Padhuka Sahasram-936

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

936. yAyAyAyAyAyAyAyA yAyAyAyAyAyAyAyA

yAyAyAyAyAyAyAyA yA yA yA yA yA yA yA yA

 

That Paaduka, which collected revenue, being in the throne, which

ensures auspices for the devotees, which is the benefactor of True

Wisdom on devotees, which kindles a yearning for the good things of

life (which makes the devotee look to itself as the Supreme Deity),

which wipes out enemies (also the sins of the devotees), which after

attaining the Lord's Feet is for His travels, which helps bring the

Lord to us, and which is the Supreme Aid for the jivas reaching the

Highest Goal, that Paaduka has the distinction of solely being for

the Lord.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

 

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

 

SlOkam 936: This sabdha chithram is known as

Ekaswara Vyanjanam or that which is revealed by

one intonation (Swaram). The split of the slOkam

into individual words to bring out the meaning are:

 

" Yaayaayaayaa , aaya , aayAya , ayAya , ayAya ,

ayAya , ayAya , ayAya , yAyAya , aayAyAya ,

aayAyA; yaa, yaa, yaa, yaa, yaa , yaa, yaa, yaa ".

 

The fourth quadrant is made up of 8 aksharams( Yaa) ,

which are the same . The first three quarters (Paadhams)

split differently . "Yaa" stands here for the PaadhukAs .

 

This slOkam is set in the MahA Yamakam with many chithra

Bhandhams : (a) yEka Svara chithram/with one swaram

(b) yEka varNa chithram / with one aksharam alone

© dhvisthnam and TAna chithram having sabdham

made by two positions in the mouth (d) slOkAnulOma-

prathilOma gathi chithram (e) gOmUthrikA , Sarvathobhadhram ,

KankaNa Bhandham , Muraja Bhandham , Padhma Bhandham

and other Bhandha chithrams. This slOkam also houses

the MahA Yamakam and VidhyunmAlA , which in turn contain :

ardha Yamakam , paadha chathurAvrutthi yamakam ,

PaadhArdha ashtAvrutthi yammakam , Paadha-shOdasA-

vrutthi yamakam and yEkAkshara thrimsadhAvrutthi

yamakam.

 

1. UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: The PaadhukAs are

the instruments to grant one the hard-to-attain siddhi of

Moksham; they have joined the Lord's sacrd feet to have

that power . The PaadhukAs are the residue of Lord VishNu

and brings Him to the people with blemishes to remove those

defects and also approaches the liberated souls , who frequent

the Lord's residence in Parama padham . This reality is made

possible because the Paadhukais rarely leave the Lord's proximity .

 

2.SrImath Andavan's anubhavam:The activities of the PaadhukAs

for both the aasrithAs ( those who seek their protection) and

the Lord as well is covered in this slOkam . The Aasritha Vaathsalyam

of the Paadukais is linked to their nithya yOgam ( uninterrupted

union ) of the Paadhukais with the Lord's sacred feet . The

Paadhukais are afraid to leave the side of the Lord for fear that

AasrithAs may be overlooked ( reference: Dhvandhva paddhathi: slOkam

7).

 

The Paadhukais become responsible for the great boon of Bhagavath

PrApthi and for the Lord's gain of those chEthanams , which would

otherwise have been lost in SamsAram . The Paadhukais remove

inauspicious happenings ( anishta nivrutthi) and causes auspicious

happenings even with a slight effort by the chEthanams to seek their

refuge. They generate tatthva Jn~Anam in SamsAris. They remind

the Lord often about the aasrithAs even though Lord is omniscient

(Sarvaj~nan). This is done by the Paadhukais because of their

affection for the Aaasritha janam. The Paadhukais make sure that the

Aasrithas never get associated with anya dEvathA worship for any

reason (over arTa-Kaama vishayams). The Paadhukais are ready to

defeat the external and internal enemies of the AasrithAs. They stand

by to take the Lord on SanchAram to generate the bliss for the eyes

of the AaasrithAs during the uthsavams. They stay in a state of

endearment to the Lord for enhancing the advantages of the AaasrithAs

and to help them gain Moksham . The PaadhukAs serve the Lord in the

most endearing manner to help the aasrithAs and stays in nithya yOgam

with their Lord for this purpose.

 

3. The many vyApArams of the Paadhukais(AchAryAs) are saluted

here : " Yaa aayAya " ( that Paadhukai which toils for the gain of

the aasrithAs as well as that of the Lord ); " Yaa aayAya "

( That Paadhukai , which strives for the gains of the aasrithAs

in the areas of enhancing their tatthva Jn~Anam , destroying

the enemies of the aasrithAs , perfecting their ParadEvathA

(Sriman NaarAyaNa's) aarAdhanam for protecting their prapatthi ).

For these reasons , the Paadhukais have gained the sambhandham of

their Lord ( aayAya A yaayA ). They become the objects used in

BhagavAn's sanchAram ( yAyAa ). They bring the Lord near

during anthima dasai or during the time of dangers to aastrithAs

( aayAyAya ). The Paadhukais enhance and perfect Bhagavath

Kaamam in aasrithAs( aaya+ aayA ). Those Paadhukais becomes

sEsha bhUtham ( being a loyal servant to their Lord for these

reasons of helping both the aasrithAs and their Lord

( Saa yAyA yaa aaya ) ...(V.S).