Sri:
SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,
Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin:
938. dhatthakELim jagathkalpanAnAtikArangiNA rangiNA rangiNA rangiNA
thAdhrushE gADhiputhrADhvarE thvAm vinApAdhukA pAdhukA pAdhukA
pAdhukA
Oh Paaduka! The world-creation is a stage-play as it were. The Lord
who does it is no mean actor. He has none to excel Him. He is indeed
the Lord of Srirangam. When He entered the battle-field to kill the
demons and protect the Sage's yajna, You regaled Him and He regaled
You. And what other force could have achieved the feat of yaga-
protection and annihilation of evil factors, except You, who thereby
conferred good and blessed life to all concerned?
Namo Narayana,
SriMuralidhara Dasan
Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S):
SlOkam 938: This style of composition is known as
" Paadha BhAga ChathurAvrutthi " . At the end of
each of the two PaadhAs , the words like "RangiNa :
and PaadhukA are repeated four times .:
dhattha-kELim jagathkalpanA naaDikA-
RangiNA rangiNA RangiNARangiNA !
thAdhrusE gAdhiputhrAdhvarE ThvAm vinA-
apAdhukA paadhukA paadhukApAdhukA
The vruttham here is SragviNee Vruttham and
each paadham has 12 alsharams .
1. UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam : Oh PaadhukE!
Which ordinary paadhukA can claim that they have saved
Sage ViswAmithrA's Yaj~nam and gave him peace of
mind ? None. You are different in that Your power
is derived from RanganATA , who has ascended
the dance stage at SrIrangam to perform His
matchless dance and who has given His sacred feet
as a refuge and treasure to You . This slOkam deals with
the RakshaNa sakthi of the PadhukAs and the next slOkam
examines where that power came from .
2. SrImath Andavan's anubhavam:Here Swamy Desikan states
that the Paadhukai's rakshaNa sakthi arose from its SamAsraYaNam
with Bhagavath PaadhAravindham . The SadAchAryAs like the Paadhukais
are alwys attached to the sacred feet of the Lord and gain the power
to remove the sins of those who seek their protection through their
SrI Paadha theertham. They are worshipped by all and protects them .
They bless the righteous ones , who follow the Bhagavath Saasthrams.
They cause nirvEdham in the case of unrighteous and turn them back to
the Lord's feet . They grow the Sama-damAdhi guNams in those ,
who worship them and remove all blemishes in their minds . They
chase of the enemies of the righteous through their tEjas and
enable Bhagavath PrApthi for them . The common features between
the Paadhukais and the SadAchAryAs are Paavanathvam (sacredness) ,
AarAdhyathvam ( fitness to be worshipped ) , NigrahAnugraha
samarTathvam ( power to bless as well as to chastise ) , dhyAna
yOgyathvam ( Fitness for meditation as the object of reverence ) ,
SarNyathvam( serving as the protector) and tEjOvathvam ( lustre) .
3. SrI RanganAthan is known for the play of creating the world of
sentients and insentients from His dance stage in SrIrangam
( Jagath kalpanA nADikA RangiNA). This Rangan is ArangiNan
( there is no one to cherograph the Supreme dancer). The Paadhukais
have the power conferred on them by the dancer of Rangam , who
is the other form of Raamachandran ( RangiNA RangiNa dhattha kELim ).
Oh PaadhukE ! Who else other than You among the Paadhukais could
have saved the Yaagam of Sage ViswAmithrA ( Kaa u PaadhukA thAdrusE
Gaadhiputhra adhvarE apAth ? )...(V.S).
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