Padhuka Sahasram-972

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

972. nivishEya nirantharam prathIthasthridhashAnAm viBhavam thruNAya

mathvA saviDhE thava dhivi! RangaBharthu: padhalIlAkamalam

samudhvahanthyA:

 

Oh Paaduka Devi! I spurn the super affluence of the Devas as mere

leaf of grass. I only cherish to stand close to You, who sport as it

were, the toy-lotus, namely, the Feet of the Lord Ranganatha, and

serve You, earning for me, the befitting honorific, `Paaduka-sevaka'.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

Special notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S)

 

SlOikam 972

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukA Devi ! Lord's holy

feet are a pair of lotus. You hold those lotus feet , which are the

embodiment of SrI Devi. There is no other wealth including that of

the DevAs that is desirable to me compared to the wealth of being

next to You ( Paadhukai) and serving You. Oh PaadhukE! I consider

the wealth of the dEvAs as a blade of grass compared to Your

Vaibhavam and therefore seek instead the undiminishing wealth of

uninterrupted service to You.

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! There is only one

Phalan I seek. That is to perform all types of Kaimkaryams to You

always at all states, all places and at all times ( Sarva dEsa ,

Sarva Kaala, SarvaavasthOchitha, Samastha Vidha Kaimkaryams). AdiyEn

longs to gain the title of "PaadukA UpAsakan" by being near You

and by serving You and gaining You as PrApyam and PrApakam .

There is nothing elase that pleases me such as the insignificant

wealth possessed by the DevAs . The bliss arising from the Kaimkarya

anubhavam by serving You makes other Iswaryams pale into

insignificance. Therefore , the only BhAgyam that I beseech is the

permanent kaimkaryam to You always.

 

The inner meaning is that living next to SadAchAryAs and serving

them at all times and ways is the Parama PurushArTam. Even the

glories of rulership status as Brahama dEvan wont match that

Vaibhavam.

 

3) Oh PaadhukA DEvi ! I am blessed to have gained now the title as

the well known ( Pratheetha: ) PaadhukA Sevakan ( vide : 969th

sLokam ). Rest of the titles and their glories experienced by the

dEvAs are inferior and insignificant like tthe blades of grass

compared to the title of "PaadhukA SEvakan" (ThridasAnAm Vibhavam

thruNAya mathvA). May I therefore be at Your side always ( Tava

savidhE nirantharam nivEsaya). Thou are indeed the holder of the

Lord's playful lotus feet (Tava Rangabharthu: padha leelA Kamalam

asi?)...(V.S).