Padhuka Sahasram-238

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

238. nirgathya dhevi! BharathAnjalipadhmamaDhyAth

BhUya: samAgathavathI puruShotthamEna

padhmEva BhadramaKhilam maNipAdharakshE

prAdhuschakAra BhavathI jagathAm thrayANAm

 

Oh Paaduka! You are verily Mahalakshmi, emanating from the lotus that

was formed by the

hand-folding in supplication by Bharata. Having joined the Best

Person, the Lord, You generate

all auspices for the three worlds.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

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1)Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Here Swami Desikan describes

the PaadhukAs united with its Lord as MahA Lakshmi, who is

united with VishNu. He says: " Oh PaadhukE ! You left the hands of

BharathA , which were folded in anjali mudhrA like a closed

lotus flower. You joined then Your Lord's feet and supported

them . Your union with RaamA resulted in all kinds of

auspiciousness to the entire world.

 

2) Oh PaadhukE ! The PurANams state that MahA Lakshmi

left the Lord's side as a result of Sage DhurvAsA's curse

for IndrA and entered the milky ocean. When Her Lord churned

that ocean , She rose out of a divine lotus flower and

joined the chest of Her Lord and showered the world

with all auspiciousness .Similar to that, BharathA's

uniting You with Your Lord's feet led to sakala soubhAgyams

to the whole world .

 

3) The imagery presented by Swamy Desikan here is

beautiful .Just as MahA Lakshmi stepped down from

the beautiful lotus flower in the middle of the milky

ocean during amrutha madhanam , Paadhukai left the

" anjali padhmam " formed by BahrathA's joined palms.

Then it got reunited with the Lord ( BhUya: PurushOtthamEna

samAgathavathy).Just like MahA Lakshmi after reunion

with her Lord, they showered on all ther three worlds

sakala KshEmams ( BhavathI PadhmEva thrayANAm JagathAm

Akhilam Bhadram prAdhuscchakAra)...V.S