Padhuka Sahasram-389

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

389. munaya: praNiDhAnasanniruDdhE

hrudhi rangEshvararathnapAdhukE! thvAm

vinivEshya viBhAvayanthyananyA:

praNavasya praNiDhim thava praNAdham

 

Oh Ranganatha's Manipaaduka! Sages contemplate, in the heart, well

shielded from hindering thoughts, Your Nada-the melodious music You

produce-as the Pranava. They are confident in this yoga being

successful. They never have any interest in anything else.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

(1)Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: " Oh Mani PaadhukE! With single-

minded concentration , Yogis meditate on You and You alone and

thereafter hear Your Naadham , which is equivalent to PraNavAkAra

Nadham". Here, Swami Desikan points out that Yogis reflect on PraNavA

sound , since it is linked to the Naadham of the PaadhukAs . Through

such meditations , they know that the PaadhukAs and the Lord are

close by (I-e)., the reflection on the Naadham of the Paadhukais ,

which is the equivalent of PraNavam, brings the Yogis close to the

Lord.

 

(2)Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: The Yogis meditate on You without any

Distractions .Their meditation is PraNav-thulyam (equivalent to

meditation on PraNavam).

 

(2)The mind set of Yogis is described as : " praNidhAna sanniruddhE

Hrudhi"( the mind that is carefully controlled from wavering). With

that instrument ,the Yogis meditate on the Your naadham (Tava

PraNAdham ) and recognize Your naadham to be equivalent of

PraNavaNaadham…V.S