Padhuka Sahasram-392

[Guest guest]

Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

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

 

392. anuyAthi nithyamamruthAthmikAm kalAm

thava rangachandhramaNipAdhu! Jhankrutham

shravasA muKhEna pariBhujya yathkshaNA

dhajarAmarathvamupayAnthi sADhava:

 

Oh Ranganatha Manipaaduka! Your tinkling sound is like the moon's

digit, with a nectarean effect. Sadhus drink that nectar through the

mouth that their ears function like, and conquer, in a moment, old

age and death.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S): Slokam 392

 

(1) Sri UthtamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Here Swamy Desikan

states that those who are fortunate to hear the cool and melodious

nadham of the paadhukais will forever be youthful and become

immortal. He says: " Oh PaadhukE! Your cool and sweet nadham

is equivalent to the nectar flowing from the moon of RanganAthA.

That pranavam-like majestic naadham arising from You is heard by

yogis and that make them immediately free from old age and death.

Your naadham is equivalent to the sweet nectar flowing from the

moon " .

 

(2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam : SaasthrAs say that Chandra

kalais Are like nectar (amrutham) and the DevAs who partake it are

freed from old age and death. Reverd ones have said that those who

hear the sounds of Your naadham would secure Moksham . Therefore ,

Your sound serves as amrutham . The inner meaning is that those who

recite AzhwAr's Sri Sookthis would reach without fail the lotus feet

of the Lord.

 

(3) Swamy Desikan addresses the Padhukais of the Lord as

Rangachandra-MaNi Paadhu . The sound generated by them are described

as Jamkrutham. They are also explained to be of the form of nectar (

amruthAthmikam ). Swamy Desikan reminds the Padhukais that the pious

ones have declared That whoever consummes the naadham of the

paadukais with their ears Would instantly be freed from old age and

death and gain Moksham ( Yath naadham paribhujya KshaNAth

ajarAmarathvam upayAnthi)..(V.S)