Padhuka Sahasram-60

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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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>60. JagajjananarakshaNakshapaNasamginO rangiNa:

> pavitrathamamAdriyE Bhagavatha: padatradvayam

> shivatvakaraNakshamAtridhivasinDhusambhanDhinam

> praDhAvya charaNam nijam praNidhaDhAthi yatra praBhu:

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>The Lord Ranganatha, performing the three fold role (of creation,

>protection and termination of the worlds) places His feet (which

>once generated the holy Ganga, which conferred an auspiciousness on

>Siva)into the Paadukas only after washing the feet. To such holiest

Paaduka, I cling!

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>Namo Narayana,

>Adiyen,SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S)

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(1)Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam:Swami Desikan says here:

" adiyEn salutes with affection and receive on my head

the holy PaadhukhAs , which adorn the feet of the Lord ,

who creates , protects and dissolves the Universes.

The greatness of the PaadhukhAs are inferred from the fact

that He washes His feet before adorning the PaadhukhAs .

Our Lord's feet have already rendered holy the waters

used by Brahmaa to wash His feet during the ThrivikramAvathAram .

His PaadhukhAs are the holiest since He does not get into

them without washing His feet out of His reverence for

the PaadhukhAs.

 

(2)Srimadh Andavan's anubhavam: As one of the Thiruvadi

of the Lord extended towards Brahma Lokam ,BrahmA washed

those feet wiht his kamandalu jalam , which got sanctified

to become the sacred GangA.Sivan received those waters

on His head and became endowed with sivam ( auspiciousness).

Sri RanganAthA known for such sacred Thiruvadi washes His feet

first before adorning the PaadhukhAs because of their

highest holiness.

 

(3)Swami Desikan reverentially states here: " RangiNa:

PAVITHRATAMAM padhathra dhvayam aadhriyE " ( AdiyEn

takes refuge in those supremely holy paadhukhais

of the Lord).Our Lord's sacred feet is described

by Swami Desikan as " Sivathva karaNa Kshama

Thrividhasindhu sambhandhi " ( The sacred feet of

the Lord is understood as the cause of creation of

the auspiciousness in Sivan through sambhandham with

the sacred river GangA ).Those supremely sacred

Thiruvadi of His is washed by the Lord before

adorning His holy Paadhukhais....V.S

 

Swami Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Oppiliappan Koil Varadachari Sadagopan