Padhuka Sahasram-240

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

240. anuvruttharAmaBhAva: shankE nirviShtachakravarthipadhAm

aDhunApi ranganAtha: sachamathkAram padhEna Bhajathi thvAm

 

Oh Paaduka! Lord Ranganatha, quite well recalling that He was once

Rama in Vibhava-Avatara,

also noting that the past continues in hte present, carefully

inserted His Feet into You.

(You who were the ruler of Ayodhya).

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

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

points out that the very same PaadhukAs that adorned

RaamA's feet are serving Lord RanganAthA's holy feetnow .

He says: Oh PaadhukE! You ruled the kingdom of Raghus

for fourteen years on behalf of Your Lord. When He ascended

the throne , He was somewhat hesitant to set His foot on You

during Your reunion. It appeared as though His feet bent slightly

out of rspect for Your stature. Even today , RanganAthA remembers

His incarnation as RaamA and whenever He joins You to go

on His round of duties , He bends His feet somewhat

out of reverence for You and Your yeoman service

for fourteen years, when You ruled as His representative.

Such is Your noble stature !

2)Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: When RanganAthA enters

into His paadhukais, He is very careful so that His

fingers do not crash into the inner side of His

Paadhukais. Paadhukai was the MahA RaaNi and He

shows respect to her stature by placing Hisfeet inside with respect.

3) Swamy Desikan states here that RanganAthA unites

His feet with the Paadhukais ever so carefully

because of His respect for them , which possessed

emperorship once before.Lord RanganAtha shows

great dexterity and care in uniting His feet with

those of the paadhukais because of Her stature...V.S