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ThiruvahIndhrapuram RathnAngi Kaimkaryam:Part 44/PaadhukA Sahasra agramaNI maala

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Sadagopan • April 12, 2003 


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).



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