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Sri RanganAtha ParabrahmaNE Nama: 

148: paadhAvani ! prachala chaamara brundha madhyE 
bhadrAsana aasthara gathA bhavathee virEjE
aakIrNa dhivya salilE kaDakE sumErO:
ambhOjineeva kalahAyitha hamsa yuThA 

Translation by U.Ve.V.N.VedAntha Desikan Swamy
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Oh PaadhukA ! You are seated on a shining white garment
spread on the throne , with a number of chAmarAs (Fans)
being briskly wafted around You. It looks as though 
there sia lotus pond , on the ridge of the SumEru 
mountain , rich in sacred rivers. in which herds of
swans are engaged in a quarrel .

Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S):
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(1) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Here Swamy Desikan
describes the scene , where BharathA and court attendants
offer fan service to the PaadhukAs resting on the auspicious
throne of the Raghu dynasty. Swamy Desikan says: "at that time ,
You resembled a lotus flower surrounded by a flock of competing 
white swans in a pond in the foot hills of Meru mountain ".
Here Swamy equates the lofty throne to the Meru mountain .
The blue silk decoration on the throne to the vast expanses 
of the waters of lake ManasarOvar. The ruby-decked paadukai
is equated to a red lotus. The white fans made from the white-
tail of the chaamara deer are compared to the group of swans 
moving around the lotus flower( paadhukA ). The brushing of 
the fans during chamara kaimkaryam is equatd to the collision 
of competing swans circling to get closer to the Padhukai.

(2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE !You were
sitting on the golden throne (Kaanchana Meru) over a 
resplendent cushion . Your BhakthAs were performing 
fan service to You . That scene reminds me of the pond 
at the foothills of the golden Meru mountain, where 
the swans were noisily circling a splendid lotus flower.

(3) In the last slOkam , Swamy Desikan described 
" the prachAram (sanchAram )" of the Lord in the DhaNdakaa 
forest . Here , he describes "the prachalam " of chaamara
brundhams ( the flock of moving fans ) at the throne room
of the KosalA kingdom . "Prachalam" means an object in motion.
The Prachalam is that of parama hamsAs ( the great sages 
assembled in the Meru mountain's foot hills )moving 
their tongues in eulogy of the lotus PaadukA's anantha
KalyANa guNAs and the collision of their prayers 
in mid-air ...V.S 







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