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[sv-poetry] Padhuka Sahasram-642

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rangaswamy_m • Tue Dec 03 2002 - 03:56:59 PST 


Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

642. manyE mukundhacharaNAvani! moULidhEshE
     vinyasya dhEvi! BhavathIm vinathasya shamBhO:
     ApAdhayanthyaDhikruthA: prathipannathAram
     chUdAthuShArakiraNam thava moUkthikoUGhaI:

Oh Paaduka! Qualified priests place You on the head of Siva, standing 
with lowered head. Then it creates a picture of the moon surrounded 
by myriads of stars (the pearls), to simulate the sky-situation; so I 
surmise.

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

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

SlOkam 642

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: After referring to the dancer of 
SrIrangam , Swamy desikan refers to the other south facing dancer ,
Lord NatarAja of Chidambharam. He says: " Oh Paadhukais of Moksham
granting Mukundhan ! Your qualified servants place You on the head of 
Siva , who stands before You with bowed head. During that occasion , 
the pearls on You make the crescent Moon on His(SivA's) head 
acquire a cluster of stars and leads to a fuller appearance. 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: The inner meaning is that 
all Saasthra Jn~Anam does not shine well until that is
united with Jn~anam about Swamy  NammazhwAr Paasurams.
Such an acquisition will give the Mumukshus all soubhAgyams 
including Moksha Sukham.  

3)Swamy Desikan addresses the Paadhukai here appropriately as
Mukundha charaNAvani in view of the Moksha Sukham linked
with the pearls of the Paadhukai. The archakAs at Lord
RangaAthA's sannidhi place His SaThAri on the head of
Lord Sivan , who stands with bowed head ( adhikruthA:
vinatasya SambhO: MouLidEsE BhavathIm vinyasya).This act of
theirs (placing the SaThAri on Lord SivA's head adorned by
Chandran ) makes it possible for the nakshathrams (pearls)
to be united with the Moon ( ChUDA thushArakiranam Tava 
moukthika Ogai: prathipanna Taaram aapadhayanthi manyE)..(V.S)






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