Padhuka Sahasram-40

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>Sri:

>SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

>

>40. VandE tanmaDhukaitaBhAripadayOrmitram padatradvayam

> YattadBhakthiBharAnatEna shirasA yatra kavchidbiBrati

> dvitrabrahmavinAdikAvaDhipadavyatyAsashankABhara

> trAsOtkampadashAvisamsThuLaDhrutistraIviShtapAnAm guNa:

>

>I pay obeisance to that Padhuka-pair, very friendly to the Lord's feet.

>(what a great potency they wield!)

>

>When some one in devotion bears the Padhuka on his head, the Devas

>lose their will, shake in fear and doubt as if their respective

>seats of power would be lost away, say in two or three seconds of time

>(in Brahma's Time-reckoning).

>

>Namo Narayana,

>Adiyen,SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

NOTES BY V.SADAGOPAN(V.S)

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(1)UtthamUr Swami's anubhavam :

Here, Swami Desikan points out that the PaadhukhAs

have the power even to demote BrahmA and DevAs

from their exalted status and confer that status

to those, whom it chooses to bless.The implication is

that those ,who worship Lord's PaadhukhAs could easily

acquire the status of BrahmA and DevAs and thereby

replace the current occupants of the positions

of BrahmA , IndrA and other DevAs.Inview of that ,

Brahma Devan and other DevAs become insecure , when they

see a devout person wearing the PaadhukhAs of the Lord

on his head.Such is the power of the Lord's bejewelled

PaadhukhAs in making DevAs out of men and vice-versa.

 

(2) Andavan Swamy Amubhavam:

Oh friend of the enemy of Mahdu KaitabAs !AdiyEn salutes You.

You have the power to make the DevAs fear about the loss of

their status and rank , when a parama bhakthan wears You on

his/her head.You have thus the power to grant any rank and

position in the world of humans and devAs ( The inner meaning

is that One can acquire all knids of boons and soubhAgyams ,

when One has AchArya KatAksham ).

 

(3) When one has deep AchArya Bhakthi , many " impossible'

things happen with ease .The devout BhakthA wears

the Lord's PaadhukhAs ( Swami NammAzhwAr ) on his head

with Bhakthi ( Bhakthi Bhara AanathEna SirasA Bibhrathi).

Immediately ,The DevAs become insecure about losing their

positions over the thought that the Powerful PaadhuhAs might

grant that BhakthA their sthAnams .The devout BhakthA

may have utter disregard for those " lofty " sthAnams and yet the

DevAs with ChApalyam (attachment and desire ) for their

positions become afraid ......V.S