Padhuka Sahasram-79

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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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>79. RamapAdhasahaDharamachariNIm pAdhukE! niKhilapAthakacChidham

> thvAmsheShajagathAmaDhIshvarIm BhAvayAmi BharathADhidevathAm

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>Oh Paaduka! I consider You as the goddess for Bharata; as the dharmic

>housewife of Rama's feet; as the annihilator of our sins; as the

>Super-queen for all worlds.

>

>Namo Narayana,

>Adiyen,

>SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

NOTES BY V.SADAGOPAN(V.S):

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1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam : Oh Raama PaadhukE! You can not

be an inanimate object .If you are animate, I deem You to have

the feminine gender and serving Rama as His better-half and

thereby qualifying as His sahadharma-chaariNi .When You are

understood to assume this role as His Dayaa Devi and a co-performer

of all of His righteous acts, then , it is easy to relate to

the blessings that you confer on those , who seek refuge

in You. BharathA is the supreme witness to this phenomenon.

He ruled the kingdom of Lord RamachandrA with Your blesisngs ,

while You exercised Your role as the Lord's sahadharma-chAriNi.

 

2) Srimadh Andavan's anubhavam : Oh PaadhukhE ! Bharathan worships

You. Your Lord travels wearing You on His Thiruvadi. You shine

as the Empress of the Universe . You banish all the sins of those ,

who are Your BhakthAs . Thus , You are like Periya Piraatti .

The inner meaning is that the AzhwArs and AchAryALs are like

the Devis of PerumAL .

 

3) The three beautiful tributes paid in this slOkam by Kavi Simham

to the Raama Padhukhais are: (1) Raama Paadha Sahadharma-chAriNi

(2) nikhila Paadhakac-chidham and (3) asEsha JagathAm adhIsvari .

The sacred PaadhukhAi with such glories is described as " Bharatha

adhidEvathA " ( the sacred object of worship by Bharatha Swami)..V.S