Padhuka Sahasram-161

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Sri Ranganatha PaadhukA Padhuka Sahasram-161

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin:

 

161. PrApyADhikAramuchitham Bhuvanasya gupthyaI

BhadrAsanam BharatavandithamAshrayanthyA

maDhyEvathIrNamiva MadhavapAdharakshE!

mAthasthvayA api manuvamshamahIpathInAm

 

Oh Mother Paaduka! You were enthroned by Bharata for

the welfare of the world. Now it appears to me that

You are looked upon as a regular member of

the Manu family-not a mere Paaduka.

 

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

Special Notes By V.Sadagopan (V.S):

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(1) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam : Oh Mother !

Oh Lord's PadhukAs ! I undrstand now as to how You acquired

the authority to ascend the throne of the Manu dynasty and

thereby acquire the emperorship over all the kings of the land .

Your Lord with His limitless powers must have enabled You to

incarnate as one of the descendants of His ancient lineage

and thereby become a member of His own illustrious family .

It is no wonder why the kings have accepted You as their

emperor.

 

(2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam : Oh Lord's PaadhukE !

When One looked at You seated on the throne of the Manu

vamsa kings , You truly appeared as one of them .It was

befititng . The inner meaning is that the joining of

NammAzhwAr in the ancient AchArya paramparai starting

with Sriman NaarAyaNan was like a fitting decoration

for that AchArya paramparai.

 

(3)The salutation here is to Sri Maadhava Paadhukai,

the One that reminds one of Moksham granting Maadhavan.

The Paadhukais were seated on the BhadrAsanam or

the most auspicious seat of the Manu Kings as

an incarnation of one of them (avatheerNam )..V.S