Padhuka Sahasram-334

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

334. thvayyarpithAni manujaIrmaNipAdharakshE!

dhUrbAnkurANi sulaBhAnyaThavA thulasya:

sArADhikA: sapadhi ranganarEndhrashakthyA

samsAranAgadhamanoUShaDhayO Bhavanthi

 

Oh Manipaaduka! Durva grass or Tulasi leaves, easily available may

also be used for Your archana; the Lord of Ranga-the great poison

curer-by His powers magnifies their potency and transforms them, at

the very moment of archana, into efficacious herbs with which the

Samsara serpent could be quelled.

 

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

Special Notes by V. SatakOpan (V.S): SlOkam 334

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(1) Abhinava Desikan's anubhavam: Here Swamy Desikan points out

that the PadhukAs of the King of Srirangam are endowed with

Supreme Power , just like its Lord. Swamy says: " Oh RangarAja

PaadhukE! When human beings offer even a lowly blade of grass or

the holy TuLasi leaves and worship You with them and with hearts

full of affecton , they become objects of Your Lord's grace

and become owners of medicine that drives away the ferocious

serpent of SamsAram " . ( DhruvA is a type of grass with small

blades :aruham pull/panic grass .

 

(2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam : Oh PaadhukE! Those who offer

You even easy to obtain saamgriyAs like aruham pull or TuLasi,

they get rid of the repated cycles of births & deaths.

 

(3) Sri RanganAthan is a Vaidhyan , who removes

the poison ingested from the bites of poisonous snakes of

samsAram.He uses the humble aruham pull and Holy TuLasi as

the powerful medicines to chases away the miseries

of SamsAric afflictions.