Padhuka Sahasram-360

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

360. rangEshasya puruShasya jagadhviBhuthyaI

raThyAparikramaviDhoU maNipAdharakshE!

sImAnthadhEshamanavadhyasarasvathInAm

sindhUrayanthi BhavathIcharithA: parAgA:

 

Oh Manipaaduka! When Lord Ranganatha, the Super-person walks on a

procession through the streets, the dust generated from You gets

deposited on the head's parting line, of the Sruti-Damsels, of purest

word, as if it were sindoora powder.

(The dust from the Paaduka is enough to confer purity of speech).

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

Special Notes by V.SatakOpan (V.S): SlOkam 360

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(1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh Gem-bedecked Paadhukais of

the Lord ! When Your Lord goes around the streets of Srirangam

on Your back for protecting the world , He raises specks of dust

through His movements. Those dust specks associated with You

decorate the parting line of the hair around the forehead marked

with auspicious vermillion (red lead) dot in the case of great

scholars .They become enriched in Vedic knowledge as a result of

wearing those dust specks associated with You on their heads. They

become blessed thus with true scholarship on divine wisdom.

 

(2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam:The dust from the Padhukais

are worn on the parting hair line of Veda MaathA as alankAram

(i-e), the Upanishads sing about Your glory .

 

(3)Oh PaadhukE! The dust arises from the Veethi sanchAram of

the Lord of Srirangam on Your back( RangEsasya Purushasya

raTyA Parikrama vidhou bhavathi charithA parAgA:). Those

dust specks are collected and worn on the vahidu ( parting

line of the hair )by blemishless Vedams as alankAram causing

auspiciousness( anvadhya SarasvathInAm Seemantha-dEsam ParAgA:

sindhUrayanthi)..V.S