Padhuka Sahasram-990

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

990. yEna sThithA shirasi mE viDhinADhunA thvam

thEnaIva dhEvi! niyatham mama sAmparAyE

lakshIkariShyasi padhAvani! ranganATham

lakshmIpadhAmburuhayAvakapankalakshyam

 

Oh Paaduka Devi! Since I now had the privilege of having You on my

head by some great Punya, I am sure that Punya will definitely enable

me to see, by Your help, the Lord Ranganatha, identifiable by the

marks of red dye found on His chest from the Feet of Mahalakshmi.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkma 990

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Swamy Desikan expresses his

gratitude to the Paadhukais for their blessings on this earth and

thereafter. He says: " Oh Queen ! Oh Lord's PaadhukE! Due to my good

fortune accumulated through Your blessings , You sit now on my head ;

the same good fortune is going to cause the resting of RanganAthA's

feet adorned with the red dye belonging to MahA Lakshmi on my head and

mark me out as a dear one to Him during my last moments on this earth.

That good fortune will lead me to Moksham after this life on earth".

 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam : Now Paadhukais ask Swamy Desikan

a question : " In the previous slOkam , You said that it si enough to

stay in this blissful state of offering kaimakryams to me at

Srirangam. How long can you stay in that state with your perishable

body? Therefore, should You not be thinking about the Lord at His

Superior place of Parama Padham? ". Swamy answers this way : Oh

PaadhukE ! why should I worry about that when You are permanently

dwelling on my head out of Your vaathsalyam. When the time

comes for me to cast my earthly body, wont You be bringing Your Lord

on Your back before me? The second after that anthima

saakshAthkAram, adiyEn's Parama Padha siddhi ( attainment of Vaikunta

Vaasam ) is certain. That is Svatha-prAptham ( it will hapen on its

own). Therefore, there is no need for me to think seperately about

that instead of enjoying You here in the company of Your Lord, SrI

RanganAthan. The previous sOkam was about the PaadhukA's protection

in this earth (LeelA VibhUthi); the next slOkam is about the

Paadhukais assisting the Saadhu Janams to gain residence in

Parama Padham.

 

3) hE Devi PadhAvani ! The very same good fortune that enables me to

have Your presence on my head ( Thvam adhunA yEna vidhinA mE sirasi

niyatham sTithA) empowers me to have the anthima saakshAthkAram of

Lord RanganAthan with the unmistakable mark /lakshaNam of the

SarvEswaran, viz., the symbol of red dye from MahA Lakshmi's sacred

feet on His chest (tEnaiva bhAgyEna LakshmI padhAmbhuruha yaavaka-

panka lakshyam , RanganATam , mama saamparAyE laksheekarishyasi)...

(V.S).