Padhuka Sahasram-33

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>Sri:

>SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

>Translation of Paaduka Sahasram by U.Ve. Sri V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin

>

>33. VedOpabruhmaNakutUhalinA NibaDdham

> VishvamBharAshrutiBhavEna MaharShiNA Yat

> VyAsEna yaccha MaDhusUdhanaPAdharakshE!

> DvE ChakshuShI TvadanuBhAvamavEkshitum Na:

>

>Oh Paaduka! The two works, Srimad Ramayana and Mahabharata, which

>were given by Sage Valmiki (born out of the ant-hill, regarded as the ear

>for Lady Earth) and by Sage Vyasa respectively, for assisting in the

>transmission of the Vedic thought to people-are the two eyes serving us to

>perceive your greatness.

 

>Namo Narayana,

>Adiyen,

>SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

NOTES BY V.SADAGOPAN (V.S):

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(1) UttamUr Swamy's anubhavam: The glory of the Lord's Paadhukhais

have their basis in the VedAs. That basis is elaborated and

celebrated by Sage VaalmIki in Srimath RaamAyaNam and by Sage

VyAsA in Srimath BhAgavatham .This verse points out that

the above two works of Sages VaalmIki and VyAsA serve as two

eyes for experiencing the glory of the Lord's PaadhukhAs .

Sage VaalmIki describes with reverence the glory of Sri Raama's

PaadhukhAs worshipped by BharathA . In BhAgavatham , VyAsar

describes the story of Uddhavar ,who received the upadEsam

directly from Lord KrishNA on Moksha Dharmam;after that upadEsam,

Uddhavar carried Lord KrishNA's Paadhukhais on his head and

worshipped them at BadarikAsramam.In many other purANAs also ,

Vyaasar extolls the PrabhAvam of the Lord's PaadhukhAs .

 

(2) Andavan Anubhavam : It is very diificult for us to comprehend

the true meaning of the Vedha manthrams.Both Sage VaalmIki and

Sage VyAsA composed Srimath RaamAyaNam and MahA Bhaaratham

to make it easy for us to understand the inner meanings of

the Vedha manthrams .Both these granthams serve as two eyes

for us to experience the prabhAvam of the Lord's Paadhukhais

(i-e)., the prabhAvam of the paadhukhais are dealt at great

length . They have a large coverage of the BhakthAs , who

were servasnts of the lord's sacred feet .

 

(3) The Two sages --Sri ValmIki and VyAsar - are described

by Swami Desikan as Vedha Upabruhmana kuthUhalina:( those

who eagerly wanted to make clear the true meanings of

the Vedhams ).The word kuthUhalam is chosen by Swami

to indicate their joy and fervour to make the meanings

of the Vedhams clear to the people of the world. Madhurakvi

AzhwAr's 9th paasuram is to be remembered here :

 

Mikka vEdhiyar vEdhatthin uttporuL

niRka paadi yenn nenjuL niRutthinAn

takka seerSatakOpan yenn nampikku aatt

pukka kaathal adimaip payananRE

 

(meaning): NammaazhwAr blessed me with ThiruvAimozhi

and made sure those sacred verses , which are the inner

meanings of the Vedhams recited by Parama VaidhikAs ,

stayed firm and clear in my mind. The desire (kuthUhalam)

to engage in kaimkaryam to my AchAryan NammAzhwAr

transformed immediately into the desired fruit of performing

kaimkaryam for him . " Vedha UpabruhmaNam " referred to in

this slOkam is the echo of the phrase , " Vedhatthin UttporuL "

used by Madhurakavi AzhwAr in his KaNNInuNN siRiutthAmpu

prabhandham , where he saluted with joy the PrabhAvam

of his AchAryan ,Swami NammazhwAr , the Paadhukhais

of the Lord ......V.S

 

Swami Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan