Padhuka Sahasram-967

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

967. antharlInaIraGhaparikaraIrAvilA chitthavrutthi:

shabdhAdhInAm paravashathayA dhurjayAnIndhriyANi

viShNO: pAdhapraNayini! chiradhasya mE dhuKhasinDhO:

pAram prApyam Bhavathi parayA vidhyayA vA thvayA vA

 

The sins stink in me. The mind is confounded. The senses chase

temptations like sound. They are almost unconquerable. How long am I

to suffer in the heat of samsara ocean? Oh Paaduka, who is a dear

lovw of the Lord's Feet! Am I to resort to the Bhakti path called

paravidya or to surrender to You, in order to cross over this ocean?

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh Paadhukais in love

with the Thiruvadi of the Lord ! My mind is agitated by the bundle

of sins taking residence there. My faculty of senses ( IndhriyAs)

are under the control of sound , sight , touch et al. They are not

losing in my battle to control them . This situation has continued

for a long time. I do not seem to see the other shore of this sea of

sorrow. Hence , I surrender unto You as the last resort to cross

this ocean of SamsAraa through Your granting the boon of true

knowledge (Para VidhyA ) about Your Lord to me. You are my sole means

to overcome this hopeless situation .

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam : Oh Paadhukai with the Vaibhavam of

being fit for the Lord , who pervades all the objects of His

creation ! Oh PaadhukE , who makes the Lord dear to You through Your

abundant love for Him! Please pay attention to my dhurbhAgyam . All

auspiciousness or inauspicousness arise form from the activities of

the Indhriyams (Manas and the five Jna~Endhriyams). My mind from time

immemorial is immersed in the bonds of samasAram and is dull . It has

no potential to generate nivrutthi margam . Such is the pitiable

state of my mind, the king of Indhriyams ! The other Jna~Endhriyams

follow the path of the mind and have become independent to pursue

whatever they want and make me struggle in the horrific ocean of

SamsAram .

 

What are the upAyams that SaasthrAs show me to reach the other side

of this dangerous ocean of SamsAram ? The first upAyam is Bhakthi

to Bhagavaan based on limitless preethi for Him ; the second is

Prapatthi , which is based on total trust in Him as my protector .

Oh PaadhukE ! The third upAyam is Yourself , who is affectionate to

those surrendering to You (aasritha Vaathsalyam ) , who is

the embodiment of DayA to those who surrender unto You.

Ease of access by all and having glories approaching that of

Your Lord and power to have Your Lord under Your control

are other features of Yours to qualify as the third upAyam .

 

Oh PaadhukA! Please reflect on what I would seek as my

upAyam. It will become clear to You that I will choose You

alone for my SaraNAgathy as a Prapannan. What will be my

lot , if You do not save me ? What a pity that I have to struggle

for such a long time to gain Your anugraham ! I can not take

this waiting and suffering anymore . Please come to my rescue !

Thus cries out Swamy Desikan in his mood of nirvEdham.

 

3) Oh charmer of Lord VishNu's sacred feet ( VishNO: Paadha

PraNayini) ! My mind is agitated and murky due to the vyApArams

of my mind filled with addiction to objects that generate sins

( antha: leenai: aghaparikarai: chittha vrutthi aavilaa ) .

My JnA~Endhriyams like my ear , eyes et al are thus

out of control because of the agitated and muddled nature of

my mind ( mama indhriyANi sabdhAdheenAm paravasathayA

dhurjayAni) . adiyEn can not turn them to nivrutthi margam since

they are hell bent to follow pravrutthi mArgam . In this state ,

adiyEn's only hope to cross the sorrowful SamsAric ocean and to reach

the other side of this fearsome ocean is the practise of one of

the three upAyams: Bhakthi yOgam , Prapatthi yOgam and

Yourself ( asya mE chirAth dukkha sindhO: Paaram ParayA

Vidhyayaa vaa , Thvayaa vaa prApyam bhavathi )...(V.S).