Padhuka Sahasram-991

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

991. haricharaNasarOjE BhakthiBhAjAm janAnA-

manukaraNavishEShaIrAthmanaIvOpahAsyam

pariNamaya dhayArdhrA pAdhukE! thAdhrusham mAm

BharathapariShadhantharvarthiBhi: prEkshaNIyam

 

Oh Paaduka! I have been imitating the great devotees of the Lord's

Feet, in the matter of showing Bhakthi, performing duties, speaking

in self-criticism,-all in mere cheating spirit. May You, in Your

grace, transform me into one of the people of true devotion and

sincere humility, so that I can join the band, Bharata-troupe!

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

SlOkam 991

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! adiyEn imitates the acts

of those righteous ones, who are deeply devoted to the Lord's holy

feet. These evolved souls have attained the purpose of their births

through such exemplary devotion to the Lord's lotus feet. I laugh

however at myself over my audacious imitation of the ways of these

devotees of the Lord and feel sinful. Oh PaadhukE! Please make me a

member of this true group of servants of the Lord out of Your immense

compassion for sinners like me.

 

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

theme that the auspicious glances of BhagavathAs of the Lord are

even more powerful (darsanAdhEva Saadhava:) than that of the Lord

Himself. He prays for the blessings of the Paadhukais to generate

true bhakthi for the BhAgavathAs of the Lord. Swamy

Desikan laments over the lost days, when he pretended to act like a

true devotee of the Lord's BhagavathAs. He prays to the Paadhukais to

join him in the Bharatha GhOshti.

 

3) Oh PaadhukE! There are the true BhagavathAs of the Lord , who have

the highest level of Bhakthi for the Lord's lotus feet (Oh PaadhukE!

Hari charaNa sarOjE bhakthi bhAjAm Janaa:). I tried to act like them

and became a laughing matter to myself (Bhakthi bhAjam JanAnAm

anukaraNa visEshai: aathmanaiva upahAsyam). Oh most Compassionate

PaadhukE ! You must bless this egotistic and decietful jeevan

(myself) to become the object of glance of the Saadhus, who belong to

the Bharatha GhOshti ( ThAdhrusam maam Thvam dayArshrA Bharatha

Parishath antharvarthibhi: prEkshaNeeyam pariNamaya) ... (V.S).