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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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