Padhuka Sahasram-279

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Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

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

 

279. upAgathAnAmupathApashAnthyai

suKhAvagAhAm gathimudhvahanthIm

pashyAmi shoUrE: padhavAhinIm thvAm

nimnEShu thungEShu cha nirvishEShAm

 

Oh Paaduka! I see You as the Ganga stream

that flowed from the Lord's Feet. How?

You are easily available for immersion

and enjoyment by those who wish. You give

the style for the Lord.You see to that He

grants good rewards, high ones. You see

no difference between the lowly and the high;

You give equal importance to all; You sit on

each one's head without discrimination

(though the Ganga will come down from the

high to the lowly only, not vice versa!).

 

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

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(1) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: In an earlier

slOkam , Swamy Desikan celebrated the Soulabhyam

aspects of the Paadhukai. Here, he focuses on

the souseelyam , yet another auspicious disposition of

the Padhukais of PerumAL. He compares them to

the Souseelyam of river GangA.

 

Swamy says: " Oh PaadhukE! Both the holy GangA

and Yourself have close affiliation with the Lord's

Thiruvadi. Hence, both of You share the quality of

His Souseelyam. Gangai flows over hills and valleys

and removes the sins of all, who immerse in it and

does not inquire whether they are men or women ,

rich or poor , are from higher or lower caste .

Mother GangA showers her grace on one and all

without discrimination. Oh PaadhukE ! You are

identical to gangA in this regard. You remove

the sufferings of every one , who worships You.

You confer on them a superior status on this earth

through Your anugraham . You do not ask them ,

where they came from or what their origin is . You

rest on the heads of all people without

discrimination and copiously shower Your

blessings " . Swamy Desikan has the souseelyam

aspects of GangA originating from the lord's

Thiruvadi and its descent to satya lokam to

fall on the ashes of the sons of Emperor

SakarA to bring them back to life at

the request of BhagIrathA.

 

(2)Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE!

When perumAL moves about adorning You , Your

travel becomes leisurely so that the citizens

of Srirangam can enjoy Your movements without

hurry.

 

(3)People come near the Paadhukais of the Lord

to have their sorrows banished(upatApa saanthyartham) .

The Paadhukais move to a slow and joyous gait

to bless the people , who come near it (SukhAvagAhaam

gathim udhvahanthIm). Its gathi ( sanchAram) is

nirvisEsham ( without ThAratamyam); it is seen at

high places (thungEshu) and low places (nimnEshu).

As the Lord's paadhukai ( Sourai: PadhavAhini) ,

it resembles Gangai river , which flows at high altitudes

and plains. The Padhukai reaches every where to bless

simple people as well as mukthAs and DevAs who adorn it

on their heads.It does not discriminate between

the low and mighty...V.S