Padhuka Sahasram-298

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

298. nirvyajyamAnanavathALalayapraThimnA

niryathraNEna nijasancharaNakramENa

mrudhnAsi ranganrupathErmaNipAdhukE! thvam

dhuKhAthmakAn praNamathAm dhurithaprarOhAn

 

Oh Ranganatha Paaduka! During Your proceedings, the gait reveals clear

beat and rhythm. The walk is continuous and unhindered. You destroy

the sin-sprouts which would otherwise bring grief. This will be

forthcoming to those who have surrendered unto You.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

Special notes from V.Sadagopan (V.S)

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Slokam 298:

 

1) Abhinava Desika Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE!

Befitting Your role as protector of RanganAthA's feet , You have many

gaits characterized by different time beats and pauses corresponding

to His dances . During the time of Your assistance to Your Lord to

perform the various dances , You step on the sins of those , who

worship You and destroy those sins without fail . This compassionate

act of Yours is similar to destroying the thorns down to their roots

by dancing on them .

 

2). Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE ! PerumAL wears

You and has His sanchAram with great joy. Those who are blessed to

See these sanchArams may be great sinners. Inspite of that , the

bhAgyam of seeing such a blessed sanchAram destroys all their sins to

the very root .

 

3). Swamy Desikan explains beautifully the sanchArams of the Lord

on the back of His beloved Paadhukais. The glory (prathimnA ) of

that sanchAram is in complete unison with time beats (laya suddham).

These sanchArams are without any faulty steps ( niryanthraNa nija

SanchAram ). Through those exemplary steps , the paadhukais

destroys thoroughly all the paapams of the fortunate beholders..V.S