Padhuka Sahasram-353

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

353. punarukthapithAmahAnuBhAvA: puruShA: kEchidhamI punanthi vishvam

maDhuvaIripadhAravindhabanDhOraparAgAsthava pAdhukE! paragaI:

 

Oh Paaduka! There are these few Sadhus, who have no other love and who

have received the dust from You, and for that reason, purify the whole

world by their existence. Their greatness is so much that one imagines

them to be Brahmas, other than the one who is charged with the duty of

creation.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

Special Notes by V.SatakOpan (V.S): SlOkam 353

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(1) Sri Utthamur Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! You are closely

related to the lotus feet of MadhusUdhanan.Through their

association with Your dust specks , a fortunate few attain

a superior status that helps them to cleanse this universe

through their mere presence. Their status is superior to that

of BrahmA by a two fold measure.

 

(2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam:Oh PadhukE ! Whoever that

receives the dust particles associated with You on their head

do not long for anything but Your Lord. Even the attainment of

the status of Brahma does not interest them.The inner meaning is that

those who have been blessed with Swamy nammAzhwAr's katAksham

lose all desires except the one to perform kaimkaryam for PerumAL.

 

(3) Here Swamy Desikan salutes the Lord's Paadhukai as ,

" Madhuvairi padhAravindha Bhandhu". He says that the bhAgyasAlis

who have received the parAgs of the Paadhukai attain a status

twice more noble than that of BrahmA ( Punaruktha PithAmaha

anubhAvA:) and are freed of all desires ( aparAgA and cleanse

the universe through their presence (amee visvam punanthi)...(V.S)