Padhuka Sahasram-984

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

984. rangEshvarasya yadhidham maNipAdharakshE!

pAdhAravindhayugaLam BhavathIsamEtham

pumsAmupOShithavilOchanapAraNArham

kshIram thadhEthadhiha sharkarayA samEtham

 

Oh Manipaaduka! You in conjunction with the Lotus Feet! What a

blissful sight? It is not easily available to any one. Humans had

been starved of such a feed for the eyes, for a very long, long

time. Now seeing this is equivalent to the parana after a fast. And

what a kind of termination of the fast! Milk with sugar, so

delectable a feed!

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

 

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

 

SlOkam 984

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh Mani PaadhukE! The sight of

Yourself with Your Lord's holy feet on my head is a delicious

experience like tasting milk mixed with sugar. It is like the feast

to the righteous, who were fasting and they enjoy partaking that

delectable meal.

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: Here, Swamy Desikan answers

the question about the benefits that accrued from the nirhEthuka

krupai of the Paadukais. Swamy Desikan states that he has

realized at Srirangam the darsana soubhAgyam of the Lord's

sacred feet united with the Paadhukais (SadAchAryan, Swamy

NammAzhwAr), which is equivalent to the tasting of the milk

admixed with sugar. This is an avicchanna sEvai (United sEvai).

" Bhagavath vandhanam svAdhyam guru vandhana pooravakam "

is the adage to remember: It is a true blessing to have Bhagavath

vandhanam preceded by AchArya Vandhanam.

 

3) Oh PaadhukE ! The darsanam of Your Lord's feet united with You

is the feast for the eyes, which has been starved from looking at

auspicous entities ( PumsAm upOkshitha vilOchana pAraNArham ).

That experience of enjoyment of Your Lord's sacred feet united

with You is like tasting of the naturally sweet milk with sugar

( idham Bhavathee samEtham yath paadhaaravindha yugaLam tath

yEthath iha sarkarayA samEtham ksheeram iva)...(V.S).