Padhuka Sahasram-473

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

473. shruthishrENIsThEyashruthisuBhagashinjAmuKharithAm

BhajEma thvAm padhmAramaNacharaNathrAyiNi! param

na mudhranidhrANadhraviNakaNadhavishrANanadhashA

vishAlAhankAram kamapi GhanahunkAraparuSham

 

Oh Lord's Paaduka! May we ever cherish the service to You, whose Nada

is melodious to hear and at the same time the final verdict on the

content and conclusion of rows of Vedas! We shall not, certainly, I

say, seek to secure a pie from any disdainful fellow who scares and

threatens the seeker, without touching his money-box secured with a

seal, actually unwilling to part with a trite of a copper coin!!

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 473:

 

(1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam : Oh Paadhukais of the Lord of

Lakshmi! Your naadham is delectable to the ears and one can never

have enough of it. Your naadham settles multitudes of arguments

regarding the meaning of Vedic passages . May we always approach You

and Your naadham alone to realize true knowledge leading to Moksham .

May we be spared from approaching misers, who exhibit anger ,

arrogance and insecurity, when they have to part with even a small

portion of their hoarded wealth ! We will never ever approach these

lowly people.

 

(2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam : Oh PaadhukE! Your naadham settles

the disputes between the different Vedic passages. The inner meaning

is that the naadham of ThiruvAimozhi (SatAri Soori"s Sri Sookthi)

reveals the true meaning of Vedic passages and settles the disputes

in their intrepretations. When one develops reverence for the naadham

of ThiruvAimozhi, one will never approach lowly people to seek

inconsequential rewards.

 

(3) Oh Paadhukai that delights the heart of MahA Lakshmi through

Your sweet naadham ( PadhmA RamaNa charaNa-thrAyiNi )! Your

naadam is a delight to the ears of the Vedams ( Sruthi subhaga

sinjjaa ). That sweet naadham settles the disputes between different

Veda manthrams( Sruthi srENI sTEya sinjjaa ). As a result of

listening to those sweet naadham of Yours , may we offer our

salutations to You ( Sijjaa mukharithAm thvAm param bhajEma). That

worship of Your naadham by us will spare us from the haughty sounds

raised by egotistic misers as people approach them for

monetary favors ( visAla ahnakAram ghana hUmkAra parusham kamapi

na bhajEma )…(V.S).