Padhuka Sahasram-374

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

374. panchAyuDhI BhUShaNamEva shoUrE:

yathasthavaIthE maNipAdharakshE!

vithanvathE vyApthadhisha: parAgA:

shAnthOdhayAn shathruchamUparAgAn

 

Oh Manipaaduka! The Lord's five ayudhas-Sudarsana, Panchajanya,

Kowmodaki, Sarnka and Nandaka- are, I believe, without any use and

they may have to remain as mere ornaments, since these dust particles

spread to all directions so as to make enemy-army's foot-dust subdued

and settled down!

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

Special Notes by V.SatakOpan (V.S):SlOkam 374

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(1) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam:

In the previous verse , Swami Desikan described the speed

with which the Paadhukais rush to protect its devotees; here ,

he describes the haste with which they rush to destroy

the enemies of their Lord.He says: " Oh MaNi PaadhukE !

Your Lord blesses devotees with his five weapons (viz).,

the Disc, Conch, Knife, Bow and Mace ,and receives

the songs of praise from those , who are protected.

Why? It is because of the cloud of dust associated

with Your lightning movement attacks the enemies

and overcomes their will to fight. They get stupefied

and get subdued instantaneously. Your Lord does not

even have the opportunity to use any one of His five

weapons. His devotees see Him in this auspicious state

and eulogize Him. This was possible because of Your

intervention and the power of dust specks associated

with You.

 

(2)Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: The armies of the enemies

run away as soon as the dust from the approaching Paadhukais

are seen. The weapons of the Lord do not have any thing

else to do. Victory is already won.The weapons serve then

as just alankAram for their Lord.

 

(3)Swamy points out that these dust particles assoicated

with the rushing Paadhukais with their Lord on the back

scare the armies of the enemies and makes them run away

before the battle starts( tava yEthE parAgA: sathru chamU

parAgAn sAntha udhayAn vithanvathE)..(v.S).