Padhuka Sahasram-354

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

354. aBhiyukthajanO nijArBhakANAm bahushO ranganarEndhrapAdharakshE!

avalEpapishAchamOchanArtham rajasA limpathi thAvakEna dhEhAn

 

Oh Paaduka! Knowledgable people would apply on their children, many

times too, the dust from You. This is for warding off of evil spirits

like ahamkara. (Your dust has the potency of inducing a pure

personality, without ahamkara, that is, conceit).

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

Special Notes by V.SatakOpan (V.S):SlOkam 354

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(1)Sri Utthamur Swamy's anubhavam: Oh RanganAtha Paadhuke!

Discriminating people with good faith in You smear the dust

specks associated with You on their children to drive away

the malevolent spirit of egotism. They smear that dust many times

over their children's body to make sure their egotism is

completely banished. These faithful devotees of Yours take

this step , when the children are small to ward off the onset

of any egotism at a later stage.

 

(2)The inner meaning is that the Sri Paadha Theetham of

BhagavathAs and the dust particles associated with the Paadhukais

would remove all dhOshams.

 

(3) The power of the Sri PaadhukA rENu is illustrated here.

Swamy says that the most saathvik people ( abhiyuktha JanA:)

smear ( limpathi) the dust particles ( rajas) from

the Paadhukai's sanchAram .Why do they do it ? They do it

for banishing (mOchanArtham) the demon ( pisAcha ) of egotism

( avalEpam)from their children's ( nijArbhakANAm) bodies and

minds...(V.S)