Padhuka Sahasram-777

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

777. antharmOhAdhavidhithavathAmAthmathatthvam yaThAvath

padhyAmithTham parichithavathAm pAdhukE! pApalOkyam

nithyam BhakthEranuguNathayA nAThapAdham BhajanthyoU

niShTE sAkshAth svayamiha yuvAm jnAnakarmAthmikE na:

 

Oh Twin-Paaduka! We suffer from an inner darkness not being properly

enlightened about the nature of atma (and paramatma); thus we are

being led on the path to the hell, quite regularly too! You two serve

like the two disciplines, of Jnana and Karma, to enable us to reach

the Lord's Feet by a suitable path of Bhakti.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 777

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: In this SamsAram ,

human beings committ many sins nad develop delusions

about the true nature of the Self and its relation

to the body that houses it. If one has to overcome

this delusion , one has to practise Bhakti Yogam

and recognize the Self residing in the cave of the heart.

This visualization is known as JeevAthma SaakshAthkAram,

one of the steps towards Moksham.Both Karma and Jn~Ana Yogis

are required to attain JeevAthma SaakshAthkAram.The fruits

of both Karma Yogam and Jn~Ana Yogam should be submitted

passively (Saathvika ThyAgam) to the Lord to progress

towards MOksham.Hence , Karma and Jn~Ana Yogams

are united together as a pair , similar to the pair of

PaadhukAs united to the Lord's holy feet. Hence , Swamy

Desikan equates the pair of Paadhukais to Karma and Jn~Ana

YogAs and says:" Oh Paadhukais! The mind of a deluded man

does not understand the true relationship between JeevAthmA ,

the physical body that houses it and the ParamAthmA.

Such a deluded one accumulates sins and muddles through

life without the benefit of true knowledge . Oh Paadhukais

decorating the right and left foot of the Lord!You bless

the deluded ones to practise Bhakti Yogam through the routes

of Karma and Jn~Ana Yogams and to perform Saathvika thyAgam

at the end of those Yogams to attain the Lord's Thiruvadi.

I therefore consider You as the pair of Yogams--Karma and

Jn~Ana YogAm--that enable one to attain true knowledge

and Moksham.

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! SaasthrAs say that

Jeevan has to perform Karma and Jn~Ana Yogams , experience

JeevAthma SaakshAthkAram and go on thereafter to Bhakthi yOgam

to gain Moksham. For us the deluded SamsAris, who are trammelled by

worldly desires , It appears that Both of You (Paadhukais)

have taken on the form of Karma and Jn~Ana Yogams and reached

PerumAl's ThiruvadikaL to save us from our miseries caused by

SamsAric afflictions.

 

3)Oh PaadhukE! Due to ignorance about the true Tathtvams

(Tatthva Jn~Ana SoonyALs) , one does not comprehend the true

relationship between JeevAthmA and ParamAthmA( AntharmOhAth

aathma Tatthvam yaTAvath avidithavidhAm asmAkam).That ignorance

leads to travelling on paths leading to narakam ( ittham paapa-

lOkyAm padhyAm parichithavathAm na:). For such of us struggling

in this universe, You help us by staying at the feet of BhagavAn

in the form of Karma and Jn~Ana Yogams to help us meditate on

Your Lord's sacred feet and thereby gain Moksham via Bhakthi

mArgam ( iha BhakthE: anuguNatayA NaaTa paadham nithyam svayam

bhajanthyau saakshAth Jn~Ana-KarmAthmikE nishTe sTa:)..(V.S).