Padhuka Sahasram-74

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Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

Swamin:

 

74. aBhigamya mukundapAdhukE! thvAmapanIthAthapavAraNaI: shirOBhi:

harithAm pathayE dhurApamanyaIranaGhacChAyamavApnuvanthi BhOgam

 

Oh Paaduka! The guardians of the directions (such as Indra, Rudra,

etc.,)come and worship You, after leaving off their umbrellas and other

paraphernalia. What reward they get! They now dervie a lordship and

enjoyment of the perfect honour and paraphernalia-not attainable to others!

 

Namo Narayana,

Adiyen,SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

NOTES BY V.SADAGOPAN(V.S):

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(1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam : Oh PaadhukhE adorning the holy feet

of MukundhA ! It is Your overflowing and matchless affection

that confers the comfort of immesurable wealth and unquestioned

status to the Lords of the eight directions . They forsake

their umbrellas duirng the heat of the day and step out

with unprotected heads to receive You on their heads with

affection .They enjoy the cool shade of Your contact and

become enrichd .

 

2) Srimadh Andavan anubhavam : Oh PaadhukhE ! When Your Lord wears You

on His lotus feet and goes about His sanchAram , the Digh PaalakAs

walk behind You without their umbrellas covering their heads .

Through this act ,they come under Your comforting shade and

attain all riches.

 

The inner meaning is : When we are with AchAryAs and PerumAL ,

we should not use the umbrellas even if it is noon day's heat .

We wil not be affected by the mid-day heat , when we are

with Them . VisEsha Sukhams result. This is part of

Their PrabhAvam .

 

3) Swami Desikan chooses exquisite words to describe the unique

blessings conferred by the Mukundha Paadhukhais (Moksham

granting AchAryaas ). When we have their (AchAryA's )

sambhandham , then the unattainable (dhurApam) comes

within our reach . Swami Desikan says: ThvAm abhigamya

anyai: dhurApam anaga: chAyam bhOgam avApnuvanthi .The

word ' " chaayam " means both lustre (Kaanthi) and shade

(Nizhal ). Those , who have the AchArya sambhandham

attain and enjoy these BhOgams ... V.S