Padhuka Sahasram-76

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>Sri:

>SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

>Swamin:

>

>76. PraNamanthi na vA viDhErvipAkAdhya imE ranganarEndhrapAdhukE! thvAm

> upajAthamanutthamAngamEShAmuBhayEShAmapi chitramutthamAngam

>

>Oh Paaduka what an interesting feat of fate! Those in the world

who bow to You and those who do not bow like this, reap the same

return that the head becomes fit to be described as " anuthamanga " !

(In the former case, it means that there is nothing superior to

the head; in the latter case, it means not superior, i.e., inferior head!)

>

>Namo Narayana,

>Adiyen,

>SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

NOTES BY V.SADAGOPAN (V.S):

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1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam : Oh PaadhukhE ! It is amazing that

those , who have the good fortune to wear You on their heads as

well as those , who do not have that blessing seem to get the same

results. Here Swami Desikan uses the word , " anutthamAngA " to

explain this paradox. Head is the Utthama oer superior limb of

th body. In the case of the fortunate, wearing the paadhukhAs make

their heads " anutthamAngA " because those heads are seen below

the PaadhukhAs .In the case of the unfortunate ones not having

the good fortune of earing the PaadhukhAs of the Lord on their

Utthama angA ( Superior limb or the head ) ,those heads become

inferior limbs (anutthamaaangA)of their bodies.

 

2) Srimadh Andavan anubhavam : The word anuthamAngam has two

meanings: the most lofty limb or the lowly limb . Those who

wear the PaadhukhAs on their heads have a superior limb and

those who do not have heads that are to be characterized as

inferior limbs. The inner meaning is that those who seek

the holy feet of a SadhAchAryan is to be considered as a

puNyasAli and those , who do not have that srEyas are to

be considered as inferior in status.

 

3) Swami Desikan states that the Vidhi VibhAgam ( karma visEsham )

is the determnining factor in seeking refuge at the holy feet

of the SadhAchAryan or not . For both of them , Swami Desikan

points out in his unique way of double entendre that

the UtthamAngam becomes in a strange way anutthamAngam

( ubhayEshAmapi utthamAngam anutthamAngam upajAtham )..V.S