Padhuka Sahasram-241

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

242. uchithamupacharishyan ranganAtha! praBhAthE

viDhishivasanakAdhyAn bAhyakakshyAniruDdhAn

charaNakamalasEvAsoUKhyasAmrAjyaBhAjAm

praThamavihithaBhAgAm pAdhukAm AdhriyEthA:

 

(Vaitalika entreats:) " Oh Ranganatha! Brahma, Siva, Sanaka and others

are waiting in the outer

apartment; pray bear the Paaduka, which takes prime place among those

who relish the pleasure

of service at Your Feet, so that You may grant suitable audience to

them. "

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

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

At this time of dawn , BrahmA , SivA , Sage SanakA

and others are waiting at the outter court as directed

by VishvaksEnA. Oh Lord ! Please wear Your gem-studded

Paadhukais , which are the first among those enjoying

the bliss of Your darsanam because of its uniterrupted

sevices to You . Please bless Your loyal PadhukAs

first by acending on them and then come to Your outer

court to give Your darsanam to Your son , Grandson and

the assembled sages .

 

(2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh RanganAthA !

the enjoyment of the assoication with Your sacred

feet is equivalent to the wealth of having the title

of an emperor. Paadhukais is the first among those ,

who seek refuge at Your holy feet . Please wear those

Paadhukais of the highest repute and bless the others

with Your sEvA BhAgyam at this time of dawn .Thus sing

the Upanishads reminding the Lord to awaken and

adorn His Paadhukais.

 

(3) The humble prayer of the Upanishads is: " Oh RanganAthA!

PaadhukAm aadhriyEThA: " ( Please favor the Paadhukais by

wearing them . What are the unique attributes of those

Paadhukais that Upanishads request the Lord to wear ?

They perform kaimkaryam to the lotus feet of the Lord

( CharaNa kamala sEvA ). It enjoys the bliss from

such a sEvai (CharaNa kamala sEvA soukhyam ). That kind of

bhAgyam is only available to the elite, who are considered

to possess the title of emperors ( SaamrAjya BhAjAm ).

Even among those having such a " charaNa kamala sevA

soukhya saamrAjyA BhaajAm " , there is a hierarchy .

The first among such equals is the Paadhukai , since it has

the BhAgyam of association with the Lord's charaNa

Kamalam first thing in the morning. Upanishads appeal

to the Lord to wear the Paadhukais with such a mahimai..V.S