Padhuka Sahasram-50

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>Sri:

>SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

>

>50. ParisaravinatAnAm MUrdhni dhurvarNapanktim

> pariNamayasi ShOurE: PAdhukE! Tvam suvarNam

> kuhakajanavidhUrE sathpaThE LabDha vrutthE:

> Kva nuKhalu vidhithasthE KOpyasoU DhAtuvAdha:

>

>Oh Lord's Paaduka! You transform the bad fate lines written on the

>head of a person, who stands bent-headed near You, into golden and

>good fate. You being far off from fraudulent persons have exhibited this

>skill of alchemy, How?

>

>Namo Narayana,

>Adiyen,SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

NOTES BY V.SADAGOPAN (V.S):

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(1)Prefatory comments by V.S: Swami jocularly refers here to

the paadhukhAs performing rasa vaadham on the skulls of

its BhakthAs through Sparsa DhIkshai . Rasa Vaadham

is (a) the conversion of bad deeds into good deeds

and (b)the transformation of base metals into Gold

thru a process of alchemy .These Rasa Vaadham powers

are not within the easy reach of anyone. Swami Desikan

wonderingly salutes the extraordinary powers of

the PaadhukhAs in performing the rasAyanam of

transforming the bad Brahma Lipi into good one

thru its sambhandham . Swami uses the words DhurvarNam

(Silver or bad proclivities) and SuvarNam (Gold or

auspicious proclivities) to describe the rasa Vaadham .

PaadhukhAs transform the dhushtan in to a sadhAcharan

thru its own unique powers of rasa Vaadham .

 

(2)UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh Lord's PaadhukhE !

When the devotees wear You on their heads , the writings

of BrahmA on the skull dealing with inauspiciousness are

transformed into auspicious ones. The pre-ordained misfortunes

assoicated with those Brahma Lipi are renderd ineffective

and auspicious results begin to happen to the BhakthAs after

the contact with You . You seem to be performing the difficult

rasavaadham on the skulls of Your BhakthAs with ease .How do You

do this (rasa Vaadham ), which is normally the trade mark

of savory characters ?

 

(3)Sri Andavan's anubhavam: The conversion of the base metals

into gold (rasa Vaadham ) is typically the work of dhushtAs

and charlatans . How come , You , the noble Paadhulhai, get

involved in the typical activities of the ill-reputed

rasa Vaadhins ? Swami asks the Paadhukhais jokingly to explain

this vinOdham (novelty).