Padhuka Sahasram-272

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Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

 

272. charaNadhvayamarBhakasya shoUrE:

sharadhamBhOruhachAthurIDhUrINam

shakatAsurathAdanE api guptham

thava shakthyA kila pAdhukE! thadhAsIth

 

Oh Paaduka! As a child, in Krishna avatara,

the tender lotus Feet of the Lord, which had acquired

the perfect beauty of the autumnal lotus,

had kicked the wicked asura, who came as

a toy-cart; then what saved the Feet from damage

was Yourself. That being so, You have an innate

roughness (suited to the coarseness of my heart!)

 

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

Special Notes By V.Satakopan(V.S)

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(1) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: During

KrishNAvathAra Time, He was resting as a

little child in a cradle that His Mother

had tied under a cartoutside her home

for the comfortable rest of Her little One.

That cart was an suran in disguise , who

had positioned himself outside YasOdhA's home.

Our Lord kicked that cart with His tender foot

and completely pulverized the evil-intentioned

asuran in the form of a cart . Oh PaadhukE !

If the tender foot of the Lord did not have Your

support in the form of Your strength , How could

the lotus soft feet of the Lord accomplished

such a 'super human " task ?

 

(2) PeriyAzhwAr anubhavam is very enjoyable

of the SakatAsura Vadham.Our Lord lying as

a four to five month child in his precious

cradle is enjoyed by PeriyAzhwAr :

 

" MaaNikkam katti Vayiram iDaikkatti

AaNiponnAR seytha VaNNa SiRu Thottil

pENI Unakku Biraman Vidu tanthAn "

---PeriyAzhwAr Thirumozhi: 1.3.1

 

Our Lord , MaayakkaNNan was having

a rest on this cradle made of GOld and

inlaid with rubies and diamonds presented

by Brahma Devan. Our Visva GopthA's eyes were

partially closed .He was making sure that

he did not miss any activities around Him.

That cradle was tied under a cart for

shade, while YasOdhai attended to Her guests

who had assembled for the celebration of

our Lord's first coming out of the House ceremony,

which is usually on the third month of birth of

a child.

 

The " PEthaik Kuzhavi " was tasting its

tender feet , while rsting in the cradle

and suddenly gave a swift kick to the cart

over it. The cart was SakatAsuran , who was

going to crush the Lord in the cradle under

instructions from Kamsan.Our Lord 's kick

sent the wheels , axle up in the air and destroyed

the cart and thereby SakatAsurn completely .

PeriyAzhwAr describes the scene :

 

" nALkaLOr Naalainthu ThingaLaLavilE

thALai nimirtthuc chakatatthaic chaaDippOy

VaaLL koLL vaLaiyeyiRRAruyir vavvinAn "

-- PeriyAzhwAr Thirumozhi :1.2.11

 

PeriyAzhwAr points out that Kuttik KaNNan

was only four or five months old at the time ,

when he kicked SakatAsuran to death. Bhaagavathm

pinpoints Kuttik KaNnan's age as three months

at that time .

 

Swamy Desikan attributes the power behind the tender

legs of the infant was none other than the Paadhukai.

Swamy Desikan describes Souri ( Lord ) as arbhagan

(Sisu/helpless infant ) .He salutes the beauty of

the feet of the Lord to the tender lotus in autumn .

He asks : " How did those soft feet achieve the power to

destroy Sakatan ? " . Swamy answers the question

and says that it is the hidden power of the Padhukais

that enabled the Lord to send Sakatan

to His salvation :

 

" SakatAsura thADanEapi guptham tava

sakthyA kila PaadhukE ? " .... (V.S).

 

NaarAyaNa , NaarAyaNa ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SatakOpan