Padhuka Sahasram-263

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

263.thvadhaDhInaparikramO mukundha: thadhaDhInasthava pAdhukE! vihAra:

itharEtharapArathanthryamithTham yuvayO:

siDdhamananyathanthraBhUmnO:

 

Oh Paaduka! The Lord's movements are dependent on You. Your own

activity is dependent on the Lord. This relationship is unique-since

two parties who are not dependent on any body else are mutually

dependent between themselves.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

 

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

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(1) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: VedAs and

PaancharAthra AgamAs assert that RangaAthA and His

consort are not controlled by anyone and yet they get

bound by their devotees and respond to their commands

out of affection . Swami Desikan points out that

the similarity of the PaadhukAs with the above

attribute of the divine Lord in this regard:

Swami Desikan says " Oh PaadhukE! Your Lord's movements

are controlled by You ; at the same time , Your

movements are under His control. He decides where

He wants to go and You decide on how to take Him there

with every comfort .Both of You are not controlled by

anyone else. This relationship between the both of You

endures forever.Each of You is dependent on the other

and yet You are independent of everyone else.

 

(2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh Paadhuke! You

and Your Lord have limitless glories. Both of You

do not expect any support from any one else for

anything. In the matter of travel however , Your Lord

depends on You to transport Him . You depend on Him

for His travel itinerary . Thus both of You are mutually

dependent . The inner meaning is that Bhagavath

katAksham brings us close to a SadAchAryan ; PerumAL

anugraham becomes possible only because of SadAchAryaLs'

blessings. Thus they depend on each other for conferring

their blessings on a Bhaddha Jeevan.

 

(3) In the previous slOkam , Swami Desikan

referred to the Lord's sanchArams being dependent

or under the control of the Paadhukais( Rangabharthu:

gathAgathAni tvadhadhInAni). Here , Swami Desikan

says that the the Moksham giving Mukundhan's

sanchAram is dependent on the Paadhukais ( Mukundha:

tvAdhina Parikrama:). He also reminds the Paadhukais

that its playful romp is under the control of

the Lord ( Tava vihAra: tadhadhIna:).Both of You

otherwise do not depend on any body or take directions

from anyone else( yuvayO: Ananya-tanthra bhUmnA ); but

it is clear that both of you are inextricably bound

to each other ( ittham itharEthara paaratantryam

siddham )...V.S