Padhuka Sahasram-267

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

267. sprushatha: shirasA padhena cha thvAm

gathimuddhishya mukundhapAdhukE! dhvoU

avarOhathi paschima: padhath svA

dhaDhirOhathyanaGhasthadhEva pUrva:

 

Oh Paaduka! Between the two above referred to, see what great

contrast

is. Both touch You for their good 'future'. The former touches You by

head, the latter by His Feet. And after touching in this manner, the

former ascends to a seat, from which the latter actually descends

(for

walking on)!

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

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(1) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh Mukundha-

PaadhukE ! Lord RanganAthA descends (from His throne)

to wear You on His feet .Jeevan ascends to a higher

place by wearing You on his head.Both of them get

their wishes fulfilled .

 

(2)Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PadhukE ! For

attaining sadhgathi , two had contact with You. One

touched You with His foot;the other with his head.

The One who touched You with His foot descended down

from a high place , where He was sitting. The one

who touched You with his head reached that high sthAnam .

PerumAL touched You with His paadhAravidham; BhakthAs

had contact with You through their heads.

 

(3) Swami Desikan again salutes the Paadhukais

as Mukundhan's ( Moksham granting Lord's) Paadhukai.

Two interested in getting where they want to go

make contact with You ( dhvou gathim uddhisya sprusatha:).

One touches with His foot and the other with his head

( dhvou gathim uddhisya sirasA , padhEna cha sprusatha:).

One gets down from His high place (svAth padhAth avarOhathi);

the other reaches that exalted place ( tadhEva sthAnam

adhirOhathi)or the other reaches Parama Padham ,

where form the Lord descended as ArchAvathAran..V.S