Padhuka Sahasram-379

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

379. niShprathyUhamupAsiShImahi muhurnishshEShadhOShachChidhO

nithyam rangaDhuranDharasya nigamasthOmArchithE pAdhukE

DhaththE mUrDhaBhirAdhipadhmajanithA thaththAdhrushI santhathi:

yathsanchArapvithrithakshithiraja: pankthim chatuShpanchaShaI:

 

May we, ever and uninterruptedly contemplate on the sin-removing

Paadukas of Ranganatha, which were worshipped by Vedas! It is the

dust from that Paaduka, during the movements, which has sanctified

the world; the series of dust-particles may be said to have been

borne by gods in a hierarchy such as the four-faced Brahma (born out

of the navel-lotus), the five-faced Siva, the six-faced Subramanya

and so on, on their heads.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

Special Notes by V.SatakOpan (V.S): SlOkam 379

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(1) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: May the RanganAtha

PaadhukAs , which destroy all imperfections in us be

the object of our meditation ! May we meditate constantly on

them worshipped by the VedAs! The dust arising from their

movement spreads in all the universes. It appears that

BrahmA , RudrA and SubramaNyA use their four, five and six

heads respectively to wear proportionately large quantities

of this sacred dust on their multiple heads.

 

(2)Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! The son

(BrahmA/chathurmukhan ) , the grandson (Rudran/Panchamukhan)

and the great grandson ((ShaNmukhaan) as growing santhathis

of Your Lord wear Your dust on their many heads.BrahmA-RudrA-

SubrahmaNyan thus offer worship to AzhwAr and AchAryans .

If we also meditate on the holy Paadhukais (SatAri Soori)

of the Lord , we will also be rid of all inauspiciousness.

 

(3)Swamy defines for us the glories of the Paadhukais

of the Lord as : (a)NissEsha-dhOshacchidham ( That which

removes totally all dhOshams )and (2)Nigama sthOma architham

( worshipped by the assembly of VedAs). Swamy states that

we should also meditate on such holy paadhukAs often for

chasing away our imperfections..(V.S).