Sri:
SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,
Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin:
881. maNinikarasamuthThaI: sarvavarNA mayUKhaI:
prakatithashuBhanadhA pAdhukE! rangaBharthu:
niKhilanigamasUthErbrahmaNasthathsanAThA
mavagamayasi hrudhyAmarDhamAthrAm chathurthIm
Oh Paaduka! From Your hordes of gems, rays emerge in various colours.
Your note is also melodious. That musical note is reminiscent of the
fourth half-measure of the Pranava mantra, that half-measure
denoting, as its presiding deity, Ranganatha.
[Atharva-Shika-Upanishat describes that the syllables A-U-Ma are of
one measure each, that the last, half measure in the sound is of
importance
as implying Para-Vasudeva. This and the belief that Sri Rangavimana
is Pranava-embodying are relevant here].
Namo Narayana,
SriMuralidhara Dasan
Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S)
SlOkam 881
1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: AtharvasikhA Upanishad secton is taken
as the pramANam by Swamy Desikan here. The Upanishadic portion
describes the colors, presiding deities for the three letters of
PraNavam (viz) aakAram , Ukaaram and Makaaram). Afterwards, it points
out that the final and the fourth portion of PraNavam (ardha
maatra/half letter) is nothing but Your naadham. The presiding deity
for the ardha maatrA is revealed by the Upanishad to be none other
than Para VaasudEvan , the supreme Lord resident in SrI Vaikuntam and
on the vimAnam of SrI RanganAthan at SrIrangam. Thus, the ardha
maatrA becomes Sarva varNa MaNi naadham, because of its links to the
Supreme Lord. That naadham of ardha maatrA blesses every one , who
hears it with auspiciousness of every kind. The sounds generated by
the PaadhukAs are that of PraNavam and has the features of Sarva
varNa MaNi naadham. Those who are fortunate to hear it are
truly blessed. Swamy Desikan says: " Oh RanganAtha PaadhukE! You
shine with the lustre of rays from all of Your gems and have attained
all colors of the spectrum (Sarva varNam). After that, You have
displayed the most auspicious sounds through Your movement, which is
equal to the fourth section of PraNava naadham (ardha maathrA),
celebrated by the VedAs as the one affiliated with RanganAtha Himself
and that which is heard in the heart lotuses of the Yogis".
2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: AtharvasikhOpanishad reveals the
Svarams ( Hrasvam, dheergam, plutham), VarNams ( Naadhams ) and
presiding deity (adhishtAna dEvathA) for the four different
variations of reciting PraNavam. The UpAsana of PerumAL , who is the
PraNava roopi can be approached with one or two or three or three
and half maathrAs. The last version of reciting with three and half
maathrAs is considered the most auspicious in granting Moksham. That
PraNava Roopi worshipped by the Three and half maathrA route is none
other than KaaraNa Brahma Svaroopa Para VaasudEvan. The adhishtAna
dEvathAs for recitation with one or two or three mAtrAs however are
Kaarya Brahma Moorthys such as Brahma (for 1 maathrA), VishNu ( 2
maathrA ) and Rudran ( 3 MaathrA) .
Swamy Desikan weaves in the Upanishadic meanings behind
PraNavOccharaNam with the varNams and svarams arising from the
different sanchArams of the Paadhukais, whose adhishtAna dhaivam is
always Para VaasudEvan .
3) The address of the Padhukais in this slOkam is very special and
endearing: " nikhila nigama soothE : BrahmaNa: Rangabharthu:
PaadhukE ! " ( Oh Paadhukais of the magnificent Lord of SrIrangam,
who is the origin of all VedAs and are unmatched in Svaroopam ,
GuNams and VibhUthis as ParamAthmA ). Swamy Desikan points out that
the sanchArams of the Padhukais reminds him of the fourth way of
recitation of PraNavam with ardha maathrai (ChathurTee ardha-mAthrAm
avagamayasi). He gives three reasons for coming to that conclusion:
(1) MaNi-nikara samuTtthai: mayUkhai: sarva varNaa ( having all kinds
of varNAs from the spreading rays from different kinds of gems ),
(2) prakaditha Subha nadhA (having the celebrated auspicious
nAdhams ) and
(3)Tath SanATAm hrudhyAm nikhila nigama soothE: BrahmaNa:
( having as Lord , the originator of all VedAs). For these three
reasons , Oh PaadhukE, You remind me of the fourth way of recitation
of PraNavam ( chathurTee ardha-mAthrAm avagamayasi)...(V.S).
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