Padhuka Sahasram-330 (Corrected)

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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 (V.S): SlOkam 330

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(1) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubahvam:

Here, Swamy Desikan shifts his attention to those ,

who offer their worship to the PaadhukAs with the flowers

conceived by the mind instead from gardens. He describes

the fruits of such Maanasa PoojA with flowers: " Oh PadhukAis

of Lord HayagrIvA! Those who place at Your feet flowers

conceived of their mental effort , reach the kingdom of

Indra; there , the devAs prostrate before them and place

flower garlands at the feet of such holy persons " .

There are eight flowers conceived by the mind.They have

to be placed at the Lord's feet in a spirit of humble

sacrifice (Saathvika ThyAgam) . Nonviolence (ahimsA)

is the first such flower;sensory control is the second.

Through such superior worship to the PaadhukAs ,

the BhakthAs attain a very exalted status by

the grace of the Paadhukais of the Lord

(Swamy NammAzhwAr).

 

(2)Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! even the very

thought of anyone to worship You with utthama pushpams end

up realizing the prostrations at their feet by dEvAs wearing

the flowers of KaRpakA tree on their crowns.

 

(3)Swamy Desikan uses an apporva naamam for the dEvAs

here ( BrundhArakA:).Their crowns are adorned by

MandhAradhAma subhagai: MakuDai:). Through the contact of

the celestial flowers with the feet of the PadhukA archakan,

those feet get forever the fragrance of kaRpaka pushpams

( ajasram surabhayanthi)..(V.S)