Padhuka Sahasram-378

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

378. pavanatharaLithasthE pAdhukE! rangaBharthu:

viharaNasamayEShu vyApthavishva: parAga:

viShamaviShayavarthmavyAkulAnAmajasram

vyapanayathi janAnAm vAsanArENujAlam

 

Oh Ranganatha-Paaduka! When You are on the move, the dust from You is

disperses far and wide, and surprisingly, removes the dust of desires

that rocks beings up and down on sensuous pleasures at all times.

 

(Dust will only join with dust normally; here the opposite happens.

One dust dispels

another!)

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

Special Notes by V.SatakOpan (V.S): SlOkam 378

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(1) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh RanganAtha PaadhukE!

When You move around transporting Your Lord , the dust

arising from such travels is swept up by the winds and

reaches all corners of this world. It falls on the people ,

who are deeply immersed in debasing affairs of the world

and instantaneously removes all the layers of impressions

(vaasanAs) left behind by past misdeeds on their minds.

They get cleansed and escape the pains arising from worldly

afflictions experienced unitl then.

 

(2)Swamy Desikan describes here the power of the dust

particles of the Paadhukais that are transported all ovr

the world by the wind during the sanchAra kaalams of

the Lord of Srirangam ( Rangabharthu: vihAra-samayEshu ,

pavana-tarLitha: vyAptha visva: parAga:).They remove

the sufferings arising from the effect of the lasting

and terrible poorva-vaasanAs residing in the minds of

the samsAris (ajasrm Vishama varthma vyAkulAnAm janAnAm

VaasanA rENu jaalam vyapanayathi)...(V.S).