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The Swãthi Page (37)
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The Master's Mantra
Sri Swamiji -
Smoke is in tandem with fire. So, too, ‘sukha’ (joy) goes hand in glove with Dharma. They co-exist. And what is the Dharma of a sadhak?
The swa-dharma of a sadhak is to ever and anon keep the mind in control!
Rãjãdi Rãja gambhira...
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Sri Swamiji's Song:
Pallavi
Rãjãdi Rãja gambhira
Pãdadikesha sarvãngasundara
(Rãjãdi Rãja..)
Charanams
Seshagirivãsa aseshapãpahara
Viseshakarunãkatãksha prasiddha
Sharanãgatapãlana samãna rahita
Shankhachakradhara divyavigraha
(Rãjãdi Rãja)
Bhavyagunãlaya Bhavadukhahara
Divyajnãna sulabha dãyaka
Navanavanootana leelavaibhava
Navavidabhakti priya Muralidhara
(Rãjãdi Rãja)
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The Translation:
Oh! Muralidhara!
Lover of the nine* kinds of devotion!
Thou art the Majesty of the King of Kings!
Thou art verily a beauty in every ‘anga’ (part), from Feet to head!
Oh!
Thou who dwells in Seshagiri! Thou who destroys sins in entirety!
Thou celebrated for benevolent and merciful glances!
Thou art unparalleled in protecting those taking refuge!
Thou who bears the Conch, the Discus and the Divine Form!
Oh!
Thou art the embodiment of all noble qualities! Thou art the eliminator of the fear of samsara!
Thou art the grantor of Divine knowledge effortlessly!
Thou ever playing new and unique Divine sports!
Oh! Muralidhara!
Lover of the nine kinds of devotion!
*Shravanam,Keertanam, Smaranam, PădaSevanam,
Archanam, Vandanam, Dăsyam, Sakhyam, ĂtmaNivedanam
---- Listening (to the Lord’s glory), Singing (the Lord’s glory), remembering (the Lord’s glory), Serving (the Lord), offering flowers in worship (to the Lord), prostrating (to the Lord), serving (the Lord) with the attitude of a servant, serving (the Lord) with the attitude of a friend, offering oneself totally to the Lord.
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The Paduka
Sriman Nigamantha Desikan, a great Vaishnava Saint lived from
mid-thirteenth to mid-fourteenth century- 1268-1369. Of the innumerable
'Granthas' (texts) written by Him
the highly revered and considered as the most extraordinary piece is His
"Paduka Sahasram" - a thousand verses on the 'Paduka' of Lord Ranganatha.
The Saint has in all composed 1008 verses, the last eight apologizing
in all humility for daring to compose these 1000 verses on the Paduka!
Sri Desikan's contemporary Sri Appayya Dikshitar had written a
commentary on the "Paduka Sahasram" but unfortunately it has been lost.
Atharvopajnam te vidhivad abhishekam vidadhatãm
Vasishttãdiinãmapyupachita chamatkãrabharayã |
Tvadãsthãnyã rangashitiramannapãdãvani! tadã
Laghiiyasyo jãtã Raghuparishadãhopurushikãh || (209)
Oh! Paduke!
Performing Your Coronation
Strictly in adherence to Atharva regulations
Great Muniis such as Vasishtta
Were astounded to witness
A wonderful assembly
Which grandeur rose from
Your Presence
That they found
The ‘Raghu kula’* reduced to ‘laghu kula’**!
(*‘Raghu-kula’ – Royalty that had great Ones in its line and wherein Sri Rama was born
**‘laghu’ – insignificant/trivial)
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