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Chitra Paddathi - Wednesday Yanthram

927. kAdhupAsyasadhAlOkA kAlOdhAhruthadhAmakA
     kAmadhADhvariramsAkAkAsA rangEshapAdhukA

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Meaning & Details


The Paaduka is contemplated upon by sages (who devote to meditation 
in absolute renunciation, living on mere water-drinking) as a halo-
marked object. It shines with garlands dedicated to it. It gets to 
the walking operation on the Lord taking it for His free will to 
proceed to desired places. The Paaduka of Lord Ranganatha grants to 
us all we ask for.

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S)
 
SlOkam 927 : This verse is set Chathurara-chakra Bhandham 
or four-leaved chakra bhandham . It is also represented as 
Ashta dhaLa Padhma Bhandham (eight petalled lotus) .  
 
This eight petalled lotus pattern is used by the ladies of
the house for worship on WEDNESDAYS . The letters of the slOkam
are removed during the household use and the letter " Kaa " 
found at the center of the yanthram is replaced by SrI Raama 
PaadhukAs.
 
1) UthamUr Swamy' s anubhavam: The PaadhukAs of Lord RanganAtha 
are meditated upon by the sages , whose food is water only . 
The PaadhukAs have  a brilliant lustre and wear beautiful garlands 
at the appropriate times .. They travel in novel and pleasing ways 
to satisfy their Lord , who wishes to fulfil the prayers of His 
devotees .
 
2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: The Paadhukais remove the darkness
in the hearts of the Sages through their meditation on the Paadhukais 
as
the most radiant entiity . The Paadhukais have the distinction of 
being
adorned with the flower garlands used by their Lord .. They have the 
intense
desire to carry the Lord during His activities of protecting the 
world . 
They fulfill the benovolent desires of the devotees and remove the 
inauspicious
thoughts from their minds . They have the gait and glory of their 
Lord . 
The inner meaning is that The AchAryAs (Paadhukais of the Lord) 
have the Lord under their control through intense Bhakthi yOgam and 
make it easy for us to have His anugraham through the KshaNikOpAyam
of Prapatthi ( that which takes a second to practise ) and remove 
our  
Ajn~Ana Samsayam viparyams ( dangers of  doubts arising from our 
nescience).  
 
3) " Ka + ath " combine to give the word Kaadhu , a synonym for the 
Sages ,
who perform intense tapas while consuming water only . The dhivya 
Paadhukais are meditated upon by them as the most lustrous 
ones ( Kaadhu upAsya sath aalOkA ).  Sath aalOka refers to the 
superior
jyOthi of the PaadhukAs . The PaadhukAs adorn the garlands worn
erstwhile by their Lord during the time of worship to them ( Kaala 
udhAhrutha dhAmakaa). They bless their devotees  with auspiciousness 
and remove inauspicious thoughts ( Kaamadhaa). These PaadhukAs 
are fond of engaging in different sanchaara gathis of the Lord 
( adhva riramsakaa RangEsa PaadhukA akAsA) ....(V.S).