Padhuka Sahasram-470

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

470. thrikavinihithahastham chinthayithvA kruthAntham

gathavathi hrudhi mOham gacChathA jIvithEna

parikalayathu bhODham pAdhukE! shinjitham thE

thvarayithumiva sajjam thvadhviDhEyam mukundham

 

Oh Paaduka! The last moment-life is about to ebb out of the body;

Yama would lay his hand on the neck; the mind thinks of the ordeal

for a moment and is maimed by the very thought. You then would urge

the Lord who is controlled by You, to come to rescue me. May the

Nada, emanating then from You, bestow on me the right realization!

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 470:

 

(1) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! When I am about to

leave this world , I will feel the tightening of the hand of Yamaa on

my neck and shoulder. I will be terror stricken over that thought and

experience. Delusions will set in. At that time , Your naadham is

very vital to me, since it signals the arrival of Your Lord to free

me from my terrors and to grant me the blessings of Moksham . If

RanganAthA does not take quick steps to rush to my side at that time,

please increase the volume of Your naadham, so that He will know that

You can travel faster and thereby permit Him to rush to my side.

 

(2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: The inner meaning is that the Jeeva-

Paramathma vivEkam arising from the understanding of Swamy

NammAzhwAr's Sri Sookthis should free me from delusions during my

last moments.

 

(3) Oh PaadhukE ! Your Lord is under Your control and he listens to

what You say ( Mukundha: Tvaddh-vidhEya:) . He is in no rush to get

to my side ( tvarayithum sajjamiva) during my anthima prayANam. At

that time , Yaman has his hands around my neck to wring my jeevan to

take to naraka lOkam ( KruthAntham thrika vinihitha hastham ). My

mind would have fainted (mOham gathavathi). Your auspicious naadham

should intervene at this time as you hurry Your Lord to my side and

rescue me from Yaman's grip ( BhOdham Parikalayathu) and kindle true

Jn~Anam..(V.S).