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The Swãthi Page (70)
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The Master's Mantra
Sri Sri Swamiji -
A person thinks of his mother lovingly – how she used to care for him, how on different occasions/festivals she would prepare certain dishes for him, etc. Similarly, friends think of each other. They recall the loving acts of their dear and near ones. In the same way one should be in 'Guru bhava'. Recall all that He has done for us. Anything seen around us should in some way or the other remind us of Him. To think of the Guru/God like this is ‘Bhakti’ (devotion). One should forever be in such thoughts.
Pasyata! Pasyata! Kãmadhenum...
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Sri Sri Swamiji's Song:
Pallavi
"Pasyata! Pasyata! Kãmadhenum!
bahu lalitam parama pãvanãm! (Pasyata)
Charanams
vishita vasishta ãsritãm!
sarvãbhiishta phala pradãm! (Pasyata!)
Raghu kula rãjãdi poojitãm!
Lagu-ãrãdanena supreetãm! (Pasyata!)
divyãbharaNa samyuktãm!
deerga pooccha syãmala veniim! (Pasyata!)
sarva suraganna sevitãm!
sarva deva maya pavitra swaroopãm! (Pasyata!)
svarNa pakshãm kunkumãnkita sringãm!
sukravãra archana preetãm! (Pasyata!)
kinkinni bhooshitãm Nandini sahitãm!
mangala Muraleedhara priya swãminiim! (Pasyata!)
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The Translation:
Pallavi
Behold! Behold the celestial Cow!
very graceful and highly pure!
Charanams
Behold the celestial Cow,
resorted to by the unique Vasishta!
bestower of all desires!
worshipped by all the kings of Raghu dynasty!
pleased (even) by simple worship!
adorned with divine ornaments!
long tail with dark hair!
worshipped by all Devas!
the pure residence of all devas!
with golden wings and horns anointed with kumkum!
lover of Friday worship!
wearer of anklets, with Nandini (the calf)!
the beloved Goddess of auspicious Muralidhara!
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The Paduka
Sriman Nigamãntha 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
"Pãduka Sahasram" - a thousand verses on the 'Pãduka' of Lord Ranganãtha.
The Saint has in all composed 1008 verses, the last eight apologizing
in all humility for daring to compose these 1000 verses on the Pãduka!
Sri Desikan's contemporary Sri Appayya Dikshitar had written a
commentary on the "Pãduka Sahasram" but unfortunately it has been lost.
pãhi na: pãdhuke! yasyã:
vidhãsyan abhishechanam |
abhishechanikam bhãndam
chakre rama: pradakshinam || (181)
Oh! Paduke!
Sri Rama circumambulated
the coronation materials before
he departed to the forest
perhaps forseeing this event of
Your coronation!
May you protect us!
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