Padhuka Sahasram-1004

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

1004. sanGharShayanthi hrudhayAnyasathAm guNAmshE

santhasthu santhamapi na praThayanthi dhOShAm

thadhranganAThacharaNAvani! thE sthuthInA-

mEkA param sadhasathOriha sAkshiNI thvam

 

Oh Ranganatha Paaduka! The bad people in our society will close their

eyes to the virtues but will harbour jealousy. The good ones, on the

other

hand, will keep silent over the defects. As such, You are the only

authority fit to judge the merits and demerits of this work.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

Slokam 1004

 

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh RanganAtha PaadhukE! The evil ones

try to point out good verses as having defects. The righteous ones do

not emphasize the defects and elect to praise the good aspects of my

composition on You. Be that as it may, You are the ultimate judge of

good and bad in my verses. I am contented as long as You appreciate

my special efforts to praise You through this composition.

 

2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: The Paadhukai listens to Swamy

Desikan's response on the righteous ones (GuNa PakshapAthis) and asks

Swamy Desikan to explain who will judge the opinions of the righteous

about his Kaavyam. Swamy DEsikan responds: " Oh Bhagavath anuroopa

sahacharee PaadhukE! You are indeed the best judge of such disputes

and differences of opinions. Like Your Lord! Where can I go to

have adjudication on the good and bad qualities of my Sahasram on

You? The Saadhus are GuNa PakshapAthis and hence will always speak

about the good aspects and play down any blemishes. The asaadhus (

dhushtans) have the inherent svabhAvam only to find faults. The GUNa

bhAgam will never get their attention. They will condemn my efforts

as worthless and insignificant. If we ask the busy people engaged in

chasing worldly things, they wont have any time for studying the

Sahsram. These would be positions of the anukoolar, prathikoolar and

the anubhayar as the three categories of people in this world.

What can I do? Who can I ask for an impartial judgement /review?

 

3) Oh Rangaraja CharaNAvani ! Those aasura prakruthis will point out

all kinds of blemishes in my eulogy about You out of their envy (

asathAm hrudhayAni guNAmsE sangharshayanthy). The dhaiva prakruthis

will not publicize any blemishes out of their goodness ( Santhasthu

dhOshAm santhamapi na praTayanthi) . They explain the dhOshams and

pass it of as GuNams. Therefore inthe matter of determination of

blemishes or good aspects, YOu alone are the most dependable witness(

Tath tE sthutheenAm iha sadhasathO: Thvam param saakshiNee )...

(V.S).