Padhuka Sahasram-366

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

366. nEdhIyasAm nijaparAganivEshapUrva

sprUShtvA shirAmsi BhavathI BhavarOgaBhAjAm

gADam nipIdya garudaDhvajapAdharakshE!

mAnagraham shamayathIva paraIrasADhyam

 

Oh Paaduka! For those who come near You and who suffer from the bad

disease of samsara (caused by conceit based on non-distinction

between body and soul), You remove this evil spirit very much as a

conjurer would do.

 

You as Sataari sprinkle dust on their head, then touch it; then press

the head closely, even press the shoulders, and thus drive out the

evil spirit from them-which achievement is impossible for any one

else.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

Special Notes by V.SatakOpan (V.S): SlOkam 366

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(1) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Earlier , Swami Desikan

described how the demons of egotism are driven from children

by the smearing of the dust from the paadhukais. Here,

he describes the power of the very same dust to banish

the arrogance of the elders. Swami says: " Oh PaadhukAs of

the Lord with GarudA on His flag ! You place the dust

arising from your sanchAram on the heads of the vain

and arrogant people and drive away their pride and

stubbornness in no time " .

 

(2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! During Your

Lord's Uthsavams , the archakAs place You on the heads of

people. Some of them are deeply entrenched in SamsAram and

ego, anger , jealousy grip them like possessed by demons.

When the dust from You come into contact with their heads,

then these demons are chased away and they become blessed

with satthva guNams.

 

(3)Swamy Desikan says that the demons possessing

the samsAris like pride and egotism are not removed

easily by any means ( parai: asAdhyam samaiuthum).

Those dhOshams arising from Bhava rhOgam are shaken

out and driven by the placement of the dust from

the Paadhuaki (parAga nivAsam maana gruham samayathi).

The Parama padham of the Lord is also attained in

the same janmam after contact with the dust..(V.S).