are those 32 slOkams and their brief meanings . 
The detailed meanings are covered in the special web pages 
created for SrI RanganAtha PaadhukA Sahasram :

http://swamydesika.tripod.com/padhuka/index1.html#top

Individual Agra MaNis of this MaalA
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SlOkam 1: PrasthAva Paddhathi

Santha: SrIranga-pruTveesa charanathrANa SEkharA:
Jayanthi bhuvana-thrANa padhapankaja rENava:
--SrI RanganAtha PaadhukA Sahasram: SlOkam 1

(Meaning): Great men adorn on their heads the PaadhukAs of 
Lord RanganAtha ( The Lord's Paadhukais/SatAri= Swamy NammAzhwAr ).
These pious men adorn the Paadhukais with high reverence. 
The Lord's SatAri makes them shine gloriously among their
fellow men. The dust from the feet of such BhAgavathAs 
--adorning the Lord's SatAris on their heads -- is potent 
enough to grant protection (Salvation too) for the beings of 
the three worlds. 

SlOkam 2: SamAkhyA Paddhathi

vandhE VishNu padhAsaktham tamrushim thaam cha PaadhukAm
yaTArTA SaThajith-samkjn~A macchittha vijayAdhyayO:
SrI RanganAtha PaadhukA Sahasram: SlOkam 21

(Meaning): adiyEn pays obesiance to Swamy NammAzhwAr 
(SatakOpa) and the Paadhukais of the Lord. Both are 
closely attached to the feet of the Lord .Both have 
the name of SatAri or Satajith. Both got this name of
SatAri because both conquered a dushtan . Paadhukais 
conquered the dushtan by the name of Satan and Swamy
NammAzhwAr conquered this dushtan (adiyEn) , who strayed 
away from the Saastaic injunctions established by 
Lord RanganAtha.

SlOkam 3: Prabhaava Paddhathi

VandhE Tadh-RanganATasya mAnyam paadhukAyOr-yugam 
unnatAnAm-avanathi: nathAnAm yathra chOnnathi:
--SrI RanganAtha PaadhukA Sahasram: SlOkam 31

(Meaning): I salute the celebrated pair of Paadhukais
of the Lord of SrIrangam , which make the tall become
small (humble) and vice-versa . Swamy Desikan means that 
those , who are haughty are reduced in rank and are 
humbled by the Paadhukais. Similarly , those who humbly 
worship the Paadhukais get elevated and recieve 
the full blessings of the Lord .Even the Lord Himself 
becomes taller , when He adorns His Paadhukais and 
becomes shorter, when He steps down from them. 

SlOkam 4: SamarpaNa Paddhathi 

bhajAma: PaadhukE yAbhyAM BharathasyAgrajastadhA 
prAya: prathi-prayANAya prAsTaanikam akalpayath
-- SrI RanganAtha PaadhukA Sahasram: SlOkam 101

(meaning): We salute the Paadhukais , which were given to
BharathA (at Chitrakootam ) by Lord Raamachandra. Those
Paadhukais of the Lord were sent as a parasthAna vasthu 
by RaamA in anticipation of His safe return to AyOdhyA
fourteen years later. ParasthAnam is a practise , where 
one who can not start on a journey at an auspicious time
sends one or more of his property ahead by practising
parasthAnam/prAsTAnikam ( the ritual to be observed in
the context of travel). 

SrI RanganAyaki SamEtha SrI RanganAtha ParabrahmaNE Nama:
Swamy NammAzhwAr ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam
Namo NamO SrI NigamAntha MahA DeskAya 
SrI NaarAyaNa YathIndhra MahA DesikAya Nama:
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan 

P.S: We will cover the remainig 28 slOkams 
in the subsequent postings. Please take part 
in the ThiruvahIndhrapuram RathnAngi Kaimkaryam 
scheduled for PurattAsi SravaNam ( October 5 , 2003).




Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin:

709. prathImasthvAm padhAvani! BhagavathO rangavasathE:
GhanIBhUthAmithTham padhakamalamADhvIpariNathim
sPhurantha: paryanthE madhagarimanispandhamaDhupa-
prasakthim yathraIthE vidhaDhathi mahAnIlamaNya:

Oh Paaduka! You are perhaps what was frozen, and evolved into You, 
from the honey flowing from the lotuses of the Feet. The blue stones 
are but the bees hovering on the contents of the honey.

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

Special Notes by V.Sadagopan(V.S):

SlOkam 709

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam:Oh PaadhukE! We believe that
You are the solidified honey , which originated from the lotus 
feet of Your Lord. We also believe that Your rows of great
sapphires are the immobile bluish-black bees drunk with
that honey . 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: The inner meaning is that
the appearance of Swamy NammAzhwAr in His role as the Paadhukai
of the Lord is like the embodiment of his Bhakthi for the Lord.
The paasurams blessed by Swamy NammazhwAr are outpourings
of bhakthi in a state of total immersion in Bhagavath
GuNAnubhavam.Those bhkathAs , who have true comprehension 
of the meanings of Swamy NammAzhwAr's (ShaThAri Soory's) 
paasurams are transported into a state of bliss . 

3)Oh PaadhukE! We assess You as the solidified honey
that emanated from the lotus feet of SrIRanganAthan
( ThvAm ittham chanIbhUthAm RangavasathE: padha
kamala mAdhvee parNathim pratheema:). The sapphires 
on You are like the proud bees consuming that lotus
honey , while being motionless ( Yathra paryanthe
sphurantha: yEthE mahAneelAmaNya: nispandha madhupa
prasakthim vidhadathi)...(V.S). 





Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin:

710. namathAm nijEndhranIlapraBhavEna mukundhapAdhukE! BhavathI
thamasA nirasyathi thama: kaNtakamIva kantakEnEva

Oh Mukunda-paaduka! As the adage goes, a thorn can be removed in 
one's body only by the application of a thorn. So also the internal 
darkness of we people has to be relieved only by a similar darkness 
emitted by Your blue gems. 

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S):

SlOkam 710

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh Mukundha PaadhukE! With 
the dark lustre emanting from Your sapphires , You remove 
the dark attributes (TamO guNam) of the people , who prostrate 
before You.In this regard , You act like a thorn that is used 
to remove another thorn stuck in the flesh . 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam:One can ask as to how one dark 
object can remove/banish another dark object: the dark-hued
sapphire banishing the dark ajn~Anam . Swamy Desikan uses
the analogy of a thorn that is used to extract another thorn 
that is embedded in the sole of the feet . 

3) Oh Moksha Daayaka Mukundha PaadhukE! You chase away
the dark ajn~Anam of those who prostrate before You
( Bhavathee namathAm tama: nirasyathi). You perform
this wonderous act with the bluish-black rays arising
from Your IndhraneelA gems ( Bhavathee Tama: Indhraneela-
prabhavEna nirasyathi). That act is like one thorn
that is helpful to extract another thorn that is stuck 
in the flesh( kaNDakEnEva KaNDakamiva nirasyathi)..(V.S).