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Chitra Paddathi - Saturday Yanthram


928. pApAkUpArapALIpA thripAdhIpAdhapAdhapA
     krupArUpA japAlApA svApA mApAnnrupADhipA
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Meaning & Details


The Paaduka of the Lord of Paramapada is capable of swallowing (and 
extirpating) the rows of oceans of sins that we have accumulated. It 
is an embodiment of supreme mercy. The singing of Paaduka's greatness 
is as potent a purifier of a self as chanting of mantras (like 
Ashtakshara). Notwithstanding all this, it is readily accessible and 
easily worshippable. It is like the Queen over all kings, so 
coronated duly. I resorted to it and it saved me effectively.

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

Special Note by V.Sadagopan (V.S) :
 
SlOkam 928
 
This slOkam is set in SakarNika shOdasa dhaLa Padhmam 
form of sabdha chithram with 16 lotus petals . Sixteen of 
the 32 aksharAs of this slOkam are represented in the wedges 
formed by the petals and the central circle . The akshara "Paa"
appears 16 times in this verse and is given the central place 
inside the heart circle . The space occupied by "Paa" at the epi-
center is known as KarNikai.
 
1) UtthamUr  Swamy's anubhavam: Swamy  Desikan says that the Lord's 
Paadhukais protect His lotus feet and drink up all the sins of their 
devotees. They are easy to access and to meditate upon . They are
superior to the kings of the land in glories . Those PaadhukAs have
protected me .
 
2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: adiyEn has no fear anymore about 
SamsAram since the Lord's most merciful Paadhukais have banished 
all of my sins in a trice and have made themselves easily accessible 
to me and purified me. Through my repeated utterance of the dhivya 
nAmam, " SrI RanganAtha PaadhukA , SrI RanganAtha PaadhukA " , the 
glorious PaadhukAs of the Lord reveal their inestimable power , 
soulabhyam and DayA; they kindle the fire of the Lord as MokshOpAyam 
and have given themselves as the objects of worship for me to protect 
me from samsAric fears .
 
3) The Paadhukais drink away the waves and waves of my sins 
resembling the great ocean ( Paapa akUpAra   paaLi paa). They
are the embodiments of DayA ( KrupA RoopA ). They purify us like the
mantrams like AshtAksharam ( Japa aalapA ). They are easily accessible
( svaapA ).They are like the Lord's sTAnam with its three divisions
( NrupAdhipA  thripAdhi ) . Those glorious PaadhukAs adorning 
the Lord's sacred feet have protected me ( Paadha PaadhapA 
maa apaath )...(V.S).