Padhuka Sahasram-370

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

370. rangEshapAdhasahaDharmachari! thvadhIyAn

moULoU nivEshya mahithAn padhavIparAgAn

santhasthrivargapadhavImathilanGhyanthO

moUloU padham vidhaDhathE vibhuDhEshvarANAm

 

Oh Paaduka, describable as the Dharmapatni to the Lord's foot! Great

men who bear Your dust on their heads transcend the reach of the

seekers of Dharma-Artha-Kama triad and go beyond to place their feet,

as though, on the heads of chiefs of Devas.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

Special Notes by V.SatakOpan (V.S): SlOkam 370

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(1) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam:

Oh PaadhukE ! Oh RanganAthA's follower in all

His travels ! Those who wear Your celebrated dust

specks on their heads during their last moments on

this earth skip the PurushArthAs like DharmA , ArthA

KaamA and end up with their feet on the heads

of DevAs.Swamy Desikan says that such people are honored by

the DevAs and latter carry such people's feet on their

heads to display their high esteem.

 

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

who wear Your dusts on their heads reject Brahma pattam

and kaivalyam (aathmAnubhavam) and are revered by

the lofty dEvAs.

 

(3)Here Swamy addresses PaadhukA Devi , the one of the five

consorts of the Lord , as Paadha-sahadharmachAri . Swamy says

that the bhAgyasaalis , who sanctify themselves by adorning

the dust from the Paadhukais jump over the triple boons

of Dharma-artha-Kaamams ( Thrivarga padhavIm athilankayantha:)

and become qualified to receive their feet on the heads

of the dEvAs (VibhdhEsvarANAm MouLi padham santha:

vidhadhathE)...(V.S).