Padhuka Sahasram-960

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

960. vyAmuhyathAm thriviDhathApamayE niDhAGhE

mAyAvishEShajanithAsu marIchikAsu

samspruShtashoUricharaNA charaNAvani! thvam

sThEyA svayam Bhavasi nascharamE pumarThE

 

Oh Paaduka! In the world of Samsara, which is a sultry summer, in

which the three heats afflict us, we seek relief from the mirages of

sense-experiences, that are a consequence of Maya or Moolaprakriti

with its manifestations of sound, etc. At this moment of

disillusion, You cling to the Feet of the Lord firmly and declare to

us, `This is the Supreme Goal of Life'. It allays all our doubts and

we secure a steadfastness.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkma 960

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam : Oh PaadhukE ! We suffer from

the three afflictions -- AdhyAthmikA , AadhiboudhikA and

Adhidhaivika --of SamsArA and are emaciated by the heat of Maaya

based on the admixture of Rajas , Tamas and Satthva . We get lost in

this mirage. You take Your hands and touch Your Lord's feet and show

them to us very clearly. You point out that those holy feet are the

highest goal for us so that we can get relief from the three

samsAric afflictions and feel cool and comfortable . You bless us

with that type of true knowledge.

 

2) SrIamth Andavan's anubhavam: Due to the power of our ancient

karmAs, we are bound by the three guNams and engage in pursuit of

transient and perishable things linked to SamsAram . We have hence

nothing but sorrows and pain. We run after the mirage and tire. At

this time of our suffering, You point out Your Lord's sacred feet to

which You are linked and identify them as Parama PurushArTam ( the

ultimate goal of life ). You show us that those sacred feet are our

upAyam and phalan for overcoing samsAric sufferings . Inspite of all

these efforts on Your part, we do not learn and get tossed around in

the waves of SamsAram . What a pity ?

 

3)Oh CharaNAvani ! You are touching the sacred feet of the Lord

( Thvam samsprushta Souri charaNA ). We are deluded by the mirages

of the summer of samsAram as a result of our exposures to

the three kinds of tApams ( Thrividha TaapamayE nidhAdhE ,

mAyaa visEsha janithAsu mareechikAsu vyAmuhyathAm na: ).

For suffering souls like us , Oh PaadhukE ! You serve as

the remover of the doubts about which real pools of water to drink

for gaining Moksham and to stay away from the mischevous mirages

( charamE pumarTE svayam sTEyA bhavasi) ...(V.S).