Sri: SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha, Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin: 594. dhEvasya rangarasikasya vihArahEthO: AthmAnamanGhrikamalE vinivEdhya pUrvam prAyO nivEdhayasi shONamaNiprakAshaI: prathyUShapadhmakalikAm padharakshiNi! thvam Oh Paaduka! As one would receive with honours an important actor as he visits the theatre, You provide after first delivering yourself unto the Lord a bouquet of lotus buds-yet to blossom, in the morning- in the form of the lustre of the Padmaraga gems. It looks so! Namo Narayana, SriMuralidhara Dasan Special notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S): SlOkam 594: 1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Swamy Desikan describes the rubies on the PaadhukAs as the lotus buds offered to the Lord's feet during worship. He says: "Oh PaadhukE! You offer the lotus buds of Your rubies to the Lord's feet, which are going to engage in a novel dance on the stage of Srirangam . You take refuge in the Lord's feet first and then offer Your rubies to serve as lotus buds as a mark of Your reverence for those feet that are about to move on the stage of Srirangam. 2) SrImath Andavn's anubhavam: The inner meaning is that SadAchAryAs place the aathmAs at the sacred feet of the Lord and during the rest of their life time on earth engage in kaimkaryams like adorning the Lord with fragrant flowers. 3) For the enjoyement of the Lord of Sriramgam during his dance on the stage of Rangam ( Rangarasikasya dEvasya vihAra-hEthO: ) , You ( Paadhukai) offer yourself first at the lotus feet of the Lord ( poorvam aathmAnam angri-kamalE vinivEdhya ). After that , You shower through Your rubies the red lotus bud like offerings ( sONA-maNi prakAsai: prathyUsha padhmakalikAm prAya: nivEdhayasi )..(V.S).
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