Padhuka Sahasram-503

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

503. pAdhAvani! praNayinAm prathipAdhithArThAm

krIdAsarOjamiva shoUripadham vahanthIm

prathyuptharathnanikaraprathipannashOBhAm

pashyAmi rOhaNagirEraDhidhEvathAm thvAm

 

Oh Paaduka! You grant to Your dear ones what all they ask for. You

sport in Your hand a lotus namely, the feet of the Lord. You have a

horde of gems on You. All these make me conclude that You are the

Presiding Deity of the Meru mountain.

 

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

 

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

 

SlOkam 503:

 

1)UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Here , Swamy Desikan explains furhter

why the gems adorning the crowns of the Devaas are inferior to those

found on the PaadhukAs of Lord RanganAtha. He says: Oh PaadhukE !You

give wealth to those, who seek it. You hold the Lord's lotus feet ,

sportingly . You have the lustre arising from the gems adorning You.

For all these reasons, I consider You as being superior to the Meru

mountain. You are revered as the presiding or titular deity of the

Meru mountain. Since the DevAs get their gems from the Meru mountain

for their crowns , those gems can not be superior to the lustre of

Your gems, since their lustre is associated with Your sambhandham

with the Lord's Thiruvadi. " here , Swamy Desikan cites the VedAs ,

which authoritatively state that Meru DevathA derives its power fro

the sacred feet of the Lord . The Paadhukai as a Parama BhAgavathA

is superior to the Lord's own feet in holiness . Swamy iuses this

line of reasoning to establish the superiority of the gems adorning

the PaadhukAs over those on the crowns of the DevAs.

 

2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! You with Your many

splendours is the adhishtAna dEvathai for the golden Meru mountain

known for its treasure of exquisite gems . There is a silver mountain

( KailAsam ), a golden mountain (Meru) and a gem mountain ( rOhaNa

giri) . Your gems are far far superior to any thing found on the

heads of the DevAs.

 

3)Oh PaadhukE ! the greatness of the gems adorning You arise from two

main factors : (1) responding to those bhakthAs , who seek

purushArthams from you (praNayinAm prathipAdhitha arTAm ), (2)

helping those, who are familiar with artha panchakam ( jeevan,

PerumAl , UpAyam , phala VirOdhi and Phalan ) who seek you for

anugraham. You support the sacred feet of the Lord( Souri padham

vahanthi). You are like the lotus ideal for play( kiriDA SarOjamiva)

in this regard . The many gems enmeshed on Your surface are shining

splendorously ( Prahthyuptha rathnIkara prathipanna—shObhAm ThvAm ).

I consider You as the adhidEvathai of the mountain of gems (ThvAm

rOhana girE: adhidEvathAm pasyAmi)..(V.S).