Padhuka Sahasram-977

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

977. alamachyuthapAdhukE! yaThAvath BhavathI yaccha padham

thvadhEkaDhAryam itharEthaBhUShitham thadhEthath dhvithayam

samvananAya chEthasO na:

 

Oh Achyuta Paaduka! You-Lotus Feet-You two constitute a unique pair.

You alone can bear the Feet. That You both serve mutually as ornament

to the other is a special phenomenon that enthralls our hearts.

 

(There may be other ornaments, each specific to a limb. But no

ornament bears the limb as the Paaduka does!)

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: BharathA's vow was to worship

both the PaadhukAs and the holy feet of their owner. He was waiting

for that auspicious time to worship both of them together. While

waiitng, he worshipped the PaadhukAs alone to get the boon of worship

of the holy feet of Ramachandra united with the PaadhukAs. This is

the vow of BharathA referred to in the previous verse. In this verse,

Swamy Desikan points out the glory of the union of the holy feet of

the Lord with the PaadhukAs and explains why that is a unique

phenomenon.

 

Swamy Desikan says: " Oh Achyutha Paadhukais ! You alone have

the sole distinction of bearing Your Lord's lotus-soft feet. Your

Lord has many other decorative objects on His various limbs such as

the crown for His head, ear rings, the great gem known as Kousthubham

et al. Those jewels and decorative objects do not support the

appropriate limbs. For instance, the crown does not support the Head

of the Lord; it is the head of the Lord that supports the crown. Oh

PaadhukE ! In Your case, the situation is reversed . You support the

holy feet of the Lord and not vice-versa. The union of Your Lord's

feet with You in this unique context is a delectable experience that

charms our minds".

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam : Oh Achyutha PaadhukE who has similar

vaibhavam like Your Lord in not forsaking those, who seek Your

rakshaNam! You may ask whether it is sufficent for me to be blessed

with the PurushArTam of enjoying You with Your Lord. Such an ultimate

goal is sufficent for me. The Lord's sacred feet have matchless

glories . You are parama bhOgyam to Him. Both of You are inseperable

out of Your love for each other. Such a union between You

have taken hold of us and we are deeply entrenched in that aanandha

anubhavam. Therefore, we do not need any other PurushArthams .

 

3) Oh Achyutha PaadhukE ! Your noble self and those sacred feet

of Your Lord that can be adorned only by You forming a rare couple

decorate each other ( Bhavathee , ThvadhEkadhAryam yath padham cha

tath yEthath dhvidheeyam itharEthra bhUshitham ). Those unified twins

are enough to keep us under their control through their vaseekaraNa

sakthi and we do not seek any other purushArTam ( Na: chEthasa:

samvananAya yaTAvath alam )...(V.S).