Padhuka Sahasram-330
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• January 12, 2001
Sri: SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha, Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin: 330. archanthi yE muraBhidhO maNipAdharakshE! BhavAthmakaIrapi param BhavathIm prasUnaI: mandhAradhAmasuBhagaIrmakutaIrajasram BrundhArakA: suraBhayanthi padham thadhIyam Oh Paaduka! Whosoever indeed present to You flowers *born out of mental discipline with a consciousness that You are the Supreme Deity and with a feeling of 'no expectation of any reward'-that is, with a real 'ParamaIkantithva' spirit-their Feet will be ever kept fragrant with the divine Mandara flowers of the garlands encircling the crowns of the devas!(They will be bowed to by the devas)*Ahimsa, sense control, kindliness to all beings, forbearance, Jnana, penance, contemplation, truthfulness are the eight 'mental' flowers. Namo Narayana, SriMuralidhara Dasan Special Notes by V.SatakOpan: SlOkam 321 **************************************** (1) Sri uthtamUr Swamy's anubhavam: adiyEn seeks refuge in the holy paadhukAs of RanganAthA on which fall the shower of flowers aimed at Sri RanganAthA duirng His travels . ( The dEvAs and humans shower flowers on RanganAthA as a mark of their homage to Him. After touching the upper limbs of the Lord , those flowers come to rest at His holy feet ,where the PaadhukAs are. It appears therefore that the shower of flowers were indeed for the PaadhukAs. The end stage of the worship of BhagavAn has been identified with the worship of His BhagavathAs by the Lord in GithA . Lord welcomes that final step. PaadhukA archana is AchArya archanaa and is equivalent to Bhaagavatha archanaa. (2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: The sthOthrams done for PerumAL end up with the AchAryAs. Latter bless us with all soubhAgyams. PerumAL is only vyAjam(saakku) and it is the AchAryAs , who confer us all mangaLams. (3) Swamy Desikan performs Prapatthi in this slOkam to the Sri RanganAtha Dhivya MaNi PaadhukAs ( thaamm padhAvanIm prapadhyE ). Those Paadhukais are the final resting place for the flower showers from heaven , when returns from His vijaya yAthrais ( Dhiva: chyuthA Pushpa- vrushti: yathraiva paryavasyathi)...(V.S) -------------------------------------------------------------- - SrImate rAmAnujAya namaH - To Post a message, send it to: bhakti-list@eGroups.com Search archives at http://ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/index.html#SEARCH Manage your subscription at http://www.egroups.com/mygroups
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