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Chitra Paddathi - Thursday Yanthram


913. surAsurArchithA DhanyA thungamangaLapAlikA
     charAcharashrithA mAnyA rangapungavapAdhukA

Link between Sloka & Yanthram

gOmoothrikA bandham

The ciss-cross pattern left on the ground by a cow that urinates while walking
 su    su    rci    dhan    tun     man    la    li         (A)
    rA    rA     tA      yA     ga      ga    pA    kA      (A&B)
 ca    ca    sri    mAn     ran     pun    va    du         (B)

Meaning & Details

Ranganatha-Paaduka possesses an affluence extraordinary-i.e., the 
affluence meant by service to the Lord. Devas and Asuras pay homage 
to it. Paaduka is also capable of safe-guarding our things 
auspicious. All movables and immovables cling to it. The Paaduka is 
worshippable to all.

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S)
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SlOkam 913 : Seven verses of SrI RanganAtha PaadhukA Sahasram have 
been identified by our AchAryAs for worship on the seven days of the 
week by the ladies of the house to bring auspiciousness to their 
families. This verse has been identified for worship on THURSDAYS . 
Ladies should draw the Dhvichatushkara Chakra Bandham 
formed by three circles and two squres with Lord RanganAthA's
Paadhukais at the epi-center . Between the 2nd and the  innermost
circle , the two intersecting squares are found in this Bhandham.
This slOkam should be recited in front of that yanthram (kOlam)
with bhakthi, while meditaing on the glories of the Lord's
Paadhukais. 
 
This chithra slOkam ( 913) is set in a pattern (Bhandham) 
known as gOmoothrikA Bhandham . There are 32 letters
in this verse starting with "Su " and ending with "kaa". 
The first and second lines have a symmetry of 16 letters.
There is a pattern of relationship between the individual letters 
in the first and the second lines. The genius of Swamy Desikan in
creating symmetries and echos of sounds is abundantly 
displayed here.The split of the 16 letters in each of the two
lines and their sound symmetries to yield the gOmuthrikA
Bhandham is shown below. Each letter in DevanAgari
aksharam has to be put in 16 squares for the two lines 
to fully appreciate the genius of our AchAryan to generate
pleasing acoustic echos & lofty meanings : 
 
Su--raa--su---- raa---archi-thaa  dha-nyaa   tu--nga  ma-nga-La  paa-
li-kaa
cha-raa--cha--raa----asri-thaa    maa-nyaa  Ra-nga  pu-nga--va   paa-
dhu-kaa
 
1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh RanganAtha PaadhukE ! 
Thou art worshipped by the DevAs and their cousins , the asurAs .
Thus worshipped, You (the PaadhukAs) protect all auspiciousness in 
the world and are honored for that upakAram . You (The PaadhukAs) 
have the distinct feature of housing all the sentient and insentient
beings and perform that noble duty of protecting the auspiciousness .
 
2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam:The PaadhukAs are worshipped by 
the chieftains among the DevAs and AsurAs. They confer on them 
KshEmam . They are full of Iswaryam and blesses those , who seek
refuge with all auspiciousness. When one views the chara and
achara roopams on the PaadhukAs painted for decoration purposes, 
one is reminded of the Viswa roopam of the Lord, where He protects 
all the worlds ( Sentients and insentients ) by keeping them in His 
body. The PaadhukAs of the Lord of SrIrangam is equivalent to Him in
all aspects and are celebrated by the world for these glories.
 
3) The Lord's PaadhukAs are worshipped by both DevAs and 
AsurAs( SurAsurArchitha). It has the bhAgyam of joining with 
the Lord's sacred feet , serves Him and enjoys Him through
that kaimkaryam and becomes "DhanyA ". It protects all
auspicousness that are at the top ( Tunga MangaLa pAlikA).
The PaadhukAs are sought as refuge by all chEthnams and 
achEthanams ( present on them as carved images) : " CharAchara
aasrithA ". These PaadhukAs of Lord RanganAthA are celebrated by
one and all for these reasons ( Ranga Pungava PaadhukA 
maanyA ) ....(V.S).