Padhuka Sahasram-52

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>SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

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>52. thataBhuvi YamunAyAsthasThuShI yannivEshAth

> vahathi nigamashAKhAvaiBhavam nIpashaKhA

> padakamalamidam tathpAdhukE! RangaBhartu:

> tvayi Bhajati viBhUtim pashya shaKhAnushAKhAm

>

>Oh Paaduka! When Krishna set His feet on the branches of the Kadamba tree

>on the banks of the river Yamuna, the tree-branches acquired a sanctity of

>Vedic branches. But then, You see, the same feet by sitting on You, have

>acquired a prolific growth of splendour of branches and branches, as it

>were. It is due to Your greatness.

>

>Namo Narayana,>

>Adiyen,SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

NOTES BY V.SADAGOPAN (V.S)

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(1)UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: During KaaLiya mardhanam ,

Lord KrishNA set His foot on the branch of a KaDambhA tree branch.

From that branch , He jumped on the head of the serpent

KaaLiyan threatening the gopAs from his abode in the YamunA

river. That branch of the tree transformed immediately

into a branch of the VedhAs(Vedha saakhA )due to the sambhandham

with the holy feet of the Lord of the Universe.The very same feet

of the Lord attains even a greater auspiciousness by virtue

of contact with the PaadhukhAs.When those holy feet clad in

the PaadhukhAs are placed on the heads of devotees ,

the Lord's feet gain the rich status of SaakAnusAkhA.

 

(2) Sri Andavan anubhavam: During KrishNAvathAram , the branches

of the trees on the banks of YamunA river that had the bhAgyam

of sambhandham of the Lord's holy feet attaind a status equal to

the branches of the vedhAs. Those thiruvadis of the Lord have

attained more glory by being with the Paadhukhais .The inner

meaning is that the sthalams sung by Swami NammAzhwAr and

other AzhwArs acquired the status of Dhivya dEsams.

 

(3) Swami Desikan says: " Neepa saakhA , nigama saakhA vaibhavam

vahathi " . The ordinary branch of the NeepA tree has now

attained the high status of a nigama saakhA (branch of VedhA)

due to their contact with the Lord's lotus feet . When those

holy feet are united with the Paadhukhais and when those

Paadhukhais are placed on the heads of devotees , the sacred

feet of the Lord becomes rich with many branches (SaakhAnu-

saakhAm VibhUthim bhajathi)(i-e)., The glory of those feet

grow many fold ... V.S

 

Swami Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil V.Sadagopan