Sri: SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha, Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin: 326. thavaIva rangEshwarapAdharakshE! soUBhAghyamavyAhathamApthukAmA: suradhrumANAm prasavaI: sujAthaIraBhyarchayanthyapsarasO muhusthvAm Oh Ranganatha Paaduka! Your 'Sowbhagya'-beauty and greatness-is never to suffer a dimunition. The celestial damsels (apsara women) perform flower oblations to You, with those of the kalpaka trees, doing so frequently, in order that they can secure 'Sowbhagya'. Namo Narayana, SriMuralidhara Dasan Special notes on SlOkam 326 by V.SatakOpan (V.S): ************************************************* (1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: After composing five verses of the Pushpa Paddhathi ,Swami Desikan is attracted by some of the auspicious pentads , which form a group of five .There are five apsaras damsels ( RambhA, Urvasi, TilOtthamai et al ) and five KalpakA trees ( PaarijAtham , Harichandhanam et al). In this verse Swamy Desikan describes the five apsaras offering their worships with five types of KalapakA flowers of heaven. Swamy says: " Oh RanganAthA PaadhukE ! The divine nymphs worship You with KalpakA flowers frequently to obtain Your beauty and elegance so that they can continue to be youthful and attractive forever". (2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: The devotees of the Lord wishing to become like Swamy NammAzhwAr perform AarAdhanam for Him . SadAchAryAs are approached by sadh-sishyAs to imbibe the qualities of their AchAryAs , who in turn make the sishyAs reach new heights of aachAram and anushtAnam .Apsaras offer PushpArAdhanam to the SatAri of Lord RanganAthA in a similar context. (3) Apsaras wish unfailing Isvaryam ( avyAhatham soubhAgyam aapthukAmA; Sathya:)and perform AarAdhanam of the Paadhukais with flowers from the divine trees ( SuradhrumANAm sujAthai: prasavai: muhu: thvAm abhyarchayanthi)...(V.S)
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