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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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