Padhuka Sahasram-484

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

484. asUryaBhEdhyAm rajanIm prajAnAmAlOkamAthrENa nivArayanthI

amOGhavrutthirmaNipAdharakshE! muradhviShO mUrthimathI dhayA

thvam

 

Oh Manipaaduka! There is one darkness that the sun can himself not

remove. That is the darkness of samsara! Even that can be ended by

the effulgent help of the gems on You. This is an unobstructed path

for the role of the light-which is proof that You are an incarnation

of the Lord's Daya guna.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 484:

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Here , Swamy Desikan points out the

lustre of the gems on the PaadhukAs remove the darkness that could

not be removed by the Sun. Swamy Desikan salutes the PaadhukAs as

personification of DayA (compassion ) guNam of the Lord . He says: "

Oh PaadhukE ! Please cut asunder the darkness that the rays of the

Sun could not remove. Your luster immediately removes the darkness of

SamsAram and in this unfailing service of Yours , You become the

personification of the Lord's DayA GuNam . By Your mere sight ,

the darkness of worldly afflictions disappear instantly.

 

2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! the baddha jeevans

do not comprehend that there is an eternal entity known as jeevan and

the Lord is the master of that jeevan . They have darkness about

these matters and the Sun can not banish this type of darkness. Only

AchAryA's anugraham and upadEsam or Your glances can remove this type

of darkness. The lustre arising from your exterior gems banishes that

darkness. You become the dayA svaroopam of the Lord and banish this

aj~nanam .

 

3) The darkness of nescience of people is compared to the darkness

of night (prajAnAm rajaneem) . This darkness can not be removed by

the radiance of the Sun ( asooryabhEdhyam). But this darkness is

removed by the mere darsanam (aalOkamAthrENa ) of the lustre of the

rays originating from Your exterior gems. This effect never fails (

amOga Vrutthi ). In this matter, You have become the embodiment of

the DayA of Your Lord ( thvam Muradhvisha: Moorthimathi DayA asi )…

V.S