Sri: SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha, Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin: 888. pariNathaguNajAlA pankthiBhirmoUkthikAnAm bahuviDhamaNirashmigranThibanDhABhirAmA raGhupathipadharakshE! rAjavAhyasya kumBhE kalitharuchiraBhUsthvam kApi nakshathramAlA Oh Paaduka! You are seated on the head of the Royal Elephant; the rows of pearls on You are cross linked by the various rays from the gems so that the whole looks like the so-called 'Nakshatra-mala', a decorative network of cross links hung on the face of the elephant. Namo Narayana, SriMuralidhara Dasan Special Notes by V.Sadagopn (V.S): SlOkam 888 1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh Raghupathi PaadhukE ! You have become the matchless garland of stars seen on the forehead of the royal elephant Satrunjaya through Your rows of pearls tightly woven together wih many rays emanating from Your gems. BharathA placed You on the back of the royal elephant to bring You back to rule the kingdom.(here, Swamy Desikan suggests that the PadhukAs are like the decorative jewelery covering the broad forehead of the royal elephant, which was seen by one and all during the ocasion of the procession before coronation ). 2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: When Bharathan arranged a procession on the back of the royal elephant prior to your ascent to the simhAsanam of the Raghu vamsam, You resembled a garland of stars on the forehead of the elephant. How so? The pearls on You separated by the many gems in between resembled a nakshathra Maala, where the pearls are the stars and the colored knots in between to make the necklace are the different gems. 3) Oh Raghupathi PadharakshE ! You look like a beautiful necklace consisting of twenty seven stars (Thvam Kaapi abhirAmA nakshathra mAlA abhU: ). You are beautiful with the colored knots ( colored gems) that tie together the pearls (Thvam PariNatha guNajAlA bahuvidha maNi rasmi granthibandha abhirAmA) that gives the appearance of a necklace of stars shining on the forehead of the royal elephant ( Raajavaahyasya kumbhE kalitharuchi: kaapi Nakshathra maalA abhU: )...(V.S). ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at MyInks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/mOAaAA/3exGAA/qnsNAA/XUWolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Oppiliappan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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