Padhuka Sahasram-508

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508. vyAmuhyathO viShayibAlamrugAnmadhIyAn

samsAraGharmajanithAsu marIchikAsu

pAdhAvani! praguNarathnamayUKhajAlaI-

rAkruShya vishramaya kEshavakAnthisinDhoU

 

Oh Paaduka! To me, who had been suffering the sultry summer of

Samsara and, in an effort to find relief, had gone after mirages that

mislead and delude one; all this, because the stags of the five

senses flee in all directions. You ought to kindly render a help;

catch me in the net of rays Your gems scatter, take to the Lord and

immerse me in the flood of His effulgence!

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 508 :

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy`s anubhavam: Here, Swami Desikan includes himself

as one of the misbehaving ones and requests the rays of the gems of

the Paadhukais to intervene and bless him . He says: " My sensory

organs , mind and other jn~AnEndriyAs do not stop their chase of

worldly pleasures (vishayAs). The VishayAs are like mirage and my

indhriyAs run after them as if the mirage is water, which does not

exist. My indhriyAs run after the vishayAs like young deer in an

energetic fashion. They do not stop running from one day to the

other. They keep running. Oh, PaadhukE! May the net made of the rays

from the gems adorning You drag me close to You, so I can taste the

true nectar of Your Lord standing on You. Please bless me with this

boon and immerse me in the cool waters of RanganAthA, so I can

recover from my pitiable plight .

 

2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: Here Swamy Desikan's prayer is for us

to understand the powerful messages of Swamy NammAzhwAr's

ThiruvAimozhi instead of just reciting it. Such an understanding will

take the taste away from vishaya sukhams like the enjoyment of

transient pleasures and link us instead to the everlasting pleasures

of the Lord's Thiruvadi that leads to Moksha Siddhi. Swamy Desikan

prays to SaThAri Soori to command the rays extending from the gems to

serve as a net to capture his darting indhriyams and land them at the

sacred feet of the Lord.

 

3) Here Swamy Desikan compares his indhriyams here to young deer

(madIyAn Vishayee bAla mrugAn ); they run uncontrollably after the

desert mirages of SamsAram ( samsAra dharma marIchikAsu vyAmuhyatha:

madhiyAn vishayee). The bright rays emanating from Your many gems

should unite to form a net to capture these indhriyams of mine (

Baala mrugAn praguNa rathna mayUkha jaalai : aakrushya) and let them

rest in the radiant ocean of PerumAL( aakrushya Kesava kaanthi

sindhou visrAmaya) …(V.S).