Padhuka Sahasram-78

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>Sri:>

>SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,>

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

>Swamin:

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>78. asthraBhUShaNathayaIva kEvalam

> vishvamEthadhaKhilam viBharthi ya:

> aklamEna maNipAdhukE! thvayA

> sOpi sheKharathayaIva DhAryathE

>

>Oh Paaduka! True that the Lord bears the whole Universe as if its

>constituents constitute His weapons and ornaments; so trivial is His

>world-bearing responsibility for Him. But then You bear such a Lord as

>Your head-ornament, without a trace of strain!(You become Seshi to that

>Seshi!)

>

>Namo Narayana,

>Adiyen,

>SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

NOTES BY V.SADAGOPAN(V.S):

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1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam : Oh Gem-studded Paadhukhais

of the Lord ! The very same Lord , who has the entire universe

and its contents as His weapons and jewelery , becomes the jewelery

on Your head. When He wears You ,He becomes like a jewelery

to You and thereby Your superiority is revealed by Him .

 

2) Srimadh Andavan's anubhavam : The Lord of Srirangam bears

the entire universe as His AbhAraNams and Aayudhams . Even

that magnificent Lord bearing the entire Universe , You

carry Him on Your head without much effort .The inner meaning

is that the entire world is under the control of the Lord . That

Lord is under the control of Swami NammAzhwAr (SatAri ), His

Padhukhai.

 

3) The choice of words to contrast the effort of the Lord in

bearing the entire Universe and its contents as Jewelery

and weapons and the Paadhukhais holding that Lord effortlessly

on its head is beautiful .The Lord's effort is described as

" Bibharthi " and the paadhukhai's effortless effort is

explained as " DhAryathE " . The Lord bears all the Universe

all alone ( Ya: kEvalam akhilam visvam bhibathi ); Even

that mighty Lord of such unparalleled valor , the Paadhukais

wears Him on its head like a light flower without effort

( ( sOapi thvayA aklamEna sEkarathayA yEva dhAryathE ).What

a splendid imagination and skills as a Kavi Simham !..V.S