Padhuka Sahasram-284

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

284. vikramya BhUmimaKhilAm balinA pradiShtAm

dhEvE padhAvani! dhivam parimAthukAmE

AsIdhathO dhinakarasya karOpathApAth

samrakshithum padhasarOjamuparyaBhUsthvam

 

Oh Paaduka! When the Lord scaled the Universe, at the instance of

Mahabali offering to give what the Lord asked for, His lotus foot

that

went high up needed to be guarded from the nearby scorching sun. And

You offered the screen, as it were. (It is not that You protect

the foot on earth alone; You do it even when the foot is above).

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

(1) Sri Abhinava Desika UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam:

 

Oh PaadhukE! The Lord Measured the entire Earth with

One foot. He then wanted to measure the heavens given as

gift to Him. At that time , You united with the Lord's feet to

protect it from the scorching rays of the Sun and thus served

Your Lord.

 

Swamy Desikan gives here the reason for the Lord wearing

The Paadhukais , when He measured the heavens. As His

foot grew in the upward direction , His other foot was planted

On Earth . His upward mobile left foot came closer and closer

To the Soorya mandalam. The Lotus foot of the Lord became the

Object of concern for His Paadhukai . It worried about the lotus

(foot ) being out of the water and the potential for that to dry up

from the scorching heat of the Sun's rays. Although the Lord is

Self-luminous and gives the scorching power to the Sun, the poet's

Imagination propels him to suggest that the Paadhukai covered

the ascending foot of Thrivikramnan and protected it from

the blistering rays of the Sun .

 

2) Srimath PeriyAndavan's anubhavam :

 

Oh PaadhukE ! During the ThrivikramAvathAram , You served as

The umbrella over the outstretched Thiruvadi of Your Lord , when

He measured the aakAsam .

 

3) First , the Lord as Thrivikraman measured the earth with one foot

.. Next, He began to measure the sky and beyond with the other foot

(dhivam parimAthukAmE) . As the Thiruvadi shot upward, it came close

to the disc of Sun radiating immensely hot rays . Swami compares

these

rays to the hands of Dinakaran and the affliction caused by these

super hot rays as taapam ( Dinakarasya KarOpatApam ). The most

merciful Padhukai came to the lord's rescue to protect the lotus soft

feet (Padha SarOjam ) of its Lord . It stretched over the extended

feet for protection of that tender foot ( samrakshithum upari abhU:)

….(V.S)