Padhuka Sahasram-380

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

380. rajasA parOrajasthanna Khalu na lanGhYetha BhagavathOapi padham

kimutha hrudhayam madhIyam BhavathI yadhi nAma pAdhukE! na syAth

 

Oh Paaduka! But for You, the Lord's feet cannot be beyond (that is

free from) rajas (that is rajoguna, as well as the dust of the road),

as Vedas declare. Then what wonder is there in regard to my heart?

(Only Your presence grants dust-rajas and thereby eliminates rajoguna

from my heart.)

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

Special Notes by V.SatakOpan(V.S): SlOkam 380

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(1) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Here, Swamy Desikan

uses slEshaa(double meaning) for the word " Rajas " to

remind us of th auspiciousness of the paadhukais.

Rajas can mean a speck of dust or the guNam of passionate

attachment to the worldly pleasures. Swamy says:

" Oh PaadhukE! If You are not covering the Lord's feet

and protecting them , they will be covered with dust,

whenever He walks. If You are not there to dispel our

RajO guNam through Your Rajas (dust),our minds will be

completely coated with rajas(worldly passion) that would

make us stray away from Your Lord.

 

(2)Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! If You

do not exist for the protection of the Lord's feet ,

they will be covered with dust (rajas) and they might

acquire rajO guNam.If that were to be so,there is no

question about my mind being inundated with rajO gunam.

The inner meaning is that the presence of Swamy

NammAzhwAr with great prEmai for the Lord's feet

and the SadAchAryAs belonging to His paramparai ,

Jeevans will be destitute .

 

(3)Swamy concludes this Paraaga Paddhathi with

a question and answer to illustrate the Mahimai

of the Lord's Paadhukais ( Swamy NammAzhwAr).

Our Lord's sacred feet is free from rajO gunam

since it is Suddha Sathva mayam. When the paadhukais

are not there to cover them and protect them , it is

possible to accumulate rajas ( coated with dust or

acquire rajO guNam). If that were to be so, what

will happen to my hrudhayam is the question .

The rhetoric answer is : surely , my mind will

be filled with rajO guNam ( Bhagavatha:Padhamapi

rajasA na langhyEtha na khalu? madhIyam hrudhayam

kimutha ?)..(V.S).