Padhuka Sahasram-962

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

962. samvAhikA charaNayOrmaNipAdharakshE!

dhEvasya rangavasathErdhayithA nanu thvam

kasthvAm nivArayithumarhathi yOjayanthIm

mAtha:! svayam guNaguNEShu mamAparADhAn

 

Oh Mother Manipaaduka! You are a dear consort of Lord Ranganatha,

caressing His feet with love. You have a definite influence on Him.

You will, therefore, please do me a favour. You impress upon Him that

my faults and sins are to be included in the list of His virtues

since it is His forbearance, mercy, fondness, etc., which shine forth

in His ignoring my badness. If You intervene in this manner on my

behalf, who dares stop it? None!

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

 

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

 

SlOkam 962

 

1) Utthamur Swamy's anubhavam: Oh MaNi PaadhukE ! You bring

honor on Yourself by serving RanganAthA's sacred feet and holding

on to it firmly . Therefore , who can feel fit to disregard You , who

hide all of our sins in the heap of Your Lord's auspicious attributes

such as compassion, forbearance et al ? Swamy Desikan hints as to

how the PaadhukAs protect the sinners. He says that the PaadhukAs

intercede with the Lord to forgive sinners at the time of serving His

holy feet .

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh Gem-studded Paadhukais of

the Lord of SrIrangam ! Why should I suffer from your slow efforts

to cleanse my mind filled with sins ? Is it not so that my sufferings

are due to Your Lord's anger over my trespasses and condemning me

to travel along the dire SamsAric path full of sorrows ? You are my

dear Mother and the fond wife o the Lord . You are always holding on

to Your Lord's sacred feet . With Your antharanga Kaimkaryams to

Your Lord , You gladden your Lord's heart . He by svabhAvam is

filled with DayA . When He is in a joyous mood due to Your intimate

service , You should intercede for us with appropraite words and

remove His anger towards us , the aparAdhis . Do n' t You have

DayA for us to intervene on our behalf with Your Lord ? Is some one

holding you back from taking such action ? That You do not take this

initiative on behalf of me is only due to my heap of Paapams .

 

3) Oh MaNi PaadharakshE ! You are the holder of the sacred feet of

Your Lord , who has His abode inside the Ranga VimAnam ( Thvam

RangavasathE : dEvasya charaNayO: SamvAhikA ). Are n' t You also His

dear consort ( DayithA nanu? ) . Oh Mother ( Maatha:) ! Who can stop

You ( Ka: nivArayithum arhathi ) from mingling and hiding my sins in

the heap of the auspicious attributes of Your Lord ( Su tath guNa

gaNeshu mama aparAdhAn yOjayantheem ThvAm ka: nivArayithum

arhathi) ? ...(V.S).