Sri:
SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,
*Note: Although 929 and 930 are two separate verses, learned scholars
of our sampradayam have treated them together on account of the word
symmetry and geometric forms associated with them. Accordingly, we
tread the path laid down by the great masters.
Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin:
929. sThirAgasAm sadhArADhyA vihathAkathathAmathA
sathpAdhukE! sarAsA mA rangarAjapadham naya
930. sThithA samayarAjathpA gathArA mAdhakE gavi
dhuramhasAm sannathAdhA sADhyAthApakarAsarA
Oh Paaduka of the Lord who is meant by the word 'Sat'! The worst of
sinners can worship You and benefit. You ward off all evil
happenings, which are inherently grief-causing. What a melodious walk
You possess! You diligently keep guard in respect of people who stick
to the righteous path with pure activities. You remain in an
effulgent site with SRI, unique to You, granting affluence to the
worshippers. You remove the pitiable condition that accrues to
sinners. You make the strolls pleasing and relaxing to the Lord, when
He has to go out. May You please lead me on to the Lord Ranganatha's
Abode!
Namo Narayana,
SriMuralidhara Dasan
Special Notes by V.Sadagopan(V.S):
SlOkam 929 and 930
These two slOkmas are to be read together as one set.
This chithra bhandham is known as " Chathuranga-Turanga
padha bhandham ". Chathurangam means a chariot and
Turangam means a horse. These two slOkams fit like
a horse-drawn carriage as a unit. The verse moves like
the steps of a horse drawing the chariot . The geometric
representation of the first verse and its relationship (symmetry)
to the subsequent verse shows the Turanga Padha kramam .
The 32 aksharams have to be presented in a 8x4 mode
to appreciate this kramam (sequence).
There are 32 aksharams in the slOkam 929 as well as
in sLokam 930. One has to position the 32 aksharams of
the first slOakam in four rows and follow it up with the 32
aksharams of the second slOkam in the same manner.
Then one has to use the movement regulations of a horse
in the chess game ( chathurangam ). That movement is
to jump to the next position and from there gallop to
the end of the diagonal posiiton ..
1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam( SlOkams 929 & 930):
Oh Holy Paadhukais of the Lord ! Please bring me close to
Lord RanganAthA's sacred feet ! You are the pair to be worshipped
always by those burdened down by their bundles of sins .
You destroy their sorrows . You are celebrated for that blessing .
You have a delectable sound , when You move about.
You protect the righteous. You are rich in wealth and attributes.
You reside inside the rays that produce joy. You destroy the sorrow
of those , who have committed heinous sins .Your movements
banish the afflictions suffered by the above . May You bring Your
Lord's feet to me or take me to where they are !
2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam(SlOkam 929) : Oh Sath PadhuE !
You are the one fit to be worshipped by SamsAris in this world and
to be recognized as the PurushArTam in the other world (during
the stage of Mukthi) . You accept the Prapathti performed to You
and destroy sanchitha and PrArabdha karmAs of the prapannAs
and grant them Moksham . My prayers to you are to bless me
quickly with the attainment of the access to Your dear Lord's
sacred feet in Parama Padham .
(3) SlOkam 929/ Oh Sath-PaadhukE ! ( the Paadhukais of Parabrahmam )!
SamsAris have unquenchable sins ( sTira aagasAm) . For such
nithya samsAris , You are the fit object of worship ( sTira aagasAm
sadhA aarAdhyA ). Oh glorious Paadhukais which remove
inauspiciousness ( viahatha aka tathaa amathaa ) and have
the pleasing naadham ( saraasA ) ! Please lead me to
the sacred feet of Your Lord ( Maa RangarAja padham naya) .
4) SrImath Andabvan's anubhavam: (SlOkam 930) :The PaadhukAs have
the following attributes and the prayer to the Paadhukais is to
connect
the samsAri to the sacred feet of the Lord at SrI Vaikuntam :
(a) It protects the righteous , who do not slip from their sath-
SampradhAyam
through the power of their austerity .
(b) It has all the Iswaryams under its control and distributes them
according to its desires to aasrithAs .
(c) It becomes a fit object for dhyAnam as it sits in the middle of
its brilliant rays as a JyOthirmaya vasthu that gladdens the
heart
of all beholders .
(d) It removes all the fierce sins of samsAris , the moment they pray
to it for protection through the contact with its lustrous
rays .
(e) It has the power to travel to all corners of the world to banish
the sorrows of those , who seek its protection .
5) The sacred PaadhukAs of the Lord protect those who shine
with their observance of the Sath-sampradhAya anushtAnams
and ask those PaadhukAs to lead Swamy Desikan to
the sacred feet of Lord RanganAtha (Samaya Raajath Paa ThvAm
Maa RangarAja Padham naya ) . Other attributes of the PaadhukAs
qualifying them to lead Swamy Desikan to the sacred feet of the Lord
of SrIrangam are next described : (a) It is the possessor of parama
Iswaryam ( aagatha raa ) (b) it stays in the middle of Soorya
MaNDalam
in an auspicious state resplendent with its own jyOthi ( MaadhakE
gavi
sTithA), (c) It destroys the fierce sins of samsAris and grants them
an auspicious state ( dhuramhasAm sannathA dhaa) , (d) it has
the tranquil and cool rays that travel everywhere ( Saadhya atApa
kara
aasArA). May Thou lead me to the closeness of Your Lord ( Thvam
Maa RangarAja paadham naya )...(V.S).
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