Padhuka Sahasram-356

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

356. kruthina: shirasA samudhvahantha: kathichith kEshavapAdhukE!

rajasthE rajasasthamasOpi dhUraBhUtham paripashyanthi vishuDdhamEva

satthvam

 

Oh Paaduka! The fortunate ones, the Punyatmas, who bear the rajas or

dust from You are enabled to see very well, the pure-sattvika world,

Paramapada, which has no trace of connection even with rajas or tamas

gunas.

 

(Rajas means both dust and rajo guna)

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

Special Notes by V.SatakOpan (V.S): SlOkam 356

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(1)UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh Kesava PaadhukE!

A fortunate few wear the dust specks associated with You

on their heads and transcend the three guNAs --satthva ,

rajas and tamas--and reach Your Lord , who is beyond all

the three guNAs.They thus realize Moksham and are liberated

from the cycles of births and deaths. They become blessed

to focus on the Lord at all times and serve him forever.

( Three guNAs are the primary constituents of Prakrithi

and are the basis of all substances .They are present in

different proportions in the different human beings . Our

Lord is beyond all the three guNAs. When a human being

receives Moksham , he or she becomes elevated to the state of

Suddha SatthvA . The guNA known as rajas is of the nature of

passion and gives rise to thirst for and attachment in action.

The guNA recognized as Tamas is born of ignorance and it

causes delusion , miscomprehension , indolence and forgetfulness/

sleep. Satthva guNA is free from evil and attaches itself to

knowledge/Jn~Anam.Swamy Desikan suggests that those , who are

lucky enough to wear the dust specks from the Lord's PaadhukAs

go beyond these three guNAs out of which their body is evolved

and are freed from birth, death, decay , pain and attain

immortality).

 

(2)Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: For those , who have sought

refuge at the sacred feet of SadAchAryAs , all attachments

other than PerumAl are banished and they reach parama padham at

the end of their days here. AchAryan cures diseases such as

desire in SamsAram, anger , jealously , pride et al and

prepares the sishyan for Moksham .

 

(3)Swamy Desikan says that the dusts from the Lord's Paadhukais

destroy Rajo and TamO guNams and bless the wearers of those

auspicous dusts to attain Suddha Satthva Maya paramapadham

(Kruthina: raja: sirasA samudhvahantha: --visuddha satthvamEva

Paripasyanthi)...V.S