Padhuka Sahasram-82

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>SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

>Swamin:

>

>82.biBharShi Nithyam MaNipAdhukE! thvam vishvamBharam DhAma nijEna

>BhUmnA thavAnuBhAvashchuLakIkruthOyam BhaktaIrajasram BhavatIm dhaDhAnaI:

>

>Oh Paaduka! You permanently bear the Lord (who Himself bears all the

>worlds) by Your intrinsic greatness; but then this greatness is a moiety-a

>palmful- compared to the greatness the devotees acquire by reason of their

>bearing You on their heads!

>

>Note: This is not belittling the Paaduka by any stretch of imagination

>even. Bhaktas derive their greatness now only from Paaduka. They are more

>praiseworthy. That is the implication here.

>

>Namo Narayana,

>Adiyen,SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

NOTES BY V.SADAGOPAN(V.S):

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1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh Gem-bedecked PaadhukhE!

You carry always the Lord on Your back , who carries

the world itself ! This is possible because of Your

unique status and glory. Your devotees , who bear You on

their heads fully understand this glorious attribute

of Yours.

 

2) Srimadh Andavan's anubhavam: Three things are compared

here. The Lord carries the world; PaadhukhA carries

the Lord; BhakthAs carry the PaadhukhA on their heads .

The glory of the BhakthAs carrying You on their siras

is smaller than that of Yours carrying PerumAL on

Your back.

 

The inner meaning is that PerumAL Bhakthar's Bhakthars are

superior to PerumAl's Bhakthars . Thirumazhisai AzhwAr

refers to this tattvam in his aruLiccheyalkaL as :

yEtthi iruppaarai vellumE maRRavarai saatthi iruppAr tavam "

 

3) Swami states here that BhakthAs , who adorn Paadhukhais

o on their heads make the glory of Paadhukais bearing the Lord

on its back pale into insignificance compared to their own

glories .Swami says here that the measure of that glory of

PaadhukhA is like the measure of water held in the palm of

a man's hand (ChuLakam )compared to the infinitude of

an Ocean ....V.S