Padhuka Sahasram-67

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Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

Swamin:

 

67. iha yE BhavatIm Bhajanti BhakthyA kruthina: KeshavapAdhukE! NiyuktA:

kaThayAmba thirOhitam thrutIyam nayanam thrINi muKhAni vA kimEShAm

 

Oh Keshava Paaduka! What a great fortune they possess, who have been

destined to do dear devoted service to You in this world! I wonder

whether they have a third eye concealed or they have only one of

the four faces visible, the three others concealed

(they being verily Siva and Brahma in their attainment)!

 

Note: The name Kesava, appropriate here, implies that Siva and Brahma

were born from the Lord)

 

Namo Narayana,

Adiyen,SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

NOTES BY V.SADAGOPAN (V.S)

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(1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam : Oh Kesava PaadhukhE !

Fortunate indded are those worshipping You here

in Srirangam .Even if we do not see three eyes and four

faces in them , they are equivalent to Rudran and

BrahmA respectively because of their blessings to

worship You. They have been elevated by You to such

exalted posts.

 

2) Srimadh Andvan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukhE ! Whoever worships

You is sure to attain Brahma padham or Siva Padham .That

blessing will happen to them right now. If one wonders where

their three eyes anf four faces corresponding to this loft status

are, those insignia are hidden from one's view.

 

3) Swami Desikan addresses the Paadhukhais with great tenderness

by hailing them as " Ambha Kesava PaadhukhE " .Lord RanganAthA's

(Kesavaa) Paadhukai is considered as the most compassionate

DayA Devi here. Those who worship the Paadhukais are saluted

by Swami Desikan as " Krithina: " ( PuNyasAlis ).They are driven

by their Bhakthi for their Mother PaadhukhA ( BhakthyA Niyuktha:).

Swami asks the Mother PaadhukhA a question about the mystery

that intrigues him : " Ambha Kesava PaadhukhE ! Kathaya!yEshAm

kruthina: thruthIyam nayanam tirOhitham kim ? yEshAm thrINi

mukAni tirOhithAni kim ? " ( we know that those BhaagyasAlis

have attained Siva and Brahma padham by worshipping You

ardently . Please tell us whether their third eye and the

other three faces befitting their ranks as future Siva and

BrahmA are hiddden from our view ? )............V.S