Padhuka Sahasram-313

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

313. agrE dhevi! tvayisumanasAmagrimaIrantharangaI:

vinyasthAyAm vinayagarimAvarjithAdhutthamAngAth

dhatthE pAdham dharamukuLitham thvathpraBhAvAthishankI

dhEva: shrimAn dhanumaThanO jaIthrayAthrAsvananya:

 

Oh Paaduka! The Lord Ranganatha is on a victory-expedition. The

private servants, such as Brahma, bend low with great respect and

humility to present unto the Lord, the Padhuka form above their heads

and place You in front of Him. Then the great Lord, the storehouse of

all Aishwarya, the slayer of the asuras, carefully places His Feet,

narrowing them a little, with some over-fear and over-respect, in view

of Your own greatness; so I would say with certainty.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

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

 

(1)Abhinava Desika UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam:

Oh Devi PaadhukE ! When Your Lord starts on His campaign

to destroy the asurAs , He does not need the help of any one.

During these occasions , BrahmA , RudrA and others take You down

from their heads and place You before the Lord's lotus feet. Knowing

Your glory, Your Lord hesitates for a moment to unite with You through

the insertion of His feet. Then, He recognizes that His campaigns will

be incomplete without You then and overcomes His temporary hesitation

to mount You. He does shrink His feet a little , while entering

You to show His respect and admiration for You.

 

(2)PerumAl is ready to go on His victory campaigns ( jaithra yAthrA).

The devAs bring down the Paadhukais from their heads ( UthtamAngAth

vinyasathAm ) and place them with reverence at the Lords' lotus feet.

What does the Lord do and how does He react ? He knows well

about the glories of His Paadhukais. Therefore, He enters them with

certain trepidation ; He bends His toes a little to show His respect

before entering them ( SrimAn Deva:thvath PrabhAva athisankI, paadham

dhara muklitham dhatthE )…V.S