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The Swãthi Page (53)
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The Master's Mantra
Sri Swamiji -
"A Guru is like a sugar coated pill. Out of love, we put the pill in our mouth in a hurry. Then, we find that we can neither spit it out, nor swallow it completely! The medicine has to be assimilated. It gets digested only after it destroys the ego (Ahamkãra) and the 'sense of possessiveness' (Mamakãra) of the disciple."
Venu Gopãlam Pranamãmi !...
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Sri Swamiji's Song:
Pallavi
Venu Gopãlam Pranamãmi...
Anupallavi
Madhura Venu gãnena
Mangalam sarvatra sadã kurvantam
(Venu Gopãlam...)
Charanam
Go mandala madhye sundara bãlakam
Gopi hrudaya ranjana bhuvana sundaram
Brahma garva bhanjana pãvana charitram
Muralidhara hrudaya dhyãna swaroopam
(Venu Gopãlam...)
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The Translation:
Pallavi
Prostrations unto Lord Venu Gopãla!
Anupallavi
One who sanctifies the universe
by melodiously playing His flute !
Charanam
The charming one amidst the herds of cows!
One who enchants the hearts of Gopis!
One who curbed the pride of Brahma!
One who is meditated upon in the heart of Muralidhara!
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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.
Vahanti Rangeshwara Pãdarakshe!
deerghãyushãm darshitabhaktibandãh |
ãshãdhipãnãm avarodha nãryah
tvan mudrikãm mangala hemasootraih || (786)
Oh! Pãduka!
The guardians of the eight quarters
enjoy longevity
how?
Only because their consorts wear
Your image
on their golden 'tirumãngalya'!
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