Padhuka Sahasram-857

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

857. padhAvani! sPhutamayUKhasahasradhrushyA

viShNO: padhEna BhavathI vihithaprachArA

thvadBhakthiyanthrithajanapraThamasya shamBhO:

vaIkarthanImanukarOthi vihAramUrthim

 

Oh Paaduka! Siva is at the top of Your devotees. You wish to confer

an honour on him. Therefore, You create Yourself in a similarity with

one of the eight aspect-forms of Siva, namely the sun, You resemble

the sun in having thousand rays. You are situated in Vishnupada, that

is the Lord's Foot. He travels on Vishnupada, the sky.

 

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 857

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Swamy Desikan describes here

the special blessings conferred by the PaadhukAs as Surya NaarayaNa

Moorthy on its prime devotee , MahEswaran . Swamy equates

the Paadhuka to the Surya because of both having mobility and

possessing thousands of rays like the Sun God. Swamy says:

" Oh PaadhukE ! You shine with thousand rays and move in

the skies with Your Lord. At that time , You resemble Surya ,

who is one of the eight forms of Maheswara, Your foremost

devotee. You bless Maheswara in this manner ".

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE ! You are like the

SarIram for Sooryan , who is the first among Your devotees. You

possess thousands of rays from Your gems. You have sanchAram every

where due to links to VishNu Padham. Sooryan travels in the VishNu

padham (AakAsam ) .

 

3) Oh PaadhukE ( PaadhAvani) ! You are shining with thousands of

rays ( Bhavathee sphuDa mayukha sahasra dhrusyA ). You have Your

SanchArams due to the links to Your Lord's sacred feet ( Bhavathee

VishNO: padhEna vihitha prachArA ). Your foremost devotee is

MahEswaran and is bound to You ( Bhavathee Thvath bhakthi yanthritha

jana praTamasya Sambhu: ). You bless MahEswara by accompanying his

Soorya Svaroopa SarIram playfully .