Padhuka Sahasram-330

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

330. archanthi yE muraBhidhO maNipAdharakshE!

BhavAthmakaIrapi param BhavathIm prasUnaI:

mandhAradhAmasuBhagaIrmakutaIrajasram

BrundhArakA: suraBhayanthi padham thadhIyam

 

Oh Paaduka! Whosoever indeed present to You flowers *born out of

mental discipline with a consciousness that You are the Supreme Deity

and with a feeling of 'no expectation of any reward'-that is, with a

real 'ParamaIkantithva' spirit-their Feet will be ever kept fragrant

with the divine Mandara flowers of the garlands encircling the crowns

of the devas!(They will be bowed to by the devas)*Ahimsa, sense

control, kindliness to all beings, forbearance, Jnana, penance,

contemplation, truthfulness are the eight 'mental' flowers.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

Special Notes by V.SatakOpan: SlOkam 321

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(1) Sri uthtamUr Swamy's anubhavam: adiyEn seeks refuge in

the holy paadhukAs of RanganAthA on which fall the shower of

flowers aimed at Sri RanganAthA duirng His travels .

( The dEvAs and humans shower flowers on RanganAthA as

a mark of their homage to Him. After touching the upper limbs

of the Lord , those flowers come to rest at His holy feet ,where

the PaadhukAs are. It appears therefore that the shower of

flowers were indeed for the PaadhukAs. The end stage of

the worship of BhagavAn has been identified with the worship

of His BhagavathAs by the Lord in GithA . Lord welcomes

that final step. PaadhukA archana is AchArya archanaa and

is equivalent to Bhaagavatha archanaa.

 

(2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: The sthOthrams done for

PerumAL end up with the AchAryAs. Latter bless us with

all soubhAgyams. PerumAL is only vyAjam(saakku) and

it is the AchAryAs , who confer us all mangaLams.

 

(3) Swamy Desikan performs Prapatthi in this slOkam

to the Sri RanganAtha Dhivya MaNi PaadhukAs ( thaamm

padhAvanIm prapadhyE ). Those Paadhukais are the final

resting place for the flower showers from heaven , when

returns from His vijaya yAthrais ( Dhiva: chyuthA Pushpa-

vrushti: yathraiva paryavasyathi)...(V.S)