Padhuka Sahasram-961

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

961. acChEdhyayA viShayavAgurayA nibaDdhAn

dhInAn janArdhanapadhAvani! sathpaThasThA

prAya: kramENa BhavathI parigruhya moULoU

kAlEna mOchayathi na: krupayA sanAThA

 

Oh Lord's Paaduka! We are pitiable in that we are caught in the snare

of senses, that is difficult to be cut off except by the Lord. You

descend on our heads, when the appropriate time comes; down from the

upper sky, descending on us, in order, on every one in a row; thereby

elevate us, drawing us out. (Placement of Sataari on the heads in a

row in a shrine is implied.)

 

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

 

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

 

1). UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PadhukAs of JanArdhana !

We are caught up in a net , whose meshes can not be cut by any one

than You . We are helpless and stuck in that net of material things.

Out of Your compassion , You grab us by our hair from Your location

in

the sky and pull us out step by step out of the cruel net and rescue

us.

( Swamy Desikan implies that the Paadhukais pull the SamsAris

by the hair of their heads , just as an obstretician pulls the child

out of

a mother's womb and releases it ).

 

2) Oh JanArdhana PaadhukE! Sad inded are our lot , which longs

for the grief causing bonds of samsAram and the evanescent material

pleasures and beg for more of these same alpa sukhams . In this

matter ,

we are like a fish caught up in the strong net of samsAram and feel

trapped . Oh PaadhukE , who is engaged in nivrutthi mArgam always

take pity on us and decide on pulling us out of our miserable state.

You decide to adorn our heads in PerumAL sannidhi and slowly

pull us out of the net of samsAram. It is sad indeed to enjoy

the pleasures of SamsAram , when You and Your Lord strive

so hard to help us . ( The word JanArdhana is chosen by

Swamy Desikan since the ardha sabdham of JanArdhanan

has three meanings : Ardha-peeDAyAm : one who engages

the Janam in SamsAram (2) ardha-gathou: One who directs

the Janam and (3) ardha-yAchanE : one who is approached by

the janams for boons of all kinds ).

 

3) Oh JanArdhana PaadhukE ! You are the One , who moves us

to nivrutthi mArgam ( SathpaTasthA ) . You become filled with

DayA for us ( Bhavathee krupayA sanATA ) and gradually

release us , the suffering ones , from the net of samsAric bonds

quickly by grabbing us by our hair ( Bhavathee dheenAn na: mouLou

parigruhya kramENa kAlEna mOchayathi prAya:). We were stuck before

in the difficult to cut net (bonds ) of vishaya sukhams ( acchEdhyA

vishaya

vAgurayA nibhaddhAn dheenAn mOchayathi)...(V.S).