Padhuka Sahasram-322

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

322. dhaIvatham mama jagathrayArchithA dhivyadampathivihArapAdhukA

pANipAdhakamalArpaNAth thayOryA Bhajathyanudhinam saBhAjanam

 

Paaduka, which is the instrument for the joy and sport of the Divine

Couple, worshipped by all three worlds is my God. No doubt here.

Because it appears that the Divine Couple too perform Pushpa-archana

to the Paaduka! Mahalakshmi places the Paadukas before the Lord, with

her palms, which are lotuses; the Lord places His Feet into the

Paaduka-His Feet are also lotuses. I would treat these as

lotus-archanas.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

 

Special Notes by V.SatakOpan (V.S): SlOkam 322

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(1) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: The PaadhukAs that

are honored by the lotus soft hands of MahA Lakshmi and

the sacred feet of the Lord are the object of my aarAdhanam.

These PaadhukAs worshipped by the denizens of the three worlds

are the instruments of play for the divine couple. Lord's

consort takes daily the PaadhukAs in Her lotus hands and

presents them for use by Her Lord on His lotus feet .Hence ,

the PaadhukAs of the Lord are doubly honored .

 

(2) The PaadhukAs have the sambhandham (association)

with the Thiruvadi of the Lord and the Thirukkai

( auspicious hands) of MahA Lakshmi and hence are

doubly sacred.

 

(3) Sawmy Desikan salutes the Paadhukais as : Dhivya

dampathi vihAra Paadhukai"( the play object of the dhivya

dampathis) and identifies them as his object of worship

( mama Dhaivatham).Swamy points out further that

the Paadhukais receive daily aarAdhanam from the hands of

MahA Lakshmi through Her samarpaNam to Her Lord (tayO:

paadha kamala arpaNAth anudhinam sabhAjanam Bhajathi)..(V.S)