Padhuka Sahasram-377

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

377. shuBhasaraNi rajOBhi: shOBhayanthI DharithrIm

pariNathiramaNIyAn praksharanthI pumarThAn

Bhavasi Bhuvana vandhyA pAdhukE rangaBharthu:

sharaNamupagathAnAm shAshvatI kAmaDhEnu:

 

Oh Ranganatha-Paaduka! You render auspicious the whole earth by the

path-dust generated. You emit progressively more and more laudable

and lovable rewards, which are goals of humanity. You become

respectable to the whole world. And You become permanent Kamadhenu to

those who cling to You.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

Special Notes by V.SatakOpan(V.S): SlOkam 377

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(1) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh Lord's PaadhukE!

The dust specks raised by You bless the entire universe

and cause auspiciousness all around. Those dust particles

yield the four objectives of life(purushArthams) for those

who seek them and thus become the object of adoration

for one and all. Your dust particles become a veritable

KaamadhEnu through their power to grant all these boons.

( By describing the paadhukA dust as "SaasvathI KaamadhEnu:) ,

Swamy Desikan hints that the Padhukai is superior to

the divine KaamadhEnu in its boon-granting power.

For instance , KaamadhEnu has limited sanchAram

(movement) , where as the Lord's Paadhukai travel

everywhere with the Lord. KaamadhEnu is worshipped by

a select few , whereas the Paadhukai is worshipped by

every one , independent of class, sex, or age. KaamadhEnu

can only yield limited boons , where as Paadhukai through

its dust or contact can yield limitless boons of

the highest order.

 

(2)Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: For those , who seek

the refuge of the sacred feet of a SadAchAryan , there

will be no dangers. All their wishes will be fulfilled.

 

(3)Swamy Desikan salutes the power of the Lord's

Padhukais (Swamy NammAzhwAr) profoundly in this

slOkam known for its maanthric significance.

He says that the Paadhukais are worshipped by

all the people of the world ( Bhuvana VandhyA);

they confer auspiciousness to the Earth through

the track of its dust particles arising from

the sanchAram ( Subha saraNi rajObhi: DharithrIm

shObhayanthI );at the end , they confer the delectable

boons of desired purushArthams to those who worship

them ( pariNathi pumarTAn praksharanthI);You become

also the eternal and superior boon granting KaamadhEnu

for all those , who seek Your refuge (Thvam SaraNam

upagathAnAm SaasvathI KaamadhEnu: Bhavasi )..(V.S).