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Chitra Paddathi - Reversal - Meaning
922. kArikA na na yAthrAyA yA gEyA asyasya BhAnuBhA
pAdhapA haha siDdhAsi yajnyAya mama sA anjasA
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To read the figure
The Sloka
kaarikA na na yaathraayaa yaa gEyAsyasya bhAnubhA
paadhapaa iha siddhAsi yaj~nyaaya mama saanjasaa
The Sloka in reverse
sanjasaa mama yaj~nyaaya siddhAsi paadhapaa
bhAnubhAsyasya yaa gEyA yAthrayA nana kaarikA
Both the forward and reverse slokas have the same meaning
besides the lyrical symmetry when read aloud repeatedly
Meaning & Details
922. kArikA na na yAthrAyA yA gEyA asyasya BhAnuBhA
pAdhapA haha siDdhAsi yajnyAya mama sA anjasA
The Lord's Feet, by their effulgence, would dispel the darkness of
all the worlds. For those Feet to go to places, Your help is
essential. One will have to praise this unique previlege You enjoy.
Nevertheless, You have come here to me, being ready for receiving my
ablutions and other kinds of homage. What a wonderful thing!
Namo Narayana,
SriMuralidhara Dasan
Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S):
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SlOkam 922: The sabdha chithram incorporated in this verse
is known as "anathiriktha padha tadhArTaanulOma prathilOmam ".
"anathiraktha " means unsurpassed. AnulOmam stands for natural
order and PrathilOmam refers to the reverse order. The sabdha
chithram has an unsurpassed symmetry in the sounds that it makes ,
when read repeatedly :
kaarikA na na yaathraayaa yaa gEyAsyasya bhAnubhA
paadhapaa iha siddhAsi yaj~nyaaya mama saanjasaa
The PrathilOma(Reverse) paadam of this slOkam having the same
meaning of the regular(krama) Paadam befitting the sabdha
chithram chosen by Swamy Desikan is :
sanjasaa mama yaj~nyaaya siddhAsi paadhapaa
bhAnubhAsyasya yaa gEyA yAthrayA nana kaarikA
1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PadhukE! We have to salute
You for Your intensity of resolve to accompany Your Lord in His
travels to remove the darkness of ignorance that threatens to engulf
the universe, when Dharma is in decline. In this context, You come
close, when I meditate on You. I am indeed fortunate and am very
happy about Your blessings.
2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: In the previous slOkam, the DayA
guNam of the Paadhukais were praised. Their Supreme Lordship in
association with their Lord (Parathva Ubhayuktha guNams) overwhelmed
Swamy Desikan. He had naicchiyam (discomfort) about his unfitness to
approach them. He was about to stay away from the most noble
PaadhukAs driven by his feelings that he is anarhan (unfit). The ever-
compassionate PaadhukAs rejected this anarhAnusandhAnam by Swamy
Desikan and used the guNams of Vaathsalyam, Souseelyam and soulabhyam
to win Swamy Desikan back to Them and blessed him to perform
AarAdhanam for Them without feeling discomfort. Swamy Desikan
responds to that anugraha visEsham and eulogizes the flood of DayA
of the PadhukAs and states that he has no more wants in this world.
The inner meaning is that SadAchAryAs are pleased with even a small
respectful gesture of the totally unfit sishyaas and bless them with
lasting anugraham ( kaTamchith upakArENa kruthinaikEna thushyathi).
Swamy Desikan says: Oh PaadhukE , who is responsible for
the sanchAram of the Lord and the sarIra yathrais of the Jeevans
as well as their Aathma yaathrais ! Your glories shine just
like the Sun. You have taken pity on a lowly one like me and have
rushed to bless me with the boon of Your worship . This is indeed
a matter of great surprise and joy .
3) You are the power behind the three kinds of YaathrAs : Bhagavaan's
SanchArams , the dEha Yaathrais of the chEthanams and the aathma
yaathrais of the Jeevans at the time , when their bodies fall down
( Yaa Yaathrayaa: na kaarikA na: ) .You are fit for stuthi (praise ,
adulation , eulogy) because of Your parama KalyANa guNams
( gEyA) and shine like the radiant Sun ( BhAnupaa). Just as You
protect the Lord's Paadhams ( Asya Paadhapaa asi ) , You stand by
to rush quickly (ajamsaa) to my side to be worshipped ( Yaj~nAya
siddhasi ) . I am a totally unfit one to come near You and even then ,
You rush to me even before I could dare to approach You and
command me to perform Aaraadhanam for You without hesitation
( Asya Paadhapaa Saa mama yaj~nAya ajmasaa siddhasi)...(V.S).