Padhuka Sahasram-299

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

299. nithyam ya eva jagathO maNipAdharakshE!

satthAsThithiprayathanEShu param nidhAnam

sOpi svathanthracharithasthvadhaDhInavrutthi:

kAvA kaThA thadhitharEShu mithampachEShu

 

Oh Manipaaduka! The Lord, who is the Prime Cause, at all times, for

the creation, sustenance, and termination of the world, Who is

independent and not answerable to any one else, that Lord Ranganatha

has His movements dependent on You. What have we to do with the

mediocre ones-when Lord Vishnu Himself looks to You?

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

Special notes from V.Sadagopan (V.S)

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Slokam 299:

 

1) Abhinava Desika Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhaavam: Here , Swami

Desikan answers the question on Paadhukai's superiority over other

Gods in granting boons to those , who worship them . He says: " Oh

Gem-bedecked PaadhukE! RanganAthA is responsible for the birth ,

growth and the dissolution of the Universe .He has thus proven that

there are no gods or principles that are superior to Him and thus

qualifies as the fundamental force that drives this universe . It

appears however that there is one exception to His unquestioned

superiority. In so far as the supremely independent RanganAthA is

dependent on You for His transport , You are superior to Him. He is

controlled by You in His movements.

 

2). Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE ! Even Your Lord ,

who controls and commands all the universes and its beings is under

Your control. If that were to be so , what can one say about Your

lordship over all the others ? They certainly are under Your full

Control .

 

3). Swamy Desikan says that the mighty Lord , who is responsible

for the creation of the Universe ( Jagatha: SatthA ) , its safe being

( sthithi) , its functioning ( prayathanam) and who is totally

independent of any one and any thing ( svathanthra charitha

is fully under Your control (TvadhIna vrutthi : ) . If the Lord

Himself is under Your control , what can one speak of those

Who are at the other end of the power spectrum ? ( TadhirEshu

mithampachEshu kaa vaa kaTA ?)…V.S