Padhuka Sahasram-397

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

397. ahamupari samasthadhEvathAnA-

mupari mamaISha viBhAthi vAsudeva:

thadhiha paratharam na kinchidhasmA-

dhithi vadhasIva padhAvani! praNAdhaI:

 

Oh Paaduka! I very much guess that your pleasing sounds are to the

effect of proclaiming to the world, "I am the Supreme Power presiding

over all the devatas, and over me stands this Vasudeva. Hence, there

is nothing in this world to excel Him".

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

Special Notes from V. Satakopan (V.S):

 

Slokam 397:

 

(1) Sri Utthamur Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE ! When Your Lord

destroys the asuraas , You produce a unique Naadham ; that Naadham

seems to suggest that You are above all gods and NaarAyaNan is the

only One, who is superior to You. You seem to announce thereby that

there is no principle in all the universes that surpass Your Lord

NaarAyaNan, who resides as Para VaasudEvan at Srirangam .

AdiyEn (Swamy Desikan) wonders whether You (PaadhukA) instructs the

dEvAs prostrating before You about this truth (Para Tatthvam) for

their benefit.

 

(2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: Here , Swamy refers to the joyous

sounds arising during the times , when the Lord of Srirangam travels

adorning His PadhukAi. Swamy Desikan says that the Naadham generated

seem to suggest the PaadhukA declaring proudly that it is on the

heads of all the dEvAs and the Lord's Thiruvadi in turn is on it.

Therefore , there can not be anyone superior to PerumAL. The inner

meaning is that Swamy NammAzhwAr's ( SatAri Soori's) ThiruvAimozhi

asserts that there are no gods , who are equal or superior

to perumAL.

 

(3) I am sitting on top of all the dEvA's heads (aham samastha

dEvathAnAm Upari asmi). My Lord , Sri RanganAthan is over my head (

yEsha VaasudEva: Mama upari asthi). Therefore , there can not be any

entity that would be superior to PerumAL( Tath iha asmAth Parataram

kinchidhapi na). You seem to give this message through Your Naadham (

thvam praNAdhai: Vadhasi iva)..V.S