Padhuka Sahasram-371

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

371. mathAsthadhA mADhavapAdharakshE! thvayi prasaktham

thvarayOpayAnthyAm parAmrushEyam padhavIparAgam prANaI: prayANAya

samujjihAnaI:

 

Oh Mother Paaduka! When, in my final moment, You speed towards me,

the dust from You will make my life-breath going upwards (to the

Lord's Abode) enjoy contact with the dust.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

Special Notes by V.SatakOpan (V.S): slOkam 371

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(1)Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh compassionate Mother !

Oh Maadhava PaadhukE! During my last moments , please rush

to me. Your Quick steps to my bed side will raise a cloud of

dust. May I breathe that holy dust and take comfort during

my last big breath. Please come before my jeevan leaves

the cage of my body so that Your holy dust can be smeared over

my indhriyAs (faculty senses) to quell their agitations.

( In VedAnthA ,the word PrANAs used in this verse referes to

IndhriyAs. The ten IndhriyAs are classified as KarmEndhriyAs

(Organs associated with hearing , smelling , tasting , touching

and seeing ;Jn~AnEndhriyAs( " PrANAs " ) are constituted by

Mind, Intellect, Ego et al).

 

(2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! When adiyEn

is about to leave this earth, You will rush to my side.

The dust arising from the rapid sanchAram will fall

on Your body . May the wind of PrANans released from my body

wipe those dusts and make Your surface shine ! May adiyEn be

blessed with kaimkaryams to You even as my prANans leave

my body .

 

(3)Swamy Desikan refers to the " padhavi ParAgam " ( the dust

accumulated on the Paadhukais) as the Paadhukais rush towards

Him with Lord RanganAthA on their back. Swamy says that his

departing PrANa vaayu would like to do a last minute kaimkaryam

to the auspicious Paadhukais by wiping the accumulated

dust associated with their journey ...(V.S)