Padhuka Sahasram-393

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

393. puruShaIrajasramasathAmanarThakaI:

parivAdhapaIshunavikathThanAdhiBhi:

maDhukaItaBhArimaNipAdhukE! mama

shruthiduShkruthAni vinivAraya svanaI:

 

Oh Manipaaduka! May You remove my sins-through Your pleasing Nada-my

sins gained from hearing harsh words, worthless words, endless

slandering, back-biting, self-aggrandizement, etc. from bad men of

the world!

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S): Slokam 393

 

(1) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: In the previous verse ,

Swamy Desikan pointed out that the PaadhukA naadham

made one realize freedom from old age and immortality.

That stage is reached after one leaves the earth. In this verse ,

Swamy focuses on the benefits obtained in this life from hearing

the naadham of the Paadhukais of the Lord. He says: Oh PaadhukE ,

the enemy of the asurAs Madhu and KaidabA ! Please eliminate all

the sins arising through our organ of hearing . May You with Your

power remove the sins accumulated from listening to harsh words ,

fruitless discussions , hateful words which attack others , boasting

and slanders". Swamy Desikan describes these sins as those resulting

from the facuty of hearing.

 

(2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! I have become a

great sinner as a result of listening to the condemnation of

BhagavathAs by cruel sinners ; I have added to my sins by listening

to the lies uttered about the saadhu janams and listening further to

the boastings and self-praises by haughty people. May the bhAgyam of

listening to Your Naadham free me from all these accumulated sins !

 

(3) Swamy Desikan classifies the ashayApachArams of those who

commit the sin of slandering the BhaagavathAs here. He says that he

has also accumulated great sins by these slanders falling on his

ears. He describes the fruitless efforts of the ignoble ones , who

constantly condemn Saadhus and praise themselves ( Parushai:

anarTakai: ajasram parivAdha Paisuna vikatthana dhushkruthAni). Swamy

Desikan states that the sheer falling of those sounds in his ears has

resulted in sharing of those mahA Paapams. He begs the Paadhukais to

destroy those sanjitha paapams through its auspicious sounds ( Mama

sruthi dhushkruthAni tava savanai: vinivAraya )..(V.S).