Padhuka Sahasram-808

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

808. upari vinihithasya kEshavAnGhrE:

upari padhAvani! yanthrikAthmikA thvam

ithi thava mahimA laGhUkarOthi

praNathasurEshvarashEKharADhirOham

 

Oh Paaduka! Even when You are under the Lord's Feet, one limb of

Yours, the knob, ascends over the Feet, if this is so, that You sit

on top of the heads

of the chiefs of devas is a very ordinary matter, indeed.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 808

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! Your YanthrikA stands

even above the Lord's feet . Hence , it is not such a great thing for

You to be on the heads of the DevAs. Your YanthrikA outstrips You by

virtue of towering over the holy feet of Your Lord. Compared to that

glory , Your achievement of resting on the heads of DEvAs pales into

insignificance.

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! PerumAL's sacred feet is

on you. You are present there in the form of the YanthrikA (i-e)., On

the Thiruvadi is the YanthrikA. Thiruvadi adorns the heads of DevAs .

Oh YanthrikA of the Lord's PaadhukE! You are standing there higher

than the Lord's Thiruvadias a limb of the Paadhukai ( Swamy

NammAzhwAr). Hence, I think that are loftier in glory than the Lord

Himself .

 

3) Oh PaadhukE ! You are present in the form of YanthrikA on top of

the Lord's sacred feet ( hE PadhAvani! Upari vinihithasya Kesava angrE

upari Thvam YanthrikAthmikA varthasE ). Therefore , Your glory of

ascending the heads of the bent heads of DevAs gets even more

significant than that of the Lord Himself...(V.S).