Padhuka Sahasram-900

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

900. mAtharmanjusvanapariNathaprArThanAvAkyapUrvam

nikshipthayAm thvayi charaNayO: pAdhukE! RangaBharthu:

thvayyAyattham kimapi kushalam jAnathInA prajAnAm

paryAptham thanna Khalu na BhavathyAthmanikshEpakruthyam

 

Oh Mother Paaduka! When You are placed at the Lord's Feet (by the

Aradhaka), You generate a tender melodious sound. You evidently speak

to the Lord in these terms: "I am being surrendered. My Swarooppa,

the burden of my protection, the fruit of the act are all Yours

(Lord's). I have no other refuge. You alone ought to rescue me." This

is in fact the appeal-sentence crucial to Prapatti. For all beings in

the world, who have realized that the wealth and welfare of all are

vested in You (verse 4), then what is there to do further? Yours

cannot be said inadequate.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh Mother PaadhukE! When You

are presented at the holy feet of RanganAtha, a pleasing sound

originates from You. When AchAryAs or people present You, they seek

the benefit of fruits from the act of self-surrender (Aathma

nikshEpam or Bhara nyAsam or aathma svaroopa samarpaNam ) for their

disciples or themselves. The act of Prapatthi is fulfilled in this

manner. You become the means to achieve their goals . You intervene

with Your Lord and help the people obtain the fruits of that

Prapatthi.

 

2. SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: This slOkam is about Prapatthi

Vishayam (Subject of Prapatthi) and AchArya anugraham. Swamy Desikan

visualizes the occasion, when the Paadhukais are presented to Lord

RanganAtha by the archakAs prior to His sanchaaram for the benefit of

the people of the world (Loka KshEmArTam ). The Paadhukais acquire

then the sambhaNdham with the sacred feet of the Lord; all those, who

had sought the protection of the auspicious Padhukais are blessed

with sarva kshEmams through that sambhandham . Moksham is a natural

consequence to those PrapannAs, who had performed prapatthi at the

SadAchAryan's Thiruvadi through the power of that SadAchAryan's

sambhandham to our Lord.

 

3. Oh PaadhukE caring like a Mother ( Maatha: PaadhukE ) ! You have

uttered softly and sweetly the Prapatthi vaakyams at the sacred feet

of Lord RanganAthA (Rangabharthu: charaNayO: manju svana pariNatha

PrArTanA-vAkyam). That PrArTanA Vaakyam is to request the all

merciful RanganAtha to accept the Svaroopa , RakshaNa bharam and

RakshaNa Phalam and includes all the five angams of Prapatthi

( Aanukoolya Sankalpam , PrAthikoolya varjanam , KaarpaNyam ,

MahA VisvAsam and Gopthruva VaraNam ).Through the sambhandham

and relationship with You , the prapanna jeevans attain Bhagavath

PrApthi and MokshAnugraham.They become included in the AchAryan's

prapatthi as a result of the aathmAthmeeya SamarpaNam . All boons

relating to Moksha siddhi ( kimapi kusalam) comes under Your control

( Thvayi aayattham).This knowledge is considered adequate by

those , who have performed Prapatthi unto You ( Thvayi aayattham

jaanatheenAm prajAnAm paryAptham na bhavathi na:)...(V.S).