Padhuka Sahasram Sanchara Paddhati (11)-261

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Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

 

261. agrasthasthE gamiShyAmi mrudhnanthI kushakaNtakAn

ithi sIthApi yadhvrutthimiyESha praNamAmi thAm

 

I prostrate to that Paaduka Devi, whose duty even Sita wished to

perform, when she said, " I shall go ahead of You (the Lord),

trampling, with the feet, on the grass and thorns on the way " .

 

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

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(1)Background: After describing the times of the day ,

when the PaadhukAs are worn by the Lord ( 9th Paadhathi:

VaithALika Paddhathi) and after describing the bliss

Sri RanganAthA experiences by uniting with them

( 10th Paddhathi: SrungAra Paddhathi) , Swami Desikan

takes up the charming movement (SanchAram ) of the PaadhukAs

in this eleventh paddhathi (SanchAra Paddhathi).

There are 60 slOkams in this eleventh (EkAdasa Paddathi)

to describe the beautiful sanchAram of the Lord on

different occasions...(V.S)

 

(2) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam : Oh PaadhukE!

In Your work for Your Lord , You step on grass with

sharp edges and thorns and thereby protect His feet

from any harm caused by them.It appears as though You

are saying that You will go ahead and remove those obstacles

that interfere with His comfortable travel in the forest .

AdiyEn bows to You , whose occupation of protecting

the Lord's feet was desired even by SitA PirAtti

Herself .

 

(3) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: When Raamachandran

was ready to leave for the forest to fulfil the vow that

He made to His father , He asked His consort , SitA

Piratti to stay behind in AyOdhyA until His return

from vana vaasam . SitA Devi protested and offered

to go ahead of Her Lord in the forest to step on

the thorns and sharp blades of grass that will cause

harm to Her dear Lord's feet . Thus, SithA PirAtti

expressed Her longing to follow the occupation of

the Paadhukais.

 

The inner meaning is that the Lord comes closer to

the Jeevans after the AchAryans prepare the Jeevans

through their anugrahams. Then the Jeevans begin

to think of the Lord. SitA pirAtti Herself wanted

to follow the duties of SadAchAryans. She wanted

to perform upadEsam for RaavaNan and save him from

his evil ways.

 

(4) SitA PirAtti said " Kusa KaNDakAn Mrudhnanthee

tE agratha: gamishyAmi " ( I will go ahead of You

for stepping on the sharp DharbhA grass and the thorns

so that Your feet will not be injured). That is

the chosen occupation (Vrutthi) of the Paadhukais .

SitA pirAtti wanted that Vrutthi of the Paadhukais

(AchAryAs) : " yath vrutthim SitA api iyEsha " .

Swamy Saluted the Lord's Paadhukais (Swamy NammAzhwAr )

for performing such a Kaimkaryam to the Lord...V.S