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1-8
Sri:
SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,
Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin:
841. shONOpalaIscharaNarakshiNi! samshrithEShu
ChAyAthmanA marathakEShu thavAvagADa:
anvEthi shoUriraBhitha: PhalapankthishOBhi-
nyAthmAnamEva shayitham vatapathramaDhyE
Oh Paaduka! With the red stones all around and with the green ones in
the inside, the Lord being reflected creates an imagery of the
Vatapatra say, the Lord reclining in a banyan leaf, surrounded by the
banyan fruits. (see verse 717)
Namo Narayana,
SriMuralidhara Dasan
Special Notes from V.Sadagopan (V.S ):
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SlOkam 841
1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: In the 717th slOkam , Swamy Desikan
described the image of the Lord reflected on the PaadhukAs as
Vatapatra Saayee or the child lying on a pupil leaf. Here, he takes
that analogy further and weaves in the combined image presented by
the rubies and the emeralds adorning the PadhukAs. He says: "Oh
PaadhukE! Your red rubies surrounded by green emeralds reflect Your
Lord as a child resting on the green leaf of a pupil tree demarcated
by the rows of red fruits of the pupil tree.
2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE ! The imagery of the
Green gem stones embedded on you with the red gem stones reminds us
of Lord Vatapathra Saayee resting on the Pupil leaf surrounded by the
red fruits of the Pupil tree during PraLayam.
3) Oh Protector of the Lord's sacred feet (CharaNa RakshaNi ) !
The image of the PadhmarAga stones with emeralds on Your
surface ( sONOpalai: samsrithEshu Tava MaratakEshu chAyA )
reminds one of the PrathibimBham of your Lord resting on
a green pupil leaf surrounded by the red fruits of the Pupil tree
( ChAyAthmanA avaghADa: Souri: abhitha Phala pankthi
sObhini VaDapathra madhyE sayithAm aathmAnamEva
anvEthi)...(V.S).
Sri:
SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,
Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin:
842. sPhItham padhAvani! thava snapanArdhramUrthE-
rAsAgaram thathamaBhUthmaNirashmijAlam
lIlOchitham raGhusuthasya shaKhyamAsan
yAthUni yasya valayEna vivEShtithAni
Oh Paaduka! When You were given the sacred bath as part of the
coronation, Your form with so many gems emanated rays in such an
array that it extended all around to the shores of the ocean, as if a
large net were laid over. The Rakshasas fell within Your ray-gamut.
Then it was a mere sportive hit to aim arrows to kill the Rakshasas.
That Rama achieved.
(The credit goes to the Paaduka in the manner of annihilation of the
Rakshasas. Paaduka-pattabhisheka achieved, at the very moment, the
destruction of all bad elements. The pretext of Rama going and
throwing his arrows was only a mere pretext.)
Namo Narayana,
SriMuralidhara Dasan
Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S):
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SlOkam 842
1) UthamUr Swamy 's anubhavam: Swamy Desikan describes
the wide envelope of the rays emanating from the gems adorning
the PaadhukAs as an expansive net to capture the rAkshasAs.
He says: " Your wet form after Your sacred bath with their spreading
envelope of rays generated by Your gems appear like a vast and
round fish net to catch the fish of evil rAkshasAs , the target of
Lord RaamachandrA's hunt.
2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE ! There was
the time , when Your PattAbhishEkam took place . At that time ,
the limitless radiance from Your gem stones spread far and wide
and encircled the world like an extended fish net . In to that net
were captured the RaakshasAs , who became fit objects for hunt
by Your Lord.
3) Oh PaadhukE (PadhAvani) ! After the sacred bath , Your surface
is wet still ( snapana aardhra Moorthy). The expansive and dense rays
from Your gems have spread far and wide all the way from one ocean
to the other in this world( snapana aardhara moorthE: Tava spheetham
MaNi rasmi jAlam aasAgaram tatham abhUth). Through the envelope of
that dense net , Your Lord captures the RaakshasAs and makes them
target of His arrows during His hunt for them ( Yasya valayEna
vivEshithAni yaathUni Raghu-suthasya leelOchitham sakhyam
aasan)....(V.S) .
Sri:
SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,
Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin:
843. rathnAmshuBhisthava thadhA maNipAdharakshE!
samrajyamAnavapuShAm rajanImuKhEShu
AkasmikAgathamadharshi mahoUShaDhithvam
sAkEthapatthanasamIparuhAm dhrumANAm
Oh Manipaaduka! When You were ruling over Ayodhya, the radiations
from Your gems could fall on the trees near the city and make them
phosphoresce at night. How the trees overnight became transformed
into the traditional Mahowshadhis made the people wonder.
(The Paaduka and similarly the Azhvars can by their effulgence make
any one, whosoever it may be, shine with knowledge.)
Namo Narayana,
SriMuralidhara Dasan
Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S):
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SlOkam 843
1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Swamy Desikan refers to special
trees in the forest known as MahAushadi. They light up in darkness
due to their florescence. He compares the trees around AyOdhyA ,
which light up like MahAushadi thanks to the power of the red rays of
PaadhukAs. He says: " Oh MaNi PaadhukE! During the evening time ,
after Your sacred bath , Your rubies send out their brilliant red
rays . They shine on the trees located on the outskirts of AyOdhyA
and make them look like the unsuspected MahAushadi trees. " Until the
red rays from the rubies of PaadhukAs fell on them , the trees of
AyOdhyA looked like ordinary trees during the onset of night . Once
Your red rays fell on them , they took the appearance of the
flourescent trees of the forest.
(2) Yerivalli creepers are those , which are found on the slopes of
mountains and give out a red fluorescence at dusk . Oh PaadhukE !
the lustre from You during the time you reigned over AyOdhyA
and protected the citizens spread to the trees near AyOdhya
and made them look like Yerivalli creepers at dusk.
3) Oh MaNipAdha RakshE ! During the time of your reign
as the protector of the Citizens of AyOdhyA (TadhA ) ,
the lustre of your rubies was seen falling on the trees near
the city of AyOdhya ( Tava RathnAmsubhi: samrajyamAna
VapushAm SaakEtha-patthana-sameeparuhAm dhrumANAm
adarsi) .What was the effect ? Your red rays lit them up
(the trees) and made them glow like Yerivalli creepers
at dusk--- ( V.S).
Sri:
SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,
Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin:
844. rAmE vanam dasharaThE cha dhivam prayAthE
nirDhUthavishvathimirA sahasA bhaBhUva
BhUyiShtarathnakiraNA BhavathI raGhUNAm
BhUya: prathApathapanOdhayapUrvasanDhyA
Oh Paaduka! Rama proceeded to the forest; King Dasharatha, to the
heavens. All was dark in the State. It was just then that You came to
rule over the country Your installation was therefore, the real dawn,
the dawn of good times, for the country.
(Azhvar and the Tamil Veda were given out when there was complete
darkness. So their advent was dawn for the world).
Namo Narayana,
SriMuralidhara Dasan
Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S):
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SlOkam 844
1) UthamUr Swamy's anubhavam : Oh PaadhukE! When Raama was in exile
and King DasaraTaa in heaven , You were coronated. At that time , the
red rays from Your rubies spread far and wide.As they spread , they
destroyed the darkness (sorrow ) of the world and served as the
powerful Sun's rays at dawn created by the scions of the race of
Emperor Raghu ". Swamy Desikan states that the sorrow
(darkness) of the world increased , when Raama was in exile and
DasaraTaa shook off his mortal coils . At that time , the red rays
from rubies served as the rays of the rising Sun at dawn and
dispelled the existing darkness.
2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: It was the time when Your Lord
went away to the forest. King DasaraTA ascended to Svargam. You
became the empress of KosalA kingdom and banished all the darkness
and sorrows of the world.
3) Oh PaadhukE! When Your Lord went to observe His vana vaasam (
RaamE vanam prayAthE Sathi) and King DasaraTa reached Svargam (
DasaraTE cha dhivam prayAthE sathi), You removed the enveloping
darkness immediately (Bhavathee sahasA nirdhUtha visva timirA
BhabhUva). How did you do that ? You did it by serving as the dawn
for the Sun of the valor of the kings of Raghu Vamsam
through Your spreading rays from Your rubies ( BhUyishta rathna
kiraNA RaghUNAm bhUya; prathApa tapanOdhaya
PoorvasandhyA BhabhUva)...(V.S).
Sri:
SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,
Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin:
845. prIthEna dhEvi! viBhunA prathipAdhanIyAm
pAdhAvani! prathipadhOdhithamanjunAdhAm
vidhyAm vidhurBhagavatha: prathipAdhanArhAm
pArAyaNAgamapayOniDhipAragAsthvAm
Oh Paaduka! Those who have mastered the ocean of Vedic knowledge
declare that You are by Yourself a Vidya; an Upaya, an Upasana. This
has been delivered to the world by the Lord Himself, who is pleased
with one's conduct. The Vidya-sound is heard at every one of Your
steps of movement, and it is melodious. (One attains God by this
Vidya, that is one attains the Lord by surrendering to the Paaduka)
Namo Narayana,
SriMuralidhara Dasan
Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S):
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SlOkam 845
1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: In the previous verse , Swamy
Desikan described the PaadhukAs as the dispeller of darkness of the
night. Here , he describes them as the Upanishadic vidhyA to acquire
the experience of a bright day. He says: " Oh PaadhukE ! You are the
VidhyA that brings the Lord before us . You are worn by Him. You are
also raising a melliflous sound during every one of Your steps. Those
sounds are like the intonation of the manthrAs associated with the
VidhyA to bring Your Lord closer to us with Your help. Through that
mantrA and the Bhakthi that You stir in us , You represent the VidhyA
to get us closer to Your Lord. You are that Prapatthi VidhyA
that helps us to realize our goals of securing MOksham.
2) SrImath Andavn's anubhavam: You are like Vedam and
the delectable dhvani arising from the jostling of the gems
inside Your YanthrikA (toe holds) remind one of the arrival
of the Lord to bless us with Your help.
3) Oh PaadhukA DEvi ! You are fit for Your Lord's sanchAram
( prathipAdhanArham).You are recognized as Veda naadham
( ThvAm vidhyAm vidhu: ). This recogniiton is by those , who
have crossed the ocean and reached its other bank ( PaarAyaNAgama
payOnidhi: pAragA: ). Your Lord is delighted by You and
the AchAryAs present You to the Lord ( preethEna VibhunA
prathipAdhaneeyam ) . At every step of Yours during
the transport of Your Lord , You generate sweet sounds
( Prathipadha udhitha manjunAdham) and are recognized
as veritable Veda Naadham ( ThvAm vidhyAm vidhu:)...(V.S).
Sri:
SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,
Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin:
846. mukthAmshukEsaravathI sThiravajradhamShtrA
prahlAdhasampadhanurUpahiraNyaBhEdhA
mUrthi: shriyO Bhavasi mADhavapAdharakshE!
nAThasya nUnamuchithA narasimhamUrthE:
Oh Paaduka! When the Lord took the Nrisimha avatara, You took a very
appropriate incarnation as His consort. Your pearl-given white
radiation constitutes the mane of the Lion. Your diamonds serve as
the hard teeth. The avatara was pleasing to devotees. (It enhanced
the affluence of Prahlada, the great Bhakta). You have a gold
composition, He cleaved Hiranya. To Him, as His consort, you are
nearly his feminine replica, very much alike.
Namo Narayana,
SriMuralidhara Dasan
Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S):
SlOkam 846
1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: When Swamy Desikan thinks about
the pearls and gold associated with the PaadhukAs , He is reminded of
the Lord's incarnation as NarasimhA .He considers the Paadhukais
as MahA Lakshmi , who appears with Her Lord in every one of His
incarnations .Here , Swamy considers the PaadhukAs as the Devi of
Lord Narasimhan .He says: "Maadhava PadhukE! Your rows of pearls
look like the mane of NarasimhA . Your adamantine (vajrA ) stones
resemble His hard teeth. Your gold looks like the form cleaved by
NarasimhA , when He tore apart HiraNyakasipu to protect the innocent
PrahlAdha. Through all these resemblences , You remind me of
SrI Devi , who always takes an appropriate form to suit that
particular incarnation of Her Lord. Oh PaadhukE! You appear to
me like the consort of Lord NarasimhA with all the similarities
cited".
2) Oh PadhukE ! Perals, Diamonds are enmeshed in a base of gold
on you . When bhakthAs have your darsanam with all these features,
they are delighted. The lustre from Your pearls remind them of the
glorious mane as Nara Simham. The hard diamonds remind them of the
Lord's incisors. When the Lord looks at You , you appear like MahA
Lakshmi , who took the avathAram befitting His Narasimha form .
3) Oh Maadhava PaadharakshE ! With the radiance of Your pearls , You
remind us of the majestic manes of the lion ( MukthAmsubhi:
kEsaravathee); with the hard diamond (sTira Vajra) on You reminding
of the incisors of Lord NarasimhA , you seem to have taken a form
that matches well with that of Your Lord like MahA lakshmi, who takes
an appropriate from befitting every one of the avathArams of Her Lord
( NaaTasya uchithA Sriya:Moorthy bhavasi)...(V.S).
Sri:
SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,
Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin:
847. samBhAvayanthi kavayaschathuraprachArAm
manjusvanAm mahithamoUkthikapathraLAngIm
svADhInasarvaBhuvanAm maNipAdhukE! thvAm
rangADhirAjapadhapankajarAjahamsIm
Oh Manipaaduka! Poets praise Your gentle gait, sweet voice, pearl-
white wings and Your capacity to keep all the worlds under Your
suzerainty. Your being on the lotus (of the Lord's feet) befits Your
being a Royal Swan. And the water-birds admire the above traits and
acknowledge the swan as their head. You are thus veritably the Royal
Swan playing on the lotus.
(Hamsa or swan is a perfect representative of Acharyas. Paaduka is
one such Acharya. Indeed Nammazhvar is our first Acharya in this
world).
Namo Narayana,
SriMuralidhara Dasan
Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S)
SlOkam 847
1) UthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Swamy Desikan states here
that the PaadhukAs are the pair of swans residing at the lotus feet
of the Lord. He points out that the beauty of the walk and the sweet
sounds associated with the PaadhukAs make them resemble the swans.
Further, both the PaadhukAs and the swans have the freedom to move
all around the universe. Both are lauded by the poets . The PaadhukAs
are thus recognized as a pair of swans residing at the lotus feet of
the Lord .He says: " Oh MaNi PaadhukE! the all knowing water birds
see Your rows of pearls and conclude that they are like the feathers
of white swans; they hear the sweet sound you make during your
movements and conclude that those are sounds raised by white swans.
Putting two and two together , they recognize you as a pair of swans
worshipped by all the world and residing at the lotus feet of the
Lord".
2) SrImath Andavan anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE ! You generate
a very plesant naadham during Your sanchArams. High quality and
dazzling white pearls are enmeshed on Your surface . All the world
is under Your control. You stand as the Hamsam ( female White Swan )
for the lotus feet of Your Lord. Just as the Hamsam that does not
part with the lotus , You do not part with the sacred feet of Your
Lord. This is the assessment of the poets of discriminating intellect.
3) Oh MaNi PaadhukE ! You show the features of a female
Raaja Hamsam (i-e)., red beak and feet as well as white body
(Raajahamseem SambhAvayanthi). The poets with sharp intellect
(Kavaya: ) equate you to the Raaja Hamsam sitting at the lotus feet of
Your Lord ( ThvAm RangAdhirAja padha pankaja rAja hamseem
sambhAvayanthi). What are their reasons to characterize You as
a female Raaja Hamsam ? Their reasons are: (1) You have a delightful
nadai/sanchAram ( chathura: prachAram) , (2) You generate a delightful
sound ( manjusvAnam), (3) a radiant white body hue like the high
quality pearls ( mahitha moukthika pathraLa angeem) , (4) You have
all (the watery) worlds under Your control ( svAdheena sarva-
bhuvanAnAm). On adding all these up , they conclude that
You are a Raaja Hamsam at Your Lord 's lotus feet ...(V.S).
Sri:
SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,
Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin:
848. mukthAmayUKharuchirAm maNipAdharakshE!
manjusvanAm maNiBhirAhithavarNavargAm
manyE mukundhapadhapadhmaDhubrathInA-
manyAmakruthrimagirAmaDhidhEvathAm thvAm
Oh Manipaaduka! With the white lustre of pearls, the sweet melody,
the variety of colours generated, You find You are hovered round by
female beetles. They could be regarded as Srutis, marked by
effulgence, sweetness, array of alphabets etc. To Srutis, the Paaduka
becomes another Presiding Deity (Saraswati being one, with white
garment, sweet sound, etc).
Namo Narayana,
SriMuralidhara Dasan
Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S) :
SlOkam 848
1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh Mani PaadharakshE !
You are beautiful with the white rays asociated with Your pearls.
You have a sweet sound , when You move. You have many hues
due to the different colored gems adorning You. With the combination
of all the above qualities , You remind me of a flock of bees circling
the lotus feet of the Lord. The bees are nothing but the empowering
principle behind the VedAs.
2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh MaNi PaadharakshE !
with Your resplendent white pearls , delightful naadham arising from
Your movements and the multi-colored gems on You , You remind
one of the bee hovering over the lotus flower . Just as the honey bee
that never leaves the lotus flower , Oh PaadhukE , You never leave
the side of Your Lord's sacred feet even for a moment. You resemble
the adhishtAna dEvathai of all the VedAs (i-e) all the VedAs have
taken their abode in You. Vandu/Vedam is called DhvrEpam) since
the name "Bramaram " for them has two "R"s .
3) Oh Gem-studded PaadharakshE ! You are beautiful with
the lustre of Your pearls ( MukthA mayukha ruchirAm );
You produce a beautiful naadham , when You move
(ManjusvanAm) ; You have the assembly of colors from
black (ornyx) to red (PadhmarAgam ) on Your surface
( MaNibhi: aahitha varNavargAm) . With all these features ,
You resemble a female honey bee at the lotus feet of
Your Lord ( ThvAm Mukundha Padha Padhma madhuvrathee) .
adiyEn also considers You as the aadhaara dEvathai for
the apourushEya Vedams ( akruthrima girAm anyAm
adhi-dEvathAm manyE )....(V.S).
Sri:
SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,
Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin:
849. AsAdhya kEkayasuthAvaradhAnamUlam
kAlam pradOShamanirIkshya ramAsahAyam
manjupraNAdharahithA maNipAdharakshE
moUnavratham kimapi nUnamavarthayasthvam
Oh Manipaaduka! The promise that Dasharatha had made to Kaikeyi drove
Rama and Sita to the forest. This period of separation You did
rightly regard as tainted with great stigma. (It was pradosha period-
Trayodasi coexisting with dusk.) You, therefore, chose to be silent,
without emitting Your usual melodious sound.
(Azhvar's works are to be recited in proximate presence of the Lord).
Namo Narayana,
SriMuralidhara Dasan
Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S):
SlOkam 849
1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: On seeing the Paadhukais ,
Swamy Desikan is reminded of the MahA pradhOsham day ,
when one has to observe the vow of silence. MahA pradhOsham falls
at dusk on ThrayOdasi days. Swamy Desikan says: " Oh PaadhukE!
By giving the boon to KaikEyi, You have reached the status of MahA
pradhOsham (most inauspicious day) , when one can not worship the
Lord and His consort, since one has to observe a strict vow of
silence and immobility. You lose Your sweet sound during those
fourteen years and observed the vow of silence as a rsult of Your
sorrow in not being able to se and serve Your Lord ".
2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE ! Lord Raamachandra
granted BharathA's request and You left as a result with Bharathan to
AyOdhyA to rule in the name of Your Lord . You left Raamachnadra
and for 14 years stayed without sanchAram on the throne of Raghu
Kulam. It was like MahA PradhOsham time for You since You stayed at
one place without generating Naadham from Your transport of Your Lord.
At MahA pradhOsham evening , One has to maintain silence and not
engage in visit to Bhagavath SannidhAnam.
3) Oh MaNi PaadhukE ! The time You had to stay away from Your
Lord and His DEvi due to the boon granted by King DasaraTA to queen
KaikEyi was like an extended period of PradhOsham for You (KEkayasuthA
varadhAna Moolam anireekshya RamAsahAyam PradhOsham). At that
difficult PradhOsham time , You observed Mouna Vratham without
generating Your normal delightful Naadham associated with Your
sanchArams ( PradhOsha Kaalam aasAdhya manju-praNAtha-rahithA kimapi
mouna vratham avarthaya ),,,(V.S).
Sri:
SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,
Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin:
850. vaIdUryaramyasalilA mahithA marudhBhi-
sChayAvathI marathakOpalarashmijAlaI:
ashrAnthamOhapadhavIpaThikasya janthO:
vishrAnthiBhUmiriva shoUripadhAvani! thvam
Oh Paaduka! The vaidoorya gems give a picture of cool ponds. The wind
blows; the emerald stones give a green lustre of coolness. At that
state of a cool abode, You become an ideal resting resort for us, who
have the samsara ordeal of going hither and thither in illusion,
nescience, and loss of consciousness.
Namo Narayana,
SriMuralidhara Dasan
Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S):
SlOkam 850
1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Swamy Desikan says here that
the PaadhukAs are like a comfortable resting place known for its cool
shade, gentle winds and abundant water supplies.He says: " Oh Lord's
PaadhukE! You serve as a resting ground for the people afflicted by
the ills of samsAra. Your vaidooryA stones with their clarity serve
as a cool brook of water at that resting place . Your emeralds serve
as a cool shade there. The DevAs (Maruths) associated with You serve
as the cool breeze . At such an exquisitely comfortable resting place
provided by You , the suffering human beings scorched by the heat of
worldly afflictions find their comfort".
2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE ! Just as a site with
cool water and comforting shade are desirable places of rest for
a traveller affected by the severe heat of the summer , Your
comforting shade and the coolness associated with the luste of Your
gems remove the delusion of Jeevans suffering from the afflictions
of SamsAram. They seek You therefore as a preferred place of shelter .
3) Oh Souri PadhAvani ! The VaiDUryams enmeshed in You produce
coolness like the thrist quenching water (VaiDUrya Ramya salilA ) .
You are celebrated by the DevAs (Marudhbhi: mahithA ). The assembly
of rays from Your emeralds serve as a comforting shade to rest (
marathakOpala rasmi jALai: ChAyavathee). You become the resting
station for those , who are afflicted by the bramam of samsAric
activities( Thvam asrAntha-mOha padhavee paTikasya janthO: visrAnthi-
bhUmiriva asi) ...(V.S).