Padhuka Sahasram-968

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

968. gOmAyUnAm malayapavanE thaskarANAm himAmshoU

dhurvritthAnAm suchirithamayE sathpaThE thvathsanAThE

thatthvajnAnE tharaLamanasAm shArngiNa: pAdharakshE!

nithyOdhvEgO Bhavathi niyathErIdhrushI dhurvinIthi:

 

Oh Lord's Paaduka! How much I hate this world! Fate is indeed too

cruel; but we can understand a few. Jackals will not relish the

Southern breeze; house-breakers will hate the moonlight although its

coolness delights others. Evil-minded persons would not entertain any

interest in a dharmic path, enshrining You as the deity of worship.

Vacillating minds do not endorse acquisition of true philosophical

knowledge; they would hate it and fear it too! This being so,

although by Fate, I disdain life on this planet.

 

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukAs of SarangapANi !

Foxes are afraid of the gentle ,spring breeze; thieves are afraid of

the cold rays of the Moon; people with bad conduct are afraid of the

righteous ones, who are firm in their devotion to You. All these are

the result of fate. Therefore, while my mind is still clear, I want

to complete my act of total surrender to You an gseek Your

intervention to overcome the ills of this distressful samsAram .

 

2) SrIamth Andavan's anubhavam: Oh Paadhukai bearing all weapons for

the sake of protection of those seeking Your rakshaNam ! Since You

with svabhAvam of Daya like Your Lord have decided to protect me, I

have joined the path leading to You. For me, the sinful ways of

SamsAram have proven distasteful. It may be desirable to many ,

whether they proficient in SaasthrAs or not. As for me, There is no

compulsion for me to like this distasteful samsAram. The fragrant and

most enjoyable spring air may not be desirable to the foxes

of the forest and they prefer the damp unplesant and cold winds. The

thieves may not like the cool and bright moon. For them the darkness

of new Moon and the darknes of rainy night is preferrable. For those

who have no faith in any doctrine and run from one god to the other

with chapala chittham, the VedAntha mArgam rooted in SrIman

NaarAyaNan may not be desirable. For the aasura prakruthis, the

adharmic pravrutthi mArgam is preferrable over the uplifting

nivrutthi margam with moksha phalan. Such aasura prakruthis

do not have any desire to develop Tatthva thraya Jn~Anam . BhagavAn

directs His anger at them . It is terrible for me to be in the middle

of these aasura prakruthis. Therefore, You must move me away from

this debilitating prakruthi sambhandham. Thus laments Swamy Desikan

out of his nirvEdham.

 

3) SaarngiNa: PaadharakshE ! For the foxes , there is no great love

for the spring breeze (gOmAyUnAm malaya pavanE nidhyOdhvEga:

bhavathi). They detest it always. For the thieves , there is

resentment against the cool, bright rays of the moon ( TaskarANAm

himAmsou nidhyOdhvEga: bahavathi). For the one with despicable

conduct , there is no desire to follow the auspicous

path leading to You ( dhurvrutthAnAm sucharithamayE ThvathsanATE

saTpadhE nithyOdhvEga: bhavathi). For those with fickle and wavering

mind , there is distaste to seek Tatthva Jn~Anam ( TaraLa manasAm

tathvajn~AnE nithyOdhvEga: Bhavathi).The harshness of Your Lord at

such people is understandable ....(V.S).