Padhuka Sahasram-265

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin:

 

265. kshamayA jagathAmapi thrayANAm

avanE dhevi! padhAvani! thvayaIva

aBhigamyathamOpi samshrithAnAm

aBhiganthA Bhavathi svayam mukundha:

 

Oh Paaduka! The Mokhsa-grantor is to be best sought

at His abode (the shrine) by all truly-surrendered persons. Then, why

does He undertake processions all around? It is because You, Oh

Paaduka, graciously design this coming out of the Lord so that the

three worlds and all people can benefit.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

Special Notes by V.Satakopan (V.S):

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(1) Sri UthtamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE !Lord RanganAthA is

unable to take even one step without You . He is interested to

protect

all of His creations. He is the One , who blesses all beings with the

bliss of Moksham. He however does not confer this blessing unless the

human beings make an effort and surrender unto Him. Few come into

His temple and seek His grace . Many do not even engage in this small

act of faith to stand before Him at His temple to seek His anugraham

..Oh PaadhukE! Out of Your kindness and concern for all , You carry

Lord RanganAthA on Your back and bring Him closer to all ,who do not

even make an effort to come to Him on their own. During the times of

uthsavams , You bring RanganAthA all over Srirangam and make it

possible for even the lazy and indifferent ones to get His blessings

directly.

 

(2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: ArchA rupam was taken by PerumAL out

of His dayA for the chEthanams. The Chethanams ( sentient ones )

hesitate to come to the temple to have the ArchAvathAran's blesisngs.

For the benefit of those indifferent sentients , who do not come to

the temple, ArchAvathAra perumAl wears His Paadhukais and steps out

of

the temple so that even those who failed to come to the temple can

have His darsanam and become blessed .

 

(3) The naamam of MukundhA as the Moksham-giver is selected for

RangaAthan once agian in this slOkam. Swamy says that the Lord comes

near the lazy and ignorant ones , who fail to come inside His temple.

That is made possible by the most merciful Padhukais, which have the

interest in protecting the people of the three worlds ( Mukundha:

thrayANAmapi jagathAm avanE kshamayA tvayaiva svayam abhiganthA

bhavathi). Such is the quality of Your compassion...V.S